Kishan, Arshdeep shine as India rout NZ: 5th T20 (Thiru’puram)

India posted a huge 271/5 in their 20 overs, powered by a brilliant century from Ishan Kishan (103), and a strong 63 from captain Suryakumar Yadav. Abhishek Sharma contributed 30, Hardik Pandya added 42, while Sanju Samson made 6 and Rinku Singh finished 8 not out* as India set a big target.

In reply, New Zealand are chasing, with Finn Allen and Rachin Ravindra starting the innings, but India’s bowlers — especially Arshdeep Singh (5-51) picking up key wickets — kept the Kiwis under pressure.

India 271 for 5 (Kishan 103, Suryakumar 63, Hardik 42, Ferguson 2-41) beat New Zealand 225 (Allen 80, Arshdeep 5-51, Axar 3-33) by 46 runs

Jan 2026.