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Home  »  Cricket  »  New Zealand in India 2026  »  3rd T20I Full Commentary

India vs New Zealand 2026 3rd T20I Full Commentary

Result · Jan 25 2026, Sun - 07:00 PM (IST)
NEW ZEALAND
153/9
INDIA
155/2
India won by 8 wickets
CRR:15.5
  • 19.6

    Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Duffy. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to point for 1 run. That's the end of the innings! After losing three quick wickets in the powerplay, New Zealand have managed to post a decent total on the board. The partnership between Glenn Phillips and Mark Chapman steadied the innings, while Mitchell Santner contributed valuable runs towards the close. For India, Jasprit Bumrah was the standout performer, bowling with exceptional control, maintaining an impressive economy rate, and claiming three crucial wickets to keep the pressure firmly on. The stage is now set for the chase: will India continue their dominance and pursue the target with ease, or will New Zealand fight back to keep the series alive? Stay tuned for the run chase!

  • 19.5

    Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Duffy. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Bishnoi.

  • 19.4

    Jasprit Bumrah to Ish Sodhi. Half volley, to leg backing away driving, to short extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Yadav, fielded by Kishan.

  • 19.3

    FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah to Ish Sodhi. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, hit body past fine leg for 4 runs.

  • 19.2

    Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Duffy. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Singh.

  • 19.1

    OUT! Caught. Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Sharma. Bumrah gets his third wicket in the evening.

  • 18.6

    Harshit Rana to Mitchell Santner. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run.

  • 18.5

    Harshit Rana to Ish Sodhi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Singh.

  • 18.4

    Harshit Rana to Ish Sodhi. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.

  • 18.3

    Harshit Rana to Mitchell Santner. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.

  • 18.2

    Harshit Rana to Mitchell Santner. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.

  • 18.1

    SIX! Harshit Rana to Mitchell Santner. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

  • 17.6

    Jasprit Bumrah to Ish Sodhi. Yorker, off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Dube.

  • 17.5

    Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner. Off cutter length ball, wide down leg side on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.

  • 17.4

    OUT! Run Out. Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Santner. Half volley, to leg on the front foot working, mis-timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Kishan, by Bumrah. Brilliant piece of fielding from Ishan Kishan.

  • 17.3

    Jasprit Bumrah to Matt Henry. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.

  • 17.2

    OUT! Bowled. Jasprit Bumrah to Kyle Jamieson. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, missed. Gates crashed.

  • 17.1

    Jasprit Bumrah to Kyle Jamieson. Half volley, off stump on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Yadav.

  • 16.6

    FOUR! Shivam Dube to Mitchell Santner. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

  • 16.5

    Shivam Dube to Mitchell Santner. Short, off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.

  • 16.4

    Shivam Dube to Kyle Jamieson. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Singh.

  • 16.3

    Shivam Dube to Mitchell Santner. Length ball, to leg on the back foot pushing, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.

  • 16.2

    FOUR! Shivam Dube to Mitchell Santner. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.

  • 16.1

    Shivam Dube to Kyle Jamieson. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run.

  • 15.6

    Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Santner. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Dube.

  • 15.5

    FOUR! Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Santner. Googly half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.

  • 15.4

    Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Santner. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Kishan.

  • 15.3

    Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Santner. Googly length ball, off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Dube.

  • 15.2

    Ravi Bishnoi to Kyle Jamieson. Googly length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Dube.

  • 15.1

    OUT! Caught. Ravi Bishnoi to Glenn Phillips. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Kishan. Into the safe hands.

  • End of Over 10
    Over 10. 16 runs. Bowler: Glenn Phillips. India: 155/2 (rr 15.50)
  • 9.6

    FOUR! Glenn Phillips to Suryakumar Yadav. Off break full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. A cakewalk of a chase for India and they win by eight wickets with 10 overs to spare, taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. Abhishek Sharma led from the front, top-scoring with an unbeaten 68, while captain Suryakumar Yadav contributed a fluent 57, containing six fours and three sixes. Ishan Kishan added a useful 28 runs to his tally for the series. For New Zealand, Matt Henry and Ish Sodhi managed a wicket apiece, but the Indian batting line-up proved far too strong. Tonight was the fastest India have reached 150 in a T20 international, a record that highlights their current explosive batting prowess. Jasprit Bumrah is the Player of the Match.

  • 9.5

    FOUR! Glenn Phillips to Suryakumar Yadav. Off break half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

  • 9.4

    Glenn Phillips to Abhishek Sharma. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Chapman.

  • 9.3

    Glenn Phillips to Suryakumar Yadav. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Henry.

  • 9.2

    SIX! Glenn Phillips to Suryakumar Yadav. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • 9.1

    Glenn Phillips to Suryakumar Yadav. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Seifert.

  • End of Over 9
    Over 9. 17 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Santner. India: 139/2 (rr 15.44)
  • 8.6

    Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.

  • 8.5

    SIX! Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav. Stock length ball, off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

  • 8.4

    FOUR! Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

  • 8.3

    Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma. Carrom length ball, middle stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.

  • 8.2

    FOUR! Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma. Carrom ball back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

  • 8.1

    Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav. Stock length ball, off stump down the track pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.

  • End of Over 8
    Over 8. 17 runs. Bowler: Ish Sodhi. India: 122/2 (rr 15.25)
  • 7.6

    SIX! Ish Sodhi to Abhishek Sharma. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

  • 7.5

    Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Conway.

  • 7.4

    Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Jamieson.

  • 7.3

    Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 7.2

    FOUR! Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.

  • 7.1

    FOUR! Ish Sodhi to Suryakumar Yadav. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.

  • End of Over 7
    Over 7. 11 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Santner. India: 105/2 (rr 15.00)
  • 6.6

    FOUR! Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma. Stock ball half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

  • 6.5

    Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Henry.

  • 6.4

    APPEAL! Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit body to backward point for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W. New Zealand lost a review.

  • 6.3

    Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma. Stock ball half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.

  • 6.2

    Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.

  • 6.1

    FOUR! Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.

  • End of Over 6
    Over 6. Power Play Fielding. 22 runs. Bowler: Jacob Duffy. India: 94/2 (rr 15.67)
  • 5.6

    SIX! Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.

  • 5.5

    FOUR! Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.

  • 5.4

    Jacob Duffy to Suryakumar Yadav. Full toss, to leg on the front foot working, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell, shy attempt by Duffy, fielded by Seifert.

  • 5.3

    SIX! Jacob Duffy to Suryakumar Yadav. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.

  • 5.2

    Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma. Short, wide down leg side backing away Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Conway.

  • 5.1

    FOUR! Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma. Off cutter length ball, down leg side backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

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