At the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first, setting India a target of 210 runs in 50 overs. India began their innings with a cautious start, but the first wicket fell at 5.3 overs when Rohit Sharma was caught by Foxcroft off Fisher for 7. The second wicket came at 7.3 overs when Virat Kohli was caught by Seifert off Fisher for 5.

The third wicket fell at 8.1 overs when Ruturaj Gaikwad was caught by Seifert off Duffy for 18. At 17.2 overs Shreyas Iyer was caught by Fisher off Tickner for 22, and at 24.6 overs Axar Patel was caught by Young off Bracewell for 46. These early wickets left India at 121 for 5, with the top order struggling to build momentum.

The sixth wicket fell at 33.2 overs when Naman Dhir was caught by Kelly off Santner for 22, and the seventh at 35.2 overs when Auqib Nabi was caught by Allen off Santner for 5. A brief partnership between Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh added 28 runs, but the eighth wicket fell at 35.6 overs when Yash Thakur was caught by Seifert off Santner for a duck.

The ninth wicket fell at 40.3 overs when Ishan Kishan was caught by Fisher off Duffy for 46, leaving India at 183 for 9. The final wicket fell at 42.1 overs when Arshdeep Singh was bowled by Duffy for 14, completing the innings at 209 for 10 in 42.1 overs, with 10 extras (byes 0, leg‑byes 2, wides 7, no‑balls 1).

Jacob Duffy finished with 3 wickets for 60 runs from 8.1 overs, including the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ishan Kishan. Mitchell Santner also took 3 wickets for 47 runs in his 10 overs, while Matthew Fisher claimed 2 wickets for 28 runs in 7 overs. The remaining bowlers – Kristian Clarke, Blair Tickner, and Michael Bracewell – contributed with 0, 1, and 1 wicket respectively.

India were bowled out for 209/10 in 42.1 overs, falling 1 run short of the 210 target set by New Zealand. The required run rate for the chase is 4.20. New Zealand’s XI – Seifert, Young, Kelly, Foxcroft, Allen, Bracewell, Santner, Clarke, Tickner, Duffy, and Fisher – will now need to score 210 runs in 50 overs. Earlier in the series India had won the first three T20Is, New Zealand the fourth and fifth.