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RESULTT20I5th T20I · Seddon Park, Hamilton
India vs New Zealand
New Zealand won by 7 wkts
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl
- Match
- India vs New Zealand, 5th T20I
- Date
- 1 Nov 2026 to 1 Nov 2026
- Start
- 12:30 IST · 07:00 GMT
- Venue
- Seddon Park, Hamilton
- Toss
- New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl
- Umpires
- Phillip Gillespie, Shaun Haig
- Third umpire
- Chris Brown
- Match referee
- Ranjan Madugalle
Venue guide
- Opened
- 1950
- Ends
- Members End, City End
- Home to
- Northern Districts
- Floodlights
- Yes
Recent meetings
| Adam MilneNew Zealand · Bowler | 4.0-0-19-4Bowl · O-M-R-W | 4.75Econ |
| Glenn PhillipsNew Zealand · All-rounder | 5Bat · Inns | 341Runs | 113.67Avg | 350s | 1100s |
INDIndia 191/8 (20.0)
NZNew Zealand 195/3 (18.0)
RUNS PER OVER
SCORE BY OVER
Final overs
Full commentary- The series scoreline reads 3-2 in India's favour, but New Zealand will certainly rue the missed opportunity in the second game. Santner bowled like a dream that evening, leaving India needing 46 off the last 18 balls with just four wickets in hand. However, the hosts were let down by some costly execution at the death as Tilak and Nitish unleashed a brutal assault to pull off an unlikely win. The New Zealand skipper was visibly disappointed during the post-match presentations, and understandably so. India, meanwhile, will take plenty of confidence from how they handled the pressure, and also take heart from the promise shown by Naman Dhir and a few other valuable contributions. The focus now shifts to the ODIs, which gets underway next week. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have already begun preparations at Eden Park in Auckland, adding to the excitement ahead of the series. Much like the T20Is, this will be a five-match affair, with the opening game scheduled for Wednesday, November 4. Do join us for all the action. Until then, cheers and goodbye from Raju Peethala, Praveen Kumar and Sagar Chawla. Adios!!
- Shreyas Iyer collects the trophy and hands it over to Naman Dhir. The entire squad, including the management now join in to pose for the cameras....
- Shreyas Iyer (2/2): [On the current state of the Indian T20 side and areas to improve] I think right now I don't want to think much about it because we've got ODIs to play. But boys are in high spirits. It's definitely something, you know, when you come overseas, you are challenged by different aspects of the game. And the more you take the bull by the horns, the better it gets. So I feel today was just that opportunity which we wanted to capitalize on, but we couldn't. But, we can brainstorm and we have to work on couple of things, especially fielding. That is one aspect of the game we need to improve on. But honestly it's not that easy when you come under such dark lights, clear skies. We don't get that much in India. But yeah, great learning curve. [On the support from Indian fans in New Zealand] Definitely the way they came in numbers and supported us, it gave us immense confidence when we entered the ground. And their love and support means a lot. And I hope that we keep getting it in every match we encounter.
- Shreyas Iyer | India captain (1/2): [On India's performance in the final T20I] It was plausible honestly. We could have been better considering the start we got in the middle overs, the way Ishan and I, we created the momentum. And then from there on we lost back-to-back wickets. And then suddenly pressure on the new batsman. It wasn't an easy wicket to play on, especially when the ball was seaming and holding a bit. And also skidding through at times. You must have seen a couple of like myself and Tilak, we got out in a similar fashion. So yeah, it was challenging especially of that hard length. But to get to 194, yeah, it was reasonable, I feel. I think we still could have been better with our bowling and fielding. We were a bit sloppy. But great learning. I think coming overseas, coming to New Zealand, getting to play on such different occasions, different grounds. Yeah, great learning curve. [On using the final two games to experiment and challenge the team] Absolutely, I think the first three games, absolutely it gave us, it steadied the rhythm for us. And then coming in the last two games, I feel we were in this position where we wanted to experiment and also challenge ourselves a bit more. And today was the right opportunity. And obviously we didn't live up to it. But a great learning as I mentioned.
- Santner (2/2): [On New Zealand's bowling depth] Yeah, I think we're in a great spot in terms of depth at the moment. I guess with the schedule there's been a lot more rotation than probably would be. But it gives guys opportunities, which is nice. Some fringe guys who don't potentially play a lot. And they're showing that they can step up straight away, which is cool as well. So in terms of the depth like you talked about, we're in a good spot. [On Glenn Phillips' consistency] Yeah, I mean to do it every game is pretty special. He does give himself a little bit of time and then he can hit some good areas, play some strong shots. And against a good bowling attack as we've seen. They're a great side. So for him to do it every game and put us in great positions with the bat, like you said at the start, I think the batting's been really good. You know, 200 most games and then obviously a 260 as well. So yeah, and he was a crucial part of that.
- Mitch Santner | New Zealand captain: (1/2) [Reflecting on the narrow defeats in the first two Christchurch games] Yeah, I think we'll reflect on that and we know that it was a very tight series against a very good team. But yeah, I think those small moments, like you said in the first couple games where, you know, we probably could have won those games or should have. So the series could have looked a lot different. But in terms of a cricketing point of view, there's a lot of good stuff. The batting was really well, and then the bowling - guys adapted brilliantly last couple games. So, you know, there's a lot of positives. Obviously the scoreline shows 3-2 to India, but could have been the other way around. [Bowling being able to adapt] Yeah, I thought we mixed it up really nicely. I think that was a little bit with the new ball and then Shreyas and Kishan put their foot on the gas and we, the seamers, kind of mixed it up. Yorkers, wide, a little bit straight with length. So it was, yeah, it was good learnings obviously for us. You know, I guess next time we play at this time of year is probably the World Cup in a couple of years' time. So you're learning from these games this time of the year.
