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1st T20I updates: Chakravarthy removes Chapman, NZ 5 down

Wed, 21 January 2026

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22:17

Chakravarthy removes Chapman, NZ 5 down

NZ 144-5 (15 Ovs) vs India 238-7 | SCORECARD

Varun Chakravarthy comes back to bowl. Mitchell defends the first and picks up a single next ball. Chapman then launches a huge six. Varun goes wider, Chapman defends. Straight up and WICKET! Abhishek Sharma runs in from long-on and takes a comfortable catch. Chapman had to go for the big one but didn't get enough on it. He departs for 39 off 24 balls.

Skipper Santner is here. New Zealand are five down for 144.

22:11

Phillips departs, NZ 4 down

NZ 136-4 (14 Ovs) vs India 238-7 | SCORECARD

Axar Patel comes into the attack. Phillips slams a boundary and backs it up with a huge six, dragging New Zealand closer. He lets out a yell straight after the shot, knowing he's mistimed it.

WICKET! Phillips goes again but doesn't get enough on it, and Shivam Dube makes no mistake at long-on. That brings an end to Phillips' assault, and India will be relieved to see him go. He departs for 78 off 40 balls.

Daryl Mitchell, the man in form and the one who tormented India in the ODIs, walks in next and is off the mark with a single.

22:08

Phillips keeps the chase alive for NZ

NZ 121-3 (13 Ovs) vs India 238-7 | SCORECARD

Dube is brought into the attack. Phillips and Chapman pick up a single each. Phillips then launches a six, and backs it up with a single. Chapman joins in with a six of his own. Swings and misses next. Fifteen runs come off the over; after 12 overs New Zealand are 110-3.

Varun Chakravarthy is back, and Phillips smashes a huge, monstrous six. He follows it up with a couple of runs -- Rinku gives chase and doesn't fumble this time. Phillips was on 39 when Samson missed a run-out chance, and earlier Chapman was on 15 when Rinku put down a catch. Apart from those two major fumbles, India have been sharp in the field.

The batters add two more singles. Phillips asks for a wide but it's not given. Single to end the over.

Eleven runs come off it; after 13 overs New Zealand are 121-3, needing 118 from 42 balls.

21:59

Phillips brings up his fifty

NZ 95-3 (11 Ovs) vs India 238-7 | SCORECARD

Bumrah is back into the attack. Rinku Singh drops a high catch at deep square leg and Bumrah can only smile. Phillips pulls to deep square leg for a single. Chapman nudges one through for another single. Bumrah bowls a slower bouncer outside off, Phillips reads it early and upper-cuts it -- bounces a couple of times before reaching deep third. That brings up Phillips' fifty off just 29 balls. Chapman blocks the next. Phillips finishes the over with a boundary.

Eight runs come off it after 11 overs; New Zealand are 95-3.

21:54

Phillips, Chapman keep NZ afloat

NZ 87-3 (10 Ovs) vs India 238-7 | SCORECARD

Varun Chakravarthy continues. Chapman plays it towards long-on and puts Phillips on strike. Phillips slams a huge six! Backs it up with a single. Chapman then slams a boundary and ends the over with a couple more runs. Fourteen came off it after 9 overs. New Zealand are 77 for 3.

Shivam Dube is brought into the attack now. Run-out chance missed! A throw on the bounce from Rinku to Samson, and the keeper fumbles it. Phillips gets back for a couple of runs. A single follows. Chapman picks up a single as well. Phillips then collects a couple more. He ends the over with a boundary. Ten came off it after 10 overs.

New Zealand are 87 for 3 -- they need 152 from 60 balls.

21:45

Chakravarthy strikes, NZ 3 down

NZ 62-3 (8 Ovs) vs India 238-7 | SCORECARD

Varun Chakravarthy is brought into the attack now. The batters exchange a single each. Robinson charges down the track and falls. He looked to heave it across with a cross-batted shot but ends up holing out. Caught by Shivam Dube! A simple catch, and Varun Chakravarthy has his first wicket.

Robinson departs for 21 off 15 balls.

