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January 2026 gave us one of the busiest India-New Zealand months in years. Three ODIs, five T20Is, then a World Cup final in March. Two different results, two different stories.
New Zealand won a bilateral ODI series in India for the first time ever. India came back and took the T20Is 4-1. Then, in Ahmedabad, India beat the same New Zealand side by 96 runs to lift a third T20 World Cup title.
This page has every scorecard, every result, and the full head-to-head picture, updated after the World Cup final.
New Zealand National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard (2026 Overview)
India vs New Zealand 2026 Fixtures
New Zealand toured India from January 11 to 31, 2026, for three ODIs and five T20Is. The two sides then met again on March 8, 2026, in the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Series played in 2026
- ODI series: New Zealand tour of India, January 11-18
- T20I series: New Zealand tour of India, January 21-31
- ICC event: 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final, March 8
Total matches: 9 (3 ODIs, 5 T20Is, 1 T20 World Cup final)
ODI results: New Zealand won the series 2-1. Their first-ever bilateral ODI series win on Indian soil.
T20I results: India won the series 4-1.
ICC tournament meeting: India beat New Zealand by 96 runs in the T20 World Cup final.
Quick Summary Table
| Series/Match | Result |
|---|---|
| ODI Series (3 matches) | New Zealand won 2-1 |
| T20I Series (5 matches) | India won 4-1 |
| T20 World Cup 2026 Final | India won by 96 runs |
India vs New Zealand ODI Series 2026 Scorecard
1st ODI – New Zealand vs India Match Scorecard
Match summary: Played at Vadodara on January 11, 2026. India chased down 301 with five balls to spare.
Toss: India won the toss and elected to field first.
Venue: Vadodara, the opening match of New Zealand’s tour.
Result: New Zealand 300/8 (50 overs) lost to India 306/6 (49 overs). India won by 4 wickets.
Batting scorecard highlights: Virat Kohli anchored the chase with 93, sharing crucial stands with Shubman Gill and KL Rahul, who finished unbeaten on 29. Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls both scored fifties in the New Zealand innings, with Kristian Clarke, on ODI debut, adding a handy 24 down the order.
Bowling scorecard: New Zealand struck three times in 13 balls late on, removing Kohli, Jadeja and Iyer in a row, but India had already done enough.
Fall of wickets, New Zealand: wickets fell steadily through the middle overs, with the innings closing at 300/8.
Player of the Match: Virat Kohli.
Match highlights: Gill and Kohli’s half-centuries set up the chase. New Zealand’s Kristian Clarke made his ODI debut in this game.
2nd ODI – India vs New Zealand Match Scorecard
Match summary: Played at the Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot, on January 14, 2026. New Zealand leveled the series with room to spare.
Toss and innings summary: India batted first and posted 284/7 in 50 overs. New Zealand chased it down in 47.3 overs for the loss of three wickets.
Result: New Zealand won by 7 wickets.
Batting scorecard: Daryl Mitchell was the difference. His unbeaten 131 carried the chase from start to finish.
Player of the Match: Daryl Mitchell.
Match highlights: The win leveled the three-match series at 1-1 and set up a series decider in Indore four days later.
3rd ODI – New Zealand vs India Match Scorecard
Match result: New Zealand 337/8 beat India 296 (46 overs). New Zealand won by 41 runs at Holkar Stadium, Indore, on January 18, 2026.
Complete scorecard: New Zealand batted first and put up 337/8, built around Daryl Mitchell’s 137 off 131 balls and Glenn Phillips’ 106 off 88. Arshdeep Singh (3/63) and Harshit Rana (3/84) were the pick of the India bowlers. In reply, India got to 296 in 46 overs. Kohli scored a century and put on 99 for the seventh wicket with Nitish Rana, but it wasn’t enough once four wickets fell inside 13 overs.
Match statistics: This was ODI number 4939. Daryl Mitchell went past Kohli during the series to become the top-ranked men’s ODI batter in the world.
