India tour of New Zealand 2026 · 1st T20I
CompleteIndia won by 4 wkts
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naman Dhir* | 42 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 280.00 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
| Matt Henry | 3.4 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 15.55 |
- 19.46
Matt Henry to Naman Dhir, SIX, India win by 4 wickets. Dhir finishes in a streaky manner. But it does not matter, India go 1-0 up in the series and the crowd were thoroughly entertained to a cracking game of cricket. Well-directed short ball, Dhir takes it on and the top-edge flies straight back over Seifert, plenty of bat on that as the ball travels all the way
- 19.31
Matt Henry to Nitish Reddy, 1 run, poor cricket from everyone. First Henry bowls a juicy full toss and seemed like Reddy had made up his mind to just knock it for a single, so he eases it back and Henry fumbles in his followthrough. The batters decide to nab a quick single and Reddy puts in a dive to make his ground. That ball needed to be put away..
- 19.21
Matt Henry to Naman Dhir, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Dhir jabs it square on the leg-side and wants a second, but rightly decides against it. 3 off 4
- 19.14
Matt Henry to Naman Dhir, FOUR, does that seal the game? Henry goes for the yorker but it is tough with a wet ball, full toss around off and that is easy pickings for Dhir. He does not time the loft as the bottom hand comes off the handle, but he gets enough to clear mid-off and the ball runs away
- 18.61
Adam Milne to Naman Dhir, 1 run, 135ks full and close to yorker length, Dhir drills it to long-off and retains strike. He's disappointed that it was not placed better
- 18.52
Adam Milne to Naman Dhir, 2 runs, yorker outside off, Dhir bends down and squeezes it behind square. The fielder at backward point dives to his right and takes the pace off, allowing Phillips to tidy up in the deep and keep it to a couple. 9 off 7
- 18.44
Adam Milne to Naman Dhir, FOUR, shot! Dhir looks so calm under pressure. Yes, this was a full toss but Dhir did not get overexcited, just waits for the ball to arrive and drives it in front of square, bisecting extra cover and mid-off perfectly. 11 off 8
- 18.31
Adam Milne to Nitish Reddy, 1 run, full toss at the stumps, Reddy swings without any timing and calls for two, but the deep mid-wicket fielder keeps it to a single
- 18.2•
Adam Milne to Nitish Reddy, no run, wow! That's a brilliant yorker. Aimed for the base of the stumps and all Reddy can do is jam it back to Milne. That was heading towards the stumps and Reddy did well to get his bat down in time
- 18.1W
Adam Milne to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Mitchell Santner!! There's the wicket. No mistake by Santner this time. This is a massive wicket as it is the skipper who is walking back. He should have seen this chase through. Good length ball outside off, there was width on offer and Iyer does not keep the slap down, hits it towards extra cover and Santner comes in, bends down and takes it low to the ground. Shreyas Iyer c Mitchell Santner b Adam Milne 42(28) [4s-1 6s-2]