India won the toss and opted to bowl.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck in the opening over to knock Daryl Mitchell over.

Mark Chapman and Martin Guptill thereafter revived the innings with a 109-run stand.

Chapman scored his first fifty for New Zealand off 44 balls.

Ashwin then levied a double blow to break the stand and help pull things back.

Guptill scored his first fifty against India in T20Is.

India restricted New Zealand to 164 in 20 overs.

Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul got India off to a flier as they ended the Powerplay with 56 on the board.

Rohit fell for 48, but Suryakumar Yadav went on to bat New Zealand out of the game with his third T20I fifty.

New Zealand pulled things back in the death after India were cruising at one stage.

With 10 needed in the final over, Rishabh Pant struck the winning runs to give India a five-wicket win with two balls to spare.