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Phillips smashed a century in 46 balls; Bracewell also roared, setting India a target of 260 in the fourth T20.
IND vs NZ 4th T20I Score: New Zealand scored 259 runs in the fourth T20I, their highest total in T20I cricket. Falen Phillips scored 107 runs.
Team India has a target of 260 runs.
Batting first, New Zealand scored 259 runs. This is New Zealand's highest total in T20 International cricket. Glenn Phillips continued his excellent form against Team India, scoring 107 runs. The Indian bowlers were thrashed so badly that no bowler's economy rate fell below 10. Captain Shreyas Iyer kept employing different bowling strategies, but the Kiwi batsmen continued to fire.
Team India played this match without Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The Indian bowlers got off to a good start, as New Zealand managed just 14 runs in the first two overs. Despite the flat pitch, the Indian bowlers maintained their composure even during the powerplay. New Zealand scored 67 runs in the first six overs, but lost two wickets.
Team India will have to do a record chase.
New Zealand scored 262 runs against Team India, making it their highest total in T20Is. Previously, New Zealand's highest score was 254, which they made against Scotland in 2022. Team India will have to pull off a world-record run chase to win this match, as a successful chase of 260 runs has never been seen before in T20Is.
South Africa holds the world record for the highest run chase in T20 International cricket history, having achieved a target of 259 runs against the West Indies in 2023. Team India could set a world record today, but the opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson will need to perform well.
Phillips hit a century in 46 balls.
Glenn Phillips has been in full swing this series. He scored 107 runs off 49 balls against India in Auckland. He reached his century in 46 balls, his third in his T20I career. He hit six fours and ten sixes in this memorable innings. He scored 84 runs solely from boundaries.
Phillips also holds the record for the most runs scored in a T20 series against India. Phillips has amassed 276 runs in the series so far. He has scored two fifties and a century in this series.
