Fact check: Glenn Phillips did not score 16-ball century against India Updated 8 minutes ago

However, Phillips scored 107 runs off 49 deliveries.India's tour of New Zealand began on October 22, 2026, with a five-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series, followed by five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Test matches.

The ODI series was scheduled to begin on November 4 in Auckland, with the final match set for November 15.On Oct 30, New Zealand defeated India by 87 runs in the fourth T20I at Eden Park in Auckland.

New Zealand posted 259-7 in their allotted 20 overs, while India managed 172-9 in response.Phillips played a crucial role in the victory, scoring a century.

New Zealand team also won the final T20I on November 1 by seven wickets.

However, India clinched the five-match series 3-2.A day earlier, an X user who appeared to be a journalist, based on their profile bio and posts, shared a viral video showing Phillips hitting sixes against India, along with a scoreboard showing 100 runs off 16 balls.The caption said: "New Zealand's batsman Phillips smashed India with a barrage of boundaries, hitting 6 sixes in 1 over, and smashed a century off 16….

A century in 16 balls, six after six.

New Zealand has set a new trend and completely thrashed India.”Subsequently, the video was shared by other users, as can be seen here, here, here, here, here, here, and here, collectively gaining 178,962 views.A fact-check was initiated to verify the claim due to its widespread circulation on social media and significant public interest in the purported record-breaking feat, particularly whether scoring a century in just 16 balls was possible.A keyword….

However, no such reports were found.A further keyword search for the fastest century in T20 international cricket revealed that Estonia's Sahil Chauhan holds the record, reaching 100 runs in just 27 balls against Cyprus on June 17, 2024, as reported by the International Cricket Council (ICC).Meanwhile, South African cricketer AB de Villiers holds the record for the fastest century in ODI cricket, scoring 100 runs off 31 deliveries against the….

The figures were also corroborated by a report published by the ICC, confirming that the viral claim of a century in just 16 balls was false.The claim that New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips scored a century off just 16 balls against India is false.

Official match records confirm that Phillips scored 107 runs off 49 deliveries, including 10 sixes and six fours, during the October 30, 2026, T20I match against India.

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