IND vs NZ 3rd T20 Match Preview, Prediction, Team News & Expert Analysis - 3rd T20 Match

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IND vs NZ Match Previews and Cricket Tips

India vs New Zealand Cricket Match Previews

New Zealand tour of India, 2026

NZ 153/9 (20)

IND 155/2 (10)

India won by 8 wkts

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Abhishek Sharma* 682075340
Suryakumar Yadav572663219.23
BowlersOMRWECO
Mitchell Santner* 2028014
Glenn Phillips1016016

Last Wicket:Ishan Kishan c Chapman b Ish Sodhi 28(13) - 53/2 in 3.2 ov.

Today's Match Live Score

India vs New Zealand

New Zealand tour of India, 2026 — T20 — 3rd T20I
India won by 8 wkts

New Zealand — Innings 1 (153/9 in 20 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Devon Conway
c Hardik Pandya b Harshit Rana
120050
Tim Seifert (wk)
b Bumrah
121110109.09
Rachin Ravindra
c Ravi Bishnoi b Hardik Pandya
451080
Glenn Phillips
c Ishan Kishan b Ravi Bishnoi
484061120
Mark Chapman
c Samson b Ravi Bishnoi
322322139.13
Daryl Mitchell
c Ishan Kishan b Hardik Pandya
14811175
Mitchell Santner (c)
c Abhishek Sharma b Bumrah
271731158.82
Kyle Jamieson
b Bumrah
350060
Matt Henry
run out (Ishan Kishan/Bumrah)
1100100
Ish Sodhi
not out
250040
Jacob Duffy
not out
4300133.33
ExtrasLegByes: 4 | Wides: 1 | Total: 5
Total1539 wkts, 20 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Harshit Rana403518.8
Hardik Pandya302327.7
Ravi Bishnoi401824.5
Jasprit Bumrah401734.2
Kuldeep Yadav3032010.7
Shivam Dube2024012

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Conway & Seifert23
Ravindra & Seifert117
Phillips & Seifert2121
Phillips & Chapman5241
Phillips & Mitchell2616
Phillips & Santner03
Jamieson & Santner2013
Matt Henry & Santner12
Ish Sodhi & Santner109
Ish Sodhi & Jacob Duffy95

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Devon Conway0.32
2Rachin Ravindra1.413
3Tim Seifert5.134
4Mark Chapman11.686
5Daryl Mitchell14.4112
6Glenn Phillips15.1112
7Kyle Jamieson17.2132
8Matt Henry17.4134
9Mitchell Santner19.1144

India — Innings 2 (155/2 in 10 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Sanju Samson (wk)
b Matt Henry
01000
Abhishek Sharma
batting
682075340
Ishan Kishan
c Chapman b Ish Sodhi
281332215.38
Suryakumar Yadav (c)
batting
572663219.23
ExtrasWides: 2 | Total: 2
Total1552 wkts, 10 overs
Yet to BatShivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
BowlerOMRWEcon
Matt Henry2028114
Jacob Duffy2038019
Kyle Jamieson1017017
Ish Sodhi2028114
Mitchell Santner2028014
Glenn Phillips1016016

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Samson & Abhishek Sharma01
Ishan Kishan & Abhishek Sharma5319
Suryakumar Yadav & Abhishek Sharma10240

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Sanju Samson0.10
2Ishan Kishan3.253

IND vs NZ Match Prediction, New Zealand tour of India, 2026, India vs New Zealand Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

IND vs NZ (India vs New Zealand) Match Details

Match India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ)
League New Zealand tour of India, 2026
Date Sunday, 25th January 2026
Time 07:00 PM (IST) - 01:30 PM (GMT)

IND vs NZ Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

IND vs NZ Match Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, India.

IND vs NZ Pitch Report: The pitch in Guwahati is expected to be batting friendly and high scoring can be expected in this match. The fast bowlers may get some help in the beginning, but the bowlers may have a tough time, especially in the second innings as dew may play a vital role.

IND vs NZ Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Guwahati, IN will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 23°C on the match day with 35% humidity and 2.8 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

Barsapara Cricket Stadium Score Records:

Total matches: 7
Batting first won: 3
Bowling first won: 3
1st inn avg score: 161
2nd inn avg score: 153
Highest Total: 237/3
Lowest Total: 118/10
Highest Chased: 125/5
Lowest Defended: 119/6

Barsapara Cricket Stadium Pitch Favour

55%
Pace Bowling
45%
Spin Bowling
Barsapara Cricket Stadium Pitch Favour 55%
Batting Pitch
45%
Bowling Pitch

161
T20 Average Score

IND vs NZ (India vs New Zealand) Playing 11

India (IND) Confirmed Playing XI: 1. Sanju Samson(WK), 2. Ishan Kishan(WK), 3. Tilak Varma, 4. Suryakumar Yadav(C), 5. Shivam Dube, 6. Rinku Singh, 7. Hardik Pandya, 8. Axar Patel, 9. Arshdeep Singh, 10. Varun Chakaravarthy, 11. Jasprit Bumrah

New Zealand (NZ) Possible Playing XI: 1. Tim Seifert(WK), 2. Finn Allen(WK), 3. Rachin Ravindra, 4. Glenn Phillips, 5. Mark Chapman, 6. Daryl Mitchell, 7. Mitchell Santner(C), 8. James Neesham, 9. Matt Henry, 10. Lockie Ferguson, 11. Jacob Duffy

India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ) Match Preview

IND vs NZ Match Preview: India will take on New Zealand in New Zealand tour of India, 2026 on Sunday, 25 January 2026 at 07:00 PM IST at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, India.

