New Zealand beat India by 7 wickets in final T20I as India take series 3-2

New Zealand chased down 192 to beat India by 7 wickets in the final T20I, finishing with 2 overs to spare. The win ended the match on a high for New Zealand, while India secured the series 3-2. After Finn Allen fell for 9, Tim Seifert counter-attacked and New Zealand reached 59/1 by the end of the powerplay. Seifert brought up his fifty from 34 balls and went on to score 93 from 50 deliveries, with 11 fours and five sixes.

Seifert narrowly missed a maiden T20I century, losing his wicket when a thick inside edge from a delivery by Nitish Kumar Reddy struck his stumps. His innings had kept the chase moving despite India removing Daryl Mitchell for 29. Glenn Phillips made 65 not out from 38 balls and hit the winning boundary through third man. His half-century helped complete an 86-run partnership with Seifert, and his 341 runs set a record for most runs in a 5-match T20I bilateral series

The ICC report described the chase as a display of New Zealand’s batting strength. Phillips passed Phil Salt’s previous tally of 331 runs in the series, according to the report. The report’s publication snapshot is Nov 1, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC. New Zealand’s victory came in the final match, but India took the series by a 3-2 margin.