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.