NZ vs SL LIVE: Glenn Phillips CENTURY – Premier New Zealand top-order batter Glenn Phillips made light works of the Sri Lanka bowling line-up in the Super 12 Group 1 at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday to notch up his second T20 century. His resilient knock guided the 2021 runners-up to a challenging 167/7 in the stipulated 20 overs after opting to bat. Follow NewZealand vs SriLanka and ICC T20 World Cup 2022 LIVE updates on Insidesport.IN
Stepping in to bat No.4, when New Zealand were reeling at 15/3, Phillips took charge of the innings and remained unperturbed by the early blows. He saved the sinking New Zealand ship with a fourth-wicket stand of 84 runs with Daryl Mitchell (22) to his side to 99/4 before the latter lost his wicket in the 15th over.
He, later, continued to show aggressive intent in the innings to notch up 104 runs off 64 deliveries before falling prey to Sri Lanka medium pacer Lahiru Kumara with a mis-timed shot. His heroic knock was laced with 10 boundaries and four sixes as he scored most of the runs for his side.
Glenn Phillips brings up a phenomenal hundred, his second in T20Is 😍#T20WorldCup | #NZvSL | 📝: https://t.co/7YevVnQdfG pic.twitter.com/4WydiUhzyw
— ICC (@ICC) October 29, 2022
What does the century rank in New Zealand T20 World Cup history? – Phillips’ knock of 104 runs in the T20 World Cup was the second-best for any Kiwi player in an innings in the marquee event. Additionally, he became the first No.4 or lower batter to score a T20 World Cup hundred.
123 B McCullum vs Ban Pallekele 2012
104 G Phillips vs SL Sydney 2022
93 M Guptill vs Sco Dubai
2021 92*D Conway vs Aus Sydney 2022
“Team is really happy with that, special night for GP, got to take my hat off for that. It was a challenging start for us, we were trying to build a partnership after getting to the 10 over mark and then build from there on a tricky surface. The surface is a bit variable (in terms of bounce) out there, which is good to see. Think we should be able to defend this,” Daryl Mitchell said in the mid-game interview.
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