Phillips Hits 107 as New Zealand Make 259 and Beat India by 87 Runs at Eden Park
Glenn Phillips and Michael Bracewell took New Zealand to 259/7 in Auckland, and Jacob Duffy's four wickets gave New Zealand their first win of the series.
New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in the fourth T20I at Eden Park, Auckland, on 30 October, their first win of the series. It cut India's lead to 3-1 with one match left.
The scorecard in short
| | Score | |---|---| | New Zealand | 259/7 (20 overs) | | India | 172/9 (20 overs) |
New Zealand: Phillips and Bracewell
India won the toss and chose to bowl. Glenn Phillips made 107 from 49 balls, with ten sixes, and Michael Bracewell hit 65 from 25. Finn Allen made 31 from 17 and Daryl Mitchell 24 from 9. Mayank Yadav took 3 for 48 for India.
India: never in the chase
Needing 260, India never got close. Tilak Varma top scored with 35 from 35 balls, Naman Dhir made 28 from 13 and Abhishek Sharma 27 from 15. Jacob Duffy took 4 for 23, and Mitchell Santner and Matthew Fisher took two each. Phillips was player of the match.
What came next
New Zealand won again in Hamilton two days later. Report from the fifth T20I.