India 75/4 (Target 161) - Match tied on Duckworth-Lewis System
11:25pm - No, we are done here in Napier. No further play tonight and that means India have won the series 1-0. Click here for a full wrap.
11:21pm - The rain seems to have come to a halt and the ground staff are working furiously to dry the outfield. We could have a one-over shootout here.
10th over - Uh oh. We are heading off the pitch due and the scores are dead even, both at 75 at this stage of the innings. Out come the covers. The rain is pretty heavy. Fingers crossed.
If were to have no further play - the match would be declared a tie.
9th over - Bit of rain starting to fall in Napier. Sodhi worked for six singles off his over.
8th over - Santner in for his first. Edge and dropped by Conway! Perhaps a stumping in the offering there too. Instead Hooda and Hardik tick over the runs.
7th over - OUT - Sodhi strikes in the first over, has the dangerman Yadav caught by Phillips in the deep.
Suryakumar Yadav c Phillips b Sodhi 13 (10b 1x4 1x6 )
6th over - Lockie Ferguson enters the attack. Yadav effortlessly lofts one over cover for six.
5th over - Pandya plays an odd-looking straight slash which is very effective, beats Southee for four. Six! Pandya pulls one into the stands.
4th over - Milne continues. Yadav crunches a square cut that races for four. Risky late cut is lofted deep, half a chance for Sodhi but he gets a rough bounce and it beats him for four. Pandya flicks one past a diving Southee at mid-on, almost catchable but it runs for four. next one is well timed for three off the pads by Pandya. 16 off the over.
3rd over - Pant times another lush cover drive off Southee, this one makes it to the boundary for four. Goes again, Sodhi makes a meal of it on the boundary, four more. OUT - Sodhi immediately redeems himself, running in from third man to take a superb diving catch.
Rishabh Pant c Sodhi b Southee 11 (5b 2x4 0x6)
OUT - NZ needed early wickets and they've got them. Neesham takes a comfortable catch to send Iyer packing for a duck. Could we have another Southee hat-trick?
Shreyas Iyer c Neesham b Southee 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 )
Hat trick ball is down leg for a wide. Three wickets in two overs, game on in Napier.
2nd over - Textbook drive from Pant off Milne, pulls up just short of the rope. Ishan pulls one through midwicket for four. OUT - Ishan sends one up into the clouds, Chapman takes it securely right on the boundary.
Ishan Kishan c Chapman b Milne 10 (11b 1x4 1x6 )
1st over - Should be something in this pitch for Southee to work with. Ishan plays a lofted cut shot over the point boundary for six.
Innings break - From 146/3 to all out for 160. Life came at the Blackcaps fast. Seven wickets for 14 runs. But hey, they're on the board. Join us for the chase shortly.
20th over - Harshal to bowl the final over. Ferguson scampers two down to third man. Bouncer right on the money, dot ball. Ferguson advances and chips over mid-on, they'll grab three. OUT - Bowled him! And that will do us for the NZ innings.
Tim Southee b Patel 6 (5b 1x4 0x6 )
19th over - Arshdeep to bowl the penultimate over. OUT - Mitchell tries to pull a bouncer and gets a tickle through to the keeper. The Blackcaps collapse continues.
Daryl Mitchell c Pant b Arshdeep Singh 10 (5b 2x4 0x6 )
OUT - Arshdeep nails a yorker and Sodhi can't dig it out. Two in two balls for the Indians.
Ish Sodhi b Arshdeep Singh 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 )
OUT - Milne slips after being sent back on a run and Siraj throws down the stumps! The man can do nothing wrong. Team hat-trick for India.
Adam Milne run out (Mohammed Siraj) 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 )
Southee picks the gap through backward point for four to end the over.
18th over - Siraj continues. OUT - Neesham sends one into the clouds and Pant sprints around to take it with his gloves.
James Neesham c Pant b Mohammed Siraj 0 (3b 0x4 0x6 )
OUT - There goes another one! Santner splices one to mid-off. Two in the over for Siraj, huge spell. He finishes with career-best figures of 4/17.
Mitchell Santner c Chahal b Mohammed Siraj 1 (3b 0x4 0x6 )
17th over - Arshdeep returns. Full toss down leg guided fine for four. No ball, overstepping. Free hit for Mitchell, lofts a full toss over the bowler's head for four. OUT - Conway holes out to deep midwicket to bring a great knock to a close.
Devon Conway c Ishan Kishan b Arshdeep Singh 59 (49b 5x4 2x6 )
Two new batsmen at the crease, India have wrestled back some momentum here.
16th over - Platform well set here for the Blackcaps to throw everything at it these final five overs. Siraj up to bowl. OUT - Phillips skies one and Bhuvneshwar does really well to take it running full speed. End of a super innings.
Glenn Phillips c Kumar b Mohammed Siraj 54 (33b 5x4 3x6 )
Wide followed by Mitchell standing tall and delivering for four to get off the mark.
