New Zealand posts record 259/7 to defeat India by 87 runs in T20I

Glenn Phillips scored 107 runs from 49 balls, while Michael Bracewell added 65 off 25, as New Zealand posted 259/7, their highest ever T20I total and the most runs India have conceded in the format. Jacob Duffy claimed four wickets for 23 runs, restricting India to 172 all out and handing the visitors an 87-run defeat in the fourth T20I at Eden Park.

India began the chase strongly, reaching 67/2 in the Powerplay, but lost wickets regularly as Mayank Yadav dismissed Tim Seifert and Daryl Mitchell early. New Zealand accelerated in the middle overs, with Phillips and Bracewell putting together a 115-run partnership in 40 balls, the fastest 100-plus stand recorded against India. Bracewell reached his fifty in 19 balls, and Phillips completed his century in 46 balls, hitting ten sixes in the innings.

New Zealand struck 20 sixes, a national T20I record, and added 150 runs in the final ten overs. For India, Arshdeep Singh took a wicket to reach 150 T20I dismissals, while Nitish Kumar Reddy recorded figures of 1 for 64, the fourth-most expensive spell by an Indian bowler in T20Is.

Duffy’s early breakthroughs, including the wickets of Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan, gave New Zealand a strong start. Subsequent wickets fell regularly, with Shreyas Iyer bowled by Adam Milne and further dismissals by Santner. India’s lower order added limited runs, and the team finished its run-a-ball unbeaten streak in New Zealand after 10 matches.