http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-M-Low-c41214 scoring game against Derbyshire: Friends Life Twenty20
Worcestershire won a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Wednesday, June 15, 2011.
The match between the two sides was a low scoring one, as the visitors only managed 121/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Derbyshire batsmen failed to chase down the target and were bowled out for just 106 runs in 19.4 overs.
The conditions at Derby were not ideal for the batsmen, as there was a lot of assistance for the bowlers. The toss was won by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daryl-Mitchell-c52533, who is the captain of Worcestershire, and he elected to bat first.
The visitors’ openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vikram-Singh-Solanki-c95274 gave a steady start to their team, scoring 25 runs for the first wicket partnership. However, Moeen was unable to time the ball and was sent back to the pavilion after adding just four runs to the total from 17 deliveries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 stay at the crease.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747’s all-rounder, Shakib-Al-Hasan, was unable to get going and was sent back to the pavilion after adding just eight runs to the total. He was followed by Solanki, who ended up with 28 runs off 29 deliveries. His score proved to be the highest of the match, as the batsmen struggled to get runs throughout the match.
The lower-order of Worcestershire was unable to fire in the death overs and the team only managed 121 runs in the end. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ben-Scott-c1140, scored 17 runs each in the innings, guiding their side to a challenging total.
Tom http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 was in sensational form with the ball, taking three wickets for just 16 runs in his four-over spell.
In reply, the hosts found conditions very difficult for batting. They were unable to build partnerships and wickets kept on falling from one end at regular intervals. Team’s first-drop, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chesney-Hughes-c1233, batted sensibly and scored 22 runs, but he failed to carry onto the start he got to his innings.
There was some fight back from lower-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ross-Andrew-Whiteley-c86874, who scored 24 and 16 in their respective outings. However, their effort went in vain, as the entire team was bowled-out for 106 in the final over of the match.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-David-Whelan-c50765 was in menacing form, picking up four wickets in the match for his team.
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