India Vs New Zealand, 5th T20I: Ishan Kishan Scores Maiden Ton In 46-Run Victory

Ishan Kishan smashed a maiden T20I hundred while Suryakumar Yadav hit a stroke-filled fifty as India defeated New Zealand by 46 runs in the fifth and final match to seal the series 4-1 in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday (January 31, 2026). Opting to bat, Ishan smashed 10 sixes and six fours en route a 43-ball 103, while Suryakumar made a 30-ball 63 studded with four boundaries and six maximums to power India to a challenging 271 for 5. Hardik Pandya also hit some lusty blows on way to 42 off 17 balls. In reply, NZ managed 225 in 19.4 overs with opener Finn Allen making a 38-ball 80. Arshdeep Singh (5/51) and Axar Patel (3/33) shared most of the wickets.

Updated on: 31 January 2026 11:08 pm

India and New Zealand 5th T20I-Ishan Kishan

India's Ishan Kishan celebrates his century during the fifth and final T20 International cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India and New Zealand 5th T20I-Suryakumar Yadav

India's Suryakumar Yadav, second right, and New Zealand's Mitchell Santner, centre, during toss before the fifth and final T20 International cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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Crowd screams before the fifth and final T20 International cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India and New Zealand 5th T20I-Abhishek Sharma

India's Sanju Samson, left, and Abhishek Sharma arrive to bat during the fifth and final T20 International cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India's Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the fifth and final T20 International cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India and New Zealand 5th T20I-Lockie Ferguson

New Zealand's Lockie Ferguson, right, celebrates the wicket of India's Sanju Samson, left, during the fifth and final T20 International cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India's Ishan Kishan plays a shot during the fifth and final T20 International cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India's Ishan Kishan, right, celebrates his half century with captain Suryakumar Yadav during the fifth and final T20 International cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India and New Zealand 5th T20I-Suryakumar Yadav s half century

India's captain Suryakumar Yadav celebrates his half century during the fifth and final T201 cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India and New Zealand 5th T20I-Ishan Kishan celebrates his century

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India's captain Suryakumar Yadav plays a shot during the fifth and final T201 cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India's Ishan Kishan, left, celebrates his century with Hardik Pandya during the fifth and final T201 cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India and New Zealand 5th T20I-Hardik Pandya

India's Hardik Pandya plays a shot during the fifth and final T201 cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India and New Zealand 5th T20I-Arshdeep Singh

India’s Arshdeep Singh celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of New Zealand's Tim Seifert during the fifth and final T201 cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India and New Zealand 5th T20I-Finn Allen

New Zealand's Finn Allen plays a shot during the fifth and final T201 cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India and New Zealand 5th T20I-Finn Allen celebrates his half century

New Zealand's Finn Allen, right, celebrates his half century with Rachin Ravindra, back left, during the fifth and final T201 cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India's Hardik Pandya bowls a delivery during the fifth and final T201 cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India and New Zealand 5th T20I-Axar Patel

India's Axar Patel, left, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of New Zealand's Finn Allen during the fifth and final T201 cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India's Axar Patel, right, celebrates with captain Suryakumar Yadav after taking the wicket of New Zealand's Glenn Phillips during the fifth and final T201 cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India and New Zealand 5th T20I photo-22-Arshdeep Singh

India's Arshdeep Singh celebrates the wicket of New Zealand's captain Mitchell Santner during the fifth and final T201 cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India's Arshdeep Singh, centre, celebrates with Hardik Pandya, right, and Ishan Kishan after taking the wicket of New Zealand's captain Mitchell Santner during the fifth and final T201 cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India and New Zealand 5th T20I-Kyle Jamieson

New Zealand's Kyle Jamieson being bowled by India's Arshdeep Singh during the fifth and final T20 International cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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India's players celebrate after winning the fifth and final T20 International cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI/R SenthilKumar

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