NEW DELHI, Jan 21 (Reuters) - ‌Opener Abhishek Sharma smashed an incendiary 84 to fashion India's ‌48-run victory against New Zealand in the first Twenty20 international ‌in Nagpur on Wednesday.

Put into bat, India, who will begin their T20 World Cup title defence next month, racked up 238-7 with Abhishek hammering eight sixes in his ‍35-ball blitz.