India vs New Zealand Stats Preview - 3rd T20I, New Zealand tour of India 2026

IND vs NZ 3rd T20I will be played on January 25 [Source: BCCI, AyushKumar26865/X.com]

India face New Zealand in the third of the five T20I series at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, on January 25. Having won the first two matches of the series, the hosts go in with a chance to clinch the series, while the visitors aim to stay alive. The game will commence at 7 pm (IST).

IND vs NZ 3rd T20I Preview, New Zealand tour of India 2026.

India

India headed into the series after a disappointing ODI series loss and looked to bounce back and gain momentum ahead of the marquee T20 World Cup at home in February and March. A lot of fresh faces joined the camp, without the baggage of the ODIs and put on a show in Nagpur, scoring 238/7 and winning by 48 runs. They backed it up with another stellar win in Raipur to chase 209 in just 15.2 overs.

New Zealand

As things stand, the Kiwis are still missing out on a few of their starting players, who are caught up in T20 leagues and are expected to strengthen the existing squad as the World Cup approaches. There have been a few positives in the series, with the batting performances of Glenn Phillips and captain Mitchell Santner, while dew has affected the bowling.

Their main ambition remains to be in the optimal shape for the upcoming tournament, but after winning the Test and ODI series in India over the last 15 months, they will fight to stay in the series.

Top run-scorers in India vs New Zealand T20Is

(Only considering the current squads)

Suryakumar Yadav – 398 runs

The Indian skipper, who returned to form in the last match at Raipur, with 82*(37), is the leading run-scorer in IND-NZ T20I battles. He has a strike rate of 163.11 and has a century and two fifties to his name.

Tim Seifert – 346 runs

Tim Seifert recently joined the squad for the remainder of the T20Is and the upcoming tournament and straightaway looked in good touch. He has 346 runs in 12 innings against India, with a strike rate of 146.61 and three fifties.

Daryl Mitchell – 287 runs

The player of the series in the ODIs, Daryl Mitchell, has 287 runs against India in 16 T20I innings at a strike rate of 137.32 and a solitary fifty to his name.

Top wicket-takers in India vs New Zealand T20Is

(Only considering the current squads)

Ish Sodhi – 27 wickets

The Blackcaps’ leggie has 27 wickets in 22 innings against India in the shortest format. He has a bowling average of 21.92 and an economy rate of 7.89, with the best figures of 3/18.

Mitchell Santner – 19 wickets

The Kiwi skipper, Mitchell Santner, has picked up 19 wickets against India in 23 innings and has bowled at a miserly economy rate of 7.32 runs per over, with the best figures of 4/11. His bowling average is 30.84.

Jasprit Bumrah – 12 wickets

The Indian bowling spearhead has 12 wickets in 11 outings against New Zealand at an economy rate of 6.36 and the best figures of 3/12. His bowling average against the Kiwis is 21.75.

India key records

• India has won 1/4 T20I matches at the Barsapara Stadium. They have lost two, while one match has ended in a no result.
• In the current squad, Suryakumar Yadav has the most runs (100) for India at the venue in two innings, with a fifty to his name at a strike rate of 196.07.
• Among the bowlers, Arshdeep Singh has the most wickets in Guwahati. He has picked 3 wickets in two innings here.
• Suryakumar Yadav is the leading run-scorer in the series, with 114 runs at a strike rate of 193.22, including a knock of 82* in the last match.
• Shivam Dube is the joint leading wicket-taker of the series, with three scalps in two innings. He has dismissed Daryl Mitchell twice in two balls in the first two matches.
• Opener Abhishek Sharma has the highest strike rate in the series, scoring 84 runs at a rate of 233.33. He also has the most sixes in this series (8).
• Since the start of 2025, Varun Chakravarthy has the most T20I wickets (39) among full member nations.

New Zealand

• New Zealand have won 3, lost 3 and one match ended without a result in their last 7 T20Is.
• Jacob Duffy’s 2/27 (4) in a high-scoring match in Nagpur are the best bowling figures of the series.
• Duffy’s strike rate of 8.13 is the best across both teams in the ongoing T20I series.
• Duffy is just 1 wicket behind Varun Chakravarthy with the 2nd highest wickets since the start of 2025 – 38.
• The third T20I will be the first time that New Zealand plays in Guwahati. So far, they have won 4/13 T20I matches played in India.
• With a minimum of 150 runs scored, captain Mitchell Santner has the best strike rate among NZ batters since the start of 2025. He has batted in 9 innings, striking at 180.53.

IND vs NZ key records which could be broken in 3rd T20I, New Zealand tour of India 2026

• Michael Bracwell needs 2 wickets to complete 100 international wickets. He is also 3 away from equaling Daniel Vettori’s T20I record of 38 scalps.
• Tim Siefert needs 126 runs to complete 2000 T20I runs.
• Devon Conway needs 12 runs to complete 7000 T20 runs.
• Suryakumar Yadav is 62 runs away from completing 3000 T20I runs and becoming only the third player to do so.
• Yadav is one century away from equaling the record of most T20I hundreds held by Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell, who have five hundreds each.
• Glenn Phillips needs 2 sixes to complete 100 T20I sixes.
• Phillips is one century away from equaling Colin Munro's record of the most T20I centuries for New Zealand.