New Zealand vs India, 3rd T20I

India tour of New Zealand 2026 · T20I · · Sky Stadium, Wellington

India won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining) (New Zealand 198/3, India 199/4).

Match report

New Zealand (NZ) faced India (IND) in the 3rd T20I of India tour of New Zealand 2026, a T20I match, at Sky Stadium, Wellington. Play began on Tuesday, 27 October 2026 at 07:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.

India won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Chris Brown and Cory Black, with Ranjan Madugella as match referee.

New Zealand made 198/3 in 20 overs, with Daryl Mitchell top-scoring on 89 not out from 52 balls. Arshdeep Singh was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 33. India made 199/4 in 13.2 overs, with Abhishek Sharma top-scoring on 113 from 38 balls. Kyle Jamieson was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 45.

Result: India won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining). Abhishek Sharma was named player of the match.

The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.

New Zealand · 1st innings: 198/3 (20 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Tim Seifertc Axar Patel b Arshdeep Singh260033.33
Finn Allenc Naman Dhir b Nitish Kumar Reddy402505160
Daryl Mitchellnot out895255171.15
Glenn Phillipsc & b Axar Patel171430121.43
Bevon Jacobsnot out392341169.57

Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Fisher

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Bhuvneshwar Kumar4040010
Arshdeep Singh403318.25
Prince Yadav4044011
Axar Patel403619
Nitish Kumar Reddy403819.5

India · 1st innings: 199/4 (13.2 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Vaibhav Sooryavanshic Daryl Mitchell b Matthew Fisher451944236.84
Abhishek Sharmac Glenn Phillips b Kyle Jamieson11338911297.37
Sanju Samsonb Kyle Jamieson181320138.46
Shreyas Iyerc Glenn Phillips b Mitchell Santner5100050
Tilak Varmanot out1100100
Naman Dhirnot out4110400

Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Jacob Duffy2044022
Adam Milne2033016.5
Michael Bracewell2036018
Kyle Jamieson3.2045213.5
Matthew Fisher1023123
Mitchell Santner301715.67

Latest overs

  1. Over 14 (IND, Kyle Jamieson): 4 runs, 200/4 – 4 W
  2. Over 13 (IND, Mitchell Santner): 4 runs, 196/3 – 1 1 W • 1 1
  3. Over 12 (IND, Kyle Jamieson): 5 runs, 192/2 – 4 0lb • • • 1
  4. Over 11 (IND, Mitchell Santner): 7 runs, 187/2 – 1 1 1 1 2 1
  5. Over 10 (IND, Kyle Jamieson): 16 runs, 180/2 – W 4 6 4 1 1
  6. Over 9 (IND, Mitchell Santner): 6 runs, 164/1 – 1 wd 1 1 1 1 •