New Zealand finally wins a toss and decides to bowl in the 5th T20 against India

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has won his first toss of the series and decided to bowl in the fifth and final Twenty20 international against IndiaByThe Associated PressNovember 1, 2026, 2:14 AMHAMILTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won his first toss of the series Sunday and decided to bowl in the fifth and final Twenty20 cricket international against India.India's Shreyas Iyer won the toss in each of the first four matches and his team clinched the series by winning the first three matches by four wickets, four wickets and six wickets.New Zealand won the fourth match in Auckland on Friday by 87 runs, led by a century from Glenn Phillips.India made two changes to its lineup from that match, recalling pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and handing wrist spinner Varun Chakravharti his first appearance of the series.New Zealand recalled pacer Blair Tickner in place of Matt Fisher.___Lineups:Popular ReadsNew Zealand: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (captain), Nathan Smith, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner.India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.___See AP’s full cricket coverage hereSponsored Content by Taboola