Mitchell Santner And Glenn Phillips Create Pakistan Like Fielding Error (Source: X)
India and New Zealand are playing against each other in the first T20I of their five-match series at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Thursday, October 22.
The match saw some moments on the field, but the one that drew the most attention was a costly fielding mistake by New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips.
Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips tried to stop the ball near the boundary but ended up helping it cross the rope. The incident was also connected to fielding mistakes often made by the Pakistan team.
Mitchell Santner And Glenn Phillips Make Pakistan Like Fielding Mistake
The incident took place in the third over of New Zealand’s innings when Lockie Ferguson bowled to Indian batter Sanju Samson. On the third ball of the over, Ferguson delivered a full-length ball outside the off stump.
Sanju Samson moved forward and tried to play an attacking shot over cover. However, he did not make proper contact with the ball, which hit the bottom of his bat and rolled into the outfield.
Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips quickly moved towards the ball to stop it from reaching the boundary. Both players chased it and attempted to stop it with a dive and a slide near the rope.
However, Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips' efforts went wrong as they accidentally pushed the ball beyond the boundary.
The mistake by Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips also drew comparisons with Pakistan's much-criticised fielding errors.
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India Also Create Several Fielding Errors
India also struggled on the field in the IND vs NZ 1st T20I. One of the major errors came when Abhishek Sharma dropped a catch offered by Daryl Mitchell.
At the time, Mitchell was batting on just 16 runs and had a chance to continue his innings after getting a second chance, but he managed to score 28 off 19 balls.
Shreyas Iyer led India and also faced a slow-over-rate penalty during New Zealand’s innings. As a result, the team had to bring an additional fielder inside the 30-yard circle for the final over.
New Zealand finished their innings at 225/4, putting up a challenging total for India.
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