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Abhishek Sharma leads India to T20I series win over New Zealand
Abhishek Sharma delivered a record-breaking performance to lead India to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third T20I at Wellington, securing an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Sharma scored 113 runs off just 38 balls, including 11 sixes and 9 fours, marking his fourth T20I century and 11th T20 century overall, surpassing Virat Kohli for the most T20 centuries by an Indian player.
Opening alongside 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who contributed 45 runs off 19 balls, the pair set a new men’s T20I powerplay record by scoring 118 runs in the first six overs. This surpassed the previous record of 116 set by Romania against Serbia in 2021. India also reached the 50-run mark in 2.2 overs and the 100-run mark in just 5 overs, setting new benchmarks for speed in the format.
Earlier, New Zealand posted a total of 198, bolstered by an unbeaten 89 from Daryl Mitchell and 40 from Finn Allen. India chased down the target in just 13.2 overs. The victory marks India's first T20I series win on New Zealand soil in six years.
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Abhishek Sharma · Bhuvneshwar Kumar · Daryl Mitchell · India national cricket team · Mitchell Santner · Morne Morkel · New Zealand Cricket Team · New Zealand national cricket team · Shreyas Iyer · Vaibhav Sooryavanshi · Wellington · Yuvraj Singh