The Indian cricket team faced its first defeat of the ongoing New Zealand tour. In the match played at Auckland, the Kiwi team defeated India by a margin of 87 runs. India won the toss in the match and invited New Zealand to bat first. Batting first, New Zealand put up a massive total of 259 runs. In response, Team India could only manage 172 runs, handing the hosts a comfortable victory.
New Zealand posts highest T20I total against India
The biggest record of this match came from New Zealand's scoreboard. New Zealand set the record for the highest ever total against India in T20 Internationals. Prior to this match, this record was held by England, which had made history earlier this year by scoring 257 runs against India in a T20 match.
India suffers second-largest T20 defeat by runs against New Zealand
The Indian team suffered its second-largest defeat in terms of runs against New Zealand in T20 format. The Kiwi side defeated India by 87 runs. The record for the largest defeat by run margin against India belongs to England, which won a match against India by 125 runs in Nottingham earlier this year.
Defeat against New Zealand after six years
Team India tasted defeat against New Zealand in T20s after a gap of six years. Prior to this encounter, Team India had defeated New Zealand in 10 consecutive T20 matches. In the current series as well, Team India had already secured an unassailable lead by winning the first three games in a row.
Glenn Phillips scores brilliant century
Glenn Phillips delivered an outstanding performance for New Zealand in this fixture. Phillips played a blistering knock of 107 runs against India. For his powerful century, he was awarded the Player of the Match. This was the 10th occasion when Phillips won the Player of the Match award in T20s for New Zealand, drawing level with Colin Munro.
Arshdeep Singh reaches 150 T20 wickets
During this T20 encounter against New Zealand, Arshdeep Singh also etched his name in the record books. Arshdeep took his 150th wicket of his T20 career during the match, becoming the first ever Indian bowler to touch this milestone in the T20 format.
