In the T20 series, India whitewashed New Zealand 5-0 and made history

Mount Magnui, Ta. February 2, 2020, Sunday

After Rohit Sharma's 60 and Rahul's 45, Bumrah scored three for 12 as well as Saini-Thakur's 2-2 wicket as India made a unique history of winning the fifth and final T20 against New Zealand by seven runs.

India also whitewashed New Zealand 5-0 in the T20 series and earned the distinction of being the world's first team to win a bilateral series 5-0 in the history of T20. India also scored the first T20 series victory against hosts on New Zealand.

New Zealand were only able to score 156 for nine and lost 7 runs against a score of 164 to win the fifth and final T20 played at Mount Magnui. Bumrah played a crucial role in India's three-wicket haul, giving up only 12 runs in his four overs, which resulted in him being declared player of the match.

In the absence of Kohli, Rohit, who was also captaining, had to leave the field due to muscle strain and Lokesh Rahul took over the captaincy. Rahul was declared Player of the Series for scoring 224 runs with two half centuries at an average of 56 in the series.

In the fifth and final T20, India won the toss and chose to bat. Rohit hit 60 off 41 balls with 3 fours and three sixes, but he was retired due to muscle strain. Opener Rahul scored 45 off 33 balls and Iyer scored 33 off 31 balls to bring the team's score to 163 for three.

Rahul and Rohit shared a wonderful performance in the second wicket partnership from Team India. After Samson failed in the opening, Rahul and Rohit added 88 runs. After this, Manish Pandey also contributed 33 runs while maintaining the lead. He shared a 42-run partnership with Rohit. Although Rohit was injured at this time, he had left the field.

Seyfert, who took over New Zealand to chase down the winning target of 164, hit 50 for 30 with five fours and three sixes. New Zealand's Ross Taylor, who played his 100th T20 career, hit 53 off 47 balls with five fours and two sixes.

Seyfert and Taylor shared a 99-run fourth-wicket stand to hope for New Zealand's victory. However, Saini broke the pair out of Seyfert and pushed India to victory. He also had Taylor's wicket fast. Bumrah had a magical figure of 4-1-12-3. Saini took 2 wickets for 23 runs and Thakur 38 runs.