Live Cricket Score: India vs New Zealand, 3rd T20I, Ahmedabad

NEW ZEALAND BOWLED OUT, INDIA WIN

Hardik Pandya returned to the attack and cleaned up the tail, finishing up with figures of 4 for 16 to follow up on his 17-ball 30 with the bat. New Zealand were bundled out for 66 in 12.1 overs (their third-lowest T20I score) to hand India their biggest win in Twenty20 Internationals - by 168 runs. The remaining three pacers - Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik and Shivam Mavi - also bagged a brace each, but it was Shubman Gill's unbeaten century which laid the platform for India's series-clinching win in Ahmedabad.

New Zealand slide continues

It's Shivam Mavi's turn to get into the wickets' column. The pacer dismisses Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi in quick succession to continue New Zealand's slide. 54/8 in 9.4 overs

WICKET

Umran Malik joins the fun. He cleans up Michael Bracewell, who gets done in by the extra pace. New Zealand's struggle continues. 21/5 in 4.5 overs

New Zealand top order blown away

Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya have ripped through New Zealand's top order early in the run chase, picking a brace each. A couple of superb reflex catches by Suryakumar Yadav at slips has helped their cause. The visitors are reeling at 7/4 in 2.4 overs

Finn Allen and Devon Conway have walked out to open the run chase for New Zealand. Hardik Pandya takes the new ball for India

234/4

Shubman Gill's unbeaten 126 has powered India to 234 for 4. Even as Daryl Mitchell bowled a fine last over, conceding only six runs and picking up a wicket, he couldn't prevent India from registering their fifth highest T20I score.

CENTURY

Shubman Gill continues to torment New Zealand. This time with a T20I century. After a steady start, he has opened up, bringing up his last fifty runs in only 19 balls. In doing so, he not only becomes the youngest Indian to score a T20I century but also the fifth to score centuries in all three formats.

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Shubman Gill has picked up his scoring rate and raced into the 90s. He has brought up a quickfire half-century stand with Hardik Pandya

WICKET

Michael Bracewell has plucked a superb one-handed diving catch at mid wicket to dismiss a dangerous-looking Suryakumar Yadav on 13-ball 24.125/3 in 12.3 overs

FIFTY

Shubman Gill continues his rich vein of form and brings up another easy-looking half-century.

WICKET

Rahul Tripathi has departed pulling a half-tracker by Mitchell Santner down the fine leg fielder's throat. An unfortunate dismissal on a 22-ball 44.87/2 in 8.2 overs

POWERPLAY

Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi have brought up a half-century for the second wicket as they provide India a strong start in the powerplay. 57/1 in 6 overs

WICKET

New Zealand have struck early. Ishan Kishan departs, trapped legbefore by a flattish delivery from Michael Bracewell. 7/1 in 1.2 overs

Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill have walked out to open the innings for India

TOSS

India have won the toss and elected to bat. Both teams have made one change each to their respective Playing XIs. Ben Lister has come in place for Jacob Duffy for New Zealand, while Yuzvendra Chahal has made way for Umran Malik for India..

Teams:

New Zealand (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Blair Tickner

India (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh

BUILD UP

Hello and welcome to the third T20I between India and New Zealand, set to be played in Ahmedabad. With the series level 1-1, and the pitch in focus following the Indian captain's scathing assessment of the previous two pitches, a lot is at stake in an otherwise inconsequential bilateral affair between the two sides.

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