India vs New Zealand, 3rd T20I, New Zealand tour of India, 2021 - CommentaryIND vs NZ, 3rd T20I, New Zealand tour of India, 2021 - Commentary

India won by 73 runs

India

184/7(20)

New Zealand

111(17.2)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Axar Patel

PLAYER OF THE SERIES

Rohit Sharma

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Cricbuzz Live: India v New Zealand, 3rd T20I, Post-match Show

Shubham: Even after giving 16 runs in his 2nd over, Chahal finishes with 1/26. That's very impressive !!

Why is India's record contrasting in bilateral & ICC tournaments?

Dushyant Uppal: The way Ishan Kishan is fielding in the outfield, he won't get the chance to keep wickets anytime soon.

bvk: Very brave from Rohit. I didn't expected Chahal would bowl to Guptill again after his second over.

Cricbuzz Comm Box: India v New Zealand, 3rd T20I, 2nd innings

Archit: When the pitch is providing help, Axar becomes very lethal. We saw it in the Ahmedabad Tests as well.

PM: This is not a traditional Eden wicket with seam and true nature. It looks to be slightly tacky where left arm spinners like Axar and Santner have troubled the batsmen with their impeccable accuracy.

Chahal will be eager to perform after a reset: Zaheer Kha

Nikhil: Axar is doing Santner here! And what a smart move by Rohit!

Jotendra Kumar: New Zealand have good batsmen who can test out bowlers. This will be a good exposure for our new bowlers. We should not fear losing some bilateral game as exposure and experience is important to win ICC championships.

Cricbuzz Live Hindi: India v New Zealand, 3rd T20I, Mid-innings Show

Vedant: Was a bit funny to see Harshal Patel get out the way he did. Was batting pretty well!

Naddy: First two Iyers and now two Patels rebuilding the inning

Don't think Shreyas is comfortable at No.6, has to adapt to challenges: Karthik

Rajdeep: No real consistency from Surya either. Plays one big knock to start the series and fizzles out later.

Dhruv: This is why Virat Kohli is needed in that Indian middle order

Cricbuzz Comm Box: India v New Zealand, 3rd T20I, 1st innings

Arnie Salunke: Where are the Indian batters who used to milk spinners for singles at will?

Harsh: We are seeing this Rohit more often lately. Gets going from the word go, unlike his natural instinct to be watchful upfront.

Ishan needs to make his opportunity count as backup opener: Dinesh Karthik

Ajay: It has always been a drawback that Team India doesn't prefer strike rotation over boundaries especially in the T20Is. In the first three overs there is not even a single time the strike has been rotated. I hope it changes.

Aakash: Good decision by India to bat first and test themselves as a team

Himanshu: India should look at Venky Iyer as a backup for Pandya and not another top order batsman. With due respect to his capabilities, India already has one of the world's finest top orders. It only needs someone to complement Pant down the order with the finishing task and someone who can bowl a few overs.