New Zealand vs India, T20 — India won by 4 wkts
India won by 4 wkts
India won by 4 wkts
New Zealand vs India, 1st T20I, India tour of New Zealand 2026 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Top bat: Glenn Phillips 82* off 40 balls (8×4, 3×6), SR 205
Best bowl: Mayank Yadav 1/40 off 4 overs (econ 10.00)
Top bat: Sanju Samson 67 off 33 balls (8×4, 4×6), SR 203
Best bowl: Michael Bracewell 2/37 off 4 overs (econ 9.25)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 c Sanju Samson b Mayank Yadav | 24 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 141.0 | 11% |
 c Tilak Varma b Axar Patel | 45 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 188.0 | 21% |
 c Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Arshdeep Singh | 28 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 147.0 | 13% |
 not out | 82 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 205.0 | 38% |
 run out (Arshdeep Singh) | 31 | 16 | — | 3 | 194.0 | 14% |
 not out | 7 | 6 | — | — | 117.0 | 3% |
1-49 (Seifert, 0.4 ov), 2-80 (Allen, 1.1 ov), 3-122 (Mitchell, 2.0 ov), 4-195 (Jacobs, 2.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 b Mitchell Santner | 67 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 203.0 | 31% |
 c Adam Milne b Michael Bracewell | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 242.0 | 14% |
 c Lockie Ferguson b Michael Bracewell | 6 | 11 | — | — | 55.0 | 3% |
 c Mitchell Santner b Adam Milne | 42 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 150.0 | 20% |
 c Finn Allen b Mitchell Santner | 1 | 3 | — | — | 33.0 | 0% |
 c Devon Conway b Lockie Ferguson | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 171.0 | 11% |
 not out | 42 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 280.0 | 20% |
 not out | 2 | 3 | — | — | 67.0 | 1% |
1-93 (Sharma, 0.5 ov), 2-115 (Samson, 1.2 ov), 3-117 (Varma, 1.3 ov), 4-122 (Kishan, 1.4 ov), 5-167 (Patel, 2.2 ov), 6-210 (Iyer, 3.0 ov)
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New Zealand vs India: match summary
Result
India won by 4 wkts. India won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand made 225/4 in 20 overs. India made 230/6 in 19.4 overs.
Top scorers in the first innings: Glenn Phillips 82 (40), Finn Allen 45 (24), Bevon Jacobs 31 (16). Top scorers in the second innings: Sanju Samson 67 (33), Shreyas Iyer 42 (28), Naman Dhir 42 (15). Best with the ball: Michael Bracewell 2/37 in 4 ov, Mitchell Santner 2/39 in 4 ov, Arshdeep Singh 1/45 in 4 ov, Mayank Yadav 1/40 in 4 ov.
About this match
New Zealand played India in the 1st T20I of India tour of New Zealand 2026, a T20 match at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, on 22 October 2026.
About T20 cricket
Twenty20 cricket compresses a contest into 20 overs per side and roughly three hours of play, putting a premium on power-hitting, death-overs bowling skills and aggressive captaincy. It is now the dominant white-ball format and the engine behind the global franchise calendar.
Venue
Hagley Oval, Christchurch hosts this match. The pitch, the size of the boundaries and the weather on the day all play a part in team selection and in what the captain chooses at the toss.
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