NZ vs IND, 3rd T20I · Scorecard

Final overs

- India have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series, and credit must go to their mental and physical resilience. Having been on the road for a while, they played the first T20I against New Zealand just four days after wrapping up their home series against West Indies. To come here and win the first three games is a testament to their strength and consistency. Can India extend their winning run or will New Zealand finally pull one back? Join us for the fourth T20I on Friday (October 30). Until next time, goodbye and stay safe..
- Why have New Zealand been so indisciplined with the ball? They conceded 17 extras (16 wides and a no-ball) in the first game, 10 (five wides and three no-balls) in the second, and another 13 (10 wides and two no-balls) today in just 13.2 overs. Are India's explosive batters putting the bowlers under pressure and forcing them into errors? Whatever the reason, the Black Caps have looked off-colour, particularly their pacers in the powerplay. They allowed India to race away to 94 in the first game and an astonishing 118 today. The pressure of bowling to an aggressive batting unit is understandable, but New Zealand need to find a way to rein in the extras and strike early. If they are to challenge this formidable Indian batting line-up, greater discipline with the ball and early wickets are imperative.
- Shreyas Iyer: Absolutely stunning. It was pleasing to the eyes the way they played strokes. Also, when Sanju and I, we went to bat, the ball was seaming, and I was like, how did they manage this? It was simply mind-boggling. [Does this batting performance top the list] Honestly speaking, getting 100 in 5 overs, I've never seen that before, especially at the international level. And definitely tops it. [How important is that message for them to just be able to play the way they play?] I think it's essential, especially coming overseas. You know the conditions are going to be different, and you'll be challenged with a lot of different deliveries. And just to overcome this by such phenomenal performance, credit where it's due, the way they played today, it was exceptional. And obviously winning the series with the third match and two more to go, I hope that they keep continuing with the same form and yes, it's just amazing the way the lads pulled up to this occasion. Jet lag at the start and then the way they fitted to the occasion, mind-boggling. [On bowlers going to the yorkers early] So after 10 overs, I realized that anything they were bowling hard length or even half volleys, it was going into the stands. I just said that try and bowl yorkers as much as possible, even if you bowl six ball yorkers. Make them hit down the ground or wide yorker is going to help us on this wicket. So, yeah, we were able to execute that and minimizing that run rate to eight to nine, that helped us a lot to keep them at 10 runs an over. And yeah, our plan was to restrict them under 200.
- Santner (2/2): [On the positives from New Zealand's batting, with several players in the top 5-6 scoring runs] Yeah, we have seen guys who have gotten in and kicked on, which is making the 80s, Glenn the other night, Daryl today. So, yeah, the batting is a bit firing nicely, obviously different guys stepping up, which is always nice. You know, guys have got confidence under their belt, which is good. So, yeah, I mean, we know where to score runs against these guys, because it's pretty tough to defend. [On the bowling strategy against India's aggressive batters and whether left-handers influenced his decision to delay using himself] No, I think, yeah, I just watched Axar in the first innings. There wasn't a lot there, and there was a little bit of nibble with the seamers. But I think once they're going, it's change of pace. We had to try Bracewell with two left-handers to start. You know, they played that over of spin very well. And then, yeah, I think from there we were trying to change it up and see what we can do. But, yeah, we're going to have to look at, you know, ways to try to stop them. And we've seen it before. It's pretty tough to stop them, but we go to Eden Park, where it's potentially smaller all around. So, yeah, we're going to have to try to find ways, I guess.
- Mitch Santner (1/2): [On pretty tough loss] Pretty tough to stop those guys when they're going. We have seen it before, we have seen it in the IPL. Obviously, witnessed it here in New Zealand tonight. [On assessing New Zealand's batting performance and the total they posted at the halfway stage] Yeah, I think I did a little bit early after the ball. It's another lost toss, but, yeah, I think the way that Daryl and BJ kind of got that partnership together, we tracked for 200 there, and obviously 200 is nice. It's a good score on a pitch like that. I thought they bowled really well those last few overs, really got the yorkers in and made it tough for us. So, yeah, reasonably happy. We knew that it was a good wicket. Obviously, when the dew comes in, it's pretty tough to stop, and the powerplay is such a massive part of this game, and they showed, I guess, how to bat in the powerplay.
- Abhishek Sharma | PoTM: [On the key to his match-winning innings] I think the key was pretty simple. It was just me and Vaibhav, just going to enjoy there for a bit, especially in the powerplay. And especially when we were fielding, we were observing the pitch a bit because of this extra bounce. But I feel the dimensions of the ground, we could use the powerplay and we could use their pace as well. So that was the easy plan. And then, obviously, the way he started the first over, Vaibhav, I think that was really special. And that was the plan for us, get the momentum for the team and then just keep going. [On the confidence provided by the coaching staff and captain to play his natural game] I mean, obviously, it's, I feel it's not that, I wouldn't say it's easy, that easy, but it's just the preparation behind the scenes. I would say a special mention to our coaches because of the sidearms; we've been playing them a lot. And it's just, I feel that preparation is really important as a batter. If you see the conditions and the dimensions, that's always in your mind, and then you have to keep the bowlers also in your mind and play the shots according to the bowlers. And that all I do. We had a good practice session yesterday, and I just wanted to utilise it, and that's what I did. And I feel I pretty much manifested this innings, and it happened. [On Yuvraj Singh's SM message joking that he still cannot score a fifty off 12 balls] I mean, I've said this before as well. I don't know what cricket he was playing back at that time, but it's not that easy at all. And I would say if any batter wants to go there and bat like that, it's not easy at all. You can't just go and score 50 off 12 balls. It just happens once in a while. But, obviously, as a batter, we don't go for that milestone. We always want to win the game for the team, me and especially Vaibhav. He's here. So that was the plan, and that's what we want to take throughout the series as well, and it went well.
- Both teams exchange pleasantries. Santner pauses an extra second to congratulate. Abhishek. Gambhir, Ishan, Vaibhav, Arshdeep and batting coach Sitanshu Kotak cannot hide their smiles. Arshdeep is feeling too cold so he has his hood on. There's a placard that says "Tilak Varma 72 selfie pls?."
- Stats by Roshan Gede Most balls remaining in a successful chase of 190 or more 42 - Estonia vs Cyprus, Episkopi, 2024 (T: 192) 40 - India vs New Zealand, Wellington, 2026 (T: 199) 37 - Netherlands vs Ireland, Sylhet, T20 WC 2014 (T: 190) 35 - Serbia vs Slovenia, Belgrade, 2025 (T: 200) 34 - Bulgaria vs Gibraltar, Sofia, 2025b (T: 244) The previous record by a full-member team also belonged to India, against the same team in Raipur earlier this year, where they had gunned down 209 with 28 balls to spare. Most sixes in a T20I innings for India 13 - Abhishek Sharma vs ENG, Mumbai WS, 2025 11 - Abhishek Sharma vs AFG, Delhi, 2026 11 - Abhishek Sharma vs NZ, Wellington, 2026 10 - Rohit Sharma vs SL, Indore, 2017 10 - Sanju Samson vs SA, Durban, 2024 10 - Tilak Varma vs SA, Johannesburg, 2024 10 - Ishan Kishan vs NZ, Thiruvananthapuram, 2026 Hitting 10 or more sixes in a Men’s T20I innings most often 5 - Karanbir Singh (Austria) 3 - Abhishek Sharma (India) 2 - Chris Gayle (West Indies) 2 - Aaron Finch (Australia) 2 - Adrian Dunbar (Serbia) 2 - Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Japan) Hitting 10 or more sixes most often in an innings in Men’s T20s 18 - Chris Gayle 7 - Abhishek Sharma 5 - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 5 - Karanbir Singh
- What stood out about Abhishek's knock was his ability to dominate the off side, particularly the cover region, where he scored 51 of his 113 runs. New Zealand tried to replicate India's bowling plan by keeping the ball full and close to yorker length, but India's openers were equal to the task, using their wrists brilliantly and capitalising on the short square boundaries. Mitchell Santner held himself back with two left-handers at the crease and only came on after the opening stand was broken. He did pick up a couple of wickets, but by then, Abhishek had already taken the game well beyond New Zealand's reach. Post-match stuff coming up..
- 23:09 Local Time, 10:09 GMT, 15:39 IST: That was some chase! India, Abhishek Sharma in particular, made a mockery of the 199-run target, cruising to victory with 40 balls to spare. It was all about Abhishek, who had a new opening partner in Vaibhav Sooryavanshi today, but that did little to alter his approach. The duo set the tone by smashing Jacob Duffy for 26 runs in the opening over, and there was no looking back from there. Milne, Bracewell, Jamieson - none of them were spared as India raced to 118 in the powerplay, the highest ever in T20Is. Abhishek brought up his fifty off just 15 balls, and although Sooryavanshi departed for a 20-ball 45, the left-hander kept going, reaching his hundred off a mere 35 deliveries. By the time he was dismissed, India had raced to 178 in just 10 overs.
Over 14 · 4 runs (W 4) · 1 wkt
- 13.24Kyle Jamieson to Naman Dhir, FOUR, India win by 6 wickets. They take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. Not off the middle but Naman and India are not complaining. Handshakes between the players, there's a friendly chat between Santner and Tilak. Back of a length delivery, close to off and Naman tries to force it through the off-side, the outside edge runs away to the third man fence
- Naman Dhir, right handed bat, comes to the crease
- 13.1WKyle Jamieson to Sanju Samson, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Samson won't be there to see India over the line. New Zealand getting a couple of wickets but it is all too late. Jamieson keeps it simple - full and straight, Samson makes room and misses the drive, the ball beats the outside edge and crashes into the middle-stump. There might have been a small deflection off the outside edge. Sanju Samson b Kyle Jamieson 18(13) [4s-2]
- Kyle Jamieson to Sanju Samson, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
End of over 13 · 4 runs (1 1 0 W 1 1) · 1 wktIND 195/3Sanju Samson 18(12) · Tilak Varma 1(1) · Mitchell Santner 3-0-17-1
- 12.61Mitchell Santner to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 73ks flighted on middle and leg, Samson moves away and forces it to sweeper cover
- 12.51Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, 1 run, 95ks sliding across from round the wicket, Tilak guides it to short third and Duffy fumbles, concedes the single
- Tilak Varma, left handed bat, comes to the crease
- 12.4WMitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Glenn Phillips!! That's a gift from India's skipper to his opposite number. A juicy full toss and Iyer's eyes lit up, he thought he could finish it in style with a six, swings hard and across the line, struck it flat and straight down Phillips' throat at deep mid-wicket. He got that off the bottom of the bat and hence it lacked the elevation to clear the rope. Shreyas Iyer c Glenn Phillips b Mitchell Santner 5(10)
- Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 12.3•Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, no run, 73ks very slow and short as well, Iyer shuffles and slices the cut to short third
- 12.21Mitchell Santner to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 93ks fuller and around off, Samson mistimes the lofted shot to long-on
- 12.11Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, 93ks very full delivery, Iyer squeezes it square and the sweeper tidies up

INDIndia

199/4 (13.2 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Vaibhav Sooryavanshic Daryl Mitchell b Matthew Fisher	45	19	4	4	236.8
Abhishek Sharmac Glenn Phillips b Kyle Jamieson	113	38	9	11	297.4
Sanju Samsonb Kyle Jamieson	18	13	2	0	138.5
Shreyas Iyerc Glenn Phillips b Mitchell Santner	5	10	0	0	50.0
Tilak Varma*not out	1	1	0	0	100.0
Naman Dhir*not out	4	1	1	0	400.0

Extras0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)

Total199/4 (13.2 ov, RR 14.93)

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

FALL OF WICKETS

133-1 (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 7.1 ov)
178-2 (Abhishek Sharma, 10.0 ov)
193-3 (Shreyas Iyer, 12.4 ov)
195-4 (Sanju Samson, 13.1 ov)

Bowler · NZ	O	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Jacob Duffy	2	44	0	1	5	22.00
Adam Milne	2	33	0	0	1	16.50
Michael Bracewell	2	36	0	0	1	18.00
Kyle Jamieson	3.2	45	2	0	0	13.50
Matthew Fisher	1	23	1	1	2	23.00
Mitchell Santner	3	17	1	0	1	5.67

- India have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series, and credit must go to their mental and physical resilience. Having been on the road for a while, they played the first T20I against New Zealand just four days after wrapping up their home series against West Indies. To come here and win the first three games is a testament to their strength and consistency. Can India extend their winning run or will New Zealand finally pull one back? Join us for the fourth T20I on Friday (October 30). Until next time, goodbye and stay safe..
- Why have New Zealand been so indisciplined with the ball? They conceded 17 extras (16 wides and a no-ball) in the first game, 10 (five wides and three no-balls) in the second, and another 13 (10 wides and two no-balls) today in just 13.2 overs. Are India's explosive batters putting the bowlers under pressure and forcing them into errors? Whatever the reason, the Black Caps have looked off-colour, particularly their pacers in the powerplay. They allowed India to race away to 94 in the first game and an astonishing 118 today. The pressure of bowling to an aggressive batting unit is understandable, but New Zealand need to find a way to rein in the extras and strike early. If they are to challenge this formidable Indian batting line-up, greater discipline with the ball and early wickets are imperative.
