The 3rd T20 match of India’s tour of New Zealand, in 2022 is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 22nd November 2022 at McLean Park, Napier.

New Zealand played well in the previous match but they failed to stop Suryakumar Yadav from scoring runs and that was a key reason why they leaked a lot of runs. Tim Southee was just best with the ball and he also had a hat trick to his name. Remember that they won the toss and decided to field first and leaked a total of 191 runs. Tim Southee was the best bowler but all the other bowlers were expensive and leaked a lot of runs. Tim Southee picked up three wickets in four overs against 34 runs. Lockie Ferguson was the other bowler who had some wickets to his name but he leaked plenty of runs. He picked up two wickets while he was charged with 49 runs in four overs. Ish Sodhi picked one wicket while no other bowler from their side could manage to pick any wicket.

Adam Milne and Mitchell Santner were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. This match will be played at Napier where the conditions are good for batting and we think that the bowling unit of New Zealand will be struggling once again. The batting order of New Zealand almost collapsed in the previous match. They failed to chase the target of 192 runs and their full team came back to the pavilion in 18.5 overs with a total of just 126 runs. Finn Allen got out on the second ball of the inning and other batters also failed to handle the bowlers of India. Kane Williamson proved the highest run-scorer but he also destroyed a lot of balls. He scored 61 runs on 52 balls with the help of four boundaries and two huge sixes. Devon Conway scored 25 runs while Glenn Phillips could manage to score just 12 runs. Daryl Mitchell had 10 runs to his name and no other batter from their side could even enter into the double figure. James Neesham and Tim Southee failed to open the account on the scoreboard.

India made some surprising changes in the playing eleven for the previous match. They sent two left-handed batters to open the batting inning and this happened after ten years. Ishan Kishan and Rishabh Pant came to open the batting for India. Rishabh Pant could not play well and went back to the pavilion after scoring just six runs. Sanju Samson is also part of the squad of team India and we are expecting that he will get a chance in this match. Ishan Kishan played well and scored 36 runs with the help of five boundaries and one huge six at the strike rate of 116. Suryakumar Yadav is the number one T20 batter in the world and he proved it in the previous match. He completed his fifty on 32 balls and then converted his inning to 111 runs on just 51 balls. He smashed 11 boundaries and seven huge sixes during his inning and remained not out till the 20th over.

Due to the best inning of Suryakumar Yadav, India scored a total of 191 runs which was above the par total. Shreyas Iyer did not face a lot of balls. We think that he won’t be fit to bat at number six. Deepak Hooda was the other batter who did not get much time to bat. Hardik Pandya scored 13 runs on the same balls with a boundary. The bowlers of team India also performed well in the previous match. Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar started well and picked wickets in the early overs. Mohammad Siraj also was good in the middle overs but Deepak Hooda was just outstanding with the ball and he was the highest wicket-taker with four wickets to his name in 2.5 overs against just 10 runs. Mohammed Siraj also performed well and picked wickets. He picked up two wickets in four overs while he was charged with 24 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal was the other bowler with two wickets to his name in four overs against 26 runs. Washington Sundar picked one wicket in two overs against 24 runs while Bhuvneshwar Kumar also picked one wicket and leaked 29 runs in three overs.

New Zealand had played a total of 182 T20 matches where they won 95 matches and opposing teams won 82 matches. Their 5 matches ended with no result.

India had played a total of 193 T20 matches so far. They won 126 while other teams won 61 matches. 6 matches of India ended with no result.

New Zealand played 21 T20 matches against India where they won 9 matches and India won 12 matches.

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

• India won the first T20 match with a handsome margin
• The batting order of New Zealand was struggling in the previous match
• The bowling unit of India is also strong and experienced
• New Zealand has the advantage of home ground
• Suryakumar Yadav is in superb form for India

We have no doubt that India is the best team when we compare it with New Zealand. 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 52% chance to win this match
New Zealand has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to field first.

The 3rd T20 match between New Zealand and India is going to be played at McLean Park, Napier. This is one of the biggest venues in New Zealand in terms of crowd capacity. The pitch on this venue is good for batting. It also has a bit of help for the spin bowlers. As per the live cricket score, a total of 170 runs should be a par score.

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

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson.

India: Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya (c), Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Captain: SK Yadav
Vice-Captain: Hardik Pandya
Sanju Samson, Devon Conway, Rishabh Pant, Glenn Phillips, Shubman Gill, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh

Date: Tuesday, 22nd November 2022
Time: 06:30 AM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL / 12:00 PM IST

• Stadium: McLean Park
• Location: Napier, New Zealand
• Opened: 1911
• Capacity: 22,500
• Known as: McLean Park
• Ends: Centennial Stand End, Embankment End
• Time Zone: UTC +13:00
• Home to: Central Districts
• Other Sports: it is home to Rugby
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Phil Stoyanoff

• Total matches: 5
• Matches won batting first: 2
• Matches won bowling first: 3
• Average 1st Inns scores: 171
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 151
• Highest total recorded: 241/3 (20 Ov) by ENG vs NZ
• The lowest total recorded: 165/10 (16.5 Ov) by NZ vs ENG
• The highest score chased: 177/6 (19.4 Ov) by PAK vs NZ
• The lowest score defended: 173/5 (17.5 Ov) by NZ vs BAN

Blair Tickner, Michael Bracewell, Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson, Daryl Mitchell.