Ind vs NZ 5th T20I - Aakash Chopra's predictions ahead of the T20 World Cup
Suryakumar Yadav and Arshdeep Singh put up big performances as India beat New Zealand 4-1
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
Ind vs NZ 5th T20I - Aakash Chopra on Sanju Samson's lack of runs ahead of the T20 World Cup
"Very rarely do you find a top-class batter developing a pattern (for his dismissals)," Aakash Chopra on Sanju Samson's poor run
Ind vs NZ 5th T20I - Has Ishan Kishan confirmed a spot in the India XI at the T20 World Cup?
Ishan Kishan appears to have bypassed Sanju Samson in the race to be India's first-choice wicketkeeper-batter at the T20 World Cup
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
