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- NZ vs IND 2026: First T20I Match Preview The match will be played from 12:30 pm IST.
- NZ vs IND 2026: 1. T20I Match Preview.
- (Source: BCCI/Blackcs) New Zealand (NZ) host India (IND) in a very important series, with the first T20I to be played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Thursday 22 October.
NZ vs IND 2026: First T20I Match Preview The match will be played from 12:30 pm IST.
NZ vs IND 2026: 1. T20I Match Preview. (Source: BCCI/Blackcs) New Zealand (NZ) host India (IND) in a very important series, with the first T20I to be played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Thursday 22 October. The match will begin at 12:30 pm (Indian Standard Time). New Zealand have not played this format for some time and may therefore struggle to adt to T20 cricket again.
Furthermore, they have lost three of their last five games, which means they are not in the best of form either. However, Mitchell Santner’s men will look to take advantage of the local conditions to emerge victorious in their series opener. India, on the other hand, is in very good she.
After an unbeaten series against Afghanistan, Jan and West Indies and winning the precious gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, they pear to be an extremely confident team. Their players are in great form and the Men in Blue will therefore look to take advantage of the first game on Thursday. NZ vs IND: Match Details Match New Zealand vs India, 1st T20I, India Tour of New Zealand 2026 Date and Time (IST) Thursday, October 22, 2026, 12:30 PM Venue Hagley Oval, Christchurch Broadcast and Live Channels Sony Sports Network, Doordarshan and SonyLIV (Page and Website) Hagley Oval, Christchurch: Pitch Report Historically, Hagley Oval in Christchurch has a reputation as Venue acquired where the team winning the toss is better after batting first.
In the last five games played here, only one game has gone in favor of the chasing team, with three first bat wins and one abandonment due to rain. Given the favorable conditions, there could be a wave of limits and sixes on Thursday. NZ vs IND: Head-to-head record in T20I matches 31 won by New Zealand 17 won by India 11 no results 03 First game ever on September 16, 2007 (New Zealand won) Last game on March 8, 2026 (India won) NZ vs IND: scheduled game in 11 years New Zealand Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (WK), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (center), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson India Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (center), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh
