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NZ vs India, 5th T20I Updates: New Zealand beat India by 7 wickets, India win series 3-2

Sun, 01 November 2026

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16:06

NZ 195-3 (18 ovs) vs Ind 191-8 | Scorecard

Tim Seifert (93) and Glenn Phillips (65 not out) helped New Zealand beat India by 7 wickets in the 5th T20I in Hamilton on Sunday.

After losing an early wicket, Daryl Mitchell and Seifert put on 73 runs for the 2nd wicket in a brilliant fight back before in-form Phillips linked up with Seifert as they hammered the Indian bowling. They batted together for an 86-run stand before Phillips closed out the match with a four in the 18th over.

Earlier, Ishan Kishan and skipper Shreyas Iyer struck explosive half-centuries, but New Zealand pacers, led by Adam Milne's 4/19, fought back to restrict India to 191 for eight.

Milne dismissed Abhishek Sharma (1) and Sanju Samson (4) in successive overs during the powerplay before Kishan (61 off 32 balls; 5x4, 5x6) and Iyer (50 off 23 balls; 3x4, 4x6) consolidated India's innings with an entertaining 93-run stand off just 43 balls.

Nathan Smith (2/38 in three overs) and Blair Tickner (2/38) then derailed India's recovery in the middle overs.

New Zealand won the last two matches but India have won the series 3-2 after claiming the first three matches.

Bhuvi is back in the attack and Phillips gets a couple to deep square leg and he is now the record holder for most runs in a T20I series with 332 runs going past England's Phil Salt.

Phillips then plays out three dots before flicking the ball to fine leg for a four. 1 needed and he brings up the winning runs with a four past short backward point. New Zealand beat India by 7 wickets.

Arshdeep is back in the attack and after a dot, Phillips smashes a six and a four as Phillips brings up his 4th 50 in the series.

A dot later, he hits another four. A single to end the over as 15 come off it.

15:59

Reddy removes Seifert

NZ 170-3 (16 ovs) vs Ind 191-8 | Scorecard

Bevon Jacobs is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

A dot and a single to end the over as a wicket and 7 runs come off it.

Reddy is back in the attack and the short ball is pulled for a single by Phillips.

Seifert gets into the 90s as he drives the next ball through extra cover for a four.

Seifert then inside edges the ball onto his stumps and he is out 7 runs short of his century.

Chakravarthy continues and he bowls too full and is punished by Phillips with a six over long-on.

Phillips has been dropped next ball. He makes India pay with another six over extra cover.

Two dots and a single to end the over as 13 runs come off it.

15:49

150 up for Kiwis

Tim Seifert on the attack

NZ 150-2 (14 ovs) vs Ind 191-8 | Scorecard

Prince Yadav is back in the attack, and Seifert starts the over with a single.

Phillips then smashes the ball back to the bowler, a difficult caught and bowled take for Prince who injures himself as he attempts the catch. The physio checks on his right hand and he is ok to continue. He gets a single.

Seifert and Phillips take a single each off the next two balls before Seifert smashes back-to-back fours as 12 runs come off the over.

Chakravarthy is back in the attack, and he has been walloped for 18 runs as he concedes 4 boundaries in the over as Phillips and Seifert keep their foot on the accelerator.

15:37

Arshdeep, Abhishek taken to the cleaners

NZ 120-2 (12 ovs) vs Ind 191-8 | Scorecard

Arshdeep is back in the attack and after a dot, Phillips plays the ball to cover for a single.

Seifert then slices the ball over backward point for a single.

Arshdeep then bangs the ball in and Phillips pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Fuller ball next and Seifert reaches the widish ball and slices it to deep backward point for a four.

Again another four to Seifert this time cuts it over to deep point for a four as 11 come off the over.

Offie Abhishek Sharma introduced into the attack and he is pulled first ball for a four by Phillips.

Phillips and Seifert then take a single each off the next three balls.

Another short ball and Seifert rocks onto the back foot and he pulls it over mid-wicket for a six!

A dot to end the over as 13 come off it.

