New Zealand vs India — Match Centre
Match details
- Status
- Result · India won by 4 wkts
- Match
- 2nd T20I · T20 · International
- Scheduled start
- Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 1:00 PM Bangladesh time
Sat 24 Oct · 8:00 PM (local time, UTC+13:00) - Scheduled end
- Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 4:30 PM Bangladesh time
Sat 24 Oct · 11:30 PM (local time, UTC+13:00) - Scheduled length
- 3 h 30 min
- Ball-by-ball (provider)
- first update Fri 23 Oct 2026 · 1:06 PM Bangladesh time
last update Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 4:37 PM Bangladesh time (1 day) - Toss
- India chose to bowl
- Match referee
- Ranjan Madugalle (SL)
- Umpire
- Kim Cotton (NZ)
- Umpire
- Shaun Haig (NZ)
- TV umpire
- Cory Black (NZ)
- Data
- Scores fetched Thu 29 Oct 2026 · 10:35 AM Bangladesh time
Scorecard
New Zealand · 180/5 (20.0)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Seifert † | c Tilak Varma b Arshdeep Singh | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116.67 |
 Finn Allen | b Prince Yadav | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 114.29 |
 Daryl Mitchell | c Tilak Varma b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
 Glenn Phillips | c Naman Dhir b Arshdeep Singh | 70 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 162.79 |
 Bevon Jacobs | c Axar Patel b Nitish Reddy | 58 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 126.09 |
 Mitchell Santner (c) | not out | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
 Michael Bracewell | not out | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 500.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 12.50 |
 Arshdeep Singh | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.20 |
 Prince Yadav | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
 Naman Dhir | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
 Axar Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 |
 Nitish Kumar Reddy | 3.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.30 |
India · 181/6 (19.5)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sanju Samson † | c Glenn Phillips b Jacob Duffy | 14 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 82.35 |
 Abhishek Sharma | c Nathan Smith b Mitchell Santner | 27 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 128.57 |
 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | c Daryl Mitchell b Nathan Smith | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Shreyas Iyer (c) | b Mitchell Santner | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Axar Patel | c Daryl Mitchell b Mitchell Santner | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 122.22 |
 Tilak Varma | not out | 51 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 196.15 |
| Naman Dhir | c Glenn Phillips b Mitchell Santner | 31 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 182.35 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | not out | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Henry | 2.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |
 Jacob Duffy | 3.5 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.70 |
 Lockie Ferguson | 3.0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12.30 |
| Michael Bracewell | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.80 |
 Nathan Smith | 3.0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 11.30 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5.20 |
Commentary
Santner, Duffy and Mitchell having a chat about the field.
19.1
Jacob Duffy to Nitish Reddy, 1 run, banged in short, Reddy pulls hard but it goes straight to deep midwicket on the bounce
Last over, 11 to get for India, and New Zealand have been penalised for their slow over-rate. Need an extra fielder in the ring
18.6
Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, B0$, to deep extra cover
18.5
Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, no run, comes charging down the pitch but ends up getting yorked by Smith who slants it away and beats him on the way to the keeper
18.4
Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, B0$, short ball, Tilak swivels across, pulls it behind square and there's no one in the deep to cut it off. What a turnaround this is - just 17 needed now off 8 balls. Slipping away from New Zealand at the death
18.3
Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, no run, some respite for the hosts as Smith sneaks in a dot. Slower bouncer wide of off, he reaches out to cut but misses
18.2
FOUR! Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, B0$, misfield from Phillips and it sneaks through for four! Slower short ball, he pulls fiercely to the right of deep midwicket where Phillips gets to it but the ball goes right through as he dives across
18.1
FOUR! Nathan Smith to Tilak Varma, B0$, B1$, but India aren't complaning! Problems for New Zealand here! Attempted yorker at the stumps, Tilak goes down for a premeditated scoop, gets a thick edge and instead of going over short fine, it goes over short third
B0$
17.6
Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, 1 run, slower short ball just outside off, and it's a scorching pull shot from Tilak. Unfortunately for him, it's straight to deep midwicket, on the bounce
17.5
FOUR! Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, B0$, proving to be a very costly over. Loose delivery - a full toss outside off and it's belted away wide of mid-off where Santner's diving effort is in vain
17.4
Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, no run, oh well bowled. B0$ this time and there's nothing Tilak can do about it. He swings and misses!
