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India eye winning finish in fifth T20I against New Zealand | Sports-Games

  • On November 1st, India will face New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I at Seddon Park in Hamilton, with the world champions holding an unassailable 3-1 series lead.
  • New Zealand secured a brilliant 87-run win in the fourth T20I at Auckland after limiting India to 172; India had dominated the initial three games before this reversal.
  • Captain Shreyas Iyer has struggled for consistency, failing to score a half-century in his last eight innings in T20Is, while opener Sanju Samson produced scores of 67, 14, 18, 4 this series.
  • Former India cricketer Ajinkya Rahane told SonyLIV the management faces a batting-depth dilemma when selecting spinners. "I personally want to see Kuldeep Yadav come into the playing XI," he added.
  • Both teams will utilize the subsequent one-day series to study combinations ahead of next year's ICC World Cup, as New Zealand aims to enter the five-match ODI rubber with confidence.
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New Zealand finally wins a toss and decides to bowl in the 5th T20 against India

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has won his first toss of the series and decided to bowl in the fifth and final Twenty20 international against India

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