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‘Brand we want to play’: Epic 14-ball half century stuns in crushing T20 series clincher
Inspired bowling and a 14-ball fifty by opener Abhishek Sharma led India to a crushing eight-wicket series-clinching win over New Zealand in the third T20 international on Sunday (times local).
Pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah with figures of 3-17 and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi (2-18) kept New Zealand down to 153-9 after India elected to field first in Guwahati.
Left-handed Abhishek then hit an unbeaten 20-ball 68 and skipper Suryakumar Yadav made 57 not out as India romped home with 10 overs to spare to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
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Stats – Fourteen-ball fifty, 94 in powerplay as India script record chase
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India have taken a 3-0 T20I series lead against New Zealand (3:03)
14 Number of balls that Abhishek Sharma needed to reach fifty in the third T20I against New Zealand in Guwahati, the second-fastest for India in T20Is. The fastest is Yuvraj Singh's 12-ball fifty, in the 2007 World T20, against England in Durban. Abhishek's 14-ball fifty is also the quickest by any batter against New Zealand.
3 Number of instances of Abhishek reaching his fifty within the powerplay. Both the previous instances came in 2025: against England in Mumbai, and against Sri Lanka in Dubai. He is only the second batter in men's T20Is with three powerplay fifties (where ball-by-ball data is available). Eswatini's Adil Butt also has three such fifties, all in consecutive innings against Mozambique in September 2025.
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