Watch: Daryl Mitchell’s huge six hits security guard in NZ vs IND 3rd T20I

The third T20I of the five-match series between New Zealand and India at the Hnry Stadium in Wellington didn’t go as per the Kiwis’ plans, but Daryl Mitchell played a superb knock to shoulder them to a strong score in the first innings. One of his sixes hurt the security guard as it went viral on social media platforms.

India’s captain, Shreyas Iyer, won the toss and decided to bowl first for another evening in this series. They went with an unchanged playing XI while the Blackcaps decided to make a few changes in the bowling department, including the debutant Matt Fisher.

Daryl Mitchell’s huge six hits a security guard

On the very first ball of the sixth over of the innings, Arshdeep Singh went with a short delivery against Mitchell, who had a good view of the delivery. The right-handed batter nailed the ball hard as it went flat with a lot of power. The replay looked scary as the ball hit one of the security guards.

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Mitchell almost hid his face in fright as he watched the ball almost smash the steward flush on the head. The individual had absolutely no idea the ball was coming at him with force as he was looking towards the stands. Mitchell was worried about the ball hitting the guard as his reaction went viral on social media.

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Mitchell, the veteran, remained unbeaten on 89 runs off just 52 balls at a strike rate of 171.15, with the help of five boundaries and as many sixes as the Blackcaps ended up with, as they finished on 198 runs for the loss of three wickets in their allotted 20 overs.  

How India smashed New Zealand in the chase

The Kiwis lost their opener, Tim Seifert, in the second over of the innings before the 86-run second-wicket stand off 43 balls between Mitchell and Finn Allen pushed them to a sweet spot. The latter creamed a fine knock of 40 runs off 25 balls with five sixes, while Bevon Jacobs also contributed 39 runs off 23 balls with four boundaries and one six.

India had a cakewalk in the chase as they smashed the highest powerplay score of 118 runs without any damage. Abhishek Sharma nailed a fine knock of 113 runs off 38 balls with 11 sixes and nine boundaries at a strike rate of nearly 300 and earned the victory by six wickets with 40 balls to spare.

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Brief Scores: India 199/4 (Abhishek Sharma 113, Kyle Jamieson 2/45) beat New Zealand 198/3 (Daryl Mitchell 89*, Arshdeep Singh 1/33) by 6 wickets.