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Cush Hero Yet Again
Batting Line-up Does Look Fragile
In tonight's rather one-sided encounter at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Karnataka revived their title chase in the incredibly tight one-day WCC premier league. With superior net run-rate, all our beloved Karnatakans need to do is to win at least three of their four remaining games, and the title might well be theirs - because in this game, everyone beats everyone. It was Khalid Ali and Aditya Jones who opened with some tight bowling, without really grabbing the breakthrough. Guyanese spinner Lennox Cush came on as first change and proved his worth immediately, bowling star opening batsman Allen for a subdued 11. Dawson and Midlane built a solid partnership for the second wicket, but when Jaminda Sigera had Midlane caught at midwicket for 43, the house of cards fell apart. Nine wickets fell for 60 runs as no batsman made more than New Zealand Shane Bond, and Lennox Cush wrapped up the tail with three wickets for two runs in his final over, ending with figures of four for 30.
A target of 124 was always going to be easy meat, and Abhijit Kale showed a welcome return to form with a stroke-filled 58 that steadied the ship when Eddie Howarth left for his third successive below-5 score. Despite the South Australians taking wickets at a regular rate, the Indians sailed to the target with half the overs and six wickets to spare, and now face rock-bottom Yorkshire in the next round. They're not to be snuffed at, though - Darren Gough's five-wicket-haul and general economical bowling helped them stop Lancashire on their way to a win in the last round, and they've got some fearsome batsmen. Their line-up does look rather thin compared to Kale, Borde, Maxwell, Keegan et al, and the weight of the Karnatakan bowling line-up should swing this one Karnataka's way.
Cush Hero Yet Again
Batting Line-up Does Look Fragile
In tonight's rather one-sided encounter at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Karnataka revived their title chase in the incredibly tight one-day WCC premier league. With superior net run-rate, all our beloved Karnatakans need to do is to win at least three of their four remaining games, and the title might well be theirs - because in this game, everyone beats everyone. It was Khalid Ali and Aditya Jones who opened with some tight bowling, without really grabbing the breakthrough. Guyanese spinner Lennox Cush came on as first change and proved his worth immediately, bowling star opening batsman Allen for a subdued 11. Dawson and Midlane built a solid partnership for the second wicket, but when Jaminda Sigera had Midlane caught at midwicket for 43, the house of cards fell apart. Nine wickets fell for 60 runs as no batsman made more than New Zealand Shane Bond, and Lennox Cush wrapped up the tail with three wickets for two runs in his final over, ending with figures of four for 30.
A target of 124 was always going to be easy meat, and Abhijit Kale showed a welcome return to form with a stroke-filled 58 that steadied the ship when Eddie Howarth left for his third successive below-5 score. Despite the South Australians taking wickets at a regular rate, the Indians sailed to the target with half the overs and six wickets to spare, and now face rock-bottom Yorkshire in the next round. They're not to be snuffed at, though - Darren Gough's five-wicket-haul and general economical bowling helped them stop Lancashire on their way to a win in the last round, and they've got some fearsome batsmen. Their line-up does look rather thin compared to Kale, Borde, Maxwell, Keegan et al, and the weight of the Karnatakan bowling line-up should swing this one Karnataka's way.
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