The India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team match scorecard for 2026 tells a dramatic year-long story: a historic ODI series loss, a dominant T20I series win, and a record-shattering World Cup Final triumph. Across three separate series – 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is, and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final – these two teams produced some of the most significant cricket of the year. Here is every scorecard, every key stat, and every turning point, all in one place.
Series Overview – India vs New Zealand 2026 at a Glance
The India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team met across three formats between January and March 2026, delivering contrasting results in each. New Zealand won the ODI series 2-1, becoming the first touring side to win an ODI series in India in history. India responded by winning the T20I series 4-1 before delivering the definitive statement in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final, posting 255/5 – the highest total ever in a T20 World Cup Final – and winning by 96 runs to become the first team to successfully defend the T20 World Cup title.
| Series | Format | Result | Venue |
| New Zealand Tour of India | 3 ODIs | NZ won 2-1 | Vadodara, Rajkot, Indore |
| New Zealand Tour of India | 5 T20Is | India won 4-1 | Nagpur, Raipur, Guwahati, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram |
| ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final | T20I | India won by 96 runs | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
ODI Series Scorecard – New Zealand Tour of India 2026
New Zealand’s historic first-ever ODI series win in India is one of the landmark results in 2026 cricket. Before this series, New Zealand had won just 8 of 39 ODIs on Indian soil – the worst win-loss record among all major touring nations facing India at home.
1st ODI – India won by 4 wickets | Vadodara, Jan 11
| Team | Score | Overs |
| New Zealand | 300/8 | 50 |
| India | 306/6 | 49 |
India won by 4 wickets (6 balls remaining)
- Virat Kohli – 93 off 91 balls (Player of the Match): steered India’s chase with calm authority.
- New Zealand’s 300/8 was anchored by Daryl Mitchell (131* off 111 balls) in a dominant display.y
- India’s controlled chase, finishing at 306/6 in 49 overs, relied on Kohli’s fluent strokeplay and sensible batting from KL Rahul (84) in a 142-run stand
2nd ODI – New Zealand won by 7 wickets | Rajkot, Jan 14
| Team | Score | Overs |
| India | 284/7 | 50 |
| New Zealand | 286/3 | 47.3 |
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New Zealand Won By 7 Wickets (15 Balls Remaining)
- This was New Zealand’s highest successful run chase in India (285), surpassing their 283 vs England in the 2023 World Cup
- Daryl Mitchell (131* again) became only the second batter in ODI history to score back-to-back 130+ scores in a bilateral series
- This win ended NZ’s 8-match ODI losing streak against India dating back to 2023
3rd ODI – New Zealand Won By 41 Runs | Indore, Jan 18
| Team | Score | Overs |
| New Zealand | 337/8 | 50 |
| India | 296 | 46 |
New Zealand won by 41 runs – Series: NZ 2-1
- Daryl Mitchell (137) + Glenn Phillips (106 off 88) – their 219-run 4th-wicket partnership was the second-highest partnership for the 4th wicket or lower against India in all ODIs
- Virat Kohli scored a magnificent 124, but India were bowled out for 296 in 46 overs, unable to overhaul NZ’s massive 337/8
- New Zealand sealed their first-ever ODI series win on Indian soil – ending a 37-year drought since 1988 and overcoming 7 consecutive series defeats
ODI Series Top Performers
| Player | Team | Runs | Best Score |
| Daryl Mitchell | NZ | 352 | 137 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 240 | 124 |
| Glenn Phillips | NZ | 150 | 106 |
Mitchell’s 352 runs are the highest by any New Zealand batter in a 3-match bilateral ODI series – surpassing Martin Guptill’s 330 runs in 2019.
T20I Series Scorecard – New Zealand Tour of India 2026
The India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team match scorecard across the T20I series showed a completely different India – aggressive, ruthless, and World Cup-ready. India used this 5-match series as their high-intensity tournament preparation, and it showed in every result.
