New Zealand Win Fifth T20I on Seifert’s 93, but India Take Series 3-2

New Zealand beat India by seven wickets in the fifth and final T20I at Seddon Park, Hamilton, on 1 November 2026, but India still won the five-match series 3-2 after taking the first three matches. The ODI series starts on 4 November at Eden Park, Auckland.

India were put in and made 191 for 8 in their 20 overs. Ishan Kishan scored 61 off 32 balls, Shreyas Iyer 50 off 23 and Naman Dhir 33, according to a report on m9.news. New Zealand replied with 195 for 3 in 18 overs. Tim Seifert scored 93 off 50 balls and missed a century by seven runs, while Glenn Phillips finished unbeaten on 65 off 38. Daryl Mitchell made 29. Adam Milne was player of the match, according to Wikipedia's series page.

How the series went

According to Wikipedia’s series page, India won the first T20I at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, on 22 October by four wickets, with Sanju Samson as player of the match. They won the second at the same ground on 24 October, again by four wickets, with Tilak Varma the player of the match. The third, at Wellington on 27 October, went to India by six wickets, with Abhishek Sharma the player of the match.

New Zealand then won at Eden Park, Auckland, on 30 October by 87 runs, with Phillips named player of the match, and followed it with the Hamilton win. Phillips was also named player of the series. The page lists the final series result as India 3-2.

What comes next

The ODI series has five matches. The first is on 4 November at Eden Park, followed by games in Wellington on 7 November, Hamilton on 10 November and two matches at Bay Oval, Tauranga, on 13 and 15 November, according to Wikipedia. Shubman Gill captains India in the first three ODIs and Shreyas Iyer in the last two, and Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are in the squad, according to Wikipedia's squad list.