India won the toss and opted to bat first in third India vs New Zealand T20I, the series decider in Ahmedabad. India made one change, bringing back fast and furious bowler Umran Malik in place of Yuzvendra Chahal.
India vs New Zealand T20I: Made a huge total 234
India’s first fall at 7 in the shape of Ishan Kishan out lbw bowl by Michael Bracewell. But after Ishan was out Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi added 80 runs partnership. Rahul Tripathi was caught by Lockie Ferguson and bowled by Ish Sodhi at 44 runs with 4 fours and 3 sixes.
And India’s own 360 players Suryakumar Yadav made 24 in 13 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes. Hardik Pandya was caught by Michael Bracewell bowl Daryl Mitchell. He made 30 runs in 17 balls with 4 fours and one six. But Shubman Gill the new Mr. dependable made 126 in just 63 balls with 12 fours and 7 huge sixes. India finally made 234 for the loss of 4 wickets.
India Batting Scorecard
| Batting | Runs | Balls face | 4s | 6s |
| Ishan Kishan (W) (lbw b Michael Bracewell) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shubman Gill | 126 | 63 | 12 | 7 |
| Rahul Tripathi (c Lockie Ferguson b Ish Sodhi) | 44 | 22 | 4 | 3 |
| Suryakumar Yadav (c Michael Bracewell b Blair Tickner) | 24 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| Hardik Pandya (C) (c Michael Bracewell b Daryl Mitchell) | 30 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| Deepak Hooda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Sundar | ||||
| Shivam Mavi | ||||
| Kuldeep Yadav | ||||
| Arshdeep Singh | ||||
| Umran Malik |
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Extras are given by New Zealand
7 Bye – 2, Leg Bye – 1, Wide – 4, No Ball – 0
Fall of India’s wickets : India vs New Zealand T20I
- 1 – 7 Ishan Kishan, 1.2 Overs
- 2 – 87 Rahul Tripathi, 8.2 Overs
- 3 – 125 Suryakumar Yadav, 12.3 Overs
- 4 – 228 Hardik Pandya, 19.1 Overs
New Zeland Bowling Card
| New Zeland Bowling | 0vers | Maiden | Runs | Wickets |
| Benjamin Lister | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Michael Bracewell | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Blair Tickner | 3 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Ish Sodhi | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
India vs New Zealand T20I: The reply of New Zealand was not good.
Their first wickets fall on 4 runs. Finn Allen made 3, Devon Conway made 1, Mark Chapman made no run, Glenn Phillips made 2 runs, and Michael Bracewell made 8 runs with one six. Mitchell Santner the captain of New Zealand out on 13 runs with one four, and Ish Sodhi and Lockie Ferguson were out on duck.
The Indian bowler did a good job. Hardik Pandya struck the very first over and the Arshdeep Singh took two wickets in his first over. Hardik Pandya took 4 wickets, Umran Malik took 2 wickets and Shivam Mavi took 2 wickets.
New Zealand Scorecard
| New Zealand Batting | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Finn Allen (c Suryakumar Yadav b Hardik Pandya) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Conway (W) (c Hardik Pandya b Arshdeep Singh) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Chapman (c Ishan Kishan b Arshdeep Singh) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Phillips (c Suryakumar Yadav b Hardik Pandya) | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Mitchell (c Shivam Mavi b Umran Malik) | 35 | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| Michael Bracewell (b Umran Malik) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Santner (C) (c Suryakumar Yadav b Shivam Mavi) | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Ish Sodhi (c Rahul Tripathi b Shivam Mavi) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lockie Ferguson (c Umran Malik b Hardik Pandya) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Tickner (c Ishan Kishan b Hardik Pandya) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Lister | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Extras are given by India
3 Bye – 0, Leh Bye – 1, Wide – 2, No Ball – 0
Fall of New Zealand wickets : India vs New Zealand T20I
- 1 – 4 Finn Allen, 0.5 Overs
- 2 – 4 Devon Conway, 1.1 Overs
- 3 – 5 Mark Chapman, 2 Overs
- 4 – 7 Glenn Phillips, 2.4 Overs
- 5 – 21 Michael Bracewell, 4.3 Overs
- 6 – 53 Mitchell Santner, 8.3 Overs
- 7 – 53 Ish Sodhi, 8.5 Overs
- 8 – 54 Lockie Ferguson, 9.4 Overs
- 9 – 66 Blair Tickner, 11.5 Overs
- 10 – 66 Daryl Mitchell, 12.1 Overs
India Bowling Card
| India’s Bowling | 0vers | Maiden | Runs | Wickets |
| Hardik Pandya | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Umran Malik | 2.1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Shivam Mavi | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
Conclusion
India vs New Zealand T20I, India won by a big margin of 168 runs. Shubman Gill made 126 runs and Hardik Pandya took 4 four wickets.
Dream 11 Gamechanger of the match Rahul Tripathy
Mastercard Man of the match Shubman Gill
ACC Trusted Player of the match : Suryakumar Yadav
Man of the Series : Hardik Pandya
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