New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in the fourth T20I at Eden Park on October 30, posting 259/7 and restricting the visitors to 172/9. Glenn Phillips scored 107 off 49 balls, while Jacob Duffy took 4/23. The numbers below break down how the match was decided.
Match Summary and Key Numbers
India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to field. New Zealand scored 259/7 in 20 overs at a run rate of 12.95. India replied with 172/9, a run rate of 8.60.
The required rate was about 13.00 from the first over. India's top order lost Sanju Samson (4) and Ishan Kishan (0) early, which left the chase with little momentum.
| Team | Score | Overs | Run Rate |
|---|
| New Zealand | 259/7 | 20 | 12.95 |
| India | 172/9 | 20 | 8.60 |
The margin of 87 runs was decided mostly by the final 9.2 overs of New Zealand's innings.
New Zealand's Innings: The Phillips-Bracewell Surge
Tim Seifert fell early, but Finn Allen and Daryl Mitchell hit quick cameos. Bevon Jacobs also departed, leaving New Zealand at 112/4 after 10.4 overs, a run rate of about 10.5.
Glenn Phillips and Michael Bracewell then added 115 runs in just 40 balls, a rate of 17.25 per over. New Zealand scored 147 runs in the remaining 56 balls, at 15.75 per over.
Batting Metrics
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Strike Rate |
|---|
| Glenn Phillips | 107 | 49 | 218.37 |
| Michael Bracewell | 65 | 25 | 260.00 |
Phillips hit six fours and 10 sixes, so 84 of his 107 runs (about 78.5%) came in boundaries. It was his second T20I century. He batted until the 20th over, which anchored the late scoring.
Mayank Yadav was India's best bowler with 3/48 in four overs. The rest of the attack could not contain the 115-run stand.
India's Chase: Early Wickets Decide the Outcome
Abhishek Sharma and Shreyas Iyer got starts but did not convert them. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Naman Dhir hit boundaries, but the required rate had already moved out of reach.
Tilak Varma made 35 off 35 balls, a strike rate of 100.00 in a chase that needed more than 13 an over. Prince Yadav added an unbeaten 18 off 17 balls.
Jacob Duffy's Spell
Duffy took the wickets of Samson and Kishan with the new ball and finished with 4/23 in four overs. His economy rate was 5.75, against New Zealand's team rate of 12.95 and India's batting rate of 8.60.
| Bowler | Team | Overs | Figures | Economy |
|---|
| Jacob Duffy | New Zealand | 4 | 4/23 | 5.75 |
| Mayank Yadav | India | 4 | 3/48 | 12.00 |
The gap between the two best bowling returns, 25 runs in four overs, reflects the margin of the result.
Records and Historical Context
Several statistical markers came out of this match. Each one puts the result in a wider T20I context.
| Record or Milestone | Detail |
|---|
| Phillips' Player of the Match awards | 10th, joint-most by a New Zealander in T20Is |
| India's defeat by runs | 87 runs, their second-biggest in T20Is after 125 runs against England earlier this year |
| Duffy's 4/23 | Best figures by a New Zealand pacer against India in T20Is |
| Phillips' T20I centuries | Second career hundred |
Phillips' Series Trend
Phillips made two half-centuries in the first two T20Is and 17 in the third. His 107 in the fourth match is the highest score of that sequence. It was also a clear step up from his earlier innings in terms of scoring rate.
What the Result Means for the Series
New Zealand ended their losing streak with a margin of more than 80 runs. India's top order has now lost key wickets cheaply against the new ball, with Samson and Kishan out for a combined 4 runs.
The fifth and final T20I will be played in Hamilton on Sunday, November 1. India will look at their powerplay batting and their death bowling, which conceded 147 runs in the last 56 balls.
New Zealand will want to repeat the template of a strong middle-order partnership backed by a successful new-ball spell.