Champions League Twenty20 Qualifiers – Comprehensive Analysis – Part 4
Trinidad & Tobago had qualified for the main round of the Champions League Twenty20 after defeating http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on Tuesday, September 20, 2011.
This was not the only match played on the second day of the qualifying round of the tournament, as Somerset and Auckland went head to head at the same venue for a thrilling encounter.
Both teams fought extremely hard, but the English side came on top, winning the match by four wickets and with no more balls remaining.
Although Auckland had played a close game with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on the first day of the tournament, the team failed to get used to the conditions and post a challenging total for the opposition.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GJ-Hopkins-c1490 won the toss and decided to bat first without any hesitation. The pitch was extremely slow and batting was expected to become harder with the passage of time.
Auckland’s innings got off to a dismal start, as opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jimmy-Adams-c1696 was sent back to the pavilion without troubling the scorers. He was followed by Robert Quiney, who managed four runs in an unimpressive outing.
Star batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980 was unable to make an impression in the first match of the tournament, as he was run-out without facing a single delivery. He did not get going this time around as well, getting dismissed for nine runs off 10 balls.
The innings was held together by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lou-Vincent-c73143 and Hopkins, as the pair put on 49 runs for the fourth wicket partnership. The latter was unfortunate to be run-out after contributing 22 runs to the total.
This stopped the flow of runs in the innings, but Vincent did not give up until the end. The stylish batsman remained unbeaten on a run-a-ball 47 runs. He smashed three fours and one six in his valiant knock.
South Africa’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 in the match, restricting the opposition to 125 runs in their allotted 20 overs.
In reply, the English club got off to a decent start with openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Jones-c1244 attacking the opposition’s bowlers.
However, the latter was unable to make most of the start to his innings and was dismissed after scoring a quick fire 16 runs off 11 balls.
South Africa’s Roelof http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Robert-Cowdrey-c60631 der Merwe also played a cameo of 18 runs from 16 balls before being dismissed, as the match was evenly poised at that stage of the innings.
However, a few quick wickets put the batting side under immense pressure. Trego got out after adding 19 runs to the total and was followed by Nick Compton and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arul-Suppiah-c1084, who managed 0 and 3 respectively.
Auckland looked in control of the game at that stage, but the game took another turn towards the end of the Somerset innings.
Lower-order players http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steve-Snell-c2580 put on 61 runs for the sixth wicket partnership guiding their side to victory. They scored 34 runs apiece in their respective outings and finished the game off the last delivery of the innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766. However, his effort was not enough in the end, as his side was knocked out of the tournament.
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