Glenn Phillips crowned true ‘4D Cricketer’ after destructive knock against India in Indore ODI

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Glenn Phillips is the all-round man for New Zealand in recent times, as he smashed his second century in the high-pressure game against India in Indore. Phillips has delivered for the Blackcaps, be it with the bat, the ball, or on the field.

India might have started the series with a confident win, but they soon faced a massive blow with a loss in the second game. With the series levelled, India and New Zealand both needed to get ahead of the others from the very beginning of the innings.

This marks the last limited-overs international series before India set foot for the T20 World Cup final, and then the players go for a brief break from international cricket with the IPL. Hence, this series is of immense significance, with the ICC ODI World Cup plans on track.

Glenn Phillips scores a second ODI century under pressure in Indore

New Zealand struggled early in their innings, as both openers departed within the first two overs of the game. After their dismissal, Will Young and Daryl Mitchell saw the powerplay through for the Kiwis with a half-century partnership.

When Phillips came out to bat, India was 58/3 and was struggling with a poor start. The pressure was maintained by the tight bowling and promising fielding efforts from the Indian bowlers.

However, Phillips did not succumb to the pressure and instead batted well to see that phase through before he added a pile of runs alongside Daryl Mitchell. Phillips scored a century, his second in One-Day international cricket, and played his part exceptionally well.

Arshdeep Singh and Mohammad Siraj finally handed crucial breakthroughs to India

After the mammoth 200-run partnership between Phillips and centurion Daryl Mitchell, Arshdeep Singh returned to hand India a much-needed breakthrough, but the damage had been done by then.

Singh dismissed Phillips with a wide and full delivery, which was caught behind the wicket off a faint edge, and the dangerous Phillips had to walk back after an explosive hundred.

Mohammed Siraj returned much later with his final spell and dismissed Daryl Mitchell with a slower bumper, which was eventually caught off low in the deep by Kuldeep Yadav.

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