India beat New Zealand by 8 wickets in 3rd T20I, clinch series

Guwahati: Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav slammed strong fifties to power India to an eight-wicket win over New Zealand in the third T20I and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series here on Sunday

Opting to field, Jasprit Bumrah (3/17) was the most successful bowler with three wickets, while Hardik Pandya (2/23), spinner Ravi Bishnoi (2/18) and Harshit Rana (1/35) also bowled with discipline to keep NZ to 153-8.

In reply, India overhauled the target in 10 overs, scoring 155 for 2, riding on Abhishek’s 20-ball 68 and skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s 57 off 26 balls