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IndiaOur pre-match model, 53% before the start
Called it
IND vs NZ Scorecard
New Zealand 208/6 (20 ov)
India 209/3 (15.2 ov)
Match info
- Match
- India vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I
- Series
- New Zealand Tour of India 2026
- Format
- T20I
- Date
- Friday, 23 January 2026
- Start
- 7:00 PM IST
- Venue
- Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur
- Result
- India won by 7 wickets
IND vs NZ Recent Form and Head to Head
WWNRWW
- WIND vs NZ21 Jan 2026 · India won by 48 runs
- WIND vs SA9 Dec 2025 · India won by 101 runs
- NRAUS vs IND8 Nov 2025 · No result due to rain
- WAUS vs IND6 Nov 2025 · India won by 48 runs
Head to head
IND 11 played0 NZ
- IND21 Jan 2026, 1st T20INew Zealand Tour of India 2026 · India won by 48 runs
IND vs NZ Team Records
Batting first and chasing
Batting first5/6 won
Chasing4/4 won
Average first-innings score179
Batting first4/4 won
Chasing2/4 won
Average first-innings score180
Last 10 T20 results with a result.
In New Zealand Tour of India 2026
2Won
2Lost
0No result
Average score281
2Won
2Lost
0No result
Average score278
IND vs NZ Pitch Report
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur
Runs have not come easily at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, where the bowlers usually find something in the surface.
Across the last 4 T20I matches here, the side batting first has averaged 121, with chasing teams averaging 114. Anything in the 115-130 range should make a competitive total. Setting a target has been the way to win here: teams batting first have won 3 of the last 4 decided games.
First-innings totals here have ranged from 62 to 152 in that time.
Toss call: bat first and put runs on the board.
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium Record
12T20 matches
150Avg 1st innings
133Avg 2nd innings
6Won batting first
6Won chasing
216Highest 1st inns
More New Zealand Tour of India 2026 matches
1st T20IResult
India won by 48 runs
3rd T20IResult
India won by 8 wickets
4th T20IResult
New Zealand won by 50 runs
3rd ODIResult
New Zealand won by 41 runs
5th T20IResult
India won by 46 runs
2nd ODIResult
New Zealand won by 7 wickets