New Zealand’s Tim Southee and South Africa’s Dale Steyn: Player analysis – ICC World Cup 2011
The third quarter-final of ICC World Cup 2011 will be played between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 today at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Both teams will battle it out, as this the knock-out stage where the winner will get a place in the semi-finals
and the loser will have to watch from the side-lines.
Both teams will be relying on their strong batting line-ups, but as the recent quarter-final match between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 showed the importance of having quality bowlers in the side. South Africa and New Zealand have versatile bowlers, including
top class pacers and spinners in their respective line-ups. Two top rated bowlers that have the skill and ability to make an impact during the match are New Zealand’s Tim Southee and South Africa’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-c52110 Steyn. Both bowlers have a tremendous amount of talent
and the ability to tear apart the batting line-up of any team.
Tim Southee is one of the most important bowlers for New Zealand, as he has the ability to deliver devastating yorkers just at the right time. He gave a significant performance in the seven-match One Day Internationals series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 just before
the start of the tournament. Although this is his first World Cup, Southee is bowling with full confidence and energy.
In six World Cup innings, Southee has claimed 14 wickets at an average of 15.07 and his best include a stunning 3 for 13 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kenya-c752.
Southee has had a considerable impact in New Zealand’s victories, as he claimed 35 wickets at an average of 20.31. He has played 48 One Day International innings, claiming 66 wickets at an average of 31.07 including best his bowling figures of 5 for 33 against
Pakistan.
Former New Zealand fast bowler Danny Morrison expressing his views about Southee said, "I don't know whether he's going to get much quicker, but he's a genuine outswing bowler, and he gets people out through that. He bowls well at the death, he bowls good
yorkers."
On the other side, Dale Steyn is a versatile South African pacer who can bowl at speeds of over 145km. His ability to swing the ball both ways with great precision makes him unique among the other bowlers in his team. Steyn’s opening partnership with Morne
Morkel can prove devastating for the batting line-up of any team. The pacer gives a remarkable performance while bowling in second innings and has claimed 36 wickets at an average of 24.72.
Former South African player Kepler Wessels commented on Steyn and said, “Steyn and Morkel together are the heart of the bowling attack. They are a superb strike force."
Steyn is playing in his first World Cup and he has given a good performance by claiming 10 wickets in five innings at an average of 15, including his best figures of 5 for 50 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
South Africa is at the top of their group, due to their marvelous performance during the tournament. They are expected to be aggressive and dominate the Black Caps in the quarter-final match. However, the competition between two is likely to be tough one,
as both the teams will try hard to pave the way to their first World Cup title.
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