India and New Zealand squared off in the third and final T20I of the series at Ahmedabad. India won this game against New Zealand by 168 runs to take the series 2-1.
India, batting first, defeated New Zealand with a massive score of 234 for 4 in 20 overs. The whole New Zealand team, chasing the target, was dismissed for 66 runs in 12.1 overs.
Indian skipper Hardik Pandya chose to bat first after winning the toss. After Ishaan Kishan (1) was dismissed early, the choice seemed incorrect, but Rahul Tripathi and Shubman Gill continued to bat
Shubman Gill handled one end at the same time and scored 50 runs in 35 balls, followed by another 50 runs in only 19 balls.
Shubman Gill scored 126 runs off of 63 balls to maintain his perfect record. Surya scored 24 runs in total. Captain Hardik Pandya played a 30-run inning at the same time.
Darryl Mitchell and the captain Santner then made several strokes, but Mavi ended any hope for New Zealand by getting rid of Santner and Ish Sodhi in the ninth over.
In 12.1 overs, the whole Kiwi squad was dismissed for 66 runs. The most runs were scored by Darryl Mitchell, 35. In 13 runs, Santner scored.