Glenn Phillips Mic’d Up: Requests Quiet, Gets Big Six, Pokes Fun at Commentators in Loss to Australia
New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips provided a lighthearted moment during his side’s loss to Australia in the second T20I, requesting silence from the commentators and following it up with a massive six.
With the Black Caps struggling at 4-33 while chasing 175, Phillips, mic’d up for the TVNZ broadcast, politely asked commentators Scotty Stevenson and Craig McMillan to quiet down.
“Can I ask you guys a small favor?” Phillips said during Adam Zampa’s over. “Just while I’m facing (can you be quiet), because I can hear you guys at the same time, just while I’m facing and in between balls you can talk.”
His request was met with amusement, and Phillips immediately backed it up with a huge six over long-on off Zampa.
“That’s what focus will do for you!” exclaimed Stevenson.
The commentators, clearly aware of the situation, remained largely silent while Phillips was on strike. However, Phillips, ever the jokester, couldn’t resist poking fun at them in the following over.
“You can talk at the moment, don’t be shy,” he laughed with the commentators noticeably hesitant to speak.
Despite the lighthearted moment, Phillips’ frustration was evident when he miscued a hook shot off Mitch Marsh in the same over.
“It wasn’t even that short, what the heck?” he muttered, picking up on his own microphone.
Phillips top-scored for New Zealand with 42 runs, but his efforts were in vain as Australia secured a comfortable 72-run victory. While the Black Caps fell short on the scoreboard, Phillips’ mic’d up moment provided a memorable and entertaining highlight for the fans.
Australia batted first and posted a score of 174 runs on the board. They got off to a strong start, scoring 98 runs in the first 8 overs. However, the New Zealand bowlers fought back well and brought the run rate under control.
At one stage, a score of 160 seemed out of reach for Australia. However, some sensible batting from Pat Cummins and some loose bowling from the New Zealand bowlers ensured that Australia reached a defendable total.
