New Zealand vs India
1st T20I

New Zealand played India in the 1st T20I of India tour of New Zealand 2026 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, on Thu 22 Oct 2026, starting at 20:00 local time (07:00 UTC).

Result: India won by 4 wkts. Scores: New Zealand 225/4 (20); India 230/6 (19.4).

India’s form coming in: lost to West Indies (West Indies won by 6 wkts, Fri 9 Oct 2026, 2nd T20I); beat West Indies (India won by 14 runs, Sun 11 Oct 2026, 3rd T20I); lost to West Indies (West Indies won by 24 runs, Wed 14 Oct 2026, 4th T20I); played West Indies (No result due to rain, Sat 17 Oct 2026, 5th T20I).

In T20Is, India and New Zealand have met 31 times: India won 19, New Zealand 11, 1 tied (records to 3 October 2026). India’s 19 T20I wins include 2 super-over wins after ties.

The sides meet again in the 2nd T20I, Sat 24 Oct 2026 at Hagley Oval.

Hagley Oval opened in 1851, holds 9,000 (expandable to 18,000), its ends are the Port Hills end and the Botanic Gardens end. The historic home of Canterbury cricket, in Hagley Park, Christchurch.

At Hagley Oval: The first recorded match here was Canterbury against Otago in 1867. It became New Zealand’s eighth Test ground in 2014; the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka was New Zealand’s first Test in Christchurch since the 2011 earthquake, and Brendon McCullum made New Zealand’s fastest Test hundred in it. It staged New Zealand’s opening ceremony and first match of the 2015 World Cup.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