IND vs NZ, third T20: India seals sequence with large 168-run win over New Zealand

Shubman Gill (126 n.o., 63b, 12×4, 7×6) lit the stage with a glowing knock to energy India to a 168-run win over New Zealand within the third T20I right here on Wednesday. India, which recorded its largest T20I win (in runs), wrapped up the three-match leg 2-1.

Gill greater than made up for failures within the earlier two outings. The opener was in full movement, going to on document the very best T20I particular person rating by an Indian. The earlier mark was set by Virat Kohli, who made an unbeaten 122 towards Afghanistan at Dubai final 12 months.

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Gill began cautiously, transferring to 61 off 41 balls. He bought transferring within the sixteenth over, whipping debutant left-arm seamer Ben Lister for 2 sixes over deep mid-wicket. In the following over, Gill hammered Blair Tickner for 2 extra sixes.

A clear drive previous mid-off introduced Gill his first T20I century, and he celebrated with a bow to the group. Gill, who racked up 208 and 112 towards the identical opponent within the previous ODI matches, as soon as once more took the match away from the Kiwis.

Gill’s pyrotechnics took India to a mammoth 234 for 4 – the very best ever T20I staff whole on the Narendra Modi Stadium.

One-drop Rahul Tripathi shifted the early momentum India’s approach with an entertaining 22-ball 44. Tripathi confirmed nice self-belief when he paddle-scooped a 148 kmph rocket from Lockie Ferguson for six over the deep fine-leg fielder. The 31-year-old Maharashtra batter was good towards spin as properly, hanging left-arm tweaker Mitchell Santner was a clear straight most.

Captain Hardik Pandya (30, 17b, 4×4, 1×6) sat again and loved Gill’s exploits in a 103-run fourth-wicket stand.

The New Zealand chase fell aside by the fifth over. The customer crumbled to 21 for 5 in 4.3 overs, with quick bowlers Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik getting among the many wickets. Suryakumar Yadav pulled off two blinders at slip, leaping excessive like a soccer goalkeeper.

Pandya completed with figures of 4 for 16, whereas Malik, Arshdeep and Shivam Mavi took two scalps every.