New Delhi | Jagran Sports Desk: New Zealand batsmen Ross Taylor and Tim Seifert on Sunday took against Shivam Dube in the 10th over. The duo slammed 34 runs off his opening over. They hit 6,6,4,1, 4nb, 6,6 off seven balls in the eventful over. New Zealand, who lost three early wickets in just 3.2 overs, bounced back after Taylor (53) and Seifert (50) added a partnership of 99 runs for the fourth wicket.
For Taylor, it was a special occasion as he brought up his eighth century in his 100th T20I. However, it was only short-lived as India displayed yet another comeback in the series to leave New Zealand end up losing yet another match.
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In the match, India scored 163 runs for the loss of three wickets after opting to bat first. Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 60 runs before getting retired hurt while KL Rahul contributed 45 runs. The Men in Blue are 4-0 ahead in the T20I series. For hots, Kuggeleijn was the pick of the bowlers, he ended up with 25/2 in 4 overs.
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In reply, Kiwis could only manage 156/9 in 20 overs. Apart from Ross Taylor and Tim seifert, all batsmen in the New Zealand line up failed to play their part in the another close encounter. For India, Jasprit scalped three wickets while Navdeep Saini and Shardul Thakur picked two wickets each. The 7-run win denied Kiwis from winning a single match, which included two overs, as India completed a 5-0 whitewash.
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The Men in Blue will next face Kiwis in the first ODI scheduled to take place at Seddon park, Hamilton on February 5 (Wednesday).