Abhishek Sharma's 38-ball 113 Powers India to 6-Wicket Win, Series Over New Zealand

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The Facts

  • India beat New Zealand by six wickets in the third T20I in Wellington on Tuesday, clinching the five-match series with two games remaining. Al Jazeera only
  • New Zealand posted 198; India chased it down in 13.2 overs. Al Jazeera only
  • Abhishek Sharma scored 113 off 38 balls, with nine fours and 11 sixes, and was dismissed by Kyle Jamieson. Al Jazeera only
  • Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 45 off 19 balls (four fours, four sixes); the pair put on 133 in 7.1 overs. India reached 178-2 after 10 overs. Al Jazeera only
  • Jacob Duffy's first over went for 26 runs. Al Jazeera only
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  • Daryl Mitchell made 89 off 52 balls (five fours, five sixes) and shared an 86-run partnership with Finn Allen, who made 40 off 25. Bevon Jacobs was unbeaten on 39 off 23. Al Jazeera only
  • India won the toss for the third consecutive match and chose to bowl. Tim Seifert was out for 2, caught top-edging Arshdeep Singh. Al Jazeera only
  • The fourth T20I is at Eden Park, Auckland, on Friday. Al Jazeera only

Context

India secured the T20I series 3-0 in Wellington after a record-level opening partnership chased down New Zealand's 198 in 13.2 overs. Sooryavanshi had been promoted to open after batting at number three in the second match.

India captain Shreyas Iyer said he had not seen 100 scored in five overs before at international level. The fourth match is on Friday in Auckland.

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3 Business Analyst This is a sports result (a bilateral T20I series win in cricket) with a striking individual innings but limited economic or broad societal impact, so it scores low on the market-relevance scale.
3 News Editor A cricket T20I series win is a concrete sports result of limited broader impact, mainly of interest to fans, so it sits in the minor-news range despite the notable individual innings.
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