Glenn Phillips Rewrites Record Books With Stunning Century In IND vs NZ 4th T20I

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Glenn Phillips after century during IND vs NZ 4th T20I (Source: AFP Photos)

Glenn Phillips put on a spectacular show on Friday in the IND vs NZ 4th T20I at Eden Park, Auckland. The flamboyant batter, who is in impeccable form, smashed 10 sixes and four fours in his entertaining 49-ball 107.

Phillips made 40-ball 82 in IND vs NZ 1st T20I, and followed it up with a 43-ball 70 in the next game. He did little in the third T20I, making only 14-ball 17 before taking his extraordinary batting to a whole new level on Friday.

Glenn Phillips Reigns Supreme In Bilateral T20Is Vs India

Phillips has now scored 276 runs across four T20Is at an average of 92. No player in the history has scored more runs than him against India in a bilateral T20I series. Remember, there is still a match left in IND vs NZ T20Is.

Most runs in a T20I series vs India

276 Runs By G Phillips in New Zealand in 2026
261 Runs By S Hope in India 2026
229 Runs By H Brook in England 2026
221 Runs By S Rutherford in India 2026
184 Runs N Pooran in India 2022

Phillips was ably supported by Michael Bracewell, who made 65 runs off just 25 balls to take New Zealand to 259/7 batting first.

India vs New Zealand Head To Head Records In T20Is, India Tour Of New Zealand 2026, 4th T20I

3 X 50+ scores vs India In A T20I series

Nicholas Pooran in India, 2022
Shai Hope in India, 2026
Glenn Phillips in New Zealand, 2026

Other Records Rewritten Due To Glenn Phillips Show

In terms of the number of balls taken, Phillips’s century vs India on Friday became the joint fastest by a Kiwi in T20Is. He took 46 deliveries, the same number of balls he faced during his century against the West Indies in 2020.

Fastest T20I 100s For New Zealand (by balls)

33 Balls By Finn Allen vs SA Kolkata 2026
46 Balls By Glenn Phillips vs WI Mt Maunganui 2020
46 Balls By Glenn Phillips vs Ind Auckland 2026
47 Balls By Colin Munro vs WI Mt Maunganui 2018

Glenn Phillips now has three T20I centuries, all coming at No. 4 or lower down the order. Only Suryakumar Yadav and Glenn Maxwell have the same number or more centuries in the format while coming at the same position.