New Zealand won the toss at Seddon Park and chose to bowl. India began their chase with a cautious start, but the first wicket fell in the first over when Abhishek Sharma was caught by Mitchell off the bowling of Adam Milne. The innings progressed to 20 overs, with India ending on 191/8, 1 run short of the 192 target.
The first two wickets came quickly. Samson was dismissed for 4 runs in his 10 balls, caught by Bracewell off Milne, while Sharma was out for a single. Milne’s spell proved lethal, taking four wickets for 19 runs in his four overs, leaving India at 4/2 after 3.1 overs.
The middle of the innings saw Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer dominate. Kishan scored 61 off 32 balls, including five fours and five sixes, before being caught by Smith off Tickner. Iyer followed with 50 off 23 balls, four fours and four sixes, before falling to Seifert and Smith. Smith’s spell yielded two wickets for 28 runs in three overs.
Later wickets fell at a slower pace. Naman Dhir made 33 off 23 balls before being caught by Bracewell off Tickner. Nitish Kumar Reddy added 22 off 17 balls before falling to Phillips and Milne. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was dismissed for 6 off 4 balls, caught by Mitchell off Milne. The innings closed at 191/8 after 19.5 overs.
India finished with 191 runs, 7 extras (1 byes, 4 wides, 1 leg‑byes, 1 no‑ball) and a required run rate of 9.60 for New Zealand. Earlier in the series India had won the first three T20Is, by 4 wickets, 4 wickets and 6 wickets respectively. New Zealand now face a chase of 192 to win the match today.