- Shreyas Iyer: Absolutely stunning. It was pleasing to the eyes the way they played strokes. Also, when Sanju and I, we went to bat, the ball was seaming, and I was like, how did they manage this? It was simply mind-boggling. [Does this batting performance top the list] Honestly speaking, getting 100 in 5 overs, I've never seen that before, especially at the international level. And definitely tops it. [How important is that message for them to just be able to play the way they play?] I think it's essential, especially coming overseas. You know the conditions are going to be different, and you'll be challenged with a lot of different deliveries. And just to overcome this by such phenomenal performance, credit where it's due, the way they played today, it was exceptional. And obviously winning the series with the third match and two more to go, I hope that they keep continuing with the same form and yes, it's just amazing the way the lads pulled up to this occasion. Jet lag at the start and then the way they fitted to the occasion, mind-boggling. [On bowlers going to the yorkers early] So after 10 overs, I realized that anything they were bowling hard length or even half volleys, it was going into the stands. I just said that try and bowl yorkers as much as possible, even if you bowl six ball yorkers. Make them hit down the ground or wide yorker is going to help us on this wicket. So, yeah, we were able to execute that and minimizing that run rate to eight to nine, that helped us a lot to keep them at 10 runs an over. And yeah, our plan was to restrict them under 200.
- Santner (2/2): [On the positives from New Zealand's batting, with several players in the top 5-6 scoring runs] Yeah, we have seen guys who have gotten in and kicked on, which is making the 80s, Glenn the other night, Daryl today. So, yeah, the batting is a bit firing nicely, obviously different guys stepping up, which is always nice. You know, guys have got confidence under their belt, which is good. So, yeah, I mean, we know where to score runs against these guys, because it's pretty tough to defend. [On the bowling strategy against India's aggressive batters and whether left-handers influenced his decision to delay using himself] No, I think, yeah, I just watched Axar in the first innings. There wasn't a lot there, and there was a little bit of nibble with the seamers. But I think once they're going, it's change of pace. We had to try Bracewell with two left-handers to start. You know, they played that over of spin very well. And then, yeah, I think from there we were trying to change it up and see what we can do. But, yeah, we're going to have to look at, you know, ways to try to stop them. And we've seen it before. It's pretty tough to stop them, but we go to Eden Park, where it's potentially smaller all around. So, yeah, we're going to have to try to find ways, I guess.
- Mitch Santner (1/2): [On pretty tough loss] Pretty tough to stop those guys when they're going. We have seen it before, we have seen it in the IPL. Obviously, witnessed it here in New Zealand tonight. [On assessing New Zealand's batting performance and the total they posted at the halfway stage] Yeah, I think I did a little bit early after the ball. It's another lost toss, but, yeah, I think the way that Daryl and BJ kind of got that partnership together, we tracked for 200 there, and obviously 200 is nice. It's a good score on a pitch like that. I thought they bowled really well those last few overs, really got the yorkers in and made it tough for us. So, yeah, reasonably happy. We knew that it was a good wicket. Obviously, when the dew comes in, it's pretty tough to stop, and the powerplay is such a massive part of this game, and they showed, I guess, how to bat in the powerplay.
- Abhishek Sharma | PoTM: [On the key to his match-winning innings] I think the key was pretty simple. It was just me and Vaibhav, just going to enjoy there for a bit, especially in the powerplay. And especially when we were fielding, we were observing the pitch a bit because of this extra bounce. But I feel the dimensions of the ground, we could use the powerplay and we could use their pace as well. So that was the easy plan. And then, obviously, the way he started the first over, Vaibhav, I think that was really special. And that was the plan for us, get the momentum for the team and then just keep going. [On the confidence provided by the coaching staff and captain to play his natural game] I mean, obviously, it's, I feel it's not that, I wouldn't say it's easy, that easy, but it's just the preparation behind the scenes. I would say a special mention to our coaches because of the sidearms; we've been playing them a lot. And it's just, I feel that preparation is really important as a batter. If you see the conditions and the dimensions, that's always in your mind, and then you have to keep the bowlers also in your mind and play the shots according to the bowlers. And that all I do. We had a good practice session yesterday, and I just wanted to utilise it, and that's what I did. And I feel I pretty much manifested this innings, and it happened. [On Yuvraj Singh's SM message joking that he still cannot score a fifty off 12 balls] I mean, I've said this before as well. I don't know what cricket he was playing back at that time, but it's not that easy at all. And I would say if any batter wants to go there and bat like that, it's not easy at all. You can't just go and score 50 off 12 balls. It just happens once in a while. But, obviously, as a batter, we don't go for that milestone. We always want to win the game for the team, me and especially Vaibhav. He's here. So that was the plan, and that's what we want to take throughout the series as well, and it went well.
