India vs New Zealand, 3rd T20I: As it happened

India, who have now clinched the series, will now take on New Zealand in the fourth T20I at Wellington Regional Stadium on January 31.

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After the two teams ended in a tie after 20 overs, India beat New Zealand in a Super Over in the third Twenty20I at Seddon Park in Hamilton to clinch the five-match series with two games to spare on Wednesday.

Asked to bat first, opener Rohit Sharma smashed a 40-ball 65 while Indian skipper Virat Kohli struck a 27-ball 38 to help the Men in Blue post 179 for five in their stipulated 20 overs. 

In reply, Kane Williamson hammered a blistering knock of 95 off 48 deliveries to take New Zealand on the verge of victory before Mohammad Shami struck twice in the last over to restrict New Zealand to 179/6 after 20 overs and forced the match into a Super Over. 

In the Super Over, Martin Guptill and Williamson came to bat for New Zealand and posted 17/0 in an over bowled by Jasprit Bumrah. In reply, the Men in Blue notched up 20 runs in an over bowled by Tim Southee, including back-to-back sixes by Rohit on the last two balls, to emerge victorious. 

Here are the highlights: 

29 January 2020

16:26 IST

Rohit Sharma smashed two back-to-back sixes on the last two deliveries of the Super Over to help India clinch the one-over eliminator and seal the series with two games to spare. India 20/0 

16:13 IST

KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma to bat for India in the Super Over. Tim Southee to bowl for New Zealand. 

16:09 IST

17 runs off the over. Williamson smashed the third delivery of the over to the square leg for a maximum before he hammered the very next delivery over mid-off for four runs. Guptill hit the last ball into the gap between deep midwicket and long-on for four runs. 

16:07 IST

Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill to bat for New Zealand in the Super Over. Jasprit Bumrah to bowl for India. 

16:05 IST

India and New Zealand are tied after their stipulated 20 overs. The winner will now be decided by a Super Over. 

15:46 IST

11 runs of the penultimate over. Ross Taylor (10) whipped the second ball of the 19h over by Bumrah to the forward square leg for four runs before Williamson (95) hammered the fourth ball towards fine leg fielder to his right for another boundary. New Zealand 171/4 (19 overs)

15:44 IST

14 runs off the last over. Jasprit Bumrah came to bowl the over and he was smashed by Kane Williamson for three back-to-back boundaries. New Zealand now need 29 runs off 18 balls. New Zealand 151/4 (17 overs) 

15:35 IST

WICKET!! Colin de Grandhomme hammered the last delivery of the 16th over by Shardul Thakur straight to the third man, only to see Shivam Dube grab a catch. New Zealand 137/4 (16 overs)

15:23 IST

FIFTY!!! New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has brought up a half-century off 28 balls. He reached the mark by pulling the last delivery of the 14th over into the gap to the left of long leg for a maximum. New Zealand 114/3 (14 overs)

15:16 IST

12 runs off the last two overs. Williamson (37) hammered the third ball of the 13th over to the right of deep midwicket for a maximum. New Zealand now need 80 runs from 42 balls. New Zealand 100/3 (13 overs)

15:15 IST

WICKET!!! New Zealand have now lost their third wicket after Mitchell Santner (nine) was clean bowled by Yuzvendra Chahal on the fourth delivery of the 11th over. New Zealand 88/3 (11 overs)

15:08 IST

15:02 IST

Shivam Dube was called into the attack and he conceded 14 runs in it. Mitchell Santner whacked the third ball of the eighth over towards midwicket for four runs before Williamson (9) pulled back a maximum on the fifth ball of the over. New Zealand 72/2 (8 overs)

15:00 IST

WICKET!!!! Colin Munro (14) was stumped by wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul on the second delivery of the seventh over by Ravindra Jadeja. New Zealand, however, have crossed the 50-run mark in their chase of 180. New Zealand 53/2 (7 overs)

14:55 IST

WICKET!!! Shardul Thakur strikes for India. Martin Guptill (31) was caught by substitute SV Samson at deep on the off side. New Zealand 51/1 (6 overs)

14:33 IST

17 runs off the last two overs. Munro (14) sailed the third delivery off the fourth over by Shami towards the short third man for four runs before he pulled back another boundary on the first ball of the fifth over by Yuzvendra Chahal. Guptill (27), on the other hand, punched the third ball of the fifth delivery of the same over through covers for four runs. New Zealand 43/0 (5 overs)

14:30 IST

18 runs off the last two overs. Bumrah was brought into the attack to bowl the third over and he conceded 13 runs. Guptill (21) slapped the third delivery of the third over to the third man for six runs before he pulled back another six on the fifth ball. New Zealand 26/0 (3 overs)

14:29 IST

Mohammad Shami to share the new ball !

