In Short
An allusive first series win in India will have to wait for the BLACKCAPS after coming up six runs short in a rain-affected third and deciding T20 in Trivandrum.
Set 68 to win from eight overs, the visitors took the chase to the last over where they failed to knock off the final 19 runs for victory.
As it happened...
Moist in Trivandrum. Too moist. Hopefully rain goes away soon, still spitting and damp underfoot #indvnz pic.twitter.com/7bA1Y2D3RD
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
The covers are off and Coach is heading out to have a look at the wicket! Good signs! #indvnz pic.twitter.com/rpvk4vK0h1
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
Inspection in 5 minutes, but both teams out on the park warming-up! Fingers crossed for good news #indvnz pic.twitter.com/BPqIpneVhO
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
BLACKCAPS won the toss and opted to bowl first #indvnz pic.twitter.com/xGSmF5qK2c
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
BLACKCAPS XI: Guptill, Munro, Williamson, Bruce, Phillips, Nicholls, De Grandhomme, Santner, Southee, Sodhi, Boult #indvnz #decider
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
Wicket! Dhawan gets an edge off Southee and Santner takes a safe catch. India 15-1 after 2.2 overs! #indvnz pic.twitter.com/KD7OVcxw8L
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
Same again! Rohm Sharma out, Bowled Southee, Caught Santner. Great catch in the deep and Southee gets two in a row #indvnz pic.twitter.com/legEOe3MQ5
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
Wicket! Kohli goes bang, but then hits Sodhi to Boult in the deep. India 31-3 after 4 overs #indvnz pic.twitter.com/zy3dj3sQou
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
With three overs left, India are 40-3. Southee with two wickets #indvnz pic.twitter.com/52nNvhtYxC
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
Wicket. Sodhi gets his second, with Iyer sending one to the heavens and Guptill underneath to catch it. India 50-4 after 6 overs #indvnz pic.twitter.com/lBuBzkuTd7
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
Six runs from Boult’s final over means India finish their 8 overs 67-5 #indvnz pic.twitter.com/dh702clXHL
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
Woah. Second ball and Munro smashes one for a huge six. BLACKCAPS 7-0 after 3 balls. #indvnz
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
Wicket. Munro falls to Bumrah and India have the BLACKCAPS 11-2 after 2 overs #indvnz pic.twitter.com/qKZ0hcMOB0
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
Williamson falls and so does Phillips. The BLACKCAPS are 28-4. Require 40 from 20 balls #indvnz pic.twitter.com/BRDiAunyJg
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
Bruce is run out and the BLACKCAPS require 19 from the last over #indvnz
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
India win the match by six runs and take the series 2-1 #indvnz pic.twitter.com/06L8rOlhAz
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017
One of two Player of the Series - Ish Sodhi #indvnz pic.twitter.com/qukj7MoHnw
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 7, 2017