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India vs New Zealand 5th T20I: Rohit, Rahul, Bumrah shine as India win by 7 runs, claim series 5-0 - As it happened

Team India will be eager to sweep the T20I series against New Zealand 5-0 and write another first in their cricketing history, infact a first in the history of T20 cricket.

India vs New Zealand 5th T20I: Rohit, Rahul, Bumrah shine as India win by 7 runs, claim series 5-0 - As it happened

Mount Maunganui, February 2: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah shined to help Team India beat New Zealand by 7 runs in the fifth and final Twenty20 International match here on Sunday (February 2). With this win, the Men in Blue created history by becoming the first team to clean sweep a T20I series.

Rohit scored an unbeaten 60 before getting retired hurt, KL Rahul scored 45 while Shreyas Iyer made a slow 33 as the tourists posted a below-par 163/3 in the stipulated 20 overs. The hosts bowled well as they kept the Indian guns silent for most of the part of the innings.

However, it was their batting that once again disappointed as they fell seven runs short in the run chase. Bumrah displayed another brilliant performance with the ball and along with other bowlers, the Gujarat pacer ensured the Black Caps couldn't cross the line this time again.

Here's how the 5th T20I panned out at Bay Oval:

Feb 02, 2020, 4:38 pm IST

Virat Kohli | Series winning skipper: All of us are really proud of the way we've played this series. I think the conversation we had was to always look to find ways to win. When it comes out, it feels nice. You don't want to see what happened to Rohit, but there were all these young guys playing well and handling the pressure. That gives me a lot of pleasure watching from the outside and they will take this momentum going forward for many years. Basically it is all about laying the vision in front of the boys, the way you think, prepare. The guys are taking notice of it and they realize that the team needs 120% from them every time. Because only then you will find ways to win. That has been a massive change for us in the last two-three years. We have seen the results; we obviously won't win everything and these victories give a lot more pleasure than the one-sided victories. Kane and me have similar mindsets, similar philosophies. It is amazing that despite being from different parts of the world, we have similar thinkings and we speak the same language. Despite what the scoreline suggests, I feel that New Zealand cricket is in the best hands and he is the right guy to lead this team. He is the perfect, perfect man to lead them and I wish the best of luck and power to lead this side in the future. They are a side everyone loves to watch and play against.

Feb 02, 2020, 4:37 pm IST

Tim Southee | Losing skipper: It's another close one, unfortunately on the wrong side again. If you give them a sniff, they take it with both hands. I don't think it is a massive gap, the scoreline does suggest that, but we only need to do the smaller things better. The ODIs are a different format, new personnel come in and it is a format where we have done well.

Feb 02, 2020, 4:37 pm IST

KL Rahul | MoS: Yes, I am pleased. It is great to be standing here winning 5-0. Very happy that my performances could result in victories for India. We were happy to come into this series with confidence and to keep executing our skills every game. We came up with answers from every situation and it is a great result for me and the side. I am batting really well now and I am happy to do the roles I am doing for my side. Not thinking too much about the T20 World Cup at the moment, but hopefully I can continue batting this way. I think it is a winning habit that we have cultivated wherein we want to win every time we step onto the ground. As a team we keep believing in each other. It is unfortunate what happened with Rohit, but hopefully he'll be fine in a couple of days. Leading up to the World Cup, there were a few strategies that we wanted to try out. It just keeps giving us more and more confidence to keep going around. We'll relax a little bit over the next couple of days and enjoy the victory. But once we start with the next series, the process will remain the same. We want to win games of cricket every time we go out. The kind of cricket we are playing is fun to watch and we hope to keep repeating this.

Feb 02, 2020, 4:37 pm IST

Jasprit Bumrah | MoM: Feeling very good. The match got close at one point but we had belief that if we can squeeze in one or two good overs, the match can get close. It was windy, I was trying to use the wind and the longer side of the boundary. Very happy with the learnings, different ground dimensions, first time in New Zealand; great result.

Feb 02, 2020, 4:36 pm IST

Clean sweeps for India away from home (3+ match): 3-0 v Australia in AUS 2015/16 3-0 v West Indies in USA/WI 2019 5-0 v New Zealand in NZ 2020

Feb 02, 2020, 4:12 pm IST

Yuvraj hails Team India!!

Feb 02, 2020, 4:11 pm IST

Most bilateral series wins as captain (after 15 T20I series) 10 - Virat Kohli 9 - Faf du Plessis 7 - Eoin Morgan 6 - Darren Sammy 5 - MS Dhoni

Feb 02, 2020, 4:11 pm IST

Hardik Pandya congratulates Team India.