15th over - Harshal into the attack. Phillips moves across his stumps and swings another one square for six to to bring up his half century off 32 balls.
14th over - Bhuvneshwar to Conway, who lofts over extra cover for three to bring up his half century off 39 balls. Fantastic knock thus far. Boomfah! Phillips hoists another one high over square leg and that one's on the roof. Big Glenn is in that mood tonight. Doesn't time the next swipe but the edge flies for four anyway.
13th over - Chahal returns to the bowling crease with some more leg spin. Siraj dives to save a certain boundary in the deep. Conway through midwicket for two and that raises the half-century partnership. Phillips plays a textbook square drive for four. Bang! Phillips takes a knee and crushes one on to the roof at McLean Park.
12th over - Phillips edges Siraj through slips for four. He'll take that. Siraj beats Phillips, just a few more singles. Seven off the over.
11th over - Harshal continues. Blackcaps well poised to launch through the final 10 overs. Eight off the over.
10th over - Chahal continues. Might be about time for the Kiwis to put the foot down. Conway obliges, slashing one through cover for four. Phillips pulls a tracer bullet, one bounce for four.
9th over - Indian slow bowlers are doing well, NZ slightly behind the game here. Harshal takes the ball. Hits his line and length immediately. Conway guides a wide ball down to fine leg for four off the final ball.
8th over - Leg spinner Chahal to bowl his first. Conway dispatches a full toss through midwicket for four. Tries to hoist the next ball but mistimes, no run there. Six off the over.
7th over - Power play is over. Hooda in for his first over of spin. Inside edge Conway, narrowly misses his stumps. Just three singles off the over.
6th over - Great response here by NZ after a slow start. Siraj in for his first over. OUT - The change pays off. Leading edge by Chapman and he sends one high and down the throat of Arshdeep.
Mark Chapman c Arshdeep Singh b Mohammed Siraj 12 (12b 2x4 0x6 )
Phillips to the crease. Off the mark with a single immediately.
5th over - Bhuvneshwar again. Chapman places one through covers for two. Chapman edgy but he'll claim four through the slips. Yoink! Conway blasts one over deep mid-on for six more to finish.
4th over - Chapman drives Arshdeep square for the first four off the bat of the day. Pushes for a quick single. Conway pulls for four. He was quickly on that one. Sends the next for six! Lovely lofted square drive clears the rope. Bang! Over the bowler's head for four to close a good over for NZ.
3rd over - Bhuvneshwar beats Conway's bat first up. Conway skies one to point, not much control there. High but falls safely. Gets one high off the bat and almost offers a return catch. Wafts at a wide one. Tough going out there for NZ early, plenty of movement for the bowlers. Just two off the over.
2nd over - Arshdeep to share the new ball. Starts with a wide. Allen glances one fine off his pad for four leg byes. Yorker on the button, well dug out by Allen. OUT - Beautiful in-swinging yorker and this time Allen plays all around it. No need to consider a review on that one. Another early departure for Allen.
Finn Allen lbw b Arshdeep Singh 3 (4b 0x4 0x6 ) SR: 75
Superb opening over by Arshdeep.
1st over - Allen to face Kumar. Doesn't time the drive, drops just short of cover. They'll steal three. Wide down leg. Kumar beats Conway's bat to close.
8:10pm - Right, here we go team. The players are in position, the skies are clear (for now)... let's play some cricket.
8pm - The Blackcaps openers are preparing to make their way to the middle. Play should be underway imminently.
Scratch that. The umpires aren't satisfied with the condition of the outfield, still a tad too soggy for their liking. First ball will be delayed 10 minutes.
7:51pm - There's a little bit of drizzle lingering in Napier but it shouldn't be enough to impact the 8pm start time. Touch wood.
7:31pm - New Zealand have won the toss and will bat first.
One change to the Blackcaps line-up, with Mark Chapman in for Kane Williamson, who's unable to play due to a medical appointment.
7:23pm - Better news! The toss is scheduled for 7:30pm ahead of an 8pm start.
7:05pm - Evening cricket fans. Wish I had better news for you, but... it's raining. Again.
The toss has been delayed. The big covers are still on. Will bring you another update as soon as one is to hand.
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Kia ora and welcome to our live updates of the third and final match of the Twenty20 international series between the Blackcaps and India.
After the first game was rained out and India waltzed to a 65-run victory in the second at Tauranga, the best the hosts can hope for tonight at Napier is to even the series.
They'll have to do so without skipper Kane Williamson, who's been ruled out to attend a "pre-arranged medical appointment". Tim Southee will captain the side in his absence.
Both teams are playing their final match in the format for the year and will be eager to bid 2022 a positive farewell and fire a warning shot ahead of the three-match one-day international series, which begins on Friday.
We'll have all of the action from the first ball at 7:30pm.
TAB betting odds:
New Zealand - $1.87 India - $1.87
Squads:
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway (wk), Lockie Ferguson, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner.
India: Hardik Pandya (C), Rishabh Pant (vc & wk), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik.
