New Zealand vs. Canada: SWOT analysis of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 and Canadian batsmen - Part 1
New Zealand and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. These two teams are completely opposite of each other, as New Zealand is a top-class team and Canada is still a minnow with very little experience at this level of international
cricket. Although the match may be one-sided, it promises to be interesting, as both teams will fight it out for a victory.
On paper, New Zealand looks like they will easily beat Canada and jump up on the points table. The Canada’s team has a lot to prove, and a strong performance against the Kiwis can build their confidence and get them some much needed respect. Come what may,
competition is competition after all. The following is a SWOT analysis of the batting depth of both the teams:
New Zealand’s batting side is constituted by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 and Jesse Ryder.
Guptill is a right-handed opening batman with an excellent skill to play the short-arm pull on one leg. He seems to be in good form in this tournament, as he played an instrumental role in his side’s victory against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045. Guptill has become
an important batting asset for the Kiwis, as they can usually rely on him to amass a big score in some crucial innings.
His only weak point is an extra-aggressive style of play that often gets him clean bowled, as he steps ahead for a hard shot, he often skips the ball into the wickets. Guptill scored 57 against Pakistan, 39 not out against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kenya-c752 and 86 not out against Zimbabwe
for the winning cause. Playing against Canada, he has an opportunity to smash his first century of this tournament if New Zealand bats first. Mudassar Bukhari’s fiery deliveries may pose a threat to Guptill’s hopes of scoring in triple digits.
McCullum is a wicket-keeper batsman that usually opens the Kiwis’ innings. He is a brash and aggressive batman, as he plays comfortably at both the off and on sides of the pitch. His aggression often becomes his weak point, as he plays over-confidently and
over-ambitiously and often loses his wicket for a low score. It is the reason he has smashed just 2 centuries in 188 One Day Internationals. In his four innings of this tournament, he managed to score 86 not out in just one innings against Zimbabwe. Canada’s
loose fielding may give him a chance to crack a big score, but their pace attack may pose a great threat to him if he fails to control his aggression as usual.
As a right-handed and top-order batsman, Taylor possesses boundless talent and passion. He loves to play leg side strokes and amass big scores. Taylor marks his shot points, keeps an eye on the fielding positions and understands the nature of deliveries
to play long innings, but his triumph depends upon chances. If he gets a chance to cross the figure of 30, he dramatically increases his aggression and manages to score high.
In the match against Pakistan, he emerged as a hero to score a match-winning 131 runs off 124 balls, stunning the world with his long sixes and electric boundaries. In the last 5 overs, he added 100 to the total score along with Jacob Oram. Using this competitive
spirit and form, he can resort to lash another big score against Canada. However, Canada’s Balaji Rao’s googlies may upset him and force him into taking a bad shot.
To be continued in Part 2.
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