Phillips’ 107 leads New Zealand to 87-run win over India

Glenn Phillips struck 107 from 49 balls as New Zealand made 259 for 7 and beat India by 87 runs in a T20 international at Eden Park in Auckland on October 30, 2026. His century, reached in 46 balls, was his third in T20 internationals and helped deliver New Zealand’s first win of the series. Phillips hit six fours and 10 sixes in an innings that lifted New Zealand to its highest T20I total, according to the match report. India were dismissed for 172 in reply. The result came after India had won the first two matches, including an unbeaten 82 from Phillips in the opening game and his 70 in the second. Reports differ on whether the century came in the third or fourth T20I. The match number cannot be established consistently from the accounts, so the innings is identified here without assigning it a place in the series sequence. The result was described as New Zealand’s first win in the five-match series; one report also said India had already secured the series after winning its first three games, a sequence that does not align with the other account of the opening two matches. Phillips became the second New Zealand batter to score a T20I century against India, after Colin...