India won the third T20I by 6 wickets and went 3-0 up in the five-game series.
Daryl Mitchell top-scored with 89* off 52 balls with 5 fours and 5 sixes, while Finn Allen made 40 with 5 sixes. Bevon Jacobs provided finishing touches to Kiwi's innings with 39* as they posted 198/3 in 20 overs.
India’s response was brutal as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed 45 in 19 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes while opening the innings with Abhishek Sharma. India created a new world record for most runs for the opening wicket in powerplay overs in T20Is, with the duo adding 118 runs in 6 overs. They added 113 runs for the first wicket.
Despite Sooryavanshi falling in the 8th over, Abhishek Sharma continued the demolition job, hammering 11 sixes and 9 fours on his way to a 35-ball century.
Abhishek made 113 in 38 balls, his fourth T20I century for India. India did lose a few wickets but won the game in 13.2 overs with 6 wickets in hand. With this win, India went 3-0 up in the five-T20I series and pocketed the series as well.
Abhishek Sharma was awarded the Player of the Match for his scintillating ton.
The Indian cricket fraternity was full of praise for Abhishek Sharma’s amazing century and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s brilliant opening knock that helped India win the game.
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