New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips is often in the news for his fielding. This time too, Phillips is making a lot of headlines with a brilliant catch. These days, the first match of the three-match Test series between New Zealand and England is being played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Phillips took one catch in this match.
Glenn Phillips took a dangerous catch
The video of Phillips taking the catch has been shared by the New Zealand Cricket Board on social media. In the video, Tim Southee can be seen throwing the ball towards English batsman Ollie Pope. Ollie Pope cuts the ball into the lane. The ball went in the air to Glenn Phillips who is fielding there. Phillips is out of the ball, but makes a brilliant diving catch.
After watching Phillips’ dive, you might as well call him Superman. Phillips’ catch was really worth watching. This catch was taken during England’s innings. With this catch, Phillips broke the 151-run partnership between Harry Brook and Ollie Pope. With this catch, Pope returned to the pavilion after scoring 77 runs with the help of 8 fours.
match status
Let us tell you that two days of the match have ended. By the end of the second day’s play, the English team, batting in its first innings, had put a score of 319/5 on the board. Harry Brook is playing for the team with 132 runs and captain Ben Stokes is playing with 37 runs. Brook has hit 10 fours and 2 sixes, while Stokes has hit 4 fours.
In the match, New Zealand batted in its first innings and scored 348/10 runs on the board. Now after the end of the second day’s play, the England team is behind by 29 runs.
