Indian bowling dismantled New Zealand batting, restricting them to 111\/10 in 17.2 overs. The bowlers were effective from the start, as they dismissed Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman & Glenn Phillips in the powerplay itself. Axar Patel was the pick of the bowlers with his 3 wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For New Zealand, opener Martin Guptill was the lone warrior with his knock of 51 runs in 36 balls with 4 fours & 4 sixes. However, apart from him only Seifert (17) and Ferguson (14) were able to cross the double-digit mark. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
For India, apart from Axar's 3-fer, Harshal Patel, playing his 2nd international match, also picked up 2 wickets. While Deepak Chahar, Axar Patel & Venkatesh Iyer picked up 1 scalp each. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Indian fielding was also on fire tonight, with Ishan Kishan's 2 fabulous run-outs and an unbelievable catch by Rishabh Pant. With this win, Indians have completed the clean sweep in the 3 T20I matches series. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
This win is India's biggest win against New Zealand by the margin of runs. This was also the first series in any format for Rohit Sharma as the permanent captain & Rahul Dravid as the head coach of the Indian team and would be optimistic for the future with the win in the series. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the first innings, after a brilliant start provided by the openers and Kiwi spinner's comeback after the 12th over, Team India posted 184\/7 against New Zealand in the 3rd T20I. For India, captain Rohit Sharma remained the highest scorer with 56 runs of 31 balls with 5 fours & 3 sixes. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harshal Patel (18 off 11) made a valuable contribution while Deepak Chahar smashed 19 runs in the last over by Adam Milne, with 2 fours & a six. For New Zealand, all 5 bowlers picked up wickets. Captain Santner picked up 3 while Boult, Milne, Ferguson, & Sodhi picked up 1 each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss & opted to bat first against New Zealand in the 3rd T20I. This match is being played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Also Read: <\/strong> T20 World Cup 2021<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n Brief Scorecard<\/a>: <\/p>\r\n\r\n India's biggest ever in T20Is over New Zealand !\r\n
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