Three Twenty20 matches will pit the New Zealand Cricket Team against India, with the second match scheduled for Sunday, January 29, 2023. At the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, the match will begin at 7:00 p.m.
where the toss will be taken at 6:30 p.m., just before the first 30 minutes of the game. Hardik Pandya will lead the Indian group in the match, while Mitchell Santner will lead the New Zealand group. India and New Zealand last played in a T20I and ODI series in November 2022.
During the series, India played three T20I and three ODI matches in New Zealand. In three matches, two of which were abandoned due to rain, India prevailed in the Twenty20 series by a score of 1-0. The New Zealand team won the ODI series by a score of 1-0 after those three matches.
The rain forced the cancellation of the remaining two matches. New Zealand will play three ODI and three T20 series matches in India in 2023. On Friday, January 27, 2023, at the Ranchi JSCA International Stadium Complex, India and the New Zealand Cricket Team will play the first of three Twenty20 matches.
India chose to bowl first in the first Twenty20 match after winning the toss. The play will begin at 7:00 p.m. The New Zealand team started with the bat after winning the toss and had a poor start. However, in the end, the New Zealand batsmen performed admirably, achieving 176 runs in 20 overs and 6 overs, respectively.
Washington Sundar took two wickets as India’s bowler. After the Indian team began to bat poorly and all of the wickets fell, Washington Sundar scored the most runs in the Indian team’s innings, scoring 50 runs in 28 balls. India scored 155/9 in 20 overs. New Zealand won the first Twenty20 match by 21 runs.
The broadcasting team India’s official broadcast rights are held by Star Sports; Cricket’s home tournament. Cricket fans can only watch matches between India and New Zealand on Star Sports Network, but they can also watch the matches live on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.
| Country | Ind vs NZ 2023 Broadcasting Channels |
| India | Star Sports Network and Disney Hotstar |
| Pakistan | PTV and Ten Sports |
| Sri Lanka | SLRC (Channel Eye) |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV |
| Afghanistan | Ariana TV |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| New Zealand | Sky Sports |
| South Africa | SuperSport Network |
| USA | Willow TV |
| Canada | Yupp TV |
| UK | Sky Sports |