- Glenn Phillips | Player of the Series: [On his performance in the series and the calmness and composure he showed during the innings] Yeah, as you say, the calm and the composure. It's a nice feeling. I guess when you go out there with a clear mind and just trying to play each ball on its merits. And I guess, as you say, go out there and try and be a bit more of the hunter and a little less of the prey. [On assessing India's bowling unit, the match-ups, and the decision to attack spin bowling] I think probably today understanding that spin was going to be the type of bowling that needed to be taken down. Obviously we saw the Indian boys do it to us and they did it very effectively. And I think obviously when Chakaravarthy came back on, it was probably a make or break over. We were either going to get ahead of the game or he was going to take a bunch of wickets. And it was probably worth that risk and worth that match-up. And you know, the way Seifert batted at the top and all the way through today was fantastic with that momentum. [On the confidence the performance gives the team heading into the ODIs] Yeah, I think it's a lot of confidence for the boys. And I guess slightly longer format of the game, you can play the ebbs and flows of the game a bit more. And I guess it does take a little bit more brain power over a longer period of time. So trying to, I guess, stay in that moment one ball at a time and just understand that there's a lot longer to play. (Hamstring okay?) Yeah it held up quite nicely.
- Adam Milne | Player of the Match: Yeah, it's always nice to win the toss - one of 5 I guess But yeah it's nice to get out there early, make use of those conditions. It was obviously a bit of movement in the air which is nice as an opening bowler. Then boys exploited a bit of that inconsistent bounce I guess. [Asked about the lack of swing throughout the series] No, not when they get into the hoardings first and second balls. But no, it's been hard. There's been a little bit of swing here and there I think. Obviously after a few games we learned a lot. We sort of adjusted and maybe had some more wickets that had a little bit more bounce. That definitely helped us out. [On the bowling group's use of variations in pace through the middle overs, including quicker short deliveries and slower balls] Yeah, I guess we all have sort of like different plans. You know, Ticks (Tickner) bowled beautifully through that middle period using his knuckle ball and some slow and short stuff. So yeah, it's definitely part of the plan there. [On his personal experience throughout the series, his fitness, and the team's progress ahead of the one-day internationals] Yeah, body's all good. Yeah, I guess nice to get through four games and, you know, obviously as a team improve those performances as we go. Sort of obviously disappointing with the start of the series, but hopefully the boys can take some momentum into the one-dayers.
- Stats by Deepu Narayanan Most runs vs an opposition in a calendar year 522 Glenn Phillips vs Ind (2026) 431 Abhishek Sharma vs NZ (2026) 398 Sahibzada Farhan vs SL (2026)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar ER by overs this series 1st over: 5.25 2nd over: 11.25 3rd over: 15.75 4th over: 12.75 Series aggregate: 16 overs | One wkt | Avg 180 | ER 11.25 Most runs in a bilateral series 341* G Phillips vs Ind 2026 331 P Salt vs WI 2023 316 Mohd Rizwan vs Eng 2022 297 Sahil Chouhan (Estonia) vs Cyprus 2024 290 M Chapman vs Pak 2023 Most sixes hit in a bilateral series 132 Austria in Germany 2026 120 England in West Indies 2023 117 Australia in West Indies 2025 116 New Zealand in India 2026 116 India in New Zealand 2026 Most sixes vs an opposition in a calendar year 142 India vs New Zealand (2026) 117 New Zealand vs India (2026) 111 Cambodia vs Indonesia (2025) 259 sixes hit in the 11 T20Is bw India and New Zealand in 2026 -a rate of 23.5 sixes every game! Highest target successfully chased by NZ in T20Is 201 vs Zim Hamilton 2012 194 vs Pak Rawalpindi 2023 192 vs Ind Hamilton 2026 183 vs SL Queenstown 2023 183 vs Afg Chennai 2026
- 23:36 local, 10:36 GMT, 16:06 IST: India lost momentum in the back half of the innings and never quite recovered. With the ball, they had to pick up at least 2-3 wickets in the powerplay, but they found it tough to stop the local boy Tim Seifert, who was dropped on 13 by Naman Dhir. There were similarities between the way both teams went about the proceedings in the first 10 overs, but the back 10 proved to be a major difference. Seifert had a 73-run stand with Mitchell after the early fall of Allen, and then a 86-run partnership with Phillips for the third wicket all but sealed the deal for the Kiwis. The visitors just didn't have enough runs on the board and also had to contain with extremely cool weather at Seddon Park. There was a brief period between 4-10 overs in the first innings where a brief spell of very fine drizzle helped India gain momentum and find rhythm, but things went downhill after the wicket of Ishan Kishan. Seifert had a very poor series thus far with the bat and it was his day today where he put up a clinic of range hitting, most notably the sixes that he hit down the ground left plenty in awe. Not the ideal start, but surely New Zealand will take the results in the last 2 games, winning both quite convincingly. Stick around for the post match reactions...
