Sunday, 25 January 2026

🇮🇳 🇳🇿 #INDvNZ :T20I : 3rd ,4th & 5th

 T20Is: 3rd,4th & 5th:

At Trivendram : Tiruvananthpuram :













New Zealand :  Target 272.

Arshdeep Singh gets 5/51 off 4 overs after 40/0 off 1st two overs. 

Axar Patel gets 3rd. 

15 Ov : 171/6 : Need 101 more.

131/2 : 10 Ov. 

9 Ov : 117/2 : Finn Alllen 80 (38).

6 OV : 79/1.
















4th T20I :Vizag : 

Brilliant bounce back by visitors in the already lost series. 

New Zealand had set the Target: 216

And India failed to chase that.

Santner 3, Sodhi 2, Duffy 2 , Henry and  Foulkes 1 each, supported by excellent fielding.

Opener Tim Saifert 62 off 36 is POTM.







































18.4 Ov : 165 : India lost by 50 runs.

162/9 : 17.5 Ov.

157/7 : Harshit Rana 9.

15 Ov : 145/6 : India :  Hopes gone as .

Dube 65 off 23 : 7×6s n 3x4s : Most unfortunately run out at Nonstriker's end, due to Harshit Rana shot.

Mat Henry's inclusion has turned New Zealand fortune.

Need 82 off 36.

Shivam Dube 6 sixes 52* off 15.

Shivam Dube 5 BIG sixes and gone on 46 off 13 : 123/6 : 12.3 : NO survived DRS.

Dube 40* off 12 : hits 3 sixes off Sodhi : 12 Ov : 116/5 : 

Need 100 off 48 : RRR : 12.5 

India struggling to catch up...

10.3 : 82/5 : Rinku 39(30).

Need 139 off 60 balls : RRR : 13.9.

10 Ov : 77/4 : Rinku 35 & Dube 8*

Hardik gone 2 off 5 : 63/4 : 8.4 Ov And Dube hits huge 6 off Santner : 1st ball. 

Hardik Pandya joins Rinku Singh. 

Samson 24(15) bowled Santner: 55/3 :6.4.

6 Ov : 53/2 : 

Sanju Samson 23*+ Rinku Singh 22*.

Bad start for India...Abhishek Sharma gone 1st ball off Mat Henry. 

Duffy brilliant caught and bowled sent captain Sky back on 9/2 : 2.0 Ov.




















Riknu Singh took 4 catches.

Ishan Kishan picks up a niggle and misses the fourth T20I, with Arshdeep Singh replacing him in the XI. 🇮🇳🏏

3rd T20I: Guwahati: 

India was  looking to make it 3-0 (5).

And do it convincing manner...

Win with 8 wickets with 10 Overs to spare.

Visitors New Zealand totally clueless 3rd time again..!!!

9th consecutive series win for India. 



































Indian Chase: Target : 154.

🇮🇳 Do it in GRAND STYLE..Off 10 overs.

Through partnership of 102* off 40 balls

10 Ov : 154/2 

Abhishek 68* (20), SKY 57* (26).

9 Ov : 139/2. 

8 Ov : 122/2.

105/2 : 7 Ov.

6 Ov : 94/2 : Abhishek 51*(14), SKY 13(8).

5 Ov : 72/2 : Abhishek 36* off 10.

4 Ov : 60/2.

53/2: 3.2 Ov. Ishan out on 28 (13): Sodhi.

3 Ov : 49/1 : Ishan 24* + Abhishek 23*

2 Ov : 32/1.

Abhishek Sharma hits 6 on the 1st ball.

Sanju Samson + Abhishek Sharma opened. 

Sanju Samson bowled on 1st ball by Henry then Ishan Kishan :  0 6 6 4 0 

New Zealand Batted 1st :

India chose to bowl 

20 Ov : 153/9.












15 Ov : 112/5.

101/4 : 13.1 Ov.

10 Ov : 75/3.

36/3 : 6 Overs. 









































Wednesday, 21 January 2026

🇮🇳 🇳🇿 #INDvNZ :T20Is 1 n 2

T20Is:

2nd T20I: Raipur:

Target for India was 209.








































India does it in  grand style..2-0 ( of 5).

Chase down the 209-run target with 28 balls to spare. 

209/3 : 15.2 Ov : SKY 82* off 37 and 

Dube 36* off 18.

202/3 : 14.2 Ov .

Indian batters continue carnage..!

Unlucky expensive Foulkes , as Suryakumar gets dropped on 64.

Dube hits two BIG SIXES off Sodhi.

150/3 : 11.1 Ov.

Suryakumar Yadav 50* off 23 ...Half-century after a long long time. 

10 Ov : 133/3 : Need 76 off 60. Dube in.

Ishan Kishan was on 🔥🔥🔥 Out on 76 off 32 : 4 Sixes and 11 fours. 

128/3 : 9.1 Ov : Need 81 from 65 balls.

Partnership 101* off 48 ..

102/2 : 7.5 Ov : Ishan 76* off 31 , SKY 14*.

6 Ov : 75/2 : Ishan 56* off 23 , SKY 8*. 

Ishan Kishan 51 off 20 balls. 

Lost both openers Samson 6  and Abhishek 0 at start : 2/6 : 1.1 Ov.



















1st T20I: Nagpur 





























































New Zealand Chase:

20 Ov : 190/7 : India win by 48 runs.

15 Ov : 144/5 : Need 95 more off 30 

Phillips made 78 off 40.

10 Ov: 87/3 : Need 152 more off 10 Overs.

6 Ov : 50/2 : RRR 13.5

Indian Batting after loosing the toss: 

20 Ov : 238/7 :  Target 239. 

20th Ov : Rinku Singh hits 20. 44*

204/6: 17.2 Ov.

Hardik out on 25.

15 Ov : 182/5 : Hardik 23*.

84 runs 35 deliveries 5 fours and 8 sixes : 

That was an absolutely breathtaking knock from Abhishek Sharma 🫡🙌.

Abhishek 84 (35) falls to Sodhi : 149/4:12 Ov 

126/3 : 10.4 Ov : SKY 32(22).

10 Ov : 117/2  : Abhishek 60* Suryakumar 31*

104/2 : 8.4 Ov.

Abhishek Sharma 50* off 22.

6 Ov : 68/2 : Abhishek 31* + Suryakumar 16*.

5 Ov : 54/2 ; 31/2 : 3 Ov : 

Samson and Ishan Kishan gone.