India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I, New Zealand tour of India, 2026 - Player Highlights

Santner to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, low full toss, Hardik drives down the ground to long-on and keeps strike

Santner to Rinku Singh, 1 run, flatter delivery on the leg stump, Rinku flicks to deep mid-wicket

Santner to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, pushed along the ground to deep cover

Santner to Hardik Pandya, SIX, now he advances and muscles this full delivery over the bowler's head for another maximum. He's in no mood to play Santner safely. Actually had to slightly reach out for the loft but he middled that so well

Santner to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, Hardik does not have a great strike-rate in T20s against Santner before this game and he's keen on changing that stat. Shortish delivery from Santner, Hardik slaps it over cover and gets four

Santner to Rinku Singh, 1 run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Rinku slices it to point

Santner to Hardik Pandya, no run, and again! Full delivery on the stumps, Hardik drills it hard but Santner stops this time

Santner to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, he loves attacking spin straightaway! Full delivery, Hardik steps out and absolutely muscles this straight. Literally killed the bowler and the ump - both managed to get out of the way

Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Tim Robinson!! This is the matchup battle that Santner has won again. He's got SKY for the fourth time in T20s. You would have to say that's another soft dismissal from India. Full delivery on the stumps, seemed like SKY didn't really go through fully with the loft. Hit it flatter, long-on ran in and dove full length forward at pace and took an excellent catch. Decent hand from the Indian captain. Suryakumar Yadav c Tim Robinson b Santner 32(22) [4s-4 6s-1]

Santner to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, this is high, but safe again. Santner firing this wide of off stump, Abhishek wanting the loft again, sliced it high. Rachin ran back from extra-cover, Robinson attacked from the deep but the ball split both fielders

Santner to Abhishek Sharma, wide, too wide of off stump

Santner to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, gee, this guy! Santner literally turned into a seamer there. He knows the yorker is his only option bowling close to the body. He tried, but just missed the mark and that's all Abhishek Sharma needed. Got under it, middled it and sent it soaring over long-on

Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, in the airrrr, doesn't carry to long-on! Teased SKY with a full ball on the stumps and got some turn, SKY wanted to loft down the ground, sliced it over extra-cover and escaped the mishit

Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, he wanted the big lofted inside out cover drive, luckily the inside edge escaped safely behind square

Santner to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, cut hard, man at backward point dives to the left and saves a certain four

Santner to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, misses the mark but Abhishek Sharma is a left-hand bat and it's easier for him to hit with the spin. Cleared the front leg away and smashed it high and handsome over square leg

Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, now waits and drives past cover for a single. Santner bowling really full, possibly to stop SKY from attempting the sweep - a shot he plays well

Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, no run, advances and yorks himself, digs it out to cover

Santner to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, quicker delivery on the stumps, Abhishek knocks it to mid-wicket