India beats New Zealand by 48 runs in Nagpur T-20, explosive innings of Abhishek-Rinku

By Samira Vishwas On Jan 22, 2026

IND vs New Zealand: India had given a target of 239 runs to the New Zealand team in the match held at VCA Stadium, Nagpur. While chasing the target, Kiwi players scored 190 runs after losing seven wickets.

India beat New Zealand by 48 runs

IND vs New Zealand T20: India has defeated New Zealand by 48 runs in the first match of the 5-match T-20 series. India had given a target of 239 runs to the New Zealand team in the match held at VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Wednesday (January 21). While chasing the target, Kiwi players scored 190 runs after losing seven wickets.

Abhishek Sharma played a stormy innings

The Indian cricket team had scored 238 runs for 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. This is India’s biggest score against New Zealand in T-20 International. Earlier, India had set a target of 234 runs for New Zealand in February 2023. Abhishek Sharma batted brilliantly in this match. He scored 84 runs in 35 balls. Batsman Abhishek hit five fours and sixes in the innings. Captain Surya Kumar Yadav scored 32 runs in 22 balls. Rinku played an inning of 44 runs in 20 balls and took the team to a big score.

For his authoritative opening act, Abhishek Sharma bags the Player of the Match award 🏅
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 21, 2026

The Indian team, which came to bat first after losing the toss, did not have a good start. Ishan Kishan scored 8 runs in 5 balls. Sanju Samson’s bat also could not do wonders. Shivam Dubey scored 9, Akshar Patel scored 5 runs. At the same time, Hardik Pandya scored only 25 runs in 16 balls.

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Shivam and Varun took two wickets each

New Zealand team’s batsman Mark Chapman, who came to chase the target, scored 39 runs in balls. Made a partnership of 79 runs for the fourth wicket. Rachin Ravindra scored one run while openers Devon and Christian Clarke could not even open their accounts. Daryl Mitchell scored 28 runs in 18 balls and captain Mitchell Santner scored 20 runs in 13 balls. Bowlers Varun Chakraborty and Shivam Dubey took two wickets each. Whereas Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh and Akshar Patel took one wicket each.