New Zealand vs England, 1st Test: The first match of the ongoing three-match Test series between New Zealand and England is being played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. Let us tell you that in this match, Glenn Phillips has once again surprised the cricketing world through his excellent fielding.

Let us tell you that on the second day of the first Test match, Phillips took an excellent catch towards point on the second ball of the 53rd over of England’s first innings. On this ball bowled by Tim Southee, Ollie Pope, who is batting on 77 runs, plays a shot towards South Africa.

But during this, the alert Glenn Phillips dives in the air to his right and takes an excellent catch. So as soon as Phillips took this catch, his video quickly went viral on social media.

See this brilliant catch taken by Glenn Phillips

Glenn Phillips adds another unbelievable catch to his career resume! The 151-run Brook-Pope (77) partnership is broken. Watch LIVE in NZ on TVNZ DUKE and TVNZ+ #ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/6qmSCdpa8u

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 29, 2024

England trails New Zealand by 29 runs

On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, at the end of the second day, England has scored 319 runs at the loss of five wickets in the first innings after 74 overs. Currently, Harry Brook is batting on 132* and Ben Stokes is batting on 37* runs at the crease.

However, opening batsman Jack Crawley and former captain Joe Root could not even open their account today. Apart from this, Ben Duckett played an inning of 46 runs and Jacob Baithal played an inning of 10 runs, while wicketkeeper Ollie Pope played an inning of 77 runs. At the end of the day, England trailed New Zealand by just 29 runs on the basis of first innings.

So in the earlier match, New Zealand scored 348 runs in 91 overs. For the team, experienced Kane Williamson scored 93 runs and Glenn Phillips scored 58* runs. Apart from this, Tom Latham scored 47 runs and Rachin Ravindra scored 34 runs.