IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: T20I Series 2026, Match 3 Fantasy Cricket Tips For India vs New Zealand

India will go head-to-head with New Zealand in the third T20I of the five-match series at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday, January 25.

In the second T20I, New Zealand posted a dominating total of 208/6 in 20 overs after losing the toss. In the chase, India sealed the deal in 15.2 overs with seven wickets in hand. Suryakumar Yadav was the wrecker-in-chief with an 82-run unbeaten knock off 37 balls. Also, Ishan Kishan shone with 76 runs off 32 balls.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 3, Match Details

Match: India vs New Zealand, T20I Series 2026, Match 3

Time & Date: 7:00 PM IST, Sunday, January 25

Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 3 Probable XIs

India

Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana/Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel/Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.

New Zealand

Devon Conway, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 3 Pitch Report

With the average first innings score at this venue being 192 in the three games played here, we can expect batters to do well comparatively. Considering the dew factor, we can expect the captain, who won the toss, to bowl first.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 3 Top Picks

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav got back to his old form, scoring an unbeaten 82-run knock off 37 balls with nine fours and four sixes at a strike rate of 221.62.

Ishan Kishan

No.3 batter Ishan Kishan was exceptional in the previous game, scoring 76 runs off 32 balls with 11 fours and four sixes.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 3 Captain picks

Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma suffered a golden duck in the second game. However, he started the series on a positive note.

Shivam Dube

Dube, who batted at No.5, went on to smack a 36-run unbeaten knock off 18 balls with a four and three sixes. Moreover, he scalped a wicket with the ball.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 3 Head to Head Dream11 team

Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 3 Grand League Dream11 team

Devon Conway, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (vc), Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube (c), Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson.

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