http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221’s scalp – Cricket News Update
After suffering back to back ODI losses, courtesy some extreme display of power hitting from Chris Gayle, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754’s all-rounder Nathan McCullum feels the left-hander’s early departure is the key for his side to get back into the series.
To have someone as destructive as Gayle in the top order is a luxury which every captain would wish for. Since returning to the Windies’ set-up, the player has shared the major batting workload upfront, which has put his side in pole position to claim their first series' win, apart from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, in four years.
His domination of a relatively weakened Kiwi contingent is evident from his scores of 85*, 53 – helping his side attain 2-0 win in the T20s – 63* and more recently a towering 125 in the second ODI at Kingston.
His ability to score briskly has completely bamboozled the tourists, who have already called up the rested http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849, in a bid to add flare to the batting department.
However, for Brendon’s brother, Nathan, their way to upset the current balance lies in their ability to get Gayle out cheaply, and try to put pressure on the middle and lower order of hosts, which for now have done little in the series, other than offer appropriate support to the left-hander.
"At the end of the day we've just got to get him out. We've got some plans in place that we're pretty sure are going to work," McCullum said. "Let's hope they do, but we're determined to take his wicket and get them under pressure at the top of the order."
"We've just got to win. We've got to be determined to win and find any way possible. We've got to take more wickets, burn through their top order and see what their bottom order has got under pressure, and if we bat first we've got to score hundreds and put big partnerships and big runs on the board."
Whether the Black Caps manage to make a comeback in series remains to be seen but it will certainly be an interesting scenario if they get Gayle early in the third ODI, scheduled to be played at Basseterre on July 11.
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