CLT20 2011: Leicestershire v Trinidad & Tobago – Match Recap
Trinidad & Tobago overcame Leicestershire by a handsome margin of 51 runs in a qualifying round match of the Champions League Twenty20 2011, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 on Tuesday, September 20, 2011.
The second consecutive victory in the competition ensured T&T’s place in the main round of the tournament. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Leicestershire-c807 batsmen to throw their wickets cheaply.
Since the track was expected to spin later in the day, Darren Ganga choose to bat first after winning the toss. His opening batsmen rose to the occasion, as Simmons and Barath put together a 139-run stand - T&T's highest partnership in the shortest version
of the game.
Both players hit the ball with authority and cleared the boundary at will. With the help of seven boundaries, Simmons smashed an attacking innings of 67, while Barath, who wrecked the ball out of the park on two occasions, timed 62 runs including six lovely
fours.
Later in the innings, quick 18 and 11 by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/D-Ramdin-c1299 respectively propped the Caribbean side up to 168 for two after 20 overs.
In Leicestershire’s bowling department, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harry-Frederick-Gurney-c61806 was the only successful bowler. He claimed a couple of wickets for 33 in four overs.
In reply, England’s Twenty20 champion side was never in a position to overwhelm the target. The collapse began when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-McDonald-c1042, on a duck.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Joshua-Cobb-c1739 was the second man to leave the crease after collecting just nine runs. He however, smashed a couple of blistering boundaries during his brief stay.
Wayne White also went back to the pavilion without opening his account, whereas, Will Jefferson could only manage to gather six runs before becoming Badree’s second victim.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623, also infused some hope into his crew by smashing a couple of beautiful hits but he could not capitalise on
the good start.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 who stayed at the crease till the last ball of the game.
The English batsman amassed 56 runs with help of four boundaries plus a couple of towering sixes.
Due to nonstop fall of the wickets, the whole Leicestershire side could only reach 117 for the loss of nine wickets after 20 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kevon-Cooper-c71194 returned with one wicket to his credit.
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