India edge New Zealand in last-over T20 chase at Hagley Oval

India won by 4 wickets, reaching 181/6 in 19.5 overs after New Zealand posted 180/5. Mitchell Santner’s 104 and Glenn Phillips’ 97 topped fantasy, with Tilak Varma’s 75 from 51* and 2 ct key for India picks.

Top fantasy performers

Tilak Varma

India · BAT

75 pts: 51* (25) and 2 catches.

75

Bevon Jacobs

New Zealand · BAT

65 pts: 58 (46) anchored NZ’s innings.

65

Nitish Kumar Reddy

India · AR

54 pts: 26* (13) and 3-0-31-1.

54

The captain call

Mitchell Santner was the standout captaincy call: 208 with the armband (104 x2). Glenn Phillips was the best vice-captain at 145.5 (97 x1.5). The most-picked captain was also Santner at 7%, and he delivered the same 208.

Tough day

Lockie Ferguson

New Zealand · BOWL

Lockie Ferguson: 3-0-37-0 for 0 pts.

0

Vaibhav Suryavanshi

India · BAT

Vaibhav Suryavanshi: 4 (8) for 4 pts.

4

Shreyas Iyer

India · BAT

Shreyas Iyer: 7 (11) for 7 pts.

7

Best XI of the match

1. Mitchell SantnerCNew Zealand

   BOWL

   104

2. Glenn PhillipsVCNew Zealand

   WK

   97

3. Tilak VarmaIndia

   BAT

   75

4. Bevon JacobsNew Zealand

   BAT

   65

5. Nitish Kumar ReddyIndia

   AR

   54

6. Arshdeep SinghIndia

   BOWL

   50

7. Naman DhirIndia

   BAT

   46

8. Nathan SmithNew Zealand

   BOWL

   33

9. Abhishek SharmaIndia

   BAT

   31

10. Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia

    BOWL

    25

11. Jacob DuffyNew Zealand

    BOWL

    25

757.5 points with captain 2x and vice-captain 1.5x · New Zealand 5, India 6

Takeaways for next time

• Mitchell Santner: Make him captain when he’s bowling four—104 became 208 with the armband.
• Glenn Phillips: Prioritise him in WK—70 and 2 ct delivered 97, strong ceiling for a keeper slot.
• Tilak Varma: Safe batting pick—51* and 2 ct made 75, offering runs plus fielding points.