triumphed with a decisive 7-wicket win in the fifth and final T20 match at Sedon Park in Hamilton on November 1. The Kiwi team successfully chased down a target of 192 runs, achieving this feat in just 18 overs.
This victory marks one of the most significant run chases in T20 history for New Zealand.
This win is now the third-largest successful chase for the New Zealand men’s cricket team in T20 format. They previously achieved a target of 201 runs against Zimbabwe in 2012 and chased down 194 runs against Pakistan in Rawalpindi in 2023.
While India faced defeat in the series, they matched New Zealand in setting a record for the most sixes hit in a bilateral series. Earlier this year, New Zealand hit 116 sixes during their series in India. In this series, they equaled that tally by hitting the same number of sixes in the five-match series on New Zealand soil. Austria currently holds the record for the most sixes in a bilateral series, with 132 sixes against Germany in 2026, followed by England with 120 against the West Indies in 2023, and Australia with 117 against the West Indies in 2025.
In the in Hamilton, India batted first after losing the toss, scoring 191 runs while losing 8 wickets. The Indian team struggled early, losing two wickets for just 19 runs. contributed a solid 50 runs, partnering with Ishan Kishan, who scored 61, to build a crucial 93-run partnership for the third wicket off 43 balls. Naman Dheer added 33 runs, while Nitish Reddy chipped in with 22 runs. Adam Milne was the standout bowler for New Zealand, claiming 4 wickets for just 19 runs.
In response, New Zealand lost Finn Allen early at a score of 9. However, Tim Seifert stepped up with an impressive 93 runs, forming a 73-run partnership with Daryl Mitchell, who scored 29 runs off 16 balls. Seifert and , who remained unbeaten at 65, then built an 86-run partnership for the third wicket and added 27 runs with Bevan Jacobs, who finished with 1 run, sealing their victory.