31/01Result
5th T20I (N), New Zealand tour of India at Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 2026
India won by 46 runs
Player of the Match
Ishan Kishan
Ishan KishanIndia
31/01Result
5th T20I (N), New Zealand tour of India at Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 2026
India won by 46 runs
Player of the Match
Ishan Kishan
Ishan KishanIndia

  • India Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    Abhishek Sharma
    30
    16
    24
    4
    2
    187.5
    4.6 Pace makes the difference. 145ks and it smashes into middle and leg. Seam up length ball landed on leg and skidded through. Abhishek made room, like he often does, and looked to slap it over cover. Missed it completely. Ferguson, troubling all three batters, has two 48/2
    SV Samson †
    6
    6
    14
    1
    0
    100
    2.5 Samson's short stay is done and the crowd has been silenced! Samson's back foot going back early costs him again. He stayed slightly leg side of the ball, stood still and looked to drive the 146ks length ball over cover, got a thick outside edge and was caught at deep third. 31/1
    Ishan Kishan
    103
    43
    67
    6
    10
    239.53
    17.3 Taken at deep square leg. Kishan's show is over. NZ's players congratulate him as he walks back to whistles and applause. Slower bouncer, 123ks, pulled from just outside off. Hit closer to the sticker of the bat 233/4
    SA Yadav (c)
    63
    30
    42
    4
    6
    210
    14.3 Santner keeps it slow, goes wider to remove SKY! SKY walks out to a massive reception. Was a 76ks length ball that landed outside off spun away, the turn was what did SKY in. He looked to hoist it over cover, missed completely. Swift work from Seifert. 185/3
    HH Pandya
    42
    17
    25
    1
    4
    247.05
    19.2 Slower one does the trick. Excellent knock from Hardik. Was too early into the shot this time. Shortish ball, his bat swiped well in front of the body and the ball sailed to deep midwicket 261/5
    RK Singh
    not out
    8
    8
    14
    1
    0
    100
    S Dube
    not out
    7
    2
    5
    0
    1
    350
    Extras
    12 (nb 2, w 10)
    TOTAL
    271/5 (20 Overs, RR: 13.55)
    Did not bat: AR Patel, Arshdeep Singh, CV Varun, JJ Bumrah
    Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Sanju Samson, 2.5 ov), 2-48 (Abhishek Sharma, 4.6 ov), 3-185 (Suryakumar Yadav, 14.3 ov), 4-233 (Ishan Kishan, 17.3 ov), 5-261 (Hardik Pandya, 19.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    JA Duffy4053113.25104510
    KA Jamieson4059114.7572541
    LH Ferguson4041210.2583301
    IS Sodhi304801646310
    GD Phillips101001010100
    MJ Santner406011522600

  • New Zealand Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    TL Seifert †
    5
    3
    6
    1
    0
    166.66
    0.6 Soft dismissal. Fullish ball at 135ks on leg was chipped softly to midwicket. Innocuous ball, Seifert probably thinking of playing that along the ground, played it too early 17/1
    FH Allen
    80
    38
    44
    8
    6
    210.52
    8.6 Axar gets the key wicket and breaks the 100-run stand! Back of length at the stumps, Allen was deep in the crease, pulled and swivelled and found long-on 117/2
    R Ravindra
    30
    17
    49
    2
    2
    176.47
    11.1 Wickets falling in a clump. Knuckle ball into the pitch outside off. Ravindra dragging it across with a top-edged pull, taken at deep-backward square 137/4
    GD Phillips
    7
    6
    6
    1
    0
    116.66
    10.2 Axar gets another, Phillips skies one to long-on. 93ks length ball on middle stump, Phillips stood leg side of the ball and looking to drive it straight and far. Got it too high. 131/3
    DJ Mitchell
    26
    12
    27
    2
    2
    216.66
    15.5 Arshdeep, after going for 40 in the first two, has a five-for! He is thrilled. This was a wide yorker, Mitchell wanted to reverse sweep it. Somehow, got the ball off the edge back onto the stumps. 180/8
    MJ Santner (c)
    0
    2
    2
    0
    0
    0
    11.3 Right up, Arshdeep celebrates before SKY takes a dolly at cover. Was a scramble-seam hard-length ball angling in towards off. Santner looked to pull it away, got it off the top of the bat and right up 137/5
    BJ Jacobs
    7
    11
    12
    1
    0
    63.63
    14.1 Googly knocks over middle and off. Length ball lands just outside off and spins in sharply. Jacobs is clueless, tries to flick it leg side and misses 166/6
    KA Jamieson
    9
    5
    6
    2
    0
    180
    15.3 This pull takes the under-edge and hits middle and off. Pace off again, this is short and over the stumps, Jamieson looked to hit it along the ground 179/7
    IS Sodhi
    33
    15
    17
    1
    3
    220
    19.4 Taken by Arshdeep at point, he pockets the ball. That's the series done, India win 4-1. Was a short ball outside off, Sodhi looked to slap it, skied it right up to point 225/10
    LH Ferguson
    3
    4
    4
    0
    0
    75
    16.6 Dances down and misses the straight ball. Length ball laded on off and went through the drive to rattle middle and leg 191/9
    JA Duffy
    not out
    9
    5
    11
    1
    0
    180
    Extras
    16 (b 8, lb 4, w 4)
    TOTAL
    225 all out (19.4 Overs, RR: 11.44)
    Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Tim Seifert, 0.6 ov), 2-117 (Finn Allen, 8.6 ov), 3-131 (Glenn Phillips, 10.2 ov), 4-137 (Rachin Ravindra, 11.1 ov), 5-137 (Mitchell Santner, 11.3 ov), 6-166 (Bevon Jacobs, 14.1 ov), 7-179 (Kyle Jamieson, 15.3 ov), 8-180 (Daryl Mitchell, 15.5 ov), 9-191 (Lockie Ferguson, 16.6 ov), 10-225 (Ish Sodhi, 19.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Arshdeep Singh4051512.7589110
    HH Pandya201507.582100
    JJ Bumrah4058014.545410
    CV Varun40361991300
    AR Patel403338.2582200
    Abhishek Sharma101301310100
    RK Singh0.407110.520100

Match Details

Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

Series

New Zealand tour of India

Toss

India , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

IndiaIshan Kishan

Player Of The Series

IndiaSuryakumar Yadav

Series result

India won the 5-match series 4-1

Match number

T20I no. 3679

Season

2025/26

Hours of play (local time)

19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20

Match days

31 January 2026 - night match (20-over match)

Umpires

IndiaJayaraman MadanagopalIndiaNitin Menon

TV Umpires

IndiaKN Ananthapadmanabhan

Reserve Umpire

IndiaRohan Pandit

Match Referee

IndiaJavagal Srinath

Match Notes

Match Coverage

All Match News

New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st17TL SeifertFH Allen
2nd100FH AllenR Ravindra
3rd14GD PhillipsR Ravindra
4th6DJ MitchellR Ravindra
5th0DJ MitchellMJ Santner
6th29DJ MitchellBJ Jacobs
7th13DJ MitchellKA Jamieson
8th1DJ MitchellIS Sodhi
9th11LH FergusonIS Sodhi
10th34JA DuffyIS Sodhi