After Ishan Kishan’s insane blitzkrieg in Raipur, the caravan for the T20I series between India and New Zealand move to Guwahati. It is the third T20I and the Suryakumar Yadav-led side would be eyeing bagging the series tonight (January 25) only. There’s a hell of a lot of T20 action today, with the Big Bash League (BBL) and SA20 2026 finals also lined up. But the Indian team always carries immense eyeballs and it would also be interesting to see how New Zealand responds after their humiliating loss.
Cricket 5 mins Ishan Kishan can force India to drop Sanju Samson before T20 World Cup 2026India chased down their joint-highest successful run chase (209) in just 15.2 overs. That means they become the fastest team to chase down a 200+ run total in T20I history. The biggest positives were obviously Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, who finally ended his run-scoring drought with an unbeaten 82*. Now, the pressure will be on Sanju Samson to perform after his back-to-back failures. With Kishan breathing down his neck, Samson needs to justify why he is the first-choice pick as a keeper in the team. Apart from this, Tilak Varma might also return from his injury in the fourth T20I, proving this Guwahati match as another audition for Kishan.
Will Jasprit Bumrah play IND vs NZ 3rd T20I?
While the batting core remains sorted and settled, India have rotated their bowlers and could do the same at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. After the first game, India rested Jasprit Bumrah to manage his workload. He was replaced by Harshit Rana in the lineup, who had a great start in Raipur before leaking runs at the death. Now, if Bumrah comes in the Guwahati T20I, he could replace Arshdeep Singh and not Rana.
Arshdeep Singh had a forgettable outing in the Raipur T20I. In his four overs, Arshdeep gave away 53 runs and failed in executing his plans completely, going wicketless as well. Now, India would feel to rest Arshdeep in this game. Not because of his poor returns in the last game but the fact that Arshdeep has played 3 international games in a span of five days. He played the third ODI against New Zealand before featuring in the first two T20Is.
The Indian team management knows how crucial Arshdeep, the highest T20I wicket-taker for the Men in Blue, is. He won the T20 World Cup 2024 while bowling alongside Bumrah and would hope for a similar sight in February-March as well. Due to this, workload management comes to the fore and we might see Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Harshit Rana share the new ball in Guwahati.
Is Axar Patel fit?
Meanwhile, Axar Patel got hit on his fingers while attempting to stop a thunderous shot from Daryl Mitchell in the first T20I in Nagpur. His fingers were bleeding and then he failed to complete his over. Unsurprisingly, Axar sat out in the previous game as Kuldeep Yadav replaced the all-rounder.
Kuldeep did superbly in the 2nd T20I, taking two crucial wickets of Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips. With Varun Chakaravarthy already being there, Kuldeep might not play all the games at the T20 World Cup 2026. Hence, if fit Axar will come in. But there’s no update on his fitness as of now.
Predicted India Playing XI vs NZ, 3rd T20I
Abhishek Sharma Sanju Samson (wk) Ishan Kishan Suryakumar Yadav (C) Hardik Pandya Shivam Dube Rinku Singh Axar Patel/Kuldeep Yadav Harshit Rana Jasprit Bumrah Varun ChakaravarthyPredicted India Playing XI vs NZ, 3rd T20I: Will Jasprit Bumrah replace Arshdeep Singh in Guwahati? Inside Sport India.
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