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An aggressive partnership by Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi propelled India to a six-wicket win and a series victory over New Zealand in Wellington on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n India sewed up the five-match series with two games to spare, chasing down New Zealand\u2019s total of 198 in just 13.2 overs, Abhishek blasting 113 and Sooryavanshi 45.<\/p>\n The opening pair combined for a 133-run partnership in just 7.1 overs, obliterating the New Zealand bowling attack with one of the most destructive partnerships in T20 history.<\/p>\n The first Jacob Duffy over went for 26 runs, and the openers never let up.<\/p>\n Abhishek hit nine fours and 11 sixes in his 38-ball knock, receiving a standing ovation when he eventually fell to the bowling of Kyle Jamieson.<\/p>\n By that stage, India had reached 178-2 after just 10 overs.<\/p>\n \u201cKey was pretty simple, that me and Vaibhav enjoy our time,\u201d Abhishek said of their partnership.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we were fielding, we saw there was some extra bounce. Vaibhav started off well, and we took the momentum from there.\u201d<\/p>\n Sooryavanshi was promoted to open alongside Abhishek after batting at number three in the second T20, hitting four fours and four sixes in his 19-ball innings.<\/p>\n \u201cGetting 100 in five overs, have not seen that before at the international level,\u201d India captain Shreyas Iyer said.<\/p>\n \u201cCredit where it is due, the way they played is exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n India won the toss for the third time in three matches and again elected to bowl.<\/p>\n Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh extracted prodigious seam from the pitch, beating the outside edge of New Zealand openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen.<\/p>\n Seifert was removed top-edging Singh for two, before Daryl Mitchell joined Allen and combined for an 86-run partnership.<\/p>\n Mitchell was quick to assess the conditions and moved around the crease in order to counteract the seam movement.<\/p>\n He seized on any shorter bowling with powerful strikes to the short square boundaries, hitting five fours and five sixes on his way to 89 from 52 balls.<\/p>\n Allen made 40 from 25 balls before departing, and Mitchell found another powerful partner in Bevon Jacobs who hit an unbeaten 39 from 23 deliveries.<\/p>\n The fourth T20 is at Auckland\u2019s Eden Park on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n