#NZvsIND : #ODIS

1st ODI : Eden Park : Auckland:

India lead 1-0.

Indian pacers earlier and then King Kohli sealed the victory for India. 

Eden Park, graced by a Virat Kohli special 💙

ODI King is becoming more and more aggressive..dangerous with every passing series. 

Many happy returns of the day, Champ! 🎂

A proper exhibition in the closing hours of Year 37. Keep singing your tune! -By Ravi S.

I am 38 going on 36. Oh la la! Ohhhh... 🎶😎 Virat Kohli

Indian Chase for 186 :

145/5 : 22.4 Ov : India won by 5 wickets.

Post rain D/L s Revised Target 143 off 32 Ov.

Rain stopped play: 54/1 : 10.5 Ov.

10 Ov : 49/1 : Shubman + Virat 

Disappointing start for Rohit Sharma fans 0 off 6 : 1/1 : 1 Ov.

New Zealand Batting: 

Excellent performance by Indian pacers to restrict hosts to 185/40.2 Ov.

Highest partnership of innings of 39 runs came from last pair.

Excellent fielding by Rohit Sharma to runout dangerous Daryl Mitchell. 

20 Ov : 95/4.

15 ov : 79/3.

45/2 : 10 Ov.

India playing with 4 genuine pacers, as opted to field. 

#NZvsIND : #T20IS

Shreyas Iyer & Co. continue their dominance on Kiwi soil in T20Is! 🇮🇳💙

Yet another T20I series win against New Zealand! 💥

A dramatic shift in India's T20I fortunes! 📉🇮🇳

India suffered just nine defeats in 68 T20Is between September 2023 and May 2026. However, since June 2026, the team has lost 10 of 24 matches under Shreyas Iyer's captaincy 😬

5th T20I:

4th T20I: 

India takes winning lead  3-0..!

3rd T20I:

🤯 A 35-ball ton from Abhishek Sharma has powered India to a series win over New Zealand!

It’s the fifth-fastest T20I century in a match between two Full Member nations, and the fastest of the lot is also held by Abhishek himself.

It’s his 11th T20 century, too. Incredible.

2nd T20I:

Two sensational finishing acts, four years apart. 

#INDvWI T20Is : 2-2 .

IND 🆚 WI | 5th T20I 👉 Bhuvneshwar Kumar is Back ..

*SERIES LEVEL AT 2-2. ONE MATCH WAS TO DECIDE IT ALL! 💥*

A blockbuster series decider with Bhuvneshwar Kumar making his T20I comeback after 1,425 days! 🔥

🇮🇳 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shivam Dube come in for Mayank Yadav and Nitish Kumar Reddy 

🌴 : Unchanged.

As it happened: 

Handshake at 2-2 for the Series, due to 🌧🌧🌧

10:21 pm cut off time : NO PLAY. 

🌴 : Target Undecided as 🌧🌧 continued.

🇮🇳 : Batting 1st : 9 Ov Match:

🌧 Rain stopped play  so no more batting for India. 🌧

7.4 Ov : 118/5 : 

Naman Dhir 24*(6) : 3x6s & 1x4.

Tilak Varma 7(6).

7 Ov : 108/4.

105/4 : 6.4 Ov : Naman : 6 4 6 1

6.1 : 88/4 :  Shreyas 22(14). Naman in.

6 Ov : 88/3 : Shreyas 22* + Tilak 3*.

5 Ov : 73/3.

4.1 : 66/3 : Samson 16(7).

4 Ov : 66/2.

3 Ov : 56/2.

Power play: 2.4 Ov : 46/2: 

Samson 1*(2) & Shreyas 1*(1).

Ishan 30(10) : 2x6s, 3x4s, Abhishek 6(4).

Hyderabad 4th T20I : 

It's 2-2 ..as India failed to chase .

🇮🇳 : 19.3  Ov : 223 All Down. 

Samson 56 off 23 , Tilak 43(25), Nitish 41(20) & Abhishek 29 (24) wasn't enough.Keemo Paul took 5 Wkts.

Shreyas Iyer  won the toss and India  BOWLed 1st. 

🇮🇳 - UNCHANGED from 3rd T20I

🌴 - Jewel Andrew & Romario Shepherd come into the Playing XI

At Indore, in 3rd T20I: 

India won by 14 runs. Lead 2-1 (5).

West Indies : 209/7 : 20 Ov.

15 Ov : 149/4 : Need 75 off 30.

82/3 : 9.4 Ov.

India 223 : 20 Ov.

200/7 : 17.4 Ov.

15 Ov: 174/6.

9.5  Ov : 124/4 : Abhishek 69 (30).

117/3 : Chase double strike, Shreyas 1.

Destructive start by India after Samson’s departure:

115/2 : 8.2 : Ishan Kishan 39(18).

Partnership 100* off 39 from 7/1.

100/1 : 7.2 Ov.

Power play 87/1 : 6 Overs. 

At Ranchi, in 2nd T20I: 1-1.

Incredible batting by West Indies. 

Do it in GRAND STYLE with 9 balls to spare.

252/4 : 18.3 Ov from 5/2.

West Indies chasing 250 to win: 

Six no. 20 by WI & Hope is 102* off 45.

Just 10 required of last 2 overs. 

Captain Shai Hope : 90*off 42. 

Arshdeep hit for 17 in 18th. 

WI need 27 off last 18 balls : 223/4.

Kuldeep hit for 24 off 17th Ov. 

Hope 88(40) , Shepherd 19(9)

WI need 51 off last 24 balls .

Kuldeep Yadav strikes to get rid of Dangerous Rutherford : Need 72 off 35.

Excellent counter-attacking Chase by West Indies, through Rutherford and Hope, after 3 wickets by Speedster Mayank Yadav.

170/3 : CRR 13  & RRR 11

: 100* partnership off 45.

152/3 : 12 Ov.  Need 98 off 48.

At Lucknow : India lead 1-0. 

Indian Chase : 

India do it in GRAND STYLE..with 

Shreyas 102* off 43 balls : Brilliant.

172/2 : 14.4 Ov.

Shreyas Iyer toyed with the West Indies bowling. 

Partnership 100* off 56 balls. 

10 Ov : 102/2 from 35/2.

Shreyas 45* + Ishan 25*.

West Indies Batted : Target for India 172.

Inspite of losing wickets, riding on aggressive 50s by Shai Hope and Rutherford West Indies made good score : 171 off 19.1 Ov.

Axar 2, Kuldeep Yadav 2 and Naman Dhir got 3 wickets. Arshdeep and Mayank 1 each.

Excellent catch by Ishan Kishan:

3 Times for Naman Dhir : Hit for a Six and Wicket on next ball. 😅

107/4 : 11.4 Ov : Shai Hope falls on 52 off 37 to Naman Dhir , the debutant Off Spinner. 

India won the toss and elected to bowl in the 1st T20I.

Here's a look at the Playing XIs 🙌:

Welcome to T20Is, Naman Dhir! 🇮🇳 ✨