New Delhi, Jan. 25 -- Abhishek Sharma missed his mentor Yuvraj Singh's record for fastest T20I fifty by a whisker enroute powering India to a series-clinching eight-wicket win over New Zealand in the third T20I in Guwahati on Sunday. Chasing a below-par 154 runs to win, Abhishek raced to a 14-ball half-century while his captain Suryakumar Yadav took 25 deliveries to his fifty as India chased down the target in exact 10 overs.

Playing fearless has been the template of Indian batting in the shortest format. Despite losing Sanju Samson for a golden duck in the first over, Ishan Kishan went bonkers in the next two overs. However, his innings was cut short to 13 deliveries. There was no stopping Abhishek after that.

Along with Suryakumar, Ab...