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IND vs NZ 5th T20I in Thiruvananthapuram: Arshdeep Singh had a very poor start in the fifth T20 International played against New Zealand. He gave away 17 runs in the first over of the innings, however, he gave India its first success by dismissing Tim Seifert on the last ball of the same over. Despite this, in the second over, Finn Allen attacked Arshdeep fiercely and hit 5 fours and a six against him. Arshdeep gave away 23 runs in this over. That means, 40 runs had gone from his account in the first two overs and it seemed that this day would prove to be difficult for him.

Story changed in the middle overs

The course of the match changed when captain Suryakumar Yadav once again expressed confidence in Arshdeep Singh in the 12th over. This decision changed the picture of the match. Arshdeep sent dangerous looking Rachin Ravindra to the pavilion on his very first ball. After this, he also ended Mitchell Santner’s innings on the third ball. In this over, Arshdeep took two important wickets for just one run and put a break on New Zealand’s run rate.

Arshdeep wreaked havoc in the death overs

After this, Arshdeep Singh looked completely dominant in the 16th over. He completed his five-wicket haul by dismissing Kyle Jamieson and Darrell Mitchell in this over. Arshdeep, who proved costly in the first two overs, spent only 11 runs in the last two overs and completely shook New Zealand’s innings. His lethal bowling strengthened the foundation of India’s victory.

Best spell of Indian bowlers against New Zealand

This performance of Arshdeep Singh became the best bowling spell by any Indian bowler against New Zealand. Earlier this record was in the name of Deepak Hooda, who had taken 4 wickets for 10 runs in 2022. Now Arshdeep Singh’s name has been registered in the record book.

Best spell for India against New Zealand

• Arshdeep Singh – 5/51, Thiruvananthapuram (2025)
• Deepak Hooda – 4/10, Mount Maunganui (2022)
• Hardik Pandya – 4/16, Ahmedabad (2023)
• Mohammed Siraj – 4/17, Napier (2022)
• Arshdeep Singh – 4/37, Napier (2022)

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First 5 wicket haul in T20 International

This was Arshdeep Singh’s first 5 wicket haul in T20 International cricket. However, he also became the bowler taking the most expensive 5 wicket haul in this format, as he took 5 wickets for 51 runs. Earlier this record was in the name of West Indies’ Elzarri Joseph, who took 5 wickets for 40 runs against South Africa in 2023. Thanks to this performance of Arshdeep, India won the match by 46 runs.