http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cricket League East Asia-Pacific Region Division One - Fiji v Japan - T20 - Match Recap
Fiji crushed Japan by 74 runs in a match of the ICC World Cricket League East Asia-Pacific Region Division One Twenty20, at the Amini Park, Port Moresby, on Monday, July 4, 2011.
Batting first, Fiji scored a very solid 160 runs, losing just a couple of wickets in their allotted 20 overs. The star of the show for the team was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kitiano-Suliasi-Biudole-Tavo-c71564, who ended up with an unbeaten 45 runs in the match. No one was able to beat his score in the
entire game, as he remained the highest scorer until the end.
The Japanese team failed to cope with the pressure and crumbled in the chase. The team was restricted to 86 for the loss of seven wickets in the end and the highest scorer for them was lower-order batsman, Kazuyuki Ogawa, who collected 17 runs.
Toss was won by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Josefa-Falani-Rika-c69246, who decided to bat first without any hesitation. He expected his batsmen to post a challenging total, pressurising the opposition and his team didn’t disappoint at all.
The innings was started by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Try-c94438 to be over aggressive, rather played steadily, laying a solid platform for the lower-order batsmen.
Fiji’s skipper was the first man to be dismissed after scoring 30 runs off 33 deliveries, with the help of one four and a couple of massive sixes. He was followed by his opening partner, who also got out in the thirties, collecting 32 runs from 40 balls,
smashing three boundaries.
Tavo and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Iniasi-Cakacaka-c64371 made most of the platform laid by their openers and played attacking cricket. They smashed the bowlers to all parts of the park, guiding their team into a very strong position.
Tavo remained unbeaten on 45 runs from 25 balls with the help of four fours and three thunderous sixes. His partner was the more aggressive of the two, smashing 33 runs off just 11 deliveries. He struck two fours and three massive gigantic sixes in his cameo.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Japan-c2928 to take wickets, as he dismissed both the batsmen in the opposition’s innings.
Japan failed to make an impression once they came out to bat, as five of their top six batsmen were sent back to the pavilion after scoring single figures. Opening batsman, Qureshi http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naeemuddin-c78482 scored 12 from nine balls, but failed to carry onto the start
he got to his innings.
Japan had lost six wickets for 38 runs, but there was some resistance from the lower-order, as Ogawa scored 17 runs from 10 deliveries. His effort was not enough to save the match though, as the team was restricted to 86/7 at the end of 20 overs.
Miyaji and wicketkeeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tatsuro-Chino-c92884, remained unbeaten on 10 and 14 in their respective outings.
Cakacaka was the pick of the bowlers for Fiji, as he picked up a couple of wickets for just 13 runs in his four-over spell.
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