India won T20 series by defeating New Zealand by six runs in the third and final T20 match

India won T20 series by defeating New Zealand by six runs in the third and final T20 match

India won T20 series by defeating New Zealand by six runs in the third and final T20 International match at the Greenfield International Stadium on Tuesday – 7th November 2017.

Due to heavy rain lashing the city, the start of the third T20I was delayed by a couple of hours and the match was reduced to an eight overs each side.

With 19 runs needed in the final over, Colin de Grandhomme did give the visitors a glimmer of hope when he smashed the third ball for a six.

Earlier, India posted 67/5 in their allotted eight overs.Fast bowler Tim Southee bowled well for New Zealand with figures of 2/13 in his two overs. Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi copped some punishment from the Indian batsmen but ultimately ended up with figures of 2/23. Fast bowler Trent Boult also bagged a wicket.

Sodhi bagged another wicket in his next over when Shreyas Iyer mistimed his shot and holed out to Guptill at long off.

With Hardik Pandya and Manish Pandey looking dangerous with the bat, it seemed that India will go past the 70-run mark.

Pacer Jasprit Bumrah was the most successful among the Indian bowlers with figures of 2/9 in his two overs. His fellow pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav bagged a wicket each.

And finally, India won T20 series by defeating New Zealand by six runs in the third and final T20 International match at the Greenfield International Stadium.