Abhishek Sharma scored 84 off 35 balls as India beat New Zealand by 48 runs in the opener of a five-match T20 series.

New Zealand bowl India out for 165 after posting a commanding 215/7 on the board to collect their first win of the series after conceding an unassailable 0-3 lead.

IND vs NZ Match Scorecard 4th T20I, India vs New Zealand Highlights: Chasing 216 to win for Men in Blue bundled out for 165, losing the game by 50 runs.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav said the team deliberately chose to chase and play with six batters to test itself under pressure after a 50-run loss to New Zealand. He called it a learning experience ahead of the World Cup.

INDORE, India (AP) — India captain Shubman Gill won the coin toss and opted to bowl against New Zealand in the third and final one-day cricket international on Sunday. India won the first ODI in Vadodara by four wickets before New Zealand leveled the three-match series with a seven-wicket victory at Rajkot on Wednesday.

People around the world are calling this the mother of all deals,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said of the agreement, which represents a quarter of the world’s economy.

Referral 2 (10.3 ovs): R Singh against NZ (LBW) Unsuccessful (IND: 1, NZ: 1) Referral 1 (7.4 ovs): NZ against H Pandya (Caught) Unsuccessful (IND: 2, NZ: 1)

Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi played brilliant knocks as India registered a dominating seven-wicket win (DLS method) over New Zealand.