India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I
India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: match overview
India and New Zealand met in the 1st T20I of New Zealand tour of India, 2026 at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Result: India won by 48 runs.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around New Zealand tour of India, 2026 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st T20I, New Zealand tour of India, 2026
- Teams
- India vs New Zealand
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
- Date
- Wednesday, January 21, 2026
- Start time
- 07:00 PM local (13:30 GMT)
- Status
- India won by 48 runs