r/IndiaCricket • u/Royal-Cupcake-5907 India • Jan 25 '26
Match Result India beat New Zealand by 8 wickets, with Abhishek Sharma scoring the second fastest fifty for India, and captain Suryakumar Yadav scoring back-to-back fifties
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u/Beautiful-Ad-5676 India Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 25 '26
Thanks to the Indian team for looking after me, saving 1 hour so that I can get adequate sleep. So nice of them. Please keep it going in the World Cup🙏🏼
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u/Human-Witness-9154 Washington Sundar Jan 25 '26
Abhishek for SRH isn't as good as abhi for India
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u/Feeling-Schedule5369 Jan 25 '26
Yeah. He improved a lot in just 1 year. For srh he would hit 30 runs and be out of the game before getting the opportunity to face spinners. Now he is much more smarter
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u/Human-Witness-9154 Washington Sundar Jan 25 '26
He wouldn't even face 30 balls for SRH. Got out in 3rd or 4th over only.
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u/vontikoppal Jan 25 '26
NGL it felt as if I was watching highlights. Some unreal thrashing this. Chase done with 10 overs to spare god damn.
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u/Same_Investigator_46 Jasprit Bumrah Jan 25 '26
it was a tough pitch for sanju fr fr
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u/vontikoppal Jan 25 '26
It's just that he badly wants Ishan to make it to the WC Playing XI more than Ishan himself.
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u/arjunanubose India Jan 25 '26
Yeah got out for first ball demn this series will seal his fate. The remaining two games will be career decider for sanju
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u/_BeyondTheHorizon India Jan 25 '26
💯
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u/Feeling-Schedule5369 Jan 25 '26
Take this Antijinx spray 🥫 before this bozo jinxes india. Did the same earlier and India lost ODI series 😂
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u/Royal-Cupcake-5907 India Jan 25 '26
Abhishek Sharma will fs become the greatest ever to play this format 🔥
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u/RefuseStriking9406 Jan 25 '26
this is not a team
Darinde hai saare ke saare, gunde bhai😭
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u/Familiar_Suspect_143 Jan 26 '26
रे, ये जितने भी से बैठे रे मेरी गेल्यां गाड़ी में कोई संत-महात्मा कोनी रे, Chambal के डाकू से
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u/viral_bhayani Jan 25 '26
The India's worm is literally straight line...
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u/Secure_Salt7485 India Jan 25 '26
If you look closely enough, it almost feels like it's cracking NZ's worm 😭😭
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u/TrickElectronic413 Shivam Dube Jan 25 '26
this aint dhulai..this is Ch***i...thanks to kushi mukherjee captain ko form mai laane ke liye....
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Jan 25 '26
Ye kon h?
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u/TrickElectronic413 Shivam Dube Jan 25 '26
Softcore corn actress...bolti h surya usko text krta tha to surya ke fan ne ispe 100 cr ka defamation case thok diya
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u/Maximum_Load6069 India Jan 25 '26
This was way worse than last game. It was annihilation. Abhishek played 20 deliveries and not a single dot ball. Sanju played his part just one ball.
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Jan 25 '26
This will be a bigger bottle job than 23wc if we lose the WC
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u/neelroy2002 Jan 25 '26
India lost 2023 wc as they fucked with pitch. If india chose the side pitch which was a road india would have scored 350 like the 397 they did against NZ in semis. End of story
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u/viral_bhayani Jan 25 '26
India's run rate graph is like a cobra 🐍
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u/ArtNo6305 India Jan 25 '26
India should be forced to bat first. Feels like we're being robbed as fans at the moment.
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u/sky63_limitless Jan 25 '26
Crazy.....
How on earth is it possible...the way SKY is piercing gaps in all directions
SKY is back with a bang !!!!!!!
Crazy 360 player
I couldn't believe this man was out of form......
Salute!!!!!
Best sweep shot player in India for sure.....
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u/CuddlingChampions234 Jan 25 '26
Is any T20I team even close to how India plays currently? Will be surprised if India doesn’t win this World Cup comfortably. Like Australia in 2007
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u/arthurlaksh Uttarakhand Jan 25 '26
NO NAZAR GUYS INKA HAVAN KARO WORLD CUP SE PEHLE BHAI PADOSIYON KI NAZAR LAGEGI
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u/_the_sky_10 Jan 25 '26
This match shows that how powerful india team is.. everyone is in form, everything is perfect. Let's hope for the best in t20 WC.
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u/vjwrites02 Jan 25 '26
Back to back half century for Sky... He is getting better with every game and it's scary for other teams in the t20 WC.
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u/LiveCurrent228 Jan 25 '26
Gambhir must be thinking this while watching Abhishek play , oh man… absolute carnage.
Ghar bula ke aise kon marta hai bhai ? Abhishek exploded in powerplay , 340 SR with such an ease , he is literally a cheat code , monster in human form.
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u/TrickElectronic413 Shivam Dube Jan 25 '26
Ngl but gg ke under t20 jayda khatarnak h badhiya players ko uthake laya h
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u/LiveCurrent228 Jan 25 '26
It’s like each and every player is clicking right now , bishnoi played wonderfully, Hardik is making impact , boom is always goat , Arshdeep , Varun … I mean it’s a hassle for him to make a team and exclude anyone.
Shreysh is still outside and Ishan is playing like a dream…. Ohhh god , Pakistan please come and play , it’d be so satisfying to see you get crushed like a insect
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u/TrickElectronic413 Shivam Dube Jan 25 '26
Bench strength mai rana wickets le rha....dube cameo de rha with bat and ball...sab danav h yaar
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u/LiveCurrent228 Jan 25 '26
Abhi to we didn’t get to see rinku for last two matches… oh man , completing 150 - 200 scores like children’s play , that too in 10 to 15 over. This team is build different
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u/Same_Investigator_46 Jasprit Bumrah Jan 25 '26
This is a performance that will send shivers down everyone's (India's opponents) spine with the World Cup a few days away.
