Phillips hit his 100th T20I six for New Zealand when he bowled Kuldeep Yadav for a maximum off the first delivery of the 14th over of the innings. Finally, Kuldeep got rid of the New Zealand bat on the fifth delivery of the same over. Phillips scored a brisk 24 off 16 deliveries for the Black Caps in the match, hitting three boundaries and a six during his knock for the Mitchell Santner-led side.
Phillips now sits third in the list of most T20I sixes for New Zealand with 100 notches in 87 T20Is, behind Martin Guptill and Colin Munro.
Former New Zealand cricketer Martin Guptill was the first New Zealand batsman to reach the landmark of 100 sixes in T20 Internationals and ended his career with a career high of 173 from 122 matches. Colin Munro, on the other hand, is the next Kiwi to reach the 100-six feat, smashing 107 sixes in 65 T20Is for New Zealand.
Coming into the India vs New Zealand T20I 4th match, the Kiwis posted a strong 215/7 in 20 overs against India thanks to key contributions from Tim Seifert, Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell. Openers Seifert (62 off 36) and Conway (44 off 23) made a blistering start, racing to 71/0 in the powerplay.
India pulled things back through Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah, with wickets in the middle overs slowing New Zealand’s momentum. Despite losing regular wickets, Daryl Mitchell’s quickfire 39 off 18 balls saw the visitors cross the 215 mark.
Kuldeep Yadav and Arshdeep Singh took two wickets each for India. India have already wrapped up the five-match series with a 3-0 lead but will be looking to maintain the momentum as they continue their preparations for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
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