India vs New Zealand, 4th T20I, New Zealand tour of India, 2026 - Player Highlights

Arshdeep Singh to Seifert, out Caught by Rinku Singh!! The bowling change works for India. Arshdeep Singh gets the set batsman. This was short and wide outside off, tad slower and Seifert went hard at it. Flat-bats it towards long-off where Rinku Singh takes a it safely. That's his second catch of the evening. Took Conway's catch earlier, now Seifert's. A fine knock by the Kiwi opener comes to an end.. Seifert c Rinku Singh b Arshdeep Singh 62(36) [4s-7 6s-3]

Arshdeep Singh to Seifert, no run, slower bouncer by Arshdeep Singh, Seifert walks across in the crease to play the scoop, gets beaten though

Ravi Bishnoi to Seifert, 1 run, tad short on middle and leg, Seifert nudges it towards wide long-on for one

Kuldeep Yadav to Seifert, 1 run, worked through the leg-side for one

Kuldeep Yadav to Seifert, wide, way too wide outside off, out of the batter's reach

Kuldeep Yadav to Seifert, no run, flatter through the air outside off, slapped in front of cover

Kuldeep Yadav to Seifert, FOUR, tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Seifert goes down on his knee and slogsweeps this towards deep square leg. Harshit Rana in the deep moves across to his left, but fails to stop the boundary

Bumrah to Seifert, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, shapes back in sharply as Seifert gets an inside edge onto the pads. A half-hearted lbw appeal, but Bumrah reckons there was bat involved. There was a clear inside edge, confirms the replays

Bumrah to Seifert, no run, tad short around off, Seifert rides the bounce and defends it into the off-side

Kuldeep Yadav to Seifert, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, driven along the carpet to long-off by Seifert

Ravi Bishnoi to Seifert, 1 run, tad fuller outside off, Seifert smashes it towards wide long-off for a single

Ravi Bishnoi to Seifert, FOUR, more luck for Seifert! Quicker through the air on leg, this one keeps straight, Seifert has a wild swing and the inside edge misses the leg-stump and races away to the the fine leg boundary

Ravi Bishnoi to Seifert, 1 run, Seifert brings up his first fifty of the series. He’s shown flashes with quick starts earlier, but tonight he’s turned promise into substance. From the outset, he took on the Indian pacers with intent and the punishment has been relentless, stroke after stroke, as this innings continues to gather momentum. He gets there off just 25 deliveries, striking at a blistering 200. If this rhythm continues, New Zealand are staring at a formidable first-innings total tonight. Was a flatter delivery that was slapped towards mid-off by the opener

Kuldeep Yadav to Seifert, 1 run, swept through backward square leg by Seifert for one

Kuldeep Yadav to Seifert, 1 run, straighter through the air, Seifert chips it over the bowler's head for a single

Kuldeep Yadav to Seifert, 1 run, tad short on middle and leg, nudged through the leg-side by Seifert for a single

Bumrah to Seifert, no run, fired into the blockhole, Seifert flicks it towards mid-wicket

Bumrah to Seifert, 1 run, banged in short by Bumrah, short and quick, Seifert goes for a pull and gets a top edge over mid-wicket for a single

Bumrah to Seifert, SIX, 50 up for New Zealand! A length delivery by Bumrah, right into the slot, Seifert stays put and smokes it right over the bowler's head for a clean six. You don't see Bumrah getting treated in this way often

Bumrah to Seifert, 1 run, length delivery around middle and leg, driven towards mid-on by Seifert for one

Harshit Rana to Seifert, 1 run, 135.8 kph, shortish delivery by Harshit Rana and Seifert has slapped it to long-on on the bounce

Harshit Rana to Seifert, no run, short and quick outside off, Seifert throws his hands at it, goes for a flashy upper cut, gets beaten due to the bounce and pace though

Harshit Rana to Seifert, FOUR, smashed again! Pitched up by Harshit Rana outside off, Seifert makes room and bludgeons this uppishly through extra cover. A few changes made in the field by the Indian captain

Harshit Rana to Seifert, SIX, Seifert continues to punish Harshit Rana. A length delivery around off, Seifert clears his front leg and bludgeons this over long-on, just managing to clear the fielder at long-on. Kuldeep with a leap at the edge of the boundary, but couldn't grab it

Arshdeep Singh to Seifert, 1 run, a low full toss outside off, Seifert shuffles across and goes for the scoop, miscuing this towards square leg

Arshdeep Singh to Seifert, 1 run, on a length around middle and leg, Seifert flicks it over square leg for a single

Harshit Rana to Seifert, FOUR, Seifert is playing fearless cricket. This is full and wide outside off and Seifert slaps it over extra cover for a boundary to end the over. 12 runs from the over and Seifert is off to a brisk start

Harshit Rana to Seifert, 2 runs, banged in short by Harshit Rana, Seifert slaps it over cover and adds for two runs. That was a slower one and he got into an awkward position while playing that

Harshit Rana to Seifert, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, Seifert takes the aerial route, chips it to SKY on the bounce towards mid-off

Harshit Rana to Seifert, no run, back of a length around off, Seifert taps it down the pitch

Harshit Rana to Seifert, SIX, stand and deliver! On a length around off, hint of inswing, Seifert clears his front leg and launches it over long-on for a towering six. 89m maximum!

Harshit Rana to Seifert, no run, tries to be cheeky. Walks across in the crease and tries to play the scoop, connects thin air and gets beaten down the leg-side

Arshdeep Singh to Seifert, 1 run, yorker length ball on leg, Seifert squeezes it next to the pitch and takes a single

Arshdeep Singh to Seifert, FOUR, quite similar to the top edge induced earlier in the over. Closes the bat face and tries to whip this away, but the awayswinger takes the top edge and flies down to the third man fence. Hat-trick of boundaries for Seifert

Arshdeep Singh to Seifert, FOUR, smashed! Back of a length outside off, Seifert makes room and thumps it over the non-striker for back-to-back boundaries. This was much more convincing

Arshdeep Singh to Seifert, FOUR, top edge, but safe! Seifert looks to whip this across the line, but the ball swings away sharply. The top edge is induced over short third man where Bumrah charges back, gets a hand to it, but was never in control of it. Ends up parrying it away to the fence

Arshdeep Singh to Seifert, no run, another short ball by Arshdeep Singh outside off, kicks off the surface, Seifert rides the bounce and pats it into the off-side