Mark Chapman is the new batter. Hes off the mark with a single. Phillips takes a single as well. Dot ball to end the over. After 7 overs, New Zealand are 54 for 3.

Axar Patel continues. Phillips plays it towards long-on for a single. Chapman makes room but cant get bat to ball. Samson is convinced thats strangled down the leg side and they go upstairs.

Nothing on UltraEdge, and India lose both their reviews.

Chapman celebrates that reprieve with a boundary and backs it up with a single. Phillips ends the over with a single. Eight came off it after 8 overs.

New Zealand are 62 for 3 and need 176 from 72 balls.

21:35

50 comes up for NZ

NZ 50-2 (6 Ovs) vs India 238-7 | SCORECARD

Bumrah is brought into the attack. Phillips plays towards long-on and won't get any runs. He manages a single off the next delivery. Robinson flicks towards midwicket for a single. Phillips then slams a boundary before defending the last two balls.

Six came off the over. After 5 overs, New Zealand are 39-2.

Axar Patel comes on from the other end. Robinson jabs towards cover for no run, then picks up a single off the next ball. Phillips sends it back to the bowler and will get a couple of runs. Phillips then slams a huge six. He ends the over with a couple more runs.

Eleven came off it. At the end of the powerplay, New Zealand are 50-2.

21:26

Phillips, Robinson rally NZ

NZ 33-2 (4 Ovs) vs India 238-7 | SCORECARD

Arshdeep continues. Phillips, the man in form, slams a boundary. Defends the next towards mid-off and picks up a single. A quick single towards midwicket -- Ishan Kishan fires in a sharp throw while off balance. Robinson dives full length; had it hit the target, he would have been walking back. Phillips defends the next two before ending the over with a six. After 3 overs, New Zealand are 16 for 2.

Hardik continues and starts with a wide. Robinson slams a boundary and backs it up with a six. The batters exchange a quick single. Robinson finishes the over with another boundary. Seventeen come off it.

After 4 overs, New Zealand are 33 for 2, needing 206 from 96 balls.

21:15

Hardik removes Rachin, NZ 2 down

NZ 4-2 (2 Ovs) vs India 238-7 | SCORECARD

Hardik comes in with a slip in place. Rachin pushes to cover for no run, then flicks to mid-off, again for none. Edges the next one to slip -- Abhishek Sharma makes no mistake. Rachin Ravindra departs for 1 off 5 balls.

Glenn Phillips is the new batter and gets off the mark with a single. Robinson finishes the over with a couple. Hard to call it a drop -- SKY had plenty of ground to cover and it was just out of his reach. Three runs and a wicket from the over.

After 2 overs, New Zealand are 4 for 2.

21:09

Arshdeep strikes, Conway out for a duck

NZ 1-1 (1 Ovs) vs India 238-7 | SCORECARD

Conway and Tim Robinson are at the crease, with Conway on strike. Arshdeep Singh opens the attack. Conway plays a tentative glance and misses! He's out, caught brilliantly by Sanju Samson, who stretches to take a stunning one-handed catch. What a sensational start for India!

Rachin Ravindra is the new batter. He pushes to point for no run, then gets off the mark with a single. Huge LBW appeal next -- Arshdeep is convinced and SKY takes the review. Didnt look a great call. Theres a spike, but its bat brushing the pad. Ball missing and India lose the review. Robinson defends the final two balls.

Just 1 run and a wicket from it. What an eventful first over.

20:53

Rinku slams 44 off 20 as India reach 238-7 vs NZ

India 238-7 (20 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Last over of the innings, and Mitchell has the ball, not Santner. With NZ running a slow over rate, only four fielders are allowed outside the circle.

Rinku opens in style, smashing back-to-back sixes! Santner has a quick chat with Mitchell, but no wide is given, unlike earlier when India had one that perhaps should have been called. This time, a wide is correctly signaled. Rinku follows up with a boundary. The bowler, who hasn't bowled all match, gets the final delivery. Rinku swings and misses, looking frustrated with himself, but then connects with a ball on the body and slams it for a boundary to finish the innings.

