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)

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

44•4•6

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

614wd•41

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

122112

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

Over 16

13 runs

422221

IND 126/6

Tilak Varma 10(9) · Nitish Kumar Reddy 14(7)Nathan Smith 2-0-16-1

15.6

Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run

15.5

Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 2 runs

15.4

Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 2 runs

15.3

Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 2 runs

15.2

Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 2 runs

15.14

Nathan Smith to Nitish Kumar Reddy, FOUR

Over 15

6 runs

1121W1

IND 113/6

Tilak Varma 10(9) · Nitish Kumar Reddy 1(1)Mitchell Santner 4-0-21-4

14.6

Mitchell Santner to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run

14.5W

Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, OUT! c Glenn Phillips b Mitchell Santner. Naman Dhir 31(17) [4s-1 6s-3]

14.4

Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, 1 run

14.3

Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, 2 runs

14.2

Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, 1 run

14.1

Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, 1 run

Over 14

15 runs

142116

IND 107/5

Tilak Varma 6(6) · Naman Dhir 30(15)Michael Bracewell 4-0-35-0

13.66

Michael Bracewell to Naman Dhir, SIX

13.5

Michael Bracewell to Tilak Varma, 1 run

13.4

Michael Bracewell to Naman Dhir, 1 run

13.3

Michael Bracewell to Naman Dhir, 2 runs

13.24

Michael Bracewell to Naman Dhir, FOUR

13.1

Michael Bracewell to Tilak Varma, 1 run

Over 13

8 runs

••2••6

IND 92/5

Tilak Varma 4(4) · Naman Dhir 17(11)Mitchell Santner 3-0-15-3

12.66

Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, SIX

12.5

Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, no run

12.4

Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, no run

12.3

Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, 2 runs

12.2

Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, no run

12.1

Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, no run

Over 12

13 runs

wd611•1nb•

IND 84/5

Tilak Varma 4(4) · Naman Dhir 9(5)Lockie Ferguson 2-0-28-0

11.6

Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, no run

11.6

Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, 1 no ball + 2 run

11.5

Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, 1 run

11.4

Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, no run

11.3

Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, 1 run

11.2

Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, 1 run

11.16

Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, SIX

11.1

Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, 1 wide

Over 11

5 runs

21W1W1

IND 71/5

Tilak Varma 1(1) · Naman Dhir 1(1)Mitchell Santner 2-0-7-3

10.6

Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, 1 run

10.5W

Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, OUT! c Daryl Mitchell b Mitchell Santner. Axar Patel 11(9) [4s-0 6s-1]

10.4

Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, 1 run

10.3W

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! b Mitchell Santner. Shreyas Iyer 7(11) [4s-0 6s-0]

10.2

Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, 1 run

10.1

Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, 2 runs