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

Varun Chakaravarthy to Chapman, out Caught by Abhishek Sharma!! Chapman holes out. On a length on middle, Chapman comes down the track to loft, doesn't time it and it's straight up in the air, Abhishek comes in and takes it easily at long-on. Judged it well. Chapman had to keep going with the asking rate so high. Chapman c Abhishek Sharma b Varun Chakaravarthy 39(24) [4s-4 6s-2]

Varun Chakaravarthy to Chapman, no run, slower and wider outside off, Chapman shuffles across and cuts straight to the fielder at extra-cover, wanted to go over the leg-side first

Varun Chakaravarthy to Chapman, SIX, Chapman gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes this over wide long-on. It's tossed up full outside off, Chapman comes down the track and launches it miles

Axar to Chapman, FOUR, nicely done. Full and outside the leg-stump, Chapman gets forward and whips that so hard, beats deep mid-wicket to his right. That again raced off the bat

Axar to Chapman, no run, flat back of a length outside off, Chapman goes on the back foot and cuts it hard and straight to extra-cover

Varun Chakaravarthy to Chapman, 1 run, good length on middle, Chapman backs away and cuts, finds sweeper cover and Ishan keeps it to one

Shivam Dube to Chapman, no run, dug in short on the stumps, Chapman comes down the track to forehand, it's a thin toe-end and Samson dives forward to take it, but it's on the half-volley

Shivam Dube to Chapman, SIX, dug in short, slower and Chapman now smashes this flat over deep mid-wicket, sat up and Chapman is so strong

Shivam Dube to Chapman, 1 run, Chapman comes down the track and takes it on a short of length, pulls one bounce to long-on, again hit hard

Bumrah to Chapman, FOUR, slower-ball off-cutter and on a short of length on middle, Chapman goes on the back foot and pulls it wide of Rinku at deep square-leg, it speeds off the bat and races away

Bumrah to Chapman, no run, seam-up and fires the full delivery at the legs of Chapman who comes down the track and flicks to mid-wicket

Bumrah to Chapman, 1 run, short of length and outside the leg-stump, off-pace, Chapman swivels to pull, doesn't time it, finds deep square-leg

Bumrah to Chapman, 1 run, dropped by Rinku at deep backward square-leg. It's a slower-ball off-cutter and outside the leg-stump, Chapman is early into the flick, thick leading-edge and Rinku drops it, hits his right collarbone and then he attempts to grab at it on the rebound, fails to get his hands around it

Shivam Dube to Chapman, 1 run, short of length on middle, Chapman goes on the back foot and short-arm jabs it to deep backward square-leg

Varun Chakaravarthy to Chapman, 2 runs, full outside off, Chapman gets forward to drive and wide of extra-cover, Ishan runs around from long-off and he cuts it off to his right

Varun Chakaravarthy to Chapman, FOUR, wide good length outside off, Chapman backs away outside the leg-stump, then reaches for it to slash, the thick top-edge flies wide of short third man, well wide of the man

Varun Chakaravarthy to Chapman, no run, good length and flat on middle, Chapman goes on the back foot and turns it to mid-wicket

Varun Chakaravarthy to Chapman, 1 run, short of length and no turn outside off, Chapman goes on the back foot and punches it one bounce to long-off, again quick hands

Axar to Chapman, 1 run, short and down leg, Chapman goes on the back foot and pulls straight to the fielder at deep backward square-leg

Axar to Chapman, 1 run, quicker good length on middle, Chapman goes on the back foot and flicks to deep mid-wicket

Axar to Chapman, FOUR, superb batting. Chapman comes down the track and is not to the pitch of the ball, this is dragged down, but he shovels this over mid-wicket, fast hands and flies over the man

Axar to Chapman, wide, Samson appeals for a caught behind and the ump signals wide. Samson convinces SKY to take the review. He is totally convinced. Nothing on UltraEdge and India lose both their reviews. It's short and down leg, Chapman goes on the back foot to pull and the ball is under the glove and nothing on it. Poor review that. And Samson was so confident as well

Axar to Chapman, no run, flat good length on off, Chapman goes on the back foot to cut, mistimes it to cover

Varun Chakaravarthy to Chapman, no run, nicely bowled. It's tossed up full outside off, Chapman gets forward to defend for the turn, it slides past the outside-edge as it goes straight, lovely bowling. Yet another batter not picking which way Varun Chakaravarthy is turning the ball or not turning it

Varun Chakaravarthy to Chapman, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Chapman goes on the back foot and pulls to long-on