Twenty-one runs come off the over. India finish at 238 for 7 -- their highest T20 total against New Zealand -- with Rinku finishing unbeaten on 44 off 20 balls.

20:43

200 comes up for India

India 217-7 (19 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Duffy is on for the penultimate over, starting with a wide. A single comes off the next delivery for Rinku.

How will Arshdeep approach this over? He swings and misses, beaten again, and Rinku shares a quick word of advice.

Arshdeep is beaten once more -- for the first time in the match, three dot balls in a row. Fourth time lucky! He finally slams a boundary. The next deliveries yield no singles as a two isn't possible, ending the over with a dot.

Just six runs come off it, and after 19 overs, India are 217 for 7.

20:38

200 comes up for India

India 211-7 (18 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Kyle Jamieson continues. Rinku flicks one towards midwicket for a quick two, then slams a boundary. A dot ball follows, before he plays towards deep backward point for a single. Axar responds with a shot towards long-on for a couple of runs, and a single off the final delivery ends the over. Ten runs come off it, taking India to 197 for 6 after 17 overs.

Clarke is brought into the attack. Axar nudges one to point for a single, and Rinku responds with a massive six, followed by a boundary and a single. But Axar is caught off a lofted drive by Mitchell Santner, who moves sharply to his right to take a brilliant catch. Axar departs for 5 off 5 balls. Arshdeep is the new batter and gets off the mark with a couple of runs. Fourteen runs and a wicket come off the over.

After 18 overs India are 211-7.

20:28

ardik departs, India 6 down

India 187-6 (16 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Mitchell Santner is back into the attack now that Dube is gone. Rinku makes room and nudges one to point for a single. Hardik follows it up with a boundary, then backs it with a huge six. He dances down the track again, but Santner goes wider. A shortish delivery is slapped to deep cover, and Hardik avoids getting stumped. Rinku deals in singles, adding another run to end the over. Fourteen runs come off it, and after 15 overs, India are 182 for 5.

Jacob Duffy is brought back into the attack. Hardik powers one towards deep square leg for a single, while Rinku flicks a delivery to third man for another. Rinku faces a different field, but a short ball goes above his head -- a wide is called, and Hardik ducks under it. The next delivery proves difficult to play; a yorker beats him for a dot.

On the following ball, Hardik is caught by Chapman at deep midwicket and departs for 25 off 16 balls. A big wicket for New Zealand.

Axar Patel is the new batter and gets off the mark with a single. Rinku also takes a single to end the over.

Five runs and a wicket come off it, leaving India at 187 for 6 after 16 overs.

20:27

ardik departs, India 6 down

India 186-6 (15. 4 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

On the following ball, Hardik is caught by Chapman at deep midwicket and departs for 25 off 16 balls. A big wicket for New Zealand.

20:18

India lose quick wickets

India 168-5 (14 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Shivam Dube is the new batter as Clarke is brought back into the attack. Hardik defends the first delivery before driving the next towards long-off for a single. Dube gets off the mark with a couple of runs as Santner fields. He then flicks one towards midwicket for a single. Hardik flicks a ball towards fine leg for no run, and a single off the last delivery brings the over to a close. Just five runs come off it -- the debutant's best over so far. After 13 overs, India are 154 for 4.

Kyle Jamieson returns to the attack. Hardik welcomes him with a boundary, followed by a wide down the leg side. He powers the next delivery towards long-off for a single. Dube then smashes a huge six, but his innings ends immediately after -- caught and bowled by Jamieson off an easy chance. Dube departs for 9 off 4 balls.

Rinku Singh walks in as the new batter. He swings and misses the first delivery, which replay shows was within the red-line wide indicators -- not technically a wide, but still called wide by the umpire. Rinku misses the next ball as well before finishing the over with a single.

Fourteen runs and a wicket come off the over, leaving India at 168 for 5 after 14 overs.