- Both teams exchange pleasantries. Santner pauses an extra second to congratulate. Abhishek. Gambhir, Ishan, Vaibhav, Arshdeep and batting coach Sitanshu Kotak cannot hide their smiles. Arshdeep is feeling too cold so he has his hood on. There's a placard that says "Tilak Varma 72 selfie pls?."
- Stats by Roshan Gede Most balls remaining in a successful chase of 190 or more 42 - Estonia vs Cyprus, Episkopi, 2024 (T: 192) 40 - India vs New Zealand, Wellington, 2026 (T: 199) 37 - Netherlands vs Ireland, Sylhet, T20 WC 2014 (T: 190) 35 - Serbia vs Slovenia, Belgrade, 2025 (T: 200) 34 - Bulgaria vs Gibraltar, Sofia, 2025b (T: 244) The previous record by a full-member team also belonged to India, against the same team in Raipur earlier this year, where they had gunned down 209 with 28 balls to spare. Most sixes in a T20I innings for India 13 - Abhishek Sharma vs ENG, Mumbai WS, 2025 11 - Abhishek Sharma vs AFG, Delhi, 2026 11 - Abhishek Sharma vs NZ, Wellington, 2026 10 - Rohit Sharma vs SL, Indore, 2017 10 - Sanju Samson vs SA, Durban, 2024 10 - Tilak Varma vs SA, Johannesburg, 2024 10 - Ishan Kishan vs NZ, Thiruvananthapuram, 2026 Hitting 10 or more sixes in a Men’s T20I innings most often 5 - Karanbir Singh (Austria) 3 - Abhishek Sharma (India) 2 - Chris Gayle (West Indies) 2 - Aaron Finch (Australia) 2 - Adrian Dunbar (Serbia) 2 - Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Japan) Hitting 10 or more sixes most often in an innings in Men’s T20s 18 - Chris Gayle 7 - Abhishek Sharma 5 - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 5 - Karanbir Singh
- What stood out about Abhishek's knock was his ability to dominate the off side, particularly the cover region, where he scored 51 of his 113 runs. New Zealand tried to replicate India's bowling plan by keeping the ball full and close to yorker length, but India's openers were equal to the task, using their wrists brilliantly and capitalising on the short square boundaries. Mitchell Santner held himself back with two left-handers at the crease and only came on after the opening stand was broken. He did pick up a couple of wickets, but by then, Abhishek had already taken the game well beyond New Zealand's reach. Post-match stuff coming up..
- 23:09 Local Time, 10:09 GMT, 15:39 IST: That was some chase! India, Abhishek Sharma in particular, made a mockery of the 199-run target, cruising to victory with 40 balls to spare. It was all about Abhishek, who had a new opening partner in Vaibhav Sooryavanshi today, but that did little to alter his approach. The duo set the tone by smashing Jacob Duffy for 26 runs in the opening over, and there was no looking back from there. Milne, Bracewell, Jamieson - none of them were spared as India raced to 118 in the powerplay, the highest ever in T20Is. Abhishek brought up his fifty off just 15 balls, and although Sooryavanshi departed for a 20-ball 45, the left-hander kept going, reaching his hundred off a mere 35 deliveries. By the time he was dismissed, India had raced to 178 in just 10 overs.