Match-by-Match T20I Scores
| Match | Venue | India | NZ | Result |
| 1st T20I – Jan 21 | Nagpur | 238/7 | 190/7 | India won by 48 runs |
| 2nd T20I – Jan 23 | Raipur | 209/3 (15.2) | 208/6 | India won by 7 wickets |
| 3rd T20I – Jan 25 | Guwahati | 155/2 (10) | 153/9 | India won by 8 wickets |
| 4th T20I – Jan 28 | Visakhapatnam | 165 | 215/7 | NZ won by 50 runs |
| 5th T20I – Jan 31 | Thiruvananthapuram | 271/5 | 225 | India won by 46 runs |
Series: India won 4-1
5th T20I – India’s Series Statement | Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31
India’s 271/5 was their highest T20I total of the series and one of their biggest in any bilateral T20I format. Ishan Kishan smashed a blistering century off 42 balls – the fastest T20I hundred by an Indian batter – and Arshdeep Singh followed with a 5-wicket haul as New Zealand were bowled out for 225 in 19.4 overs. It wasn’t just a match win – it was a declaration of World Cup intent at full volume.
2nd T20I Key Moment – SKY Accelerates: Suryakumar Yadav’s 82 off 37 balls at Raipur, combined with Shivam Dube’s 36 off 18, was the defining partnership that swung the chase. India hunted down 209 in just 15.2 overs.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final – Full Scorecard
This is the definitive India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team match scorecard of 2026. At Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on March 8, India didn’t just win – they rewrote history.
Match Details
- Date: March 8, 2026
- Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Toss: New Zealand won, elected to field first
- Result: India won by 96 runs
- Player of the Match: Jasprit Bumrah
- Player of the Tournament: Sanju Samson
India Innings – 255/5 (20 Overs) | Run Rate: 12.75
India’s 255/5 is the highest total ever posted in a T20 World Cup Final – surpassing India’s own 176/4 from the 2024 Final against South Africa.
Batting Card
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Sanju Samson (wk) | c McConchie b Neesham | 89 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 193.47 |
| Abhishek Sharma | c Seifert b Ravindra | 52 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 247.62 |
| Ishan Kishan | c long-on b Neesham | 54 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 216.00 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | c Ravindra b Santner | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 138.46 |
| Hardik Pandya | c Santner b Santner | 26 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 173.33 |
| Tilak Varma | Not Out | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Shivam Dube | Not Out | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras | (w 8) | 8 | ||||
| TOTAL | 255/5 | 20 Overs |
Fall of Wickets – India
| Wicket | Score | Batter Out | Over |
| 1st | 98 | Abhishek Sharma | 7.1 |
| 2nd | 203 | Sanju Samson | 15.1 |
| 3rd | 204 | Ishan Kishan | 15.5 |
| 4th | 204 | Suryakumar Yadav | 15.6 |
| 5th | 226 | Hardik Pandya | 18.2 |
Three wickets fell in over 15-16 for just 1 run – but India had already built an unreachable fortress by that point.
Bowling – New Zealand
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ |
| Matt Henry | 4 | 49 | 1 | 12.25 |
| Jacob Duffy | 3 | 42 | 0 | 14.00 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 2 | 48 | 0 | 24.00 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 2 | 32 | 1 | 16.00 |
| James Neesham | 4 | 46 | 3 | 11.50 |
| Glenn Phillips | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
Lockie Ferguson’s economy of 24.00 in his 2 overs – conceding 48 runs – illustrated the complete destruction India’s batting inflicted on NZ’s pace attack.
Key Partnerships – India
| Partnership | Batters | Runs | Balls |
| 1st Wicket | Samson + Abhishek | 98 | ~45 |
| 2nd Wicket | Samson + Kishan | 105 | ~45 |
The Samson-Kishan 105-run 2nd-wicket stand was the biggest partnership of the final, built in under 8 overs and effectively ending the contest by the 15th over.
Match Timeline – India Innings
| Phase | Score | Key Moment |
| PP (Overs 1-6) | 92/0 | Zero wickets – most dominant powerplay in WC Final history |
| Over 7-10 | 134/1 | Abhishek falls at 52; Kishan enters, accelerates |
| Overs 11-15 | 203/1 | 100-run 2nd-wkt stand – match essentially over |
| Over 16-20 | 255/5 | 3 quick wickets; Dube and Tilak hold steady |
New Zealand Innings – 159/10 (19 Overs) | Run Rate: 8.36
Chasing 256 was always near-impossible, but New Zealand’s chase collapsed in the powerplay and never recovered. Bumrah’s 4/15 remains the best bowling figures by a fast bowler in a T20 World Cup Final.
Batting Card
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Tim Seifert (wk) | c Kishan b Varun | 52 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 200.00 |
| Finn Allen | c Tilak b Axar Patel | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Rachin Ravindra | c Kishan b Bumrah | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Glenn Phillips | b Axar Patel | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Mark Chapman | b Hardik Pandya | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c Kishan b Axar Patel | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 154.55 |
| Mitchell Santner (c) | b Bumrah | 43 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 122.86 |
| James Neesham | b Bumrah | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Matt Henry | b Bumrah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lockie Ferguson | Not Out | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Jacob Duffy | c Tilak b Abhishek | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 1, w 7) | 12 | ||||
| TOTAL | 159/10 | 19 Overs |
Mitchell Santner’s 43 off 35 was the only partnership of note – his 52-run stand with Daryl Mitchell was NZ’s best effort in a chase that required 256. Everything else was collapse and damage limitation.
Fall of Wickets – New Zealand
| Wicket | Score | Batter Out | Over |
| 1st | 31 | Finn Allen | 2.4 |
| 2nd | 32 | Rachin Ravindra | 3.1 |
| 3rd | 47 | Glenn Phillips | 4.5 |
| 4th | 70 | Mark Chapman | 7.4 |
| 5th | 72 | Tim Seifert | 8.1 |
| 6th | 124 | Daryl Mitchell | 12.5 |
| 7th | 141 | James Neesham | 15.3 |
| 8th | 141 | Matt Henry | 15.4 |
| 9th | 152 | Mitchell Santner | 17.3 |
| 10th | 159 | Jacob Duffy | 18.6 |
Five wickets had fallen by the 8th over – any hope of a record chase was extinguished by the halfway mark.
Bowling – India
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Hardik Pandya | 4 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Axar Patel | 3 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 3 | 39 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 |
Jasprit Bumrah’s 4/15 – his first-ever four-wicket haul in T20I cricket – made him only the second bowler after Ajantha Mendis (2012) to take a four-fer in a men’s T20 World Cup Final. He finished the tournament with 14 wickets at an economy rate of 6.21, the best economy across three T20 World Cups by any bowler who has played in multiple editions.
Advanced Match Stats – T20 WC Final
| Stat | India | New Zealand |
| Powerplay Score | 92/0 | 52/3 |
| Death Overs (16-20) | 69 runs | 35 runs |
| Run Rate | 12.75 | 8.36 |
| Boundaries (4s + 6s) | 35 (16+19) | 21 (11+10) |
| Highest Partnership | 105 (Samson-Kishan) | 52 (Santner-Mitchell) |
| Dot Ball % | ~32% | ~44% |
| Extras Conceded | 8 | 12 |
India’s powerplay of 92/0 – with zero wickets lost – is the most dominant powerplay performance in T20 World Cup Final history. New Zealand’s powerplay collapse (52/3) made any possibility of matching India’s total impossible from the first six overs. [Source: ESPNcricinfo, Al Jazeera]
Records Broken in India vs New Zealand 2026 Series
The India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team match scorecard across all formats in 2026 produced multiple records across batting, bowling, and team performance.
