NZ vs IND T20

New Zealand vs India

3rd T20I · Hnry Stadium, Wellington · 27 Oct 2026, 12:45 PM

New Zealand NZ 198/3 20 ov

India IND 199/4 13.2 ov

India won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)

Player of the match Abhishek Sharma IND 113 (38)

India won the toss and elected to field · India won the series 3-0

New Zealand innings

198/3 20 ov, RR 9.90

New Zealand innings batting
Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tim Seifert (wk) c Patel b Arshdeep Singh	2	6	0	0	33.33
Finn Allen c Naman Dhir b Nitish Kumar Reddy	40	25	0	5	160.00
Daryl Mitchell not out	89	52	5	5	171.15
Glenn Phillips c & b Patel	17	14	3	0	121.42
Bevon Jacobs not out	39	23	4	1	169.56
Extras (lb 7, w 4)	11
Total (20 ov, RR 9.90)	198/3

Did not bat Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Adam Milne, Matthew Fisher

Fall of wickets 1-4 (Tim Seifert, 1.2 ov), 2-90 (Finn Allen, 8.3 ov), 3-123 (Glenn Phillips, 11.6 ov)

Overs Powerplay 58/1 (1–6) · Middle 98/2 (7–16) · Final overs 42/0 (17–20)

New Zealand innings bowling
Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
Arshdeep Singh	4	33	1	8.25	12	3	2
Axar Patel	4	36	1	9.00	5	2	2
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	4	40	0	10.00	7	3	2
Nitish Kumar Reddy	4	38	1	9.50	6	3	2
Prince Yadav	4	44	0	11.00	3	1	3

Partnerships

4 (8) Tim Seifert 2 (6) Finn Allen 0 (2)
86 (43) Daryl Mitchell 40 (20) Finn Allen 40 (23)
33 (21) Daryl Mitchell 15 (7) Glenn Phillips 17 (14)
75 (48) Daryl Mitchell 34 (25) Bevon Jacobs 39 (23)

India innings

Target 199

199/4 13.2 ov, RR 14.93

India innings batting
Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi c Mitchell b Fisher	45	19	4	4	236.84
Abhishek Sharma c Phillips b Jamieson	113	38	9	11	297.36
Sanju Samson (wk) b Jamieson	18	13	2	0	138.46
Shreyas Iyer (c) c Phillips b Santner	5	10	0	0	50.00
Tilak Varma not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Naman Dhir not out	4	1	1	0	400.00
Extras (lb 1, w 10, nb 2)	13
Total (13.2 ov, RR 14.93)	199/4

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

Fall of wickets 1-133 (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 7.1 ov), 2-178 (Abhishek Sharma, 9.6 ov), 3-193 (Shreyas Iyer, 12.4 ov), 4-195 (Sanju Samson, 13.1 ov)

Overs Powerplay 118/0 (1–6) · Middle 81/4 (7–14)

India innings bowling
Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
Adam Milne	2	33	0	16.50	4	3	3
Jacob Duffy	2	44	0	22.00	2	4	3
Kyle Jamieson	3.2	45	2	13.50	8	6	3
Matthew Fisher	1	23	1	23.00	1	1	2
Michael Bracewell	2	36	0	18.00	3	2	4
Mitchell Santner	3	17	1	5.66	3	0	0

Partnerships

133 (44) Abhishek Sharma 80 (25) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 45 (19)
45 (18) Sanju Samson 8 (5) Abhishek Sharma 33 (13)
15 (16) Sanju Samson 9 (6) Shreyas Iyer 5 (10)
2 (3) Sanju Samson 1 (2) Tilak Varma 1 (1)
4 (1) Tilak Varma 0 (0) Naman Dhir 4 (1)

Latest balls from this match.

Over 14 · India

4 13.2

FOUR Jamieson to Naman Dhir 199/4

Dhir on strike

a stroke of luck to seal the deal, but India have coasted to an unassailable 3-0 lead in Wellington! The ending is not as flashy or flamboyant, but it gets the job done. A healthy outside edge, and it trickles away past short third. Hugs and handshakes between the players as the match comes to its official conclusion. But the result, even after only a handful of overs in the second innings, looked a foregone conclusion!

W 13.1

Wicket Jamieson to Samson 195/4

castled, and Samson falls too! Zipped in full on middle. Samson backs away and tries to go inside-out. A bit late on the stroke perhaps and the ball crashes into middle stump. Too little, too late. But Jamieson has two now!

Over 13 · India

1 12.6

1 run Santner to Samson 195/3

slowed up on a length on middle and leg. Samson backs away and punches it towards sweeper cover

1 12.5

1 run Santner to Tilak Varma 194/3

Tilak joins Samson

back of a length outside off. Tilak hangs back and runs it down to short third, where Duffy misfields and ends up conceding a single

W 12.4

Wicket Santner to Shreyas Iyer 193/3

juicy full toss, and Shreyas picks out deep mid wicket! An anti-climax, with just six more needed. The bat face, though, turned upon contact and Shreyas dragged it a touch. Easy grab for Phillips, and Shreyas cannot believe what he has just done!

