Canada vs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754: Second innings - Part 1 – ICC World Cup 2011 Recap
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canada-c748 were left with a mountain to climb after New Zealand set a target of 359 runs to chase with the required run rate reading 7.28 runs per over. Ruvindu Gunasekra and Harvir Patel took to the pitch hoping to get the Canadians off to a strong start, as
New Zealand’s Kyle Mills and Timothy Southee were there to try and stop them.
Mills bowled a tidy first over, before drama struck in the second. Patel drove the ball back towards Southee who managed to get a hand to the ball, but his follow through momentum meant it was going to be a difficult chance.
Gunasekra was not that lucky, as Mills took his and New Zealand’s first wicket. Kiwis’ Captain Ross http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 demonstrated to everyone how to time one’s jump to pull off a spectacular catch, as the team had their early breakthrough.
After restricting the Canadians to a run an over with some disciplined bowling, the Kiwis had reason to celebrate again, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mills-c76321 struck for his second wicket. Zubin Surkari’s shot found Taylor who took a fairly simple catch at waist height that left Canada
with only four runs on the board with the loss of two wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashish-Bagai-c46284 came in to face the dangerous Mills, but the bowler had to limp off the field with Ryder tasked with completing the over. Sadly for Ryder, Bagai found the boundary off both balls.
The Kiwis continued with Southee and apart from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Patel-c41271 boundary, had the Canadians on the back foot. Jacob Oram continued for the Kiwis and recovered well with five consecutive dot balls after Patel’s first ball boundary through mid-wicket.
Patel and Southee continued their duel with the latter coming out on top by the end of the eighth over. The last three balls all racing away to the boundary for four. Canada seemed to be getting into a rhythm.
A maiden over for Oram was followed by James Franklin replacing Southee for the Kiwis. Patel was gifted a free hit by the new bowler, which he took full advantage of, as he made sure it cleared the boundary for a huge six.
Oram continued with his spell, bowling another good over. Franklin on the other hand was struggling against Patel who was beginning to take the game to the Kiwis. Oram had other plans, as the umpire was unconvinced by the New Zealand appeal for a caught
behind, the matter was referred upstairs for a review. Patel was on his way back to the pavilion for 31 runs, as the umpire was forced to change his decision. Canada was now 50 for two.
Franklin was not on his game, as the Canadian batsmen managed to score a boundary at least once off every one of his overs with Bagai picking up where Patel left off.
Continued in Part 2
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