- End of over 18 · 10 runs (2 0 0 0 4 4)NZ 195/3Glenn Phillips 65(38) · Bevon Jacobs 1(1) · Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-41-0
- 17.64Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, a nice cheeky late dab to the third man fence to finish the game. New Zealand win by 7 wickets and it ends 3-2 in favour of India. Was short from Bhuvi and Phillips used the pace on offer to place it in the gap between short third and backward point
- 17.54Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, scores level. Full ball veering down leg, Phillips helps it away to the fine leg fence with a neat clip of the pads
- 17.4•Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, no run, 125ks yorker on the stumps, Phillips squeezes it back to the right of the bowler
- 17.3•Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, no run, slower ball bumper at 117ks, Phillips looks to flay it over the keeper and gets beaten due to lack of pace and extra bounce
- 17.2•Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, no run, full toss well wide of off at 122ks. Would have been a wide had Phillips left that alone, not to be. He throws his hands and slices it to the left of short third
- 17.12Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, 2 runs, the record of most runs in a bilateral T20I series now belongs to Glenn Phillips - 332 and counting. He fetches the short ball from outside off and drags the pull to the right of deep square. A fumble from Abhishek enables a second run
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar [3.0-0-31-0] is back into the attack
- End of over 17 · 15 runs (0 6 4 0 4 1)NZ 185/3Glenn Phillips 55(32) · Bevon Jacobs 1(1) · Arshdeep Singh 4-0-40-1
- 16.61Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, 15 off the over. Full ball just outside off, Phillips drives to Ishan Kishan at sweeper cover and retains strike
- Four 50+ scores in a bilateral series Mohd Rizwan vs Eng 2022 S Ravichandran (Japan) vs Mongolia 2024 G Phillips vs Ind 2026
- 16.54Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, stand and deliver! Short and wide at 133ks, Glenn all hands on the cut beating Bhuvi to his right at backward point. The ball reached to the fence like a tracer bullet
- Just a couple of hits away now are New Zealand
- 16.4•Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, no run, short of length outside off, Phillips opens the bat face and dabs to the left of Bhuvi at backward point
- 16.34Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, try stopping that one says Glenn Phillips as he notches up his 4th fifty of the series. He stays deep inside the crease and thrahses the full ball in the gap through extra cover, beating the fielder at long-off to his left
- 16.26Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, SIX, smash-me please - that's what the ball had said and Phillips obliged. Short ball 133ks at the hip, Phillips swivels and hooks it over fine leg with supreme ease
- 16.1•Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, no run, splice-jarring length from Arshdeep Singh, Phillips can only knock it back to the bowler to his right
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samsonc Michael Bracewell b Adam Milne | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Abhishek Sharmac Daryl Mitchell b Adam Milne | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Ishan Kishanc Nathan Smith b Blair Tickner | 61 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 190.6 |
| Shreyas Iyerc Tim Seifert b Nathan Smith | 50 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 217.4 |
| Tilak Varmac & b Nathan Smith | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Naman Dhirc Michael Bracewell b Blair Tickner | 33 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 143.5 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddyc Glenn Phillips b Adam Milne | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 129.4 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumarc Daryl Mitchell b Adam Milne | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 |
| Prince Yadav*not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Arshdeep Singh*not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
Extras7 (b 1, lb 1, w 4, nb 1)
Total191/8 (20.0 ov, RR 9.55)
Did not bat: Varun Chakaravarthy
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (Abhishek Sharma, 1.1 ov), 19-2 (Sanju Samson, 3.1 ov), 112-3 (Ishan Kishan, 10.2 ov), 123-4 (Shreyas Iyer, 11.3 ov), 133-5 (Tilak Varma, 13.4 ov), 179-6 (Naman Dhir, 18.4 ov), 185-7 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 19.2 ov), 190-8 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler · NZ | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Duffy | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Adam Milne | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| Nathan Smith | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9.33 |
| Blair Tickner | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.50 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 |
| Michael Bracewell | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 19.00 |
India- 1Sanju SamsonWicketkeeper
- 2Abhishek SharmaAll-rounder
- 3Ishan Kishan(wk)Wicketkeeper
- 4Shreyas Iyer(c)Batter
- 5Tilak VarmaBatter
- 6Nitish Kumar ReddyAll-rounder
- 7Naman DhirBatter
- 8Bhuvneshwar KumarBowler
- 9Arshdeep SinghBowler
- 10Prince YadavBowler
- 11Varun ChakaravarthyBowler
Bench
New Zealand- 1Tim Seifert(wk)Wicketkeeper
- 2Finn AllenBatter
- 3Daryl MitchellAll-rounder
- 4Glenn PhillipsAll-rounder
- 5Bevon JacobsBatter
- 6Michael BracewellAll-rounder
- 7Mitchell Santner(c)All-rounder
- 8Nathan SmithAll-rounder
- 9Adam MilneBowler
- 10Jacob DuffyBowler
- 11Blair TicknerBowler
Bench
- 17.64Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, a nice cheeky late dab to the third man fence to finish the game. New Zealand win by 7 wickets and it ends 3-2 in favour of India. Was short from Bhuvi and Phillips used the pace on offer to place it in the gap between short third and backward point
- 17.54Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, scores level. Full ball veering down leg, Phillips helps it away to the fine leg fence with a neat clip of the pads
- 16.54Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, stand and deliver! Short and wide at 133ks, Glenn all hands on the cut beating Bhuvi to his right at backward point. The ball reached to the fence like a tracer bullet
- 16.34Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, try stopping that one says Glenn Phillips as he notches up his 4th fifty of the series. He stays deep inside the crease and thrahses the full ball in the gap through extra cover, beating the fielder at long-off to his left
- 16.26Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, SIX, smash-me please - that's what the ball had said and Phillips obliged. Short ball 133ks at the hip, Phillips swivels and hooks it over fine leg with supreme ease
- 15.3WNitish Reddy to Tim Seifert, out Bowled!! No hundred on his home ground for Tim Seifert. Short and wide at 127ks, was there to be hit but Seifert only managed a thick inside edge on the slog that went onto hit the base of leg stump. He took a moment to realize that the bails had come off while Nitish had no interesting in celebrating the wicket. The New Zealand dressing room stands in disbelief as well. Tim Seifert b Nitish Reddy 93(50) [4s-11 6s-5]
- 15.24Nitish Reddy to Tim Seifert, FOUR, lovely timing and placement from Tim Seifert. "What power he has on the off-side" says Scott Styris on air. Full and just outside off, Seifert uses the bottom hand power to nail the drive all along the ground in the gap through extra cover
- 14.36Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, SIX, they are in a hurry here are New Zealand. Back of the hand full delivery from Varun, Phillips thumps it inside out over extra cover for a 93-metre maximum
- 14.2DDropped catchVarun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, no run, dropped. Varun pulls the length back and keeps it wide of off stump, Phillips went for a smashing cut and got a thick outside edge that Samson couldn't cling on. Straight in and straight out...
