New Delhi: The highly anticipated tri-series between Pakistan, New Zealand, and South Africa kicked off today in Lahore, with the Gaddafi Stadium witnessing an unforgettable batting display from Glenn Phillips, who scored his first-ever ODI century.
Phillips was 48* off 54 balls at the end of the 46th over, but unleashed an explosive finish, smashing 58 off the final 20 deliveries to finish on 106* from 74 balls. The standout moment of Phillips’ innings was the last over, bowled by Shaheen Shah Afridi, in which Phillips hammered 25 runs.
New Zealand was at 305/6 when the over began, with Phillips on 83*. Shaheen, who had figures of 3/63 before the over, started with two wides. However, those wides were just a prelude to the assault that followed. Phillips opened the over with a reverse-scoop boundary, followed by back-to-back sixes to move to 99*. He then took a quick double to bring up his maiden ODI century, achieving the milestone off just 72 balls.
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Glenn Phillips’ maiden ODI hundred!
The Kiwi all-rounder smashed a 72-ball century as took 25 runs off Shaheen Afridi in the final over to post a massive total of 330 at Gaddafi Stadium! pic.twitter.com/UNiSYOcBUA
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Phillips then added five more runs from the final two deliveries to finish unbeaten on 106*, leading New Zealand to a total of 330/6 by the end of their innings. Shaheen’s figures took a significant hit, with the left-arm pacer concluding with 3/88, marking his second-most costly spell in ODIs.
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