Emotions of the Indian fans were sky-rocketed when the men in blue made a dramatic comeback to clinch the third T20I against New Zealand in the Super Over at Seddon Park, Hamilton on Wednesday. When pushed against the wall, the Indian team showed great fighting spirit and kept themselves alive in the game and they got full support from their 12th man — the Indian fans — who had flocked the stadium in large numbers.
The Indian fans are famous for making the stadium atmosphere contagious with their high-octane energy in the stands. After the match ended in India’s favor, a video of a New Zealand fan chanting “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” went viral on various social media platforms. The 16-second-long video, shot while the match was on, shows a young New Zealand fan learning to chant “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” from Indian supporters sitting behind him.
Here is the video of the same:
During #INDvNZ 2nd T20I, a certain New Zealander became an Indian supporter for a while when he chanted 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and a motivating slogan for the ‘Men in Blue’. 😍😍😍https://t.co/Z3MbL1CJMD
— KY (@kyyadhu) January 29, 2020
Talking about the match, Team India has taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match T20I series at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. India defeated the host in a humdinger of a match that went into the super over as the men in blue chased down 18 runs owing to the brilliance of Rohit Sharma.
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It was absolutely thriller in Hamilton as Rohit overshadowed one of the best T20I knocks of Williamson. The incredible final over from Mohammed Shami in which he took two wickets and defended 9 runs. Chasing a massive score on the board, Martin Guptill and Colin Munro have started things well but surprisingly, they failed to carry the momentum with them and Guptill was dismissed owing to a blistering catch by Sanju Samson in the deep while Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Colin Munro to deepen the sorrows of the hosts.
However, Williamson kept on smashing the Indian bowlers and kept the required run-rate under check. He was the Blackcaps for the team in the middle, who kept the Indian bowlers on their toes. However, he was dismissed by Mohammed Shami in the final over when they needed just 3 runs to win, but Shami took the game into super over.
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Earlier in the match, Rohit came out all guns blazing and smashed Hamish Bennett to 26 runs in an over, which also saw him finishing his half-century. In the end, all they managed was 179 on the board with the help of Manish Pandey and Ravindra Jadeja.
In the super over, Williamson once again stood tall for the team but Rohit proved his class by smashing two sixes off the final two balls to seal the series when India needed 10 runs of the last two balls. All in all, it was an incredible game between New Zealand and India at Seddon Park. Now, both teams will travel to Wellington for the 4th T20I of the series.