15:26

New Zealand need 96 off final 10 overs

Ishan Kishan takes a tumble as he completes a catch to remove Finn Allen

NZ 96-2 (10 ovs) vs Ind 191-8 | Scorecard

Nitish Reddy is in the attack now and Seifert scoops the ball over short fine leg to bring up his 50.

Seifert takes a single next ball.

Two dots later, Phillips gets a single to long on.

Seifert ends the over with a four as he pulls the ball flat through mid-wicket as 12 runs come off the over.

Glenn Phillips is the new man in and after a dot he is off the mark with a single.

A single to end the over as a wicket and 3 runs come off it.

Chakravarthy continues and after a dot, Seifert takes a single over point.

Chakravarthy strikes next ball as Mitchell tries to go big down the ground but doesn't get the distance and Abhishek does well to dive forward and hold on to the catch as Mitchell walks back for 29 off 16. Replays show it was a clean catch.

15:15

NZ going at over 10 an over

NZ 81-1 (8 ovs) vs Ind 191-8 | Scorecard

Prince Yadav is back in the attack and after a dot, Seifert gets a single. Mitchell then gets a couple towards backward square leg.

Mitchell then pulls the short ball over mid-wicket for a six!

Mitchell then plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

Seifert ends the over with a slice to deep backward point for a single as 11 come off it.

Leggie Varun Chakravarthy is in the attack now and India take a review for LBW and lose it. Mitchell gets a single off a leg bye. India lose both reviews.

Seifert then takes a single to long-on. A wide later, Mitchell takes a single to mid-wicket.

Seifert then takes a single to long on before Mitchell hammers a six over long on as he comes down the track and flicks the ball on the full.

A dot to end the over as 11 come off it.

14:58

Bhuvi goes for 20

NZ 59-1 (6 ovs) vs Ind 191-8 | Scorecard

Bhuvi is back in the attack and after a dot, Seifert backs away and hammers the ball over extra cover for a four.

He then hits back-to-back sixes down the ground and into the sightscreeen.

A dot later, Seifert slashes the ball past backward point for a four as 20 runs come off it.

Prince Yadav is in the attack now and Mitchell welcomes him with a flat six over mid-wicket.

A hard length ball next and Mitchell pulls it over long on for another six!

Mitchell and Seifert take two singles off the next four balls as 14 come off the over.

Arshdeep continues and Seifert gets a huge six in the over as 10 come off it.

Bhuvneshwar continues and he concedes 5 runs in the over including a lucky boundary to Seifert who gets a leading edge.

14:37

Arshdeep removes Allen

NZ 10-0 (2 ovs) vs Ind 191-8 | Scorecard

Daryl Mitchell is the new man in and he faces a wide first up.

Mitchell then plays a dot to cover before he goes for a big swing, plays and misses, India's fielders convince Shreyas to take the review and lose it as the replay shows no bat on the ball.

A dot to end the over as a wicket and 4 runs come off it.

Arshdeep continues and Allen starts the over with a single.

A wide later, Seifert takes a single towards cover point.

Allen looks to pull the short bouncer, miscues and Kishan does well to track back, reverse cups it and manages to hold on to the ball as he takes a tumble and Allen is out for 2.

Tim Seifert and Finn Allen come out to chase 192 for victory as Bhuvneshwar Kumar opens the attack for India and after two dots, Allen and Seifert take a single each.

An inside edge next and Seifert gets a four to fine leg. A dot to end the over as 6 come off the opening over.

14:20

Kishan, Iyer hit 50s

Naman Dhir and Nitish Kumar Reddy put on a 46-run partnership off 30 balls

Ind 191-8 (20 ovs) vs NZ | Scorecard

Ishan Kishan and skipper Shreyas Iyer struck explosive half-centuries, but New Zealand pacers, led by Adam Milne's 4/19, fought back to restrict India to 191 for eight in the fifth and final T20I in Hamilton on Sunday.

Nathan Smith (2/38 in three overs) and Blair Tickner (2/38) then derailed India's recovery in the middle overs.

Arshdeep is the new man in and he takes a single as India put on 191 for 8 on the board.

Prince Yadav is the new man in and he gets a single off a leg bye.

