IND vs NZ 5th T20I Highlights: New Zealand Bundled Out For 225, India Win By 46 Runs

India clinched a 4-1 win in the series after winning the final match by 46 runs. India bundled out New Zealand for 225. 

Now Arshdeep Singh has a fifer as he picks to in this over. This was way outside off and Daryl Mitchell tries to reverse scoop that but the ball takes inner edge and goes on to hit the stumps

Varun Chakravarthy gets into the act and cleans up Jacobs. India are now eyeing a massive win here. 

India are picking up wickets at regular intervals now. The collapse was inevitable. New Zealand are four down now

That’s the wicket India were looking for. Finn Allen takes the aerial route against Axar Patel but finds a man at long on. He is gone for 80

New Zealand are off to a quick start in this run chase. The target is a massive one but Finn Allen has looked really good so far in the powerplay overs

Finn Allen is taking on Arshdeep Singh. Has already got 14 in boundaries in this over now. He is showing his power

India post 271/5 in 20 overs

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

That’s the end f Suryakumar Yadav’s knock. He steps out against Mitchell Santner who turns the ball away from him and wicket-keeper does the rest. Surya is stumped out for 63 off 30

It’s raining maximums. Suryakumar Yadav gets to a fifty. He has been on song today as well. Has been gitting the ball very cleanly. Good news for India. The captain is in brilliant form just ahead of the World Cup

A 28-ball fifty for Ishan Kishan. He dispatches one from Ishan Kishan over extra cover for a boundary and notches up a half-century. 19 already off this over. WD,4,4,4,6…WHOAAA! That’s Some Batting!

Ishan Kishan is unstoppable. India had lost a couple of wickets early but he has been absolutely brilliant with his power-hitting. With Sanju’s failure, is it time for Ishan to take that spot?

Another one bites the dust. Abhishek Sharma has been cleaned up by Ferguson for 30 off 16. He steps out on a straight delivery but misses it completely and is UNDONE!

India might have suffered an early blow but Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma are counter attacking at the moment. They are not letting the scoring rate go down. That’s what you need in T20s especially in the powerplay

Sanju Samson’s lean patch continues. He slashes that one hard from Ferguson but doesn’t time his stroke well and is caught at third man for 6 by Jacobs

After an aggressive start in the first over, Sanju Samson gets off the mark on the first ball of the second. He gets a leading edge but that will run away for a boundary as the New Zealand skipper hasn’t kept a slip there

That’s a good shot from Abhishek Sharma. He has hammered it outside the park. Duffy bowls it full outside off, Abhishek goes inside out and that’s MAXIMUM!

Only the fourth time Surya has opted to bat first in T20Is; three of these four games were dead rubbers. India won all the previous three with margins of 133 runs, 135 runs, and 21 runs

“We are going to bat first. We were here last night, there was a lot of dew and we want to test ourselves. The groundsman says it is going to be true for 40 overs. Axar comes back, Ishan comes back and one more. Don’t worry Thiruvananthapuram, Sanju Samson is playing tonight. We are waiting for him (Tilak). We have almost covered all the departments, every game we learn something and take it forward,” Surya said at the toss.

India have won the toss and elected to bat first. Ishan Kishan and Axar Patel are back in the side. This was much needed especially what happened in the previous fixture

Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said Ishan Kishan, who missed the last match with a niggle, will “most likely play” this one. Axar Patel, another one who’s missed the last three T20Is after hurting his bowling hand, will be in contention. Both Kishan and Patel were among the first ones to hit the nets during India’s optional practice session on match eve. Hardik Pandya could be rested after four straight matches.

While Sanju Samson’s form is the talk of the town, the bigger question is, will Team India make any changes in the XI? 

All eyes will be on Sanju Samson as he would look to get back on track at his home turf. NO PRESSURE whatsoever on India as the series is in the bag. It’s time to do the final dress rehearsal before the T20 World Cup