india vs new zealand 3rd t20 match: Siraj, Arshdeep take four-wicket hauls, New Zealand all out for 160

Pacers Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj took eight wickets together as India bowled out New Zealand for 160 in the third and final T20 International in Napier on Tuesday.

Batting first, New Zealand were reeling at 130 for two in the 16th over, but the pair of Arshdeep (4/37) and Siraj (4/17) made a brilliant comeback to end the Kiwi innings with two balls to spare. Gave.

The hosts lost eight wickets for just 30 runs after Devon Conway (59 off 49 balls) and Glenn Phillips (54 off 33 balls) propelled their innings.

India got their first breakthrough when Arshdeep trapped Finn Allen in front of the wicket with a full delivery that spun through mid on. Allen thought of a review before deciding to walk back as the ball was clearly going to hit the stumps.

Experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a tight third over before Conway decided to take on left-arm seamer Arshdeep, smashing him for a boundary through mid-wicket before lofting the bowler over extra cover for a six.

He then hit a boundary over the fast bowler’s head.

19 runs in the fourth over and it looked like New Zealand were on their way. Bhuvneshwar Kumar conceded 14 runs in the next over as the Kiwis looked to finish off the powerplay, their weak spot in recent times, on a strong note.

However, a change in bowling dashed all such hopes as Siraj dismissed Mark Chapman for 12 with a run-a-ball. fiasco, ending a brief but sharp partnership.

After conceding 33 runs in two overs, the Indian bowlers put up a mighty fight, conceding only 17 runs in the next four overs.

Conway broke the shackles with a four off Yuzvendra Chahal as New Zealand were 74 for two at the halfway stage of their innings.

After a slow start, the quick-hitting Phillips hit a couple of fours before hitting a four and a big six off consecutive balls to help his team cross 100 in the 13th over.

Phillips launched him at Bhubaneswar, hitting a four and a monstrous six over the roof at McLean Park.

31 runs came from overs 12 and 13, before Phillips smashed Harshal Patel over deep square leg for another maximum.

However, Phillips got a top edge against Siraj and Bhuvneshwar took a catch in the deep as a big breakthrough for the tourists.

The dismissal of Phillips triggered a collapse as the hosts lost their remaining wickets in short order.

Originally published at Pen 18