| Record | Player/Team | Details |
| Highest WC Final total | India | 255/5 – surpasses India’s own 176/4 (2024) |
| Most sixes in a T20 WC edition | Sanju Samson | 24 sixes – record for any batter in one WC |
| Highest score in T20 WC Final | Sanju Samson | 89 off 46 – highest individual score in any WC Final |
| Best bowling in WC Final (pace) | Jasprit Bumrah | 4/15 – best by a fast bowler in the WC Final |
| Most WC titles (men’s T20) | India | 3 titles (2007, 2024, 2026) |
| First team to defend T20 WC | India | Back-to-back champions |
| First ODI series win in India | New Zealand | First touring team to win an ODI series in India |
| NZ highest ODI series runs | Daryl Mitchell | 352 runs – highest by an NZ batter in a 3-match bilateral |
| Player of the Tournament | Sanju Samson | 321 tournament runs; highest-ever for India in one WC |
Head-to-Head Record – India vs New Zealand (Updated 2026)
| Format | India Wins | NZ Wins | No Result |
| ODI | 57 | 47 | 6 |
| T20I | 22 | 15 | 1 |
| Test | 22 | 13 | 16 |
Player of the Match – All Series
| Match | POTM | Performance |
| ODI 1 – Vadodara | Virat Kohli | 93 off 91 in winning chase |
| ODI 2 – Rajkot | Daryl Mitchell | 131* in 7-wkt win |
| ODI 3 – Indore | Daryl Mitchell | 137 in a 41-run win |
| T20I 5 – Thiruvananthapuram | Ishan Kishan | 103 off 42 + Arshdeep 5 wkts |
| T20 WC Final – Ahmedabad | Jasprit Bumrah | 4/15 (3.75 econ) |
Why This Series Matters – Historical Significance
Two moments from the 2026 India vs New Zealand encounters will be debated and discussed for years. New Zealand’s ODI series win snapped a 37-year bilateral drought in India, building on their historic 3-0 Test series win of late 2024 – proof that the Blackcaps have evolved into a genuine all-conditions, all-format team. But India reclaimed the narrative with the most emphatic answer available: a World Cup title won on home soil, becoming the first country in cricket history to defend the T20 World Cup, and Sanju Samson going from a recalled, doubted selection to the Player of the Tournament with 321 runs in one of the most remarkable personal comebacks in Indian cricket. [Source: BBC Sport, Olympics.com]
Frequently Asked Questions
India scored 255/5 in 20 overs and bowled New Zealand out for 159 in 19 overs, winning by 96 runs at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on March 8, 2026.
New Zealand won the 3-match ODI series 2-1, becoming the first touring side to win an ODI series in India – ending a 37-year drought on Indian soil.
Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) was the leading run-scorer with 352 runs in 3 matches, including consecutive scores of 131* and 137 – a record for any New Zealand batter in a 3-match bilateral ODI series.
Bumrah took 4 wickets for 15 runs in 4 overs (economy: 3.75) – the best bowling figures by a fast bowler in a T20 World Cup Final. He finished the tournament as the joint-leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets at an economy of 6.21.
India scored 92/0 in the powerplay – zero wickets lost – the most dominant powerplay performance in T20 World Cup Final history.
India won the 5-match T20I series 4-1. India’s highest score in the series was 271/5 in the 5th T20I at Thiruvananthapuram, anchored by Ishan Kishan’s 103 off 42 balls.
Sanju Samson scored 89 off 46 balls – the highest individual score in any T20 World Cup Final – with 7 fours and 4 sixes, at a strike rate of 193.47. He was named Player of the Tournament with 321 runs in the edition.
India broke multiple records: highest T20 WC Final total (255/5), largest winning margin in a T20 WC Final (96 runs), first team to defend the T20 World Cup title, and third T20 World Cup title overall – making India the most successful team in men’s T20 WC history.
India’s 2nd-wicket stand between Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan – 105 runs off approximately 45 balls (Overs 7.2 to 15.1) – was the highest partnership of the Final and the match-defining moment of the entire contest.