“ONE MAN SHOW!”- Glenn Phillips’ lone onslaught saves the Kiwis from faltering; with his blistering ton, he achieves a special feat
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New Zealand had a horrible start to their innings when they lost three top-order batters for just mere runs. But no Sri Lankan bowlers could themselves from Glenn Phillips’ onslaught as he went on to smash a phenomenal ton at the SCG in Sydney on Saturday [October 29].
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to bat first. But to the Kiwis’ surprise, their score looked 15/3 in 3.6 overs and then entered Phillips. He didn’t depart easily; he played just 64 balls to score a sensational century that was studded with 10 boundaries and four maximums at an impressive strike rate of 162.50.
Sri Lankans couldn’t make use of the advantage they had when they had put the Kiwis in the worst situation during the powerplay. In the final over, Lahiru Kumara could able to get rid of Phillips but the latter had already done the damage.
On the fourth ball of the last over, Lahiru bowled into the pitch outside off and Phillips lost his shape as he looked to go over the long off fence. The ball went off the top edge and just over mid-off and the Lankan skipper, Dasun Shanaka, ran backward and grabbed the easy catch.
Apart from Phillips, Daryl Mitchell scored 22 runs off 24 balls. Mitchell Santner added 11 runs off five balls with a six in the last overs to guide the Blackcaps to a competitive total of 167/7 in their allotted 20 overs.
Coming to Phillips’ ton, he achieved some special feats. His score is the second-highest amongst the Kiwis in a T20 World Cup. He also became the first No.4 batter to score a ton in a T20 World Cup.
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