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