Over 14 · 4 runs (W 4) · 1 wkt
- 13.24Kyle Jamieson to Naman Dhir, FOUR, India win by 6 wickets. They take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. Not off the middle but Naman and India are not complaining. Handshakes between the players, there's a friendly chat between Santner and Tilak. Back of a length delivery, close to off and Naman tries to force it through the off-side, the outside edge runs away to the third man fence
- Naman Dhir, right handed bat, comes to the crease
- 13.1WKyle Jamieson to Sanju Samson, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Samson won't be there to see India over the line. New Zealand getting a couple of wickets but it is all too late. Jamieson keeps it simple - full and straight, Samson makes room and misses the drive, the ball beats the outside edge and crashes into the middle-stump. There might have been a small deflection off the outside edge. Sanju Samson b Kyle Jamieson 18(13) [4s-2]
- Kyle Jamieson to Sanju Samson, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
End of over 13 · 4 runs (1 1 0 W 1 1) · 1 wktIND 195/3Sanju Samson 18(12) · Tilak Varma 1(1) · Mitchell Santner 3-0-17-1
- 12.61Mitchell Santner to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 73ks flighted on middle and leg, Samson moves away and forces it to sweeper cover
- 12.51Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, 1 run, 95ks sliding across from round the wicket, Tilak guides it to short third and Duffy fumbles, concedes the single
- Tilak Varma, left handed bat, comes to the crease
- 12.4WMitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Glenn Phillips!! That's a gift from India's skipper to his opposite number. A juicy full toss and Iyer's eyes lit up, he thought he could finish it in style with a six, swings hard and across the line, struck it flat and straight down Phillips' throat at deep mid-wicket. He got that off the bottom of the bat and hence it lacked the elevation to clear the rope. Shreyas Iyer c Glenn Phillips b Mitchell Santner 5(10)
- Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 12.3•Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, no run, 73ks very slow and short as well, Iyer shuffles and slices the cut to short third
- 12.21Mitchell Santner to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 93ks fuller and around off, Samson mistimes the lofted shot to long-on
- 12.11Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, 93ks very full delivery, Iyer squeezes it square and the sweeper tidies up
End of over 12 · 6 runs (1 0 0 0 1lb 4)IND 191/2Sanju Samson 16(10) · Shreyas Iyer 4(7) · Kyle Jamieson 3-0-41-1
- 11.64Kyle Jamieson to Sanju Samson, FOUR, he's been looking for that shot. Samson makes room and gets enough width to free his hands, carves it past a diving backward point and the sweeper has no chance to stop that
- 11.51lbKyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, leg byes, 1 run, 134ks back of a length, angled in and Iyer misses the flick, the ball deflects off the thigh pad
- 11.4•Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, no run, 137ks short of length delivery, Iyer opens the bat face and directs it to backward point. Three dots in a row..
- 11.3•Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, no run, good length ball, aiming for the top of off and Iyer defends to the off-side
- 11.2•Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, no run, back of a length around off, Iyer has a tentative poke and is beaten on the outside edge. Normalcy has returned. This is more like an even contest between bat and ball
- 11.11Kyle Jamieson to Sanju Samson, 1 run, angling in, Samson backs away and mistimes the heave to deep midwicket
End of over 11 · 7 runs (1 2 1 1 1 1)IND 185/2Sanju Samson 11(8) · Shreyas Iyer 4(3) · Mitchell Santner 2-0-13-0
- 10.61Mitchell Santner to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 92ks very full delivery, Samson backs away and digs it out towards extra cover
- 10.51Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, flighted and drifting in, Iyer makes room and drives to long-off
- 10.41Mitchell Santner to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 78ks floated up teasingly, Samson lofts it on the bounce to deep extra cover. The idea was to get Samson holed out in the deep but the ball landed just in front
- 10.31Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, 93ks fuller and around off, Iyer drives past a diving Santner and down to long-off
- 10.22Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs, 77ks slower and fraction short, Iyer throws his bat on the cut and the outside edge runs away fine, just a couple
- 10.11Mitchell Santner to Sanju Samson, 1 run, darted full on leg, Samson makes room and squeezes it to sweeper cover
- Drinks are on the field. Phew! What a knock! What entertainment! Abhishek has just killed the chase in 10 overs. Only the last rites remain. No bowlers were spared as Abhishek and Vaibhav went on a rampage. They smashed 118 in the powerplay and that was game, set and match. Abhishek carried on and brought up his hundred off just 35 balls, leaving India with 21 to get off 60 balls.
- Most hundreds in Men’s T20 cricket 22 - Chris Gayle 13 - Babar Azam 11 - Abhishek Sharma 10 - Quinton de Kock 10 - Virat Kohli 10 - David Warner Most hundreds in Men’s T20Is 5 - Glenn Maxwell 5 - Rohit Sharma 4 - Karanbir Singh 4 - Phil Salt 4 - Suryakumar Yadav 4 - Abhishek Sharma
- Shreyas Iyer, right handed bat, comes to the crease
End of over 10 · 16 runs (1 1 4 6 4 W) · 1 wktIND 178/2Abhishek Sharma 113(38) · Sanju Samson 8(5) · Kyle Jamieson 2-0-36-1
- 9.6WKyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Glenn Phillips at deep mid-wicket!! This is surely going to hand and GP doesn't have to do much as it comes straight to him for a simple catch. That is the end of an absolutely brilliant innings. He walks back so satisfied to a great ovation from everyone at the Cake Tin. Slower delivery outside off stump, Abhishek fetches and flicks, doesn't middle it, GP tracks it nicely into the hands. The centurion tells himself that he should have hit it behind square on the on-side and gently punches his right glove into the left hand. Incoming Shreyas takes a moment to give Abhishek Sharma a bear hug. Abhishek then removes the helmet, raises both hands to the crowd. Tilak congratulates him on the sidelines, Nitish and Vaibhav follow suit. Abhishek then makes the trademark L gesture with his hand and disappears into the dressing room. Abhishek Sharma c Glenn Phillips b Kyle Jamieson 113(38) [4s-9 6s-11]
- Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 9.54Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, in the airrrr, GP takes on his flight. Oh look at the height off the ground when he's airborne. He's a pilot mind you. Abhishek sends over mid-wicket, GP runs in and flies to the left, tries to get a hand on it but it just clears him and lands inside the ropes
- 9.46Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, whipped away! Full and on the stumps, Abhishek flicks and middles it all the way over mid-wicket for six more. They need to make it mandatory for batters to play out all 20 overs. Actually, Abhishek might not mind it. He will look to score a double hundred
- Fastest T20I hundreds (FM teams) 30 - Abhishek Sharma (India) vs Afghanistan, Delhi, 2026 33 - Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) vs Gambia, Nairobi (Ruaraka), 2024 33 - Finn Allen (New Zealand) vs South Africa, Kolkata, 2026 35 - David Miller (South Africa) vs Bangladesh, Potchefstroom, 2017 35 - Rohit Sharma (India) vs Sri Lanka, Indore, 2017 35 - Abhishek Sharma (India) vs New Zealand, Wellington, 2026
- 9.34Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, hundred for Abhishek. What a knock! He's made this New Zealand bowling attack look like an ordinary attack. He takes off his helmet and gloves, drops his bat down and sits in a meditating pose. All the Indian players and the management are on their feet applauding. Samson gets across and embraces him. This is an incredible knock - 51 out of the 103 runs have come through the cover region. The square boundaries were short today and the bowlers tried to go full, and that's where Abhishek loves 'em - he sliced, carved and smashed his way through yet another hundred. Coming to the ball: Short and banged into the wicket, Abhishek takes it on and the top-edge flies wide of short fine
- 9.21Kyle Jamieson to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 134ks back of a length, angling in and Samson is cramped for room as he backs away, tucks it to midwicket
- 9.11Kyle Jamieson to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, 128ks full delivery on leg, Abhishek flicks to deep square leg
- Kyle Jamieson [1.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack
End of over 9 · 6 runs (0 1 1 1 1 wd 1)IND 162/1Abhishek Sharma 98(33) · Sanju Samson 7(4) · Mitchell Santner 1-0-6-0
- 8.61Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, 95ks fired into the blockhole, Abhishek digs it to midwicket and Santner hunts it down himself
- 8.6wdMitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, wide, 94ks fraction short and skidding across, Abhishek reaches and can't meet with the cut. He wanted a wide and the umpire obliges. Santner suggests that he moved across but the signal had been made
- 8.51Mitchell Santner to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 96ks fuller and around leg, Samson stays leg-side and eases it to long-off
- 8.41Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, full toss and Abhishek has missed out, he wanted to heave it across the line and gets it high on the bat, the ball rolls towards deep mid-wicket
- Highest run-rates for a 100-plus opening stand in T20Is 18.13 - Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi vs NZ, Wellington, 2026 16.08 - Jos Buttler, Phil Salt vs SA, Old Trafford, 2025 15 - Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers vs ENG, Johannesburg, 2016 15 - Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani vs Seychelles, Nairobi, 2024 14.83 - Shai Hope, Evin Lewis vs ENG, Gros Islet, 2024 14.44 - Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson vs AFG, Delhi, 2026 for full-member teams
- 8.31Mitchell Santner to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 90ks sliding in with the arm, Samson makes room and chips it over cover, just a single
- 8.21Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, 94ks flatter and drifted across from round the wicket, chopped towards cover and the duo cross over
