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New Zealand vs India Live Score, 1st T20I

Twenty20 International · 1st T20I

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New Zealand

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India

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Starts: Thu, 22 Oct, 12:30 IST
Venue: Hagley Oval
Data checked: 07:50:43 IST

Scorecard

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Line-ups

Playing XIs are usually confirmed at the toss. They appear here as soon as the match-data source publishes them.

FairPlay rates

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Form and head-to-head

Last five verified results before this match, newest first, all formats. Hover or tap a result for details.

New Zealand

India

Head-to-head (T20I)

6 meetings in FairPlay's verified records: New Zealand 1, India 5.

Sun, 8 Mar 2026 — India won by 96 runs
Sat, 31 Jan 2026 — India won by 46 runs
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 — New Zealand won by 50 runs
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 — India won by 8 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 — India won by 7 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)

FairPlay's records may not include every past meeting.

Match facts

Competition: Twenty20 International
Series: India vs New Zealand Oct 2026
Stage: 1st T20I
Format: T20I
Start (IST): Thu, 22 Oct, 12:30 IST
Venue: Hagley Oval
Data source: Sportmonks

Pitch report and ground record: Hagley Oval

FairPlay holds 26 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, with a median first-innings score of 148.

Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 50% and the toss winner won 42%.

Captains who won the toss chose to field 62% of the time.

Highest total: 236/4 by England on 20 Oct 2025.

These figures come from the completed matches FairPlay holds at this ground. They describe how the ground has played, not an inspection of the surface for this match.

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Leading performers in recent matches

Most runs and wickets for each side in its last 10 completed matches with a full scorecard in FairPlay's records, before this match. The playing XI is confirmed at the toss, so a listed player may not play.

New Zealand (10 matches)

Most runs
Player	Inns	Runs	HS	SR
Daryl Mitchell	10	357	100*	55.01
Tom Latham	12	356	151	64.14
Rachin Ravindra	7	339	121	63.13

Most wickets
Player	Overs	Wkts	Best	Econ
Nathan Smith	148.1	28	6/40	4.10
Jayden Lennox	47	15	5/19	4.66
Matt Henry	57.1	12	6/29	2.80

India (10 matches)

Most runs
Player	Inns	Runs	HS	SR
Shubman Gill	3	334	223*	135.22
Abhishek Sharma	7	286	108	242.37
Ishan Kishan	7	230	80*	158.62

Most wickets
Player	Overs	Wkts	Best	Econ
Kuldeep Yadav	38	10	4/40	6.66
Axar Patel	21.4	9	2/8	8.08
Naman Dhir	25.3	6	3/31	7.80