India vs New Zealand 5th T20I: Tim Seifert’s 93 Powers NZ to 7-Wicket Win in Hamilton; India Take Series 3-2 Despite Shreyas Iyer’s 23-Ball Fifty
New Zealand chased 192 with 12 balls left in Hamilton as Tim Seifert hit 93 off 50. India still won the five-match T20I series 3-2. Scores, key moments and takeaways.
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Pune, 1st November 2026: New Zealand ended the T20I series with a second straight win, chasing 192 with 12 balls to spare at Seddon Park, Hamilton, on Sunday, 1 November. Tim Seifert’s 93 off 50 balls did most of the work and Glenn Phillips finished it with an unbeaten 65. India, who won the first three matches, take the five-match series 3-2.
Scores in brief
- India: 191/8 in 20 overs (Ishan Kishan 61 off 32, Shreyas Iyer 50 off 23, Naman Dhir 33 off 23; Adam Milne 4/19, Nathan Smith 2/28, Blair Tickner 2/38)
- New Zealand: 195/3 in 18 overs (Tim Seifert 93 off 50, Glenn Phillips 65* off 38, Daryl Mitchell 29 off 16)
- Result: New Zealand won by 7 wickets with 12 balls remaining
- Series: India won 3-2
Milne rocks India early, Kishan and Iyer hit back
India were in trouble inside four overs. Adam Milne removed Abhishek Sharma in the second over and Sanju Samson soon after, leaving India at 19 for 2. Ishan Kishan and captain Shreyas Iyer then put on 93 in about seven overs. Kishan hit five fours and five sixes in his 61, and Iyer reached 50 off just 23 balls with four sixes.
Both fell in quick succession, Kishan at 112 and Iyer at 123, and India lost momentum in the middle overs. Naman Dhir’s 33 and Nitish Kumar Reddy’s 22 took them past 190, but Milne came back at the death to finish with 4 for 19 from his four overs.
Seifert takes the game away
New Zealand lost Finn Allen early to Arshdeep Singh, but Seifert attacked from the start. He and Daryl Mitchell added 73 for the second wicket, and after Varun Chakravarthy removed Mitchell, Seifert and Phillips put on 86 more. Seifert hit 11 fours and five sixes before Nitish Kumar Reddy bowled him for 93, with only 24 runs needed. Phillips closed it out with eight fours and three sixes.
India’s bowlers had a tough night. Bhuvneshwar Kumar went for 41 in four overs without a wicket, and every bowler who bowled more than one over conceded more than nine an over.
Three takeaways for India
- The series win stands. Three wins in a row to start the series meant the last two games were dead rubbers. New Zealand were sharper in both.
- Kishan and Iyer impressed with the bat. Kishan’s 61 and Iyer’s fast fifty were the positives of the night.
- The death bowling needs work. Conceding 259 in Auckland and then losing a 192 defence in Hamilton shows the attack struggled once New Zealand got going on true pitches.
Read our match preview with series context. India’s next home T20Is include a game in Pune in December. See our report on India vs Sri Lanka in Pune.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 5th T20I between India and New Zealand?
New Zealand won by 7 wickets in Hamilton on 1 November 2026, chasing 192 with 12 balls to spare.
What was the final result of the India vs New Zealand T20I series?
India won the five-match T20I series 3-2, after winning the first three matches.
Who was the top scorer in the 5th T20I?
Tim Seifert of New Zealand scored 93 off 50 balls. For India, Ishan Kishan made 61 and Shreyas Iyer 50.
Who took the most wickets in the 5th T20I?
Adam Milne took 4 for 19 in four overs for New Zealand.
