IND vs NZ 4th T20: The fourth match of the 5-match T20 series between India and New Zealand was played at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. In this match, an amazing game was seen from New Zealand and it was successful in registering its first win in the series. Even though the New Zealand team lost the toss, it managed to put a big score on the board. After this the bowlers also performed strongly. Due to which the Kiwi team won this match by 50 runs.

New Zealand put a big score on the board

After losing the toss, New Zealand batted first and scored a strong score of 215 runs in 20 overs.

Opener Tim Seifert scored 62 runs in 36 balls, while Devon Conway played a useful inning of 44 runs in 23 balls. Both gave a fast start for the first wicket. Later, Darryl Mitchell scored unbeaten 39 runs on 18 balls and took the score beyond 200. For India, Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets each, but overall the bowlers could not stop the New Zealand batsmen.

India's star batsman did not play

India had a very bad start in chasing the target.

Abhishek Sharma was out after scoring a golden duck on the very first ball. Captain Suryakumar Yadav also returned to the pavilion early. After the collapse of the top order, Shivam Dubey once again showed his stormy style in the middle order and scored 65 runs in 23 balls. His innings included many big shots, but the team remained under pressure due to lack of support from the rest of the batsmen. Rinku Singh scored 39 runs on 30 balls, while Sanju Samson could only score 24 runs on 15 balls. In the end the Indian team was all out after scoring 165 runs in 18.4 overs.

Captain Mitchell Santner took the maximum of 3 wickets in New Zealand's bowling.

Ish Sodhi and Jacob Duffy also made 2-2 batsmen their victims. At the same time, this victory proved to be a confidence boost for New Zealand along with saving honor in the series. This defeat is a lesson for India, especially amid the preparations for the T20 World Cup 2026, where there is a need to work on the stability of the top order.