1st T20I, India vs New Zealand Live Cricket Score: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the first IND vs NZ T20 from the Westpact Stadium in Wellington. After clinching the five match One-Day International (ODI) series, a confident India will aim to carry the momentum to the three match Twenty20 International (T20I) series when they face New Zealand in the opening match at the Westpac Stadium on Wednesday. In the ODIs, India comprehensively outplayed the hosts to clinch the series 4-1. India looked out of sorts only in Hamilton but they bounced back in style in the last match and will aim to carry the momentum to the shortest format with some more promising players joining the squad. 

India vs New Zealand 1st T20I: When and where to watch

11.43 IST: New Zealand women (159/4) beat India women (136) by 23 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Mandhana 58, Lea Tahuhu 3/20

11.33 IST: And, Harmanpreet Kaur falls for 17. India staring at a defeat in the first women's T20I of the three-match series.

11.32 IST: The Indian men's team has already reached the Westpac Stadium and are now waiting for the match to get over.

11.31 IST: India started off really well with Smriti Mandhana smashing the fastest T20I fifty by an Indian woman but once she fell, the visitors lost wickets in a flurry and now staring at a steep task.

11.30 IST: Currently, the Indian women's team is playing against the White Ferns. India need 38 runs from 18 balls with four wickets in hand but the good thing is skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is still at the crease.

11.26 IST: The conditions in Wellington are fantastic for swing bowling with little moisture and cloudy skies all around.

Brief Preview: India have hit the homestretch of a memorable three-month tour and the rampant visitors will be fancying another series win when they clash with under pressure hosts New Zealand in the opening T20 International here on Wednesday. While regular skipper Virat Kohli is getting the much-needed rest, the Rohit Sharma-led squad will be hoping it has enough left in the tank to record a maiden T20 series win in New Zealand, following a record 4-1 result in ODIs and a historic tour of Australia. (Read full preview here)