New Zealand finally wins a toss and decides to bowl in the 5th T20 against India
Hamilton, New Zealand - New Zealand's cricket captain, Mitchell Santner, won the toss for the final Twenty20 international against India and opted to field first. This marked the first time New Zealand had chosen to bowl in the series. India's Shreyas Iyer had won the toss in the previous four matches and led them to a series victory with three wins by four wickets each.
New Zealand secured the final match in Auckland on Friday by 87 runs, propelled by a century from Glenn Phillips. For the fifth and final game, India made two lineup changes, re-introducing pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and spinner Varun Chakravarthy. New Zealand also made a substitution, bringing back pacer Blair Tickner for Matt Fisher.
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