New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in the fourth T20I at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday, 30 October, to register their first win of the five-match series. India still lead the series 3-1, having already won it.
How the match went
India chose to bowl and made changes, with Ishan Kishan returning to the XI and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Bhuvneshwar Kumar left out. Mayank Yadav took 3 wickets for 48, but Phillips and Bracewell put on 115 off just 41 balls, the fastest hundred partnership for New Zealand. In reply, India lost wickets regularly against Jacob Duffy's 4/23 and never recovered.
Records
The 87-run margin is New Zealand's biggest win against India in T20Is.
What's next
The fifth and final T20I is on Sunday, 1 November, at Seddon Park, Hamilton, at 12:30 pm IST. The ODI series begins on 4 November in Auckland.
Note: Result as reported on 30 and 31 October 2026.