- 14.16Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, SIX, cakewalk it will be says Glenn Phillips as he launches Varun Chakaravarthy over long-on. Either too full or too short from Varun today. This one's in the fuller zone and Phillips got under it before lifting it for a maximum
- 13.64Prince Yadav to Tim Seifert, FOUR, full ball aiming for the sticks at 130ks, Seifert slogs leg-side and gets a thick inside edge that runs away to the fine leg fence. Everything going New Zealand's way so far and from hereon, it should be a cakewalk you'd feel
- 13.54Prince Yadav to Tim Seifert, FOUR, dew playing a part? 130ks full ball outside off, Seifert plants his back leg deep inside the crease and biffs the drive towards extra cover where Nitish fumbles on the dive to concede a boundary. Should have been a single at best, but not to be...
- 13.2DDropped catchPrince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, very harsh to call that as a drop. 128ks full delivery on off stump, Phillips drilled it straight and ended up smashing the right thumb before deflecting towards mid-off. He tried to clasp it with both hands, but the ball arrived much quicker than expected. The physio is out trying to numb the pain with a hot pack, and some thumb stretching exercises as well. Good to see Phillips walk up towards Prince to check on him. Gives him a pat on the left hand as well...
- 12.64Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, Varun folds his hands and tries his best not to express any emotions. Been that kinda over. He kept going quicker and kept disappearing. 109ks full outside off, Phillips throws his hands on the uppish drive and sends the outside edge flying past the leaping left hand of short third. 18 off the over.
- 12.44Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert, FOUR, misfield! Ishan Kishan overruns to his right at deep extra cover. It was short from Varun and Seifert had slapped it flat to the right of sweeper cover. Ishan did everything right, but couldn't control his momentum at the last moment
- 12.24Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, it's raining boundaries at Seddon Park. Once again short and quick just outside off, Phillips has enough time on the back foot to slog it away to the deep mid-wicket fence
- 12.14Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, a hat-trick of boundaries for New Zealand. Quicker googly on the stumps, Phillips allows the ball to turn and uses his bottom hand power to heave it in the gap between deep square and deep mid-wicket
- 11.64Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, FOUR, make that two in a row now! 133ks very wide of off stump, Seifert sinks low and carves this up and over backward point, beating the fielder in the deep to his left. 11 off the over.
- 11.54Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, FOUR, this time Seifert does not miss out. Too full and well wide. The plan was to force Seifert hit through the off-side or drag them to leg, but the keeper bat was up fort it. He watched the ball closely, stopped to one knee and sliced it away wide of deep backward point to his left
- 10.56Abhishek Sharma to Tim Seifert, SIX, Tim Seifert is having a ball. India have given up already? It was short and Seifert was onto it in a flash - rocks back and mauls the pull over mid-wicket
- 10.14Abhishek Sharma to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, that's a hit me from Abhishek. Short and angling down leg, Phillips says thank you and thrashes it away to the fine leg fence with a pull
- 9.64Nitish Reddy to Tim Seifert, FOUR, done in by the slower ball, but he still picks up a boundary! It's a slower short ball, Seifert is early through the pull, realises his folly and just about checks the shot well enough to get it behind square, beating fine leg to his left
- 9.16Nitish Reddy to Tim Seifert, SIX, he falls to the floor but only after sending this scoop on its way over short fine! Fifty for Seifert - his first of the series! Was battling for rhythm early in the innings but has been hitting them clean since being dropped by Dhir
- 8.3WVarun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell, out Caught by Abhishek Sharma!! Abhishek claims the catch and his teammates run towards him to celebrate. Umpires will have another look though. Seemed to be dying on him at long-off, but he did so well plunge forward, grabbing it with both hands and then keeping fingers under the ball the whole way through. Was full in the slot from Chakaravarthy, just that Mitchell couldn't get hold of it. Daryl Mitchell c Abhishek Sharma b Varun Chakaravarthy 29(16) [6s-4]
- 7.46Prince Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, that's gone like a rocket over the ropes! Dug in on a short of length, it's around the chest and Mitchell couldn't have hit that pull shot any better. No great pace from Prince either - 136kph - won't trouble him at that pace and that height
- 6.56Varun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, fired in at 105kph, hard to use the feet against that kind of pace but Mitchell still advances and flicks it so beautifully over long-on. It was on the pads, not giving him much swinging room, so he relied on the timing instead
- 6.1UDRS reviewVarun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, huge shout for LBW but Mitchell is very far down the pitch. Oh they've gone for the review. Scrambled seam googly on off, he advances, looks to flick it away but is hit on the pad. Sonic confirms there's an inside edge involved. Wasn't a great review in any case with Mitchell so far down. Impact seemed to be marginal too
- 5.64Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, FOUR, 131kph, full and wide, another attempted wide yorker that hasn't been perfectly executed, it's short of the blockhole and Seifert slices it over short third
- 5.46Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, SIX, he's back in rhythm alright! Slower one on back of a length, Seifert goes flat-batted and tonks it straight back for another six
- 5.36Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, SIX, proper slot ball, just what Seifert is looking for and he hammers it down the ground with a fierce swing of the bat. Phew that was asking for trouble from Bhuvneshwar
- 5.24Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, FOUR, not perfectly timed but he gets it over the infield! Slower one following him as he backs away down leg, the weight is leaning back and he somehow hoists it over extra cover
- 4.26Prince Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, goes much straighter this time with the pull shot and muscles it over long-on! Prince welcomed with a couple of sixes by Mitchell who pounces on deliveries that aren't that bad. Another hard length delivery into the pitch, he takes it on and almost flat-bats it. Brilliant catch from a turban-clad gentleman in the crowd!
