Virat Kohli and Indian fans were left stunned as Glenn Phillips pulled off a breathtaking one-handed catch to dismiss the star batter during the India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy 2025 match in Dubai. Watch the incredible moment unfold!
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Virat Kohli became the victim of an outrageous catch by Glenn Phillips in his 300th ODI as his innings was cut short for just 11 in
India’s Champions Trophy 2025 match against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday (2 March).
Kohli made history by
playing his 300th ODI for India as he became the first batter in cricket history to play 300 ODIs and a minimum of 100 T20Is and 100 Tests. However, his joy was short-lived after India were asked to bat first in the last Group A match.
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Kohli came into bat after Shubman Gill was dismissed early and also saw captain Rohit Sharma walk back to the pavilion quickly. He was looking to build a partnership with Shreyas Iyer when he erred with his shot, playing a square drive on the up as Phillips dived to the right and plucked the ball from the thin air with a one-handed catch.
Glenn Phillips’s take incredible catch to dismiss Kohli
There was complete silence at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium after Kohli’s dismissal as the batter and Indian fans could not believe what happened, but Dinesh Karthik, on air, was quick to mention that Phillips is currently the best fielder in the world.
the greatest in this job ~ glenn phillips 🥶pic.twitter.com/jnkME9Ne2J
— Vaibhav’ (@WhyyySoMuch) March 2, 2025
With Kohli also back in the hut, the onus is now on Iyer and Axar Patel to resurrect India’s innings.
Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl against India. New Zealand’s one change was Daryl Mitchell coming in for Devon Conway.
India also rested Harshit Rana and brought in spinner Varun Chakravarthy.
Teams: India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.
New Zealand: Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Will O’Rourke.