Delhi: In the first T20 match against New Zealand, Team India created history by achieving a huge target of 226 runs. In the match played on Thursday, 22 October at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, India registered a thrilling victory by 6 wickets with 2 balls remaining. With this victory, the Indian team took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. In the match, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer and Naman Dheer performed brilliantly with the bat.

At the same time, Team India also made five big records in this match, about which we will mention.

1. India made its biggest run chase in T20 International

The Indian team achieved its biggest successful run chase in T20 International by achieving the target of 226 runs against New Zealand. Earlier, India had achieved the target of 209 runs twice in this format. Team India had achieved this feat against Australia in Visakhapatnam in 2023 and New Zealand in Raipur in 2026.

This time the Indian batsmen left all these records behind.

For the first time, India successfully achieved the target of more than 220 runs in T20 International.

2. Second highest successful run chase against New Zealand

India's successful run chase of 226 runs is also the second highest successful run chase against New Zealand in T20 International. Australia is at first place in this matter. Australia scored 245/5 while chasing the target of 244 runs against New Zealand in Auckland in 2018. The Kangaroo team had achieved this target in just 18.5 overs. Now India has secured second position in this special list by scoring 226 runs.

3. Naman Dheer broke Irfan Pathan's 17 year old record

Naman Dhir gave India a memorable victory in this match by scoring unbeaten 42 runs in just 15 balls. Naman, who came to bat at number 7, hit 5 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. His strike rate was 280.

With this, Naman became the player to play the biggest individual innings for India while batting at number 7 or below in the successful T20 International run chase. He broke the record of former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan, who had scored unbeaten 33 against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2009.

4. Sanju Samson scored more than 50 for the eighth time in a year

Sanju Samson played a brilliant inning of 67 runs in 33 balls against New Zealand.

This was his 11th half-century in T20 International and eighth score of more than 50 runs in the year 2026.

With this performance, Samson equaled Ishan Kishan. Ishaan has also scored 50 or more runs eight times in T20 International in 2026. Suryakumar Yadav is at first place in this list, who had achieved this feat 11 times in 2022. At the same time, Abhishek Sharma and Virat Kohli have scored more than 50 runs nine times each in a calendar year.

5. Sanju and Abhishek pair also made a record

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma laid the foundation of India's victory. Both added 93 runs for the first wicket in just 5.5 overs. This fast start helped India chase the big target.

This was the fifth opening partnership of more than 50 runs of Sanju and Abhishek in T20 International in the year 2026. With this, both of them equaled the record of the highest opening partnership of more than 50 runs for India in a calendar year.

Earlier, Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill had made such partnerships five times in 2025, while KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma had made such partnerships five times in 2021.