Watch: Glenn Philips sufferers cramps, hobbles on one leg, eventually leaves the field against Sri Lanka
The game between New Zealand and Sri Lanka that took place at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday will be remembered for one man and that is Glenn Philips. The right-hander scored an unbelievable 104 off just 64 balls to propel New Zealand to 167 in their 20 overs.
The innings consisted of 10 fours and 3 sixes. In the second innings, Philips suffered a bout of cramps due to which he had a weird reaction he was not able to balance himself and was almost trying to stand on one leg. This happened after he threw the ball. Ultimately Philips had to leave the field due to the pain that arose from having cramps.
Philips orchestrated a beautiful innings, on a pitch where the batters were finding it difficult to stay in, but he scored a sizzling 104 which was laced with 10 fours and 6 sixes. This gave the Kiwis a big target to settle on.
The cramps happened in the second innings while fielding for Philips
He allied with Daryl Mitchell when the score was 15-3 and then carted the Lankan bowlers to all corners of the ground. When he was dismissed, he had taken the score to 162-6. The swashbuckler single-handedly rescued the Blackcaps from a precarious position to a place of strength.
In the second innings, the bowlers stood up and did their bit as Sri Lanka started poorly by losing their first 4 wickets for just 8 runs on the scoreboard. Trent Boult was at his menacing best as he picked up 4-13 in his four overs and accounted for the wickets of Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, and skipper Dasuun Shanaka.
Sri Lanka were skittled out for just 102 runs in 19.2 overs which gave the Blackcaps a dominating win of 65 runs. This showed the might and power of the players across the Trans-Tasman Sea.
This gives New Zealand five points from three games so far and has given them a healthy net run rate of +3.85. The Kiwis are sending a message to everyone that they should not be taken lightly.
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