Abhishek Sharma created history in the third T20 against New Zealand in Guwahati, he scored a half-century in 14 balls. This is the second fastest half-century by an Indian in T20 International, the first being Yuvraj Singh. Yuvi scored a half-century in 12 balls against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup. After the match, Abhishek said that it is almost impossible for anyone to break Yuvraj’s record.

Abhishek Sharma played an unbeaten inning of 67 runs in 20 balls, in which he hit 5 sixes and 7 fours. After the match, Abhishek said, “This is what my team wants from me and I want to do it every time. But obviously, it is not easy to do it every time, but I think it is all mental and the environment around your dressing room also matters.

On Yuvraj Singh’s record of fastest half-century, Abhishek said, “It is almost impossible for anyone to break the record of his fastest T20 fifty, but still, no one knows. Any batsman can do it because I think all the batsmen are playing very well in this series and it is going to be fun in the future.”

India won 9th consecutive T20 series

Suryakumar Yadav had decided to bowl first after winning the toss in the third T20 played in Guwahati. On the basis of excellent bowling by Jasprit Bumrah (3 wickets), Ravi Bishnoi (2 wickets), India was successful in restricting the visiting team to 153 runs. India did not have a good start while chasing the target, Sanju Samson was bowled on the very first ball of the innings. After that Ishan Kishan played a brilliant inning of 28 runs. In this inning played in 13 balls, Ishaan hit 2 sixes and 3 fours.

Simply excellent, with 10 overs to spare!

A whirlwind 8⃣-wicket victory for #TeamIndia in Guwahati

They clinch the #INDvNZ T20I series with an unassailable lead of 3⃣-0⃣

Scorecard https://t.co/YzRfqi0li2@IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/zgp3FIz2o4

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 25, 2026

After this, Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav took India to victory. Abhishek, who completed his half-century in 14 balls, scored unbeaten 68 runs in 20 balls. In this innings, Abhishek hit 5 sixes and 7 fours. Suryakumar Yadav scored unbeaten 57 runs in 26 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 6 fours.

India has taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the 5-match T20 series. India has won its 9th consecutive T20 series.

India vs New Zealand 3rd ODI Highlights: India has defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets in the third T20 match. Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav both scored half-centuries in a flamboyant manner for Team India. In this match played in Guwahati, New Zealand team was able to score 153 runs. In reply, the Indian team created history by chasing the target in just 60 balls. With this, Team India has taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

Team India, chasing the target of 154 runs, lost the wicket of Sanju Samson on the first ball of the innings. Ishan Kishan also played in a stormy style and scored 28 runs in 13 balls. But Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav were in no mood to stop.

Abhishek Sharma completed his fifty in 14 balls in this match, which is the second fastest fifty for India in international T20 cricket. Abhishek returned unbeaten in this match after scoring 68 runs in 20 balls. In this stormy innings he hit 7 fours and 5 sixes. On the other hand, captain Suryakumar Yadav has scored a half-century for the second consecutive match. He played an unbeaten inning of 57 runs in 26 balls.

Target chased in just 60 balls

The Indian team has also become the team scoring the second highest score in the powerplay of a T20 match. Indian batsmen had scored 94 runs in the first 6 overs. The world record for scoring the most runs in the powerplay is in the name of England, which has scored 95 runs in the first 6 overs. After the end of the power play, the Indian team had to score 60 more runs in 84 balls. Team India had scored the remaining 60 runs in only 24 balls.

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The third T20 match between India and New Zealand was played at the Baraspara Stadium in Guwahati, during which an Indian bowler has come into the limelight. This bowler has taken a wicket in international cricket after almost a year. Actually, in the third T20 match, the Indian team had rested Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakraborty. In such a situation, Ravi Bishnoi got a chance to replace Chakraborty as a spinner, who took an international wicket after 357 days.

Wicket came after 357 days

Ravi Bishnoi had not played any match for Team India for the last one year. His last match came against England in February 2025, in that match he took one wicket. After 357 days, Ravi Bishnoi got the opportunity to play in the playing eleven of Team India.

Ravi Bishnoi took his first wicket of Mark Chapman in this match. He dismissed Chapman on the score of 12. He took his second wicket of the match by dismissing Glenn Phillips on the score of 48. In his comeback match, Bishnoi took two wickets giving only 18 runs in 4 overs. Bishnoi’s strong bowling played an important role in restricting New Zealand to 153 runs. He has made good use of the opportunity he got after a year.

