Daryl Mitchell slams 89 as New Zealand post 198 for 3

Daryl Mitchell scored an unbeaten 89 off 52 balls to guide New Zealand to 198 for 3 in the third T20I against India at Basin Reserve in Wellington. Finn Allen made 40 off 25 deliveries before Naman Dhir took a catch at long-on off Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Axar Patel dismissed Glenn Phillips for 17 with a sharp return catch in the 12th over. Arshdeep Singh was India's most economical bowler, conceding 33 runs in his four overs and removing Tim Seifert early. Bevon Jacobs remained not out on 39 as New Zealand accelerated in the closing overs.

India retained the same XI that won the second match, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi again batting at number three. New Zealand made three changes, including resting Matt Henry for workload management ahead of the upcoming ODI and Test series.