Phillips century helps New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in fourth T20

New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in the fourth T20 international of the five-match series in Auckland on Friday. India had led the series 3-0 before the match.

India won the toss for the fourth time running and chose to bowl. New Zealand made 259-7, their highest total in T20 internationals.

Glenn Phillips scored 107 from 49 balls, including 10 sixes. It was his third T20 international century. Michael Bracewell added 65 from 25 balls with six sixes. Finn Allen made 31 as an opener.

Bevon Jacobs was dismissed with New Zealand on 112-4 in the 11th over. Phillips and Bracewell then added 115 runs in 40 balls for the fifth wicket. Bracewell fell in the 18th over with the score on 227-5, and New Zealand scored 85 runs from the last five overs.

India were set 260 to win. Jacob Duffy dismissed Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan in the opening over, and finished with 4-23 from four overs. Mitchell Santner took 2-24 from four overs, which included his 150th and 151st T20 international wickets.

India were bowled out for 121-8 in the 12th over by one report's count, and reached 172-9 at the end of their innings, according to the reports.

Before the match, ESPNcricinfo reported that India left out Sooryavanshi and Bhuvneshwar and included Kishan and Mayank, while Jamieson missed out for New Zealand. The same outlet had noted that New Zealand's bowling unit was depleted. In the previous match in Wellington, New Zealand's bowlers conceded 178 runs in the first 10 overs.

The fifth and final T20 will be played in Hamilton on Sunday.