England vs. Netherlands – Match update after 20 overs
Netherlands have racked up 90 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the first 20 overs of their ICC World Cup 2011 match against England being played at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vidarbha-c860 Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.
The Dutch openers backed their captain’s decision to bat first and put up an aggressive 36-run opening stand in 6 overs.
Alexei Kervezee added 16 runs off 25 balls, despatching two deliveries to the boundary. His defence was pretty good and he looked well settled before a poor shot selection brought about his downfall.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wesley-Barresi-c96487, who was promoted to open the batting, scored 29 off just 25 deliveries. Barresi was middling the ball nicely and his knock included six crisp boundaries. He was looking to take the game away from the opposition before Graeme Swann got rid
of him with a teasing off-spinner.
Both the openers fell in a quick succession, leaving their team stuttering at 58 for 2 in 12 overs. England bowlers assessed the pitch nicely and altered their length in order to decrease the scoring rate.
Nevertheless, Ryan ten Doeschate and Tom Cooper have built a solid partnership, adding 32 runs to the team’s total. Cooper is looking in a supreme touch, as he has struck the ball well, scoring 28 runs off 45 deliveries. Doeschate is the best batsman in
their line-up and Netherlands will be looking up to him to bat through the overs.
As usual, Graeme Swann has been the star performer for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, grabbing 1 for 12 in 5 overs of brilliant spin bowling. He has turned the ball, and has beaten the batsmen with his drift. His length has been immaculate and sometimes he has left the batsmen
clueless.
Tim Bresnan has been the pick of the seam bowlers, picking up 1 for 22 in his four-over spell. He has bowled relatively short of length, and has caused a few problems for the Holland batsmen with his steep bounce.
The current partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cooper-c51561 and Doeschate is crucially important for the Dutch, as it will help them to build a competitive score.
On the contrary, the English bowlers have to bowl a persistent length in order restrict http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753 to a manageable score.
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