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Phillips and Mitchell added 219 runs off 186 balls. According to Cricbuzz, this is now the second-highest partnership for the Kiwis Zealand against India.
New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips scored his second ODI hundred. He reached the landmark in the third ODI against India at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. The 29-year-old stiched a double-century partnership with Daryl Mitchell after the Kiwis lost three wickets for 58 runs. The Men in Blue earlier won the toss and elected to field in the series decider. Notably, he has amassed his centuries in overseas games.
The Kiwi star, who played his first ODI in 2022, also has five half-centuries in the fifty-over format. In 47 matches, Phillips has posted 1,250-plus runs at an average of over 42. He has a strike rate of over 102.
Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh dismissed three New Zealand batters. Henry Nicholls and Devon Conway failed to impress and when Devon Conway departed, NZ were 58/3 in the 13th over. Daryl Mitchell and Phillips dominated the rivals, taking the score past the 270-run mark.
Phillips went after the bowlers and reached his hundred in 83 balls. He hit 9 fours and 3 sixes in his knock of 106 and faced 88 deliveries.
Phillips and Mitchell added 219 runs off 186 balls. According to Cricbuzz, this is now the second-highest partnership for the Kiwis Zealand against India in the fifty-over format. Tom Latham and Kane Williamson, who stitched a stand of 221* in Auckland in 2022, hold the record.