- 4.16Prince Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, don't think this is all that short but Mitchell has still managed to nail the pull for six! Yes, replay confirms it didn't even bounce above the waist from back of a length. He still manages to hit it flat and hard over midwicket
- 3.56Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, SIX, oh that's a top shot! Hard length across off, and to hit that with a straight bat down the ground, that too for six, needs a lot of skill. Will that spark him to life?
- 3.3DDropped catchArshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, 1 run, India returning the favour as Dhir puts down a simple catch! Arshdeep should've had Seifert for the third time in this series. Length ball angling away from off, he makes room looking to go over the off-side ring but slices it off the outside half to deep backward point where Dhir moves across and gets both hands but down it goes
- 2.44Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, FOUR, squares him up but it flies off the leading edge past short third! Hard length delivery on middle, he looks to clip it away but it straightens just a touch off the seam
- 1.5UDRS reviewArshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, no run, review for caught behind! Wobble-seam delivery floated up outside off, Mitchell looks to launch down the ground but it nips away and goes past the edge. Nothing on UltraEdge there, and Samson wasn't interested either. But a couple of fielders from square of the wicket heard a noise
- 1.3WArshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, out Caught by Ishan Kishan!! Milne spoke about variable bounce which contributed to some Indian batters splicing the ball. And this is what has happened here with Allen. Bashed in on a short of length, some uneven bounce perhaps, kicks up on him and he splices the attempted pull. It goes high and Kishan takes it nicely as he moves across from midwicket. Oh the replay shows that the ball had popped out as his hands as he was falling down, but he was somehow able to press it against the torso with the elbow. Finn Allen c Ishan Kishan b Arshdeep Singh 2(3)
- 0.54Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tim Seifert, FOUR, nearly dragged on! Needs all the luck he can get the way this series has gone for him. Inswinger off a length, he's trapped in the crease in defence and gets a thick inside edge that runs away
- The series scoreline reads 3-2 in India's favour, but New Zealand will certainly rue the missed opportunity in the second game. Santner bowled like a dream that evening, leaving India needing 46 off the last 18 balls with just four wickets in hand. However, the hosts were let down by some costly execution at the death as Tilak and Nitish unleashed a brutal assault to pull off an unlikely win. The New Zealand skipper was visibly disappointed during the post-match presentations, and understandably so. India, meanwhile, will take plenty of confidence from how they handled the pressure, and also take heart from the promise shown by Naman Dhir and a few other valuable contributions. The focus now shifts to the ODIs, which gets underway next week. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have already begun preparations at Eden Park in Auckland, adding to the excitement ahead of the series. Much like the T20Is, this will be a five-match affair, with the opening game scheduled for Wednesday, November 4. Do join us for all the action. Until then, cheers and goodbye from Raju Peethala, Praveen Kumar and Sagar Chawla. Adios!!
- Shreyas Iyer collects the trophy and hands it over to Naman Dhir. The entire squad, including the management now join in to pose for the cameras....
- Shreyas Iyer (2/2): [On the current state of the Indian T20 side and areas to improve] I think right now I don't want to think much about it because we've got ODIs to play. But boys are in high spirits. It's definitely something, you know, when you come overseas, you are challenged by different aspects of the game. And the more you take the bull by the horns, the better it gets. So I feel today was just that opportunity which we wanted to capitalize on, but we couldn't. But, we can brainstorm and we have to work on couple of things, especially fielding. That is one aspect of the game we need to improve on. But honestly it's not that easy when you come under such dark lights, clear skies. We don't get that much in India. But yeah, great learning curve. [On the support from Indian fans in New Zealand] Definitely the way they came in numbers and supported us, it gave us immense confidence when we entered the ground. And their love and support means a lot. And I hope that we keep getting it in every match we encounter.
- Shreyas Iyer | India captain (1/2): [On India's performance in the final T20I] It was plausible honestly. We could have been better considering the start we got in the middle overs, the way Ishan and I, we created the momentum. And then from there on we lost back-to-back wickets. And then suddenly pressure on the new batsman. It wasn't an easy wicket to play on, especially when the ball was seaming and holding a bit. And also skidding through at times. You must have seen a couple of like myself and Tilak, we got out in a similar fashion. So yeah, it was challenging especially of that hard length. But to get to 194, yeah, it was reasonable, I feel. I think we still could have been better with our bowling and fielding. We were a bit sloppy. But great learning. I think coming overseas, coming to New Zealand, getting to play on such different occasions, different grounds. Yeah, great learning curve. [On using the final two games to experiment and challenge the team] Absolutely, I think the first three games, absolutely it gave us, it steadied the rhythm for us. And then coming in the last two games, I feel we were in this position where we wanted to experiment and also challenge ourselves a bit more. And today was the right opportunity. And obviously we didn't live up to it. But a great learning as I mentioned.
- Santner (2/2): [On New Zealand's bowling depth] Yeah, I think we're in a great spot in terms of depth at the moment. I guess with the schedule there's been a lot more rotation than probably would be. But it gives guys opportunities, which is nice. Some fringe guys who don't potentially play a lot. And they're showing that they can step up straight away, which is cool as well. So in terms of the depth like you talked about, we're in a good spot. [On Glenn Phillips' consistency] Yeah, I mean to do it every game is pretty special. He does give himself a little bit of time and then he can hit some good areas, play some strong shots. And against a good bowling attack as we've seen. They're a great side. So for him to do it every game and put us in great positions with the bat, like you said at the start, I think the batting's been really good. You know, 200 most games and then obviously a 260 as well. So yeah, and he was a crucial part of that.
