http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-David-Collingwood-c81044 guides Durham to a victory over Worcestershire: Friends Life T20 – Match Recap
Paul Collingwood’s all-round effort guided Durham to an easy victory against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Sunday, July 3, 2011.
The home team batted really well, scoring 161 runs by the end of the innings. The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Blackwell-c1569, who ended up being the top scorer of the match with 77 runs.
Worcestershire failed to threaten the opposition during their chase, as the team was all-out for 133 in the end. They struggled against the medium-pace of former English Twenty20 captain, Collingwood, who took four wickets for Durham.
The pitch was good for the batsmen and the home team’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-Benkenstein-c1302, had no hesitation in his mind to bat first after winning the toss. His batsmen didn’t disappoint at all and posted a challenging total for the opposition.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phil-Mustard-c2183 early. He was dismissed on the second ball of the innings without scoring a single run.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 impression, as he was sent back to the pavilion after adding 10 runs to the total from 11 balls.
The innings was then stabilised by Blackwell and Collingwood, who shifted the momentum towards their side with a solid 71-run stand for the third wicket.
Collingwood had been struggling for form in the recent past, but would have gained some confidence with his 29-run innings off 23 balls. He struck two fours and one six before being dismissed in the 16th over.
Blackwell was the next man to be dismissed after collecting 77 runs from 59 deliveries, clobbering six fours and four thunderous sixes.
Benkenstein scored 22 runs from 11 balls with the help of four boundaries in the death overs, guiding his team’s total above 160 in the end.
Pakistan’s off-spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859, bowled beautifully in the match, picking up three for 22 in his spell.
Worcestershire’s innings got off to a decent start, as openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Moeen-Ali-c1990 and Vikram Solanki collected 32 runs for the first wicket. The latter was dismissed after scoring just seven runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alexei-Nicolaas-Kervezee-c43287 walked out in the middle and batted with patience along with Ali. The pair took the total to 60 before the visitors’ opener was sent back to the pavilion after adding 29 runs to the total.
Worcestershire lost five wickets in a span of just 32 runs, which changed the complexion of the game completely. Kervezee got out after scoring 26 runs and there was none other batsmen in the lower-order to score in the twenties.
Collingwood took four wickets for 19 runs in his spell of four overs, dismissing the opposition at 133.
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