NZ vs IND: Rohit Sharma's heroics in super-over help India beat New Zealand in third T20I

Team India beat New Zealand in a nail baiting super over in the third T20I match at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Wednesday (January 29).

With this win, India has gained a 3-0 lead in the five-match T20I series.

In the super-over, The Kiwis came out and hoisted a target score of 18 runs for India batting first. On the chase, India scored three runs off the first two balls of the over but with 14 runs required from 3 deliveries, Rohit Sharma smashed back-to-back sixes off the final two balls for India to secure the victory. 

In chase of a target score of 180, New Zealand got off to the perfect start with Martin Guptill and Colin Munro forming a 47-run partnership for the first wicket.

Pacer Shardul Thakur got the first breakthrough for India by sending Guptill back to the dressing room for 31 runs.

Ravindra Jadeja came in dismissed Munro (14) in the seventh over, reducing the home side to 52-2.

However, it was skipper Kane Williamson who rejuvenated the chase for the Blackcaps on the chase and formed a 36 run stand for the third wicket with Mitchell Santner.

Santner's innings of 9 runs came to an end in the 11th over when Yuzvendra Chahal clean bowled him.

Williamson played a captain's knock and brought up his half-century in just 28 deliveries. Colin de Grandhome failed to deliver again with the bat and managed to add just 5 runs to the score.

Williamson and Ross Taylor knitted together a 41-run stand for the fifth wicket and took New Zealand ever so close to victory.

With just nine runs required from the final six balls, Mohammed Shami dismissed the well-set Williamson (95) off the third ball of the over.

The Kiwis needed just 2 runs off 3 balls but Shami gave just one run and bowled Taylor on the last bowl of the innings and the match headed to a super over.

Earlier in the day, openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul gave India a flying start with the bat and formed a 89-run stand for the first wicket.

Sharma was in sublime form and brought up his half-century.

Colin de Grandhomme dismissed Rahul (27) in ninth over and reduced the visitors to 89-1.

Sharma's 65-run stand came to an end when Hamish Bennett dismissed in the 11th over. In the same over Bennett also removed Shivam Dube for three runs.

Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer knitted together a 46-run before Bennett dismissed him the Indian skipper for 38 runs.

In the last over the first innings, Manish Pandey and Ravindra Jadeja's last-minute efforts boosted India to a score of 179/5 in 20 overs.

The two sides will lock horns again on January 31 at Wellington for the fourth T20I clash of the series.