Black Caps smashed by India in final T20
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the Black Caps have found themselves on the wrong end of a 46 run result to India in the fifth and final T20 with the World Cup starting this week.
The loss came thanks to Ishan Kishan blasting a 42-ball hundred in Thiruvananthapuram to seal a 4-1 series win.
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Kishan belted 10 sixes in his 103 as the home side finished with an imposing 271-5.
Other big scorers fore India were Suryakumar Yadav who hit 63 from 30 and Hardik Pandya 42 from 17.
The best of the Black Caps bowlers was Lockie Ferguson with 2-41 from four overs while Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson and Mitchell Santner all took one wicket and were carted around the ground.
In-form New Zealand opener Finn Allen replied with six sixes in a 38-ball 80 to give the chase early momentum but they were bowled out for 225 with two balls left in the innings after India seamer Arshdeep Singh took a career-best 5-51.
New Zealand lost opener Tim Seifert cheaply but Allen and Rachin Ravindra (30) kept them in the hunt with a century stand before their chase was derailed.
After spinner Axar Patel (3-33) removed Allen and Glenn Phillips, seamer Arshdeep demolished the New Zealand middle order to claim his maiden five-wicket haul in T20 internationals.
Daryl Mitchell contributed 26 while down the order Ish Sodhi hit 33 from 15 balls including one four and three sixes.