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)

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

W•1421

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

211144

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

Over 16

7 runs

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IND 178/5

Shreyas Iyer 33(22) · Naman Dhir 2(2)Nathan Smith 1-0-7-0

15.6

Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, no run

15.6

Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, 1 no ball

15.5

Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, no run

15.4

Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

15.3

Nathan Smith to Naman Dhir, 1 run

15.2

Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

15.1

Nathan Smith to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

Over 15

5 runs

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IND 171/5

Shreyas Iyer 28(16) · Naman Dhir 1(1)Lockie Ferguson 3-0-34-1

14.6

Lockie Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

14.5

Lockie Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

14.4

Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, 1 run

14.3W

Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, OUT! c Devon Conway b Lockie Ferguson. Axar Patel 24(14) [4s-3 6s-1]

14.2

Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, no run

14.2

Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, 1 wide

14.1

Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, no run

Over 14

20 runs

621416

IND 166/4

Shreyas Iyer 25(14) · Axar Patel 24(11)Matt Henry 3-0-45-0

13.66

Matt Henry to Shreyas Iyer, SIX

13.5

Matt Henry to Axar Patel, 1 run

13.44

Matt Henry to Axar Patel, FOUR

13.3

Matt Henry to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

13.2

Matt Henry to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

13.16

Matt Henry to Shreyas Iyer, SIX

Over 13

7 runs

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IND 146/4

Shreyas Iyer 10(10) · Axar Patel 19(9)Lockie Ferguson 2-0-29-0

12.64

Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, FOUR

12.5

Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, 2 runs

12.4

Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, no run

12.3

Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, no run

12.2

Lockie Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

12.1

Lockie Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, no run

Over 12

11 runs

111116

IND 139/4

Shreyas Iyer 9(8) · Axar Patel 13(5)Michael Bracewell 4-0-37-2

11.66

Michael Bracewell to Axar Patel, SIX

11.5

Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

11.4

Michael Bracewell to Axar Patel, 1 run

11.3

Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

11.2

Michael Bracewell to Axar Patel, 1 run

11.1

Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

Over 11

9 runs

21W114

IND 128/4

Shreyas Iyer 6(5) · Axar Patel 5(2)Mitchell Santner 3-0-20-2

10.64

Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, FOUR

10.5

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

10.4

Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, 1 run

10.3W

Mitchell Santner to Ishan Kishan, OUT! c Finn Allen b Mitchell Santner. Ishan Kishan 1(3) [4s-0 6s-0]

10.2

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

10.1

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs