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IND vs NZ 5th T20I: Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh completely emerged as the hero of the story in the fifth and last T20 match between India vs New Zealand played at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The beginning of the match was very bad for him. However, as the match progressed, Arshdeep counterattacked in such a way that New Zealand’s batting completely disintegrated. On this basis, India won the match by 46 runs and won the series 4-1.
Arshdeep flopped badly in the beginning
The New Zealand team, which came to chase India’s huge score of 271 runs, started batting in an aggressive manner. Arshdeep Singh’s rhythm seemed completely spoiled in the powerplay. In his first two overs, the Kiwi batsmen scored a lot of runs and scored 40 runs. During this period he also took one wicket. At that time it seemed that this day would prove to be very bad for Arshdeep.
The whole story changed from the 12th over
However, the real Arshdeep Singh was seen after this. The captain handed him the ball again in the 12th over and from here the course of the match changed. On the very first ball, he sent the dangerous Rachin Ravindra to the pavilion. Mitchell Santner also became his victim in the same over. Arshdeep put pressure on New Zealand by taking two big wickets in one over.
‘Claw’ opened in the 16th over
After this, in the 16th over, Arshdeep achieved the most special moment of his career. He completed the first five-wicket haul of his T20 International career by dismissing Darryl Mitchell and Kyle Jamieson. The special thing was that Arshdeep, who gave 40 runs in the first two overs, spent only 11 runs in his last two overs.
Name recorded in record book
Arshdeep Singh took 5 wickets for 51 runs in 4 overs and became the sixth bowler from India to take a five wicket haul in T20 International. This performance is also special because he bounced back under pressure and showed how reliable a bowler he is in big matches.
Most successful Indian bowler in the series
In this series, Arshdeep took 8 wickets in 4 matches and was the highest wicket taker for India. Even though their economy was a bit high, this performance in the last match is a big positive sign for Team India before the T20 World Cup 2026.