Steven Smith impressed with David Warner’s innings against CSK – Cricket News Update
News South Wales’ all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SPD-Smith-c2555, is extremely impressed with David Warner’s match-winning 135* against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), and said that it was one of the best innings ever in the history of Twenty20 cricket.
Warner smashed 11 cracking boundaries plus eight towering six for his unbeaten 69-ball 135 and led NSW to an emphatic 46-run victory over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and company.
The victory not only helped the Aussie side step into the semi-finals but also hurled the Super Kings out of the tournament.
Enormously delighted over his team’s phenomenal performance, Smith lauded the whole unit for doing well but lavished special praise on the opening batsman for hitting a wonderful knock.
“The boys played some good cricket tonight and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 was just unbelievable. He played one of the best innings that anyone will ever see. He was at it from ball one and played some brilliant shots," said Smith who collected 31 runs in the game against
Dhoni’s men.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 shared a marvellous 101-run-stand with Warner and guided his team to a mammoth total of 201 after 20 overs. Talking about his magnificent partnership that steered the side to a strong position in the contest, the 22-year-old all-rounder shared that
he went out to bat with an aim to play natural cricket and luckily succeeded in contributing to the winning cause.
“I was just told to go and play my way. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Davy-c53320 and me got a good partnership and got the team in a good position. He was able to hit a few sixes in the end to get us to 200. The pitch was actually a lot better tonight and the ball came on well, which made
it easier for batting,” added the NSW-born cricketer who, along with displaying an excellent show with the bat, grabbed a wicket in the game.
Asked about NSW’s chances to storm into the finale and subsequently win the title, Smith shared that since the players are confident after crushing the defending champions, the team will look to carry on with the great work and notch the CL T20 trophy.
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