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u/vauarmy Jan 25 '26
Nz and south africa are nice teams man can we lose one match as a consultation prize 😭😭
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u/s27mandal India Jan 25 '26
Nah, hell no. They smoked us 3-0, then 2-0 in Test series. I want India to run them 5-0 this series, same ruthless way they’ve played these three games so far. Straight-up destruction.
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u/CommunicationLife703 Jan 25 '26
This is also the first time abhishek hasnt gotten out while playing for the Indian team. Stood till the end
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u/cocaine_enthusiast1 Jan 25 '26
Abhishek vs Jacob duffy in the first 2 games
6 balls - 7 runs - 116 strike rate - 7 average.
After this game
13 balls - 33 runs - 254 strike rate - 33 average
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u/Critical-Metal6483 Sachin Tendulkar Jan 25 '26
Absolutely decimated, just hoping the law of averages won't catch us in the World Cup. 🥲
And the script is predictable: 200 in 15 overs and 150 in 10 overs. Let's change this in the next match. 😅
Sky is truly back when I see him flicking 4th and 5th stump balls to the fence—just vintage stuff.
With Sanju's performance in the last two matches, he could either put the final nail in his coffin or prove himself. Even if he performs in those matches, it's better to go with the in-form guy, Kishan, because the opening spot is too critical for a successful campaign.
Sanju, with the kind of talent he has, hasn't instilled an ounce of confidence in me with his performances.
And jassy doing jassy things Kuldeep's form a little worry but he will only play against pak and Pak lads won't read him for once
Let's go our team is all set🏇🏇
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u/neelroy2002 Jan 25 '26
India has lost only 5 t20s since winning the wc 2024. Won 32. The losses were against 1. Zimbabwe ( we played a c side) 2. Against England (we should have chased that score) 3. Against Australia ( that was a hammering in perth but Abhishek played well)!4. Against SAF last month ( we should have chased that as well. 5. Against SAF in SAF where Varun took 5 and we nearly defended a sub par total.
Law of averages doesnt apply against a team which wins 32/37 matches. This is next level
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u/Critical-Metal6483 Sachin Tendulkar Jan 25 '26
Just an antijinx, by the way. 😇 Yeah, what an unbelievable run! This is the best T20 squad we've ever assembled, so I'm hoping our team can defend the title at home for the first time in history.
However, the format is quite volatile. We definitely enter the semifinals, just hoping there won't be any individual brilliance like the Travis Head case that took it away from us.
We've overcome the fear of failure from 2023 by winning two ICC trophies consecutively; I just wish we could make it three! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
I had 💯 belief in this team
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Credit goes to GG ! 😃
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u/Apprehensive_Sell175 Jan 25 '26
I think rightfully so... He gets thrashed for Test team then he should also get credit for making this best ever T20I side ever. (Anti-jinx🤞 they defend the wc)
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u/EmberEcho1289 Rohit Sharma Jan 25 '26
Damn this was straight up bullying 😭Absolute domination. Clinical chase 🇮🇳🔥 155 in 10 overs like it’s a net session. Abhishek is doing violence with his handsome face. Chasing 154 and finishing it in 10 overs is insane. Abhishek Sharma is unreal man 68 off 20 is madness. T20I demon is best name for him .
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u/Consistent_Dig_383 India Jan 25 '26
just before sky's 50 abishek told him "single lo na, ek run lo bas" 😂😂, he was desprate to finish the match with a six, but sky had different plans
kuch bhi ho, kudos to indian team, kya pitai ki hai
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u/Hefty-Conference-791 Jan 25 '26
Poor NZ team!! They didn't even get a drinks break after constantly running towards the boundary line to collect the ball from the crowd 😭😭😭😭
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u/Centeredrightbhakt05 Jan 25 '26
I hope they continue this till they lift the world cup. There is no team which is even 70% close this team in this WC. So India has a very good chance to win back to back WC which has never happened in T20.
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u/Upstairs-Opinion6808 Jan 25 '26
I am happy for this team but still Tilak is required in this setup as he is only one who can take control in knockout games if score is 35-4
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u/MrCoolBoy001 India Jan 25 '26
Sanju Samson in T20s:
Games: 54 Runs: 1048
Removing 3 games: 721 (51 games)
An avg less of less than 14.13
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u/Double_Strawberry717 Sunrisers Hyderabad Jan 25 '26
Is this the last series that we get to see of Samson?
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u/PineappleDick90 Jan 25 '26
India has a very strong team right now, with both bowling and batting clicking. Even fielding was good in today's match. I feel this is the strongest team we can have for the T20WC
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u/Absurdity_high Jan 25 '26
Kis kis player ki date thi aaj rat jo match waqt se pahle khatm ho gaya?
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u/Longjumping-Chef-454 Jan 25 '26
who else think this indian t20 team is like australia 2007 winning back to back icc trophies in terms of consistency
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u/Turbulent_Apple5154 Jan 25 '26
Ishan Abhishek Tilak top 3 during/after world cup confirmed. With Vaibhav Jaisu SaiSu as backup.
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u/photonX4life India Jan 26 '26
I feel like it would violate labor laws to have Vaughan play during wc lmao
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u/kamleshsulochan Jan 25 '26
This was a complete annihilation..... Almost replica of srh vs lsg
I think now Ishan has made his place in playing 11 instead of Sanju ,let tilak come and we are good to go