Overview:
Hardik and Ravi Bishnoi picked up two scalps each while Harshit dismissed one batter.
New Zealand batters were not allowed to break free by the Indian bowlers in the third T20I in Guwahati. Suryakumar Yadav’s decision to bowl first was backed by the bowlers, who restricted the Kiwis to a score of 153/9 in the allotted 20 overs.
Glenn Phillips, the New Zealand all-rounder, was the top run-getter for the visitors, amassing 48 runs off 40 balls, laced with 6 fours and 1 six. However, his runs came at a strike rate of 120.00
Mark Chapman managed 32 runs off 23 deliveries, including 2 fours and 2 sixes. Meanwhile, New Zealand failed to get going from the start of the innings, with Devon Conway falling to Harshit Rana for the fifth time in five matches. Jasprit Bumrah undid Tim Seifert after scoring 12 runs off 11 balls.
Rachin Ravindra had no answer to Hardik Pandya’s brilliance and was caught after contributing 4 runs.
Daryl Mitchell, who accumulated over 300 runs in the three-match ODI series, registered another below-par score in the ongoing T20I series. His 8-ball 14 were not enough to bail New Zealand out of trouble.
Kyle Jamieson (3) and Matt Henry (1) were not among the runs.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner tried to hit boundaries in the death overs, but Bumrah got the better of him. The southpaw scored 27 runs off 17 balls, with the help of 3 boundaries and 1 maximum.
For India, Jasprit Bumrah, who was rested in the previous game, was the best bowler, taking two wickets and conceding 17 runs from 4 overs. Hardik and Ravi Bishnoi picked up two scalps each while Harshit dismissed one batter.