India won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Bay Oval. New Zealand chased 334, finishing on 333/10 in 50 overs, leaving India to chase a target of 334 at a required run rate of 6.68.

WA Young anchored the innings with 125 off 108 balls, his 14 fours and four sixes. He was dismissed by Naman Dhir after a 10‑over spell that yielded 55 runs and one wicket. The first wicket fell at 11.6 overs when Tim Seifert was caught by Ishan Kishan off Gurnoor Brar. Nick Kelly was stumped by Ishan Kishan off Patel at 14.2 overs, and Dean Foxcroft was caught by Gurnoor Brar off Auqib Nabi at 19.3 overs.

The middle overs saw Finn Allen score 41 off 30 balls, including two sixes, before being caught by Sharma off Patel at 30.2 overs. Michael Bracewell added 15 off 20, caught by Naman Dhir off Gurnoor Brar at 37.5 overs. Mitchell Santner made 24 off 29, caught by Ishan Kishan off Arshdeep Singh at 44.2 overs, and Kristian Clarke was lbw to Auqib Nabi for 22 at 47.6 overs. The only batsman left not out was KA Jamieson, who finished on 19 off 21.

The final overs were dominated by run‑outs: Matt Henry was run out by Auqib Nabi at 49.5 overs, and Matthew Fisher was run out by Kohli and Ishan Kishan at 49.6 overs. New Zealand's innings ended on 333/10, with 14 extras – 4 byes, 3 wides, 5 leg‑byes and 2 no‑balls.

India's bowlers were most effective with Arshdeep Singh taking 1/55 from 10 overs, Gurnoor Brar 2/69, Axar Patel 2/39, and Auqib Nabi 2/59. The match follows a series where India won the first three T20Is, New Zealand took the fourth and fifth, and India won the first two ODIs. The chase now requires 334 runs at 6.68 runs per over.