Glenn Phillips removes Head, Marsh off consecutive balls

On the second day of the ongoing Test between Australia and New Zealand, Glenn Phillips delivered the goods for the hosts with the ball. The off-spinner picked up the wickets of Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey as New Zealand bowled Australia out for 164 in their second innings. With it, the 27-year-old notched up his best bowling figures in first-class cricket.

Best bowling figures by a New Zealand spinner at home

Daniel Vettori: 35-11-87-7 against Australia in Auckland (March 2000)

Daniel Vettori: 42.3-6-130-7 against Sri Lanka in Wellington (December 2006)

John Bracewell: 22-8-32-6 against Australia in Auckland (March 1986)

Daniel Vettori: 25-7-56-6 against West Indies in Dunedin (December 2008)

John Bracewell: 34.2-11-85-6 against Australia in Wellington (March 1990)

Alex Moir: 56.3-16-155-6 against England in Christchurch (March 1951)

Glenn Phillips: 16-4-45-5 against Australia in Wellington (February 2024)

Phillips starred with the ball when New Zealand finished as a semi-finalist in the ODI World Cup 2023 in India. He returned figures of 10-0-37-3 against Australia at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.