http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528 for inspiring South Africa to win in 2nd ODI – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in the second ODI played at McLean Park, Napier on Wednesday, February 29, 2012.
Morkel kept a check at the New Zealand score by taking wickets at crucial stages. The right-arm pacer completed his first five-wicket haul, as the Black Caps were bundled out for 230 in 47.3 overs.
Shedding some light on Morkel’s performance in the match, De Villiers said, “We played consistently well today, Morne bowled exceptionally for us and set the trend. Morne took just wickets at the right time for us.”
The 27-year-old was bestowed with the man of the match honours and his figures of five for 38 vindicated the decision. Morkel was glad to contribute for the South African cause. The speedster admitted that he had some assistance from the pitch, which offered
a bit more pace and bounce than usual.
“I'm very grateful I can put in that kind of performance for the team. I was surprised by the pace and bounce in the wicket, and it's going well for me at the moment,” said Morkel.
Chasing a total of 230, South Africa lost the wicket of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Faf-du-Plessis-c1427, launched a counter attack. The two batters took the game back to the Kiwi
bowlers and put on a stand of 69 runs for the second wicket from just 8.4 overs.
De Villiers also acknowledged the efforts of the two batsmen, he said, “Always nice when someone starts well up the order like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamisi-Abdallah-c61368 this time, he made it easy for the middle order. Faff is a world-class talent, I'm looking forward to watching him grow into
a world-class player.”
With the win at Napier, South Africa has gained an unassailable lead of 2-0. The tourists and hosts will lock horns again in the third ODI, which be played at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766 on Saturday, March 3.
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