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Phillips hits a 49-ball hundred as New Zealand crush India by 87 runs in Auckland
New Zealand piled up 259 for 7 at Eden Park and Jacob Duffy took four wickets. India lead the five-match series 3–1 before the finale in Hamilton.
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New Zealand piled up 259 for 7 at Eden Park and Jacob Duffy took four wickets. India lead the five-match series 3–1 before the finale in Hamilton.
Sanju Samson’s 67 off 33 and Naman Dhir’s unbeaten 42 gave India a four-wicket win and a 1–0 lead in the five-match series.
A handful of nations are fighting for the last places at the tournament, where a single goal can define a generation.
India won 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze in Aichi–Nagoya. China topped the table with 341 medals; the next Games are in Doha in 2030.
A sport rooted in a handful of nations is reaching for new audiences, and finding both opportunity and resistance.