17.2
Jacob Duffy to Nitish Reddy, 1 run, he groans in frustration.
17.1
SIX! Jacob Duffy to Nitish Reddy, B0$
B0$
16.6
Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, B0$ as Ferguson bangs it in halfway down the pitch. It's a short ball angling away from off, Tilak is in no position to pull but somehow makes contact and gets it into the gap at midwicket
16.5
Lockie Ferguson to Nitish Reddy, 1 run, B0$ 144kph short ball, rushes him for pace and he's almost swaying out of the way while going for the shot. Ends up dragging it to deep midwicket
16.4
Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, 1 run, slower short ball, pulled to deep midwicket
16.3
Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, slower one that follows Tilak as he backs away to the leg-side. He clips it through midwicket and is back for two
16.2
Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, B0$, the fielder gets around in the deep but it lands wide of him. Tilak early through the slog with Ferguson hitting a good length at 140kph. Could only drag it wide of deep midwicket
16.1
Lockie Ferguson to Nitish Reddy, 1 run, bashed in on a short of length, Reddy rides the bounce and dabs down to third man. Oh he wants the second run which is just not on.
B0$
15.6
Nathan Smith to Nitish Reddy, 1 run, short ball, pulled away through square leg
15.5
Nathan Smith to Nitish Reddy, 2 runs, slower dipping full toss, Reddy is deceived initially but he does well to adjust. He reaches out in front of the body and swipes it through the on-side
15.4
Nathan Smith to Nitish Reddy, 2 runs, B0$ Good length on off, it's punched down to long-on but he comes charging across from mid-off trying to make a sliding stop. Ends up misfielding and conceding the extra run
B0$\n4/9 - Wanindu Hasaranga, Colombo (RPS), 2021\n4/11 - Mitchell Santner, Nagpur, 2016\n4/20 - Daniel Vettori, Johannesburg, 2007\n4/20 - Gerhard Erasmus, Delhi, 2026\nI0$
15.3
Nathan Smith to Nitish Reddy, 2 runs, slower bumper, he looks to pull but drags it without much timing through the on-side, back for two
15.2
Nathan Smith to Nitish Reddy, 2 runs, slower off-cutter, it's back of a length on middle and leg and Reddy tucks it gently through the gap at square leg for two
15.1
FOUR! Nathan Smith to Nitish Reddy, B0$, in the slot from Smith, Reddy says thank you very much and lofts it over mid-off who is in the ring. Such a gift with the field he's got!
B0$
B0$
14.6
Mitchell Santner to Nitish Reddy, 1 run, to long-off
B0$
14.5
OUT! Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, B0$ Caught by Glenn Phillips!! This is just top bowling from Santner and Dhir lets out a big groan in frustration as he couldn't stop himself from going for the big shot. Again that teasing flight on a wide line outside off. Dhir did well to not go chasing after one such delivery earlier in the over, but he takes the bait this time. Tries lofting inside-out but miscues it straight to extra cover. B1$
Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, B0$ Caught!!
14.4
Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, 1 run, 95kph, darted into the pads, and it's pulled to deep backward square
14.3
Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, length ball fired into the pads at 92kph, Tilak nudges it gently through square leg, places it in a pocket and is back for two
14.2
Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, 1 run, teasing flight outside off, tries luring him into a rash shot but Naman Dhir keeps his cool, waits for the ball and cuts wide of point
14.1
Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, 1 run, flat on leg, Tilak hangs back and tucks it around the corner, handing it back to Naman who is on a roll
13.6
Michael Bracewell to Naman Dhir, B0$, Naman Dhir on fire out there!
13.5
Michael Bracewell to Tilak Varma, 1 run, well wide outside off, Tilak cuts to sweeper cover
13.4
Michael Bracewell to Naman Dhir, 1 run, length bal turning in towards off, Naman leans back and cuts it through point
13.3
Michael Bracewell to Naman Dhir, 2 runs, bottom hand comes off on the drive as he creams it to the left of long-on after taking it on the full
13.2
FOUR! Michael Bracewell to Naman Dhir, B0$, shimmies down, the length is on the shorter side, not what he's looking for but he still manages to adjust beautifully. B1$ as he whips it over midwicket. Four more!
