Martin Guptill guides Derbyshire to victory: Friends Life Twenty20 – First Innings Recap
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Martin-James-Guptill-c74885, guided Derbyshire to a six wicket win over Warwickshire in a match of the Friends Life Twenty20, at the Highfield, Leek in England on Sunday, June 26, 2011.
The visitors posted 138 runs for victory, but failed to defend it. They were unable to pressurise the Derbyshire opener, Guptill, who ended up being the top scorer in the match with 72 runs.
There has been plenty of rainfall in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-David-Sutton-c73270, predicted some assistance for his seamers from the pitch and decided to bowl first after winning the toss.
Sutton’s decision proved to be an accurate one, as the opposition failed to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pile-c82289 up a massive total in their allotted 20 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862. The pair struggled to cope with the bowling friendly conditions and failed to give a solid start to their side.
Carter was the first man to be dismissed in the innings after adding just nine runs to the total. He played and missed on a few occasions and then finally nicked one ball to the hands of the wicketkeeper, Sutton.
Chopra took his time to settle down, but gave his wicket away in an attempt to sneak a quick run. He was run-out for 11 runs and was livid with the nature of his dismissal.
#http://www.senore.com/Cricket/William-Thomas-Stuart-Porterfield-c97921 didn’t have a good day with the bat, as he failed to make an impression. He collected 11 runs from the same number of deliveries, before being dismissed, leaving his side at 33/3.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamie-Oliver-Troughton-c66247, tried the steady the ship for their side, but consumed too many balls, which affected the run-rate of the innings.
The pair put together 48 runs for the fourth wicket partnership before Maddy was dismissed. He scored 21 runs from 25 balls and would have been disappointed to get out after being well set.
Troughton was joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rikki-Clarke-c85428 in the middle and the pair batted until the end of the innings. They collected 56 runs for the fifth wicket stand and remained unbeaten.
The visitors’ captain batted brilliantly and ended up being the top scorer in the innings with 55 runs from 41 balls. His valiant knock included two fours and the same number of towering sixes.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 also played well, scoring 25 runs off 22 balls with the help of one four and a six.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jonathan-Clare-c1729, who took one wicket for just five runs off two overs.
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