The 3rd T20 match of the New Zealand tour of India, 2023 is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 1st February 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

The first match of India and New Zealand was a low-scoring match but the second one was very low scoring where India and New Zealand did well but India was on the winning side. India was asked to bat first after losing the toss. They used seven bowlers in that match which was a strange decision. Arshdeep Singh was the most successful and highest run-scorer with two wickets in his account in two overs against just seven runs. Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Chahal, Washington Sundar, and Hardik Pandya picked one wicket each.

Shivam Mavi was the only bowler in the previous match who failed to pick any wicket. The batsmen of team India was also struggling in the previous match even though they chased the target of 100 runs in 19.5 overs and they lost their key five batsmen while chasing a low target. Suryakumar Yadav was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He remained not out after scoring 26 runs. He faced 31 balls and smashed just one huge six. Ishan Kishan also performed well and scored 19 runs while he faced 32 balls and smashed two boundaries. The skipper, Hardik Pandya remained not out after scoring 15 runs and Shubman Gill scored 11 runs.

New Zealand had just been outstanding in both previous T20 matches. They won the first match and nearly won the previous match where they won the toss and decided to bat first but their batting order failed to put a handsome total on the board and scored just 99 runs in 20 overs. The skipper, Mitchell Santner was the most successful and highest run-scorer with just 19 runs to his name and remained not out till the 20th over. He faced 23 balls and smashed just one boundary. M Bracewell and Mark Chapman scored 14 runs each while Finn Allen and Devon Conway scored 11 runs each. Daryl Mitchell scored 8 runs.

The bowling unit of New Zealand performed well in the previous match but they made a strange decision as they used a total of eight bowlers and leaked the target of 100 runs with just one ball remaining. Jacob Duffy, Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Mark Chapman, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner, and the skipper, Mitchell Santner were used as bowlers in the previous match. Michael Bracewell and Ish Sodhi picked one wicket each in the second match while no other bowler could manage to pick any wicket. Blair Tickner, Lockie Ferguson, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, and Jacob Duffy were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. New Zealand performed well in this tour of India and we are sure that they will beat India in this match.

India had played a total of 197 T20 matches where they won 128 matches and opposing teams won 63 matches. Their 5 matches ended with no result and one match was tied.

New Zealand had played a total of 183 T20 matches so far. They won 96 while other teams won 82 matches. 4 matches in New Zealand came with no result and one match was tied.

India had played 24 T20 matches against New Zealand where they won 13 matches and New Zealand won 10 matches and one match was tied.

According to today’s prediction, India is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why India is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• The batting order of both teams was struggling in the second T20 match
• No six was hit in the second T20 match
• The key batsmen of team India are not in good form
• The batting order of India is known to perform well in the home conditions
• India will make at least two changes in the playing eleven of this match
• India has a decent record while playing in its home conditions

India is overall a strong and experienced team and they have a decent record while playing in their home conditions. They have strong batting order and bowling unit, so the winning chances of India for today’s match have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

India has a 60% chance to win this match
New Zealand has a 40% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important role in the decision of each and every match of this series. According to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The 3rd T20 match of the New Zealand tour of India is going to be held at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The pitch at this stadium is excellent for batting. The boundaries at this venue are short and will bring the spinners into play. The pitch will continue to be good for batting throughout the match. It also has a bit of help for the spin bowlers. As per the live cricket score, a total of 300 runs should be a par score.

The weather forecast in Ahmedabad on match day is good for a cricket game. There are almost no chances of rain and we may have a full match to watch.

India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner.

Captain: Shubman Gill
Vice-Captain: SK Yadav
Devon Conway, Ishan Kishan, D Mitchell, R Tripathi, Finn Allen, H Pandya, Jacob Duffy, Kuldeep Yadav, L Ferguson

• Date: Wednesday, 1st February 2023
• Time: 01:30 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAl / 07:00 PM IST

• Stadium: Narendra Modi Stadium
• Location: Ahmedabad, India
• Opened: 1982
• Capacity: 132,000
• Known as: Motera Gujarat Stadium, Sardar Patel Stadium
• Ends: Adani Pavilion End, GMDC End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Gujarat
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Bagira Thakur

• Total matches: 9
• Matches won batting first: 5
• Matches won bowling first: 4
• Average 1st Inns scores: 152
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 145
• Highest total recorded: 224/2 (20 Ov) by IND vs ENG
• The highest score chased: 166/3 (17.5 Ov) by IND vs ENG
• The lowest score defended: 107/7 (20 Ov) by WIW vs INDW

Prithvi Shaw, Jitesh Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Umran Malik, Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.