India will look to seal the fate of the ongoing T20I series as they aim to register their third consecutive win over the Black Caps in Guwahati on Sunday
The hosts have missed the services of star batter Tilak Varma in the initial matches of the series due to a groin injury, with Shreyas Iyer replacing the southpaw. Ishan Kishan also returned to the Indian team for the first time since 2023.
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India made a winning start to their T20I series campaign, beating New Zealand by 48 runs and then chasing down a 209-run total in just 15.2 overs in the second game in Raipur.
In this article, AllSportsPeople tracked the third T20I match and provided each team's live win probabilities.
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India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I live
That's all from Guwahati. India comfortably won the match by 8 wickets with 10 overs to spare and clinched the series 3-0.
9 overs: IND 139/2
Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav once again shine as India are closing in on sealing the fate of the series by winning their third consecutive game. Sharma hit a 50 off just 14 balls, while India scored 94 runs in the powerplay, which is their second highest powerplay score in history.
20 overs: NZ 153/9
New Zealand are restricted to just 153 runs in 20 overs as Jasprit Bumrah stars for India with 3 wickets.
10 overs: NZ 75/3 (Phillipps 30*, Chapman 28*)
The Black Caps have somewhat staged a comeback after a shaky start as they add 39 runs since the power play.
6 overs: NZ 36/3 (Phillipps 18*, Chapman 1*)
Indian bowlers breathing fire at the moment as New Zealand lose three wickets for 36 runs in the powerplay.
India won the toss and opted to bowl first. Match kicks off at 7.
India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I: Win percentage
| Team | Win percentage |
| India | 100% |
| New Zealand | 0% |
India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I odds
India start as favourites in the first T20I against New Zealand, according to Dafabet. Here are the odds:
| Team | Odds |
| India | N/A |
| New Zealand | N/A |
India vs. New Zealand Playing XIs
New Zealand XI: Tim Seifert (wk), Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (capt), Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi
India XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (capt.), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi
India vs. New Zealand schedule, full list of fixtures for T20I series
| Match | Date | Venue | City | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st T20I | Jan 21 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur (India won by 48 runs) | Nagpur | 7:00 p.m. |
| 2nd T20I | Jan 23 | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium (India won by 7 wickets) | Raipur | 7:00 p.m. |
| 3rd T20I | Jan 25 | Barsapara Stadium (India won by 8 wickets) | Guwahati | 7:00 p.m. |
| 4th T20I | Jan 28 | ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium | Vishakapatnam | 7:00 p.m. |
| 5th T20I | Jan 31 | Greenfield International Stadium | Thiruvanthapuram | 7:00 p.m. |
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