Hamilton | Ishan Kishan and skipper Shreyas Iyer struck explosive half-centuries, but New Zealand pacers, led by Adam Milne's 4/19, fought back to restrict India to 191 for eight in the fifth and final T20I here on Sunday.
Milne dismissed Abhishek Sharma (1) and Sanju Samson (4) in successive overs during the powerplay before Kishan (61 off 32 balls; 5x4, 5x6) and Iyer (50 off 23 balls; 3x4, 4x6) consolidated India's innings with an entertaining 93-run stand off just 43 balls.
Nathan Smith (2/38 in three overs) and Blair Tickner (2/38) then derailed India's recovery in the middle overs.
India have an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match T20I series.
Brief Scores
India 191/8; 20 overs (Ishan Kishan 61, Shreyas Iyer 50; Adam Milne 4/19, Nathan Smith 2/28, Blair Tickner 2/38) vs New Zealand.
India:
Sanju Samson c Bracewell b Milne 4
Abhishek Sharma c Mitchell b Milne 1
Ishan Kishan c Smith b Tickner 61
Shreyas Iyer c Seifert b Smith 50
Tilak Varma c and b Smith 6
Naman Dhir c Bracewell b Tickner 33
Nitish Kumar Reddy c Phillips b Milne 22
Bhuvneshwar Kumar c Mitchell b Milne 6
Prince Yadav not out 0
Arshdeep Singh not out 1
Extras: (B-1 LB-1 NB-1 W-4) 7
Total: (8 wickets in 20 overs) 191
Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-19, 3-112, 4-123, 5-133, 6-179, 7-185, 8-190
Bowling: Jacob Duffy 3-0-27-0, Adam Milne 4-0-19-4, Nathan Smith 3-0-28-2, Blair Tickner 4-0-38-2, Mitchell Santner 4-0-39-0, Michael Bracewell 2-0-38-0. (MORE)