Ravi Bishnoi’s career

Ravi Bishnoi made his international debut in the year 2022. Till now he has played only one ODI match for Team India. But his figures in T20 have been good. Bishnoi has taken 63 wickets in his T20 career of 43 matches. He took a total of 22 wickets for Team India in the year 2024, but after that he dropped from Team India in the beginning of 2025.

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Abhishek Sharma has created history in the third T20 match against New Zealand. He has become the second fastest batsman to score a half-century for India. In this match, he completed his fifty in only 14 balls. Till reaching fifty, he hit 5 fours and 4 sixes in his innings. Abhishek has become the second fastest batsman for India and the third fastest fifty in the world.

Second fastest fifty for India

Yuvraj Singh holds the record of scoring the fastest half-century for India in the history of international T20 cricket. He completed fifty in 12 balls against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup. This still holds the world record for the fastest fifty among ICC full member countries.

• 12 balls – Yuvraj Singh
• 14 ball – Abhishek Sharma
• 16 balls – Hardik Pandya

Third fastest half century in the world

Abhishek Sharma completed fifty in 14 balls. This is the third fastest fifty in the world among ICC full member countries in T20 International cricket. Namibia’s Jan Filenk has scored T20 fifty in 13 balls. Abhishek Sharma has now come at par with New Zealand’s Colin Munro in this list, who scored a half-century in 14 balls against Sri Lanka in 2016.

India vs New Zealand 3rd T20 Score: In the third T20 match being played in Guwahati, New Zealand batted first and scored 153 runs. Kiwi batting was a complete flop on this ground which is considered excellent for batting. Leg-spin bowler Ravi Bishnoi has made a comeback in this match for Team India, who not only controlled New Zealand’s run rate but also took 2 wickets.

In this match, the Indian team won the toss and decided to bowl first. Team India made a great start in bowling, as all three top order batsmen of the Kiwi team were out within the powerplay. Devon Conway scored one run, Rachin Ravindra scored 4 runs and Tim Seifert was out after scoring only 12 runs. Harshit Rana is proving to be increasingly effective with the new ball, who took the wicket of Conway in the very first over of the innings.

Bishnoi and Bumrah shine

Ravi Bishnoi is playing an international match for Team India after almost a year. He took 2 wickets for only 18 runs in 4 overs. He took the wickets of Glenn Phillips and Mark Chapman. On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah wreaked havoc and took 3 wickets for only 17 runs in 4 overs. Hardik Pandya has also been consistently performing impressively for Team India. In bowling he was successful in taking 2 wickets.

Talking about New Zealand’s batting, the maximum runs were scored by Glenn Phillips, who scored an inning of 48 runs. Chapman was out after scoring 32 runs, while captain Mitchell Santner also contributed 27 runs.

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India vs New Zealand 3rd T20 Toss: In the third T20 match, India won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian team has made two major changes in its playing eleven. Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakraborty are not part of the playing eleven. After missing the second T20 match, fast bowler Kyle Jamieson has returned to New Zealand’s playing eleven for the third match.

Two in-form bowlers of the Indian T20 team, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakraborty will not play this match. Captain Suryakumar Yadav confirmed at the time of the toss that Jasprit Bumrah and leg spin bowler Ravi Bishnoi have been included in the playing eleven in their place. Bumrah did not play the second match of the series, while Ravi Bishnoi will be playing a T20 match for Team India for the first time after February 2025.

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said that Kyle Jamieson will play this match in place of Zachary Foulkes. Jamieson is the same bowler who was the biggest headache for the Indian batsmen during the ODI series.

India’s playing eleven: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.

New Zealand’s playing eleven: Devon Conway, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy

Batsman or bowler, whom will the pitch support?

Big scores have been being made at Baraspara Stadium in Guwahati. For the third match, the pitch may favor the batsmen and due to the short leg and off-side boundaries, a lot of runs can be scored. The huge looking target of 225 runs has also been chased on this ground. Considering the dew factor, the Indian team has decided to chase.

India vs New Zealand 3rd T20 Live Score: On Sunday, January 25, the third T20 match between India and New Zealand will be played at Baraspara Stadium in Guwahati. This match will start at 7 pm Indian time. The Indian team is leading 2-0 in the five-match series and by winning today’s match, Team India can take an unassailable lead of 3-0. New Zealand would like to register a win and remain in the race to win the series.

In the third T20 match, special attention will be kept on Sanju Samson, who has failed in the last two matches. After Shubman Gill’s exit from the T20 team, Samson has been opening the opening along with Abhishek Sharma. But in the 2 matches of the current series, he has been able to score only 16 runs. Abhishek Sharma will be expected to perform well in Nagpur, where he scored 84 runs in 35 balls.

