IND vs NZ | Twitter chuckles as Santner, Conway and Duffy round up Abhishek during informal bat check

‌India thrashed New Zealand by eight wickets in the third T20I in Guwahati to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series on Sunday. And expectedly it was Abhishek Sharma who led in his inimitable aggressive style to make light work of the chase after Jasprit Bumrah had picked up an impressive 3/17 in four overs to restrict the visitors to 153/9.

The Indian opener had a field day smashing five sixes and seven fours to remain unbeaten on 68 off just 20 balls as the home side completed the run chase with a whopping 10 overs to spare. He was well-supported by skipper Suryakumar Yadav, who also completed his fifty, just before taking the side past the finish line.

Abhishek looked in red hot form completing his fifty in just 14 balls, the second best by an Indian batter in T20Is after Yuvraj Singh. And unsurprisingly, the Sunrisers Hyderabad batter was rounded by the New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner and Devon Conway after the game as the sides shook hands with each other.

As Santner exchanged words with the batter on a lighter note, Conway was quick to grab his bat. The Kiwi opener quickly had a look at it and held it to play a shadow forward defence as Jacob Duffy also joined in.

The pacer also took the bat before having a quick banter with the batter befor returning the willow back to him. Twitter was in splits as the Kiwis were curious to know how Abhishek hit those sixes wth ease.

haha!

pic.twitter.com/G4rmQSfCs8

— Alexandra Rodrigues (@R37389Alexandra) January 25, 2026

Lol!

Abhishek: smiles … NZ: “Hold up, let me see that bat 😆#INDvsNZ #INDvNZ #Abhisheksharma #indvsnzt20 pic.twitter.com/i1XmZ83TYw

— Yash pandey (@Iamyashpandey) January 25, 2026

Hilariou!

New Zealand players checking Abhishek Sharma’s bat like,

“Bhai… is this legal or powered by Wi-Fi?” 🤣🔥



When the shots are flying that clean, curiosity is only natural. pic.twitter.com/El0IXIAhBt

— Sagor Biswas (@SagorBiswa738) January 25, 2026

😂

Devon Conway and Mitchell Santaner checking Abhishek Sharma's bat after winning this match 😂 pic.twitter.com/bZkpCogmt1

— Agyani. (@Anbhigya143) January 25, 2026

Yeah

Why are the New Zealand players checking Abhishek Sharma's bat?



Let me tell you, there was a time when Indian players used to check the bats of Australians when they hit big shots.



Now look at the time and see how the times have changed. The Indian cricket team has changed 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/6jCfrVeVjX

— Prashant (@prashantpale24) January 25, 2026

Madness!

THE MADNESS OF ABHISHEK SHARMA. 🥶

New Zealand players couldn’t believe what they just saw—asked to inspect his bat after the match!

84 off 35. 8 sixes. Fastest Indian fifty vs NZ. Pure carnage. pic.twitter.com/er4jDffDL6

— The sports (@the_sports_x) January 25, 2026

Duffy checking!

New Zealand players like Devon Conway and Jacob Duffy checked #Abhishek Sharma's bat in disbelief after his explosive knock nearly broke Yuvraj Singh's record for the fastest T20I fifty by an Indian#cricket #INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/4QRa5dXTyW

— Sunny G (@SunnygSalhotra) January 25, 2026

Power!

Conway, Duffy and Phillips checking Abhishek Sharma's bat wondering what this piece of wood is.

Meanwhile, Abhishek sporting a smile maybe suggesting the power lies in the batter not the bat. pic.twitter.com/UvXdhy6TPD

— Saurav Trivedi (@Auravauraa) January 25, 2026

hah!

New Zealand players checking Abhishek Sharma’s bat...😂 pic.twitter.com/pLFoqSZ7qI

— Yaशी Singh (@YashYad833) January 25, 2026

Unreal!

New zealand players checking bat of abhishek sharma after his explosive 68*(20) knock 💀🔥#INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/YwGxMzdA3c

— yogesh bhojak (@yogeshbhojakk) January 25, 2026