Axar Patel Makes T20 History, but India Lose in Auckland

Axar Patel Makes T20 History, India Suffer Defeat

India and New Zealand played the fourth T20I of their five-match men's T20 series in Auckland. According to the source, India lost the match by 87 runs. The source describes the outing as completed, not live.

Confirmed and Reported Details

• Teams: India and New Zealand.
• Competition: Fourth T20I of the five-match series.
• Venue: Eden Park, Auckland.
• Reported date: Friday, October 30.
• Format: Men's T20I.
• Source-reported result: New Zealand scored 259/7; India finished at 172/9.
• India lost by 87 runs.
• India had won the first three games and retained a 3-1 series lead.

Axar Patel's T20 Double

• The source says Axar Patel became the first Indian cricketer to complete the double of 3,000 runs and 300 wickets in men's T20 cricket.
• The milestone came when he dismissed Finn Allen.
• The source listed an elite group including Rashid Khan, Sunil Narine, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Shadab Khan, Jason Holder, David Willey, Imad Wasim, Samit Patel, David Wiese, Roelof van der Merwe, Shahid Afridi, Kieron Pollard, Sam Curran and Liam Dawson.
• The source said Patel scored 3,818 T20 runs at an average of 21.94 and strike rate of 134.43, with 300 wickets in 345 matches and nine half-centuries.

Patel's Match Performance

• Bowling figures reported by the source: 3-0-43-1, economy rate 14.33.
• His only wicket was Finn Allen, who made 31 off 17 balls before being caught by Abhishek Sharma at deep extra cover.
• With the bat, Patel made seven runs off nine deliveries before Mitchell Santner dismissed him caught and bowled.

Context and Limits

• New Zealand top scorer was Glenn Phillips with 107 off 49 balls, hitting 10 sixes, according to the source. Michael Bracewell added 65 off 25.
• India collapsed in reply after early dismissals, including Jacob Duffy removing Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan in the opening over.
• The source did not specify the match time zone; the reported date was Friday, October 30.

How To Verify

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• Do not treat social media clips or highlights as verified match facts.