Kishan century, Arshdeep five-for complete New Zealand's demolition
Kishan's maiden T20I century powered India to their third-highest total, which proved 46 too many for New Zealand
31/01Result
5th T20I (N), New Zealand tour of India at Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 2026
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![India]( "India")
271/5 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
225 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
31/01Result
5th T20I (N), New Zealand tour of India at Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 2026
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![India]( "India")
271/5 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
225 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Suryakumar, Kishan, Dube the biggest gains in India's series of plenty
Sanju Samson's loss of form is a worry, especially since Ishan Kishan means yet another left-hand batter in the top six, but India appear to have most bases covered for the T20 World Cup
Kishan walks the talk to make a compelling case for the T20 World Cup
The numbers are out there: Ishan Kishan is in form and Sanju Samson isn't, and that could decide which way India go at the T20 World Cup
Stats - Runs and sixes galore in Thiruvananthapuram
The fifth T20I between India and NZ produced 496 runs, the second-highest match aggregate in T20I cricket
India opt to bat; Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Varun Chakravarthy return
For New Zealand, Allen, Jacobs, Jamieson and Ferguson came in for Conway, Chapman, Foulkes and Henry
Preview
India, New Zealand get one final chance to tune up before T20 World Cup
India will want Sanju Samson to get runs, while New Zealand are boosted by Finn Allen's return
