T20 World Cup: Glenn Phillips becomes New Zealand’s joint second-highest six-hitter in T20Is

New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips levelled with Colin Munro to turn into the staff’s joint second-highest six-hitter within the historical past of T20I cricket.

Phillips achieved this milestone throughout his facet’s ICC T20 World Cup match towards Canada in Chennai. Throughout his knock, Phillips slammed 4 boundaries and 6 maximums, scoring 76* in simply 36 balls.

Now, this highly effective, burly and clear striker of the cricket ball has 107 maximums to his title, levelling him with Munro. Former batter Martin Guptill, for lengthy a staple of Kiwis white-ball facet, holds the report for his staff with 173 sixes.

To date within the match, Phillips has scored 119 runs in three innings at a median of 59.50 and a strike price of over 185, with a fifty to his title. His different scores have been one towards South Africa and a 25-ball 42 towards Afghanistan.

Coming to the match, Canada gained the toss and opted to bat first. Yuvraj Samra’s report breaking century, making him the youngest centurion in T20 WC historical past (110 in 65 balls, with 11 fours and 6 sixes) and skipper Dilpreet Bajwa (36 in 39 balls, with 4 boundaries) led from the entrance as Canada posted 173/2 in 20 overs.

In the course of the chase, Kiwis misplaced Tim Seifert (6) and Finn Allen (21 in eight balls, with two fours and a six) early and sunk to 30/2, however Phillips (76* in 36 balls, with 4 boundaries and 6 sixes) and Rachin Ravindra (59* in 39 balls, with 4 boundaries and three sixes) took NZ to a win by 15.1 overs, stitching a 146-run stand.

Phillips was given the ‘Participant of the Match’ award. NZ, with three wins and loss, occupy the second spot of their group and efficiently transfer to Tremendous Eights together with South Africa.