Glenn Phillips’ 107 helps New Zealand beat India by 87 runs

New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in the fourth T20I in Auckland on Friday, 30 October, their first win of the five-match series. Glenn Phillips made 107 off 49 balls, and New Zealand’s 259/7 in 20 overs is the highest T20I total against India by any team.

India still lead the series 3-1 with one match to play. They finished on 172/9 in 20 overs while chasing 260.

Phillips and Bracewell take the game away

Phillips hit six fours and 10 sixes in his hundred. He and Michael Bracewell added 115 runs together, and Bracewell made 65 off 25 balls. Finn Allen (31 off 17) and Daryl Mitchell (24 off 9) also made quick runs.

Mayank Yadav was India’s best bowler with 3/48. Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Axar Patel took one wicket each. Nitish Kumar Reddy conceded 64 in his four overs.

India’s chase falls away

Jacob Duffy took 4/23 and Mitchell Santner 2/24 as India never got close. Ishan Kishan, who returned from a right adductor strain in place of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, was out for 0 off 3 balls. Sanju Samson made 4 off 2.

Naman Dhir hit 28 off 13 balls and Abhishek Sharma 27 off 15. Tilak Varma finished unbeaten on 22 off 20 balls. Mayank Yadav had come in for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, one of two changes India made.

What’s next

India had won the first three matches, by 4 wickets, 4 wickets and 6 wickets. The fifth and final T20I is in Hamilton on Sunday, 1 November, starting at 12:30 PM IST. The ODI series then begins on Wednesday, 4 November at 7:30 AM IST.