India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I - A Few Interesting Stats

India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I - A Few Interesting Stats

Team India continued their tremendous run in T20Is with yet another resounding win in the 3rd T20I against New Zealand. The men in blue won the third match of the five-match series by eight wickets with 60 balls to spare and with that they take the series 3-0.

Records were broken left, right and centre in India's run chase. We take a look at a few.

11- Most consecutive series wins (full-member nations)

India are ranked the number 1 team in the ICC T20I rankings for a reason. They are the defending T20I champions and the win against the Kiwis is their 11th consecutive series win in a row (for full-member nations). The streak started in January 2024 when India beat Afghanistan 3-0 and since then India have beaten the likes of Australia, South Africa, England, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, won the Asia Cup 2025 and the T20 Cricket World Cup 2024.

Most consecutive T20I series wins (FM teams)

11* India (2024 – ongoing)

11 Pakistan (2016-18)

7 India (2017-18)

6 India (2019-21)

The men in blue (get your jersey now) have now won 43 off their last 48 games. They clearly are the team to beat at the moment. India have equalled Pakistan's record of 11 consecutive series win.

60 - Most balls to spare in a 150+ run successful chase (full-member teams)

When SuryaKumar Yadav dispatched a low full-toss through mid-wicket, the target was breached and this, with 10 overs to spare. Doing this so effortlessly is outrageous and doing it against a decent bowling attack is scary. The question then arises - How good is this current batting unit? With the T20 World Cup around the corner, the statement Team India have made is loud and clear. They now go with a 'Stop Us If You Can' approach.

Winning with most balls to spare vs a FM team chasing 150+ targets

60 balls - Ind vs NZ Guwahati 2026 *

37 balls - WI vs SA, Kingston 2024

33 balls - Eng vs Pak, Lahore 2022

32 balls - SA vs Eng, Joburg 2016

14 - 2nd fastest fifty for India in T20Is, 3rd fastest overall

Abhishek Sharma is bold, he's got the skill and the temperament growth is there for everyone to see. He's not only smashing boundaries for fun but also finishing games for India. The southpaw finished with 68* (20) hitting seven fours and five sixes in the process. Sharma got to the milestone off only 14 deliveries, the 2nd fastest for India and the 3rd fastest overall. To beat Yuvraj Singh's 12-ball feat is incredibly tough, but if there's one batter who can challenge it, it is Abhishek Shama. Can he do it though? Only time will tell.

Quickest 50s in T20Is against full-member teams (by balls)

12 balls - Yuvraj Singh vs Eng Durban 2007

13 balls - Jan Frylinck vs Zim Bulawayo 2025

14 balls - Colin Munro vs SL Auckland 2016

14 balls - Abhishek Sharma vs NZ Guwahati 2026 *

15 balls - Quinton de Kock vs WI Centurion 2023

A few more stats/facts 94/2 - 2nd highest powerplay score for India in T20Is.

3.1 overs - Quickest team 50 for the men in blue in T20Is.

Sanju Samson became the fourth Indian batter to get dismissed off the very first delivery of a T20I innings. KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw and Rohit Sharma are the other three.

With two more matches to go in the India vs New Zealand series and only a few days left for the 2026 T20 Cricket World Cup, the Indian batters will look to smash the leather off of the kookaburra. More records to be shattered in the next two T20Is?

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