Daniel Vettori gave the world a glimpse of the value of left-arm orthodox spinners in the game's new format, claiming 4/20 and scoring a quickfire 15 (5) to push the Kiwis past India in group play at the inaugural Men's T20 World Cup.
Defending 190, Vettori brought himself on with India ahead at 76/1 in a chase of 191, claiming Robin Uthappa and now-India coach Gautam Gambhir (51 from 33 balls) in his first spell.
Fellow spinner Jeetan Patel removed Yuvraj Singh, a runout denied MS Dhoni (24) and Vettori returned to deny any late fightback with the wickets of Irfan Pathan and Dinesh Karthik.
Early T20 expert Brendon McCullum had laid New Zealand's foundation, making a quick 45, before flurries from Craig McMillan and Jacob Oram put up the ultimately insurmountable score.