Key moments: The Mitchell-Phillips stand did the early damage. India’s chase never found the momentum it needed after the middle-over collapse.
Series winner: New Zealand, 2-1. Their first-ever ODI series win in India.
Player of the Match: Daryl Mitchell, 137 off 131.
Player of the Series: Daryl Mitchell, 352 runs across the three ODIs.
India vs New Zealand ODI Series Results 2026
| Match | Venue | Winner | Margin | Player of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI | Vadodara | India | 4 wickets | Virat Kohli |
| 2nd ODI | Rajkot | New Zealand | 7 wickets | Daryl Mitchell |
| 3rd ODI | Indore | New Zealand | 41 runs | Daryl Mitchell |
Most runs in the series: Virat Kohli, 240. Most wickets: Harshit Rana, 6.
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India vs New Zealand T20I Series 2026 Match Scorecard
1st T20I Scorecard
Toss: New Zealand won the toss and chose to field first.
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur, January 21, 2026.
Innings summary: India 238/7 in 20 overs. New Zealand 190/7 in reply. India won by 48 runs.
Batting card: Abhishek Sharma blitzed 84 off 35 balls, reaching fifty in just 22 deliveries with 4 fours and 8 sixes. Rinku Singh finished unbeaten on 44 off 20 to push the total past 230. For New Zealand, Glenn Phillips fought back with 78 off 40 balls.
Fall of wickets, India: 1-18 (Samson), 2-27 (Kishan), 3-126 (Suryakumar Yadav), 4-149 (Abhishek Sharma), 5-166 (Dube), 6-185 (Hardik Pandya), 7-209 (Axar Patel).
Fall of wickets, New Zealand: 1-0 (Conway), 2-1 (Ravindra), 3-52 (Robinson), 4-131 (Phillips), 5-143 (Chapman), 6-189 (Mitchell), 7-189 (Clarke).
Bowling figures: Varun Chakravarthy and Shivam Dube took a wicket apiece, with Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel picking up one each.
Player of the Match: Abhishek Sharma, 84 off 35 and 2 catches.
Match highlights: India dropped two catches and fluffed a run-out chance, yet still won comfortably behind Abhishek Sharma’s power-hitting.
2nd T20I Scorecard
Venue: Raipur, January 23, 2026.
Innings summary: New Zealand 208/6 in 20 overs. India chased it down in just 15.2 overs, finishing on 209/3.
Result: India won by 7 wickets, with 28 balls to spare.
Match highlights: A dominant chase that put India 2-0 up in the series.
3rd T20I Scorecard
Venue: Guwahati, January 25, 2026.
Innings summary: New Zealand were held to 153/9. India chased it down in only 10 overs, finishing at 155/2.
Result: India won by 8 wickets, with 60 balls unused, one of the fastest T20I chases India has produced against New Zealand.
Match highlights: India completed the run-chase at nearly 16 an over, putting them 3-0 up with two games left.
4th T20I Scorecard
Venue: Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam, January 28, 2026.
Innings summary: New Zealand posted 215/7. India were bowled out for 165 in 18.4 overs.
Result: New Zealand won by 50 runs, their only win of the series and the margin that stopped a possible India whitewash.
Match highlights: After three straight defeats, New Zealand’s batting and bowling finally clicked together on a used Vizag surface.
5th T20I Scorecard
Toss and venue: Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, January 31, 2026.
Innings summary: India posted 271/5 in 20 overs, their third-highest T20I total. New Zealand were bowled out for 225 in 19.4 overs.
Batting card: Ishan Kishan smashed a maiden T20I century, 103 off 43 balls. Suryakumar Yadav made 63, Hardik Pandya 42. India hit 23 sixes in the innings, joint-most by any side in a T20I innings. Finn Allen replied with 80 off 38 for New Zealand, in vain.
Bowling figures: Arshdeep Singh took 5/51, Axar Patel 3/33.
Result: India won by 46 runs to seal the series 4-1.
Player of the Match: Ishan Kishan.
