{"id":18898,"date":"2026-01-23T11:04:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/?p=18898"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:04:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:04:48","slug":"india-national-cricket-team-vs-new-zealand-national-cricket-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/india-national-cricket-team-vs-new-zealand-national-cricket-team\/","title":{"rendered":"India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: India Wins the First T20 Easily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team match scorecard from the 1st T20I on January 21, 2026, shows a clear win for India. India scored 238\/7 in 20 overs. New Zealand scored 190\/7 and lost by 48 runs. The match took place at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. New Zealand won the toss and chose to field first. India batted strongly and defended their total well. This was the start of a five-match T20 series, and India now leads 1-0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many fans watched India vs NZ live around the world. Lots of Indians live in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and other Gulf countries like Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Kuwait. They followed the India vs NZ action after work or in cricket cafes. In Europe, Indian communities in the UK, Germany, France, and the Netherlands also stayed up to watch Ind vs NZ live updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cricket brings people together. This match was full of big hits and quick wickets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">        <div class=\"iprovpn_btn_cta_row\">\n    \t<a class=\"btn_cta\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/buy-vpn\" title=\"Get iProVPN Now\">Get iProVPN NOW <i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n    \t<\/div>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/div>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" 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href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/india-national-cricket-team-vs-new-zealand-national-cricket-team\/#Match_Overview\" >Match Overview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/india-national-cricket-team-vs-new-zealand-national-cricket-team\/#India_Batting_Strong_Start_and_Big_Hits\" >India Batting: Strong Start and Big Hits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/india-national-cricket-team-vs-new-zealand-national-cricket-team\/#New_Zealand_Bowling_Table\" >New Zealand Bowling Table<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/india-national-cricket-team-vs-new-zealand-national-cricket-team\/#New_Zealand_Batting_Early_Problems_and_Fight_from_Phillips\" >New Zealand Batting: Early Problems and Fight from Phillips<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a 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team match scorecard?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/india-national-cricket-team-vs-new-zealand-national-cricket-team\/#Any_special_notes_from_the_match\" >Any special notes from the match?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/india-national-cricket-team-vs-new-zealand-national-cricket-team\/#Final_Words\" >Final Words!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/india-national-cricket-team-vs-new-zealand-national-cricket-team\/#Start_Browsing_Privately\" >Start Browsing Privately!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Match_Overview\"><\/span>Match Overview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India put up a big total of 238 runs. Abhishek Sharma hit 84 runs very fast. Rinku Singh finished strongly with 44 not out. New Zealand tried hard but lost early wickets. Glenn Phillips scored 78 for them, but it was not enough. India bowled well to restrict New Zealand. The win gives India good confidence for the rest of the series.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"India_Batting_Strong_Start_and_Big_Hits\"><\/span>India Batting: Strong Start and Big Hits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India opened with Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma. They hit boundaries from the start. Samson scored 10. Abhishek Sharma played amazing cricket \u2013 84 runs from just 35 balls with 5 fours and 8 sixes. His strike rate was 240.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suryakumar Yadav (captain) scored 32. Hardik Pandya added 25. Shivam Dube hit 9 quickly. Rinku Singh stayed till the end with 44 not out (4 fours, 3 sixes). Axar Patel scored 5. Arshdeep Singh finished with 6 not out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India scored at almost 12 runs per over. Extras were 15 (mostly wides).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>India Batting Table (India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team match scorecard):<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Batsman<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>How Out<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Runs<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Balls<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>4s<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>6s<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Strike Rate<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanju Samson (wk)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c Ravindra b Jamieson<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">142.86<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abhishek Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c Jamieson b Sodhi<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">84<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">240.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ishan Kishan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c Chapman b Duffy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">160.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suryakumar Yadav (c)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C Robinson b Santner<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">145.45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hardik Pandya<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c Chapman b Duffy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">156.25<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shivam Dube<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c &amp; b Jamieson<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">225.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rinku Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not out<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">44<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">220.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Axar Patel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c Mitchell b Clarke<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arshdeep Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not out<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Fall of wickets:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1-18 (Samson, 1.5 ov), 2-27 (Kishan, 2.5 ov), 3-126 (Yadav, 10.4 ov), 4-149 (Sharma, 11.6 ov), 5-166 (Dube, 13.4 ov), 6-185 (Pandya, 15.4 ov), 7-209 (Patel, 17.5 ov)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Powerplay: 68\/2 in 6 overs. India reached 100 in 8.4 overs, 150 in 12.2 overs, 200 in 17.2 overs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Zealand_Bowling_Table\"><\/span>New Zealand Bowling Table<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Zealand bowlers gave away many runs. Jacob Duffy took 2 wickets cheaply, but others were expensive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>New Zealand Bowling (New Zealand National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team match scorecard):<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Bowler<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Overs<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Maidens<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Runs<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Wickets<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Economy<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacob Duffy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.75<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle Jamieson<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.50<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kristian Clarke<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ish Sodhi<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.67<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mitchell Santner<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">37<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.33<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glenn Phillips<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daryl Mitchell<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Zealand_Batting_Early_Problems_and_Fight_from_Phillips\"><\/span>New Zealand Batting: Early Problems and Fight from Phillips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Zealand needed 239 to win. They lost Devon Conway for 0 in the first over. Rachin Ravindra scored only 1. Tim Robinson made 21. Glenn Phillips fought hard with 78 off 40 balls (4 fours, 6 sixes). Mark Chapman added 39. Daryl Mitchell scored 28. Captain Mitchell Santner was not out on 20. Debutant Kristian Clarke scored 0. Kyle Jamieson was not out on 1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extras: only 2 wides.