India won by 46 runs
| event | New Zealand in India T20I Series |
| this match | T20I |
| starts (venue) | Saturday, 31 Jan 2026,19:00 |
| starts (GMT) | Saturday, 31 Jan 2026,13:30 |
| Toss | India won the toss and chose to Batting |
| country | India |
| city | Thiruvananthapuram |
| venue | Greenfield International Stadium |
| umpire | Jayaraman Madanagopal Nitin Menon |
| tv umpire | KN Ananthapadmanabhan |
| referee | Javagal Srinath |
