IND vs NZ Stats Preview - 5th T20I, New Zealand tour of India 2026

IND vs NZ 5th T20I Stats Preview. [Source - BCCI.tv]

India and New Zealand will be up against each other in the 5th T20I of the five-match series on Saturday, January 31st. The thrilling encounter will be played at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram and is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM IST.

IND vs NZ 5th T20I preview, 2026

India

India head into the fourth T20I in Thiruvananthapuram with the series already sealed, despite losing the previous encounter. A rare off day with the ball exposed some gaps, and Suryakumar Yadav’s men will look to not repeat the same mistake and finish the series with a win going into the World Cup.

New Zealand

New Zealand, despite losing the first three games and the series, bounced back strongly with an improved batting display followed by a brilliant bowling performance. The visitors have gained confidence from the response and will hope to make it two wins in a row to finish the series positively ahead of the T20 World Cup.

Top run scorers in IND vs NZ T20Is

We are considering only the players from the current squad.

Suryakumar Yadav - 463 runs

Suryakumar Yadav tops the India vs New Zealand T20Is run chart with 463 runs, averaging 57.87 at a strike rate of 166.54.

Tim Seifert - 420 runs

Tim Seifert feature next with 420 runs at 35 average and 148.4 strike-rate in 14 appearances in India vs New Zealand T20Is.

Daryl Mitchell - 340 runs

Daryl Mitchell sits third on the list with 340 runs in 18 innings at 22.66 average and 144.68 strike-rate including a half-century against India in T20Is.

Top wicket-takers in IND vs NZ T20Is

We are considering only the players from the current squad.

Ish Sodhi - 30 wickets

Ish Sodhi leads the wickets chart in India vs New Zealand T20Is with 30 wickets at an average of 22.2 and economy rate of 8.22 striking at every 16.2 balls.

Mitchell Santner - 22 wickets

Mitchell Santner features next with 22 wickets in this fixture, averaging 29.09 and economy of 7.44 with 4/11 as best bowling figures.

Jasprit Bumrah - 16 wickets

Jasprit Bumrah sits third with 16 wickets in 13 games at an average of 19.75 and economy rate of 6.44 in this fixture.

IND vs NZ key stats

India key records

• India have won 4 of their last five T20Is vs NZ in India.
• India have won three of their four T20Is played in Thiruvananthapuram.
• Suryakumar Yadav is currently the leading run-scorer in this series with 179 runs, 89.5 average, 2 50s and 192.47 strike-rate.
• Abhishek Sharma has been striking at 266.66 strike-rate in this series with 152 runs, including two half-centuries.
• Suryakumar Yadav is leading run-scorer for India in T20Is at Thiruvananthapuram - 69 runs, 2 innings, 1 50 and 160.46 strike-rate.
• Arshdeep Singh has highest T20I wickets at Thiruvananthapuram - 4 wickets, 19.5 average and 12 strike-rate.

New Zealand key records

• New Zealand have won two of their last five T20Is.
• New Zealand 1 of their last five T20Is they have played in India.
• Tim Seifert has been New Zealand's best T20I batter since 2025 - 657 runs at 46.92 average and 164.25 strike-rate.
• Glenn Phillips has been the leading run-scorer for New Zealand in this series - 169 runs, 42.25 average and 155.04 strike-rate.
• Jacob Duffy has been the highest wicket-taker in this series - 5 wickets, 27.20 average.
• Jacob Duffy has been the best pacer in T20Is since 2025 - 40 wickets, 16.6 average and 12.6 SR.

IND vs NZ key records which could be broken in 5th T20I, 2026

• Suryakumar Yadav is 33 runs away from 3000 T20I runs.
• Ishan Kishan is 92 runs away from 1000 T20I runs.
• Ishan Kishan is 101 runs away from 6000 T20 runs.