Bailey rues Gayle’s lack of strike in the early exchanges – Cricket News Update
Australian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20, but lamented the left-hander’s lack of strike in the early exchanges of the match.
In a one-sided affair, Gayle tormented the inform Australian attack to score a blistering, unbeaten 75-run knock, which helped his side to post a daunting 205 on the board. Despite starting slowly after opting to bat first, the Caribbean contingent slowly found their groove with all players contributing in the team’s eventual total.
The opener held little strike in the early exchanges, a ploy which still paid-off as he kept the innings together before exploding in the latter stages.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Johnson-Charles-c69060. However, with Gayle seemingly watching most of the early play from the non-striker’s end, the Australians were left frustrated, and as soon as the ball got old, Gayle duly capitalized to put his team in total command.
His impact on the game was overwhelming, despite facing just 41 balls. In total he struck five fours and six towering sixes, and found able supporting play from the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754 (38).
The Aussies then struggled against spin in the early phases, before slumping to 43 for 6, and eventually falling 74 runs short of the target. Their skipper, who top scored for his side with 63, said that watching Gayle at the non-striker’s end was a frustrating sight as he wanted Starc, who is the tournament’s third highest wicket-taker, to have a go at the left-hander with the new ball.
“Early on we tried and get him out and that was our ploy with Starcy," Bailey said. “The last couple of games we've opened with left-arm spin and we've opened with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 out.
“Clever bugger, he just managed to not get on strike. He didn't face much of the ball, but the guys batting around him batted very very well."
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