India Chase 199 in 13.2 Overs to Win Wellington T20I and Seal Series 3-0

India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets in the third T20I at Hnry Stadium in Wellington on Tuesday, October 27. They chased down 199 in 13.2 overs, with 40 balls to spare. India lead the five-match series 3-0, so they have already won it with two games left. Abhishek Sharma was named Player of the Match for his 113 off 38 balls.

India won the toss and captain Shreyas Iyer chose to bowl. New Zealand made 198 for 3. Daryl Mitchell scored an unbeaten 89 off 52 balls, with 5 fours and 5 sixes. Finn Allen hit 40 off 25 balls, including five sixes. He and Mitchell added 86 runs for the second wicket in 43 balls. Bevon Jacobs stayed unbeaten on 39 off 23 balls and put on 75 with Mitchell. Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel and Nitish Kumar Reddy took one wicket each.

India's chase was over almost before it began. Abhishek and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 118 for no loss in the powerplay, which is a record for a T20I. They put on 133 runs for the first wicket in 43 balls. Sooryavanshi made 45 off 19 balls, with 4 fours and 4 sixes. Matthew Fisher then had him caught at 133 for 1 in the eighth over.

Abhishek reached his fifty off 15 balls and his hundred off 35 balls. He was out for 113 at 178 for 2 in the tenth over. He hit 9 fours and 11 sixes at a strike rate of 297. At that point India needed just 21 more runs from the last 10 overs.

Kyle Jamieson took 2 for 45. He got Abhishek caught and bowled Sanju Samson for 18. Mitchell Santner took 1 for 17 in three overs. New Zealand's bowlers also gave away 10 wides. Jacob Duffy went for 44 runs in just two overs. Naman Dhir finished the chase with a four off the first ball he faced.

The fourth T20I is on Friday, October 30, at Eden Park in Auckland. The fifth and final T20I follows on Sunday, November 1, at Seddon Park in Hamilton.