Bhuvi then gets a four as he flicks the low full toss to fine leg boundary.

Bhuvi is out next ball caught in the deep for 6.

Milne comes on to bowl the last over and Bhuvi starts the over with a single to point.

Reddy is out next ball as he miscues the flick and is caught in the deep for 22.

Bhuvneshwar is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Nitish then slashes at the ball as four runs come off the last ball of the 19th. A wicket and 12 runs come off it.

Tickner is back in the attack and the ball falls short of the incoming fielder at long on and Reddy takes gets a single.

Low full toss and Dhir just helps it on it's way over deep fine leg for a six!

Slower ball next and Dhir looks to go big but miscues is caught nicely by Bracewell running back at extra cover and Dhir is out for 32 off 23.

14:06

India getting the big runs

Ind 172-5 (18 ovs) vs NZ | Scorecard

Duffy is back in the attack, and Reddy welcomes him with six, it's not timed well but it manages to sail into the crowds.

A dot and a single later, the slow short ball is cut up and over extra cover by Dhir for a boundary.

Two dots to end the over as 11 come off it.

Milne is back in the attack and a dot later, Mitchell misfields at long on to gift Reddy a boundary.

A dot later, Reddy digs out the yorker and gets a single to the leg side.

Dhir then slashes at the ball wide of Allen at backward point for a four. Dhir then jams out the yorker for a dot as 9 runs come off it.

13:58

Dhir gets a life as India bring up 150

Ind 152-5 (16 ovs) vs NZ | Scorecard

Tickner is back in the attack and Dhir and Reddy take a single each off the first two balls.

Dhir then gets a life as Milne puts down a simple take in the deep. New Zealand have now dropped 15 catches in the series so far.

Dhir then creams the next ball through extra cover for a four.

Dhir and Reddy then take a single each off the next two balls as 8 runs come off it.

Santner continues and Dhir gets a boundary in the over extra cover as 7 runs are conceded in the over.

13:51

Varma out cheaply

Ind 134-5 (14 ovs) vs NZ | Scorecard

Nitish Reddy is the new man in and after a dot, he is off the mark with a single as a wicket and 5 runs come off it.

Smith continues and Dhir starts the over with a single to deep mid-wicket.

Varma then gets an early reprieve as he is caught brilliantly at backward point only for Smith to overstep.

Free-hit ball next and Smith bowls it full and wide and Varma slices it to deep point for a single.

Dhir then gets a single to backward point thanks to a misfield.

A short bouncer next, Tilak is cramped up on the pull, he miscues, the ball flies in the air and Smith takes a catch to dismiss the man this time caught and bowled. Varma is out for 6 off 8.

Santner is back in the attack and he does well to give away just 6 singles in the over.

13:34

Set batters back in the hut as Iyer, Kishan depart

Ind 123-4 (12 ovs) vs NZ | Scorecard

Naman Dhir is the new man in and he plays three dots as a wicket and 7 runs come off it.

Nathan Smith is back in the attack and Iyer starts the over with a couple to deep mid-wicket.

Iyer then flicks the high full toss for a four to deep backward square leg to bring up his 50 off 22 balls.

A wide later, a quick short bouncer next, Iyer goes for the pull, he only gets a top edge and the wicket keeper collects the ball calmly to remove the Indian captain.

Tilak Varma is the new man in and is off the mark with a single to mid-wicket.

Iyer then takes a single to deep square leg.

Tilak then looks to pull the short ball, miscues and gets a single towards short leg.

Iyer ends the over with a single towards extra cover as a wicket and 5 runs come off it.

Tickner is back in the attack, and Iyer starts the over with a single to mid-wicket.

Kishan then looks to go after the length ball, miscues it and is caught at deep mid-wicket by Nathan Smith. He is out for 61 off 32.

13:27

India bring up 100 inside 10 overs

Ishan Kishan hammers the bowling

Ind 111-2 (10 ovs) vs NZ | Scorecard

Bracewell continues and Iyer starts the over with a six over long on.

Iyer then flicks the next ball past mid-wicket for a four.

