Indian team gave a target of 185 runs to New Zealand, ‘Hitman’ played the captaincy innings

IND vs NZ, T20 Series 2021: The last match of the three-match T20 series between India (IND) and New Zealand (NZ) is being played in Kolkata. Batting first after winning the toss, the Indian team scored 184 runs in the allotted 20 overs for the loss of seven wickets. Team India’s captain Rohit Sharma scored 56 runs in the match. Ishan Kishan, playing the first match in this series, scored 29 runs. Apart from them, Shreyas Iyer contributed 25 and Venkatesh Iyer contributed 20 runs. Suryakumar Yadav returned to the pavilion without opening an account, while Rishabh Pant could only score 4 runs. In the last over, Deepak Chahar played a stormy innings of 21 runs in 8 balls. Mitchell Santner, who was captaining New Zealand in this match, took the maximum 3 wickets. Apart from them, Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson and Ish Sodhi took one wicket each.

Such was the thrill of the first innings
Captain Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan opened the innings for India. Batting fast, both scored 69 runs in the power play. However, Ishan Kishan fell victim to Mitchell Santner on a personal score of 29 runs. Suryakumar Yadav, who came to bat after him, could not even open the account. Then Rishabh Pant came and he too could contribute only 4 runs.

After that Shreyas Iyer and Rohit Sharma took over the innings and got quick runs. During this, Rohit also completed his half-century. However, Rohit was dismissed by Ish Sodhi on a personal score of 56 runs. After this Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer batted vigorously. Venkatesh got out after scoring 20 runs. Shreyas Iyer contributed 25 runs. Harshal Patel scored 18 runs. Deepak Chahar, who came to bat in the last over, played a stormy innings of 21 not out in just 8 balls. Akshar Patel remained unbeaten on 2 runs.

Indian team vice captain KL Rahul and Ashwin given rest
In the last match, a big change has been made in the playing XI of Team India. Vice-captain KL Rahul and senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have been rested and young batsman Ishan Kishan has been included in the playing XI. Apart from this, Yuzvendra Chahal has been given a chance in this match.

Team India’s playing XI
Rohit Sharma (capt), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel.

New Zealand playing XI
Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult.

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