Feb 02, 2020, 4:08 pm IST

Done and dusted! TEAM INDIA BEAT NEW ZEALAND BY 7 RUNS AND CLEAN SWEEP SERIES

Feb 02, 2020, 4:07 pm IST

SIX!!! Sodhi pulls Shardul and gets another maximum. NZ need 9 off two balls. It isn't over yet.

Feb 02, 2020, 4:05 pm IST

SIX!! Sodhi connects it well and sends the ball way into the stands. Shardul is unhappy with that ball

Feb 02, 2020, 4:04 pm IST

3 runs and a Wicket! Bumrah ends his spell with a brilliant over. NZ reach 143/9 in 19 overs. They need 21 from 6 balls.

Feb 02, 2020, 4:00 pm IST

Wicket! BOOM BOOM Bumrah cleans up Southee (6) with another beautiful yorker. NZ - 141/9 in 18.2 overs.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:59 pm IST

Bumrah bowls the penultimate over. Sodhi takes a single on the first delivery. Southee is on strike.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:57 pm IST

Four! Southee ends Saini's over with a boundary. NZ reach 140/8 in 18 overs. They need 24 from 12 balls.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:53 pm IST

WICKET! Ross Taylor (53) edges Saini and KL Rahul takes a simple catch. NZ - 133/8 in 17.1 overs. NZ are falling apart in this run chase.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:50 pm IST

Wicket! Scott Kuggeleijn (0) pulls Shardul Thakur and Sundar takes a simple catch at deep mid-wicket. NZ - 132/7 in 16.5 overs. This match isn't over yet.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:46 pm IST

Wicket! Mitchell Santner (6) skies Shardul Thakur and Manish Pandey pouches it safely near the boundary ropes. NZ - 131/6 in 16.3 overs.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:42 pm IST

7 runs conceded by Yuzvendra Chahal from that over. NZ reach 129/5 in 16 overs. They need 35 runs from 24 balls.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:39 pm IST

Fifty up for Ross Taylor in his 100th T20I. This has been a fine batting performance from the seasoned campaigner as he slams his 7th T20I fifty.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:37 pm IST

Brilliant over from Sundar as he concedes just 3 from it. NZ - 122/5 in 15 overs. They require 42 from 30 balls. Taylor and Santner are in the middle.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:32 pm IST

WICKET! BOOM BOOM Strikes!! A brilliant yorker from Bumrah and Daryl Mitchell (2) has no response to it. NZ - 119/5 in 14 overs. 3 runs and the wicket of Mitchell. Jasprit Bumrah was at his best in that over.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:24 pm IST

Wicket! Navdeep Saini strikes. Tim Seifert (50) gives a simple catch to Samson at on-side. NZ - 116/4 in 12.4 overs. The 99-run stand comes to an end.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:22 pm IST

Fifty! Back-to-back half-centuries from Seifert. This one came off just 29 deliveries. Brilliant batting from the wicketkeeper.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:19 pm IST

6 runs came from that over bowled by Jasprit Bumrah. Seifert - 49* and Taylor - 43* are poised to take their team home this time around in the run chase. NZ - 113/3 in 12 overs.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:15 pm IST

Most expensive overs in T20Is: 36 - Stuart Broad v Ind, 2007 34 - SHIVAM DUBE v NZ, TODAY 32 - Izatullah Dawlatzai v Eng, 2012 32 - Wayne Parnell v Eng, 2012 32 - Stuart Binny v WI, 2016 32 - Max O'Dowd v Scot, 2019

Feb 02, 2020, 3:14 pm IST

SIX!! Brilliant inside out shot from Seifert off Chahal over long-off and gets a maximum. He's looking in sublime form. NZ reach 107/3 after 11 overs.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:10 pm IST

6, 6, 4, 1, 4Nb, 6, 6! 34 runs leaked by Shivam Dube from his first over. NZ reach 98/3 in 10 overs. Poor decision from KL Rahul to introduce the part-timer and NZ are cruising in the run chase.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:09 pm IST

No ball and Four! Shivam Dube oversteps. Ross Taylor sweeps the ball and Washington Sundar slips in the deep to concede extra 3 runs.

Feb 02, 2020, 3:06 pm IST

SIX, SIX, Four! Tim Seifert welcomes Shivam Dube with back-to-back maximums and follows it with a boundary as the part-time bowler has been introduced in the attack by KL Rahul.

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Story first published: Sunday, February 2, 2020, 16:56 [IST]
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