Black Caps batter Finn Allen scores a half-century against India in the fifth and final T20 cricket international in Thiruvanantha-puram. Kishan clobbered 10 sixes in an incendiary 103 off 43 balls to anchor India’s imposing 271 for five at the Greenfield International Stadium. Ish Sodhi bore the brunt in the 12th over, when Kishan lashed four fours and two sixes in a seven-ball over that cost 29 runs. Black Caps captain Mitchell Santner had a hint of asmile when asked what the tourists could have done to stopped the relentless Indian batters. While the series was lost, the Black Caps gained valuable preparation for the T20 World Cup, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 01, 2026 15:38 UTC