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When a batsman is in his best form on the cricket field, all the arrows and strategies in the quiver of even the best bowlers come to naught. In this exciting and breath-taking match being played between India and New Zealand, such an amazing and incredible sight was seen, when Kiwi team’s explosive batsman Glenn Phillips blew the Indian bowling attack apart. Displaying his amazing art of playing shots all around the ground, Phillips scored 32 runs in a single over and hit a total of 9 skyscraper sixes and 6 excellent fours during his innings. Batting at a dangerous strike rate of more than two hundred, he defeated the Indian bowlers and scored a historic and stormy century, which cricket lovers and Indian bowlers will not be able to forget for a long time.
When Glenn Phillips came to the crease to bat, the Indian bowlers bowled tightly and did not give New Zealand’s top order batsmen a chance to play freely. In the first few overs, Phillips showed great understanding and patience, understood the nature of the pitch and took his innings forward with a single-double. But once he set his sights on the crease, he shifted gears and unleashed a tsunami of runs on the field. Against both the Indian spinners and fast bowlers, Phillips made excellent use of his pace and hit such long sixes over long on, deep mid-wicket and cover that stunned the spectators. His innings proved how to overcome pressure situations in modern cricket.
The most exciting and scary moment of this innings came when Glenn Phillips wreaked havoc and scored a total of 32 runs in a single over of the opposition bowler. Phillips, who was determined to send every ball of the bowler across the boundary line, continuously hit the balls with such a flurry of sixes and fours that the entire stadium echoed with applause and noise. This single over transferred the entire psychological pressure of the match to the Indian camp. The Indian fielders deployed on the field remained mere spectators and had no other option but to watch the ball cross the boundary. After this over, the Indian captain had to immediately make major changes in the rotation of his bowlers and fielding arrangement.
In this modern era of T20 and ODI formats, strike rate matters a lot, and Glenn Phillips showed why he is considered one of the most dangerous finishers and match-winners in the world by scoring runs at a strike rate of over 200 in this match. He used every corner of the ground very well—be it a sweep shot, a scoop shot or a long six straight down the ground. Phillips not only completed his individual century, but on the basis of his sensational century, New Zealand’s total score reached a mountain-like target, overcoming which was going to be no less than a big challenge for the Indian batsmen.
After the match, cricket experts and former veterans have strongly criticized the poor performance of the Indian bowlers. Specialist bowlers getting beaten like this in the death overs and looking completely helpless in front of a single batsman has become a matter of serious concern for the team management. Glenn Phillips took full advantage of the Indian bowlers’ repeated mistake of bowling length balls through his excellent timing. This match has given a tough lesson to the Indian team that at the international level, if you do not dismiss an in-form batsman early, then he can single-handedly change the course of the match. Now it remains to be seen how the Indian team recovers from this big shock and performs in batting.