New Zealand beat India in final T20I, India take series 3-2

New Zealand beat India by seven wickets in the fifth T20I at Seddon Park in Hamilton on November 1, but India won the five-match series 3-2 after taking the first three games. The hosts chased 192, reaching 195 for three in 18 overs to close the series with consecutive wins after India had already secured the result. Tim Seifert led the chase with 93 from 50 balls, including 11 fours and five sixes. Glenn Phillips finished unbeaten on 65 from 38 deliveries as the pair added 86 runs for the third wicket. New Zealand lost Finn Allen early, then built momentum through Seifert’s partnership with Daryl Mitchell, who scored 29. Phillips helped complete the chase with two overs to spare. India had made 191 for eight after being sent in to bat. Ishan Kishan scored 61 from 32 balls and captain Shreyas Iyer made 50 from 23, sharing a substantial middle-overs partnership that lifted India after the early dismissals of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson. New Zealand’s Adam Milne took four wickets for 19 runs. India’s scoring slowed after Kishan and Iyer were dismissed in successive overs, and the side added 57 runs in the final seven overs, according to the match report. Phillips ended the...