Martin Guptill’s performance surprises http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129 – Cricket News Update
Scoring a boundary on the last ball in the second T20 against South Africa, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754’s comeback in the 3-match series (1-1). Following the completion of Guptill’s herculean century on the final ball in East London, skipper Brendon
McCullum revealed that it was surprising to see the 26-year-old play such an innings after recovering from illness.
Guptill missed the first game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in Durban following his sickness. Being dismissed for a weak total of just 86 runs at Kingsmead, the touring Kiwis faced a devastating 8-wicket defeat. However, making a comeback to the side in the second
encounter, Martin Guptill’s heroics allowed the black caps to bounce back in the series in an all-important game at the Buffalo Park.
“It is great that the team turned around in 48 hours and a great knock by Martin after being sick a couple of days back. Our bowlers did well to stop SA's batting line up, but no one expected http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Alroy-Martin-c50714 to play that innings after being sick,” shared McCullum
during the post-match presentation ceremony.
Winning the toss, the visitors opted to field and thereby restricted the opposition to 165 for 5 in 19 overs after a faulty tower (flood lights tower) forced the game to be reduced by a single over. A target of 169 was posed for the Back Caps (D/L Method)
which was achieved by them on the final ball of the game courtesy 9 boundaries and 6 maximums by the 26-year-old.
Being awarded the Man of the Match award for his dazzling performance, Guptill revealed that advice from Ross Taylor helped his impressive display.
“I was talking to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 earlier today and he said to relax during the innings. Hopefully i can continue and deliver more of the same in Port Elizabeth,” shared Guptill.
The win against the Proteas was welcomed by the newly appointed skipper following an upsetting episode involving former captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mike-J-Hesson-c76286).
“I was under a bit of pressure, but hopefully this result will help us leapfrog further,” added the skipper.
New Zealand will face the Proteas in the final T20 clash at Port Elizabeth on December 26 to determine the fate of the series which currently hangs in the balance.
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