What a way to celebrate the birthday. A century and successful captaincy to his credit.Great innings from Ross. The fact is that the knock came as a timely help for the Kiwis. He capitalized on some shoddy fielding displays by the Pakistanis.It seemed at one time until the 43rd over as if the Pakistani's winning stride would continue. It was the last six overs that was crucial for the Kiwis. If you look at the margin of defeat, it was the runs(110) scored within these overs. Afridi did not try anything to reshuffle his bowlers to contain Ross or get him out and Ross was well supported by the tails.
With a score of 300+ any team batting second would be under pressure and need a big knock from the topline batsman to achieve the target. Unfortunately, right from the word go, the Pakistanis ware under pressure and lost wickets at regular intervals. Only Razaak defied the Kiwis bowling attack which looked vulnarable and was well supported by good fielding. The kiwis are no doubt an unpredictable side and can anythime bounce back. One thing about the kiwis if you look at their cricketing history is that they ve always been gifted by all rounders. So, all the top teams beware of their allround capacity.
With a score of 300+ any team batting second would be under pressure and need a big knock from the topline batsman to achieve the target. Unfortunately, right from the word go, the Pakistanis ware under pressure and lost wickets at regular intervals. Only Razaak defied the Kiwis bowling attack which looked vulnarable and was well supported by good fielding. The kiwis are no doubt an unpredictable side and can anythime bounce back. One thing about the kiwis if you look at their cricketing history is that they ve always been gifted by all rounders. So, all the top teams beware of their allround capacity.
