Clean sweep for Rohit Sharma and Co!

India thumped New Zealand by 73 runs in the third and final T20I against New Zealand to clinch the series 30 on SundayNew Zealand were bowled out for 111 in 172 overs chasing Indiarsquos 1847 Axar Patel was the pick of the bowlers for India with 39 in his three oversEarlier Rohit Sharmarsquos imperious form was on full display as he laid the platform for an above par scoreIn his bid to test the teamrsquos character by batting first the skipper led the way with a 56 off 31 balls with five fours and three sixes but despite a blazing start the Indians stuttered in the middle overs before Harshal Patel 18 off 11 balls and Deepak Chahar 21 not out off 8 balls used their long handles which fetched 50 runs in last five oversIshan Kishan 29 off 21 balls Shreyas Iyer 25 off 20 balls and Venkatesh Iyer 20 off 15 balls all got starts but couldnrsquot convert them into a big scoreHaving got two flashy backtoback boundaries off the very first over by Trent Boult there was no looking back for RohitThere was no preferential treatment as all the fast bowlers were treated with equal disdain as he and Kishan made full use of the of the Powerplay overs which yielded 69 runsRohit pulled Boult behind square for his first six and hit Adam Milne 047 in 4 overs over longon for the second maximum and the third off Lockie Ferguson was another pull behind the square into the stand below the giant electronic scoreboardPost Powerplay standin captain Mitchell Santner 40273 was able to pull things back as Kishan edged an arm ball into the keeperrsquos gloves while Suryakumar Yadav 0 played a loose shot to a tossed up delivery giving an easy catch to the cover much to the irritation of his skipperRohitrsquos frustration was compounded when Rishabh Pant went for an ugly hoick to give Santner his third wicket in his second overBut Rohit didnrsquot allow the fall of wicket to bog him down as he got his fifty with a deliberate cut through the vacant thirdman area off his opposite number His sequence of scores in last six T20 Internationals is 74 30 56 48 55 and 56 and captaincy hasnrsquot changed his style of play one bitShreyas also gained in confidence as he got a boundary to take the score past 100run mark It took a brilliant onehanded reflex catch from Ish Sodhi to dismiss Rohit Sodhi tried to bowl wide off Rohitrsquos reach but gave enough air which enticed him to give the charge without getting to the pitch of the deliveryBrief scoresIndia 1847 in 20 overs R Sharma 56 M Santner 327 beat NZ 111 in 172 overs M Guptill 51 A Patel 39 by 73 runsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever