India Vs New Zealand 3rd T20I Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

India defeated New Zealand in the second T20I by margin of six wickets in a tricky run-chase and levelled the series 1-1 at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The action now moves to the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad where both the teams will lock horns for one last time in the series decider.

Speaking about how the second game panned out, New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat first in the pitch that assisted more for spinners. Top order batters did not live up to expectations as they fell cheaply due to poor shot selections. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals in the middle overs as the brilliant spells from Indian spinners restricted NZ to 99/8 in 20 overs. Mitchell Santner (19) was the top scorer for the visitors.

In response, Indian batters succumbed to spin dominance of New Zealand in the first half of their batting, as they were in trouble at 50/3 inside 11 overs. Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya put up a fight with cautious batting as they took the game deep to ensure the team got over the line.

Meanwhile let us look at the stats and number ahead of 3rd T20I between India and New Zealand:

Head-to-Head: India and New Zealand have met each other on 24 occasions with Team India winning 13 matches and New Zealand winning 10 matches, one match ending in Tie. In India, both teams have met 10 times with the home team winning 6 matches and losing 4.

1 – Mitchell Santner (199) is one game away from appearing in 200 international matches.

2 – Finn Allen (48) needs two sixes to complete 50 maximums across formats.

4 – Kuldeep Yadav (46) is four wickets away from reaching 50 wickets in the T20I format.

2 – Michael Bracewell (48) requires two wickets to reach 50 scalps in international cricket.

1 – Suryakumar Yadav (149) is one four away from completing 150 fours in T20Is.

5 – Glenn Phillips (95) requires five fours to get to 100 fours in T20 internationals.

6 – Suryakumar Yadav (94) needs six sixes to get to 100 maximums in the shortest international format.

4 – Ishan Kishan (46) requires four sixes to complete 50 maximums across formats.

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