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New Zealand v India, 2nd T20I: India won by 4 wickets

New Zealand 180-5; our pre-match call 47%. India 181-6; our pre-match call 53%.

New Zealand v India T20I series 2026, 2nd T20I

India won by 4 wickets

Saturday 24 October 2026, 8:00pm NZDT (day/night)Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Prediction locked in 24th October, 05:57 UTCWhen we've said 50–55%, the favourite won 61 of 104

The sides

MeasureNew ZealandIndia
Rating19898th of 10123063rd of 101
Home advantage+150Rating points–Touring
XI caps696T20Is between the XI655T20Is between the XI
Top-seven average26.4T20I batting in New Zealand29.1T20I batting in New Zealand
Bowling average26.6Five main bowlers, T20Is26.4Five main bowlers, T20Is

When New Zealand bat

+0.60 an over
PowerplayOvers 1–6+0.56MiddleOvers 7–15+1.04DeathOvers 16–20−0.13

When India bat

+0.77 an over
PowerplayOvers 1–6+1.05MiddleOvers 7–15+0.69DeathOvers 16–20+0.57

First innings

168New Zealand bat first
193India bat first
171Par
161Average here since 2019, 15 innings
236Highest here, England 2025

New Zealand v India: Too close to call

India are 53% to win the 2nd T20I at Hagley Oval, New Zealand 47%. India lead the series 1–0.

Batting first, New Zealand would make about 168 and India 193, against a par of 171. First innings here since 2019 have averaged 161.

New Zealand have won 1 of their last 5 T20Is, India 2 of theirs.

What total is safe?

T20Is in New Zealand since 2019

First inningsDefended
Under 1508%1 of 13
150–16946%6 of 13
170–18973%11 of 15
190–20975%6 of 8
210+92%11 of 12

The case for New Zealand

Batting standout

Finn Allen

Finn Allen

359 runs in the last 10 T20Is. Career average 28.7, strike rate 170.

Bowling standout

The case for India

Batting standout

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer

280 runs in the last 10 T20Is. Career average 31.7, strike rate 141.

Bowling standout

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