Apparently, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” means extremely good. Well, even if you swap it “Glenn Phillips’ fielding,” it won’t be wrong. The fielding sensation has made a habit of plucking catches out of nowhere and the did it once again at the biggest stage. Shubman Gill was looking strong before he had to leave with a jaw dropping moment.
Watch: Glenn Phillips takes blinder to shun Gill
In a moment that seemed plucked straight from a highlight reel, Glenn Phillips turned into a human missile, defying gravity to produce an absolute stunner. Mitchell Santner floated one up, teasing Shubman Gill into a crisp cover drive — textbook stuff, timed to perfection.
The ball screamed off the bat, destined to pierce the infield and rocket to the boundary. But Phillips had other ideas. Like a predator sensing its prey, he reacted in a flash — diving full-stretch to his right, body airborne, fingers outstretched. For a second, it seemed impossible — the ball was still sailing past him. But with the reflexes of a cat and the precision of a surgeon, he leapt higher, reaching out one hand and *bam* — the ball stuck.
Gill stood frozen, disbelief written all over his face. The crowd roared, Phillips rose with a triumphant grin — he knew he’d pulled off something extraordinary. A catch for the ages, a moment to inspire, and perhaps, the spark New Zealand desperately needed.
