Published: Nov 07, 2017, 06:05 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 07, 2017, 11:09 PM (IST)
Good evening! Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of India vs New Zealand 2017-18. This is the third and final T20I of the ongoing series and I, Kaustubh Mayekar, will bring to you all the live scores and updates from the match. The series is squared 1-1 currently with India winning the first T20I and New Zealand winning the one that followed and the deciding T20I will be the perfect end to this exciting series.
The first T20I was a historic one for India, as the hosts posted their first ever victory against New Zealand in the format. However, the visitors made a strong comeback, registering a comfortable 40-run win in the second T20I. Records were broken as Colin Munro scored his second century in the format and efforts from Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni could not save India from the defeat. The Indian batting line-up failed miserably with only Kohli, Dhoni and Shreyas Iyer scoring runs in double figures.
Earlier, India had won the ODI series 2-1. That, too, was a close series as both sides played competitive and commendable cricket to take it to the last match. The match is important from New Zealand’s perspective as upon winning, they will again become the top-ranked side in the format. India’s position will remain unchanged. However, there are chances of rain interrupting the match as per the weather forecast.