Match highlights: Kishan’s hundred came in India’s last official fixture before the T20 World Cup, a timely form boost heading into the tournament.
India vs New Zealand T20I Series Results 2026
| Match | Winner | Margin | Player of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st T20I | India | 48 runs | Abhishek Sharma |
| 2nd T20I | India | 7 wickets | — |
| 3rd T20I | India | 8 wickets | — |
| 4th T20I | New Zealand | 50 runs | — |
| 5th T20I | India | 46 runs | Ishan Kishan |
India won the series 4-1. Most runs: Suryakumar Yadav, 242. Most wickets: Arshdeep Singh, 8. Player of the Series: Suryakumar Yadav.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final – India vs New Zealand Match Scorecard
This is the match that mattered most. India had lost the ODI series to New Zealand in January. Seven weeks later, on the same soil, they beat them in a World Cup final that will get talked about for years.
Match details: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, Final.
Date: March 8, 2026.
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Attendance of 86,824, a record for a cricket final.
Toss: New Zealand won the toss and chose to field first.
India Innings scorecard: India put together 255/5 in 20 overs, the highest total ever posted in a T20 World Cup final. Sanju Samson led the charge with 89 off 46 balls, 8 sixes and 5 fours. Abhishek Sharma added a rapid 52 off 21. Ishan Kishan chipped in with 54 off 25. Suryakumar Yadav fell for a golden duck, but Shivam Dube’s unbeaten 26 off just 8 balls kept the total climbing late.
India were 203/1 after 15 overs and looked set to break 300 before James Neesham struck three times in the 16th over.
New Zealand Innings scorecard: Chasing 256, New Zealand were bowled out for 159 in 19 overs. Tim Seifert top-scored with 52, and Mitchell Santner made a fighting 43 down the order. Nobody else passed 20.
Bowling figures: Jasprit Bumrah was ruthless with 4/15. Axar Patel backed him up with 3/27.
Fall of wickets, New Zealand: 1-31 (Finn Allen, 2.4), 2-32 (Rachin Ravindra, 3.1), 3-47 (Glenn Phillips, 4.5), 4-70 (Mark Chapman, 7.4), 5-72 (Tim Seifert, 8.1), 6-124 (Daryl Mitchell, 12.5), 7-141 (James Neesham, 15.3), 8-141 (Matt Henry, 15.4), 9-152 (Mitchell Santner, 17.3), 10-159 (Jacob Duffy, 18.6).
Partnership summary: Samson and Abhishek put on 98 for the first wicket, the platform for everything that followed. New Zealand never built anything close to that in reply.
Player of the Match: Jasprit Bumrah.
Player of the Series: Sanju Samson.
Match result: India won by 96 runs, the biggest margin in T20 World Cup final history, beating the previous record of 36 runs held by West Indies since 2017.
Match statistics: India’s 255 is the highest score by any team in a T20 World Cup final, and was, at the time, the third-highest total in T20I history. The combined 414 runs scored in the match is the most ever in a T20 World Cup final. India became the first side to win three T20 World Cup titles, the first to successfully defend the trophy, and the first host nation to win it.
India reached the final by beating England by 7 runs in the semi-final at Wankhede Stadium on March 6, where Samson made 89 and Shivam Dube 43, chasing down Jacob Bethell’s 105. New Zealand got there by beating South Africa by nine wickets, powered by Finn Allen’s unbeaten century off just 33 balls, the fastest hundred in T20 World Cup history.
New Zealand National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard – All Results (2026)
| Date | Tournament | Format | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2026 | Bilateral series | ODI | India | Won by 4 wickets |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Bilateral series | ODI | New Zealand | Won by 7 wickets |
| Jan 18, 2026 | Bilateral series | ODI | New Zealand | Won by 41 runs |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Bilateral series | T20I | India | Won by 48 runs |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Bilateral series | T20I | India | Won by 7 wickets |
| Jan 25, 2026 | Bilateral series | T20I | India | Won by 8 wickets |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Bilateral series | T20I | New Zealand | Won by 50 runs |
| Jan 31, 2026 | Bilateral series | T20I | India | Won by 46 runs |
| Mar 8, 2026 | ICC T20 World Cup | Final | India | Won by 96 runs |
India vs New Zealand Head-to-Head Record (Updated After 2026)
Overall head-to-head: India and New Zealand have met 219 times across all three formats. India leads with 102 wins to New Zealand’s 79, with the rest drawn, tied, or with no result.
