Axar Patel took three wickets as India completed a 3-0 sweep against New Zealand with a 73-run win in their third Twenty20 match on Sunday.
Martin Guptill scored 51 off 36 balls as T20 World Cup finalist New Zealand crashed in its chase to 111 all out in 17.2 overs against India in Kolkata.
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Indian players celebrate with the winners trophy after their win in the third Twenty20 cricket match against New Zealand in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. India won the series 3-0. (AP PhotoBikas Das)
India's captain Rohit Sharma walks with the winners trophy after their win in the third Twenty20 cricket match against New Zealand in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. India won the series 3-0. (AP PhotoBikas Das)
India's Deepak Chahar takes the catch to dismiss New Zealand's Lockie Ferguson during the third Twenty20 cricket match between India and New Zealand in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. (AP PhotoBikas Das)
India's Axar Patel, right, celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand's Glenn Phillips during the third Twenty20 cricket match between India and New Zealand in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. (AP PhotoBikas Das)
Rohit Sharma’s 56 off 31 balls had led India to 184-7 after winning the toss and choosing to bat.
Indian players celebrate with the winners trophy after their win in the third Twenty20 cricket match against New Zealand in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. India won the series 3-0. (AP PhotoBikas Das)
India won the first T20 in Jaipur by five wickets and the second T20 in Ranchi by seven wickets.
Chasing 185, New Zealand had a torrid start to its innings. Patel took three wickets in 10 deliveries as the Black Caps were reduced to 30-3.
Daryl Mitchell (5), Mark Chapman and Glenn Phillips were Patel’s victims. The latter duo didn’t even open their accounts, facing six deliveries in all.
India's captain Rohit Sharma walks with the winners trophy after their win in the third Twenty20 cricket match against New Zealand in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. India won the series 3-0. (AP PhotoBikas Das)
Patel finished with 3-9 in three overs.
Guptill, who struck four fours and four sixes, fell to Yuzvendra Chahal (1-26) and was caught in the deep after his half-century.
India’s superiority saw Tim Seifert (17) and Lockie Ferguson (14) as the only other batters to reach double figures. Harshal Patel finished with 2-26.
India's Deepak Chahar takes the catch to dismiss New Zealand's Lockie Ferguson during the third Twenty20 cricket match between India and New Zealand in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. (AP PhotoBikas Das)
Earlier, Sharma struck his 30th half-century in international T20 cricket.
He put on 69 runs with opening partner Ishan Kishan (29) off 38 balls.
Stand-in skipper Mitchell Santner took 3-27 in four overs as India suffered a minor blip.
India's Axar Patel, right, celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand's Glenn Phillips during the third Twenty20 cricket match between India and New Zealand in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. (AP PhotoBikas Das)
Santner dismissed Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant in two overs. Then, Sharma fell after his half-century as India stumbled to 103-4.
Shreyas Iyer (25) and Venkatesh Iyer (20) stabilized the innings. Deepak Chahar’s 21 not out off eight balls took the score past 180.
A two-test series begins Nov. 25, with the first match to be played in Kanpur.
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LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, met tennis fans lining up in Wimbledon's famous Queue and sat beside Andy Murray in a day of rooting on British players at the grass-court Grand Slam.
The princess, who early last year announced her cancer was in remission, is the patron of the All England Club.
“On arrival, Her Royal Highness visited The Queue, spending time meeting attendees who have queued since early this morning, alongside AELTC’s honorary stewards, who volunteer each year to manage The Queue and welcome guests as they arrive at the Championships,” Kensington Palace said in a statement Thursday.
Wimbledon leaves a small batch of tickets available for same-day purchase and fans begin lining up and camping out the evening before in Wimbledon Park to get them each day.
Kate — who also helped out in a Wimbledon ticket office — met with children from Shine Camera Club, a local program that supports kids from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Crowds gathered as Kate walked by “Henman Hill” to reach Court 18, where British player Arthur Fery was facing Otto Virtanen. She was greeted there by All England Club chair Deborah Jevans and board member Tim Henman, a former Wimbledon semifinalist and namesake of the grassy area — also just called The Hill — that overlooks No. 1 Court.
Kate watched a portion of the match — Fery won 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-3 — before attending Katie Swan's match against Madison Keys at No. 1 Court, where she sat next to Murray, who in 2013 became the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles title in 77 years. Swan lost 6-1, 6-4.
Kate last year was at Centre Court on consecutive days to present the winners’ trophies to singles champions Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner. Kate offered consoling words to women's runner-up Amanda Anisimova after a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Swiatek.
In 2024, while recovering from cancer, Kate did not attend the women’s final but was on hand for Carlos Alcaraz’s win over Novak Djokovic.
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Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales, and former tennis player Andy Murray watch the second round women's singles match between Katie Swan of Britain and Madison Keys of the United States, at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Maja Smiejkowska)
Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales, laughs next to former tennis player Andy Murray as they watch the second round women's singles match between Katie Swan of Britain and Madison Keys of the United States, at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Maja Smiejkowska)
Britain's Kate, the Princess of Wales walks, during a visit on day four of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Matthews)
Britain's Kate, the Princess of Wales helps out in the ticket office during a visit on day four of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Matthews)
Britain's Kate, the Princess of Wales, watches the second round men's singles match between Otto Virtanen of Finland and Arthur Fery of Britain at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Britain's Kate, the Princess of Wales poses for a selfie with a fan, during a visit on day four of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Matthews)
Britain's Kate, the Princess of Wales meets fans, during a visit on day four of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Matthews)
Britain's Kate, the Princess of Wales gestures during a visit on day four of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Matthews)
