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India tour of New Zealand, 2026

New Zealand vs India · 1st T20I

22 October 2026 · Hagley Oval, Christchurch

New Zealand225/4 (20 overs)
India230/6 (19.4 overs)

India won by 4 wickets

Full scorecard · * denotes not out. Figures in parentheses show balls faced or overs bowled.

New Zealand innings

225/4 (20 overs)

Batting

BatterRuns (balls)4s6sSR
Tim Seifert (wk)c Sanju Samson b Mayank Yadav24 (17)31141.18
Finn Allenc Tilak Varma b Axar Patel45 (24)52187.50
Daryl Mitchellc Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Arshdeep Singh28 (19)21147.37
Glenn Phillipsnot out82* (40)83205.00
Bevon Jacobsrun out (Arshdeep Singh)31 (16)03193.75
Michael Bracewellnot out7* (6)00116.67

Extras: 8 (w 6, nb 2)

Did not bat: Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson

Bowling

BowlerW / R (overs)MEcon
Bhuvneshwar Kumar0/49 (4)012.25
Arshdeep Singh1/45 (4)011.25
Mayank Yadav1/40 (4)010.00
Axar Patel1/51 (4)012.75
Nitish Kumar Reddy0/40 (4)010.00

Fall of wickets: 49/1 Seifert (4.6), 80/2 Allen (7.4), 122/3 Mitchell (12.1), 195/4 Jacobs (17.3)

India innings

230/6 (19.4 overs)

Batting

BatterRuns (balls)4s6sSR
Sanju Samson (wk)b Mitchell Santner67 (33)84203.03
Abhishek Sharmac Adam Milne b Michael Bracewell29 (12)23241.67
Tilak Varmac Lockie Ferguson b Michael Bracewell6 (11)0054.55
Shreyas Iyer (c)c Mitchell Santner b Adam Milne42 (28)12150.00
Ishan Kishanc Finn Allen b Mitchell Santner1 (3)0033.33
Axar Patelc sub Devon Conway b Lockie Ferguson24 (14)31171.43
Naman Dhirnot out42* (15)52280.00
Nitish Kumar Reddynot out2* (3)0066.67

Extras: 17 (w 16, nb 1)

Did not bat: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav

Bowling

BowlerW / R (overs)MEcon
Matt Henry0/57 (3.4)015.55
Adam Milne1/43 (3)014.33
Lockie Ferguson1/34 (3)011.33
Michael Bracewell2/37 (4)09.25
Mitchell Santner2/39 (4)09.75
Nathan Smith0/20 (2)010.00

Fall of wickets: 93/1 Abhishek (5.5), 115/2 Samson (8.6), 117/3 Tilak (9.3), 122/4 Kishan (10.3), 167/5 Axar (14.3), 210/6 Iyer (18.1)