13.1
Michael Bracewell to Tilak Varma, 1 run, to long-off
B0$
12.6
Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, B0$, he's picked the bones out of that! Oh Bevon Jacobs, don't get anywhere near Santner now. Dropped a sitter earlier - how costly would it be?
12.5
Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, no run, the width isn't there, he looks to cut and mistimes it to backward point
12.4
Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, no run, drifting in at the stumps, he looks to sweep and B0$ to backward square leg. There's a referral for a run-out but Naman Dhir was safely back after leaving the crease briefly
12.3
Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, 2 runs, driven firmly through extra cover, charges back for two
B0$
12.2
Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, no run, pushed to backward point, along the ground this time
12.1
Mitchell Santner to Naman Dhir, no run
11.6
Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, no run, phew, that's how you save the free hit!
11.6
Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, B0$, 2 runs, full and wide, he reaches out and carves it through point. Looks like he has overstepped. Replay shows that it's tight but definitely nothing behind the line there. B1$ to follow
11.5
Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, 1 run, back of a length on leg, clipped away nicely off the hip
11.4
Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, no run, good length outside off, Naman tries punching down the ground but mistimes it to the right of extra cover, probably off the toe-end there
11.3
Lockie Ferguson to Tilak Varma, 1 run, 142kph, dug in short outside off, Tilak gets on top of the bounce and dabs it down to third man
11.2
Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, 1 run, full and straight, he hangs back and punches through mid-on
11.1
SIX! Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, B0$, the timing on that - absolutely sizzling from Naman Dhir! Shows the kind of form he's in. Back of a length around the left hip, he opens the hip nicely, manages to pull despite the length not being very short and it flies over fine leg
11.1
Lockie Ferguson to Naman Dhir, B0$, well down the leg-side, Naman misses and it's a wide
B0$
10.5
OUT! Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, B0$ Caught by Daryl Mitchell!! B1$
Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, B0$ Caught!!
10.4
Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, 1 run
B0$
10.3
OUT! Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, B0$ Bowled!! B1$
Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, B0$ Bowled!!
10.2
Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, 1 run, another one fired into the pads, he clips it fine but the fielder at short fine leg makes a tumbling stop
10.1
Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, 2 runs, he dances down but Santner fires it into the pads while also pulling the length back. Axar does well to flick it away through mdiwicket
Drinks! New Zealand well on top at this stage. Doesn't look like there's much dew today and the Indian batters just haven't got a hold of the pitch so far.
9.6
Michael Bracewell to Axar Patel, 1 run, length ball wide of off, he hangs back and taps it through point
9.5
SIX! Michael Bracewell to Axar Patel, B0$
9.4
Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, flat at the stumps
9.3
Michael Bracewell to Axar Patel, 1 run, what's that come off? He gets down to sweep but is made to reach out on a widish line outside off with Bracewell slowing it up at 81kph. Really good variation in speeds here. B0$
9.2
Michael Bracewell to Axar Patel, no run, 86kph, round the wicket, sliding in on middle and leg, and Axar is cramped for room as he punches it to the right of Bracewell
9.1
Michael Bracewell to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, flat and turning in on middle and leg, 91kph, and it's punched down to long-on
8.6
Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, no run, full on the pads, Axar flicks it to midwicket who makes a good stop and denies him the single
8.5
Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel, no run, punched off the back foot to cover
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Info
| Result | India won by 4 wkts |
| Match | 2nd T20I · T20 |
| Series | India tour of New Zealand 2026 |
| Date & time | Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 1:00 PM Bangladesh time |
| Venue | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| Toss | Toss: India chose to bowl |
| Match referee | Ranjan Madugalle (SL) |
| Umpire | Kim Cotton (NZ) |
| Umpire | Shaun Haig (NZ) |
| TV umpire | Cory Black (NZ) |
Playing XI
New Zealand
- Finn Allen
- Tim Seifert (wk)
- Daryl Mitchell
- Glenn Phillips
- Bevon Jacobs
- Michael Bracewell
- Mitchell Santner (c)
- Nathan Smith
- Matt Henry
- Jacob Duffy
- Lockie Ferguson
Bench: Adam Milne, Blair Tickner, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway, Kyle Jamieson