0 12.3

no run Santner to Shreyas Iyer 193/2

looped up on a length outside off. Shreyas, staying back, edges his cut, with the ball bobbling to short third

1 12.2

1 run Santner to Samson 193/2

Alex: "If England were playing as India from here on, they probably would find a way to loose this match from here." -- England unnecessarily catching strays...

full on the stumps. Samson drills it down the ground to long on

1 12.1

1 run Santner to Shreyas Iyer 192/2

Anupam: "Three consecutive dot balls made my eye twitch." Sudhakar: "Proof of Santner's control - Eco 6.5, rest others 16.5 and above " -- Which makes that decision to bowl even more puzzling. Anyway, here he is again

full and wide outside off. Shreyas throws his hands at it and squeezes it out to deep point

Over 12 · India

4 11.6

FOUR Jamieson to Samson 191/2

down to single digits now! Back of a length just outside off. Samson gives himself room and knifes it past backward point!

1lb 11.5

leg bye Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer 187/2

back of a length on middle and leg. Shreyas looks for the flick and the ball trickles off the thigh pad towards short fine

0 11.4

no run Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer 186/2

back of a length outside off. Shreyas hops up onto his toes and dabs it towards backward point

0 11.3

no run Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer 186/2

back of a length on off. Shreyas drops it into the backward point region

0 11.2

no run Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer 186/2

Saurabh: "India is struggling against only Santner in the last two matches and he came to bowl when the match is over" -- 0.15 percent chance on the predictor still. Hang on!

back of a length outside off. Shreyas goes feeling for it and sees the ball nip past the outside edge

1 11.1

1 run Jamieson to Samson 186/2

Santner has not conceded a boundary yet. Another indication that he should have come on when Sooryavanshi and Abhishek were teeing off, despite the theoretically unfavourable match-up Saurabh: "India is struggling against only Santner in the last two matches and he came to bowl when the match is over"

fullish and following the batter outside leg. Samson tugs it towards deep square leg

Over 11 · India

1 10.6

1 run Santner to Samson 185/2

right up in the blockhole on middle and off. Samson digs it out enough to extra cover's right and keeps strike

1 10.5

1 run Santner to Shreyas Iyer 184/2

fullish on middle and leg. Shreyas punches it down the ground to long off

1 10.4

1 run Santner to Samson 183/2

Manoj Tare: "Calm after the storm! You can literally feel it, dont you! " Ramanan: "If resigning were allowed like in Chess, NZ may have done so by the end of the 3rd over." -- Two overs too late, perhaps?

full outside off. Samson goes after it and slices it towards sweeper cover

1 10.3

1 run Santner to Shreyas Iyer 182/2

full outside off. Shreyas comes onto the front foot and knocks it to long off

2 10.2

2 runs Santner to Shreyas Iyer 181/2

Suddenly seems like normal service has resumed

edged! Slowed up on a back of a length outside off. Shreyas wafts at it and edges it past short third. Off the mark with a brace

1 10.1

1 run Santner to Samson 179/2

Time for a drinks break. NZ might have needed that after the first over, to be fair. India only need 21 more to seal this series Krishna: "Thank you Abhishek. Now we'll get back to work an hour earlier." RJ: "Time for the hardest question- who will be the Player of the match?!" -- Just off the bat, don't think Duffy will be in contention.

very full on middle and leg. Samson squeezes it out to deep point

New Zealand

Playing XI

1 Tim Seifert (wk) wicketkeeper batter · right-hand bat
2 Finn Allen top-order batter · right-hand bat
3 Daryl Mitchell batting allrounder · right-hand bat · right-arm medium
4 Glenn Phillips allrounder · right-hand bat · right-arm offbreak
5 Bevon Jacobs middle-order batter · right-hand bat · right-arm medium
6 Michael Bracewell batting allrounder · left-hand bat · right-arm offbreak
7 Mitchell Santner (c) bowling allrounder · left-hand bat · slow left-arm orthodox
8 Kyle Jamieson bowler · right-hand bat · right-arm fast-medium
9 Jacob Duffy bowler · right-hand bat · right-arm fast-medium
10 Adam Milne bowler · right-hand bat · right-arm fast
11 Matthew Fisher bowler · right-hand bat · right-arm fast-medium

