New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in fourth T20I

New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in the fourth T20I at Eden Park on October 30, ending the visitors’ winning run after they had already secured the five-match series. New Zealand scored 259 for 7, then bowled India out for 172 for 9 to make the series score 3-1. India had won the first three matches and clinched the series before Friday’s game. The result prevented a clean sweep, but did not change the series winner. The fifth T20I remains to be played. India left Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy out of the playing XI again. Neither spinner had appeared in a T20I on the tour by the fourth match. Spin-bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule said both were prepared to play, while stressing that selection depended on the combination the team needed. Bahutule said the bowlers continued working despite not being selected and understood they might not get an opportunity. He said he hoped they would feature in the fifth T20I or the subsequent ODI series, but did not confirm that either would be chosen. India’s chase faltered early. Bahutule said the loss of too many wickets in the powerplay proved decisive, and pointed to Eden Park’s short straight boundaries and the cold, windy...