- 8.1•Mitchell Santner to Abhishek Sharma, no run, 95ks darted into the blockhole, Abhishek fails to dig it out
- Mitchell Santner, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
End of over 8 · 23 runs (W 1nb 6 wd 6 2 1 wd 4) · 1 wktIND 156/1Sanju Samson 5(2) · Abhishek Sharma 95(29) · Matthew Fisher 1-0-23-1
- 7.64Matthew Fisher to Sanju Samson, FOUR, if you are going to bowl anywhere close to full or slot, you got to have mid-off back, especially when the batter can free the arms. Sanju happily backs away and lofts over mid-off and even holds the pose for the cameras
- 7.6wdMatthew Fisher to Sanju Samson, wide, the over further continues as Matthew Fisher fires a wide down the leg-side
- There's so much carnage that the ump's have lost count of the balls in this over. Only five balls are done and they were about to call the over. They check it upstairs and the sixth legal ball will be sent down
- 7.51Matthew Fisher to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, very full and around off, Abhishek squeezes it to mid-off and quickly crosses over
- 7.42Matthew Fisher to Abhishek Sharma, 2 runs, this is even higher, but it's a chance and Santner spills a tough catch. He ran back from mid-off so it was never easy doing that and looking over the shoulder. He could not judge it well so kind of circled, then stretched his hands and spilled it. Santner suggests the ball swirled. Another full delivery from Fisher and Abhishek threw his hands on the big shot, miscued it off the bottom and the ball went straight up. Santner went back, he was setting himself to catch it to his right but the ball swirled, he turns to his left and gets both hands but does not hang on
- 7.36Matthew Fisher to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, this is into the orbit! For a moment it looked like GP was in business at deep mid-wicket as had too much height. GP kept moving back, tripped on the ad cushions and fell beyond the rope, the ball evaded his reach even as he tried to parry the ball in
- 7.3wdMatthew Fisher to Abhishek Sharma, wide, now he's fired this wide of off for a wide
- 7.26Matthew Fisher to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, free-hit ball so he has no intentions of keeping the ball down. Not that he would do that anyway. Short of a length delivery sitting up, Abhishek rocks back and sends this slower ball over mid-wicket
- 7.21nbMatthew Fisher to Sanju Samson, no ball, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Sanju guides to third man and Matthew Fisher has overstepped now
- Sanju Samson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
- 7.1WMatthew Fisher to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, out Caught by Daryl Mitchell!! The freshness of Fisher working for New Zealand. Mitchell takes a brilliant running catch and Fisher is so happy to see the end of this partnership. Full delivery, Vaibhav looked to loft, didn't get under it properly as he was cramped for room. Long-on ran in, timed the dive to perfection. So that ploy of be brave to get hit down the ground at the Cake Tin works. You may ask why didn't they do this in the powerplay? But it's difficult to do it with the field up. Vaibhav just misses his third T20I fifty. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi c Daryl Mitchell b Matthew Fisher 45(19) [4s-4 6s-4]
- Matthew Fisher to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- Imagine playing first game of the series and coming on to bowl in this situation. Good luck, Fisher!
- Matthew Fisher, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
End of over 7 · 15 runs (6 6 0 0 wd 1 1)IND 133/0Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 45(18) · Abhishek Sharma 80(25) · Michael Bracewell 2-0-36-0
- 6.61Michael Bracewell to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 1 run, yorker on the stumps, Vaibhav toe-ends the drive to long-on
- 6.51Michael Bracewell to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, full delivery, Abhishek drills it through point
- 6.5wdMichael Bracewell to Abhishek Sharma, wide, fired down the leg-side, Abhishek misses the slog-sweep
- 6.4•Michael Bracewell to Abhishek Sharma, no run, now he cuts it straight to backward point and is not happy that he picked out the fielder
- 6.3•Michael Bracewell to Abhishek Sharma, no run, shortish delivery, Abhishek backs away and chops the cut to the off-side
- 100-plus totals Overs 1-6 in Men’s T20Is 118/0 - India vs New Zealand, Wellington, 2026 116/0 - Romania vs Serbia, Sofia, 2021 (5.4 overs) 113/1 - Australia vs Scotland, Edinburgh, 2024 103/1 - Zimbabwe vs Gambia, Nairobi (RSC), 2024 102/0 - South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion, 2023 100/0 - England vs South Africa, Old Trafford, 2025 100/0 - India vs Afghanistan, Delhi, 2026 *where data available
- 6.26Michael Bracewell to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, when will they stop him from scoring over cover? Can they? Have they surrendered at that thought? This is some of the cleanest and audacious hitting over that region. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Abhishek stepped out, went inside-out and made the cleanest of contacts
- 6.16Michael Bracewell to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, okay, they want to get this done quickly now! Flatter and on the stumps, Abhishek rocks back and pulls, not well timed but who cares

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