Abhishek Sharma smashes 35-ball century as India take on New Zealand in 3rd T20I

India opener Abhishek Sharma smashed a century off just 35 balls in the third T20 International against New Zealand on Tuesday, delivering a blistering start to the hosts' innings, taking India's score to 174/1 in 9.4 overs.

India, who won the toss and elected to bowl, are looking to extend their lead in the five-match series after winning the first two matches. New Zealand posted 198 for 3 in their 20 overs.

Captain Shreyas Iyer opted to field an unchanged playing XI, while New Zealand made three changes to their side.


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Matthew Fisher, Kyle Jamieson and Adam Milne came into the New Zealand team in place of Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Nathan Smith.

India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I: Playing XIs

New Zealand: Tim Seifert (w), Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Fisher.

India: Sanju Samson (w), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav.

India entered the third T20I with a 2-0 lead in the series and will look to seal the series with another win.

(This is a developing story)