The game at McLean Park in Napier on Tuesday, November 22, had to be abandoned owing to rain, and the third T20I, which would decide the series, was tied. As a result, the Indian team maintained its unassailable 1-0 lead in three match series.
According to the DLS, India needed the same score (75 runs) after nine overs as they had already achieved, and as a result, the match was declared a tie. Even though the Kiwis had the upper hand earlier, some poor fielding in the middle also cost them.
Stand-in captain Tim Southee chose to bat first after winning the toss. Despite being reduced to 44/2 during the Powerplay, the hosts eventually reached 160 thanks to half-centuries from opener Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips.
India in reply, looked to be staring down the barrel after being reduced to 21/3 in the third over before in-form Suryakumar Yadav’s dismissal immediately after Powerplay put them in total disarray. Prior to the arrival of rain, stand-in captain Hardik Pandya played a counterattacking knock with an unbeaten 30 runs off 18 deliveries at a strike rate of 166.7.
India Playing XI: Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
New Zealand Playing XI: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee(c), Lockie Ferguson