Tests: 65 meetings. India lead 22-16, with 27 matches drawn.
ODIs: India generally holds the historical edge, though New Zealand’s 2-1 win in January 2026 was their first-ever bilateral ODI series victory on Indian soil, ending decades of trying.
T20Is: India leads 17-11 from 31 meetings, with the rest no result. That tally includes the January 2026 series and the World Cup final.
ICC tournament record: The two sides have crossed paths repeatedly at ICC events, from the 2019 ODI World Cup semi-final, which New Zealand won, to India’s 70-run revenge win in the 2023 ODI World Cup semi-final in Mumbai.
T20 World Cup record: New Zealand won all three prior meetings, in 2007, 2016, and 2021. India finally broke through in 2026, winning the final by 96 runs. New Zealand still leads that particular head-to-head 3-1.
Highest Run Scorers in India vs New Zealand Matches (2026)
| Player | Matches | Runs | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 3 | 240 | ODI |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 5 | 242 | T20I |
| Daryl Mitchell | 3 | 352 | ODI |
| Sanju Samson | 1 | 89 | T20 World Cup Final |
| Ishan Kishan | 1 | 103 | T20I |
Daryl Mitchell’s 352 runs across three ODIs is the standout tally of the year, earning him Player of the Series honors for New Zealand.
Highest Wicket Takers in India vs New Zealand Matches (2026)
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Best Bowling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 5 | 8 | 5/51 |
| Harshit Rana | 3 | 6 | 3/84 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 1 | 4 | 4/15 |
| Axar Patel | 6 | 6 (combined) | 3/27 |
Arshdeep Singh’s 5-wicket haul in the fifth T20I, and Jasprit Bumrah’s 4/15 in the World Cup final, were the two standout bowling displays of the year against New Zealand.
Best Batting Performances in India vs New Zealand Matches (2026)
Top innings of the year:
- Sanju Samson, 89 off 46 (T20 World Cup Final)
- Daryl Mitchell, 137 off 131 (3rd ODI)
- Ishan Kishan, 103 off 43 (5th T20I)
- Glenn Phillips, 106 off 88 (3rd ODI)
- Daryl Mitchell, 131* (2nd ODI)
- Abhishek Sharma, 84 off 35 (1st T20I)
- Finn Allen, 80 off 38 (5th T20I)
- Virat Kohli, 93 (1st ODI)
Match-winning knocks: Mitchell’s 131* in the second ODI, Kishan’s century in the fifth T20I, and Samson’s 89 in the World Cup final all directly decided their matches.
Fastest fifty: Abhishek Sharma reached his in 22 balls in the first T20I.
Highest score: Daryl Mitchell’s 137 off 131 in the third ODI.
Best Bowling Performances in India vs New Zealand Matches (2026)
Best figures: Arshdeep Singh, 5/51, fifth T20I.
Five-wicket hauls: Arshdeep Singh, fifth T20I.
Most economical, high-impact spell: Jasprit Bumrah’s 4/15 in the World Cup final set the tone for New Zealand’s collapse.
Records Created During India vs New Zealand Matches in 2026
- Highest team total: India’s 271/5 in the fifth T20I, their third-highest T20I score ever.
- Highest T20 World Cup final total: India’s 255/5, the highest by any side in a World Cup final.
- Biggest T20 World Cup final margin: 96 runs, beating West Indies’ 36-run record from 2017.
- Most sixes in a T20I innings: India’s 23 sixes in the fifth T20I, joint-most ever in the format.
- Fastest fifty: Abhishek Sharma, 22 balls, first T20I.
