India, Nov. 1 -- Tim Seifert's big-hitting self reawakened during a powerful 93 as New Zealand pummelled a low-intensity India by seven wickets in the fifth and final T20 here on Sunday.

The opener (93, 50b, 11x4, 5x6) shared an 86-run partnership with in-form Glenn Phillips (65 not out, 38b) for the third wicket as the hosts replied with 195 for three to India's 191 for eight, which was constructed around fifties from Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan.

Despite the defeat, India bagged the five-match series 3-2. New Zealand's chase had a shaky start to it, losing Finn Allen early to Arshdeep Singh, but Seifert added 73 runs for the second wicket with Daryl Mitchell (29, 16b).

Mitchell did the bulk of the scoring, hammering pacer Prince Yad...