20:07

Abhishek departs after a fiery 84

India 149-4 (12 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Ish Sodhi continues. Abhishek opens the over with a boundary before unleashing back-to-back sixes. Another wide is called, and the batters exchange singles. But Ish gets his revenge! A high shot doesn't carry far enough, and Kyle Jamieson takes a brilliant catch at long-on. Abhishek departs for a sensational 84 off 35 balls.

Nineteen runs and a wicket come off the over, leaving India at 149 for 4 after 12 overs.

20:01

SKY departs, India 3 down

India 130-3 (11 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Santner continues. A ball goes high in the air but doesn't carry to long-on -- SKY gets a life, though he will still pick up a single. Abhishek smashes a huge six -- his sixth of the innings. A delivery down the leg is called wide, and Abhishek collects a single.

WICKET! Suryakumar Yadav is caught by Tim Robinson with a stunning diving catch! SKY departs for 32 off 22 balls in his 100th T20 match.

Hardik Pandya is the new batter and gets off the mark with a boundary. The over ends with a dot. Thirteen runs come off it, and after 11 overs, India are 130 for 3.

19:53

India 117-2 (10 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Here comes Mitchell Santner. Abhishek clicks one towards deep midwicket for an easy single, while SKY drives to cover but finds no run. He picks up a single off the next delivery. Abhishek then unleashes a huge six -- his fifth of the innings -- and follows it up with a single. SKY charges down the pitch, looking to play an inside-out drive over cover, and manages a single. Ten runs come off the over, and after nine overs, India are 106 for 2.

Ish Sodhi returns to the attack. SKY jabs one towards long-on for a single, while Abhishek misses the next delivery but collects a single off the following ball. SKY then goes on the offensive, smashing back-to-back boundaries before taking a single to end the over.

Eleven runs come off it, leaving India at 117 for 2 after ten overs.

19:47

Abhishek slams fastest India fifty vs NZ

India 96-2 (8 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

After the Powerplay, spin is introduced with Ish Sodhi coming into the attack. SKY and Abhishek exchange singles early in the over before SKY drives to cover but finds the fielder. He then manages a single off the next delivery. Abhishek finishes the over in style, slamming a boundary. Sodhi tries to keep the ball away from him, but Abhishek leaps onto the delivery and hammers his first four. He has already struck four sixes in the innings. Eight runs come off the over, and after seven overs India are 76 for 2.

Glenn Phillips comes on from the other end and Abhishek dances down the track, slapping him through cover for four. He follows it up with another boundary and then a hat-trick of fours! Horror for New Zealand as Clarke fumbles again, letting the ball go straight through him. Abhishek brings up a scintillating fifty with a single -- 50 off just 22 balls, the fastest by an Indian men's player against New Zealand. Suryakumar Yadav then jabs one through the off side for a single before the keeper misses the next delivery, which runs away to the boundary with a wide called. A single to end the over makes it 20 off it.

After eight overs, India are 96 for 2.

19:36

Quick 50 comes up for India

India 68-2 (6 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Clarke continues. Abhishek swings and misses first up, but makes no mistake next ball, sending it sailing over the boundary for six. He then flicks one towards the off side for a single. Suryakumar Yadav joins the party, launching a massive six before backing it up with a single. Abhishek is beaten by the final delivery, but 14 runs come off the over.

At the end of the powerplay, India are 68 for 2.

19:36

Quick 50 comes up for India

India 68-2 (6 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

At the end of the powerplay, India are 68 for 2.

19:35

Quick 50 comes up for India

India 68-2 (6 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

At the end of the powerplay, India are 68 for 2.

19:31

Quick 50 comes up for India

India 54-2 (5 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Debutant Kristian Clarke is introduced into the attack. Abhishek steps out and lofts the ball towards deep point for a couple, then flicks the next delivery for a single. Suryakumar Yadav is beaten first up and just manages to duck under a sharp bouncer. He responds in style, though, as the next ball races away to the boundary. Clarke keeps the final delivery low, producing a dot to end the over. Seven runs come from it, and after four overs India are 38 for 2.