- Mitch Santner | New Zealand captain: (1/2) [Reflecting on the narrow defeats in the first two Christchurch games] Yeah, I think we'll reflect on that and we know that it was a very tight series against a very good team. But yeah, I think those small moments, like you said in the first couple games where, you know, we probably could have won those games or should have. So the series could have looked a lot different. But in terms of a cricketing point of view, there's a lot of good stuff. The batting was really well, and then the bowling - guys adapted brilliantly last couple games. So, you know, there's a lot of positives. Obviously the scoreline shows 3-2 to India, but could have been the other way around. [Bowling being able to adapt] Yeah, I thought we mixed it up really nicely. I think that was a little bit with the new ball and then Shreyas and Kishan put their foot on the gas and we, the seamers, kind of mixed it up. Yorkers, wide, a little bit straight with length. So it was, yeah, it was good learnings obviously for us. You know, I guess next time we play at this time of year is probably the World Cup in a couple of years' time. So you're learning from these games this time of the year.
- Glenn Phillips | Player of the Series: [On his performance in the series and the calmness and composure he showed during the innings] Yeah, as you say, the calm and the composure. It's a nice feeling. I guess when you go out there with a clear mind and just trying to play each ball on its merits. And I guess, as you say, go out there and try and be a bit more of the hunter and a little less of the prey. [On assessing India's bowling unit, the match-ups, and the decision to attack spin bowling] I think probably today understanding that spin was going to be the type of bowling that needed to be taken down. Obviously we saw the Indian boys do it to us and they did it very effectively. And I think obviously when Chakaravarthy came back on, it was probably a make or break over. We were either going to get ahead of the game or he was going to take a bunch of wickets. And it was probably worth that risk and worth that match-up. And you know, the way Seifert batted at the top and all the way through today was fantastic with that momentum. [On the confidence the performance gives the team heading into the ODIs] Yeah, I think it's a lot of confidence for the boys. And I guess slightly longer format of the game, you can play the ebbs and flows of the game a bit more. And I guess it does take a little bit more brain power over a longer period of time. So trying to, I guess, stay in that moment one ball at a time and just understand that there's a lot longer to play. (Hamstring okay?) Yeah it held up quite nicely.
- Adam Milne | Player of the Match: Yeah, it's always nice to win the toss - one of 5 I guess But yeah it's nice to get out there early, make use of those conditions. It was obviously a bit of movement in the air which is nice as an opening bowler. Then boys exploited a bit of that inconsistent bounce I guess. [Asked about the lack of swing throughout the series] No, not when they get into the hoardings first and second balls. But no, it's been hard. There's been a little bit of swing here and there I think. Obviously after a few games we learned a lot. We sort of adjusted and maybe had some more wickets that had a little bit more bounce. That definitely helped us out. [On the bowling group's use of variations in pace through the middle overs, including quicker short deliveries and slower balls] Yeah, I guess we all have sort of like different plans. You know, Ticks (Tickner) bowled beautifully through that middle period using his knuckle ball and some slow and short stuff. So yeah, it's definitely part of the plan there. [On his personal experience throughout the series, his fitness, and the team's progress ahead of the one-day internationals] Yeah, body's all good. Yeah, I guess nice to get through four games and, you know, obviously as a team improve those performances as we go. Sort of obviously disappointing with the start of the series, but hopefully the boys can take some momentum into the one-dayers.
- Stats by Deepu Narayanan Most runs vs an opposition in a calendar year 522 Glenn Phillips vs Ind (2026) 431 Abhishek Sharma vs NZ (2026) 398 Sahibzada Farhan vs SL (2026)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar ER by overs this series 1st over: 5.25 2nd over: 11.25 3rd over: 15.75 4th over: 12.75 Series aggregate: 16 overs | One wkt | Avg 180 | ER 11.25 Most runs in a bilateral series 341* G Phillips vs Ind 2026 331 P Salt vs WI 2023 316 Mohd Rizwan vs Eng 2022 297 Sahil Chouhan (Estonia) vs Cyprus 2024 290 M Chapman vs Pak 2023 Most sixes hit in a bilateral series 132 Austria in Germany 2026 120 England in West Indies 2023 117 Australia in West Indies 2025 116 New Zealand in India 2026 116 India in New Zealand 2026 Most sixes vs an opposition in a calendar year 142 India vs New Zealand (2026) 117 New Zealand vs India (2026) 111 Cambodia vs Indonesia (2025) 259 sixes hit in the 11 T20Is bw India and New Zealand in 2026 -a rate of 23.5 sixes every game! Highest target successfully chased by NZ in T20Is 201 vs Zim Hamilton 2012 194 vs Pak Rawalpindi 2023 192 vs Ind Hamilton 2026 183 vs SL Queenstown 2023 183 vs Afg Chennai 2026
- 23:36 local, 10:36 GMT, 16:06 IST: India lost momentum in the back half of the innings and never quite recovered. With the ball, they had to pick up at least 2-3 wickets in the powerplay, but they found it tough to stop the local boy Tim Seifert, who was dropped on 13 by Naman Dhir. There were similarities between the way both teams went about the proceedings in the first 10 overs, but the back 10 proved to be a major difference. Seifert had a 73-run stand with Mitchell after the early fall of Allen, and then a 86-run partnership with Phillips for the third wicket all but sealed the deal for the Kiwis. The visitors just didn't have enough runs on the board and also had to contain with extremely cool weather at Seddon Park. There was a brief period between 4-10 overs in the first innings where a brief spell of very fine drizzle helped India gain momentum and find rhythm, but things went downhill after the wicket of Ishan Kishan. Seifert had a very poor series thus far with the bat and it was his day today where he put up a clinic of range hitting, most notably the sixes that he hit down the ground left plenty in awe. Not the ideal start, but surely New Zealand will take the results in the last 2 games, winning both quite convincingly. Stick around for the post match reactions...
