India whitewash New Zealand, clinch T20 series 3-0

In Cricket, India beat New Zealand by 73 runs in the third and final T-20 encounter and whitewash the T-20I series by 3-0 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata Sunday. Chasing a victory target of 185 runs, New Zealand were all out on 111 runs in the 17.2 overs. Earlier, Opting to bat, India scored 184 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
Opener Rohit Sharma top-scored with 56 runs while Ishan Kishan made 29. For New Zealand, Mitchell Santner took three wickets. It was a second back-to-back bilateral T20I series triumph with a clean sweep for India after beating the Black Caps 5-0 in their own den in 2020.Axar Patel (3/9) bowled accurately and also got one to turn as his three wickets in Powerplay literally ended New Zealand's resistance and the rest was a mere formality.

The New Zealand team looked bone tired after a gruelling T20 World Cup campaign and the result won't be a fair reflection of the team's capabilities as they went through the motions for the better part of the three games. For India, who were aiming to reset the button, the series win will certainly give them a few pointers going forward.