http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TG-Southee-c2659 wary of red-hot Gayle – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 will be key to putting the opposition batting line-up under pressure.
While speaking to media reporters ahead of third One Day International of the five-match series against the Windies, the 23-year-old right-arm medium pace bowler said that an early dismissal of Gayle would be key to restricting
the hosts to a getable target, and breaking their ongoing winless run against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 and men.
"We firmly believe that if we get Gayle early we've got a very good chance of running through the rest of them and getting a score that we can chase down," the New Zealand pace bowling spearhead was quoted as saying by Caribbean
Media Corporation (CMC).
"There's a few of their guys that haven't actually had a lot of batting, so if we can get a couple of early wickets then I'm sure we can make the most of that," Southee added further.
Gayle has been on fire since making a comeback to the national side last month against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. The last six innings have seen the explosive opener from Jamaica hitting four half centuries and one hundred, compiling a tally of 381 runs at an average
of 95.25.
After being totally outplayed in the two-match T20 International series and the opening One Day International of the five-match series, the Kiwis fared a bit well in the second encounter of the ODI series, with three of their batsmen scoring welcoming
half centuries, and the bowlers curbing West Indies’ run rate in the death overs with tight bowling.
Tim Southee, who claimed figures of 3 for 55 in Saturday’s 55-run loss at Sabina Park, Kingston, observed that the hard-hitting Windies opener was a “little bit vulnerable early doors”, and said that they would come with a plan against him in the ensuing
games and turn the tables on the resurgent Caribbean side.
"If we can work on the first couple of overs to him and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 to the plans a bit more, then hopefully we can put some pressure on him."
The third one-dayer of the series will be played in St. Kitts, on Wednesday, July 11.
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