Black Caps in easy T20 loss to India
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India has secured a 3-0 lead in the five-match T20 series against the Black Caps after a comprehenisve eight wicket win.
New Zealand made 153-9 in their innings only to have Indian opener Abhishek Sharma score an unbeaten 68 off 20 balls set up a comprehensive eight-wicket victory in Guwahati.
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India completed the chase in just 10 overs with Abhishek leading the charge and skipper Suryakumar Yadav making 57 not out off 26 balls.
Earlier, Hardik Pandya took a stunning catch to remove Devon Conway and dismissed Rachin Ravindra with his second ball as New Zealand slumped to 13-2 in the first 10 deliveries of their innings.
Bumrah's first delivery took out Tim Seifert's off-stump as he had figures of 3-14 overall.
Glenn Phillips made 48 from 40 balls and Mark Chapman 32 from 23 including two fours and two sixes halted the slide with a stand of 52 before spinner Ravi Bishnoi removed both batters to put India back in charge.
Kyle Jamieson lost his leg stump to Bumrah, who, operating as the second-change bowler, also claimed the wicket of New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner for 27 from 17 balls.
Matt Henry bowled Sanju Samson for a duck with his first ball when New Zealand came out to defend their below-par total on a high-scoring ground, but Ishan Kishan (28) hit the bowler for back-to-back sixes and followed up with a four.
Kishan fell immediately after India had passed the 50-mark in just the fourth over but Abhishek and Suryakumar smashed 22 runs from a Duffy over as India reached 100 in the seventh over.
The fourth game is in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.