By Admin 
New Zealand’s star all-rounder Glenn Phillips scored a century wearing ‘black glasses’ in the second Test against England being played at Kennington Oval, London. This was the first century of Phillips’s Test career. The Kiwi player scored 100 runs with the help of 18 fours. Thanks to his innings, New Zealand put a big total on the board.
Phillips’ dark glasses have attracted the attention of fans for more than a century. He wore glasses for some time while batting. During this, the Kiwi all-rounder faced English fast bowler Joffra Archer, whose video is becoming increasingly viral on social media.
Glenn Phillips wearing goggles while batting against England in 2nd Test.
– Phillips facing Jofra Archer’s bouncers using GOGGLES.😊 pic.twitter.com/ysrOWTPSIX
— Maina Singh (@Maina_Singhx77) June 17, 2026
New Zealand scored 391 runs in the first innings
In the match that started on June 17 (Wednesday), England won the toss and decided to bowl. New Zealand, who came to bat first, were all out for 391 runs. Phillips played the biggest century innings for the team. Apart from this, Tom Blundell played a half-century innings and scored 51 runs with the help of 6 fours.
Phillips mainly plays white ball cricket for New Zealand. But this time Phillips has been trusted for the test. Keeping the faith intact, he scored a century. With this century, Phillips showed that along with fast-paced batting, he also has the ability to bat with control in the red ball format.
New Zealand desperately needs victory
The series is of three tests. The first match has been played, in which host England won by 115 runs. New Zealand’s batting department looked in very poor condition in the match. New Zealand was reduced to 113 runs in the first innings and 138 runs in the second innings. In both the innings of this match, New Zealand did not score as many runs as they put on the board in the first innings of the second test.
To keep themselves alive in the series, New Zealand will have to either win the match at any cost or end it on a draw. Now it will be interesting to see what the result is.
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