Abhishek Sharma's 113 off 38 wins the series for India in Wellington

India won the third T20I against New Zealand by six wickets in Wellington on Tuesday, with 40 balls to spare, and with a 3-0 lead in the five-match series have won it. Abhishek Sharma was the Player of the Match.

New Zealand batted first after Shreyas Iyer chose to field and made 198 for 3. Daryl Mitchell was unbeaten on 89 from 52 balls, with five fours and five sixes, and Bevon Jacobs added an unbeaten 39 from 23. Together they put on 75 for the fourth wicket after Finn Allen (40) and Glenn Phillips (17) had gone.

The chase was over almost before it began. Abhishek and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi opened with 133, and India were 118 for 0 after the powerplay.

Jacob Duffy conceded 44 runs in his first two overs. Sooryavanshi made 45 from 19 balls before Matthew Fisher had him caught in the eighth over.

Abhishek went on to 113 from 38 balls, with nine fours and 11 sixes, before Kyle Jamieson had him caught in the 10th over with India on 178 for 2. India reached 199 in 13.2 overs.

India's three wins have come at Christchurch (twice) and Wellington. The fourth T20I is at Eden Park, Auckland, on 30 October (12:30 pm IST), and the fifth at Seddon Park, Hamilton, on 1 November.

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