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New South Wales meet their old rivals Trinidad & Tobago in a crucial Champions League T20 match, which will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, today, September 28, 2011.
It will be the third time the two teams will be meeting in the tournament, with both having so far shared the spoils. Trinidad & Tobago drew first blood in the inaugural event in 2008; however were beaten by NSW in the finals of the same competition.
The composition of either team has left them without some of their high-profile players, who have moved on to the riches of the Indian Premier League franchises, which makes the contest not as fiery as before. The Australian domestic side remains strong
on paper, but cannot rest on their laurels against a Caribbean side which certainly has made many admirers.
Despite losing the last encounter against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472 ball, T&T bowlers showed aggression and bowled with guile, defending a sub-par total of 98.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 outfit, which will be geared to
take on the Kangaroo domestic giants.
The problem remains in their batting. The inexperienced squad has so far played with passion, but lack planning, and were found wanted in the previous match. With the absence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379 down the order, their reliance has somewhat
shifted to the top trio, which comprises of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DM-Bravo-c1386.
So far the captaincy of Darren Ganga has been top notch but he for one would know the importance of getting runs down the order. The skipper so far has failed to perform with the bat, so will be under pressure in that respect.
The bowling has been their strongest link and one would expect them to deliver yet again with the stand out being pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Rampaul-c2233. His excellent spell of 3 for 17 paved way for his team’s almost miraculous comeback against Mumbai.
The Australian domestic teams have had a slow start to this year’s tournament with both getting beaten in their initial encounters. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CJ-Ferguson-c1264.
Now the onus remains on New South Wales to improve on their first outing and get back to winning ways. Their skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cape-Cobras-c776 with the team only posting 135 on the board.
However, with plenty of power hitters in their rank and some strong words from their skipper, one will expect them to fare better against a strong T&T side. The key for them will be their opening pairing of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301, both of whom are
now expected to open for their national team as well.
Watto is on a lean period in his career, coming from a disappointing series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, where he failed to amass notable scores. However, he still remains one of the world’s genuine all-rounders and a reliable member for both, club and country.
With both teams possessing match winners and plenty at stake, one expects a high-voltage encounter.
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