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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

IND vs NZ Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report

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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
55%
Batting Pitch
45%
Bowling Pitch

161
T20 Average Score

IND vs NZ (India vs New Zealand) Playing 11

India (IND) Possible Playing XI: 1. Sanju Samson(WK), 2. Abhishek Sharma, 3. Ishan Kishan(WK), 4. Suryakumar Yadav(C), 5. Shivam Dube, 6. Hardik Pandya, 7. Rinku Singh, 8. Harshit Rana, 9. Arshdeep Singh, 10. Kuldeep Yadav, 11. Varun Chakaravarthy

New Zealand (NZ) Possible Playing XI: 1. Devon Conway, 2. Tim Seifert(WK), 3. Rachin Ravindra, 4. Glenn Phillips, 5. Daryl Mitchell, 6. Mark Chapman, 7. Mitchell Santner(C), 8. Matt Henry, 9. Zak Foulkes, 10. Ish Sodhi, 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.

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

  • Ishan Kishan [76, 8, DNB, DNB, 4]
  • Varun Chakaravarthy [1W, 2W, 4W, 2W, 2W]
  • Suryakumar Yadav [82*, 32, 5, 12, 5]
  • Hardik Pandya [1W, (25, 1W), (63, 1W), 1W, 20]
  • Abhishek Sharma [0, 84, 34, 35, 17]

New Zealand (NZ) Key Players

  • Glenn Phillips [19, 78, 32*, 12, [13, 9]]
  • Daryl Mitchell [18, 28, 131*, 84, 119]
  • Devon Conway [19, 0, 16, 56, 64]
  • Jacob Duffy [1W, 2W, 0W, 3W, 3W]
  • Rachin Ravindra [44, 0W, [144*, (22, 6W)]]
  • Mitchell Santner [47*, (20*, 1W), 1W, (18*, 3W)]

IND vs NZ Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Glenn Phillips [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
  • Ishan Kishan [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Devon Conway [PTs: 0, CR: 9.5]
  • Rachin Ravindra [PTs: 94, CR: 9]
  • Suryakumar Yadav [PTs: 110, CR: 8.5]
  • Mitchell Santner [PTs: 117, CR: 9.5]
  • Hardik Pandya [PTs: 118, CR: 8]
  • Abhishek Sharma [PTs: 238, CR: 8]

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

You can watch IND vs NZ match Live Streaming and highlights on JioHotstar

IND vs NZ match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon

India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ) Squads

India (IND) Squad: Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Rinku Singh, Suryakumar Yadav(C), Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan(WK), Arshdeep Singh, Sanju Samson(WK), Ravi Bishnoi, 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, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner(C), Daryl Mitchell, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Robinson, Zak Foulkes, Bevon Jacobs

DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.

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