New Zealand vs India, 1st T20I, India tour of New Zealand, 2026 – Commentary

Series: India tour of New Zealand, 2026Venue: Hagley Oval, ChristchurchDate & Time: Thu, Oct 22, 2026, 12:30 PM IST

NZ 225/4 (20.0)

IND 230/6 (19.4)

CRR: 11.69

India won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Naman Dhir *	42	15	5	2	280.00
Nitish Kumar Reddy	2	3	0	0	66.67

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Matt Henry *	3.4	0	57	0	15.55
Adam Milne	3.0	0	43	1	14.33

Recent:

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India won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Commentary

19.46

Matt Henry to Naman Dhir, SIX

19.3

Matt Henry to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run

19.2

Matt Henry to Naman Dhir, 1 run

19.14

Matt Henry to Naman Dhir, FOUR

Over 19

8 runs

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IND 218/6

Nitish Kumar Reddy 1(2) · Naman Dhir 31(12)Adam Milne 3-0-43-1

18.6

Adam Milne to Naman Dhir, 1 run

18.5

Adam Milne to Naman Dhir, 2 runs

18.44

Adam Milne to Naman Dhir, FOUR

18.3

Adam Milne to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run

18.2

Adam Milne to Nitish Kumar Reddy, no run

18.1W

Adam Milne to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! c Mitchell Santner b Adam Milne. Shreyas Iyer 42(28) [4s-1 6s-2]

Over 18

13 runs

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IND 210/5

Shreyas Iyer 42(27) · Naman Dhir 24(9)Nathan Smith 2-0-20-0

17.64

Nathan Smith to Naman Dhir, FOUR

17.54

Nathan Smith to Naman Dhir, FOUR

17.4

Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

17.3

Nathan Smith to Naman Dhir, 1 run

17.2

Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

17.1

Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

Over 17

19 runs

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IND 197/5

Shreyas Iyer 38(24) · Naman Dhir 15(6)Mitchell Santner 4-0-39-2

16.6

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

16.54

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR

16.4

Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, 1 run

16.34

Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, FOUR

16.26

Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, SIX

16.2

Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, 1 wide

16.1

Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, 2 runs