Phillips achieved this milestone during his side's first T20I against India at Nagpur. During a tough chase of 239 runs, Phillips gave the Kiwis a fighting chance with his 40-ball 78, consisting of four boundaries and six sixes and his runs came at a strike rate of 195.00.
A fighting half-century by Glenn Phillips went in vain as New Zealand suffered a 48-run defeat against Team India in the high-scoring opening T20I of the five-match series at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday.
On the back of some impressive batting performances spanning from the Australia tour to the New Zealand ODIs at home put Virat at the top after over four years, but Mitchell, who registered back-to-back centuries to seal Kiwis' first-ever ODI series win in India and became the 'Player of the
The league is officially sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC), and the team owners were also announced during a press conference in Sydney, staged against the iconic backdrop of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
After delivering a promising start as Test captain with a 2-2 draw against England in which he scored 754 runs including four centuries, Gill has not been able to bring in that same form and leadership in white-ball cricket.
It was a historic occasion for a Michael Bracewell-led Kiwis, deprived of several of their key players, as Daryl Mitchell, Jayden Lennox, Glenn Phillips and Kristian Clarke delivered fine performances, helping NZ bounce back after a loss in the first ODI to secure the other two ODIs.
Australia on Monday announced a 17-member squad for their three-match T20I series against Pakistan, scheduled to be played in Lahore later this month, as part of their preparations for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
Virat's incredible 124 in 108 balls and his counter-attacking 99-run stand with half-centurion Harshit Rana dazzled the crowd, but in chase of 338 runs, India was left 41 runs short of a win at Indore and an ODI series win as well, handing the visitors their first ODI series win in India, af
Mitchell had a memorable series, top-scoring with 352 runs in three matches at an average of 176.00, with a strike rate of over 110, with two centuries and a fifty. His back-to-back centuries contributed heavily to Kiwis' landmark ODI series win against India. In the second ODI, he had a 162
Once again, just when India looked down and out at 71/4, Virat, who scored a 108-ball 124 with 10 fours and three sixes, gave India hope with an 88-run stand for the fifth wicket with Nitish Kumar Reddy and a 99-run stand for the seventh wicket with Harshit Rana.
Centuries from Daryl Mitchell (137*) and Glenn Phillips (106) took NZ to 337/8, despite three wickets from Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh. After being reduced to 5/2 and later 58/3, the duo put on a 219-run stand that put the Kiwis in a commanding position. In the chase, India was down a