England v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750: One-off Twenty20 – English batsmen to watch out for
Following http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s landmark victory at the opening spell of the proceeding India’s tour, the hosts are now set to take on the Indian tourists in a one-off Twenty20 (T20) fixture, scheduled to take off on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at the Old Trafford venue,
Manchester.
The match is set to come out with another potent performance by the much hyped English squad. However, at the same time, much will be expected from the team’s batsmen who would be needed to add some competitive numbers against the opponent.
For that matter, England will have to bank on some of the most potent batters on the team that may pose a forceful threat to the Indian bowlers.
The list for the England’s potential batting talent includes, Kevin Pietersen, Eoin Morgan, Craig Kieswetter, and Ravi Bopara.
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Kevin Pietersen stands out as one of the most compelling batters on the current England’s T20 squad as well as a real troublemaker for the Indian pacers, who may aim at Pietersen’s much valued stumps.
Pietersen earned his much notorious T20 reputation due to the batsman’s ability to deliver some hard whacks coupled with mega runs for the team.
27-year-old Pietersen marked his Twenty20 debut in June 2005 against the Australian counterparts, and since then the English has marked his presence in 31 fixtures for his side, whacking a fair aggregate of 978 runs including his highest with 79.
During last year’s T20 World Championship, Pietersen landed on the second spot as the highest scoring batsman on the tournament earned through a superb toll of 248 runs from 6 matches.
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A usual middle-order batsman, Eoin http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-Arthur-White-c85606 for the English side.
During the team’s last single T20 fixture against the Sri Lankan tourists, Morgan was the highest scoring batsman on the team with a notable performance worth 47 runs, including 4 boundaries and three hits out of the parks.
Marking his premier for the limited overs format in 2009, Morgan has served his team in 17 successful games, earning a notable tally of 520 runs at an aggressive strike rate of 137.77 including his highest not out performance worth 85 runs.
Craig Kieswetter
Wicket keeper c*m batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206, stands out as one of the fresh faces on the team; however, through his impressive performance on the field, with the bat and the gloves, has earned Kieswetter a solid spot on the English squad.
During last year’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Twenty20 competition, following Pietersen on the roster, Kieswetter landed on the 4th spot amongst the highest scoring batters on the tournament earning a notable aggregate of 222 runs from 7 matches.
Kieswetter played his first ever International T20 fixture against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 last year, following which the English added a total of 10 limited overs fixtures with a tally of 248 runs at an impressive strike rate of 115.88.
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26-year-old Ravi Bopara, has not been coming out with his usual real deal with the bat, but surely stands out as a potent threat for Indian bowlers, who may fall victim to Bopara’s hard whacks.
As a middle-order, right-handed batsman, Bopara made his T20 debut in June 2008 against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 tourists and went on to mark his participation in an aggregate of 12 matches under the format. Out of the lot, the batsman scored 210 runs including a
fair best performance worth 55.
Last Word
England will look to dominate the limited-over proceedings from the get-go, not letting the Men in Blue settle down, much like the npower Test series.
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