Phillips 107* as New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in 4th T20I in Auckland

New Zealand defeated India by 87 runs in the fourth T20I in Auckland on October 30, 2026. Glenn Phillips scored an unbeaten 107 off 49 balls and was named Man of the Match.

Finally, after five matches, New Zealand defeated India in the T20I; the fourth game in Auckland proved one-sided. The contest took place at Eden Park, where Indian bowlers were heavily punished during New Zealand’s innings.

Phillips registered his third T20I century, striking 6 fours and 10 sixes in an unbeaten 107 off 49 balls. He won his 10th Man of the Match award in T20Is, joint-highest for New Zealand, and sits atop the series scoring charts with one century and two half-centuries.

New Zealand posted 259/7 in the first innings, their highest T20I total against India, with Michael Bracewell contributing 65 off 25 balls.

India’s reply stumbled early as Sanju Samson fell for 4 and Ishan Kishan was dismissed for 0 in the first over; the visitors were eventually restricted to 172/9.

After four matches, the top five run-scorers in the series are Glenn Phillips 276 (four innings), Abhishek Sharma 196 (four matches), Daryl Mitchell 147, Bevon Jacobs 135, and Finn Allen 132.

The leading wicket-takers after four games are Mitchell Santner with nine wickets, Arshdeep Singh with five in four games, Jacob Duffy with four in three games, Mayank Yadav with four, and Axar Patel with three.

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