New Zealand player changes from hero to villain in England match

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Reason for New Zealand’s defeat: Glenn Phillips’ 18th over.

New Delhi. The New Zealand team was already heading towards victory in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2026, but an unexpected turn in the match changed the situation. The match turned upside down when Glenn Phillips, who initially became the hero for the team, suddenly became the victim of mistakes in the 18th over.

Great performance by Glenn Phillips

Phillips scored 39 runs in 28 balls for New Zealand with his excellent batting at the beginning of the match. During this, he hit 4 fours and 1 six, which proved to be the biggest individual innings in this match. Along with this, two excellent catches by him in the field, of Jacob Bethel and Sam Curran, played an important role in putting pressure on the England team.

He also performed well in bowling, getting Harry Brook caught out by Daryl Mitchell. He took one wicket for 22 runs in the first three overs, putting New Zealand in control of the match.

villain becomes hero

However, the 18th over of the match became a problem for New Zealand. At this time England needed 43 runs in 18 balls to win. Will Jacques and Rehan Ahmed were in front of Glenn Phillips. After hitting first six and then a four in this over, it became easy for England to score 22 runs.

This over changed Glenn Phillips from a hero to a villain. If this over had not happened, New Zealand could have won and their star player could have got the Player of the Match award. England eventually won the match, while Phillips’ brilliant performance ended with an unexpected twist.