न्यूजीलैंड vs भारत, तीसरा टी-20, हेनरी स्टेडियम, वेलिंगटन, 27 October 2026 - हाइलाइट्स

Starts with a yorker outside the off stump, from around the stump. Abhishek fails to dig it out.

A touch short and drifting across, Sharma cuts it through cover-point for a single.

Darts it on the leg stump, following Samson who moves away. He lofts it inside out over cover for a single.

Spears in a full toss, on middle, Abhishek drags it across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slows it up, full on middle and leg, Samson presents full face of the bat and drills it down to long off for a single.

Wide! Slanted way across the batter, on a good length. Abhishek reaches out to cut it away, but misses out. Seifert collects it sharply to his left.

Very full on the leg stump, Abhishek clips it through mid-wicket for an easy single and moves to 98! India need just 37 runs from 66 balls.

Very full at the toes, Abhishek flicks it to deep square leg for a single. He is on 99 now.

Bangs it short and angles it into the body as Samson backs to the leg side. He plays off the back foot and tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. The crowd is boisterous as Abhishek is on strike now.

FOUR! Top edge, but that won't matter. HUNDRED FOR ABHISHEK SHARMA! Off just 35 balls, graced with ten sixes and four boundaries. That's his 4th T20I century. Astonishing batting from him as he has set Wellington on fire. Seems to be an off-pace delivery, on a good length, Abhishek Sharma is early into the pull shot and top edges it over the short fine leg for a boundary to get to his milestone. After all that mayhem, he folds himself into a yoga pose, perfectly calm, before breaking out an Erling Haaland-style celebration. The crowd is on its feet, roaring in appreciation of a truly special knock. They have surely got their money's worth.

SIX! In a hurry to finish things off now! A juicy half-volley, on the stumps, Abhishek swings it effortlessly over deep square leg. Targets the smallest boundary and clears it with ease.

DROPPED AND FOUR! A Superman effort by Phillips. Full marks for the effort. Short of a length on leg stump and angled across the left-hander. Abhishek backs away and pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket but gets it a bit mistimed off the inner half of the bat. Glenn Phillips launches himself full stretch to his left, almost like a Superman, but cannot hold on. He gets fingertips to it, but it deflects and lands just short of the rope. The umpires check the replay before signalling four. Only Phillips could have got anywhere near that one.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND CAUGHT! This time, GP makes no mistake with a comparatively simple catch. The crowd rises up to applaud a tremendous knock from Abhishek. India are 178/2. Full and outside off, Abhishek advances but fails to get to the pitch of it. He tries to heave it across the line, the bat turning slightly in his hands as he connects off the inside half towards deep mid-wicket. Glenn Phillips settles under it and takes a safe catch.

Looped up, landing it full on middle, drifting it in. Sanju Samson stays leg side of the ball and squeezes it away to the right of the diving point fielder for a single.

Flighted up around off, not all that full. Shreyas Iyer is nearly beaten in the flight as he looks to drive, but adjusts and cuts it late to the left of short third for a couple of runs.

Tossed up on off, this is eased down to long off for a single.

Another loopy delivery, taking the ball above the eyeline of the batter, and getting it to dip right on the crease. Samson waits back before lifting it inside-out to deep cover for a run more.

Tossed up at the stumps, caressed away through extra cover for a single by Iyer.

One more to end the over, just 7 off it. Very full and angled in on leg stump. Samson stabs it out towards wide mid off for a run.

Hard length, slanting it into the body of the batter. Samson slogs it away without much timing and to deep mid-wicket for a run.

A beauty from Kyle. Good length, in the channel, and seaming away late. Shreyas Iyer presses back to guide it away but the ball breezes past the outside edge.

Length again, a smidge fuller than the last one, and angled back into the off pole. Iyer jams it out in front of point.

Back of a length and outside off, Iyer rocks back and opes the bat face, hitting it down to the backward point fielder. Three dots in a row now.

Back of a length again, angled into the batter. Iyer misses the tuck off the hips and the ball goes off his thigh pad to short fine leg for a leg bye.

FOUR! Lovely hands from Samson. Hard length around off, Sanju makes his own width by backing away and smacks it down past the right of the backward point fielder for a boundary.

Floated up, full on middle, Iyer creates room by shuffling to the leg side and shovels it to deep cover for a single.

A bit more round-armish on a fuller length, Samson mistimes the shot towards long on for a single.

Slower and shorter, outside off, Iyer waits on it and cus it on the bounce to short third.

OUT! CAUGHT! Santner, who is yet to concede a boundary, picks up a wicket. He dishes out a full toss that drifts into the batter. Iyer sinks his back knee into the pitch and tries to slog it over deep mid-wicket, but his bat gets twisted at the point of contact while dragging it across. Hence, his timing goes all wrong and he offers a straightforward catch to deep mid-wicket. Phillips is not dropping those at all. India are 193/3, needing 6 more to win.

Slides across the batter, short in length, Varma opens the bat face by hanging back and eases it to short third. Duffy overruns and slips a bit while trying to stop the ball and it gets deflected away for a single.

Slowish and shortish, on middle, Samson rocks back and punches it to deep extra cover for a single. India need 4 runs to win.

OUT! YOU MISS, I HIT! Some late joy for New Zealand before they head to Auckland. Kyle cannons in a very full ball, aimed at the stumps. Sanju Samson exposes the sticks by backing away and looking to loft it over the off side. But he gets a tad late to bring his bat down and misses to connect as the ball makes an absolute mess of the timber behind. India are 195/4, needing 4 more.

FOUR! An anticlimactic end to the match, but India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets and 40 balls to spare. A good-length delivery bashed hard into the pitch by Jamieson. Naman Dhir waits back and looks to punch it to the off side, but the ball straightens up a bit, takes a good chunk of the outside edge and rifles behind to the deep third fence. A famous, famous win for the Men in Blue as they made chasing 199 look like a stroll in the park.