New Zealand vs India, 4th T20I: 12 key moments, ball by ball
New Zealand beat India by 87 runs.
New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in 4th T20I of Twenty20 International — India tour of New Zealand. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- NZ Over 3 — 20 runs came off the over, bowled by Mayank Yadav: 6 6 4 4 W 0
- NZ Over 8.1 — Finn Allen out for 31 (17), caught by Axar Patel. 93/3
- NZ Over 10.5 — Mayank Yadav completes a 3-wicket haul
- NZ Over 12.2 — Glenn Phillips brings up a fifty off 31 balls
- NZ Over 16 — 32 runs came off the over, bowled by Nitish Kumar Reddy: 1 nb 2 6 6 6 6
- NZ Over 16.3 — Michael Bracewell brings up a fifty off 19 balls
- NZ Over 17.4 — Michael Bracewell out for 65 (25), lbw by Prince Yadav. 226/5
- NZ Over 18.4 — Glenn Phillips brings up a hundred off 46 balls
- NZ Over 19.4 — Glenn Phillips out for 107 (49), caught by Nitish Kumar Reddy. 251/7
- IND Over 8 — 19 runs came off the over, bowled by Nathan Smith: 1 2 6 wd 6 0 3
- IND Over 10 — 17 runs came off the over, bowled by Matthew Fisher: 0 2 4 4 6 1
- IND Over 11.2 — Jacob Duffy completes a 3-wicket haul
How the runs came
New Zealand were 109 after 10 overs and finished on 259/7. India were 104 after 10 overs and finished on 172/9.
Phase by phase
| Phase | NZ | IND |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 67/2 (RR 11.17) | 60/4 (RR 10.00) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 106/2 (RR 11.78) | 70/4 (RR 7.78) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 85/3 (RR 17.00) | 39/1 (RR 7.80) |
In the middle overs, New Zealand scored 36 more than India. In the death overs, New Zealand scored 46 more than India.
New Zealand innings: over by over
New Zealand faced 26 dot balls (21%), hit 15 fours and 20 sixes, and got 9 extras. The best stand was 115 off 41 balls between Glenn Phillips & Michael Bracewell.
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (Tim Seifert, 1.1), 34-2 (Daryl Mitchell, 2.6), 93-3 (Finn Allen, 8.1), 111-4 (Bevon Jacobs, 10.5), 226-5 (Michael Bracewell, 17.4), 245-6 (Mitchell Santner, 19.2), 251-7 (Glenn Phillips, 19.4)
India innings: over by over
India faced 45 dot balls (38%), hit 14 fours and 9 sixes, and got 4 extras. The best stand was 45 off 22 balls between Abhishek Sharma & Shreyas Iyer.
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (Sanju Samson, 0.2), 4-2 (Ishan Kishan, 0.5), 49-3 (Abhishek Sharma, 4.3), 55-4 (Shreyas Iyer, 5.3), 83-5 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 8.1), 86-6 (Axar Patel, 8.4), 118-7 (Naman Dhir, 11.2), 118-8 (Arshdeep Singh, 11.3), 155-9 (Tilak Varma, 18.4)
Our view
New Zealand’s victory was built on the outstanding partnership between Glenn Phillips and Michael Bracewell. Phillips smashed 107 off 49 balls, while Bracewell added 65 off just 25 deliveries. Their 115-run stand changed the momentum completely, and the 32-run 16th over pushed New Zealand towards a massive total of 259/7. India’s bowlers struggled to contain the aggressive batting in the middle and death overs.
India’s chase suffered an early setback as Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan fell for just four runs. Although Abhishek Sharma and Shreyas Iyer tried to rebuild the innings, regular wickets prevented India from gaining momentum. Jacob Duffy’s four-wicket spell made the chase even tougher. Tilak Varma scored 35, but India eventually finished on 172/9, handing New Zealand a convincing 87-run win.
Top performers
- Glenn Phillips — 107 (49 balls)
- Michael Bracewell — 65 (25 balls)
- Tilak Varma — 35 (35 balls)
- Jacob Duffy — 4/23 (4 ov)
- Mayank Yadav — 3/48 (4 ov)
- Mitchell Santner — 2/24 (4 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: New Zealand vs India
