Kiwi openers earn praise from captain and coach– Cricket News Update
Kiwi opening pairing of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
It was the first competitive outing for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DL-Vettori-c1384.
Also there has been a re-shuffle to their coaching staff with Kim Littlejohn becoming their selector. With expectations high after an up and down year for the Kiwi’s, their return under Taylor was impressive, which saw them win the two Twenties by huge margins.
The stars in both the games have been the openers, with the pairing putting on two commendable century stands against the hosts. In the first match, McCullum-Guptill onslaught helped the tourists put on a mammoth 187 on the board, while the next match saw
the two remaining unbeaten, and guiding the team to an easy win by 10 wickets.
There stupendous knocks has caught the eye of Taylor, who labelled their partnership as outstanding.
"The opening partnership was outstanding," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 said. "To get over 100 two games in a row sets a benchmark. Brendon and 'Guppy' [Guptill] batted sensibly and complemented each other very well."
The coach also revealed his pleasure of seeing the two, playing with such authority.
"Both Brendon and Guppy have played really, really well," Wright said. "It's an ideal opportunity in this country, because the batting conditions are very good. Their stroke play has been encouraging. We haven't had a lot of batting outside the top three,
but that will address itself in the 50-over format."
The visitors will now lock horns with Zimbabwe in three one-day matches, with the first fixture taking place at Harare on the 20th of October, followed by a One-off Test match.
The duo will be hoping to maintain the winning ways and help the team achieve more success in the future with tough assignments coming up, which sees them play the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 away and then entertaining the Rhodesians and Proteas on their home turf
early next year.
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