Ishan Kishan

India (IND) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
  • Abhishek Sharma is having topmost good points in this series.

One-Down Batter

  • Ishan Kishan will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube will strengthen the middle order for India.
  • Suryakumar Yadav will lead the India as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Ishan Kishan will do the Wicket Keeping for India.

Spin Bowlers

  • Abhishek Sharma and Axar Patel will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
  • Abhishek Sharma is having topmost good points in this series.

Pace Bowlers

  • Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh will lead the pace attack of his team.

New Zealand (NZ) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Devon Conway and Tim Seifert will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.

One-Down Batter

  • Rachin Ravindra will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell will strengthen the middle order for New Zealand.
  • Mitchell Santner will lead the New Zealand as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder

Wicketkeeper

  • Tim Seifert will do the Wicket Keeping for New Zealand.

Spin Bowlers

  • Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra will take care of the spin bowling of his team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Matt Henry and Jacob Duffy will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

IND vs NZ Match Prediction: India looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, IND will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.

IND vs NZ New Zealand tour of India, 2026 Match Expert Advice: Abhishek Sharma will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Axar Patel will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

IND vs NZ Head to Head

IND vs NZ Head to Head Records: India vs New Zealand have faced each other in 27 matches in T20. Out of these 27 games, India have won 16 whereas New Zealand have won 10 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
IND16 Won
NZ10 Won

IND vs NZ Recent Forms

IND - W W NZ - L L

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Star Sports and JioHotstar.

IND vs NZ Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, Ishan Kishan is the best choice.
  4. Spinners may play major role on this pitch.

IND vs NZ Winning Prediction

  1. India team has the upper hand over New Zealand team. So try to pick more players from India

IND vs NZ Small League Must Picks:

IND - Abhishek Sharma [238 points], Axar Patel [215 points]
NZ - Matt Henry [205 points], Mitchell Santner [117 points]

IND vs NZ Grand League Risky Picks:

IND - Harshit Rana [0 points], Rinku Singh [0 points]
NZ - James Neesham [0 points], Bevon Jacobs [0 points]

IND vs NZ Death Over Bowlers:

IND - Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana
NZ - Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy

India (IND) Key Players

  • Jasprit Bumrah [0W, 1W, 3W, 0W, 2W]
  • Hardik Pandya [0W, 42, 2W, 1W]
  • Ishan Kishan [20, 103, 28, 76, 8]
  • Varun Chakaravarthy [1W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 4W]
  • Axar Patel [(14, 2W), 3W, 1W, (21, 1W)]
  • Suryakumar Yadav [84*, 63, 8, 57*, 82*]

New Zealand (NZ) Key Players

  • Rachin Ravindra [0W, 0W, 0W, 44, 0W]
  • Daryl Mitchell [DNB, 25*, 39*, 14, 18]
  • Jacob Duffy [1W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 1W]
  • Mitchell Santner [1W, 17*, 3W, 27, 47*]
  • Lockie Ferguson [1W, 2W, 3W, 1W, 2W]
  • Finn Allen [84*, 1, 36, 49, 101]
  • Glenn Phillips [1W, 42, 24, 48, 19]

IND vs NZ Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Hardik Pandya [PTs: 21, CR: 9]
  • Rachin Ravindra [PTs: 47, CR: 7.5]
  • Ishan Kishan [PTs: 52, CR: 8]
  • Mitchell Santner [PTs: 98, CR: 8.5]
  • Glenn Phillips [PTs: 163, CR: 8.5]
  • Suryakumar Yadav [PTs: 170, CR: 9]

IND vs NZ Injury / Unavailability

India Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

New Zealand Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

IND vs NZ Live Stream

Where can I see IND vs NZ Live Score?

You can see IND vs NZ Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.

IND vs NZ match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.

IND vs NZ Cricket Match Highlights

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India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ) Squads

India (IND) Squad: Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Rinku Singh, Suryakumar Yadav(C), Ishan Kishan(WK), Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson(WK), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Abhishek Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana

New Zealand (NZ) Squad: Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert(WK), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, James Neesham, Devon Conway(WK), Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi, Finn Allen(WK), Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner(C), Daryl Mitchell, Kyle Jamieson

IND vs NZ Experts Team

Small League (SL) Team
IND vs NZ SL Team

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