New Zealand vs. Canada: SWOT analysis of New Zealand’s bowlers – ICC World Cup 2011
The ICC World Cup 2011 is entering into a critical phase, as the top teams’ battle it out for a place in the coveted quarter-finals. New Zealand is all set to take on minnows Canada today, as both teams will fight it out in their Group A match. The Kiwis
will be looking to put in a dominating performance, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canada-c748 will be trying to gain some confidence and earn some respect with a victory.
New Zealand is one team which is always treated as an underdog in the World Cup and has not won most of the tournaments in cricket. They have played 4 matches in this tournament and have managed to win three of these. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 peaked at the right time,
as they delivered a good performance against an unpredictable Pakistani side. The following is the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunity and Threats or SWOT analysis of New Zealand’s bowlers:
The Kiwis will play Canada today and they look all set to repeat their good performance against a vulnerable inexperienced side. New Zealand has got some quality bowlers in their line-up and they are quite capable of dismissing the Canadian side for a low
total. Tim Southee will be the main strength of the New Zealand bowling line-up and can pose some serious issues for Canada’s opening batsmen.
Southee has picked 10 wickets in the tournament and is improving his performance with every match. He has simply been awesome in the tournament and has the ability to restrict batsmen and take wickets consistently. Southee’s precise line and swing will make
life difficult for Canada’s batsmen in the early overs.
He played brilliantly against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamran-Akmal-c70122 during his spell. The Canadian openers have not scored many runs in the tournament and will definitely struggle against the swing of Southee. The early
movement which Southee gets from the wicket will tempt the Canadian batsmen to play some risky shots on the off side.
Daniel Vettori is another bowler who provides strength to New Zealand’s bowling line-up and has the ability to bowl an economical spell in the middle-overs. His bowling will give New Zealand many opportunities during the match.
Vettori has been bowling tremendously in the World Cup and has not given many loose balls to the batsmen. Kyle http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mills-c76321 is another bowler who will provide strength to New Zealand’s bowling line-up and can pick some crucial wickets in his early spells. Mills
has played 3 matches in the tournament and has taken 4 wickets.
Mill’s has the ability to pick early wickets and rattle the Canadian batsmen into playing bad shots. He can easily bowl some economical overs in the start and can halt the batsmen from scoring boundaries.
The vastly experienced New Zealand side has a rather large advantage going into the game against minnows Canada. The lack of experience and confidence of the Canadian team will provide a good opportunity to New Zealand to dominate with the ball from the
start.
New Zealand’s middle-order bowling is one area which has not been in good touch during the tournament and is a potential weakness for the team.
Bowlers like James Franklin and Scott Styris have not been in top form and have struggled to pick important wickets in the tournament. This is one area which the Canadian batsmen can take full advantage of and can score some important runs during the middle-overs
of the innings.
It will be interesting to see how Canada manages to take on New Zealand’s experienced bowling line-up today. The game promises to be an exciting battle, as both teams will be focused on a victory.
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