Iyer then brings up India's 100 with a six over long-on, the ball sailing into the stands.

Tickner then puts down a regulation catch to give Iyer a single and a reprieve.

Kishan then follows it up with a six down the ground. Kishan ends the over with a four as 27 come off it.

Santner continues and Iyer starts the over with a single to long-off.

A dot later, Kishan brings out the helicopter shot as he whips the ball between the fielders on the leg side in the deep for a four.

A wide and a dot later, Kisha smashes a six over long-on to bring up his 50!

A dot to end the over as 12 come off it.

13:16

Kishan gets a life on 30

Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan keep runs ticking

Ind 72-2 (8 ovs) vs NZ | Scorecard

Offie Bracewell is in the attack now and Kishan starts the over with a single.

Iyer then gets on the backfoot and swings his arms, sending the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

A wide later, Iyer takes a single to sweeper cover.

Kishan then plays the ball to backward point and calls for a single but he is sent back in time as the replay shows he is just in and survives a run out off a direct hit.

Kishan and Iyer then take a single each as 11 runs come off it.

Mitch Santner brings himself on and Ishan Kishan wallops the ball straight down the ground, Finn Allen takes the catch on the jump but throws the ball into play, and catches it coming inside the boundary. He is not sure even as the third umpire is called in to review the catch. After multiple angles and replays, the third umpire deems it not out as Allen appears to have touched the ground before throwing the ball inside the boundary. Kishan gets a life on 30. Six is given!

Kishan and Iyer then take five singles in the over as 11 come off it.

13:03

India race to 50 in Powerplay

Micheal Bracewell takes a blinder to dismiss Sanju Samson off the bowling of Adam Milne

Ind 50-2 (6 ovs) vs NZ | Scorecard

Blair Tickner comes on to bowl now and he is welcomed by Kishan with a six as he slashes the wide ball over third man.

Kishan and Iyer then take a single each off the next two balls before Kishan whips the length ball past short fine for a four.

A single and a dot to end the over as 13 come off it. India do well to fight back in the Powerplay.

Brendon Smith is brought into the attack now and the full ball on the leg stump is swiped over deep square leg for a six by Iyer. Effortless shot!

Iyer then takes a single before Kishan slaps the ball hard over the non-strikers' head for a four to long-off.

Kishan then takes a single before Iyer brings out the shot of the night as he creams the full ball with a full bat past the extra cover fielder for a four.

A dot to end the over as 16 runs come off it.

12:53

Sanju Samson out for 4

Ind 21-2 (4 ovs) vs NZ | Scorecard

Shreyas Iyer is the new man in and he is off the mark for a single with a sweetly timed shot to deep square leg.

A wide later, Kishan plays four dots as a wicket and 2 runs come off it.

Milne continues and Samson's shaky innings comes to an end.

Samson gets a leading edge off the full ball on leg stump, Bracewell runs back and dives full stretch to hang on to the ball. Samson is out for 4 off 10.

Duffy continues and he starts the over with a poor delivery, its short and wide and Kishan slashes it over deep backward point for a six to begin the over.

He then gets a couple to deep square leg.

Length ball on middle and leg and Kishan spots it and flicks it to fine leg for a four!

Kishan then takes a single. A dot and a single to Samson to end the over as 14 runs come off it.

12:36

Abhishek out for 2

Ind 5-1 (2 ovs) vs NZ | Scorecard

Ishan Kishan is the new man in and he is tested by Milne as he squared up first ball and the ball goes to the keeper past his outside edge.

A dot later, he gets a single off a leg bye.

Samson then plays and misses as the ball goes past his bat outside the off stump.

The leading edge then flies over backward point for a couple as a wicket and 3 runs come off it.

Adam Milne opens at the other end and he strikes first ball. He bowls a touch fuller, but gives very little room as Abhishek looks to launch, gets a bottom edge, the ball goes high in the air and Daryl Mitchell keeps stays under and takes the catch at mid-on. Abhishek gone for 1 off 2 and India lose an early wicket.

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma come out to open the innings for India while Jacob Duffy opens the bowling for the Kiwis and he starts with a full outswinger that Samson plays to point.