KL Rahul and Virat Kohli also played a big part, adding 99 runs for 2nd wicket.
New Zealand got a brilliant start with 80 runs in first 8 overs with Guptill making 30 in 19 balls and Munro hitting 59 in 42 balls with 2 sixes and 6 fours. The momentum continued with Kane Williamson (51 with 4 fours and 3 sixes) and Ross Taylor (54* with 3 fours and 3 sixes) as the Black Caps put up 203/5 in 20 overs. Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of bowlers with 1/31 in 4 overs for India.
Its when Shreyas Iyer took charge and slammed an amazing 58*in 29 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes and with the help of Manish Pandey (14*), took the Indian team to the victory with one over to spare, hitting a six to get home, with 6 wickets in hand. India went 1-0 up in the 5-match series.
Cricket fraternity was elated with the batting efforts of Kohli, Rahul, and Iyer and showered praise on the victorious Indian team on Twitter and the star players.
Here are the tweets: