IND Win By 46 Runs | India vs New Zealand 5th T20I 2026 Highlights: Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan Help Men in Blue Claim Series 4-1

India wrap up the series 4-1, could have been 5-0 if not for the team experimenting in the fourth T20I. The IND vs NZ 5th T20I 2026 saw the likes of Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, and Arshdeep Singh take centre stage. Kishan scored his maiden T20I ton, while Singh claimed his maiden five-wicket haul in the format, which is the fourth time in Indian T20I history that such a feat has been achieved in a single match.  Finn Allen scared India with his sensational knock of 83 off 30, but Axar Patel, with his three-wicket haul, stopped Black Caps' march. 

OUT! Rinku Singh manages to bring an end to Ish Sodhi's entertaining innings. Sodhi wanted to slap the short ball, but ended up handing a catch at point. New Zealand is all out for 225 as India win match by 46 runs, and claim series 4-1. 

OUT! Arshdeep Singh completes his five-wicket haul. Daryl Mitchell gets his stumps rattled, having missed his reverse sweep to a yorker-length ball. A maiden T20I five-wicket haul for Arshdeep Singh. 

OUT! Arshdeep Singh has the last laugh against Kyle Jamieson, who managed to hit back-to-back fours on the first two balls.  Jamieson went quite early into the shot, which ensured the ball took an edge and crash into the stumps. 

OUT! Arshdeep Singh has the last laugh against Kyle Jamieson, who managed to hit back-to-back fours on the first two balls.  Jamieson went quite early into the shot, which ensured the ball took an edge and crash into the stumps. 

OUT! Varun Chakaravarthy comes into the attack and produces a wicket. A googly does the trick for Chakaravarthy, with Bevon Jacobs failing to read the ball and getting himself bowled for 7. 

The fall of wickets have hampered New Zealand's chase, despite Finn Allen giving the Black Caps a sensational start. The spinners did strangle New Zealand batters; however, Jasprit Bumrah's lack of form will be a cause of concern for India heading into T20 World Cup. 

OUT! Arsheep Singh gets his second wicket of the over, and New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has to walk back for a 2-ball duck. A short ball did the trick for Singh, with Santner falling after playing a mistimed pull short. 

OUT! Arshdeep Singh comes into his second spell and manages to instantly get a wicket. Rachin Ravindra, looking to up the ante, falls to a miscued shot towards leg-side, sees the batter hand a simple catch for a 17-ball 30. 

OUT! Axar Patel back into the XI, and is making the ball talk. Patel dismisses the dangerous Glenn Phillips, who wanted to go big, but ended up with a skier, which Rinku Singh caught hold of at long-on. 

OUT! Axar Patel provides India a much-needed breakthrough. Allen scored 80 off 38, and added 100 runs for the second wicket, ensuring New Zealand are matching the required run-rate. 

FIFTY! Finn Allen is utilising his great form from the Big Bash League in India. Allen reaches his fifty in 22 balls, the fastest for any Black Caps batter against India. Allen has slammed seven fours and four sixes. 

Finn Allen is making an impact in his first outing in India. Allen slammed Arshdeep Singh for 22 runs in the third over, ensuring the fall of Tim Seifert's wicket did not pull the chase down. 

OUT! A soft dismissal for Tim Seifert, who went for the flick shot, but managed to find the fielder. Arshdeep Singh hands India the first blood, and 3 wides on the last ball won't matter much now. 

Despite a wicket in the final over, India have managed to set a daunting target for New Zealand, thanks to a late blitz from Hardik Pandya, who carried on the good platform set by Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav. Pandya scored a brisk 42 off 17, while Kishan and Yadav scored 103 and 63, respectively. Lockie Ferguson claimed two wickets with almost all bowlers going for 10 per over. 

OUT! As is the case after a milestone, the batter departs. Ishan Kishan, soon after reaching his maiden T20I hundred, departs for 103 off 43 balls. Kishan wanted to pull the short ball by Jacob Duffy, but could only manage to find the fielder in the deep. 

100! Ishan Kishan notches up his maiden T20I hundred in some style, hitting back-to-back sixes to reach his landmark. Kishan took jysr 42-balls to hit his maiden hundred in the format, which is laced with six fours and 10 sixes. 

Ishan Kishan received a reprieve with none other than Glenn Phillips dropping a catch with the batter on 84. Kishan will be eager to reach his maiden T20I hundred, having already scored double ton in ODIs. 

OUT! Mitchell Santner removes his counterpart, and Suryakumar Yadav has to depart for a stunning 63 off 30. Yadav wanted to go down the wicket, but Santner bowled a flighted ball that turned away from the batter, who was left stranded outside the crease for an easy stumping. 

FIFTY! Captain Suryakumar Yadav has announced his form and how. Yadav slams his third fifty of the series and takes 27 balls to reach the landmark. Yadav's half-century included four fours and as many sixes.