- First bilateral ODI series win for New Zealand in India: achieved in January 2026, after decades of trying.
- First team to defend the T20 World Cup title: India, after also winning in 2024.
Venue-wise India vs New Zealand Match Scorecards (2026)
| Venue | Match | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vadodara | 1st ODI | India | Won by 4 wickets |
| Rajkot | 2nd ODI | New Zealand | Won by 7 wickets |
| Indore | 3rd ODI | New Zealand | Won by 41 runs |
| Nagpur | 1st T20I | India | Won by 48 runs |
| Raipur | 2nd T20I | India | Won by 7 wickets |
| Guwahati | 3rd T20I | India | Won by 8 wickets |
| Visakhapatnam | 4th T20I | New Zealand | Won by 50 runs |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 5th T20I | India | Won by 46 runs |
| Ahmedabad | T20 World Cup Final | India | Won by 96 runs |
Awards Won During India vs New Zealand Matches in 2026
Player of the Match, every game:
- 1st ODI: Virat Kohli
- 2nd ODI: Daryl Mitchell
- 3rd ODI: Daryl Mitchell
- 1st T20I: Abhishek Sharma
- 5th T20I: Ishan Kishan
- T20 World Cup Final: Jasprit Bumrah
Player of the Series:
- ODI series: Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand), 352 runs
- T20I series: Suryakumar Yadav (India), 242 runs
- T20 World Cup 2026: Sanju Samson (India)
Most runs: Daryl Mitchell (ODIs), Suryakumar Yadav (T20Is).
Most wickets: Harshit Rana (ODIs), Arshdeep Singh (T20Is).
Match Statistics Comparison
ODI series (3 matches) totals:
| Stat | India | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Series wins | 1 | 2 |
| Highest total | 306/6 | 337/8 |
| Top run scorer | Kohli, 240 | Mitchell, 352 |
| Top wicket taker | Rana, 6 | — |
T20I series (5 matches) totals:
| Stat | India | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Series wins | 4 | 1 |
| Highest total | 271/5 | 215/7 |
| Top run scorer | Suryakumar Yadav, 242 | — |
| Top wicket taker | Arshdeep Singh, 8 | — |
T20 World Cup Final:
| Stat | India | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 255/5 (20 ov) | 159 all out (19 ov) |
| Sixes | 8+ | fewer |
| Best bowling | Bumrah 4/15 | Neesham 3/46 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the India vs New Zealand ODI series in 2026?
New Zealand won the three-match ODI series 2-1, winning the second and third matches after India took the opener at Vadodara. It marked New Zealand’s first-ever bilateral ODI series win in India.
Where can I check the New Zealand National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team match scorecard?
Every scorecard from the 2026 ODI series, T20I series, and the T20 World Cup final is listed above, including toss results, innings totals, and player of the match awards.
Who scored the most runs in India vs New Zealand matches in 2026?
Daryl Mitchell scored 352 runs in the three ODIs alone. Suryakumar Yadav led India’s run charts in the T20I series with 242 runs.
Which player won the Player of the Series award?
Daryl Mitchell won it for the ODI series, and Suryakumar Yadav for the T20I series. Sanju Samson was named Player of the Tournament at the 2026 T20 World Cup.
What was the result of the India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2026 Final?
India beat New Zealand by 96 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on March 8, 2026, to win a record third T20 World Cup title.
Who took the most wickets in the India vs New Zealand series?
Harshit Rana led the wickets column in the ODIs with 6. Arshdeep Singh topped the T20I series with 8 wickets, and Jasprit Bumrah’s 4/15 was the standout spell of the World Cup final.
Which venue hosted the highest-scoring India vs New Zealand match in 2026?
The T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad produced the highest combined total, 414 runs, the most ever scored in a T20 World Cup final.
What was the biggest victory margin in India vs New Zealand matches during 2026?
India’s 96-run win in the T20 World Cup final was the biggest margin of the year, and the biggest in T20 World Cup final history.
