IND vs NZ 5th T20I LIVE Score | India vs New Zealand LIVE: India won the toss and elected to bat first. Ishan Kishan and Axar Patel returned to Playing XI
IND vs NZ, 5th T20I LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Welcome to the live coverage of the India vs New Zealand fifth T20I. India will take on New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I in Thiruvananthapuram. The hosts have already sealed the series after taking an unassailable lead. India won the first three matches while the Blackcaps etched a consolation win in the fourth game. Both the sides will now look to end the series on a positive note ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026.
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand (Playing XI): Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Bevon Jacobs, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy
🎥 What a way to get to your maiden T20I century! 💯
And look what it means to Ishan Kishan 🙌
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Innings Break! #TeamIndia smash their 3⃣rd highest T20I total to put on a massive 2⃣7⃣1⃣/5 🎇 👏
Over to our bowlers now!
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India post 271/5 in 20 overs
Maiden T20I HUNDRED! 💯
Ishan Kishan gets there with a MAXIMUM 🥳
He also completes 1000 T20I runs 🔥
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Back to back MAXIMUMS and Ishan Kishan has got to his hundred. What a knock…What an innings…He was dropped when he was at 84. Has made most of it