Kyle Jamieson continues from the other end. Abhishek plants his front foot and unleashes a low swipe across his knee, absolutely belting the leg-cutter straight down the ground. He then evades a bouncer, with the umpire calling a wide. A jab towards midwicket brings a single, SKY defends solidly before driving to deep point for another run. Abhishek then slams one over midwicket for a six, bringing up India's fifty in emphatic fashion. He is dealing largely in sixes, this his third of the innings.

A single to end the over makes it 16 off it, and after five overs India are 54 for 2.

19:25

India lose Samson, Kishan in quick succession

India 31-2 (3 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Duffy continues. Abhishek flicks one through midwicket for a single. Kishan swings and misses, but connects next ball and slams it to the boundary.

He swings again and misses, then goes for the big shot once more but fails to get it away. Caught by Chapman! Kishan departs for 8 off 5 balls, and Duffy strikes. India lose two wickets in quick succession.

SKY is the new batter and he is off the mark with a boundary.

19:15

Jamieson strikes! Samson departs for 10

India 22-1 (2 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Kyle Jamieson comes on from the other end and Sanju Samson gets going immediately, hammering a boundary before picking up a couple of runs. He then waits on the delivery and dabs it to short third man, but without adding to the score.

Samson looks in fine touch as he slams another boundary, but the innings ends abruptly. He miscues one straight to midwicket, where Rachin Ravindra accepts a simple catch. A soft dismissal, with Samson departing for 10 off 7 balls.

Ishan Kishan is the new batter and gets off the mark in style with a boundary. Fourteen runs and a wicket come off the over -- what an eventful one. After two overs, India are 22 for 1.

19:09

India off to a good start

India 8-0 (1 Ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Abhishek Sharma will open alongside Sanju Samson, with big cheers greeting the pair as they walk out to the middle.

Jacob Duffy takes the new ball, with a single slip in place. Samson begins cautiously, defending the first delivery to point before flicking the next towards square leg, with a leg-bye taken. Abhishek then steps out looking to take on Duffy, but the delivery is called wide. He follows it up by driving to midwicket, though without any reward. Abhishek sways back to evade a sharp bouncer, a testing delivery from Duffy. The opener has the final say, however, striking cleanly and sending the ball soaring out of the ground.

Eight runs come from the opening over, with India off to a confident start without loss.

19:01

Here are the playing XIs

Here are the playing XIs

India: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

New Zealand: Tim Robinson, Devon Conway(w), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy

19:01

Santner wins toss, NZ opt to bowl first

Mitchell Santner has won the toss and New Zealand will bowl first.

The visitors have gone in with a pace-heavy attack, handing a debut to Clarke alongside Kyle Jamieson and Jacob Duffy. Michael Bracewell misses out as he continues to nurse a calf niggle.

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav said the team was happy to bat first. Shreyas Iyer, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi and Kuldeep Yadav are the players left out of the XI from the squad.

18:26

Pressure on Suryakumar ahead of 1st T20I vs NZ

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav would want the attacking batter in him to front up and bolster his leadership against New Zealand when the five-match T20I series gets underway in Nagpur on Wednesday, serving as a final dress rehearsal for India's World Cup title defence in less than three weeks' time.

Since Suryakumar took over as India's T20 skipper in 2024, the results have been stunningly good with a winning percentage of more than 72 percent. It papered over the skipper's woeful form with the willow for quite a while but not anymore.

The Indian T20 outfit has been on autopilot mode during the last two years with an odd defeat here and there being small blemishes for a crack team made up of top quality IPL performers knowing their roles to the 'T'.

However, the pressure of playing at home amid expectations that India become the first-ever team to defend its title will weigh heavily on Suryakumar's mind going into the New Zealand series.

New Zealand, in the past one year, has achieved many firsts, including a Test series whitewash and a first ever bilateral ODI series win in India.

But when it comes to T20Is, India under Suryakumar have been a different beast having won 18 out of 25 games, largely due to Abhishek Sharma's blazing starts and Varun Chakravarthy's bamboozling performances in middle overs of opposition innings.

New Zealand have won 13 out of their 21 T20Is post the 2024 T20 World Cup.

1st T20I updates: Chakravarthy removes Chapman, NZ 5 down

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