END OF OVER:20 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 238/3 | RR: 11.90
- Devon Conway65 (37b)
- Ross Taylor0 (0b)
- Kieron Pollard3-0-33-1
- Oshane Thomas4-0-44-1
Glenn Phillips: It was brilliant. Conway is an amazing player to play with. He kept me calm under pressure. Knee cap is doing alright. It wasn't quite as bad as the first time.
This is a monster total from New Zealand, because the pitch wasn't flat. It may have become a little quicker, a little easier to hit through the line, with the rain. But there were signs that the ball stopped on the batsmen early in the innings.
Phillips came out well aware of this and by making sure he kept a strong base, while batting deep in his crease, and delaying his bat swing just enough, he absolutely flourished. He was set up for the slower ball. He was only going to smash the slower ball. And once he got going, once he put the pressure back on West Indies, they just didn't know what to do. They tried spin, but that brought out his 360 degree game, including a spectacular switch hit. 108 off 51 balls. A very special innings, that.
Prmenon: "Superb innings. I don't remember a t20i hundred at no 4 or below. Has there been any ? " --- There have been a few. Four from the Test playing countries
Oh, Pollard pulls out of his delivery stride after seeing Taylor backing up too far
GD Phillips c sub (HR Walsh) b Pollard 108 (72m 51b 10x4 8x6) SR: 211.76