14:17 IST

Eight runs off the very first over. Martin Guptill (7) got off the mark by picking up a length ball on the second delivery and pummeling it over the bowler for a maximum. Colin Munro (1), on the other hand, flicked the next ball to mid-on to open his account with a single. New Zealand 8/0 (1 over)

14:09 IST

Martin Guptill and Colin Munro have walked down the crease to begin New Zealand's chase. Shardul Thakur to open the proceedings for India. 

14:08 IST

Innings Break!!!

14:07 IST

India posted a score of 179 for five in their stipulated 20 overs against New Zealand in the third T20I. India 179/5 (20 overs)

13:51 IST

WICKET!! Virat Kohli departed for 38 after being caught by Tim Southee at extra-cover on the fifth ball of the 19th over. India 161/5 (19 overs)

13:46 IST

Manish Pandey is the new batsman in!

13:42 IST

WICKET!! Mitchell Santner strikes for New Zealand. Shreyas Iyer (17) was stumped by Tim Seifert on the last delivery of the 17th over by Santner. India 142/4 (17 overs)

13:41 IST

13:39 IST

10 runs off the last two overs. Kohli (6) got off the mark by clipping the first delivery of the 12th over by Ish Sodhi down to long-on for a single. Meanwhile, India have now crossed the 100-run mark. India 106/3 (13 overs)

13:31 IST

Indian skipper Virat Kohli comes to bat at No.4 !

13:29 IST

13:25 IST

WICKET!!! Two wickets in an over for Hamish Bennett. While Rohit Sharma (65) was caught by Tim Southee at long-on on the fourth delivery of the 11th over, Shivam Dube was taken by Ish Sodhi at third man on the last delivery. India 96/3 (11 overs)

13:15 IST

Shivam Dube is the new batsman in!

13:13 IST

WICKET!! Colin de Grandhomme gave a breakthrough to New Zealand by removing opener KL Rahul for 27. The India batsman was taken at point by Colin Munro on the last ball of the ninth over. India 89/1 (9 overs)

13:12 IST

Meanwhile, opener Rohit Sharma has now become the first cricketer from the country to notch up 50 runs within the powerplay. 

13:11 IST

Ish Sodhi was called into the attack and he conceded eight runs in it. KL Rahul (25) whacked the last ball of the 7th over down the ground to pick up four runs. India 77/0 (7 overs)

13:08 IST

A quite expensive over from Hamish Bennett as he conceded 27 runs to the Men in Blue. Rohit Sharma (50) smashed the New Zealand bowler for two boundaries and three sixes to also bring up a half-century off just 36 balls. Meanwhile, the visitors have also crossed the 50- run mark after being asked to bat first. India 69/0 (6 overs)

12:50 IST

16 runs off the last two overs. Rohit Sharma (42) pulled back four runs off the second delivery of the fourth over before he smashed the first ball of the fifth over into the gap between backward and cover-point for another boundary. India 42/0 (5 overs)

12:46 IST

Nine runs off the last over. Rahul (14) lifted the third delivery of the third over by Tim Southee up and over the keeper to notch up four runs. India 26/0 (3 overs)

12:40 IST

Hamish Bennett came to bowl the second over and he conceded 13 runs in it. KL Rahul (8) got off the mark by flicking the first ball to point for a single before he hammered the third delivery towards the third man for a maximum. India 17/0 (2 overs)

12:36 IST

Hamish Bennett to share the new ball!

12:33 IST

Four runs off the very first over. Rohit Sharma (4) got off the mark by smashing the third delivery of the first over away behind the point fielder for a boundary. India 4/0 (1 over)

12:31 IST

Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have walked down the crease to open India's innings. Tim Southee to begin the proceedings for New Zealand. 

12:14 IST

Lineups: 

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (capt), Colin de Grandhomme, Ross Taylor, Tim Seifert (wk), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Hamish Bennett, Scott Kuggeleijn.

India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (wk), Virat Kohli (capt), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.

12:12 IST

India are going with an unchanged Playing XI in the match, while Scott Kuggeleijn has been called up by New Zealand as a replacement for Blair Tickner.

12:03 IST

New Zealand win toss, opt to bowl first against India in 3rd T20I.