New Delhi: India skipper Virat Kohli had called the New Zealand cricket team the "nice guys" ahead of the T20I series which they have bagged after taking an unassailable 3-0 lead on Wednesday in Hamilton via a Super Over.
During their second T20I, Kohli's comments seemed to be walking the talk off the field as well as a video of a Kiwi fan chanting "Bharat Mata ki Jai" went viral on social media and drew plaudits.
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The people of New Zealand are very sweet and clean hearted. You will never get angry on them, Always lovely comes on them. 💕💕💕👌
— Anish Kumar Singh (@anishsingh700) January 27, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
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">The people of New Zealand are very sweet and clean hearted. You will never get angry on them, Always lovely comes on them. 💕💕💕👌
— Anish Kumar Singh (@anishsingh700) January 27, 2020
Bharat mata ki jai🇮🇳❤️ pic.twitter.com/MhTZa4On1UThe people of New Zealand are very sweet and clean hearted. You will never get angry on them, Always lovely comes on them. 💕💕💕👌
— Anish Kumar Singh (@anishsingh700) January 27, 2020
Bharat mata ki jai🇮🇳❤️ pic.twitter.com/MhTZa4On1U
The fan is seen learning how to say the words from Indian supporters and then yelling them out loud.
Hitman Rohit Sharma hit a brilliant unbeaten 15 (including two sixes) in the Super Over as India chased down New Zealand's score of 17 to win the third T20I at Seddon Park and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match T20I series on Wednesday.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson followed up his excellent 95 with an unbeaten 11 in the Super Over, but it just wasn't enough as Rohit and K.L. Rahul (5*) took Tim Southee to the cleaners.
This after the game was tied as India pacer Mohammed Shami came up with a classic last over just when it looked like Williamson would take the Kiwis home with a batting master-class.
Earlier, Williamson single-handedly took the game away from the Indians in the 17th of the innings - Bumrah's third. The Kiwi skipper picked 14 from the over to bring the required rate below the 10-run mark.
Going into the 17th, New Zealand needed 43 off 24 balls. But at the end of the over, the Kiwis needed 29 from the last three overs. With Ross Taylor giving Williamson company, it was all about not doing anything reckless for the hosts.
For the Indians, their failure to grab the opportunity with the bat was followed by some poor show on the field as even someone like Ravindra Jadeja dropped a catch, not to mention quite a few misfields.
Williamson took full advantage as he ensured that he not only held one end up, but also hit the timely boundaries to keep the hosts in the game. But him getting out with the Kiwis needing 2 runs brought the visitors right back in the game as Shami bowled a couple of dot balls before sending Taylor's stumps for a walk in the park off the last ball.
Bowling first, New Zealand paceman Hamish Bennett took three wickets to put Rohit Sharma's half century in the background as the hosts restricted India to 179/5 in 20 overs.
