Nitish Kumar Reddy equals Stuart Binny’s unwanted record after conceding 32 runs in 4th T20I vs New Zealand

Published - 30 Oct 2026, 03:38 PM | Updated - 30 Oct 2026, 03:39 PM

Nitish Kumar Reddy equals Stuart Binny’s unwanted record after conceding 32 runs in 4th T20I vs New Zealand
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India vs New Zealand 4th T20I match has been ongoing at Eden Park, Auckland. The Men in Blue have already won the series; however, the bowlers have been smacked all over the park by the Kiwi batters. Nitish Kumar Reddy created an unwanted record in his name. He has been smacked by the Kiwi batters all around the park.

Shreyas Iyer’s side has won the series after winning the first three games in dominating fashion. In the last match, they chased down the target of 199 runs in 13.2 overs as Abhishek Sharma played a knock of 113 runs off 38 deliveries. This marked the first series win for Shreyas in the SENA countries, as they have been brilliant throughout the series.

Nitish Kumar Reddy creates unwanted record after conceding 32 runs

Nitish Kumar Reddy would want to forget the night as he went for 32 runs in one over. It was the 16th over when Nitish came in to bowl; he bowled the first ball dot, and then the carnage from Glenn Phillips as he smacked a four off the second ball, which was a no-ball, and it gave momentum, with Phillips smashing four sixes in the over.

After conceding 32 runs in the over, he created an unwanted record to his name as he equalled the second-most runs conceded in a T20I over by an Indian with Stuart Binny, who conceded 32 runs against the West Indies in Lauderhill. Nitish Kumar Reddy would want to forget this match and move forward to the next match.

Most runs conceded in an over by an India bowler (T20I)
34 S Dube vs NZ Mt Maunganui 2020
32 S Binny vs WI Lauderhill 2016
32 Nitish Reddy vs NZ Auckland 2026
29 R Bishnoi vs Eng Manchester 2026

Nitish Kumar Reddy goes for 64 runs in 4th T20I

Nitish Kumar Reddy went for 64 runs in his four overs, picking up just one wicket in the match. This is an unwanted record for the all-rounder, who has developed well as a bowler and has been bowling well until this game; it is one bad day in the office for the Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder.

Nitish has picked three wickets in this series and has bowled well despite an economy of 11. As a 5th bowler, he has done well for the side. In the third game, he bowled his best spell of 31/1 in his four overs. With the bat, Reddy has scored 21 off 10 deliveries in the game as India are in deep trouble.

Glenn Phillips is the hero for New Zealand

Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Men in Blue made two changes as they dropped Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Bhuvneshwar Kumar and brought in Ishan Kishan and Mayank Yadav. Though they did have the best of starts, they failed to keep the momentum.

Glenn Phillips was all over the Indian bowlers, smashing a hundred as he played a knock of 107 runs off 49 deliveries, smashing 10 sixes and 6 fours. Michael Bracewell’s fiery 65 off 25 deliveries helped the side to post a mammoth total of 259/7 in their 20 overs.

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