Tim Seifert shines with half-century, New Zealand reach 96 runs in 10 overs

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In the fifth T20I match against Team India, New Zealand has reached the score of 96 runs for the loss of two wickets after the completion of 10 overs at the Seddon Park in Hamilton.

With an aim of chasing the target of 192 runs, New Zealand’s opening batsman Finn Allen scored two runs in three balls. Daryl Mitchell also departed after scoring 29 runs in 16 balls, including four maximums.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert and Glenn Phillips are unbeaten at the crease. 

Team India’s Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakaravarthy have managed to claim one wicket. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prince Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy are yet to claim any wickets.

IND vs NZ 5th T20I: First innings’ summary

Earlier, having been put to bat first, Team India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson scored four runs in 10 balls, whereas fellow opening batsman Abhishek Sharma managed to score just one run in two balls.

Ishan Kishan delivered a crucial knock of 61 runs off 32 balls, laced with five boundaries and the same number of maximums. Skipper Shreyas Iyer also smashed 50 runs in 23 balls, with the help of three boundaries and four maximums.

Naman Dhir returned to the pavilion after scoring 33 runs off 23 balls. His knock included four boundaries and a maximum. Nitish Kumar Reddy was dismissed on 22 runs in 17 balls. He also smashed two boundaries and a maximum. Bhuvneshwar Kumar registered six runs in four balls, including a boundary. Prince Yadav and Arshdeep Singh stayed unbeaten. Yadav faced one ball and did not score any runs, whereas Arshdeep scored one run in one ball. With this, the “Men in Blue” posted a total of 191 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs.

New Zealand’s Adam Milne returned with the figures of four wickets for 19 runs in four overs. Nathan Smith and Blair Tickner also bagged two wickets each. Jacob Duffy, Mitchell Santner, and Michael Bracewell went wicketless in the fifth T20I match against the “Men in Blue”.

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