http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GJ-Hopkins-c1490: Batting let us down – Cricket News Update
Auckland Aces skipper Gareth Hopkins rued his side’s batting failure after the qualifiers slumped to their first defeat in the ongoing Champions League T20 – a 59-run crushing at the hands of local outfit, Titans,
here at Kingsmead, Durban, on Wednesday.
“The batting let us down,” lamented Hopkins at the post-match presentation ceremony. “We were happy to restrict them to 170. We have to move on quickly from this,” he added further.
Chasing a competitive 173 to win, the tourists were bundled out for just 113 in 19 overs. Only four of the Auckland batsmen managed to reach double figures, with tailender http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andre-Adams-c1033 top-scoring with 17-ball 30.
All of the five Titans bowlers bagged at least a wicket each, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alfonso-Thomas-c991 sharing six scalps between them.
The triumphant Titans’ skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Martin-van-Jaarsveld-c74944 credited his bowlers for the comprehensive 59-run win over the Auckland Aces.
“Asked the bowlers to hit the deck really hard, when they do that, it is easy to captain,” said Jaarsveld while speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony, on Wednesday.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Farhaan-Behardien-c56785 for praise for his late blitz (23-ball 48), which allowed the Titans to set an intimidating 173-run target. “Behardien is a great finisher. He's done that
for us all summer,” said the home skipper.
It has become a trend that the finishers take their time at the death to assess the conditions and the opposition attack before blazing away, and this is exactly what Farhaan Behardien did yesterday. After coming
to the crease in the 13th over, following van Jaarsveld’s dismissal, the middle-order batsman did not hit a boundary in the next five overs, he kept rotating the strike though.
The right-hander opened up in the penultimate over, looting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116 for a six on the final delivery
of Titans’ innings, to take the side to a challenging 172 for 4.
"I bided by time, and it was only during the last two overs that I capitalised," said the middle-order batsman at the post-match presentation ceremony.
With a foot already in the tournament semis, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils tomorrow.
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