Result

India won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

New Zealand vs India

1st T20I · Christchurch · Oct 22, 2026 · Twenty20 International

NZ
New Zealand
225/4 (20/20 ov)
IND
India
230/6 (19.4/20 ov)

India won the toss and elected to bowling

Player of the Match

New Zealand 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Tim Seifert c Sanju Samson b Mayank Yadav 24 17 3 1 141.00
Finn Allen c Tilak Varma b Axar Patel 45 24 5 2 188.00
Daryl Mitchell c Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Arshdeep Singh 28 19 2 1 147.00
Glenn Phillips not out 82 40 8 3 205.00
Bevon Jacobs c Arshdeep Singh 31 16 0 3 194.00
Michael Bracewell not out 7 6 0 0 117.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4.0 49 0 12.25
Arshdeep Singh 4.0 45 1 11.25
Mayank Yadav 4.0 40 1 10.00
Axar Patel 4.0 51 1 12.75
Nitish Kumar Reddy 4.0 40 0 10.00

India 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Sanju Samson b Mitchell Santner 67 33 8 4 203.00
Abhishek Sharma c Adam Milne b Michael Bracewell 29 12 2 3 242.00
Tilak Varma c Lockie Ferguson b Michael Bracewell 6 11 0 0 55.00
Shreyas Iyer c Mitchell Santner b Adam Milne 42 28 1 2 150.00
Ishan Kishan c Finn Allen b Mitchell Santner 1 3 0 0 33.00
Axar Patel c Devon Conway b Lockie Ferguson 24 14 3 1 171.00
Naman Dhir not out 42 15 5 2 280.00
Nitish Kumar Reddy not out 2 3 0 0 67.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Matt Henry 3.4 57 0 15.55
Adam Milne 3.0 43 1 14.33
Lockie Ferguson 3.0 34 1 11.33
Michael Bracewell 4.0 37 2 9.25
Mitchell Santner 4.0 39 2 9.75
Nathan Smith 2.0 20 0 10.00

Venue

Hagley Oval
Christchurch, New Zealand

Innings

  • New Zealand — 1st Innings 225-4 (20)
  • India — 2nd Innings 230-6 (19.4)

Awards

Player of the match: Sanju Samson