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Rain-hit tie hands India T20 series win in New Zealand

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India sealed a Twenty-20 series win over hosts New Zealand after Tuesday's rain-hit third match finished in a tie in Napier.The Black Caps were bowled out for 160 in their innings.

India then laboured to 75 for four wickets in their nine overs before the rain started. Under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, the match was a rare draw in Twenty20 cricket.

India took the series having won the second tie on Sunday at Mount Maunganui, where morning rain threatened to delay the start before Suryakumar Yadav smashed 111 off 51 balls in a 65-run win.The first tie was washed out by heavy rain in Wellington on Friday."We would have liked to have won by playing the full overs, but it's how it is.

We don't mind getting the trophy and the win," said India captain Hardik Pandya.Fast-bowler Mohammed Siraj was the man-of-the-match after restricting New Zealand to just 17 runs for four wickets, supported by Arshdeep Singh's 4-37.India finish on par with the DLS score and the match ends in a tie ??????

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