The in-match penalties are in addition to the sanctions for slow over rate outlined in Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. (Representative image)India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I Highlights: India beat New Zealand by 73 runs in the third and final T20I to win the three-match series 3-0 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.
After opting to bat, Rohit Sharma struck 56 off 31 balls while Ishan Kishan made 29 off 21 balls as India posted 184/7. Martin Guptill’s 51 off 36 balls went in vain as New Zealand could only manage 111-all out in 17.2 overs. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel was the pick of the Indian bowlers with three wickets.
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Brief Scores: India: 184/7 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 56; Mitchell Santner 3/27); New Zealand: 111-all out in 17.2 overs (Martin Guptill 51; Axar Patel 3/9).
Match EndedNew Zealand tour of India, 2021 - 3rd T20I
India
184/7 (20.0)vs
New Zealand
111 (17.2)Match Ended ( Day - 3rd T20I )
India beat New Zealand by 73 runs
India beat New Zealand by 73 runs
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India will aim to press the reset button under new captain Rohit Sharma and an illustrious head coach in Rahul Dravid.<br />(Twitter)
India win by 73 runs! After he got the crowd on their feet with two sixes against Harshal, Ferguson fails to do it for a third time. He lifts the ball high and Chahar completes the caught and bowled. Clean sweep! NZ: 111-all out (17.2 overs)
Despite Sodhi's two boundaries against Chahar, New Zealand are unable to mount a late fightback as Venkatesh scalps his first wicket of the night. Milne (7) miscues a slower ball and it's an easy catch for Rohit. NZ: 93/8 (15.1 overs)
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The wickets keep on falling! Santner tries to keep the run-counter going in hope of a revival but he fails to do so. Ishan's accurate throw at the stumps sends him back to the hut on 2. India are in complete control now. NZ: 84/7 (13.1 overs)
After Seifert's (17) runout in the previous over, India add to the pain of the visitors even more. Harshal scalps his first wicket of the night as he gets Neesham (3) caught behind. Pant with a confident diving catch! NZ: 76/6 (12.3 overs)
A big wicket! Chahal removes the dangerous Guptill on 51. Yadav with the important catch. NZ: 69/4 (10.3 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav lofting spin over extra cover is one of the rare classical sights in T20. He is so good at it that it’s almost like he does it for fun. He does it with the turn, he does it against the turn. He often clears the boundary with ease, and rarely does he not place it wide of the sweeper. At times, though, your strength can possess your ego and bring you down.
Mitchell Santner was tossing it up and finding some turn. Suryakumar had just come in, and wanted to get off the mark in signature style. He was done in the air and off the pitch, however, and sliced the ball inches short of point. That only egged him into I’ll-show-you mode, and he repeated the shot next ball. He’d nailed the direction this time, but had found no elevation. Martin Guptill at extra cover happily accepted the gift.
A momentum boosting over for the Kiwis! Chahar, who impressed with the bat earlier on, fails to put the batters under pressure again as Guptill (47*)and Seifert (9*) take him to the cleaners. 16 runs off the over. NZ: 61/3 (9 overs)
Sitting in the dugout, Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid would be wondering how it all went wrong. From 90 off 10 overs, India was 162/7 with just 9 balls to go. Dravid would have slight hopes as Deepak Chahar was at the crease. Earlier this year, Dravid was in-charge of the India white ball team that went to Sri Lanka. Chahar had played the innings of his life and helped India score an unlikely win. He reminded everyone that it wasn't a fluke and the world better start seeing him as a useful lower-order batsman, if not an all-rounder. He scored 21 from 8 balls. His one six off Milne reminded you of tennis on high-bounce hard courts. Short ball on the off-stump and Chahar made room, swung the bat ferociously and swatted it over the bowler's head for a six. Chahar on the crease had shades of Djokovic on the baseline. Among those impressed was Sourav Ganguly. He would give the full view of the beaming smile by removing the mask hanging on his chin. Meanwhile, Rohit, from the dugout, would acknowledge the audacious shot with a salute. The fly on the dugout roof couldn't confirm but it is likely Dravid would have said: "Didn't I tell you, he can bat?"
Guptill (32*) and Seifert (0*) remain in the middle at the end of the powerplay after Axar wreaked havoc early on. The former does keep on playing his shots as he slams a short ball by Bhuvneshwar over cover for a six. NZ: 37/3 (6 overs)
In the final over of the first power play, Rohit Sharma hit a couple of fours and of his trademark jaw-dropping "off the hips" six. Among those impressed were the thousands at Eden Gardens, the Indian dug-out and the non-striker Ishan Kishan. The rookie wicket-keeper has seen his perpetual captain - Kishan plays for Mumbai Indians - plays these shots every other day but still he was shaking his head in disbelief. There was a shade of embarrassment too. It was Kishan who was to play the role of a "see the ball, hit ball" opener but Rohit, with a far superior strike-rate, was doing the job. At the end of the over, he would be an inquisitive student asking Rohit questions. He seemed curious about Lockie Ferguson's "back of the hand" ball, using his gloved hands to show the ball release. New Zealand, in the next over, would change the pace of the game. They would introduce spin. From Ferguson's hitting the deck variety, it would now be Mitchell Santner's left-arm spin. More surprise, Ferguson would start with an armer, Kishan would miss the ball. Another armer the next ball and the young opener would nick it behind the stumps. It's like you prepare for Math but the teacher gives you an English test.
