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India VS New Zealand: India Sweeps T20 Series

The responsibility of captaincy affects the batting performance of many players but that is not in the case of the sensational Rohit Sharma. The responsibility of captaincy brings out his skill at the peak level and that can destroy any strong team. The thing was proved when Mumbai Indians gave the responsibility to Rohit Sharma. We saw the improvement in his strategy as well as performance in the game. Well, now it is visible at the international level.

Rohit Sharma guided his team to the victory and registered a clean sweep over the black caps and become the first team to do so at home. When team India came out for the last and final match of the T20 Series against New Zealand at Kolkata, the hopes were very high. As Kolkata’s Eden Garden Stadium is the most favourite cricket stadium of Rohit Sharma and it was expected that the sensational player will showcase a thrilling performance in the middle. The expectations turned into reality, as he showcased an amazing performance and guided the team from the front. Team India registered a massive 73 runs victory over New Zealand and registered their first series victory in this particular year. Rohit Sharma had a plan and strategy and when the bowlers responded to the same the victory was become easy for the side. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the third T20 match between India vs New Zealand.

Rohit Sharma won the toss for team India once again and he elected to bat first in the match. KL Rahul was rested and Ishan Kishan came out with Rohit Sharma to start the proceedings.

Well, Rohit Sharma started from where he left in the last match and showcased an amazing performance, he smashed 56 runs from just 31 deliveries and his innings included three sixes. While Ishan Kishan added 29 runs in his account, the opening pair provided a strong start but the same was not utilized by the middle-order players. Suryakumar Yadav was disappointed once again as he went back to the pavilion without scoring and Rishabh Pant was dismissed for 4.

While Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer scored 25 and 20 runs respectively. The tail-enders Harshal Patel and Deepak Chahar showcased Fireworks and the pair smashed 18 and 21 runs quickly. Team India finished their innings at 184/7.

Speaking about the chasing of the black caps, Martin Guptill what’s the only player who showcased a decent performance as he smashed 51 runs. It is worth mentioning that 8 players of New Zealand was not able to score two digit in the match and they ended the innings at 111.

Having said that, Axar Patel secured 3 wickets while Venkatesh Iyer got one wicket in the game and Harshal Patel took two wickets. Rohit Sharma was named as the player of the series for his amazing batting performance throughout the T20 Series.

Now team India will face New Zealand in the test match series and that includes two games and Rohit Sharma is rested for the upcoming test match series. Ajinkya Rahane will lead the side in the first test and Virat Kohli will join the side and lead the second match of the upcoming test match series.

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