Indian captain Shreyas Iyer praised Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for their incredible batting performance against New Zealand in the third T20IScroll down to read the full story.
Published: October 27, 2026, 6:57 PM IST
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Shreyas Iyer praised Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after impressive vs NZ in 3rd T20I (Image – X)
India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer praised openers Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after India beat New Zealand by six wickets at the Hnry Stadium in Wellington on Tuesday.
Abhishek scored 113 runs, while Sooryavanshi made 45 runsBoth batters attacked the New Zealand bowlers from the startThey scored 118 runs in the first six overs, which is the highest score by any team in the Powerplay.
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The two openers added 133 runs for the first wicket and helped India chase the target of 199 runs in just 13.2 oversThis became the fastest chase of more than 190 runs by a full-member teamIt was also the second-fastest chase overallEstonia holds the record after chasing 192 runs against Cyprus with 42 balls left.
Shreyas Iyer was amazed by the batting of both openersHe praised their performance as they helped India win the match in record time.
“Absolutely stunningIt was pleasing to the eyes the way they played strokesAlso, when Sanju and I went to bat, the ball was seaming, and I was like, how did they manage this? It was simply mind-boggling,” Shreyas said after the match.
He also said that this was the best performance he had seen in international cricket“Honestly speaking, getting 100 in 5 overs, I’ve never seen that before, especially at the international levelAnd definitely tops it,” he added.
India are leading the five-match series 3-0 after winning the first three matches in New Zealand“I think it’s essential, especially coming overseas (on message for players to keep playing the way they are)You know the conditions are going to be different, and you’ll be challenged with a lot of different deliveries.”
“And just to overcome this by such phenomenal performance, credit where it’s due, the way they played today, it was exceptionalAnd obviously, winning the series with the third match and two more to go, I hope that they keep continuing with the same form and yes, it’s just amazing the way the lads pulled up to this occasionJet lag at the start and then the way they fitted to the occasion, mind-boggling,” he added.
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