Marlon Samuels is my go to man, says http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 – Cricket News Update
Darren Sammy, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 2012 at Pallekele and said that Marlon Samuels is his go to man with both bat and ball.
New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl first, which was a gamble, taking into account the power-hitting ability of the Caribbean men. The gamble however, paid off as the Kiwis were able to limit the opposition to merely 139 runs.
The Black Caps were expected to chase down the mediocre total with some extra-ordinary batsmen in their ranks, but that was not to be as the match was tied, with Samuels bowling the last over.
West Indies chased down 18 runs in the Super Over to eventually make their way to the semi-finals.
Sammy revealed that Samuels is not 100 percent fit, which is the reason why he has only bowled at crucial moments in the tournament.
"http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804 is my go to man in pressure situations, he's suffering from a bad shoulder so that's why he doesn't bowl more," said the West Indies skipper.
New Zealand’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 and Samuels hitting a six each.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 expressed, "We probably should have won it in normal time, but credit to West Indies to score 18 of five balls is pretty awesome. That's cricket and we're going home now."
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Philip-Narine-c91869, the mystery spinner from Trinidad & Tobago was named as the Player of the Match for his outstanding spell, conceding just 20 runs in his four overs and picking up three crucial scalps.
The youngster is delighted with his performance and hopes to carry on with the momentum in the semi-final. He also praised Samuels’ contribution in the West Indies win.
"It's nice to be back in the wickets and bowling good, hopefully we have another game to play. it was a total team effort. Marlon did a very good job bowling and then batted superbly," said Narine.
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