Overview
- India posted 271 for 5 at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, led by Ishan Kishan’s century and Suryakumar Yadav’s 63.
- Jasprit Bumrah finished with 0 for 58, his most expensive figures in T20s, including a 22-run over that marked his costliest in T20Is.
- Arshdeep Singh claimed his maiden T20I five-wicket haul with 5 for 51, and Axar Patel added 3 for 33 to stall the chase.
- New Zealand were bowled out for 225 in 19.4 overs, with India winning by 46 runs to close out the five-match series 4-1.
- Finn Allen struck 80 off 38 balls to keep New Zealand in contention before India’s bowlers sealed the result.