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>New Zealand Batting Table:<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Batsman<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>How Out<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Runs<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Balls<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>4s<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>6s<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Strike Rate<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devon Conway (wk)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c Samson b Arshdeep Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim Robinson<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c Dube b Varun Chakravarthy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">140.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rachin Ravindra<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c Abhishek b Pandya<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glenn Phillips<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c Dube b Axar Patel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">78<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">195.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark Chapman<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c Abhishek b Varun Chakravarthy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">162.50<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daryl Mitchell<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c sub (Bishnoi) b Dube<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">155.56<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mitchell Santner (c)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not out<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">153.85<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kristian Clarke<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c Rinku b Dube<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle Jamieson<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not out<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Fall of wickets:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1-0 (Conway, 0.2), 2-1 (Ravindra, 1.3), 3-52 (Robinson, 6.3), 4-131 (Phillips, 13.3), 5-143 (Chapman, 14.5), 6-189 (Mitchell, 19.3), 7-189 (Clarke, 19.4)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Powerplay: 50\/2. They reached 100 in 11.3 overs and 150 in 15.3 overs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"India_Bowling_Table\"><\/span>India Bowling Table<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India&#8217;s bowlers did a good job. Varun Chakravarthy and Shivam Dube took 2 wickets each. Arshdeep and Hardik took 1 each. Axar Patel bowled well but got injured on his bowling hand (index finger) and could not bowl full overs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>India Bowling (India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team match scorecard):<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Bowler<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Overs<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Maidens<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Runs<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Wickets<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Economy<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arshdeep Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.75<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hardik Pandya<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jasprit Bumrah<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.67<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Axar Patel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Varun Chakravarthy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">37<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.25<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shivam Dube<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.33<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abhishek Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Players_from_the_India_National_Cricket_Team_vs_New_Zealand_National_Cricket_Team_Players\"><\/span>Key Players from the India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Players<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abhishek Sharma was the star. He hit many sixes and took 2 catches. Rinku Singh finished the innings well. Suryakumar Yadav led the team smartly. For New Zealand, Glenn Phillips tried his best. Mitchell Santner captained the side. Kristian Clarke made his T20I debut.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Global_Fans_and_the_Indian_Diaspora\"><\/span>Global Fans and the Indian Diaspora<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The India vs NZ live match was watched by millions. In the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Indian workers gathered to cheer. Same in other Gulf countries. In Europe, Indian families watched together in homes and pubs. The match time was good for fans in these places.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span>FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<div class=\"blog_faq\">\n                <div class=\"faq\">\n            <h3 class=\"faq_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_the_final_score_in_the_India_national_cricket_team_vs_New_Zealand_national_cricket_team_match_scorecard\"><\/span>What was the final score in the India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team match scorecard?  <i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3> \n                        <div class=\"faq_description\">\n                <p>India 238\/7 in 20 overs. New Zealand 190\/7 in 20 overs. India won by 48 runs.\r\n<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"faq\">\n            <h3 class=\"faq_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_won_the_Player_of_the_Match_in_the_India_vs_New_Zealand_game\"><\/span>Who won the Player of the Match in the India vs New Zealand game?  <i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3> \n                        <div class=\"faq_description\">\n                <p>Abhishek Sharma for his 84 runs off 35 balls and 2 catches.\r\n<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"faq\">\n            <h3 class=\"faq_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_were_the_top_batters_in_the_India_national_cricket_team_vs_the_New_Zealand_national_cricket_team_players\"><\/span>Who were the top batters in the India national cricket team vs the New Zealand national cricket team players?  <i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3> \n                        <div class=\"faq_description\">\n                <p>Abhishek Sharma (84) and Rinku Singh (44*) for India. Glenn Phillips (78) for New Zealand.\r\n<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"faq\">\n            <h3 class=\"faq_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_watch_Ind_vs_NZ_live_updates\"><\/span>Where can I watch Ind vs NZ live updates?  <i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3> \n                        <div class=\"faq_description\">\n                <p>Check websites like ESPNcricinfo, Cricbuzz, or official apps and streaming services.\r\n<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"faq\">\n            <h3 class=\"faq_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_the_toss_result_in_the_New_Zealand_national_cricket_team_vs_India_national_cricket_team_match_scorecard\"><\/span>What was the toss result in the New Zealand national cricket team vs India national cricket team match scorecard?  <i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3> \n                        <div class=\"faq_description\">\n                <p>New Zealand won the toss and chose to field first.\r\n<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n                <div class=\"faq\">\n            <h3 class=\"faq_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Any_special_notes_from_the_match\"><\/span>Any special notes from the match?  <i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3> \n                        <div class=\"faq_description\">\n                <p>Kristian Clarke debuted for New Zealand. Axar Patel got injured on his bowling hand.\r\n<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <\/div>\n\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Words\"><\/span>Final Words!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team match scorecard shows India&#8217;s strong start in the series. Big hits from Abhishek Sharma and Rinku Singh helped India win easily. New Zealand fought but could not catch up. Fans in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Gulf countries, and Europe enjoyed the India v. New Zealand action. 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