Kane Williamson rose to fame with his talent since his U-19 days and currently is one of New Zealand's finest batsmen, apart from being their leader. Coming from a sporting background- his father had played cricket in certain age groups, his mother was a basketball player and his sisters excelling in volleyball. Williamson burst onto the scene in 2010 when he played his first international Test match against India, scoring a ton on his debut. He also made his ODI debut in the same tour of India in August. He's broken a heap of national records and now is the leading centurion in New Zealand Test cricket with his 18 tons. He's also the fifth highest scorer in red ball cricket for the Kiwis and has crossed the 5K mark. He's always been a joy to watch as his classy play made him adapt easily in all three formats. In 2018, Williamson was handed the skipper role of Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad and led them to the finals. He also finished as the highest run scorer in the 11th edition. As being captain of New Zealand, Williamson has portrayed responsibility in his batting and as a leader.
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New Zealand beat India by 4 runs in the third and final T20I in Hamilton to clinch the series 2-1.
India needed 16 runs in last over with Dinesh Karthik and Krunal Pandya on the crease but fell short by 4 runs at the end.
Guptill, who was ruled out of the T20I series against India after aggravating a disc in his lower back, will undergo a fitness test on Sunday.
A first T20 series victory in New Zealand will be the icing on the cake for the 'Men in Blue', who have far exceeded expectations.
The bizarre entire incident caused a lot of drama in the middle as Daryl Mitchell had to walk out in a rather unfortunate manner.
Rohit Sharma scored an explosive fifty in the 159-run chase to make things easy for the visitors. Now the three-match series is levelled at 1-1 with one match to spare.
New Zealand crushed India by 80 runs in Wellington to hand them their heaviest defeat in T20 cricket.
Williamson said with Martin Guptill ruled out due to a back injury, some rookie players will be in action in the three-match T20 series against India.
Guptill sustained injury prior to the final ODI against India and now will be eyeing a return against Bangladesh.
Taylor was trapped by Hardik Pandya in the 11th over, leaving New Zealand reeling at 38/3 while chasing 253 for a win.
Colin Munro who was dropped from the squad is set to rejoin the team and could be opening for the Black Caps.
The skipper said the poor shot selection was the cause behind India's terrible showing on Thursday.
Only four Indian batsmen - Dhawan (13), Pandya (16), Kuldeep (15) and Chahal (18 not out) - posted double-digit scores.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been rested for the last two ODI's and T20I series and in his absence, deputy Rohit Sharma will take charge.
India are runaway favourites for the 50-over global tournament after dominating series wins in Australia and New Zealand.
Kuldeep (4/45 in 10 overs) and Chahal (2/52 in 9.2 overs) shared bulk of the spoils as a clinical performance by the Men in Blue saw India take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
Kuldeep claimed consecutive wickets of Henry Nicholls and Ish Sodhi in the 31st over, as he polished off the New Zealand innings in a burst of three overs.
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The hosts seemed rusty against a team coming off a historic tour of Australia and know beating an in-form India will be a steep climb.
New Zealand were bundled out for 157 in 38 overs at McLean Park as India returned to overhaul the target in 34.5 overs in the weather-hit first ODI.
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