The win be remembered for a long time – Martin Guptill – Cricket News Update
After conjuring up their first win over two decades against Australia, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980 revealed that the victory will be long remembered by every Kiwi player.
In a nerve wracking encounter, the Aussie’s were in pole positions to claim yet another series win against their rivals, however, a change in events on the fourth day meant that the tourists manage to share the spoils.
Having fallen apart in the first Test at Brisbane, the Black Caps again faltered in their first innings at Hobart after making only 150 in their first innings. However, impressive seam bowling got them back in the game and the batsman played with certain
authority to set up a target of 241.
The Kangaroos run chase was on course, mainly courtesy of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Doug-Bracewell-c1394, as the pacer claimed the all important final wicket of
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Michael-Lyon-c78822 to give the team an unlikely win by 7 runs.
"It was a big night," the batsman Martin Guptill said while taking to ESPN cricinfo. "It's 26 years since we've beaten Australia over here so we have cause to celebrate. It's definitely the highlight of my career so far. It'll be in the memory banks for
a long time."
One man to miss out on the heroic win was former captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DL-Vettori-c1384, who was sidelined through a hamstring complaint. Despite being in the dressing room, the spinner was simply relieved to break the jinx against a formidable opponent as revealed by
Guptill.
"He hasn't won a Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746," Guptill said of Vettori. "It was mixed emotions for him that he wasn't playing, but for him to be there when we took that final wicket was fantastic. He was ecstatic and enjoyed the celebrations as well."
Guptill now hopes that the team plays every game with the same aggression, which will eventually lead them to more success against all top oppositions. Next up for the Black Caps will be home assignments against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
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