- End of over 18 · 10 runs (2 0 0 0 4 4)NZ 195/3Glenn Phillips 65(38) · Bevon Jacobs 1(1) · Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-41-0
- 17.64Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, a nice cheeky late dab to the third man fence to finish the game. New Zealand win by 7 wickets and it ends 3-2 in favour of India. Was short from Bhuvi and Phillips used the pace on offer to place it in the gap between short third and backward point
- 17.54Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, scores level. Full ball veering down leg, Phillips helps it away to the fine leg fence with a neat clip of the pads
- 17.4•Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, no run, 125ks yorker on the stumps, Phillips squeezes it back to the right of the bowler
- 17.3•Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, no run, slower ball bumper at 117ks, Phillips looks to flay it over the keeper and gets beaten due to lack of pace and extra bounce
- 17.2•Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, no run, full toss well wide of off at 122ks. Would have been a wide had Phillips left that alone, not to be. He throws his hands and slices it to the left of short third
- 17.12Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Glenn Phillips, 2 runs, the record of most runs in a bilateral T20I series now belongs to Glenn Phillips - 332 and counting. He fetches the short ball from outside off and drags the pull to the right of deep square. A fumble from Abhishek enables a second run
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar [3.0-0-31-0] is back into the attack
- End of over 17 · 15 runs (0 6 4 0 4 1)NZ 185/3Glenn Phillips 55(32) · Bevon Jacobs 1(1) · Arshdeep Singh 4-0-40-1
- 16.61Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, 15 off the over. Full ball just outside off, Phillips drives to Ishan Kishan at sweeper cover and retains strike
- Four 50+ scores in a bilateral series Mohd Rizwan vs Eng 2022 S Ravichandran (Japan) vs Mongolia 2024 G Phillips vs Ind 2026
- 16.54Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, stand and deliver! Short and wide at 133ks, Glenn all hands on the cut beating Bhuvi to his right at backward point. The ball reached to the fence like a tracer bullet
- Just a couple of hits away now are New Zealand
- 16.4•Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, no run, short of length outside off, Phillips opens the bat face and dabs to the left of Bhuvi at backward point
- 16.34Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, try stopping that one says Glenn Phillips as he notches up his 4th fifty of the series. He stays deep inside the crease and thrahses the full ball in the gap through extra cover, beating the fielder at long-off to his left
- 16.26Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, SIX, smash-me please - that's what the ball had said and Phillips obliged. Short ball 133ks at the hip, Phillips swivels and hooks it over fine leg with supreme ease
- 16.1•Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, no run, splice-jarring length from Arshdeep Singh, Phillips can only knock it back to the bowler to his right
- Arshdeep Singh [3.0-0-25-1] is back into the attack
- 22 needed off 24
- End of over 16 · 7 runs (1 4 W 1 0 1) · 1 wktNZ 170/3Glenn Phillips 40(26) · Bevon Jacobs 1(1) · Nitish Kumar Reddy 2-0-19-1
- 15.61Nitish Reddy to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, full toss on leg stump, Phillips flicks to the right of Abhishek at deep square
- 15.5•Nitish Reddy to Glenn Phillips, no run, length delivery angled in at the stumps, Phillips mistimes the punch to the left of the diving bowler
- 15.41Nitish Reddy to Bevon Jacobs, 1 run, good length on off stump, Jacobs gets off the mark with a punch drive to long-off
- Bevon Jacobs, right handed bat, comes to the crease
- 15.3WNitish Reddy to Tim Seifert, out Bowled!! No hundred on his home ground for Tim Seifert. Short and wide at 127ks, was there to be hit but Seifert only managed a thick inside edge on the slog that went onto hit the base of leg stump. He took a moment to realize that the bails had come off while Nitish had no interesting in celebrating the wicket. The New Zealand dressing room stands in disbelief as well. Tim Seifert b Nitish Reddy 93(50) [4s-11 6s-5]
- Nitish Reddy to Tim Seifert, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
- 15.24Nitish Reddy to Tim Seifert, FOUR, lovely timing and placement from Tim Seifert. "What power he has on the off-side" says Scott Styris on air. Full and just outside off, Seifert uses the bottom hand power to nail the drive all along the ground in the gap through extra cover
- 15.11Nitish Reddy to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, digs it short at 128ks outside off, gets big on the swivelling Phillips who top-edges the pull to the right of deep square
- Nitish Kumar Reddy [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
- 29 needed off 30
- End of over 15 · 13 runs (6 0 6 0 0 1)NZ 163/2Glenn Phillips 38(23) · Tim Seifert 89(48) · Varun Chakaravarthy 4-0-45-1
- 14.61Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, kneels down and sweeps the googly to the right of Nitish at fine leg
- 14.5•Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, no run, was that a wide? No says the umpire. Quicker and drifting away wide of off, Phillips assumed it to be a wide and left it alone. Not to be. Fine margins...
- 14.4•Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, no run, short and just outside off, Phillips mistimes the punch to the left of mid-on
- 14.36Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, SIX, they are in a hurry here are New Zealand. Back of the hand full delivery from Varun, Phillips thumps it inside out over extra cover for a 93-metre maximum
- 14.2•Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, no run, dropped. Varun pulls the length back and keeps it wide of off stump, Phillips went for a smashing cut and got a thick outside edge that Samson couldn't cling on. Straight in and straight out...
