Seifert, Milne power New Zealand to 7-wicket win in 5th T20I, India clinch series 3-2

New Zealand defeated India by seven wickets in the fifth and final T20I at Seddon Park in Hamilton on November 1. The Men in Blue claimed the five-match series 3-2.

New Delhi: New Zealand defeated India by seven wickets in the fifth and final T20I at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday, November 1. The Men in Blue won the first three T20Is, but the hosts bounced back by claiming the last two games. India, however, clinched the five-match series 3-2.

Chasing a 192-run target, the Blackcaps got off to a disappointing start as Arshdeep Singh dismissed Finn Allen for two runs in the second over. Naman Dhir then dropped local boy Tim Seifert for 13, who then stitched a 73-run partnership for the second wicket with Daryl Mitchell (29).

Varun Chakaravarthy dismissed Mitchell for 13, but Seifert kept the momentum going. He brought up his first fifty of the series in just 34 balls and forged another 86-run........

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