India vs New Zealand Live Score, 1st T20I: India’s last ‘Test’ before T20 World Cup, first match in Nagpur

Sanjeev Kumar

khelja|21-01-2026

First match of T20 series between India and New Zealand.

India vs New Zealand, Live Cricket Score and Updates in Hindi: The five-match T20 series between India and New Zealand is about to begin. Before the T20 World Cup 2026, this series is going to be very important for both the teams. In the first match, both the teams will face each other at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. Team India will come under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. At the same time, Mitchell Santner will be seen handling the command of New Zealand.

head to head record

A total of 25 matches have been played so far in T20 cricket between India and New Zealand. During this period, Team India has won 14 matches. Whereas, 10 matches have been in the name of New Zealand team. The result of one match could not be determined. Even in India, Team India has the upper hand. It has defeated New Zealand in 7 out of 11 T20 matches. On the other hand, Kiwi team has been able to win only 4 T20 matches in India.

Squads of both teams

India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper).

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (captain), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Christian Clarke, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Will Young.

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New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (captain), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Christian Clarke, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Will Young.

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