India vs New Zealand, 5th T20I, New Zealand tour of India, 2026 - Player Highlights

Axar to Finn Allen, out Caught by Rinku Singh!! Axar breaks the stand. Much needed wicket for India. Allen was hitting them cleanly and keeping New Zealand on course, but he departs after a fine knock. Axar is delighted. Ishan is relieved. This is not all that short, but Allen rocks back to play the pull, mistimes it to long-on and Rinku makes no mistake in front of the rope. Finn Allen c Rinku Singh b Axar 80(38) [4s-8 6s-6]

Axar to Finn Allen, 2 runs, 94.6ks short of length around off, Allen opens the bat face and slices it square on the off-side, easy couple

Axar to Finn Allen, 1 run, flatter delivery around off, Allen slaps it to long-off

Axar to Finn Allen, FOUR, quicker and fraction short, Allen is quick to latch on, rocks back and pulls it in front of square, beats deep mid-wicket to the right

Axar to Finn Allen, byes, FOUR, stumping chance missed. Allen comes down the track and is met by a shortened length, he still goes through with the big shot and misses, Ishan Kishan too does not get his gloves behind and the ball races away. How costly will that prove?

Varun Chakaravarthy to Finn Allen, 1 run, leg-break but dragged short, Allen slaps it past Varun and Rinku quickly gets across from long-off, just a single

Varun Chakaravarthy to Finn Allen, SIX, ufff! That's a clean strike. Full delivery on middle, Allen clears his front leg and whips it with a strong bottom hand, the ball sails over the deep mid-wicket fence. He packs a punch when he strikes them..

Varun Chakaravarthy to Finn Allen, 1 run, 99.4ks quicker and short of length, Allen cracks it to sweeper cover

Axar to Finn Allen, 1 run, 92.2ks back of a length and sliding in, Allen flicks wide of long-on and retains strike

Axar to Finn Allen, 1 run, flatter and slanting in, Allen stays back and clips it through mid-wicket

Axar to Finn Allen, no run, drifting in with the angle, Allen is rooted to the crease and chops it onto the pad, the ball rolls close to the stumps

Axar to Finn Allen, no run, 95ks quicker and sliding in, Allen knocks it to the right of Axar and he moves across to make the stop

Axar to Finn Allen, SIX, Axar is welcomed with a maximum. Short and outside off, plenty of width and Allen takes advantage, flat-bats it towards long-off and clears the rope comfortably. He struck that flat and hard..

Varun Chakaravarthy to Finn Allen, 1 run, wrong 'un on middle and leg, Allen knocks it down to long-on

Varun Chakaravarthy to Finn Allen, SIX, massive! Once again Varun drags the googly short and Allen is quick to pounce, transfers his weight back and gets plenty on the pull, the ball sails into the deep mid-wicket stand

Varun Chakaravarthy to Finn Allen, no run, flatter and drifting in, Allen is cramped in the crease and ekes out an inside edge onto the thigh

Varun Chakaravarthy to Finn Allen, FOUR, fifty for Allen. First game in the series and he's made a mark. Just a raise of the bat and he carries on. Another drag down by Varun, this time Allen does not miss out, rocks back and pulls it in front of square. No chance for deep mid-wicket

Varun Chakaravarthy to Finn Allen, no run, starts with a googly, fraction short and turning in, Allen looks to pull and misses, struck on the back thigh

Bumrah to Finn Allen, 1 run, 137.2ks full and angling in, Allen drives and ekes out an inside edge onto the back pad, the ball rolls to point

Bumrah to Finn Allen, wide, bouncer but too short and too high, Allen watches it sail past him and Ishan Kishan leaps up to glove the ball. He did well to time the jump and collect the ball, saved four runs

Bumrah to Finn Allen, 1 run, back of a length delivery, angled in, Allen hops and drops it with soft hands to the off-side

Bumrah to Finn Allen, SIX, Allen expects a short of length delivery and he gets one, he's waiting in the crease to play the pull and nails it over mid-on. Not off the middle, almost off the toe-end but the ball travels the distance

Bumrah to Finn Allen, no run, 142ks now a sharp bouncer, Allen decides to take it on and is late on the shot, the ball flies over the top-edge and whizzes past his right ear. He looks at the square leg umpire for a wide but that was fine

Bumrah to Finn Allen, no run, 137.7ks nippy short of length delivery, Allen is hurried on the pull, gloves it onto the thigh pad and the ball rolls back down the pitch

Hardik Pandya to Finn Allen, 1 run, short of length delivery, Allen is rushed on the pull and gets it high on the bat, the ball lands safelt near the mid-on region

Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, FOUR, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4! Allen and New Zealand off to a flier. Arshdeep goes for the yorker and does not get it right, in the arc and Allen drills it straight of mid-off. Hardik could only watch the ball race away past him

Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, FOUR, Allen is laying into Arshdeep. Nothing seems to be working at the moment. This was the slower ball, 118.4ks off-pace delivery, but Allen waits and muscles it through the cover region

Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, SIX, Allen is carrying on his BBL form. He was the leading run-scorer there and is off to a flying start. 135.5ks fullish delivery at the stumps, Allen brings the bottom hand into play and whips it over wide long-on. 90 meters..

Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, FOUR, 133.8ks short and slanted across, width on offer and Allen flays it over the cover-point region. He intentionally went aerial and cleared the inner ring comfortably

Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, FOUR, shot! 128.7ks full and angled across, Allen maintains a solid base and lofts through the line. Not quite off the middle but clears extra cover with ease and the ball rolls into the rope

Hardik Pandya to Finn Allen, no run, 131.5ks short of length delivery, Allen gets behind the line and defends it back

Hardik Pandya to Finn Allen, no run, just over Hardik. Allen shuffles across, crouches low and attempts the scoop, gets it off the toe-end and the ball lobs back, Hardik leaps up with an outstretched right hand but the ball evades his grasp, it goes on to hit the stumps but Ravindra was in and Hardik didn't get a touch

Hardik Pandya to Finn Allen, no run, 132ks back of a length and hint of away swing, Allen dabs it with soft hands to short third

Hardik Pandya to Finn Allen, no run, 129.9ks short and wide outside off, Allen cracks it straight to Axar at cover-point

Hardik Pandya to Finn Allen, no run, on a length and swings away, stays a tad low and Allen is rooted to the crease, has a tentative poke and the ball sneaks under his bat

Hardik Pandya to Finn Allen, SIX, Hardik greeted with a maximum. He starts with a slower off-cutter, right in the slot and no big foot movement from Allen, just hands flowing through the loft and he sends it sailing in front of the sightscreen

Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, 1 run, good length ball around leg, Allen tucks it to mid-wicket and crosses over

Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, FOUR, back to back fours. Once again leg-lined and Allen clips it backward of square. The timing and placement fetch him another four

Arshdeep Singh to Finn Allen, FOUR, Allen is off and running. Full pitcher, right in the slot and Allen does not try to overhit, he chips it back over Arshdeep and the ball runs away to the fence