Glenn Philips New Zealand wicketkeeper batter will now fly to India after recovering from COVID 19. Sunrisers Hyderabad must have missed Glenn Philips after the thrashing defeat in the opener game against Rajasthan Royals. Although Glenn Philips must complete his quota of quarantine before being available to pick in the playing 11.
Glenn Philips was bought at a base price which was INR 1.5 crore. The right-handed batsman is handy with gloves and also can play at any number asked. If played as a specialist batsman he is a gun fielder in the outfield and can also bowl some part-time off-spin. Glenn has represented Rajasthan Royals before parting ways in the mega auction.
Glenn Philips has played 3 IPL matches till now in which he has just scored 26 runs in 33 balls. And for Zealand, the latter has scored 644 runs at a commanding strike rate of 140.
SRH played their opening match against Sanju Samson’s strong Rajasthan Royals. SRH was outplayed in each department as they lost the fixture by 61 runs. SRH captain had a really bad day as he was departed for 2 runs. But also due to slow over-rate 12 lakh rupee fine was imposed on the skipper.
SRH must have some issues to solve as their bowlers were not disciplined and RR scored 211 runs in just 20 overs. Moreover, in the 2nd innings, only Aiden Markram and Washington Sundar were able to make a mark with the bat scoring 57 and 40 respectively. The top order was clueless against Indian pace battery Prasidh Krishna and New Zealand pacer Trent Boult.
Now the next fixture of SRH is against Lucknow super Giants on April 4, in DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. SRH and its fans would hope they come up with a better performance.
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