Glenn Phillips produced a series-defining performance that rewrote the bilateral T20I record books as New Zealand closed out the final match against India in Hamilton.
The right-hander finished the five-match series with 341 runs, surpassing Phil Salt’s previous mark of 331 runs set for England against West Indies in 2023. India claimed the series 3-2, but Phillips remained the standout individual across all five games.
Record-breaking numbers for Glenn Phillips
Glenn Phillips struck at a rate of 185.33 and averaged 113.67 while compiling one century and three fifties. His total left him 144 runs clear of the next-highest scorer, India’s Abhishek Sharma, who made 197. The scale of his returns highlighted how consistently he dictated the middle overs against India.
List of the highest run totals in bilateral T20I series
Glenn Phillips (New Zealand) – 341 runs in 5 matches vs India (2026)
Phil Salt (England) – 331 runs in 5 matches vs West Indies (2023)
Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) – 316 runs in 6 matches vs England (2022)
Mark Chapman (New Zealand) – 297 runs in 5 matches vs Pakistan (2024)
Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 285 runs in 7 matches vs England (2022)