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A boost to New Zealand's T20 World Cup cricket confidence with a 50-run win over India in the fourth match of the five-game series at Visakhapatnam

A boost to New Zealand's T20 World Cup cricket confidence with a 50-run win over India in the fourth match of the five-game series at Visakhapatnam

29 January 2026

The visitors posted 215 for seven - Tim Seifert top-scored with 62 off 36 balls.

In reply, pace bowler Matt Henry produced two key moments.

He had in-form opener Abhishek Sharma caught from the first ball of the innings, and got a follow-through fingertip to a straight blast which found non-striker Shivam Dube out of his ground on 65 from 23 deliveries in the 15th over.

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