India need 260 to win the fourth T20I against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland, on 30 October 2026. New Zealand finished 259/7 from 20 overs after India chose to field, according to the ICC’s official match centre and the corresponding Cricinfo scorecard. This report covers the completed New Zealand innings; the final match result is not yet established here.

Glenn Phillips made 107 from 49 balls, including six fours and 10 sixes, while Michael Bracewell scored 65 from 25. Their fifth-wicket partnership changed the shape of an innings that had been 112/4. The immediate question for India is the chase of 260, rather than whether New Zealand’s large total already decides the match.

New Zealand score progress 112/4 at 10.4,227/5 at 17.2,259/7 at 20; Phillips 107 from 49, Bracewell 65 from 25. India target 260.
Completed New Zealand innings: fourth wicket 112/4 at 10.4 overs, fifth wicket 227/5 at 17.2, total 259/7 at 20. The 115-run partnership is the difference between 112 and 227. View full-size graphic ↗

Open the 30 October Auckland scorecard

This is the 30 October Auckland fixture in India’s tour of New Zealand. The actual search screen also returned the January fourth T20I in Visakhapatnam, where New Zealand’s 215/7 and a 50-run win belong to a different match. The date, host city and series identity matter when opening a scorecard: that January result does not answer today’s Auckland game.

New Zealand lost Tim Seifert at 5, Daryl Mitchell at 34 and Finn Allen at 93. Bevon Jacobs was the fourth wicket at 112 after 10.4 overs. Mayank Yadav took three wickets in the completed innings and finished with 3/48 from four overs. The early wickets gave India openings, but they did not prevent the later acceleration.

The 115-run stand and the final-five-over surge

Phillips and Bracewell added 115 between the fourth wicket at 112 and Bracewell’s dismissal at 227 after 17.2 overs. That partnership carries the main explanation for New Zealand’s recovery: the total more than doubled while the fifth wicket remained intact. It is a reading of the score progression, not an attributed claim about either side’s private tactics.

Cricinfo records 85 runs and three wickets in the last five overs. New Zealand reached 259/7, with Phillips dismissed for 107 at 252 in the final over and the remaining batters completing the innings. This closing phase explains why India’s earlier wicket-taking still left a target above 250; wickets and scoring rate moved in different directions.

Follow the chase without treating the target as a result

The direct ICC and Cricinfo match links below provide the subsequent India innings and eventual result. Select the 30 October Eden Park fixture, and compare the innings label as well as the runs, wickets and overs. This article is a dated first-innings account, not a ball-by-ball widget, and no betting probability or projected winner is treated as the result.

At the start of a full 20-over chase,260 requires 13 runs per over, also shown by the ICC at the innings break. Phillips’ century and the 115-run stand establish how the target arose; they do not establish whether India will reach it. The next decisive evidence is India’s completed chase or an official revised target, which should update this same match report.

Sources & context

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