Another one! Axar bags his third wicket of the night by cleaning up Phillips on a four-ball duck. NZ: 30/3 (4.4 overs)
Gone! A tosssed up delivery by Axar and Mitchell (5) looks to play a lofted drive. But the batter mistimes it towards cover-point where Harshal settles under the skier well. Chapman (0) comes on and gets stumped by Pant! NZ: 22/2 (3 overs)
Chahar comes into the attack and he is immediately sent to the cleaners by the batters! Mitchell (5*) hits a four on the second ball and then Guptill (16*) adds to the misery with a six and a four. He gets dropped later. NZ: 21/0 (2 overs)
Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell open the chase for New Zealand as Bhuvneshwar Kumar opens the attack. Guptill provides a good start by hitting a four through cover. Five runs off the first over of the second innings. NZ: 5/0 (1 over)
“Glenn Phillips’ dual unbelievable saves” is a much-viewed video clip from last month’s IPL game between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. Just as one from Ishan Kishan’s edge is about to touch the third-man rope, Phillips comes sprawling across the screen, having run from at least deep point. He squeezes past an advancing Chetan Sakariya – who has to vault over him -- palms the ball away, and recovers before Sakariya can, to fire back the throw. Phillips bats, keeps wicket, bowls off-spin and is sharp in the ring. But his acrobatics in the deep regularly make highlight reels.
At Eden Gardens, Kishan was at the other end as Rohit Sharma tucked away what seemed like another four. Only for the turbo-charged Phillips to hare across to deep midwicket. Phillips crashed into the rope and the ball was following him there, but he changed direction instantly, and from an almost horizontal position, goal-kicked the ball to an infielder. Another one added to those unbelievable saves.
Chahar (21*) goes berserk! Two boundaries in the opening two balls of the final over by Milne and then a humongous 95-metre six helps India post a formidable score in the end. 19 runs off the over. A brilliant finish! IND: 184/7 (20 overs)
Harshal (18) rocks back in the crease for a shot but hits his own bails! Ferguson with the scalp. IND: 162/7 (18.3 overs)
After Shreyas' dismissal by Milne, Harshal takes some responsibility on his shoulders. He smacks Milne's shortish ball for a four and then takes on Boult in the next over. A misfield at deep point gets him another four. IND: 156/6 (18 overs)
Boult comes back into the attack and delivers, like he does most of the times! Venkatesh (20*) tries to go for a big hit but a slower delivery tricks him and the shot lands in the safe hands of Chapman. On comes Axar. IND: 140/5 (16 overs)
Both the Iyers are slowly rebuiliding the innings after taking some time to settle in. After Shreyas' four against Sodhi, Venkatesh smokes one over deep mid-wicket for a six! He hits his first four against Santner next. IND: 134/4 (15 overs)
Rohit (56) is sent back! Sodhi comes to his team's rescue with a superb caught and bowled effort. IND: 108/4 (12 overs)
Rohit (56*) brings up his 26th T20I fifty! With a cracking shot, he ends the boundary drought for India. After the skipper's landmark, Iyer hits his first boundary of the innings with a lovely shot. 13 runs off the over. IND: 103/3 (11 overs)
Santner is single-handedly turning the contest around! He sends Pant (4) back to the pavilion, ending his shaky start in the middle. The batter miscues his shot and is taken by Neesham at long-on. Kiwis are back in it! IND: 83/3 (9 overs)
There's the breakthrough! Skipper Santner does the trick for New Zealand as he removes Ishan on 29. The batter tries to hit a shorter delivery but his shot sends the ball into the hands of Seifert. On comes Yadav but his stay in the middle is immediately cut short! Yadav (0) tries to up the ante but his shot is caught by Guptill near cover. IND: 71/2 (7 overs)
After Ishan's two boundaries against Milne, India build momentum. Rohit (39*) takes on Ferguson and punishes a full-toss for a four. Minutes later, Ishan (29*) hits his sixth boundary. A six and a four to end the over. IND: 69/0 (6 overs)
Be it Boult or Ferguson, Rohit (23*) is not taking any prisoners tonight! After smacking the latter for the first six of the innings, the skipper clears front leg against his Mumbai Indians teammate. 10 runs off the over. IND: 39/0 (4 overs)
Ishan joins the party as he takes on MIlne in his opening over. First ball, the batter opens his account off the outside edge. A two later, Ishan hits his second boundary of the innings, guiding one to the third man fence. IND: 18/0 (2 overs)
Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan walk out to open the innings for India infront of a packed Eden Gardens! Mitchell Santner starts the proceedings with the new ball. After a first ball LBW appeal, Rohit hits two back-to-back boundaries. He gets an outside edge which guides the ball past slip and then doubles the pain with a proper drive. IND: 8/0 (1 over)
"After the T20 World Cup, everyone was thinking that in what areas we can improve. As a group we have been talking about that a lot. We had to improve in the middle overs. We have ticked few boxes. It's going really well for us. As a kid I always dreamt of winning matches for India in any situation. I am ready to do whatever the team needs me to do. I am happy to finish the match. I can't be complaining (about the workload) but the team management has given me offs from the next two Test matches. Hopefully I can recover well and do well in South Africa."
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal
New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert(w), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner(c), Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
India have won the toss and elected to bat. "The pitch looks a little sticky and we want to challenge ourselves as a batting unit. We gotta try various things and this is one of them. We want to put runs on the board and give the new set of bowlers a target to defend. KL and Ashwin are rested. Ishan and Chahal come in. We are very clear as to what we want to do that's why Ishan has to wait for his opportunity, Chahal has been a champion bowler for us," said Rohit Sharma.
India and New Zealand have locked horns in 19 T20Is so far. India have won 10 matches while New Zealand have won nine matches.In the last five encounters, India have defeated New Zealand four times and have faced defeat once.
India (Probable XI): KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Avesh Khan, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel.
New Zealand (Probable XI): Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert(w), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee(c), Adam Milne, Trent Boult.
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the third and final T20I between India and New Zealand. After winning the first two matches, the Rohit Sharma-led side will be hoping to clean sweep the white-ball series. Stay tuned for more!