During his 84-run knock, Abhishek hit eight huge sixes and five fours, helping his team win the match by 48 runs. He was also named Player of the Match for his brilliant batting performance.

'I don’t feel it’s high risk': Abhishek Sharma on his six-hitting approach in T20Is

India began their 2026 T20I season with a strong win, defeating New Zealand by 48 runs in the first match of the five-game series on Wednesday (Jan 21).

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The innings, however, lasted only four more ball which included another four as well. Eventually, Kishan was dismissed for 8 runs off 5 ball, hitting two boundaries, in his first international match since Novemver 2023.

IND vs NZ, 1st T20I: 'Starts with 4, out four balls later': Kishan fails in first international match for India since November 2023

With this milestone, Suryakumar joined the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya. Rohit has featured in 159 T20Is, while Kohli and Hardik have both played 125 matches. 

IND vs NZ, 1st T20I: Suryakumar joins Rohit, Virat in elite list as fourth Indian to achieve THIS milestone

Both India and New Zealand would have selection headaches heading into the series opener in Nagpur.

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Meet the top five Indian batters with the most sixes against New Zealand in T20Is. From Rohit Sharma’s power to Suryakumar Yadav’s flair, these players changed games with big hits and fearless batting.


Meet 5 Indian batters with most T20I sixes against New Zealand

The dress rehearsal series for the T20 World Cup gets underway on Wednesday in Nagpur.

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'I don’t feel it’s high risk': Abhishek Sharma on his six-hitting approach in T20Is

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Kishan fails in first international match for India since November 2023

Suryakumar joins Rohit, Virat in elite list as 4th Indian to achieve THIS feat

IND vs NZ 1st T20I: No Iyer? Kishan at 3. Check India’s predicted playing XI

Meet 5 Indian batters with most T20I sixes against New Zealand

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