3rd T20I: Kiwis beat India to claim series

New Zealand's Colin Munro flicks his bat as he walks off after being dismissed during the fifth one-day international (ODI) cricket match between New Zealand and India in Wellington on February 3, 2019. (Photo: AFP)


New Zealand defeated India by four runs in the third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) to clinch the series 2-1 here on Sunday.

Chasing a mammoth 213-run target, India could only manage 208/7 in their 20 overs.

Brief scores: New Zealand: 212/4 (Colin Munro 72, Tim Seifert 43; Kuldeep Yadav 2/26) against India: 208/7 (Vijay Shankar 43, Rohit Sharma 38; Mitchell Santner 2/32, Daryl Mitchell 2/27).