http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TG-Southee-c2659 laments loss of wickets ‘at the wrong time’ for ODI series loss – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 their first major series win in four years.
Speaking to the media reporters after losing their third fixture of the five-match series, the 23-year-old medium pace bowler rued his side’s failure to capitalize on key moments.
"We lost a couple of wickets early and then had to rebuild, and Tom Latham and Ross did a great job," said Southee after the 24-run defeat. "It was a shame to lose Tom [but] we did and it would have been nice to have that extra wicket going into those latter
overs."
“Wickets at the wrong time hurt us, [so] we have to think of ways [of not losing] those key moments in games. [We lost] wickets in the middle there and towards the end. [The] back-end of five-six overs didn't come out so well in the end,” repented the spearhead
of New Zealand pace bowling.
Chasing a competitive 265 to win at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts, the Black Caps came out and batted at a quick pace, despite losing opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980 for a duck in the first over.
However, the visitors could not stop from losing wickets at regular intervals, and by the 14th over, were sliced to 75 for 4, with their top order back in the shed, except for skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849, who hung around till the 49th over of an unsuccessful
chase.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915, returning from the shoulder injury he had sustained in the first T20 against Windies, at Florida last month, scored a meticulous 110 off 115, but with the lack of support from the rest of the line-up, failed to salvage a win which would have kept
the fate of the series in the balance.
With the hosts securing the series 3-1, both sides will meet in the fifth and final game, a dead rubber, at the same Basseterre venue, on Monday, July 16, 2012.
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