IND vs NZ 3rd T20I Playing 11: Suryakumar Yadav-led India will square off against Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand in the 3rd match of the T20I series on January 25 at Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati.

The ongoing T20I series will be a crucial preparation for the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 in February.

The Men in Blues secured a stunning 48-run victory in the first T20I  and secured a stunning 7-wicket victory in the 2nd T20I to secure a 2-0 lead in the New Zealand tour of India 2026

India and New Zealand have played 27 T20 international matches against each other so far, where the Men in Blues have 16 victories, while the Kiwis have 10 wins and one match ended in a tie.

India won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking on the toss, Suryakumar Yadav said, “We’ll look to bowl first. Wicket looks good, there’ll be dew later on. Be fearless, take your own call, enjoy and be humble at the same time. Two changes. Arshdeep and Varun resting tonight, Bumrah and Bishnoi come in.”

Meanwhile, Mitchell Santner said, “I thought we batted quite well. Take learnings from the last game and put it into this game. Move on pretty quickly. Neesh was going to play, we’ve brought in Jamieson for Foulkes.”

IND vs NZ 3rd T20I Playing 11

India Playing 11: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

New Zealand Playing 11: Devon Conway, Tim Seifert(w), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy