Auckland Carnage: Nitish Reddy Leaks 32 Runs in Nightmare Over Against New Zealand

India’s emerging pace-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy found himself on the receiving end of a brutal batting masterclass on Friday, October 30, 2026, leaking 32 runs in a single disastrous over during the fourth T20 International against New Zealand at Eden Park. Handed the ball by Indian captain Shreyas Iyer to deliver the 16th over of the Kiwi innings, the young all-rounder lost control of his line and length under intense pressure.The onslaught propelled New Zealand to a mammoth total and etched Reddy’s name into the record books for one of the most expensive individual overs bowled by an Indian in international twenty-over cricket.How Glenn Phillips Dismantled Nitish Reddy Over by OverThe over began with relative composure as the opening delivery yielded just a single, rotating explosive batter Glenn Phillips onto strike. Trouble mounted instantly on the second delivery when Reddy overstepped for a costly no-ball that was dispatched to the fence for four.While Reddy managed to concede only two runs off the resulting free-hit delivery, Phillips unleashed pure devastation on the remaining four legal deliveries. Capitalizing on Eden Park’s short straight boundaries, the Kiwi power-hitter blasted four consecutive towering sixes, turning what could have been a salvageable spell into a 32-run demolition.Ten-Year Flashback: Echoes of Stuart Binny’s Lauderhill OrdealReddy's 32-run over marks the exact repetition of a 10-year-old Indian bowling nightmare.Back in 2016, all-rounder Stuart Binny suffered an identical fate when he was plundered for 32 runs in a single over by Evin Lewis during a high-scoring encounter against the West Indies in Lauderhill, Florida. The current top tier of most expensive overs bowled by an Indian in T20Is continues to be led by Shivam Dube, who surrendered 34 runs against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui in 2020. Reddy now sits joint-second alongside Binny with 32 runs, ahead of leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi’s 29-run concession against England at Manchester earlier in 2026.Reddy concluded his four-over quota with figures of 1 for 64 at an expensive economy rate of 16.00.Glenn Phillips Century Powers New Zealand to Towering 259 TotalRiding on the momentum of that game-altering 16th over, New Zealand mounted a relentless assault on the Indian bowling lineup to post a colossal 259 for 7 in their allotted 20 overs. Glenn Phillips was the undisputed hero of the Kiwi innings, storming to a sensational 107 off just 49 deliveries studded with six boundaries and ten massive sixes.He found exceptional support in Michael Bracewell, who struck a blistering 65 off 25 deliveries with four boundaries and six maximums, forging an explosive 115-run partnership in just 40 deliveries for the fifth wicket. Among the Indian bowlers, tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav emerged as the primary wicket-taker, claiming three wickets to stem the flow of runs amid a severe batting blitz.