Just before the T20 World Cup 2026, captain Suryakumar Yadav’s form seems to be coming back. He played an unbeaten inning of 82 runs in Raipur. Ishan Kishan and all-rounder Shivam Dubey have also shown signs of being in good touch.

Team India’s record in Guwahati

The T20 record of the Indian team at Baraspara Stadium in Guwahati has not been good. Here the Indian team has played 4 T20 matches, in which it has won only one. This will be the first time that a T20 match will be played between India and New Zealand on this ground.

India vs New Zealand: Head to Head

27 matches have been played between India and New Zealand in international T20 cricket. Of these, the Indian team has been victorious 16 times, while New Zealand has won 10 times. One of their matches was tied there. In the last 16 T20 matches, New Zealand has been able to defeat India only twice. Paper records seem to be in favor of Team India, but both the teams will be playing a T20 match on this ground for the first time.

India’s squad: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Shreyas Iyer, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel.

New Zealand squad: Devon Conway, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (c), Zachary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Michael Bracewell, Christian Clarke, Tim Robinson, Bevan Jacobs.

The third match of the five-match T20 series between India and New Zealand will be played today at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Team India, which is leading 2-0 in the series, will take the field today with the intention of capturing the series. At the same time, New Zealand’s eyes will be on somehow averting the danger of series defeat. The toss of the third T20 will take place at 6:30 pm, while the match will start at 7 pm.

In the first match of the T20 series played in Nagpur, the Indian team had scored a huge score of 238 runs. Team India won this match by 48 runs. After this the second T20 match was played in Raipur. In this match, the Kiwi team scored 208 runs after playing first. In reply, India lost 2 wickets for 6 runs. Sanju Samson returned to the pavilion after hitting a six and Abhishek Sharma returned to the pavilion on zero. Nevertheless, Team India achieved the target of 209 runs in 15.2 overs.

Guwahati pitch report

The pitch of Barsapar Stadium in Guwahati is suitable for the batsmen. Once again a high scoring match can be seen. On this ground, the Indian team had scored 222 runs after playing first against Australia in 2023. However, Team India lost this match because Australia chased this target.

match prediction

Our match prediction meter is saying that Team India has more chances of victory in this match also. The contest is 70-30. Kiwi team can pull off an upset, but only if they chase and the target is less than 180.

India’s probable playing eleven in the third T20- Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel/Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah/Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakraborty.

New Zealand’s probable playing eleven in the third T20- Tim Seifert (wk), Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy

The Indian cricket team has a 2-0 lead in the ongoing T20 series against New Zealand, Suryakumar and team will win the series by winning the third match. This match will be played at ACA Stadium (Barsapara) in Guwahati. India has won only 1 T20 match on this ground while facing defeat in 2. There is a possibility of rain in the city on the day of the match.

It remains to be seen whether Akshar Patel plays in Guwahati or not, who got injured in the very first match of the series. In his place, Kuldeep Yadav was included in the playing 11 in the second match. Jasprit Bumrah was also given rest, in whose place Harshit Rana played. Bumrah can be rested in the third T20 also. New Zealand had made 3 changes in the second match after the first defeat, yet the visiting team lost badly in Raipur. Now it is a do or die match for New Zealand in Guwahati, because by winning it, Team India will take an unassailable lead in the series.

T20 record of Barsapara Cricket Stadium

So far, the Indian cricket team has played 3 T20 matches at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, out of which it has won 1 and lost 2. In November 2023, Australia defeated India by 5 wickets on this ground. In 2022, India defeated South Africa by 16 runs. In the first match played on this ground, Australia defeated India by 4 wickets.

How will be the weather in Guwahati on Sunday?

India vs New Zealand 3rd T20 will be played in Guwahati on Sunday, January 25 from 7 pm onwards. There is a possibility of rain in the city on the day of the match, but there is nothing to worry for cricket lovers. Actually, according to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of rain between 6 to 9 am, that too 5 to 10 percent. There is little chance of rain in the evening. The temperature is likely to be 21 degrees Celsius at 6 pm on Sunday, which can go up to 17 degrees Celsius by 9 pm.

pitch report of barsapara stadium

The pitch of ACA Stadium is usually paved, here the batsmen get a lot of help. There is a pitch of red soil here. Dew occurs here in the evening, so winning the toss will be important for both the teams. Bowlers can get swing here. The captain who wins the toss will want to bowl first. A high scoring match can be seen here.