- 14.16Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, SIX, cakewalk it will be says Glenn Phillips as he launches Varun Chakaravarthy over long-on. Either too full or too short from Varun today. This one's in the fuller zone and Phillips got under it before lifting it for a maximum
- End of over 14 · 12 runs (1 1 1 1 4 4)NZ 150/2Tim Seifert 89(48) · Glenn Phillips 25(17) · Prince Yadav 3-0-35-0
- 13.64Prince Yadav to Tim Seifert, FOUR, full ball aiming for the sticks at 130ks, Seifert slogs leg-side and gets a thick inside edge that runs away to the fine leg fence. Everything going New Zealand's way so far and from hereon, it should be a cakewalk you'd feel
- 13.54Prince Yadav to Tim Seifert, FOUR, dew playing a part? 130ks full ball outside off, Seifert plants his back leg deep inside the crease and biffs the drive towards extra cover where Nitish fumbles on the dive to concede a boundary. Should have been a single at best, but not to be...
- 13.41Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, full ball angling into the stumps, whipped away off the thick inside half to the right of deep mid-wicket
- 13.31Prince Yadav to Tim Seifert, 1 run, follows the backing away batter and bowls it on a fullish length around off, Seifert slices the drive to the left of sweeper cover
- 13.21Prince Yadav to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, very harsh to call that as a drop. 128ks full delivery on off stump, Phillips drilled it straight and ended up smashing the right thumb before deflecting towards mid-off. He tried to clasp it with both hands, but the ball arrived much quicker than expected. The physio is out trying to numb the pain with a hot pack, and some thumb stretching exercises as well. Good to see Phillips walk up towards Prince to check on him. Gives him a pat on the left hand as well...
- 13.11Prince Yadav to Tim Seifert, 1 run, full ball aiming for off at 126ks, Seifert squeezes the drive to long-off
- Prince Yadav [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
- 42/0 off three overs post drinks break
- End of over 13 · 18 runs (4 4 1 4 1 4)NZ 138/2Glenn Phillips 23(15) · Tim Seifert 79(44) · Varun Chakaravarthy 3-0-32-1
- 12.64Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, Varun folds his hands and tries his best not to express any emotions. Been that kinda over. He kept going quicker and kept disappearing. 109ks full outside off, Phillips throws his hands on the uppish drive and sends the outside edge flying past the leaping left hand of short third. 18 off the over.
- 12.51Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert, 1 run, short and just outside off, pulled away to the left of deep mid-wicket
- 12.44Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert, FOUR, misfield! Ishan Kishan overruns to his right at deep extra cover. It was short from Varun and Seifert had slapped it flat to the right of sweeper cover. Ishan did everything right, but couldn't control his momentum at the last moment
- Glenn Phillips – 294* runs in this series, the most for New Zealand in a bilateral T20I rubber surpassing Mark Chapman’s 290 runs in Pakistan in 2023
- 12.31Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, past the leg stump. Quicker and just outside off, Phillips looks to force it through the off-side and the edge skims past the stumps before rolling towards short fine
- 12.24Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, it's raining boundaries at Seddon Park. Once again short and quick just outside off, Phillips has enough time on the back foot to slog it away to the deep mid-wicket fence
- 12.14Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, a hat-trick of boundaries for New Zealand. Quicker googly on the stumps, Phillips allows the ball to turn and uses his bottom hand power to heave it in the gap between deep square and deep mid-wicket
- Varun Chakaravarthy [2.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack
- 72 needed off 48
- End of over 12 · 11 runs (0 1 1 1 4 4)NZ 120/2Tim Seifert 74(42) · Glenn Phillips 10(11) · Arshdeep Singh 3-0-25-1
- 11.64Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, FOUR, make that two in a row now! 133ks very wide of off stump, Seifert sinks low and carves this up and over backward point, beating the fielder in the deep to his left. 11 off the over.
- 11.54Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, FOUR, this time Seifert does not miss out. Too full and well wide. The plan was to force Seifert hit through the off-side or drag them to leg, but the keeper bat was up fort it. He watched the ball closely, stopped to one knee and sliced it away wide of deep backward point to his left
- 11.4Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, bangs it short on the stumps at 136ks, Phillips controls the pull to the right of deep square
- 11.3Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, 1 run, 132ks very full outside off, Seifert reaches out and slices it off the thick outside half to the left of deep backward point
- 11.3Arshdeep Singh to Tim Seifert, 2 runs
- 11.2Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, once again hits the good length does Arshdeep Singh at 134ks, Phillips places the punch wide of Shreyas (to his left) at cover. Easy single.
- 11.1Arshdeep Singh to Glenn Phillips, no run, 130ks good length outside off, Phillips punches it straight to Shreyas Iyer at cover
- Arshdeep Singh [2.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack
- End of over 11 · 13 runs (4 1 1 1 6 0)NZ 109/2Tim Seifert 65(39) · Glenn Phillips 8(8) · Abhishek Sharma 1-0-13-0
- 10.6•Abhishek Sharma to Tim Seifert, no run, clipped away to the right of short fine and finally we have a dot ball
- 10.56Abhishek Sharma to Tim Seifert, SIX, Tim Seifert is having a ball. India have given up already? It was short and Seifert was onto it in a flash - rocks back and mauls the pull over mid-wicket
- 10.41Abhishek Sharma to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, loops it up on off stump, Phillips squeezes the drive to the left of sweeper cover
- 10.31Abhishek Sharma to Tim Seifert, 1 run, drops it short outside off, allows Seifert to sit back and slap it to deep cover
- 10.21Abhishek Sharma to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, this time he goes full on leg stump, Phillips kneels down and swipes it flat to Arshdeep at deep backwards square
- 10.14Abhishek Sharma to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, that's a hit me from Abhishek. Short and angling down leg, Phillips says thank you and thrashes it away to the fine leg fence with a pull
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