New Zealand set 175-run target for Sri Lanka ? Cricket News Roundup ? Part II ? September 27, 2012
Rob Nicol scored a quick half century to help New Zealand set a competitive target of 175 to win for hosts Sri Lanka, in the first Super Eight match, being played at Pallekele today, September 27, 2012.
After opting to bat first, the Black Caps rode on opener Rob Nicol?s 40-ball 58 to put a competitive 174 for 7 on board, in the opening Super Eight fixture of the latest edition of the ICC World T20 championship, underway in Sri Lanka since September 18, 2012. Nicol?s quick 58 was laced with three boundaries and four towering sixes. Martin Guptill (38), Brendon McCullum (25) and skipper Ross Taylor (23) were the other notable performers.
In reply, the home side was quite comfortable at 160 for 3 at the end of 18th overs. Tillakaratne Dilshan (unbeaten on 75) and Mahela Jayawardene provided the side with an impressive launch pad of 80 runs from 7.2 overs.
New Zealand (Playing XI):?1 Martin Guptill, 2 Rob Nicol, 3 Brendon McCullum (wk), 4 Kane Williamson, 5 Ross Taylor (capt), 6 Jacob Oram, 7 James Franklin, 8 Daniel Vettori, 9 Nathan McCullum, 10 Tim Southee, 11 Kyle Mills.
Sri Lanka (Playing XI):?1 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2 Mahela Jayawardene (capt), 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Dinesh Chandimal, 5 Jeevan Mendis, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Nuwan Kulasekara, 9 Lasith Malinga, 10 Ajantha Mendis, 11 Akila Dananjaya.
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni revealed on Thursday that they might go into Friday?s Super Eight match against Australia with five bowlers.
Playing five bowlers would mean dropping either swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag or veteran all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, and Dhoni admitted it would the toughest decision of his career.
"We would most likely go in with five bowlers but I still don't know what will be the combination,? Dhoni said during a pre-match media interaction in Colombo on Thursday. "It is one of the toughest decisions I have taken so far. We will have to see what fits the combinations. Just wait and watch. Ultimately the decision we take has to be a good one that benefits the team," he added further.
George Bailey on Thursday agreed that Shane Watson was a dependable player, however he rubbished the perspective that his team was overly dependent on the veteran all-rounder.
"Shane is a dependable player but we are not dependent on him,? insisted the Australian skipper. ?It might look like that since he has been very consistent. But there will be days when he would not get runs and others will have to step up," Bailey added.
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