India vs New Zealand, 5th T20I, India tour of New Zealand 2026
New Zealand won by 7 wkts - T20 - Seddon Park, Hamilton - 2026-11-01T07:00:00.000Z
- IND 1: 191/8 (19.6 overs)
- NZ 1: 195/3 (17.6 overs)
India - 191/8 (19.6 overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|
| Sanju Samson | c Michael Bracewell b Adam Milne | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Abhishek Sharma | c Daryl Mitchell b Adam Milne | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Ishan Kishan | c Nathan Smith b Blair Tickner | 61 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 190.62 |
| Shreyas Iyer | c Tim Seifert b Nathan Smith | 50 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 217.39 |
| Tilak Varma | c and b Nathan Smith | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Naman Dhir | c Michael Bracewell b Blair Tickner | 33 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 143.48 |
| Nitish Reddy | c Glenn Phillips b Adam Milne | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 129.41 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | c Daryl Mitchell b Adam Milne | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| Prince Yadav | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arshdeep Singh | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 7
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|
| Jacob Duffy | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
| Adam Milne | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4.8 |
| Nathan Smith | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9.3 |
| Blair Tickner | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.8 |
| Michael Bracewell | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 19 |
New Zealand - 195/3 (17.6 overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|
| Tim Seifert | b Nitish Reddy | 93 | 50 | 11 | 5 | 186 |
| Finn Allen | c Ishan Kishan b Arshdeep Singh | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c Abhishek Sharma b Varun Chakaravarthy | 29 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 181.25 |
| Glenn Phillips | not out | 65 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 171.05 |
| Bevon Jacobs | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Michael Bracewell | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Smith | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Milne | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Duffy | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Tickner | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 5
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.2 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 |
| Prince Yadav | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.7 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.2 |
| Nitish Reddy | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.5 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Commentary
- Milne: Little bit of swing early which always helps. Little bit of inconsistent bounce, saw a number of batters slicing in the outfield. There was a little bit of variable bounce but overall it's a decent wicket, so hopefully we knock it off. Have been a little bit sloppy in the field the whole series really. Something we'll look at at the end of the series and remedy it.
- NZ seamers this seriesFirst 3 matches: 7 wkts | Avg 55.71 | ER 11.87 | SR 28.1 Last 2 matches: 15 wkts | Avg 16.73 | ER 8.32 | SR 12.0
- Best T20I figures for NZ vs India4/11 M Santner Nagpur 2016 4/19 A Milne Hamilton 2026 4/20 D Vettori Joburg 2007 4/21 M Santner Christchurch 2026
- 21:47 Local Time, 08:47 GMT, 14:17 IST: India will feel they have let 20 runs go here. When Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were batting, 220 was on the cards. At the halfway stage, they were 111/2. The openers went cheaply but then Ishan and Shreyas launched a fine counter-attack hitting Michael Bracewell out of the attack with a 27-run over. The pitch was holding up and skiddy which was used well by Nathan Smith as he brought his side back into the game with the wickets of Shreyas and Tilak. Once again Naman Dhir played superbly after getting a chance. His effort could still prove to be crucial if India get home in a close finish. New Zealand dropped sitters and they would be disappointed with that. Tickner and Milne giving chances to Shreyas and Naman respectively. 191 should be chaseable but this pitch isn't straightforward and India have Varun tonight. Let's see how he goes. Back for the chase in 5 minutes...
- 19.6: Adam Milne to Arshdeep Singh, 1 run, good low full-toss on middle and off, Arshdeep Singh backs away and gets bat on it to get it to extra-cover. India end on 191
- Arshdeep Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease
- 19.5: Adam Milne to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, out Caught by Daryl Mitchell!! Four-fer for Adam Milne. Length ball and tailing into leg-stump, Bhuvneshwar Kumar backs away to whip it, off the thick inner half and Mitchell runs in and slides to take it with both hands at long-on. Judged it well. Bhuvneshwar Kumar c Daryl Mitchell b Adam Milne 6(4) [4s-1]
- Adam Milne to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 19.4: Adam Milne to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, FOUR, low full-toss and sliding down leg, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is backing away there, flicks it to the left of short fine and no chance for deep backward square-leg to his right
- 19.3: Adam Milne to Prince Yadav, byes, 1 run, sloppy from Tim Seifert. Gives away a bye. A short of length delivery outside off, Prince Yadav slashes and misses. Easy take and Seifert fumbles
- Prince Yadav, right handed bat, comes to the crease
- 19.2: Adam Milne to Nitish Reddy, out Caught by Glenn Phillips!! Easy catch for deep mid-wicket. Full and right up there on the pads, Nitish Kumar Reddy is deep in his crease, flicks and doesn't get under it. He lost balance after he hit that. The timing is not there and Phillips has an easy grab. Nitish Reddy c Glenn Phillips b Adam Milne 22(17) [4s-2 6s-1]
- Adam Milne to Nitish Reddy, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 19.1: Adam Milne to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 1 run, length delivery on middle-stump, Bhuvneshwar Kumar makes room to loft to deep point. Gives the strike back to Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Adam Milne [3.0-0-13-2] is back into the attack
- 18.6: Blair Tickner to Nitish Reddy, FOUR, slower-ball on a short of length and width outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy reaches for it to slash and the thick top-edge flies over Tim Seifert. Runs away to the third man fence
- 18.5: Blair Tickner to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 1 run, short of length outside off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to guide it down to third man
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
- 18.4: Blair Tickner to Naman Dhir, out Caught by Michael Bracewell!! This time it's taken. Good catch by extra-cover running back. Bracewell with two hands as he dives forward to take it. Tumbles to ground after that. Blair Tickner celebrates by taking a card out which has a fire icon on it. The knuckle-ball and full outside off, Naman Dhir gets forward to loft, the bat turns and it's sliced off a thick outer half. Good catch and Tickner is pumped. Scott Styris on air says it's the Pokemon card. Tickner kisses that. Naman Dhir c Michael Bracewell b Blair Tickner 33(23) [4s-4 6s-1]
- Blair Tickner to Naman Dhir, THATS OUT!! Caught!!