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Abhishek Sharma's 35-ball century seals T20 series win for India over New Zealand
October 27, 2026 at 01:59 PM
India chased down 199 in 13.2 overs to win the third T20 in Wellington and take an unassailable 3-0 series lead over New Zealand.
- Abhishek Sharma scored 113 off 38 balls, including a 35-ball century with nine fours and 11 sixes.
- Abhishek and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi added 133 for the first wicket, with their 118 powerplay runs setting a T20I record.
- Daryl Mitchell struck 89 from 52 balls to set New Zealand's 198-3.
- Captain Shreyas Iyer said he had never seen 100 runs scored in five overs at the international level.