Phillips ton and Duffy’s four-wicket haul beat India by 87 runs

Glenn Phillips scored 107 off 49 balls and Jacob Duffy took 4 for 23 as New Zealand won the fourth T20I against India by 87 runs at Eden Park, Auckland, on Friday, 30 October. It was New Zealand’s first win of the five-match series.

New Zealand batted first and made 259/7, with India finishing on 172/9. India had already sealed the series after the third T20I in Wellington and now lead 3-1.

How the match turned

Phillips reached his hundred by hitting Arshdeep Singh for a six. Nitish Kumar Reddy dismissed him, with Abhishek Sharma taking the catch. Michael Bracewell’s 65 off 25 balls was the turning point: the pair’s fifth-wicket stand ended only when Prince Yadav removed Bracewell.

Tribune India reports that the stand was the highest 100-plus partnership against India and the fourth-highest against a Full Member nation. The 259 was the highest T20I total against India by any side and the highest T20I total at Eden Park.

In reply, Duffy struck twice in the first over, removing Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan. He later broke a short recovery by dismissing Naman Dhir and Arshdeep off successive deliveries. Mitchell Santner finished with 2 for 24.

Arshdeep’s milestone and India’s view

Arshdeep took 1 for 38 in his four overs, but the wicket was a significant one: he dismissed New Zealand captain Santner to become the first Indian bowler to take 150 T20I wickets. Mayank Yadav was India’s most successful bowler with 3 for 48.

India captain Shreyas Iyer said the bowling fell short and that New Zealand took the momentum in the batting powerplay. He called Phillips’s knock outstanding and said India would go back to the drawing board for the next game.

Team changes and what’s next

Ishan Kishan, recovered from a right adductor strain, returned to India’s XI in place of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, and Mayank Yadav came in for Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Kishan was out for 0 off three balls. New Zealand replaced Kyle Jamieson with Nathan Smith.

The fifth and final T20I of the New Zealand vs India T20I Series 2026 is in Hamilton on Sunday, 1 November, at 12:30 PM IST. The ODI series then begins on Wednesday, 4 November, at 7:30 AM IST.