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India beat New Zealand in rain-hit third T20, win series 2-1
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India beat New Zealand by six runs in the Thiruvananthapuram T20 to win the three-match series 2-1. (BCCI )
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Playing spoilsport, rain reduced the decisive match of the series and first ever International match at Greenfield Stadium to eight overs per side. (PTI)
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Fans eagerly waited for the match to start and after an inspection at 9 pm, toss was scheduled for 9:15 pm. (AP)
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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to field. (BCCI )
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Tim Southee wrecked the Indian top order in his first over, dismissing openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma off successive deliveries with Mitchell Santner taking both catches. (AP)
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Virat Kohli made 13 off 6 balls before being dismissed by Ish Sodhi. (PTI)
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Manish Pandey top-scored for India with 17 before falling to a spectacular piece of fielding by Santner. (BCCI )
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Sodhi was the pick of the New Zealand bowlers with 2/23, as the visitors restricted India to 67/5. (BCCI )
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In reply, Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave the hosts a solid start as he removed Martin Guptill in the first over. (AP)
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Jasprit Bumrah removed Southee in the very next over to leave the Kiwis in all sorts of trouble. (AFP)
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Wickets kept tumbling at regular intervals, leaving New Zealand needing 19 runs off the last over from Hardik Pandya but they could manage only 12. (BCCI )
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This proved to be India’s first ever T20 series win against New Zealand. (BCCI )
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