It was my night, says Shane Watson after MOM performance against Warriors – Cricket News Update
Rajasthan Royals' Australian import, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 India by seven wickets, with more than
three overs to spare.
Chasing a meagre total of 125 for 6, set by Warriors on a low and slow Subrata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Queensland-c834 all-rounder played a herculean knock of 90 runs, plundering ten muscular fours and four lofty sixes
to take the side home in the 17th over at the loss of just three wickets.
“I don’t know how I got those runs. The wicket was a bit slow…I suppose it was my night,” said a jubilant Shane Watson at the post-match press conference. “I just backed myself. I had a clear mind. I kept it simple. I tried to hit straight
and it came off pretty well,” he added further.
The Queenslander said that though he looked to settle down in the first six overs, his aim had been to keep the scoring rate ahead of the required rate to keep it simple in the middle-overs.
The 30-year-old Australian all-rounder joined the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 was his third game of the 2012 season.
“After coming off from playing Test matches in the West Indies, I was a bit rusty in the first match,” said the right-handed hard-hitting batsman who scored 8 runs against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833. “But
after a couple of practice sessions, I switched on to the T20 mode,” he added further.
To date, Shane Watson has played 79 Twenty20 matches and has compiled 2112 runs at an average of 32.49 and an impressive strike rate of 146.66. The tally includes 18 half centuries as well. The Queenslander holds an average of 26.79 in
27 T20 Internationals he has played for Kangaroos.
The Rajasthan Royals will next play defending champions Chennai Super Kings at Jaipur on Thursday, May 10, 2012.
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