Phillips hits 107 as New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in Auckland

Glenn Phillips scored 107 from 49 balls as New Zealand defeated India by 87 runs in the fourth Twenty20 international at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday. According to BBC Sport's scorecard, the hosts made 259-7 after India chose to field, before restricting the visitors to 172-9 from their 20 overs.

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Phillips struck six fours and 10 sixes in an innings that continued into the final over. New Zealand had lost Tim Seifert for three and Daryl Mitchell for 24, leaving them 34-2 inside three overs. Finn Allen contributed 31 from 17 deliveries before falling with the total on 93, while Bevon Jacobs made seven. His dismissal left the hosts 112-4 in the 11th over.

Michael Bracewell then supplied the other major innings, hitting 65 from just 25 balls with four fours and six sixes. He and Phillips added 115 for the fifth wicket, taking New Zealand from 112-4 to 227-5 before Prince Yadav dismissed Bracewell. Phillips was eventually caught by Abhishek Sharma off Nitish Kumar Reddy with four deliveries remaining, having taken the total past 250.

Mayank Yadav was India's leading wicket-taker with 3-48 from four overs, accounting for Seifert, Mitchell and Jacobs. Arshdeep Singh finished with 1-38, while Prince Yadav, Reddy and Axar Patel also took one wicket each. Reddy conceded 64 runs from his four overs, and Patel's three overs cost 43 as New Zealand built a target of 260.

Jacob Duffy immediately disrupted India's reply, removing Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan in the opening over to leave the tourists 4-2. Abhishek made 27 and Shreyas Iyer added 22, but both were dismissed before the end of the sixth over. Mitch Santner then removed Reddy for 21 and Patel for seven in the ninth, reducing India to 89-6.

Duffy returned to dismiss Naman Dhir and Arshdeep on successive deliveries, leaving India 121-8, and finished with 4-23 from four overs. Tilak Varma's 35 was India's highest score, while Dhir contributed 28 and Prince Yadav remained unbeaten on 18. Santner took 2-24 and Matt Fisher 2-40, with Adam Milne claiming the remaining wicket as India completed their overs well short of New Zealand's total.