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KEY MATCH DETAILS: (New Zealand vs. India 1st T20I)
- Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- Captains: Mitchell Santner (New Zealand), Shreyas Iyer (India)
- Toss result: India won the toss and chose to field first.
- Live Telecast: Sony Sports Network and SonyLIV (India), Sky Sport (New Zealand)
- Umpires and match officials: Chris Brown and Shaun Haig (on-field umpires), Kim Cotton (TV umpire), Cory Black (reserve umpire), and Ranjan Madugalle (match referee)
- Match result: To be confirmed
- Player of the Match: To be confirmed
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New Zealand vs. India 1st T20I live match scorecard
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New Zealand vs. India 1st T20I Live Score & Updates
Welcome to CricketNews.com's live coverage of the first T20I between New Zealand and India at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
Toss result:
India won the toss and chose to field first.
Pre-match:
These two sides have not met since the T20 World Cup final in March, when India won by 96 runs, and New Zealand fancy their chances of redressing that in conditions they know far better. Hagley Oval offers seam movement and bounce, and forecasts predict the evening temperature will fall towards 14°C by the closing overs.
India arrive jetlagged, with no real acclimatisation time and without Jasprit Bumrah or Hardik Pandya. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back in the squad for the first time since November 2022, and Varun Chakaravarthy returns from the injury that sidelined him at the Asian Games.
Their last assignment, a home series against the West Indies, ended 2-2 after rain washed out the Bengaluru decider. New Zealand have their own problems to deal with. Rachin Ravindra is out with a dislocated shoulder, while Mark Chapman and Zak Foulkes were ruled out earlier this month.
Michael Bracewell and Adam Milne are both back from injury, and Finn Allen and Tim Seifert are expected to reunite at the top of the order. History favours the visitors despite the conditions.
India have won each of their last two bilateral T20I series in New Zealand and lead the head-to-head 19-11 from 31 matches, with one no result. They have never played a men's T20I at this ground, though the hosts have won six, lost six and had one no result from their 13 matches here.
New Zealand vs. India 1st T20I Win Probability
The latest win probability for this match is below, or you can check out the latest match momentum with our Manhattan graphic here
| Team | Win percentage |
| New Zealand | 39% |
| India | 61% |
New Zealand vs. India 1st T20I Playing Lineups
New Zealand playing XI: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Devon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson
India playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav
New Zealand vs. India T20I schedule
| Date | Match | Local Time (IST) | Venue | Result |
| Oct. 22 | 1st T20I | 12:30 p.m. | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | TBD |
| Oct. 24 | 2nd T20I | 12:30 p.m. | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | TBD |
| Oct. 27 | 3rd T20I | 12:30 p.m. | Sky Stadium, Wellington | TBD |
| Oct. 30 | 4th T20I | 12:30 p.m. | Eden Park, Auckland | TBD |
| Nov. 1 | 5th T20I | 12:30 p.m. | Seddon Park, Hamilton | TBD |
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