Andrew McDonald’s half-century guides Leicestershire to an easy win: Friends Life T20
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Friday, July 1, 2011.
The home team batted first and was unable to cause http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 problems for the opposition, as they only managed 130 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Lower-order batsman,
Gareth Andrew, batted superbly and scored an unbeaten 54 runs for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Worcestershire-c866, but his effort went in vain at the end of the day, as the team’s bowlers failed to defend the target posted.
Leicestershire’s opening batsman, McDonald has been in impressive form in the recent times. He was the highest scorer for his side, scoring 53 runs at the top of the order, making the chase easier for the visitors. The team reached the target in 17.3 overs,
losing just four batsmen in the innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Hoggard-c1926, who is the skipper of Leicestershire, opted to field first after winning the toss, as there was some moisture beneath the surface of the wicket. His decision proved to be a very good one, as the bowlers restricted the opposition to a lesser
total.
Worcestershire suffered a huge blow early, losing their in-form opening batsman, Vikram Solanki. The former England player has been scoring runs with consistency for his side, but was unable to open his account in yesterday’s game and had to take a long
walk back to the pavilion.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alexei-Nicolaas-Kervezee-c43287, who collected 13 runs off 15 balls before being dismissed.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 innings and was sent back to the pavilion after adding 10 runs to the total.
Worcestershire’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daryl-Keith-Henry-Mitchell-c52532, was also not able to lead his side out of trouble and was dismissed for 18. However, a 54-run knock off 42 deliveries from Andrew gave some hope to the home team’s fans, as the total was stretched to 130 in the end.
Hoggard didn’t give away anything to the batsmen, taking two wickets for 13 run in four overs.
In reply, McDonald gave a solid beginning to his team. He was in instrumental touch, scoring 53 runs from 44 balls with the help of five fours and one massive six. Unbeaten 22 and 16 from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623 guided the visitors to a comfortable
victory in the 18th over of the innings.
Shakib was the only bowler to cause a few problems for the batsmen, as he picked up one wicket for 19 runs in his four-over spell.
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