New Zealand choked once again in the second half of the run chase from a comfortable position to lose the fifth and last T20I of the series against India by 7 runs in Mount Maunganui on Sunday.
The Men In Blue came back strongly in the death overs with Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini and Shardul Thakur picking wickets on a regular basis. Ross Taylor and Tim Seifert’s fifties had kept the Black Caps in the hunt but the 164-run target proved too big in the end for the hosts as they failed to register a single win in this 5-match series.
Here are some of the best Twitter reactions:
Unbelievable stuff !!! Great performance team india ?? 5 , 0 away is just incredible ☝? congratulations boys party ? to banti hai ??
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
White wash by team India here in New Zealand in the t20. This will be remembered for a long long time. Big plus for me how fast bowlers have bowled under pressure apart from bumrah ??
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Congrats for a thrilling series victory with an impregnable win by 5-0.
— Jay Shah (@JayShah)
It's a clean sweep!
India win the T20I series 5-0 ?
— ICC (@ICC)
Team India ?? ????
Well done to everyone— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7)
India has done to New Zealand what West Indies did to India at home back in 1983 to avenge the World Cup final loss!
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
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New Zealand have now lost 23 matches at home in T20Is – the joint most alongside Sri Lanka.
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
Must confess I didn't think it would be 5-0. Excellent as India were, New Zealand's back-up was found wanting.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
It's a clean sweep. 5⃣-0 to ??
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— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
?? 163/3 beat ?? 156/9 by 7 runs and win the T20I series 5️⃣-0️⃣! ?
An excellent bowling effort from as we defend a below par target! ??
PC: BCCI
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Boundaries hit in the series:
India – 90 (55 fours + 35 sixes)
NZ – 103 (64 fours + 39 sixes)India won the series 5-0.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Congratulations to India on a top series. Another win at Bay Oval despite some last over fireworks from Ish Sodhi. A 7 run win. Bumrah with 3-12 leading the bowling attack. Taylor top scoring with 53. Scorecard |
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)
