http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 needs to lose his wicket early
After seeing his side getting completely outplayed on Friday in ICC Twenty20’s second semi-final, the Australian skipper George Bailey believes Sri Lanka have a chance of lifting their first every T20 Championship title only if they succeed in bowling out
West Indies batsman Chris Gayle early in the innings.
After losing by 74 runs to the Windies, Bailey speaking in the post-match interview said, “If Sri Lanka can get Gayle out for under 20, they will win. But if they don't, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 will prove too strong.”
Meanwhile, giving full marks to his opposition, he added, “Were we helpless? Probably Chris Gayle can do that to you. When he did go, he went beautifully. In hindsight you can do things differently, but the fact is that we just got outplayed.”
Australian bowlers received the deadliest hitting in the tournament by West Indies, where the bowlers were subdued by a very aggressive batting line-up.
Gayle’s presence in the middle till the 20th over cost the Aussies dearly as the batsman smacked an unbeaten knock of 75 alongside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754 who played a blitz of an innings by scoring 38 off 15 to post a tough score of 205 on the board.
With a score this big, the Australians required a fast and furious run chase. However, they never got going as they lost their top hitter http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 (1) with only two runs on the board.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in deep trouble.
With no depth in their batting line-up, this game was out of Australia’s hands and they crumbled on 131 runs in 16.4 overs.
“There are no excuses. The best team absolutely won the game tonight. There is a gap between your best and worst cricket, and we did not play good cricket at all. With the West Indies attack, you can chase down 160. I am sitting on the fence a bit. But the
two best teams got into the final,” said Bailey.
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