न्यूजीलैंड vs भारत, पांचवां टी-20, सेडन पार्क, हैमिल्टन, 01 November 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

FOUR! Starts with a loosener and gets punished! 100 up for New Zealand. A genuine drag-downer, sliding onto the pads. Glenn swivels and helps it to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

Goes with the arm, full on leg, 86 kph, Phillips gets down on a knee and slogs it on the bounce to Arshdeep at deep square leg. One run taken.

Short and outside off, Tim backs away and slaps it to deep extra cover for a single.

1 run, played towards covers.

SIX! Tim Seifert brings up his FIFTY in style. A string of low scores coming into the game for the Kiwi opener and the dropped catch earlier in the night has proved to be just the luck he needed. Reddy begins on a length, outside off. Seifert anticipates the line and length and pre-empts the scoop. He gets inside the line, hangs low and scoops it over deep fine leg for a six.

On a back of a length, on off. Seifert punches it to deep point for a single.

Not all that short, outside off. Glenn Phillips pivots for the pull but the ball skids through to take the bottom edge and it goes on the bounce to the keeper.

Straightening off a good length, on off. Phillips looks to turn it away with a closed bat face but gets a soft leading edge to point.

Very full, on off. Phillips digs it out to long off and gets to the other end.

FOUR! Good adjustment! Pace off delivery at 118 kph, on a back of a length. A little too straight with square leg up inside the circle. Seifert waits for the ball to arrive and rolls his wrists over the ball to place the pull to the right of the square leg fielder for a four. 12 runs off the 10th over. At the halfway mark, New Zealand are 96/2, needing 96 more.

At 109 kph, curving back in, flat and short, on middle and leg. Seifer gets low to swing it away on the leg side but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Keeps it away from the batter's arc, fuller in length. Seifer reaches out and slices it off the outer half to the left of deep point. Just a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Varun Chakaravarthy breaks through for India. A lot of air given by Varun, full and on off. Mitchell puts his head down and swings through the line. He does not quite get hold of it, and it dips on Abhishek Sharma, who charges in off the long off fence. He dives forward to take the catch. A quick check upstairs and the replays confirm that Sharma had his fingers under the ball and at no point did the ball come in contact with the turf. New Zealand are now 2 down for 82, needing 110 runs in 69 balls.

Doing too much! Another optimistic shout from Varun Chakaravarthy but that is going down leg. It is the googly, on a good length, on middle. Phillips plays around it and wears it on the front pad.

Skidding through, shorter and on top off. Glenn dabs it wide of point for a single.

Floated up, on off. Seifert extends his hands and plays a punchy drive along the ground. Shreyas Iyer dives to his right at extra cover and gets a hand on it. He gets back up on his feet and keeps the batters down to a single. End of a successful over for Varun Chakaravarthy and India. A wicket and 3 runs off it.

Prince follows Seifert with a good-length delivery as he backs away. Tim plays all around it and wears it on the pads.

Full and fast, around leg. Seifert clears the front leg and swats it away to deep mid-wicket. They cross.

Good hustle! Tailing back in, it is a low full toss, on the pads. Mitchell fails to help it away. The ball thuds into the pads and trickles into the vacant square leg region. The batters take the first run hard and make it back for the second before Sanju Samson can get to the ball.

SIX! Watch out in the crowd! Prince hits the back of a length, on middle. This sits up to be hit and Mitchell stands tall to pummel it over deep square leg for a flat six.

Yorker attempted but it comes out as a low full toss, on middle. Mitchell taps it away towards wide long on for only a single.

Very full, on middle. Seifert backs away and exposes all three stumps. He drills it to deep cover and keeps the strike with a single. 11 runs off the over. New Zealand need 111 runs in 72 balls.

India have run out of their reviews! Flighted up, it is the googly, full and on middle. Mitchell shimmies down the track and shapes up to clip it away with a closed bat face. The ball spins back in to go past the inside edge and pings him low on the front pad. A single is taken as the ball goes away on the off side. Sanju Samson and Varun Chakaravarthy convince Shreyas Iyer to take the review. A spike on UltraEdge when the ball is next to the bat. The on-field decision is upheld.

Shorter and on middle, that is punched off the back foot to long on for a single.

Wide! Sliding down leg, on a nagging length. Mitchell misses out on the tickle. Good work by Sanju Samson to move to his left and whip the bails off quickly but Daryl had his back leg ground inside the crease.

Slower through the air, on a good length, on off. Mitchell clears the front leg and swipes it away off the inner half to deep mid-wicket for one.

This is quicker through the air, on a length, on middle. Seifert pushes it down to long on and crosses over.

SIX! Good use of the feet. Sliding on with the arm, on a length, on middle. Mitchell skips down the track and reaches the pitch of the ball. Launches it over long on, where Tilak Varma is a mere spectator.

Rapped on the pads! Skidding through, on a nagging length, outside off. Mitchell shuffles across for the block but is beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the pads. The impact looked outside the line there.

A big swing and a miss! Serves it on a good length, outside off. Seifert clears the front leg and tries to hit through the line but can only connect with thin air.

FOUR! Up and over. Pace taken off by Bhuvi, fuller and at the sticks. Tim makes room to open up the off side. He waits for the ball to arrive before carving it over extra cover. Tilak Varma gives chase but the ball wins the race.

SIX! Clean as a whistle. Kumar goes searching for the yorker but misses his mark. Serves it right in the slot, on middle. Seifert backs away, clears the front leg and pumps it over the sight screen for half a dozen.

SIX! And again. With that, the 50 comes up for New Zealand. It is the knuckleball by Bhuvneshwar and the length is dragged back, on off. Seifert moves to the leg side and frees his arms, thumping it with a horizontal bat towards the sight screen. 37 runs in 13 balls since that dropped catch.

Around the tramline, very full. Seifert reaches out but loses his footing and bunts it down to extra cover.

FOUR! Streaky, but they all count. This has been quite the momentum shift since the dropped catch. 20 runs off the final over of the Powerplay. At the end of 6 overs, New Zealand are 59/1, needing 133 runs in 84 balls. Pitched up, outside off. Seifert throws his hands at the ball. It flies over short third off an outside edge for a four.

SIX! Hit extremely hard! Good-length delivery on the middle stump, skidding off the track. Daryl Mitchell clears the front leg and swings it over deep mid-wicket for a flat six.

 SIX MORE! Even better from Mitchell! Slammed hard into the surface, outside off, Daryl Mitchell picks the length early and launches it effortlessly over deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

Angled onto the pads, whipped across by Mitchell, but straight to the fielder at mid-wicket.

Hits the back of a length, on the leg stump, Mitchell rides the bounce and nudges it wide of square leg for a single.

Tailing in on the leg stump, full in length, Seifert flicks it to the mid-wicket fielder.

Finishes it off well. Nails in a yorker and gets some inswing as well, on the leg stump. Seifert's head falls over as he tries to dig it out. Shovels it to the mid-wicket region for a single. 14 runs off Prince's first.

Short of a length, outside the off stump, Seifert slashes it to the deep point region and they hustle back for the second as the sweeper cuts it off in the deep.

Beaten! On top of middle, nipping into the batter, Seifert shuffles far across to the off side to play the scoop shot but misses. He loses his balance completely and falls over.

DROPPED! Dhir puts down an absolute sitter at deep third. A length ball on leg and middle, shaping away late. Seifert clears his front leg and attempts to launch it in the air, but gets a thick leading edge that flies straight to deep third. Dhir gets under it, but shells it. One run taken. Seifert gets a huge lifeline here.

Full and outside off, belted away to the left of mid off. Shreyas dives and makes the stop. One run taken.

 SIX! Connects well this time! On a back of a length, around the off stump, Seifert holds his shape well and thumps it powerfully over the long off fence for a six.

Beaten! Fired outside off on a fullish length, Seifert throws his bat at it, swings with all his might, only to miss out. The ball flirts with the tramline, but stays inside and carries through to the keeper.

A fullish delivery on off, Seifert drives it straight back to the bowler. Kumar cuts it off on his follow-through.

A hint of inswing on a fuller length, on the fourth stump. Seifert badly mistimes the drive towards the cover fielder.

Slower one at 116 kph, on a length, on a tight line on off, Seifert does not get to free his arms and knocks it back to the bowler. 

FOUR! Off the edge and another fortuitous boundary for Seifert. Length-delivery angled onto the pads, Seifert rocks back to whip it onto the leg side, but gets a leading edge. Luckily, the ball rifles between the slip and the short third fielder for a boundary.

Hard length, around the off stump, Seifert stays leg side and punches it to mid off.

Fuller than a length, just outside off, Seifert drives it to the right of the cover fielder and pinches a single.

Gets the ball to jump and shape away from the batter on a length, Finn hops back and steers it to the right of short third for a quick single.

Wide! Wayward from Singh. Hits the length hard at 128 kph, but fires it way down leg. Seifert misses the tickle.

Tap and run! An outswinger on a good length, on top of off, Seifert punches it off the back foot towards cover-point for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! India have their first wicket. Singh bangs the length in hard and gets it to swing in with a hint of extra bounce. Allen stays rooted in his crease and goes for a booming pull, but the ball climbs on him and spoons up into the night sky. It hangs in the air over the square leg region for an age, swirling as it comes down. Kishan calls for it, keeps his eyes locked on the ball, and judges the trajectory right until the final moment. He goes for the catch with a reverse cup, but the ball bursts through his grasp. Falling backwards works in Ishan's favour, though, as the ball rolls onto his stomach and he manages to cling on. New Zealand are 9/1, chasing 192.

Wide! Back of a length, down leg, Daryl leaves.

On a length, around off, and shaping in, Mitchell mistimes the punch towards cover.

 A late appeal for caught behind, but not given! Shreyas has a chat with the bowler and the keeper before opting for a review. Fuller ball, angled across the batter, Daryl clears the front leg to smash it downtown, but the ball keeps leaving him. Beats the bat and nestles into Samson's gloves. UltraEdge shows a flat line and India lose a review. Sanju had no interest in it to begin with.

Nagging length, on the leg stump, Mitchell rocks back and knocks it to mid on. Brilliant start by Arshdeep. A wicket and just three runs from it.

Swing right away! Back of a length, shaping away, Seifert hangs back and punches it to backward point.

Curves away, from middle to off, full in length, Tim looks to flick but closes the bat face a bit too early. Gets a leading edge that goes on a couple of bounces to Kishan at cover-point.

New Zealand are off the mark! So is Seifert! Full on the stumps, angling in, Seifert strokes it through mid on for a single.

The call is for two but they won't get it! At the pads on a fuller length, Allen flicks it wide of mid on for a single.

INSIDE EDGE AND FOUR! Lucky, very lucky. Bhuvi gets the ball to shape back into the batter, on a good length. Seifert is cramped for room and tries to punch it away, but gets an inside edge and the ball rolls past the leg stump, before racing to the deep fine leg fence.

Back of a length, angling into the body, Seifert stands tall and stabs it to cover-point.