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In Pics: India vs New Zealand, 3rd T20I

New Zealand avoided a late scare to edge past India with a four-run win in Hamilton

Rohit Sharma put faith in his team’s chasing prowess and opted to field in the series decider in Hamilton (AFP Photo)



After Munro, de Grandhomme took over as he pushed the score further, hitting 30 off 16 (AFP Photo)

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Colin Munro got off the mark with a six with Seifert taking the lead in the first six overs (AFP Photo)


Daryl Mitchell landed two body blows with the wickets of Rohit (38) and MS Dhoni (2) (AFP Photo)


Khaleel Ahmed dropped a dolly giving Munro a life off Hardik Pandya. Munro clobbered two fours and a six in the same over (AFP Photo)


Krunal Pandya was expensive, bowling four wicketless overs for 54 runs (AFP Photo)


Kuldeep Yadav put an end to Munro’s assault with Hardik Pandya taking the catch. (AFP Photo)


Mitchell Santner made a successful return after 10 months. © AFP


New Zealand finished on 212/4 in 20 overs – their second 200-plus total of the series (AFP Photo)


Big-hitting Rishabh Pant hit his first two deliveries for a four and a six and soon reached 23 off 6. After a couple of quiet overs, he holed out for 28 off 12 (IANS Photo)


Shikhar Dhawan scored a four and then holed out in the very first over, bowled by Mitchell Santner (AFP Photo)


Tim Seifert (43) was given out stumped by the third umpire – a decision that could have gone either way (AFP Photo)


In the company of captain Rohit, Vijay Shankar kept India’s scoreboard ticking, finding regular boundaries before being dismissed for 43 off 28 (AFP Photo)


Munro went on to hit a ninth T20I fifty – reaching the milestone with a six (AFP Photo)


New Zealand openers began on an aggressive note as they smacked 66/0 in the Powerplay overs (AFP Photo)


With the contest slipping out of their reach, Dinesh Karthik and Krunal Pandya resurrected the chase with an unbeaten 63-run stand (AFP Photo)


India needed 16 runs to win from the final over but managed 11 runs including a last-ball six. New Zealand sealed a thrilling four-run win to pocket the series (AFP Photo)


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