IDFC First Bank T20I Series 2026: Team India registered their 9th consecutive series win after defeating New Zealand by 46 runs in the 5th and final T20I at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. Now I will share the details of this game match in my way.
5th T20I (India Vs New Zealand)
Game Date: 31st January 2026
Details: Team India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bat first in the 5th and final T20I game against New Zealand at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. Three changes in India’s playing XI and Ishan Kishan, Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patelincluded in the place of Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravi Bishnoi.
๐จ Toss Update ๐จ#TeamIndia elect to bat in the Final #INDvNZ T20I
Updates โถ๏ธ https://t.co/Thau28CPuZ@IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/9Wo6lLsnUs
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 31, 2026
Here's a look at #TeamIndia's Playing XI for the 5โฃth T20I ๐
Updates โถ๏ธ https://t.co/Thau28CPuZ#INDvNZ | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/CjChznpUY0
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 31, 2026
Team India scored huge 271/5 in their 20 overs after batting first. What a commanding batting display from India that was. Abhishek Sharma set the tone early with a brisk start, but Sanju Samsonโs struggles continued as he was once again dismissed cheaply. Both openers fell inside the powerplay, however, that did little to slow India down. What followed next, was sheer carnage. Ishan Kishan launched a brutal counterattack, punishing the New Zealand bowlers to all parts of the ground and bringing the momentum back in Indiaโs favour. While Kishan went on the offensive, Suryakumar Yadav initially played the supporting role, but it wasnโt long before he joined the act. Kishan raced to his half-century, and soon after, the Indian captain shifted gears, smashing successive maximums to bring up his own fifty. The 137-run partnership was finally broken when Santner removed the Indian captain, but Kishan went on a rampage. The left-hander brought up a scintillating century off just 42 deliveries before eventually departing. Hardik Pandya then applied the finishing touches with a sparkling cameo at the death. It was a night to forget for the New Zealand bowlers, as the ball disappeared to all corners of the park for most of the innings. Chasing 272 is going to be a mountain to climb. Let’s see how the NZ batters go about their business. Ishan Kishan scored 103 runs of 43 balls and skipper Suryakumar Yadav scored 63 runs of 30 balls. For New Zealand, Lockie Ferguson picked 2 wickets for 41 runs in his 4 overs.
Innings Break! #TeamIndia smash their 3โฃrd highest T20I total to put on a massive 2โฃ7โฃ1โฃ/5 ๐ ๐
Over to our bowlers now!
Scorecard โถ๏ธ https://t.co/AwZfWUTBGi#INDvNZ | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/RJcIvv8rAA
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 31, 2026
New Zealand failed to chase the target and bowled out for 225 runs in 19.4 overs and lost the game by 46 runs and series by 1-4. India clinch the series 4-1 in an emphatic fashion with a thoroughly dominant performance in the five-match T20I series. A class apart throughout, the hosts have capped it off with another clinical win. After winning the toss, India opted to bat and barring Sanju Samsonโs continued struggles at the top, everything fell into place. Abhishek Sharma provided early impetus, before Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav took complete control with a scintillating partnership. The Indian skipper brought up a brisk half-century, while Kishan went a step further, compiling a breathtaking hundred. A late cameo from Hardik Pandya ensured the momentum never dipped as India piled up a colossal 271. Chasing such a daunting target was always going to be a stiff challenge for New Zealand. Finn Allen gave them hope with a blistering start, smashing 80 off just 38 balls, but once he departed, the chase lost steam. India struck at regular intervals thereafter, never allowing the visitors to build any momentum similar to the earlier matches of this series. Arshdeep Singh starred with the ball, picking up a five-wicket haul, while Axar Patel chipped in with three as India sealed a comprehensive 46-run victory. It was a complete and an all-round team performance from the Men in Blue. Finn Allen scored 80 of 38 balls and Rachin Ravindra scored 30 runs of 17 balls. For Team India, Arshdeep Singh picked 5 wickets for 51 runs in his 4 overs quota.
A fantastic finish to the T20I series in Trivandrum ๐๏ธ๐ฅณ#TeamIndia register a 46-run victory and win the T20I series 4โฃ-1โฃ ๐๐
Scorecard โถ๏ธ https://t.co/AwZfWUTBGi#INDvNZ | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/SktrGoq0Dp
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 31, 2026
IND: 271/5 in 20 overs
SA: 225 all out in 19.4 overs
Match Result: India won by 46 runs
Series Result: India won by 4-1
Man of the Match: Ishan Kishan
Man of the Series: Suryakumar Yadav
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐! ๐#TeamIndia Captain Surya Kumar Yadav receives the @IDFCFIRSTBank T20I Series trophy from BCCI President Mr. Mithun Manhas ๐๐#INDvNZ | @MithunManhas | @surya_14kumar pic.twitter.com/6n2sP1D6TR
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 31, 2026
Stats
– Sanju Samson is set to feature at his home ground for the first time in his India career.
– Finn Allen was the leading run-getter during recently concluded BBL 15.
– Since the start of 2025, India’s average opening stands read 30.91. It’s the sixth best among the 12 Full Member nations.
