India vs New Zealand, 3rd T20I, New Zealand Tour of India 2026

Barsapara Cricket StadiumSun 25 Jan 2026, 7:00 PM IST

India (10 ov) 155/2
New Zealand (20 ov) 153/9

India won by 8 wickets

Our match winner prediction IndiaOur pre-match model, 68% before the start Called it

IND vs NZ Scorecard

New Zealand 153/9 (20 ov)
India 155/2 (10 ov)

Match info

Match
India vs New Zealand, 3rd T20I
Series
New Zealand Tour of India 2026
Format
T20I
Date
Sunday, 25 January 2026
Start
7:00 PM IST
Venue
Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Result
India won by 8 wickets

IND vs NZ Recent Form and Head to Head

India4 won of last 5
WWWNRW
  • WIND vs NZ23 Jan 2026 · India won by 7 wickets
  • WIND vs NZ21 Jan 2026 · India won by 48 runs
  • WIND vs SA9 Dec 2025 · India won by 101 runs
  • NRAUS vs IND8 Nov 2025 · No result due to rain
New Zealand2 won of last 5
LLWLW
  • LIND vs NZ23 Jan 2026 · India won by 7 wickets
  • LIND vs NZ21 Jan 2026 · India won by 48 runs
  • WNZ vs WI9 Nov 2025 · New Zealand won by 9 runs
  • LNZ vs WI5 Nov 2025 · West Indies won by 7 runs

Head to head

IND 22 played0 NZ

IND vs NZ Team Records

Batting first and chasing

India
Batting first5/6 won
Chasing4/4 won

Average first-innings score179

New Zealand
Batting first4/5 won
Chasing2/4 won

Average first-innings score186

Last 10 T20 results with a result.

In New Zealand Tour of India 2026

India
3Won
2Lost
0No result

Average score267

New Zealand
2Won
3Lost
0No result

Average score264

IND vs NZ Pitch Report

Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

Batters usually enjoy themselves at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, where the ball tends to come on to the bat nicely.

Across the last 5 T20I matches here, the side batting first has averaged 212, with chasing teams averaging 157. A score of 205-220 looks like par on this surface. Setting a target has been the way to win here: teams batting first have won 3 of the last 5 decided games.

The last 3 first-innings scores here, newest first: 178 (BAN-W, lost), 69 (SA-W, lost), 269/8 (IND-W, won). First-innings totals here have ranged from 69 to 319 in that time.

Toss call: there is not much in it, but most captains will still choose to chase.

Barsapara Cricket Stadium Record

14T20 matches
145Avg 1st innings
156Avg 2nd innings
5Won batting first
8Won chasing
319Highest 1st inns

Full ground record

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