http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 – Cricket News Update
Faf du Plessis, the South African T20 skipper, is over the moon with his side’s performance in the first T20 of the three-match series against New Zealand and expressed that he enjoyed leading the national team.
The Proteas outclassed the Black Caps in all departments of the game and won the initial fixture by a handsome margin of eight wickets at the Kingsmead, Durban, to go 1-0 up in the series.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129, the Kiwi skipper, won the toss and elected to bat first against one of the finest bowling attacks of the world. The decision backfired as the whole team was dismissed for merely 86 runs in the 19th over of the innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Peterson-c2332 grabbed a couple of wickets each to help their team’s cause.
Thanks to little cameos by Du Plessis, who was leading the Proteas for the very first time, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Quinton-de-Kock-c82885, the debutant, the hosts chased down the target without any fuss in 12.1 overs.
While expressing his views in the post-match presentation ceremony, the Proteas’ skipper was all praise for his side’s clinical performance.
"No complaints, fantastic game, very happy. I enjoyed thinking on the field, the game was going at more than a million miles an hour. The bowling was fantastic, the energy on the field was awesome, cannot ask anything more of the guys," said Du Plessis.
On the other side of the coin, the Kiwi captain claimed that his team went out with a positive frame of mine, attempting to take the attack to the South Africans; however, the home team proved to be a much better unit.
McCullum mentioned, "We played some aggressive cricket and missed a couple of fundamentals on the way. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 exposed us, That is how we are going to be, that is the way we are going to put them under pressure, by playing aggressive. You have got to earn the right to be aggressive.”
The second T20 of the series is going to be played tomorrow at East London, with the visitors looking to restore some pride.
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