New Zealand vs India, 2nd T20I, India tour of New Zealand, 2026 – Commentary

Series: India tour of New Zealand, 2026Venue: Hagley Oval, ChristchurchDate & Time: Sat, Oct 24, 2026, 12:30 PM IST

NZ 180/5 (20.0)

IND 181/6 (19.5)

CRR: 9.13

India won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nitish Kumar Reddy *	26	13	1	1	200.00
Tilak Varma	51	26	6	1	196.15

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Jacob Duffy *	3.5	0	41	1	10.70
Nathan Smith	3.0	0	34	1	11.33

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India won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Commentary

19.5

Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 2 runs

19.5

Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 wide

19.4

Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, 1 run

19.3

Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, 2 runs

19.24

Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, FOUR

19.1

Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run

Over 19

18 runs

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IND 170/6

Tilak Varma 44(23) · Nitish Kumar Reddy 23(11)Nathan Smith 3-0-34-1

18.66

Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, SIX

18.5

Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, no run

18.44

Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, FOUR

18.3

Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, no run

18.24

Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, FOUR

18.14

Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, FOUR

Over 18

17 runs

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IND 152/6

Tilak Varma 26(17) · Nitish Kumar Reddy 23(11)Jacob Duffy 3-0-30-1

17.6

Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, 1 run

17.54

Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, FOUR

17.4

Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, no run

17.4

Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, 1 wide

17.34

Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, FOUR

17.2

Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run

17.16

Jacob Duffy to Nitish Kumar Reddy, SIX

Over 17

9 runs

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IND 135/6

Tilak Varma 17(13) · Nitish Kumar Reddy 16(9)Lockie Ferguson 3-0-37-0

16.6

Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, 2 runs

16.5

Lockie Ferguson to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run

16.4

Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, 1 run

16.3

Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, 2 runs

16.2

Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, 2 runs

16.1

Lockie Ferguson to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run