Martin Guptill’s 109 puts Kiwis in command on Day 1 – Cricket News Update
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Alroy-Martin-c50714 Guptill’s imposing contribution of 109 runs which led the Kiwis to pile up 275 runs at the ongoing one-off Test match against the Zimbabwean hosts, on
November 1, 2011, at the Queens Sports Club, in Bulawayo.
Having already bagged the Twenty20 (T20) and One Day International (ODI) wins, the triumphant New Zealand Captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849, won the toss and opted to bat first at the final outing of his team’s tour against the Rhodesians.
The side’s opening session kicked off with top order batting pair of Guptill alongside, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Njabulo-Ncube-c79773.
Offering a typical Test start to the side, the batting duo exhibited a stable batting performance, retaining the stance throughout the opening ten overs.
Unfortunately for the visitors, McCullum made the first departure for the team, in the 11th over of the innings, after Rhodesian speedster, Jarvis, managed to mark the opener’s timber, forcing him to take the long walk on a minor addition of 14
runs off 27 balls, leaving one down batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KS-Williamson-c1813 to accompany Guptill.
With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CB-Mpofu-c1219 making the first change on the Rhodesian bowling line-up, the Kiwi newly formed pair took no time to recoup from the loss, trailing on to add some sluggish runs to the total, leading the side to reach 50 runs mark in the 15th
over.
However, another blow came on the New Zealand line-up, after Williamson exited the crease following a mismanaged run-attempt, leaving the player to depart just a single run short of a half century.
As for Guptill, the opener, who was now joined by Skipper Ross, finally lingered on to bat his half ton, with the aid of a boundary in the 41st over, owned by Ncube – while on a similar manner, the right armer earned his much needed century, making
it the second of his 3 year long Test career.
To his despair, Guptill’s departure came towards the closing overs of the day, leaving Captain Ross on an undefeated 76, while partner batter, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Watling-c1172 on 16.
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