USA crushes http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Argentina-c2841 to earn top place in ICC World Cricket League Division Four
An unbeaten 205-run stand between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usa-c759 to crush Argentina with a massive 196 runs margin during an ICC World Cricket League Division Four clash at the Ovale di Rastignano, Pianoro on Friday. In reply to USA’s 50 overs total of 306 for 6, Argentina’s run chase ended in the 28th over on just 110 runs.
This huge victory on the last day of the tournament’s league matches placed the United States of America at the top of the points table with four wins. Although, Italy too has recorded four wins off five matches but run rate is the cause of difference. Lennox Cush’s half century put the USA back on the track towards a competitive score after the side was reeling at 17 for five in the fifth over. Four out of five wickets scored ducks while the Captain Steve Massiah himself logged only one run from three balls. Cush’s effort was well continued by the unbeaten centuries of Thyagarajan and Marshall. Marshall bludgeoned whirlwind 122 off just 84 balls plundering 11 muscular boundaries and six lofty sixes across the turf. The Argentinean http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Savage-c58562 claimed three wickets while conceding 61 runs in his 10 overs spell while Agustin Casime’s five overs earned him two wickets at the cost of 22 runs.
The skipper of USA, Massiah, after winning the toss had opted to bat first. His decision at first backfired in the beginning as half of the side was back to the pavilion on a combined contribution of just one run. The explosive opening combination of Sushil Nandkarni and Orlando Baker was sent back in the opening over bowled by Gary Savage. Three times man-of-the-match in the league, Nandkarni was caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alejandro-Ferguson-c43097 on the last ball of the same over.
The next over saw http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marshall-c74817 joined Thyagarajan in his assault and with an unbeaten 205-run stand, both these partners took their side to an imposing total of 306 runs.
In reply, the batting line-up of Argentina crumbled under the psychological pressure of the massive chase. Only two of the Argentinean batsmen managed to get past 27 but both of them succumbed for scores less than 35 while rest of the cast floundered against Kevin Darlington, Usman Shuja and Adrian Gordon and fell for single digit scores. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tomas-Francis-c94216 was the top scorer with 32 off 54 balls followed by Paterlini who compiled 27 off just 19 balls hitting five lofty boundaries. Gordon, Darlington and Shuja shared three wickets each while the skipper Massiah took only one wicket.
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