India vs New Zealand Highlights, 3rd T20I: The Indian cricket team, led by Suryakumar Yadav, chased down 154 in just 10 overs to win the third match of the five-match series by eight wickets and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. This win at the the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Stadium in Barsapara, Guwahati, on January 25 (Sunday) is one of the fastest chases of a 150 plus total in T20 history.
New Zealand in India, 5 T20I Series, 2026
India
155/2 (10.0)
New Zealand
153/9 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – 3rd T20I )
India beat New Zealand by 8 wickets
What happened in the 3rd T20I between IND and NZ at Guwahati?
Abhishek Sharma hit a 14-ball fifty, second fastest for an Indian, behind Yuvraj Singh’s 12-ball heroics of Durban. He was brilliantly supported by skipper Suryakumar Yadav, who also brought up back-to-back fifties for himself.
Sanju Samson continued to fail big time as he got out for a duck. Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma went berserk. But Ish Sodhi got the wicket of Ishan to bring Surya at the crease.
Earlier in the evening, India won the toss and opted to bowl first. Ravi Bishnoi, playing his first international game in 11 months got two wickets while Hardik Pandya, who pulled out a stunner off the bowling of Harshit Rana to send Devon Conway packing, got two wickets for himself as well, removing Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell. Jasprit Bumrah has the cherry on top for India, picking up 3/17 in his four overs.
India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I Playing 11
India Playing 11– Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana
New Zealand Playing 11– Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (captain), Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy.
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India scored 155/2 after 10 overs and beat New Zealand by 8 wickets
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Records that were broken in this game
60 balls left in the Indian innings is the most number of balls left to win a game chasing a total in excess of 150 against an ICC full member.
No team had chased a target against New Zealand inside the first 10 overs in T20Is
This is the 11th consecutive series win by India, the joint most alongside Pakistan in T20Is among ICC full members.
This is India's 10th T20I series win at home, the most by any team at home among ICC full members.
India- 155/2 after 10 overs, beat New Zealand- 153/9, by 8 wickets
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: India chase down 154 in just 10 overs, claim series
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Glenn Phillips is into the attack and he gets hit for a six by Surya, who was beaten on the first ball though. Surya moves to 49 and Abhishek gets a single to bring him back on the strike so that the captain can get a fifty and finish the game at the same time.
Four!! That would be the half century for SKY. Back-to-back fifties for the skipper and India are just three away from winning it in just 10 overs. And another four means that they have done it.
India have chased down 154 in just 10 overs. This unreal.
India Live Score 155/2 after 10 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: India dominate big time
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Two fours and a six in this over and that too without playing rash shots at all. If this is the sign of things to come, beware, be very very worried the other teams as India here are dominating big time.
India Live Score 139/2 after 9 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Surya-Abhishek toying with bowlers
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: The Indian batters are just toying around with the bowlers here. They have collected 17 runs from the Sodhi over and that too without breaking a sweat. Just unbelievable.
India Live Score 122/2 after 8 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Kiwis lose DRS, India bring up 100
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: DRS!! New Zealand have gone for the DRS, but the ball is missing the wicket, so they lose the review too. Meanwhile, 11 comes from the over and India have brought up their 100.
India Live Score 105/2 after 7 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Abhishek Sharma hits 2nd fastest fifty
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Four!! What a shot that is!! Just outrageous from Abhishek as he backs away towards the leg side and hits a perfectly nice good length ball for four over the circle on the off-side.
Six!! Man, if Abhishek's shot was outrageous, Surya's supla is just mesmerising. Gets a six over deep backward square leg.
Four!! Low full toss and hit over in field.
Six!! On the legs and Abhishek Sharma hits it over fine leg for a six to bring up a fifty in just 14 balls. This is the second fastest fifty by an Indian, behind the great Yuvraj Singh's 12-ball feat.
India Live Score 94/2 after 6 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Abhishek Sharma keeps hitting them around
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Wicket or no wicket, Abhishek Sharma keeps going as India collect 12 form the fifth over of the innings.
India Live Score 72/2 after 5 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Sodhi gets Ishan Kishan out
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Wicket!! Against the run of play, Ishan Kishan, after collecting a four, early in the over, gets caught in the same area by Mark Chapman off the bowling of Ish Sodhi.
India Live Score 60/2 after 4 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Non-Stop hitting from Ishan and Abhishek
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: And it's not stopping. This thing called the Indian attack, it keeps just mounting as Kishan and Abhishek collect 17 from the over.
India Live Score 49/1 after 3 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Kishan, Abhishek get going
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: It's the last match all over again. Rather, it is better than that given that India have not lost Abhishek. The duo collects 16 from this over as well.
