- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.2 goes straight up, and Seifert bites the dust! Length just outside off, and this moves away at the last moment. Seifert, feeling the pinch of the scoring rate, has a wild whoosh across the line. Slices it terribly and Axar, settling under the high ball in the point region, does the rest. Arshdeep and India on the board early in the piece! 4/18.3 shanked to long on, and Dhir lunges forward to send Allen packing! Very full outside off. Allen thinks he can pop this downtown but does not get under it completely. Bat face closes upon impact too and the ball arrows to long on. Dhir tracks it well and then dives forward to gobble up the chance. NKR with the breakthrough, and this could be a big moment in the game! 90/211.6 clothed back to Axar, and he has the last laugh! Phillips is disappointed with himself too. On a length outside off. Phillips looks to drive on the up but is not to the pitch of the ball. Chunks it off the inside half of the blade and Axar accepts the offering gleefully. NZ's batting mainstay this series has to depart! 123/3Extras11 (lb 7, w 4)TOTAL198/3 (20 Overs, RR: 9.9)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Tim Seifert, 1.2 ov), 2-90 (Finn Allen, 8.3 ov), 3-123 (Glenn Phillips, 11.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Kumar 4 0 40 0 10 7 3 2 2 0 Arshdeep Singh 4 0 33 1 8.25 12 3 2 2 0 Prince Yadav 4 0 44 0 11 3 1 3 0 0 AR Patel 4 0 36 1 9 5 2 2 0 0 K Nitish Kumar Reddy 4 0 38 1 9.5 6 3 2 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.1 and finally some respite for NZ! Where have you been all along, Fisher?! Length just outside leg. Sooryavanshi gives himself room and swings for the hills. Clinks it off the toe-end, though, and the ball swirls towards long on. Mitchell runs in and tumbles to his right to complete the catch. Maiden T20I wicket for Fisher, and Sooryavanshi walks back after a 19-ball 45! 133/19.6 this has gone way up again, and this time, Phillips makes no mistake! Slower ball on a length on the stumps. Abhishek gets under it too much and spoons it towards deep mid wicket. Phillips settles under it and holds on, and that brings to an end an all-timer innings. The sort of knock that makes you run out of superlatives, and Abhishek receives a standing ovation as he walks off. Staggering. Just staggering! 178/213.1 castled, and Samson falls too! Zipped in full on middle. Samson backs away and tries to go inside-out. A bit late on the stroke perhaps and the ball crashes into middle stump. Too little, too late. But Jamieson has two now! 195/412.4 juicy full toss, and Shreyas picks out deep mid wicket! An anti-climax, with just six more needed. The bat face, though, turned upon contact and Shreyas dragged it a touch. Easy grab for Phillips, and Shreyas cannot believe what he has just done! 193/3Extras13 (lb 1, nb 2, w 10)TOTAL199/4 (13.2 Overs, RR: 14.92)Fall of wickets: 1-133 (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 7.1 ov), 2-178 (Abhishek Sharma, 9.6 ov), 3-193 (Shreyas Iyer, 12.4 ov), 4-195 (Sanju Samson, 13.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JA Duffy 2 0 44 0 22 2 4 3 1 1 AF Milne 2 0 33 0 16.5 4 3 3 1 0 MG Bracewell 2 0 36 0 18 3 2 4 1 0 KA Jamieson 3.2 0 45 2 13.5 8 6 3 0 0 MJ Fisher 1 0 23 1 23 1 1 2 2 1 MJ Santner 3 0 17 1 5.66 3 0 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
India , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
India led the 5-match series 3-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20
Match days
27 October 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 1 wicket)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (FH Allen 24, DJ Mitchell 24, Ex 2)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: New Zealand - 100/2 in 10.0 overs (DJ Mitchell 43, GD Phillips 6)
- DJ Mitchell: 50 off 26 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 9
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (DJ Mitchell 17, BJ Jacobs 32, Ex 1)
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 198/3 in 20.0 overs (DJ Mitchell 89, BJ Jacobs 39)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 118 runs, 0 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 2.2 overs (15 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 15 balls (V Sooryavanshi 13, Abhishek Sharma 34, Ex 6)
- Abhishek Sharma: 50 off 15 balls (4 x 4, 6 x 6)
- India: 100 runs in 4.6 overs (31 balls), Extras 7
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 31 balls (V Sooryavanshi 26, Abhishek Sharma 67, Ex 7)
- V Sooryavanshi: 50 off 19 balls (4 x 4, 5 x 6)
- India: 150 runs in 7.4 overs (48 balls), Extras 10
- Abhishek Sharma: 100 off 35 balls (8 x 4, 10 x 6)
- Drinks: India - 178/2 in 10.0 overs (SV Samson 8)
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