Watch the highlights of India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I 2026 - New Zealand tour of India 5-match Twenty20 international series of the 3rd T20I match played between New Zealand and India at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on 25th January 2026.
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| Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav were unstoppable © BCCI |
Hardik Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi's each two wickets and Jasprit Bumrah's 3 for 17 before Abhishek Sharma's whirlwind 14-ball fifty and Suryakumar Yadav's 25-ball unbeaten blazing half-century leads to India emphatic eight-wicket victory over New Zealand and took an unassailable 3-0 lead to seal the series in a one-sided game of the third T20I.
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- India chased 154 was their joint fifth highest successful run-chase against New Zealand in T20 internationals. The highest chase against New Zealand was 209 at Raipur earlier in this series' second T20I game.
- India's 60-ball spare win was their largest victory by terms of balls remaining against New Zealand in T20 international, previous biggest win by 28-balls spare win at Raipur earlier in this series' previous T20I match and the India's fourth biggest win by terms of balls remaining in T20Is, The biggest win by 93-balls spare win against UAE at Dubai (DICS) in the 2025 T20 Asia Cup.
- New Zealand's 36 for 3 was their second lowest powerplay total against India in T20 international (powerplay of 6-overs). Their lowest-powerplay-total against India was 30 for 5 at Ahmedabad in 2023.
- New Zealand's 75 for 3 was the 14th fewest runs after ten overs against India in T20 internationals. Their least-runs-after-ten-overs against India was 48 for 4 at Lucknow in 2023.
- 52 : Glenn Phillips and Mark Chapman set up the sixth highest fourth-wicket partnership for India against New Zealand in T20Is, The highest is 99-run stand between Tim Seifert and Ross Taylor at Mount Maunganui in 2020.
- New Zealand's 153 was their joint seventh highest score against India in India in T20 international, The highest is 208 at Raipur earlier in this series' previous T20I game.
- Sanju Samson became the second Indian opener to fall for a first-ball duck against New Zealand in T20Is after Abhishek Sharma fell first-ball at Raipur earlier in this series' previous T20I game.
- India's 50 off 19-balls - The fastest team fifty in T20 international cricket history.
- 53 : Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan set up the seventh highest second-wicket partnership for India against New Zealand in T20Is, The highest is 99-run stand between KL Rahul and Virat Kohli at Auckland in 2020.
- India's 94 for 2 was their second highest powerplay total in T20 international, The highest power-play-total was 95 for 1 against England at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the last year and It is the India's highest powerplay total against New Zealand in T20Is. Their previous highest-powerplay-total against New Zealand was 76 for 1 at Johannesburg in the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20.
- Abhishek Sharma hammered a 14-ball second fastest fifty by an Indian batsman in T20 international after Yuvraj Singh's 12-ball half-century against England at Durban in the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20 and the fastest fifty by an Indian batsman against New Zealand in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 21-ball half-century held by Ishan Kishan earlier in this series' previous T20I match.
- India's 100 off just 6.3-overs - Which was their joint fastest team 100 in T20 internationals. (where Ball-by-Ball data is available), jointly with their 39-ball team 100 against England at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the last year.
- Suryakumar Yadav equalled a 25-ball his joint eighth fastest fifty for India in T20 international and his second fastest fifty against New Zealand in T20Is after his 23-ball half-century at Raipur earlier in this series' second T20I game.
- 102* : Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav set up the second highest third-wicket partnership for India against New Zealand in T20 international, The highest is 122-run stand between Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav at Raipur earlier in this series' second T20I game and
- 102* : Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav set up the fifth highest any-wicket stand against New Zealand in T20Is, The highest is 158-run stand for the first-wicket between Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan at Delhi in 2017.
- The run-rate 15.30 of the 102-run stand between Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav, which came from just 6.4 overs. This is the joint third highest partnership by run-rate for India in T20Is (partnership of 100-plus), The highest is 16.04 run-rate for the second-wicket between Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma, who added 115 off 43-balls against England at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the last year.
- India's 155 for 2 was the sixth most runs after ten overs in T20Is, The highest most-runs-after-ten-overs was 167 by Turkey against Bulgaria at Sofia in the last year and India's previous most-runs-after-ten-over was 152 for 1 against Bangladesh at Hyderabad in 2024.
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* India registered to their 11th straight series or tournament win in T20Is as they restricted New Zealand to 153, and chase down the target with ten overs to spare.
New Zealand scored 153-9 in 20 overs with top scorer by Glenn Phillips cracked a 48 off 40-balls - who fell two-run short of his half-century - including 6-fours & a six.
Mark Chapman blasted a 32 off 23-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 139.13, Mitchell Santner hammered a 27 off 17-balls included 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 158.82.
Daryl Mitchell hit 14 off 8-balls including one-six & a four with strike rate of 175 and Tim Seifert scored 12 off 11-balls contained a four.
India best bowler by Jasprit Bumrah picked up 3-wickets, Ravi Bishnoi, Hardik Pandya both took 2-wickets and one for Harshit Rana.
India chase down the target of 154, finishing at 155 for 2 in 10 overs with top scorer by Abhishek Sharma hammered a 68 off 20-balls including 7-fours & 5-sixes with strike rate of 340.
Suryakumar Yadav blasted a unbeaten 57 off 26-balls including 6-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 219.23 and Ishan Kishan hammered a 28 off 13-balls contained 3-fours & 2-sixes with strike-rate of 215.38.
New Zealand best bowler by Matt Henry and Ish Sodhi each took one-wicket for their 2-overs.
Jasprit Bumrah named Player of the match for his excellent bowling to picked up 3-wickets for 17-runs in 4-overs with economy rate of 4.25.
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