Phillips scored 107 runs off 49 balls as New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in fourth T20I at Auckland. Batting first, New Zealand set a target of 260 runs and restricted India to 172/9 in their 20 overs. Glenn Phillips named Player of the Match for his brilliant knock.

Toss

Shreyas Iyer won the toss for the fourth consecutive time and chose to field first.

New Zealand Innings

Mayank Yadav, who replaced Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the playing XI made an immediate impact by taking a wicket in the first over. He dismissed wicketkeeper batter Tim Seifert for just three runs. Finn Allen and Daryl Mitchell added 29 runs off 11 balls before Mayank again dismissed Mitchell for 24.

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Opener Finn Allen scored a quick 31 runs off 17 balls before Axar Patel ended his innings. Series top batter Glenn Phillips played a brilliant innings setting the tone for New Zealand to post a big total. During his 107 run knock off 49 balls, Phillips smashed six fours and ten sixes to dominate Indian bowlers.

Along with Phillips, Michael Bracewell’s valuable innings helped New Zealand set a huge target of 260 runs for India. Bracewell scored 65 runs off just 25 balls, including four fours and six sixes.

Wicket Takers India

Mayank Yadhav (3/48 in 4 overs) , Arshdeep Singh (1/38 in 4 overs) , Axar Patel (1/43 in 3 overs) , Prince Yadhav (1/49 in 4 overs) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/64 in 4 overs).

India Innings

Jacob Duffy gave India an early setback by dismissing Sanju Samson for four and Ishan Kishan for a duck. India also lost the important wickets of Abhishek Sharma and captain Shreyas Iyer during the powerplay making their chase difficult. Abhishek scored 27 runs off 15 balls, while captain Shreyas Iyer made 22 runs off just 11 balls.

New Zealand bowlers took wickets at regular intervals and never allowed India to build strong partnerships during the chase. Pacer Jacob Duffy led the bowling attack taking four wickets for 23 runs in his four overs.

Tilak Varma scored 35 off 35 balls, while Naman Dhir made 28 off 13 and Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 21 off 10. Prince Yadhav remained unbeaten on 18 runs off 17 balls as India finished their innings at 172/9.

Wicket Takers New Zealand

Jacob Duffy (4/23 in 4 overs) , Mitchell Santner (2/24 in 4 overs) , Matthew Fisher (2/40 in 4 overs) and Adam Milne (1/35 in 4 overs).

Player of the Match

Glenn Phillips (107 runs from 49 balls)

Next Match – 01-Nov-26

The final T20I of the series will be played in Hamilton on Sunday.