Seifert's 93 and Milne's Four Wickets Give New Zealand the Last Word in Hamilton
New Zealand chased 192 with 12 balls to spare at Seddon Park for their second win in a row, and India took the series 3-2.
New Zealand beat India by seven wickets with 12 balls to spare in the fifth T20I at Seddon Park, Hamilton, on 1 November. India still take the series 3-2.
The scorecard in short
| | Score | |---|---| | India | 191/8 (20 overs) | | New Zealand | 195/3 (18 overs) |
India: Kishan and Iyer, then Milne
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl. Ishan Kishan made 61 from 32 balls and captain Shreyas Iyer 50 from 23, with Naman Dhir adding 33. Adam Milne took 4 for 19 from his four overs and kept India short of 200; Nathan Smith and Blair Tickner took two wickets each. Milne was named player of the match.
New Zealand: Seifert and Phillips
Tim Seifert made 93 from 50 balls at the top of the chase, and Daryl Mitchell hit 29 from 16. Glenn Phillips finished 65 not out from 38, which took him to a record 341 runs for the series. The series story is here.
What comes next
The first of five ODIs is at Eden Park, Auckland, on Wednesday 4 November, at 7:30am IST.