Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 1 -- Ishan Kishan and India's T20I team captain Suryakumar Yadav fired on all cylinders as they formed a 137-run stand off 57 balls for the third wicket against New Zealand to power India to 271/5 in 20 overs in the fifth and final T20I of the five-match series on Saturday.

Notably, the 137-run stand between Kishan and Suryakumar stands as the highest third-wicket stand for India in T20Is. The previous highest third-wicket stand for India in T20Is was 134 between Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina in Adelaide in 2016.

In the 5th India vs New Zealand T20I on Saturday, India won the toss and opted to bat first. While opener Sanju Samson faced another setback after being dismissed for just 6 runs, Abhishek Sharma gave Te...