– Only the fourth time Surya has opted to bat first in T20Is; three of these four games were dead rubbers. India won all the previous three with margins of 133 runs, 135 runs, and 21 runs.
– Samson vs pace in T20Is since 2025
16 innings
131 balls
166 runs
13 dismissals
Avg 12.76
SR 126.71
Ten of these dismissals have come inside the Powerplay.
– Fastest to 3000 T20I runs (by balls faced)
1822 Suryakumar Yadav *
1947 Muhammad Waseem
2068 Jos Buttler
2077 Aaron Finch
2113 David Warner
2149 Rohit Sharma
2169 Virat Kohli
– Most runs conceded by a NZ bowler in an over
30 Daryll Tuffey vs Aus Auckland 2005
29 Hamish Bennett vs WI Auckland 2020
29 Ish Sodhi vs Ind Vizag 2026
29 Ish Sodhi vs Ind Trivandrum 2026
– 86 runs scored by India bw overs 11 & 15 is the second most against a FM team in this block of overs, only behind Indiaโs 90 runs vs SA in Joburg in 2024.
– The 137-runs partnership between Ishan and Surya is the second highest for any wicket for India vs NZ behind 158-runs opening stand between Rohit & Shikhar in Delhi in 2017.
– 100 off 42 balls for Ishan Kishan
>> Fifth fastest for India
>> Fastest ever vs NZ
>> Seventh in all T20s; joint fourth most for an Indian batter
– 23 sixes by India in the innings is the joint most conceded by a FM side in a T20I alongside South Africa vs India in Joburg in 2024.
– Most sixes by a team in a bilateral series
69 Ind vs NZ 2026 (5 T20Is)
64 Eng vs WI 2023 (5)
64 Aus vs WI 2025 (5)
62 Cambodia vs Indonesia 2025 (8)
– Highest totals against a FM team
304/2 Eng vs SA Manchester 2025
297/6 Ind vs Ban Hyderabad 2024
283/1 Ind vs SA Joburg 2024
278/3 Afg vs Ire Dehradun 2019
271/5 Ind vs NZ Trivandrum 2026*
– Highest Powerplay totals vs India
79/1 NZ Trivandrum 2026 *
78/0 WI Lauderhill 2016
78/1 SA Gqeberha 2023
75/2 SL Colombo RPS 2018
– 50+ scores vs India inside Powerplay
57*(25) Fin Allen Trivandrum 2026 *
56*(24) Litton Das Adelaide 2022
52(21) Cameron Green Hyderabad 2022
51*(21) Johnson Charles Lauderhill 2016
– 7.6 overs for New Zealandโs team 100
>> second quickest by a team vs India
>> quickest by a team vs India in India
>> quickest for NZ vs India
– 22 runs conceded in Bumrahโs over is his most expensive in a T20I going past 21 he conceded against England in Kanpur in 2017.
– Fourth time India have had a 100+ individual score & a 5+ wicket haul in a T20I (only 13 times it has happened in all T20Is & no other side has done it more often)
KL Rahul (101*) & Kuldeep (5/24) vs Eng Manchester 2018
V Kohli (122*) & Bhuvneshwar (5/4) vs Afg Dubai 2022
SK Yadav (100) & Kuldeep (5/17) vs SA Joburg 2023
I Kishan (103) & Arshdeep (5/51) vs NZ Trivandrum 2026
– Most expensive 5-fers in T20Is
5/51 Arshdeep Singh vs NZ Trivandrum 2026
5/40 Alzarri Joseph vs SA Joburg 2023
5/39 Lungi Ngidi vs Eng Bristol 2022
– Highest match aggregate in a T20I
517 WI vs SA Centurion 2023
496 Ind vs NZ Trivandrum 2026 *
489 WI vs Ind Lauderhill 2016
– Most sixes in a T20I
41 Bulgaria vs Gibraltar Sofia 2025
36 Ind vs NZ Trivandrum 2026 *
35 WI vs SA Centurion 2023
34 WI vs Eng St Georgeโs 2023
– Sixth Player of the Series award for Suryakumar Yadav is the joint most for a player in T20Is alongside Virat Kohli and Wanindu Hasaranga
1๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ(43)
6๏ธโฃ fours
1๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ sixesFor his brilliant maiden T20I hundred, Ishan Kishan receives the Player of the Match award ๐
Scorecard โถ๏ธ https://t.co/AwZfWUTBGi#TeamIndia | #INDvNZ | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/Iu4Ke4ozvg
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 31, 2026
Leading from the front! ๐
For scoring 2โฃ4โฃ2โฃ runs in five matches, including three fifties, Captain Surya Kumar Yadav is the Player of the Series ๐ซก
Scorecard โถ๏ธ https://t.co/AwZfWUTBGi#TeamIndia | #INDvNZ | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/jfl2dLpt5n
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 31, 2026
๐ช.๐.๐ก.๐ก.๐.๐ฅ.๐ฆ ๐#TeamIndia win the @IDFCFIRSTBank T20I series 4โฃ-1โฃ ๐๐
Scorecard โถ๏ธ https://t.co/AwZfWUTBGi#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/4wCu4e6pPI
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 31, 2026
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