Milne takes 4 wickets as India post 191/8 against New Zealand in fifth T20I in Hamilton

India scored 191 for 8 in 20 overs in the fifth and final match of the five-match T20 series against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton. New Zealand, who won the toss and chose to bowl first, need 192 to win.

Ishan Kishan stood out in the Indian innings, hitting 61 off 32 balls with 5 fours and 5 sixes.

India made two changes. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Varun Chakravarthy came into the playing XI, while Mayank Yadav and Axar Patel were left out. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was not picked for the second match in a row. New Zealand brought in Blair Tickner in place of Matthew Fisher.

India made a poor start. Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson opened the innings. On the first ball of the second over, Abhishek tried a big shot off Adam Milne and gave a catch to the wicketkeeper, scoring just 1. Milne then dismissed Samson for 4.

After the early loss of two wickets, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan steadied the innings and added 93 for the third wicket. Tickner eventually sent Ishan back. At the other end, Shreyas also batted well and reached his fifty in just 22 balls, but was out soon after completing it. The wicket of captain Shreyas Iyer went to Nathan Smith.

Tilak Varma, who came in at number five, could not last either and returned for 5. Nathan Smith took his wicket as well. India's sixth wicket fell in the form of Naman Dhir, whom Tickner dismissed for 33. Dhir hit 4 fours and a six in his innings.

In the last over, Nitish Reddy was out for 22 off Adam Milne's bowling. Bhuvneshwar Kumar followed immediately, scoring 6 off 4 balls. Milne was the most successful New Zealand bowler with 4 wickets. Blair Tickner and Nathan Smith took 2 wickets each.

India's playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma, Nitish Reddy, Naman Dhir, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy.

New Zealand's playing XI: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (captain), Nathan Smith, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy and Blair Tickner. New Zealand's innings is still to come.