India

Playing XI

1 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi top-order batter · left-hand bat · slow left-arm orthodox
2 Abhishek Sharma batting allrounder · left-hand bat · slow left-arm orthodox
3 Sanju Samson (wk) wicketkeeper batter · right-hand bat
4 Shreyas Iyer (c) top-order batter · right-hand bat · right-arm offbreak
5 Tilak Varma batting allrounder · left-hand bat · right-arm offbreak
6 Naman Dhir middle-order batter · right-hand bat · right-arm offbreak
7 Axar Patel allrounder · left-hand bat · slow left-arm orthodox
8 Nitish Kumar Reddy batting allrounder · right-hand bat · right-arm medium-fast
9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowler · right-hand bat · right-arm medium
10 Arshdeep Singh bowler · left-hand bat · left-arm medium-fast
11 Prince Yadav bowler · right-hand bat · right-arm fast

New Zealand vs India scorecard, India tour of New Zealand

This page is the New Zealand vs India scorecard for 3rd T20I in the India tour of New Zealand. It is a T20 match in the 2026-27 season, played at Hnry Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand, scheduled for 27 Oct 2026, 12:45 PM. SportsGuff keeps the batting card, bowling figures, fall of wickets, partnerships, and match status for New Zealand and India in one place, so the score can be checked while the game is live and read again after the result is confirmed.

New Zealand vs India is a completed T20 scorecard. India won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining) The innings totals recorded here are New Zealand 198/3 (20 ov) and India 199/4 (13.2 ov). India won the toss and elected to field. The result stays on this page after the match has finished, so the batting order, bowling analysis, and dismissal details can be read without waiting for a live update.

India won the series 3-0 That series position sits alongside the New Zealand vs India scorecard so the match can be read in the context of the wider competition, not only as a single T20 game in 2026-27.

Series, format, and season

New Zealand vs India is part of India tour of New Zealand (NZ vs IND). Inside that competition this game is listed as the 3rd T20I, which is the label used on the scorecard, in the match title, and in the page heading. The fixture belongs to the 2026-27 cricket season. A season label helps readers separate this New Zealand vs India scorecard from an older meeting between the same sides, especially when a league or bilateral series is played every year. Searching for the series name together with the two team names is the most reliable way to land on this exact T20 scorecard rather than a highlights package or a news report from a different round.

T20 cricket gives each side a maximum of 20 overs, so a New Zealand vs India scorecard is usually decided inside a single session. The powerplay, the middle overs, and the death overs all show up in the batting card as a short innings with a high scoring rate. On this page the T20 scorecard lists every batter, how they were dismissed, the bowler and the fielder involved, and the balls faced. Bowling figures show overs, maidens where they apply, runs conceded, wickets, and economy. Extras, fall of wickets, and partnerships explain how the total was built. Because twenty-over matches swing quickly, the live status line above the full scorecard is as useful as the detailed card while New Zealand and India are still out in the middle.

Venue, time, and conditions

New Zealand vs India was played at Hnry Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand. The ground name matters for a scorecard because the same two teams can meet more than once in a season, and the venue distinguishes this T20 fixture from a later match in the same series. Wellington, New Zealand is the place attached to this ground, which is useful when a scorecard is shared without the full series name. The listed start time is 27 Oct 2026, 12:45 PM. That timestamp is the local schedule for the match, and it is the time to use when comparing this scorecard with reports filed on the same date. Conditions, the toss, and which side bats first all change how a total should be read. This page records those facts next to the New Zealand vs India score instead of leaving them only in a separate preview.

How to read this New Zealand vs India scorecard

Start with the match header. It names New Zealand and India, the T20 format, and the India tour of New Zealand. The score beside each team is the innings total, with wickets and overs when the ball-by-ball record has them. Under that summary, the full scorecard opens the batting table for the side that batted. A batter who is out has a dismissal beside the name. A batter who is not out is still part of the total. Did-not-bat names show who was left in the hut. The bowling table that follows explains who took those wickets and what it cost. Fall of wickets is the timeline: the score, the batter, and the over. Partnerships show which pairs added the runs. Recent balls, when the feed includes them, are the shortest way to see how the latest over of this T20 match was bowled.

The same New Zealand vs India page also carries the playing squads and a facts panel. Squads show the roles named for the match, which is useful before the first innings and after a result, when readers want to know who was available rather than only who batted. The facts panel repeats the series, the match label, the format, the ground, and the start time so those keywords sit in plain text as well as in the scorecard tables. None of those sections replace the score. They give the 3rd T20I a stable page that still makes sense when the live numbers stop changing.

New Zealand vs India match facts

Team: New Zealand, score 198/3 in 20 ov
Team: India, score 199/4 in 13.2 ov
Series: India tour of New Zealand
Match: 3rd T20I
Format: T20 scorecard
Season: 2026-27
Venue: Hnry Stadium, Wellington
Place: Wellington, New Zealand
Start time: 27 Oct 2026, 12:45 PM
Toss: India won the toss and elected to field
Status: India won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)

Use this New Zealand vs India scorecard for the T20 score, the India tour of New Zealand context, the match at Hnry Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand, and the 3rd T20I in 2026-27. The tables above are the score itself. This note only explains which teams are playing, which series the game belongs to, where and when it is played, and which format the scorecard is recording.