India vs New Zealand, 5th T20I, New Zealand tour of India, 2026 - Player Highlights

Ferguson to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, cramped for room as Hardik Pandya steers this into the off-side. 250 up for India!

Ferguson to Hardik Pandya, SIX, short and punished! A slower delivery by Ferguson, Hardik Pandya picks the length early and pummels it over deep mid-wicket for a flat six

Ferguson to Rinku Singh, 1 run, cut away to deep backward point as the bowler goes short outside off

Ferguson to Rinku Singh, FOUR, on a length outside off, Rinku Singh stands tall and thumps it over mid-off as he manages to beat the fielder's leap, finds his first boundary

Ferguson to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, full toss around knee height as Hardik Pandya heaves it towards long-on for one

Ferguson to Rinku Singh, 1 run, punched into the off-side as the bowler goes short and wide

Ferguson to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, whipped through mid-wicket as the bowler goes full at the stumps

Ferguson to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, full toss outside off, Suryakumar Yadav throws his hands at it, swings hard and the outside edge flies away to the third man fence

Ferguson to Suryakumar Yadav, no ball, woah! That was a high full toss by Ferguson. Suryakumar Yadav is down on his floor as he somehow manages to get out of its way. Was trying to play the scoop as the ball slipped out of the bowler's hand. Ferguson charges towards Suryakumar Yadav and apologizes straightaway

Ferguson to Suryakumar Yadav, no run, attempts the scoop by going down on his knee, gets beaten down the leg-side though

Ferguson to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, down the wicket to slap this widish delivery towards wide long-off

Ferguson to Ishan Kishan, SIX, 100-run stand up! Pitched up by the bowler outside off, Ishan Kishan eyes the wide long-off area and deposits this over the boundary with a powerful lofted drive

Ferguson to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, yorker length delivery at the stumps, Suryakumar Yadav flicks it through mid-wicket for one

Ferguson to Abhishek Sharma, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Second wicket for Lockie. He's making an impact. This is quick and Abhishek is beaten for pace. 145.3ks good length ball, skids on after pitching, Abhishek shimmies down and tries to loft through the line, misses and the ball crashes into the top of middle-stump. Both openers gone inside the powerplay. Abhishek Sharma b Ferguson 30(16) [4s-4 6s-2]

Ferguson to Abhishek Sharma, no run, back of a length slanted across, Abhishek stands tall and tries to punch it through the off-side, beaten on the outside edge

Ferguson to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, 144.5ks fullish delivery on off, Kishan is rushed into bringing his bat down and stabs it to backward point

Ferguson to Ishan Kishan, SIX, almost a repeat of the previous shot. Leg-cutter from Lockie, but slanted across the left hander, Kishan has the width and he lofts through the line, this one is off the middle and the ball travels the distance over extra cover

Ferguson to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, 128.6ks slower ball angled outside off, Kishan has to reach for it and the bottom hand almost comes off the handle, but he middles it and sends it over wide mid-off, just lands inside the rope

Ferguson to Ishan Kishan, no run, half an appeal for LBW. 143.3ks good length ball, Kishan tries to whip it into the leg-side, misses and is rapped on the pads. The ball had pitched outside leg and hence Lockie does not pursue the appeal

Ferguson to Ishan Kishan, no run, 142.1ks full toss on the pads, Kishan gently turns it to mid-wicket

Ferguson to Samson, out Caught by Bevon Jacobs!! Trivandrum is stunned into silence. Their local hero departs cheaply and it has been a forgettable series for him. Fullish delivery, Samson goes deep in the crease and reaches for the lofted drive, gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies behind square, Jacobs gets around from deep backward point and takes a good catch. It was there in the slot but Samson's could not get it off the middle. Samson c Bevon Jacobs b Ferguson 6(6) [4s-1]

Ferguson to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, 142.9ks speared into the blockhole, Abhishek opens the bat face and squeezes it to deep backward point

Ferguson to Abhishek Sharma, no run, charges down and moves away to leg, gets a 139.5ks short of length delivery, Abhishek attempts the ramp but the ball flies over the top-edge. Lockie is hitting the pitch hard..

Ferguson to Samson, 1 run, 141.5ks back of a length around off, Samson looks to punch it through the off-side and squirts an inside edge backward of square

Ferguson to Samson, no run, back of a length and bit of extra bounce, Samson hops and fends it in front of cover