New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in the fourth T20I at Eden Park, Auckland, on 30 October 2026, posting 259/7 and then holding India to 172/9. Glenn Phillips was Player of the Match for 107 off 49 balls with ten sixes, and Jacob Duffy took 4/23 with the ball.
How It Unfolded
India won the toss and chose to field. Phillips drove the New Zealand innings with 107 off 49 balls (six fours, ten sixes), and Michael Bracewell added 65 off 25 balls with six sixes of his own. Finn Allen made 31 off 17 and Daryl Mitchell struck 24 off nine balls as the hosts reached 259/7. Mayank Yadav was India's best bowler with 3/48 from four overs; Arshdeep Singh took 1/38, Axar Patel 1/43 and Prince Yadav 1/49.
Chasing 260, India lost wickets throughout. Abhishek Sharma made 27 off 15 balls and Shreyas Iyer 22 off 11. Tilak Varma top-scored with 35 off 35 balls, Naman Dhir hit 28 off 13 and Nitish Kumar Reddy 21 off 10, with Prince Yadav unbeaten on 18. Duffy finished with 4/23, Mitchell Santner took 2/24, Matthew Fisher 2/40 and Adam Milne 1/35.
The Oracle's Call
The CricMind Oracle locked India as favourites before the toss at 76%, giving New Zealand 24%, so the call was missed. By the Oracle's numbers this was an upset: India came in rated No. 1 with five straight wins, while New Zealand, rated sixth, had lost four of their last five. Home advantage was the factor in New Zealand's favour. The full Oracle call has the breakdown.
What's Next
India won the first three matches of the series, by four wickets twice and by six wickets in the third, so they lead 3–1. CricMind's series odds give India 81% to win the series. Follow every match on the India tour of New Zealand 2026/27 hub.
Source: Scorecard and the Oracle call.