Southee scalped a total of eight wickets including a fifer while Jamieson claimed a total of six wickets in the nail-biting first Test in Kanpur,

Southee also boasts of the best bowling average by an away pacer since 2018, eclipsing the likes of Pat Cummins, Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah.

Suryakumar Yadav (62) and Rohit Sharma (48) starred with the bat as India chased down 165 to defeat New Zealand by five wickets in the first T20I of the three-match series here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

New Zealand's stand-in captain Tim Southee feels long periods in bubble life does take a toll on the cricketers' physical and mental health.

Fast bowler Tim Southee feels coming off losses in their respective tournament openers, both India and New Zealand would be desperate to outwit each other in what promises to be an exciting T20 World Cup Super 12 game between the two "very good sides."

Southee was roped in by the two-time IPL champions ahead of the start of the UAE leg of the 14th season a replacement for Australian pacer Pat Cummins, who pulled out of the tournament due to "personal reasons".

Southee, 32, has previously played for Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the lucrative T20 league.

The shirt is signed by the entire Black Caps squad.

Unlike the Kiwis, who mostly played two-match rubbers during WTC, Team India featured in a number of four and five-Test series during the same duration.

Southee believes that the crucial wickets of India captain Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara on the final day had set up his side's triumph.

Tim Southee was also overwhelmed by the achievement and credited consistency for his side's success. He also spoke about the atmosphere in the dressing room while New Zealand were inching closer towards the target.

India are leading by 32 runs with eight wickets in hand, going into the final day. 

Southee made a vital 46-ball 30 consisting of a four and two maximums as New Zealand gained a 32-run lead in the first innings of the rain-marred WTC final in Southampton.

Southee said New Zealand will be viewing footage of not just the experience batsmen but also the youngsters like flamboyant Rishabh Pant and talented Shubman Gill.

At close of play on Saturday, the Kiwis, batting in the second innings, were 62 for 2 and had taken an overall lead of 165 runs in a match where the entire third day's play was washed out by rain.

At 32, Southee believes that he has many more years of Test cricket left in him with a role model like James Anderson to emulate

Southee was found to have breached "Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel", a Level 1 breach.

New Zealand set Pakistan 373 to win after leading by 192 on the first innings and declaring its second innings at 180-5, shortly before tea.

The T20 league will see 23 matches being played on the four international venues. Five teams have been named after the cities of Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Dambulla and Jaffna.

Tim Southee won the Windsor Cup as New Zealand’s best bowler for the first time since 2014. The trophy has been won by either Trent Boult or Neil Wagner over the previous five seasons.