Glenn Phillips sets T20I series record as New Zealand win final

Glenn Phillips finished the five-match T20I series against India with 341 runs, setting a record for the most runs in a bilateral series as New Zealand won the final match by seven wickets on November 1, 2026. India had already secured the series 3-2. Phillips made an unbeaten 65 off 38 balls at Seddon Park in Hamilton as New Zealand chased a target of 192. His innings helped take his series tally past the previous record of 331, set by England’s Phil Salt against the West Indies in 2023. Phillips finished with one century and four half-centuries, according to the match reports. The total also surpassed New Zealand’s previous best in a bilateral T20I series: Mark Chapman’s 290 runs against Pakistan in 2023. Phillips became the third batter reported to have scored at least 300 runs in a single bilateral T20I series. His defining innings came in the fourth match, on October 30, when he scored 107 off 49 balls at Eden Park in Auckland. Phillips and Michael Bracewell added 115 runs for the fifth wicket as New Zealand posted 259 for 7. India had already won the first three matches and secured the series before that game; New Zealand won the fourth and fifth matches. Phillips also...