India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I Highlights: Shubman Gill's ton powers India to 168-run win

Shubman Gill won the player of the match award for his amazing century that helped India win the match and secure the series.

"It feels good when you practise and it pays off. Happy to get the big ones for the team. Everybody has a different technique to hit sixes. Hardik bhai told me to bat the way I do, and that there is no need to do anything extra. When you are representing your country, I don't think there's any kind of fatigue, and I am happy to play all three formats," Gill said after the match.  

"To be honest, my Man of the Series goes to the whole support staff. I have always played the game like this, tried to read the situation and what's required at that moment, and not have pre-conceived ideas. A lot of time I back my guts. I have got a very simple rule about my life and captaincy: if I go down, I go down on my decisions. When I played the IPL final, I felt the second innings was more spicier. We want to normalise these pressure games, and hopefully we can do better at bigger stages," Hardik said after winning the player of the series award. 

Hardik Pandya has been dismissed in the final over of India's innings for 30 off 17 balls. He was taken out by Daryl Mitchell. 

India won the third and final T20I against New Zealand by a huge margin of 168 runs. It is the biggest win for India in T20Is in terms of margins. 

Hardik and Umran Malik picked up the last two wickets to bowl New Zealand out for just 66 runs. India won the match by a mammoth margin of 168 runs to secure the three-match series 2-1. 

Hardik Pandya has picked up his 3rd wicket of the match as he dismissed Lockie Ferguson for a duck. New Zealand 54-8 in 9.4 overs. 

Shivam Mavi came into the attack and picked two back-to-back wickets to reduce New Zealand to a score of 53-7 in 8.5 overs. 

New Zealand have been reduced to 21-5 in 4.3 overs. Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh picked up two wickets each, while Umran Malik scalped one wicket to his name. 

Devon Conway has been dismissed by Arshdeep Singh for a duck. New Zealand is in trouble as they have been reduced to 4-2 in 1.1 overs. 

Finn Allen has been dismissed by Hardik Pandya in the first over. Surya took an amazing catch at slip. 

India posted a mammoth total of 234 runs on the board with Shubman Gill scoring a fine century. New Zealand will now have to score 235 runs to win the match and secure the series. 

Shubman Gill smashes maiden T20I century in the 3rd match against New Zealand in Ahmedabad. 

New Zealand is in the driver's seat as they pick up the prized wicket of Suryakumar Yadav. The Mumbai Indians batsman fails to connect a full delivery and Bracewell didn't make any mistake in taking a sharp catch

Shubhman Gill reaches his maiden T20I half century in just 35 balls.

Ish Sodhi dismisses the dangerous Rahul Tripathi for 44 of just 22 balls just when he was on the course towards a well deserved half-century

Rahul Tripathi too is looking in good touch as he is finding the gap pretty easily

Tripathi survives as Finn Allen couldn't really place himself in time for the catch as the Indian batsman miss timed a pull

Shubhman Gill has managed to steer India through early difficulties with a very brave 33 in just 18 balls

The third and deciding T20 is underway at Narendra Modi Stadium.

Michael Bracewell dismisses Ishan Kishan early in India's innings

India

S Gill, I Kishan (wk), R Tripathi, S Yadav, H Pandya (c), D Hooda, W Sundar, K Yadav, S Mavi, A Singh, U Malik

New Zealand

F Allen, D Conway (Wk), M Chapman, D Mitchell, G Phillips, M Bracewell, M Santner (c), B Lister, B Tickner, L Ferguson, I Sodhi

Umran Malik comes in for Yuzvendra Chahal and for the visitors' Benjamin Lister is making his debut by replacing Jacob Duffey

Hardik Pandya wins the toss and opts to bat first in the final T20I against New Zealand in Ahmedabad.

Both the teams have arrived at the Narendra Modi Stadium and we could expect a close encounter.

Hello from Ahmedabad 👋

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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 1, 2023

The decider T20 clash between India and New Zealand will be live-streamed on the Hotstar app and website in India.  

India squad: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar.

New Zealand squad: Mitchell Santner (C), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Dane Cleaver, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rippon, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner

India: 

Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.

New Zealand:

Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner.

New Zealand will try to pile misery on India following their horrific performance in the last T20 when they were bundled out for a paltry 99

Sachin Tendulkar and other BCCI members will felicitate the women's U-19 team who won the inaugural T20 World Cup before the start of the final T20I in Ahmedabad.