Virat Kohli was stunned to see Glenn Phillips’ fielding, caught his head in the dressing room

By Samira Vishwas On Jan 13, 2026

Glenn Phillips’ fielding surprised everyone in the first ODI between India and New Zealand. On Shubman Gill’s shot, Phillips tried to take a surprising catch with one hand while flying in the air. Even though the catch was not completed, this effort changed the atmosphere. Virat Kohli sitting in the dressing room was also stunned to see this scene.

The first match of the three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand is being played on Sunday, January 11 at the Baroda Cricket Stadium in Vadodara, where Glenn Phillips’ fielding on the field became a big topic of discussion. During India’s innings, Phillips made such an effort that everyone from the batsman to the spectators were surprised.

This incident was seen in the eighth over while India was chasing the target of 301 runs. Shubman Gill played a strong cut shot towards backward point. Then Glenn Phillips, posted there, jumped in full stretch on the left side and tried to catch the ball in the air with one hand. The catch could not be completed, but the effort was no less than a miracle.

On this occasion, the reactions of the players present on the field were worth seeing. Shubman Gill was seen smiling, Rohit Sharma standing at the non-striker end was also seen laughing, while Virat Kohli sitting in the dressing room kept holding his head after seeing this fielding. Virat’s reaction clearly showed how incredible Phillips’ effort was.

Glenn Phillips is insane honestly pic.twitter.com/Yh0PoKhuxd
— Aarav  (@xxxAarav) January 11, 2026

Talking about the match, New Zealand, batting first, scored a strong score of 300 runs with the help of half-centuries from Darryl Mitchell, Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls. Mitchell top scored with 84 runs, while Nicholls added 62 runs and Conway added 56 runs.

If we talk about Indian bowlers, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna took 2 wickets each. Kuldeep Yadav took one wicket in his name.

The Indian team, which set out to chase the target, had a good start. Rohit Sharma, batting in the old style, hit two sixes and three fours, but he was out after scoring 26 runs in 29 balls. Whereas Shubman Gill scored a half-century and played an innings of 56 runs in 71 balls, which included 3 fours and 2 sixes.