Updated: January 21, 2026 10:57 PM IST 
Team India got off to a flying start in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand in Nagpur on Wednesday. Suryakumar Yadav’s side hammered the visitors by 48 runs with world No. 1 T20I batter Abhishek Sharma hammering 84 off 35 balls with 8 sixes and Rinku Singh clobbering a 44 off 20 balls to power India to 238 for 7.
New Zealand were restricted to 190 with Shivam Dube claiming three wickets and Varun Chakravarthy picking up two wickets.
That’s all our coverage from first T20I between India and New Zealand in Nagpur on Wednesday. Thank you all for joining in.
India vs New Zealand 2026 1st T20 Match Live Scores: India beat New Zealand by 48 runs to go 1-0 up in the five-match series in Nagpur on Wednesday. World No. 1 T20I batter Abhishek Sharma smashed 84 off 35 balls with eight sixes while Rinku Singh chipped in with 44 off 20 balls to power India to a huge total of 238 for 7 after batting first.
India vs New Zealand 2026 1st T20 Match Live Scores: India and New Zealand have only faced off once in Nagpur in a T20I match in the past which the Black Caps won comfortably in the 2016 T20 World Cup as bowling out MS Dhoni’s Indian side for just 79. Can Suryakumar Yadav’s side exact revenge for the humiliation in the first T20I on Wednesday?
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