You know what, guys... I think this side might just be better than us.
We batted first, and after Barath was out early, Tuit, Bravo and Burton constructed a solid but rather slow platform for our side. Unfortunately, they got out at just the wrong moments and Pollard and Alford both failed to do what they're in the side for and hit, leaving Benjamin (27) and Imran Khan (28*) to tidy up the mess and provide us with a strong finish, which they did.
India made 161 from their opening partnership, however, and despite Kohli and Pandey both falling cheaply, had no real issues passing our target which on a good pitch was made to look dreadful.
Let's get this series over and done with in this post then, shall we?
This time was the other way round... we started bowling well and ended batting badly... The Indian top 3 were quality as they always seem to be, but apart from them, dots and scores in the teens from the middle and lower orders were all we had to contend with, and having constricted them to under 250 we really felt we had a good chance to take a consolation victory from the game.
It never really happened for us with the bat though... regular wickets fell at all points, and when Imran Khan second-top scores in an ODI, you know you've been having problems with the willow.
Pffffftttttt.
Mukund got India off to an amazing start, and whilst no-one really stuck with him that well at the other end, people made cameos of attacking efforts, and that meant India could reach their highest total of the series by some margin.
As that had happened, we didn't really fancy our chances of reaching the target. We made a pretty good fist of it in the end though, with our opening partnership worth 103, Tuit's 65 from only 53 balls. Unfortunately though, we couldn't turn that into a win. Shane Burton played incredibly well, but no-one stuck with him for long enough. Alford managed to stay out there for 25 balls, but that was the best our middle and lower orders could accomplish.
You know what's next, ladies and gentlemen? 2 T20Is against India and then the infamous T20 World Cup. With a preview and everything. First up though, we have to work out what our best squad for this format of the game is... In the template below, I've put in all the definites and positions still to be filled.
We batted first, and after Barath was out early, Tuit, Bravo and Burton constructed a solid but rather slow platform for our side. Unfortunately, they got out at just the wrong moments and Pollard and Alford both failed to do what they're in the side for and hit, leaving Benjamin (27) and Imran Khan (28*) to tidy up the mess and provide us with a strong finish, which they did.
India made 161 from their opening partnership, however, and despite Kohli and Pandey both falling cheaply, had no real issues passing our target which on a good pitch was made to look dreadful.
Series State | India win the series 3-0 with 2 to play. |
Batting Award | Shane Burton - Top scored at quite a good rate, was only out run out. |
Bowling Award | None awarded - A poor performance in this area. |
Team News | None! |
This time was the other way round... we started bowling well and ended batting badly... The Indian top 3 were quality as they always seem to be, but apart from them, dots and scores in the teens from the middle and lower orders were all we had to contend with, and having constricted them to under 250 we really felt we had a good chance to take a consolation victory from the game.
It never really happened for us with the bat though... regular wickets fell at all points, and when Imran Khan second-top scores in an ODI, you know you've been having problems with the willow.
Series State | India have won the series and lead 4-0 with 1 to play. |
Batting Award | None given or deserved. |
Bowling Award | Sunil Narine - Economy, 3 wickets, lovely. |
Team News | Maynard back in for Pollard, McClean in for Matthew. |
Mukund got India off to an amazing start, and whilst no-one really stuck with him that well at the other end, people made cameos of attacking efforts, and that meant India could reach their highest total of the series by some margin.
As that had happened, we didn't really fancy our chances of reaching the target. We made a pretty good fist of it in the end though, with our opening partnership worth 103, Tuit's 65 from only 53 balls. Unfortunately though, we couldn't turn that into a win. Shane Burton played incredibly well, but no-one stuck with him for long enough. Alford managed to stay out there for 25 balls, but that was the best our middle and lower orders could accomplish.
Series State | India win the series 5-0. |
Batting Award | Dolston Tuit - He scored quickly and positively, and was our second highest run scorer in the series. |
Bowling Award | Kev McClean - Had the difficult job of closing the innings, but kept his economy rate low. |
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