India win by seven runs! That's it, India win the fifth and last match. And with this win, the Men in Blue whitewash Blackcaps 5-0. This is India's first whitewash win over Kiwis in T20Is. Super effort by India in the series, not just with the bat but with ball as well. IND vs NZ 5th T20I Full Scorecard.
OUT! Regulation for Jasprit Bumrah as he bowls a yorker to dismiss Tim Southee. India one wicket from whitewashing New Zealand. Kiwis once again losing the plot. T Southee b Bumrah 6(5)
OUT! Kiwis lose two wickets quickly. After Scott Kuggeleijn, the hosts lose prized wicket of Ross Taylor. New Zealand once again lose the momentum in the series. Ross Taylor c Rahul b Navdeep Saini 53(47)
OUT! Shardul Thakur picks a wicket here! Mitchell Santner eyes a big shot. He ends up skying the ball high in the air. Manish Pandey at long-on settled underneath it and completed the catch. M Santner c Manish Pandey b SN Thakur 6(7)
The equation for New Zealand is down to 35 needed off 24 balls. Ross Taylor is batting on 50 off 43 balls and he holds the key. Mitchell Santner is his partner as New Zealand look to prevail in this contest.
OUT! Jasprit Bumrah strikes. Daryl Mitchell is bowled, New Zealand lose half the side. Kiwis losing the plot once again? It appears so! Daryl Mitchell b Bumrah 2(4)
OUT! Against the run of play, New Zealand lose a wicket. Tim Seifert is caught at short mid-wicket. Once again Kiwis lose a set batsman when things were going in their favour. T Seifert c Samson b Navdeep Saini 50(30)
Shivam Dube's one over has put New Zealand well on course. Kiwis now need 51 off 48 balls. They were in a comfortable position in last two T20Is as well but ended up throwing that away.
34 runs in this over! Shivam Dube's horrid time with the ball, he got hit for four sixes and two fours. That has brought down the equation hugely in favour of New Zealand. 6⃣6⃣4⃣1⃣NB4⃣6⃣6⃣ from this over!
The partnership between Tim Seifert and Ross Taylor is now worth 47 off 34 balls. The required run-rate for New Zealand is just over nine runs per over. This stand holds key for the Kiwis.
Live Score Updates of NZ vs IND: India and New Zealand take on each other in the fifth and last T20 International at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. The Virat Kohli-led side leads the five-match series 4-0 and have apparently won it as well. However, the Men in Blue will be looking to whitewash New Zealand in this last fixture of the series. The Blackcaps, on the other hand, will be playing for pride. Stay tuned for IND vs NZ live score updates of 5th T20I. Live Cricket Streaming of India vs New Zealand 5th T20I 2020 on DD Sports, Hotstar and Star Sports: Watch Free Live Telecast of IND vs NZ on TV and Online.
After losing the first two matches, New Zealand came close of winning the third and fourth T20Is but slumped at the final moment. In both the matches, New Zealand threw the winning position away only to lose in Super Overs later. With T20 World Cup eight months, Kiwis will have to start setting things in order from now. New Zealand Vs India, Live Cricket Score, 5th T20I.
India will be happy to have got the desired outcome from the four matches. Mohammad Shami and Shardul Thakur bowled good last overs in the third and fourth T20Is respectively to take the matches in Super Over. Meanwhile, India could make some changes and try out few players in this dead-rubber.
India Squad: Lokesh Rahul(w), Sanju Samson, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Manish Pandey, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant.
New Zealand Squad: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Tim Seifert(w), Tom Bruce, Ross Taylor, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Hamish Bennett, Blair Tickner.