http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129 all praise for Guptill and Taylor – Cricket News
Brendon McCullum, the New Zealand captain, is delighted to have taken a lead in the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against England and was all praise for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980.
The Kiwi skipper won the toss and had no hesitation in opting to bowl first in bowling friendly conditions. It turned out to be a correct decision as the home team could only manage to score 227 runs in their
allotted 50 overs for the loss of nine wickets. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TG-Southee-c2659 was the pick of the bowlers for the Black Caps, grabbing 3 crucial wickets after conceding 37 runs in his quota of 10 overs.
Chasing a mediocre total, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 consolidated the innings for their side and accumulated 120 runs for the third-wicket partnership.
Guptill remained the top scorer as he remained unbeaten on 103 runs off merely 123 balls with the help of eight fours and four sixes. He was also named as the Player of the Match.
While expressing his delight during the post-match presentation ceremony, McCullum said that Taylor and Guptill took the responsibility on their shoulders, being the senior members of the side. However, he wants
the top-order batsmen to improve their game.
"At 1 for 2, I wasn't thinking the top order was firing but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Alroy-Martin-c50714 and Ross put together a brilliant partnership and showed that under tough circumstances we've got players with a wealth of experience we can
call on," said the wicketkeeper/batsman.
The skipper hopes that his team will continue with the good work and will enter the upcoming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Champions Trophy 2013 with a positive frame of mind.
He added, "There's a little bit of excitement. It's difficult because you don't want to take your eye off what's directly in front of you. We've got most bases covered as a team. If we can build up some momentum,
who knows where we can get to in the Champions Trophy."
Prior to that, New Zealand were whitewashed in the two-match Test series by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, which was played last month.
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