Shubman Gill leads India to victory over Kiwis

Relishing the best batting wicket by far of this T20I series, Shubman Gill unleashing a flurry of sublime strokes on both sides of the wicket to tore into the hapless New Zealanders once again, cracking a magnificent, unconquered 126, which took him just 63 balls, and contained 12 fours and seven sixes on the third and deciding T20I at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Powered by Gill’s maiden T20I hundred, India marched to 234 for 4 in 20 overs – their biggest total against New Zealand in T20Is, and fifth-biggest overall, after choosing to bat first. Fittingly, the young turk’s first century in T20Is came on his IPL home ground, where he plays for the Gujarat Titans.
Hit by ‘Gill storm,’ the clearly shell-shocked Kiwis, looking in a hurry to catch the return flight back home, then folded up for a sorry-looking 66 in 12.1 overs - their third-lowest score in T20Is. Led by skipper Hardik Pandya (4-16), Arshdeep Singh (2-16), Umran Malik (2-9) and Shivam Mavi (2-12), India came out all guns blazing, blasting New Zealand off the park in no time. Not to be forgotten were a couple of blinders by Suryakumar Yadav at first slip.
Putting out a clinical, dominating show which saw them clinch the T20I series against the Black Caps 2-1, India raced away to a mind-boggling 168-run win on the night, the biggest victory margin in T20Is between two full member teams. While Gill was the ‘superhero’ of India’s batting, Rahul Tripathi (44), Suryakumar Yadav (24) and then skipper Hardik Pandya (30) all played the support act in perfect fashion.