England vs New Zealand - ICC World T20 2012 Super Eights - Match Preview
England and New Zealand will play the 17th game of the Super Eight stage of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 of 2012. Both teams come into this encounter after losses to the West Indies and Sri Lanka, which makes this game a must win scenario. England however,
would be under slightly more pressure to do well against the Kiwis, as a loss by 15 runs to the West Indies earlier, leaves them in a difficult situation as compared to their opponents. New Zealand managed to draw the game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and only succumbed
to a defeat after the Super Over was bowled. That result meant that New Zealand have a higher Net Run Rate than England in their Group and a victory here would give them a strong chance of entering the Semi Finals, considering that they still have a game against
the West Indies as well.
England on the other hand, registered their lowest total in T20 cricket against India in their Group Stage fixture and enter this game against New Zealand on the back of an unconvincing loss against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760. The top order has been a matter of concern
for England as well as their middle order, where talented yet inexperienced players have been exposed to quality seam and spin bowling. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465, the English captain however, backed his team’s batsmen and believed that they could fire on a far more consistent
basis if the need arises.
“We back the guys up there [at the top of the order]; we know they're all dangerous players. But losing wickets in the first over, especially, is not acceptable,” Broad had said earlier.
New Zealand has benefitted from some of their key players firing in the tournament and managed to push teams like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 who are pre-tournament favorites down to the wire. Their fielding and bowling has been extremely impressive and their batsmen have
also contributed significantly. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in the Group Stages of the tournament.
In addition, bowlers like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and the West Indies.
The Pallekele pitch has flattened out over the course of this tournament, where in the Group stages there was plenty of room for the seamers to wreak havoc on their opposition batting line ups. The pitch in the previous game between England and the West
Indies however, was terrific for batting and was a high scoring affair. Something of the similar can be expected in Saturday’s encounter, with spin playing a far more crucial role this time around. The forecast in Kandy is partly cloudy for most of the day
and unlike in Colombo, threats of thunderous showers or drizzles remain distinct. The par score for both teams would be 170 plus, with anything above 180 being a match winning total on this surface. The bowling attacks of both teams would be tested as both
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
A loss here for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, would mean that they would have to concede their T20 crown that they managed to gain in the Caribbean in 2010. New Zealand would be aiming to put their past T20 woes to rest and progress to yet another Semi Final in a major tournament.
In light of these stakes, there is plenty to play for.
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