Venue: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur RaipurMatch coverage has started! Live updates will appear here.This live blog is AI generated.Conway Finishes First Over with a Flourish! | New Zealand – 18/0 (1.0)January 23, 2026 7:04 pmDevon Conway ends the first over with a superb boundary, showcasing aggressive intent from the start. He has been instrumental in New Zealand scoring 18 runs in the first over.Conway’s Explosive Start: Six! | New Zealand – 14/0 (0.5)January 23, 2026 7:04 pmDevon Conway launches a massive six, adding to his quickfire start and putting immediate pressure on the Indian bowlers. He’s looking dangerous early on.Conway’s Consecutive Fours | New Zealand – 8/0 (0.3)January 23, 2026 7:02 pmDevon Conway is off to a flyer! He smashes another boundary, making it two in two deliveries. This aggressive start is putting immediate pressure on Arshdeep Singh and the Indian bowlers.Conway’s First Boundary! | New Zealand – 4/0 (0.2)January 23, 2026 7:01 pmDevon Conway gets New Zealand off the mark with a superb boundary, finding the gap and sending the ball racing to the fence. A confident start to the innings.First Ball of the Match! | New Zealand – 0/0 (0.1)January 23, 2026 7:01 pmArshdeep Singh bowls the first ball of the innings to Devon Conway, who plays it defensively, resulting in no runs. The match has officially begun!Squads Revealed for India vs New Zealand!January 23, 2026 6:57 pmThe highly anticipated squads for today’s clash are out! India will feature Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, and Varun Chakravarthy. New Zealand’s lineup includes Devon Conway, Tim Seifert, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, and Zakary Foulkes. Both teams look strong and ready for action!India Wins Toss, Elects to Bowl FirstJanuary 23, 2026 6:56 pmIndia won the toss and decided to bowl first, setting the stage for an exciting encounter. The captain’s decision indicates a strategy to utilize early pitch conditions and put the opposition under pressure from the start.
