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
-
![India]( "India")
271/5 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
225 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
Arshdeep Singh
- O4
- M0
- R51
- W5
- Eco12.75
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
| 1W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 2W |
AR Patel
- O4
- M0
- R33
- W3
- Eco8.25
| 2W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
India - Innings
New Zealand - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSuryakumar, 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
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
