Gayle happy to overcome tough Colombo surface – Cricket News Update
Following their overwhelming victory over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20.
On a tricky surface of Colombo, the West Indian side put in an all-round performance to outclass their opponents by a gigantic 74-run margin. The process however, was gradual but the momentum gathered propelled the Caribbean side to post the highest score
of the ongoing tournament.
Gayle provided the anchor-man role in the first 10 overs, before blasting the Australian attack to all parts. The left-hander faced just 18 of his 41 balls in the first half of the innings, but got able support from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379 during
that period.
What followed was a complete decimation of an opponent, who had been among the inform teams of the competition. Gayle and Pollard then teamed up to add 65 in the final four overs, including 25 off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/XJ-Doherty-c2804 to pile up 205 on the board.
The total in itself completely overshadowed the pitch factor, which had been the major talking point in the first semi-final between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755. Despite the strip being different from the previous game, the ball kept low and offered turn but
Gayle’s presence in the end just derailed the Aussies into submission. Even the left-hander was surprised by the overall outcome.
“We didn't expect that sort of big total,” Gayle said after the match. “Watching the games, it was a slow track and we knew that spinners would play a part. What helped us was actually that we captialised on the bad balls and we put their spinner under a
bit of pressure, and it paid off for us. We've got power there and that helped us. We had a target to get about 150-160. To get 40 runs extra was a bonus for us."
“The way they bowled to me, they put a couple of the deliveries in my slot,” Gayle added. “You're always going to play the penalty if you don't get it right.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 will now take on Sri Lanka in the final tomorrow, played at Colombo.
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