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India captain Rohit Sharma top-scored with 56 from 31 balls as his side beat New Zealand to sweep the 3-match T20 series<br>  <br>India's Rohit Sharma and Axar Patel starred in Kolkata Sunday as the hosts routed World Cup runners-up New Zealand by 73 runs to make a clean-sweep of the T20 series.<br> <br>Spinner Patel triggered the New Zealand batting collapse in the third over with two wickets to push the steep 185 to win target beyond their reach.<br> <br>Opener Daryl Mitchell and  [https://wiki.revolutionot.com/wiki/User:RogelioRickman https://wiki.revolutionot.com/wiki/User:RogelioRickman] Mark Chapman were two of Patel's victims in an impressive career-best T20 international return of 3-9 which earned him the player of the match award.<br> <br>India, playing under their new coach Rahul Dravid and the new T20 captain Sharma, won the three-match series in Ranchi on Friday.<br> <br>Martin Guptill was the only Kiwi batsman to put up a fight scoring 51 off 36 balls before falling to leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.<br> <br>Chahal, making his international comeback, had a forgettable start but, after two expensive overs, found his groove in the third with Guptill's wicket to finish with respectable 1-26.<br> <br>Both teams rested several regular players for the series that began only three days after the Black Caps lost in the T20 World Cup final in Dubai.<br> <br>Seamer Harshal Patel, who made it to the national team after a breakthrough IPL (Indian Premier League) season, impressed with 2-26.<br> <br>Earlier Patel also came to India's rescue with a late order cameo scoring 18 off 11 along with Chahar who smashed 21 off eight.<br> <br>Sharma top-scored for India, clubbing 56 off 31 as the hosts posted 184-7.<br><br>He was also named player of the series for scoring 159 runs in the three games.<br> <br>-Indian rookies impress-<br> <br>"Harshal did well the last two games, and the spinners did the job for us in the entire series. (Ravichandran) Ashwin, Axar, and then Chahal bowling after a long period of time," Sharma said.<br> <br>"Venkatesh bowling those overs with the skill he has can be useful going forward," he added.<br> <br>Rookie all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, also an IPL breakout star, impressed with 1-12 in his first outing as a bowler for India.<br> <br>The stand-in skipper for New Zealand Mitchell Santner was his team's most impressive bowler with 3-27.<br> <br>Santner said that the Kiwis found it "challenging to bowl with dew" in the second innings but saw the series as "an opportunity to see different guys in different roles."<br> <br>Sharma had announced two changes for the hosts with Ashwin and KL Rahul making way for Ishan Kishan and Chahal.<br> <br>Test skipper Virat Kohli opted out of the series and will also miss the first of two Tests against New Zealand.<br> <br>The two teams will now head to northern India's Kanpur city for the first Test next week.<br><br>Dravid said that it was "nice to start well" after his first series win as India coach.<br> <br>New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who opted out of the India T20s, will return to lead the team in Kanpur.<br>