India vs New Zealand Live Score 4th T20 at Vishakhapatnam: Siefert slams 25-ball fifty as NZ plunder 71 in powerplay

Ravi Bishnoi has struggled to find his length and after multiple short deliveries, he puts it in slot on the final ball. Devon Conway was just waiting for that as he slams his slog sweep all the way for a six.

NZ 71-0(6)

A short delivery from Ravi Bishnoi and Devon Conway stands tall to push the ball into the leg side and get a boundary towards cow corner.

NZ 59-0(5.2)

Jasprit Bumrah has been launched for a six over his head. Tim Siefert is really striking the ball well. A good length ball and Siefert just maintains his shape and lofts the ball straight for a six.

NZ 53-0(4.3)

Harshit Rana is leaking big runs here. After a six, he has also been hit for his second boundary now. Devon Conway just guides the ball past the slip fielder to get a boundary towards the third man fence. 15 runs come from this over.

NZ 45-0(4)

Arshdeep Singh stemmed the flow of runs in the last over, giving away only four runs. New Zelaand were now under pressure and that pressure has been eased by Tim Siefert who takes on this slower ball from Harshit Rana and slams it just over long-on.

NZ 36-0(3.1)

Tim Siefert clears his front leg again and slams this full ball over mid-off for a four. 12 runs from this over after 14 came off the first. Brilliant start so far for the Kiwis.

NZ 26-0(2)

A brilliant start for New Zealand thanks to some aggressive batting from Tim Siefert. Harshit Rana comes to bowl and is greeted with a six down the ground on just his second ball.

NZ 20-0(1.2)

Tim Siefert gets luck once more. Similar good length delivery that forces Siefert to sky the ball towards the third man region. Jasprit Bumrah runs from inside the circle but this time he is not in contention to catch that. Third straight four of the over.

NZ 14-0(1)

Arshdeep Singh forces Tim Siefert to miscue the ball towards the third man region where the ball goes high in sky. Jasprit Bumrah runs hard from the short third man but drops a difficult catch.

And… Siefert makes full use of this chance to hit another boundary. This time he smashes it hard down the ground.

Check out the toss:

New Zealand Playing XI: Tim Seifert(wk), Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy

IN: Zak Foulkes; OUT: Kyle Jamieson

India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(wk), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah

IN: Arshdeep; OUT: Kishan

Here’s a recap of the matches that have taken place so far in New Zealand’s white-ball tour of India: 

1st ODI in Vadodara, 11 January: India won by 4 wickets

2nd ODI in Rajkot, 14 January: New Zealand won by 7 wickets

3rd ODI in Indore, 18 January: New Zealand won by 41 runs

1st T20I in Nagpur, 21 January: India won by 48 runs

2nd T20I in Raipur, 23 January: India won by 7 wickets

3rd T20I in Guwahati, 25 January: India won by 8 wickets

The Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian team have just three games left until their opening game of the T20 World Cup – against USA in Mumbai on 7 February.

That includes the fourth and fifth T20Is against New Zealand in Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram followed by their only warm-up match for the T20 World Cup – against South Africa in Navi Mumbai on 4 February.

The India T20I captain had a torrid run in 2025, scoring just 218 runs at an average and strike rate of 13.62 and 123.16 respectively, and was under immense pressure to regain his form ahead of the T20 World Cup.

After scoring 32 off 22 balls in the series opener in Nagpur, Surya has bounced back in style by smashing an unbeaten 82 and an unbeaten 57 in Raipur and Guwahati respectively, and is currently the top run-scorer in the ongoing series.

Here’s what the head-to-head record looks like between India and New Zealand as far as T20Is in India are concerned: 

Matches: 14

India won: 10

New Zealand won: 4

No Result: 0

India had chased down a target of 209 set by Australia with two wickets and a delivery to spare in the last T20I that had taken place at Vizag’s ACA-VDCA Stadium.

Will the upcoming match prove to be just as high scoring a contest?

Here’s the head-to-head record between India and New Zealand in the 20-over format: 

Matches: 28

India won: 17

New Zealand won: 10

Tied: 1

No Result: 0

India bowling coach Morne Morkel came to Sanju Samson’s defence on the eve of the fourth T20I against New Zealand in Visakhapatnam.

“Sanju is one knock away from getting that confidence, getting that form back. For us, building up to the World Cup it’s important for the guys to find that peak performance at the right time. He’s training well, he’s hitting the ball very well,” Morkel said.

“So, I think it’s just a matter of time for him to get his foot on the board. But the main focus is that the team is winning, and I think that’s important. We’re 3-0 up in this series at the moment, the boys are playing some very good cricket.”

New Zealand squad: Devon Conway, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Lockie Ferguson, Zakary Foulkes, Bevon Jacobs

India squad: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh