Cricket Update: New Zealand crushes Pakistan to take away the T20 series
The Kiwis shattered http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 team’s hopes to square the T20 series at Hamilton. Pakistan won the toss and chose to field, in hope to try chasing the score this time. But this proved to be of no avail at the end as the visitor’s struggled big time. New Zealand
made sure that they put on a strong total on the board so that the Pakistan team was unable to conquer the target set.
Jesse Ryder, who opened the innings for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 side, lost his wicket on the very first ball of the initial over. After Ryder nudged one back to the keeper, James Franklin stepped in. It became imperative for the kiwis to provide some stability to
their batting order. Martin Guptill took the uphill task, and dented the hopes of the visitor’s in an extravagant manner. He struck the ball with sheer perfection, middling it with ease, and the timing just outclass. The second wicket stand of 92 runs demolished
the bowling attack of Pakistan. Franklin struggled early on, but got into the stride later, hitting some out of the park.
Once the confidence was restored, New Zealand accelerated quite well, while Pakistan bowled below par. Ross http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 kept the scoreboard ticking, while other players pitched in with some small but effective knocks. Taylor knew that his newly inducted captaincy
is at stake, so consistency is the key. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-McGlashan-c2178 came as a surprise package for the kiwis, pounding on Umar Gul, and scoring 25 runs of his over. His reverse sweep six came one unorthodox shot with a maximum result.
Saeed Ajmal remained to be the pick of bowlers for Pakistan, picking up three wickets, with two in the last over. Other bowlers were not able to put in an impressive performance, adding to the already stressed Pakistan side.
The batting by team Pakistan remained to be as futile as their bowling. The skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mills-c76321 for merely one ball that he sent out of the park for an extravagant six.
But the next ball, which was a full toss, crashed into the stumps, dismissing Afridi in a cheap manner. Muhammad Hafeez played the innings that can be termed as the only one standing out. The rest did not bother the scoreboard much. The middle order fell flat
on its face and Pakistan was defeated. With this win, New Zealand has bagged the T20 series already.
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