IND vs NZ: Devon Conway's Innings Bitterly Ended By Harshit Rana's Cunning As Hardik Pandya Takes Stunning Catch | Watch

India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I: India's star spinner Harshit Rana burst into action early as he sent the Guwahati crowd into raptures with a sizzling start, removing Devon Conway during the third T20I against New Zealand of the five-match series at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday.

Bowling the first over, Rana struck gold with his third ball, dismissing Conway, having got him out in all 5 matches this white-ball series.

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Rana celebrated the wicket with a rebellious gesture, flashing five fingers towards the Kiwi opener.

Conway's aggressive intent backfired as he mistimed a shot against Rana, gifting Hardik Pandya a spectacular catch at mid-off.

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Earlier, India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand.

India made two changes, including ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Ravi Bishnoi in place of Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy.

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IND vs NZ Playing XIs

New Zealand (Playing XI): Devon Conway, Tim Seifert(w), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy.

India (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.