New Zealand beat India by seven wickets in T20I series finale
Tim Seifert scored 93 as New Zealand chased down 191 to win the final match, though India won the series 3-2.
New Zealand defeated India by seven wickets in the fifth and final T20 International in Hamilton on Sunday, according to Telangana Today. Despite the loss in the final match, India clinched the five-match series 3-2.
New Zealand reached 195 for three to chase India's 191 for eight. Tim Seifert top-scored with 93 from 50 balls, sharing an 86-run partnership for the third wicket with Glenn Phillips, who remained 65 not out from 38 balls.
India's innings was built on fifties from Ishan Kishan, who scored 61 from 32 balls, and skipper Shreyas Iyer, who made 50 from 23 balls. The pair shared a 107-run partnership during the middle overs.
New Zealand's Adam Milne took 4/19 to help restrict India. Earlier, India's openers Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson were dismissed for 19 runs in 3.1 overs.
In the New Zealand chase, Daryl Mitchell scored 29 from 16 balls before being dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy. Seifert was eventually dismissed by Nitish Kumar Reddy after an inside edge.