New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first to provide the 247th occasion of New Zealand doing so in Twenty20 Internationals. It also provides the 26th occasion of New Zealand doing so against India.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first and conceded 238 runs in this game to provide the eighth occasion of New Zealand conceding 200 plus runs after inserting the opposition in Twenty20 Internationals. It also provided the second occasion of New Zealand conceding 200 plus runs after inserting India. New Zealand conceded 238 runs represents the most runs conceded against India after inserting.

Abhishek Sharma scored 84 in this game to provide the 107th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century in Twenty20 Internationals. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century in Twenty20 Internationals against New Zealand

Abhishek Sharma’s 84 in this game represents the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against New Zealand. It obliterated the previous highest scores of 80 by RG Sharma and S Dhawan at Delhi on 01 Nov 2017

Abhishek Sharma scored 84 in this game to provide the 98th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a half century in Twenty20 Internationals. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a half century in Twenty20 Internationals against New Zealand

Abhishek Sharma’s 84 in this game represents the highest individual score by an Indian opening batsman against New Zealand. It obliterated the previous highest scores of 80 by RG Sharma and S Dhawan at Delhi on 01 Nov 2017

Abhishek Sharma’s 84 in this game represents his seventh fifty as an opening batsman in Twenty20 Internationals and also as a batsman in Twenty20 Internationals.

Abhishek Sharma scored exact eight boundary sixes in his knock of 84 to become the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring exact eight boundary sixes in an innings in Twenty20 Internationals while scoring 50 plus runs He also became the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring exact eight boundary sixes in an innings against New Zealand in Twenty20 Internationals while scoring 50 plus runs

No	Player	Runs	6s	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	KL Rahul	89	8	1	v Sri Lanka	Indore	22 Dec 2017
2	SA Yadav	100	8	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Dec 2023
3	RG Sharma	121*	8	1	v Afghanistan	Bengaluru	17 Jan 2024
4	RG Sharma	92	8	1	v Australia	Gros Islet	24 Jun 2024
5	Abhishek Sharma	100	8	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Jul 2024
6	SV Samson	111	8	1	v Bangladesh	Hyderabad	12 Oct 2024
7	Abhishek Sharma	79	8	2	v England	Eden Gardens	22 Jan 2025
8	Abhishek Sharma	84	8	1	v New Zealand	Nagpur	21 Jan 2026

RG Sharma and Abhishek Sharma are the two Indian batsman to score exact eight boundary sixes on two or more occasions while scoring 50 plus runs. Abhishek Sharma hold the Indian record for scoring exact eight boundary sixes in an innings on three occasions while scoring 50 plus runs.

No	Player	Runs	6s	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RG Sharma	121*	8	1	v Afghanistan	Bengaluru	17 Jan 2024
2	RG Sharma	92	8	1	v Australia	Gros Islet	24 Jun 2024
1	Abhishek Sharma	100	8	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Jul 2024
2	Abhishek Sharma	79	8	2	v England	Eden Gardens	22 Jan 2025
3	Abhishek Sharma	84	8	1	v New Zealand	Nagpur	21 Jan 2026

SK Yadav was playing his 100th Twenty20 International to become the fourth Indian cricketer to appear in 100 plus Twenty20 Internationals. Others are – RG Sharma {159}, V Kohli {125} and HH Pandya {125}

India posted 238 for 7 in this game to provide the 44th occasion of India posting a total of 200 plus runs in Twenty20 Internationals. It also provides the fifth occasion of India posting a total of 200 plus runs in Twenty20 Internationals against New Zealand.

India’s 238 for 7 in this game represents the highest team total against New Zealand. The previous highest was 234 for 4 at Ahmedabad on 01 Feb 2023.

DP Convey was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the 31st occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman dismissed for zero in Twenty20 Internationals. It also provides the fourth occasion of New Zealand opening batsman dismissed for zero in Twenty20 Internationals against India

DP Convey collected “two ball duck” in this game to provide the 31st occasion of a New Zealand opening collecting “two ball duck in Twenty20 Internationals. It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand opening batsman collecting the ‘two ball duck” in Twenty20 Internationals against India

New Zealand capped KDC Clarke for this game. He became the 103rd cricketer to represent New Zealand in Twenty20 Internationals. He also became the fifth New Zealand cricketer to make his Twenty20 International debut against India.

KDC Clarke collected the first ball duck on his debut to become the tenth New Zealand batsman to collect the first ball duck on Twenty20 International debut. He also became the first New Zealand batsman to collect the first ball duck on Twenty20 International debut against India.

GD Philips scored 78 in this game to provide the 165th occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring a half century in Twenty20 Internationals. It also provides the 23rd occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring a half century in Twenty20 Internationals against India.

GD Philips’ 78 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 45th occasion of New Zealand batsman’s half century going in vain in Twenty20 Internationals. It also provides the eleventh occasion of New Zealand batsman’s half century going in vain in Twenty20 Internationals against India.

India won this game by 48 runs to post its 176th win in Twenty20 Internationals. It also represents its 13th win against New Zealand in Twenty20 Internationals.