Mills also ramped up pressure on the India top order by bowling his first six overs at a cost of only 8 runs, claiming the wicket of
Rohit Sharma (4). He finished with 2-35 from 10 overs while Williamson, in an outstanding all-round performance, took 2-19.
India once again relied on
Virat Kohli, restored to No. 3 in the order after opening in the fourth match, and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to do the majority of its scoring. Dhoni had previously chosen to bowl on winning the toss for the fifth straight time.
Kohli made 82 as India's top-scorer and Dhoni 47 but after its slow start, India fell hopelessly behind the needed run rate and its challenge was extinguished well before its innings ended.
"Throughout the series, I think the New Zealand team has played very good cricket," Dhoni said. "Their new-ball bowling has been fantastic but where they've really taken the game away from us is the middle-overs batting.
"They start off slowly but they build partnerships and keep wickets in hand there so they know they can get 80 to 90 runs (in the last 10 overs)."
