India captain Rohit Sharma said his team will return home with lots of positives despite a "disappointing" 1-2 defeat in the three-match T20 series. India savoured a historic Test and ODI bilateral series win in Australia before recording their biggest ODI series win on New Zealand soil.

A first ever T20 series win would have been the icing on the cake but the hosts held their nerve to pull off a thrilling four-run victory yesterday. "Disappointing to not cross the line but we fought well right till the end. 210-odd [213 target] was always going to be tough, but we were in it till the end. They held their nerve and kept hitting their yorkers," said Rohit at the post-match presentation.