1st Twenty20 International, Christchurch, February 25, 2009, 11:30 AM
162/8(20ov)
166/3(18.5ov)
New Zealand beat India by 7 wickets
New Zealand Playing XI
| Ian Butler | Bowler |
| Brendon McCullum † | Wicket Keeper |
| Jacob Oram | All Rounder |
| Daniel Vettori (c) | All Rounder |
| Iain O'Brien | Bowler |
| Ross Taylor | Batsman |
| Nathan McCullum | Bowler |
| Jesse Ryder | All Rounder |
| Tim Southee | Bowler |
| Neil Broom | Batsman |
| Martin Guptill | Batsman |
India Playing XI
| Virender Sehwag | Batsman |
| Harbhajan Singh | Bowler |
| Zaheer Khan | Bowler |
| Yuvraj Singh | All Rounder |
| Gautam Gambhir | Batsman |
| Irfan Pathan | All Rounder |
| MS Dhoni (C) (c)† | Wicket Keeper |
| Suresh Raina | Batsman |
| Yusuf Pathan | All Rounder |
| Rohit Sharma | Batsman |
| Ishant Sharma | Bowler |