India Live Score 32/1 after 2 overs
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Bowled him!! First ball on the money and Matt Henry gets the wicket of Sanju Samson. Ishan Kishan is beginning from where he left. He hits two sixes and a four and once again, despite losing a wicket off the very first ball, India are at the top.
India Live Score 16/1 after 1 over
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: India need 154 to win
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: The Indian team need 154 to win the game as they have restricted the Kiwis to only 153/4. Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Ravi Bishnoi were the stars for the Indian team, picking a total of seven wickets.
New Zealand Live Score 153/9 after 20 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Bumrah finishes with figures of 3/17
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Wicket!! And a wicket comes off the very first ball of teh 20th over. Bumrah is too hot to handle even for the likes of Santner. Overall, New Zealand got nine from the over and finished at 153/9. Bumrah, on the other hand, has finished with figures of 3/17.
New Zealand Live Score 153/9 after 20 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Nine runs from the 19th over
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Nine runs have come from the 19th over, and the best that New Zealand could do here is get to past the 150-run total or reach as close to 160 as possible.
New Zealand Live Score 144/8 after 19 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Jamieson cleaned up, Matt Henry run-out
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Bumrah is way too good for tailenders, and he proves that by cleaning up Kyle Jamieson on the very first ball. And right after that, Matt Henry, in an attempt to keep Mitchell Santner on the strike, gets run out.
New Zealand Live Score 135/8 after 18 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Good over for the Kiwis
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Finally, a decent enough over for the Kiwis here as they get 11 runs from it.
New Zealand Live Score 132/6 after 17 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Bishnoi has Phillips
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: As if the day was not going really great for Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi enters the same zone too. He now has the wicket of Phillips, who has been caught by Ishan Kishan. Bishnoi finishes his spell with figures of 2/18. This is like a dream mini-comeback for him.
New Zealand Live Score 121/6 after 16 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Second wicket for Pandya
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Hardik Pandya is into the attack, and he gets a wicket in his return over as well. This is great going for the all-rounder and not so for the Kiwis as they are five down now.
New Zealand Live Score 112/5 after 15 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Kuldeep remains wicketless
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Kuldeep Yadav remains wicketless, and he goes for 10 runs in this over as the Kiwis bring up their century.
New Zealand Live Score 107/4 after 14 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Rana into the attack
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Harshit Rana has been brought back into the attack, and now he has gone for 11 runs without a wicket in this over.
New Zealand Live Score 97/4 after 13 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Bishnoi gets Chapman
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Bishnoi is keeping things tight, not giving either the room enough to play the big shot, by squeezing the gap between bat and ball, or giving too much gap to be able to play the big shot with control. Playing with the googlies is what he is doing right now.
And the googly has him the wicket. Edged and sharply taken by Sanju Samson behind the stumps. Chapman's poor show throughout the series continues.
New Zealand Live Score 86/4 after 12 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: What a shot from Phillips!!
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: This was one of the most inventive shots in the game that Phillips played against Bumrah. He just bent his hips, went backwards and managed to pull it for a four. Still only seven from the over though.
New Zealand Live Score 82/3 after 11 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: The first 10 overs are done
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: And now it is Shivam Dube into the attack, and he too gets hit for more than 10 runs, in fact, 13 runs.
New Zealand Live Score 75/3 after 10 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Expensive from Kuldeep
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Kuldeep Yadav has turned out to be expensive in this over. He has been hit for two sixes and a four and conceded a total of 19 runs.
New Zealand Live Score 62/3 after 9 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Bishnoi keeps bowling well
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Ravi Bishnoi continues to remain brilliant here as he bowls yet another economical over, going for only four runs.
New Zealand Live Score 43/3 after 8 overs
IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Kuldeep into the attack
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: The powerplay is over, and therefore Kuldeep Yadav is into the attack now. He goes for just three runs to end his first over.
New Zealand Live Score 39/3 after 7 overs
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Jasprit Bumrah has started in a great fashion here. He castles Tim Seifert first ball to bring joy to the crowd at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati.
New Zealand Live Score 36/3 after 6 overs
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Oh what a beauty!! Jasprit Bumrah comes to bowl, and the first ball that he does is castling the most set New Zealand batter, Tim Seifert.
New Zealand Live Score 36/3 after 6 overs
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: Ravi Bishnoi, making a comeback into the Indian side after a gap of 11 months, is into the attack, and he will be bowling in the powerplay. This is brilliant bowling from Bishnoi as he goes for just a single run, while bowling in the powerplay.
New Zealand Live Score 33/2 after 5 overs