Milne Named Player of the Match as Phillips Takes Player of the Series Honours

Adam Milne has been named Player of the Match in the Hamilton finale at Seddon Park after his 4 for 19 restricted India to 191 for 8, including both openers early as India slipped to 19 for 2.

Glenn Phillips has been named Player of the Series after finishing with 341 runs, the most ever in a bilateral T20I series, passing Phil Salt's 331.

Phillips scored 82 not out, 70, 17, 107 and 65 not out across the five matches, with three fifties and a century, and he finished unbeaten on 65 off 38 balls in the finale itself.

Tim Seifert's 93 off 50 balls had set up the chase as New Zealand reached 195 for 3 in 18 overs to win by 7 wickets, while India still take the five-match series 3-2.