spin could be the deciding factor
Last Updated : GMT 05:17:37
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
Last Updated : GMT 05:17:37
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice

Spin could be the deciding factor

Emiratesvoice, emirates voice

Emiratesvoice, emirates voice Spin could be the deciding factor

Pretoria - Arabstoday

South African skipper AB de Villiers doesn\'t believe his men have any problem playing spin bowling, which is lucky considering New Zealand\'s Twenty20 side is full of tweakers. On the eve of the first hit-and-giggle encounter between the teams at Westpac Stadium tonight, de Villiers said he had no concerns regarding his side\'s ability to play slow bowling, despite them being exposed by the turning ball by Canterbury in their tour match on Wednesday. During the tour game - which the South Africans won by 20 runs - the home side wheeled down nine overs of spin from George Worker, Tim Johnston and Henry Nicholls that only conceded 52 runs and yielded four wickets. \"We didn\'t play it well [on Wednesday],\" de Villiers said. \"I really believe that we play spin exceptionally well. We\'ve proved that over a long period of time now. The boundaries are quite short here, if a spinner gets it wrong he\'s going to go. We\'ve just go to stick to our game plans, make sure we\'ve got out strategies in place and each guy I believe has that in place ... I honestly don\'t believe there\'s anything wrong with our spin bowling techniques.\" New Zealand have named four spinners in their 12 for tonight\'s game and the quartet of Rob Nicol, Roneel Hira, Kane Williamson and Nathan McCullum will be eager to get on the park in Wellington. Kiwi stand-in skipper Brendon McCullum, who is still in charge with Ross Taylor on the sidelines, said all four twirlers could play if the conditions allowed. \"I think we\'ve got a nice balance between our seam bowlers and our spinners,\" McCullum said. \"In the past we\'ve probably operated with a few ... a little bit more fiddly-type of bowlers rather than specialists, so that\'s one of the things we do possess in this unit is legitimate spin bowling and legitimate seam bowling. So I guess we do have some cover in both those areas.\" One man the home side will have to be wary of is the hard-hitting South African opener Richard Levi. The 24-year-old is likely to make his international debut in tomorrow\'s game and the right-hander plundered the Cantabrian attack to all corners of Hagley Oval on Wednesday on his way to a 32-ball 63, which included five sixes. McCullum admitted he hadn\'t seen a lot of the Western Province player, who averages 29.7 from 32 Twenty20 matches and has an impressive strike rate of 143.17. \"I\'ve heard a bit about him and his ability. Obviously he possesses immense power and some pretty carefree play as well,\" McCullum said. \"So we\'ve got to be pretty mindful of that. We\'ve got to try and put him under early pressure and hopefully we can take some early wickets against them to negate that power that they do possess and especially playing up front.\" Tonight\'s game is the first of three Twenty20 internationals between the sides, followed by as many one-day games then test matches. Jacob Oram and Michael Bates have been left out of the 12 for the game, with Oram still battling a calf injury. McCullum said a call would be made on who would carry the drinks once the pitch had been assessed, but the likely candidates appeared to be Hira, Andy Ellis or Colin de Grandhomme.

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

spin could be the deciding factor spin could be the deciding factor

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

spin could be the deciding factor spin could be the deciding factor

 



GMT 07:28 2012 Wednesday ,22 February

Schools spend just £1 per pupil on religious lessons

GMT 12:26 2018 Thursday ,11 January

New Iran drug law saves thousands

GMT 09:46 2017 Friday ,29 December

Djokovic to face Bautista Agut in Abu Dhabi comeback

GMT 17:51 2017 Tuesday ,11 July

Five desktop yoga poses for workaholics

GMT 09:13 2017 Thursday ,02 November

Asthmatic school teacher takes up Dubai Fitness

GMT 08:17 2017 Wednesday ,20 December

Etihad Airways to suspend flights to Tehran

GMT 00:43 2017 Wednesday ,04 October

Employee safety top priority at Khalifa Port

GMT 02:37 2017 Wednesday ,28 June

718 Cayman S: Superstar Sportscar

GMT 11:18 2017 Saturday ,14 October

Coach Inc changes name to Tapestry

GMT 00:03 2016 Monday ,06 June

Women bagged only 1% of votes in RCCI elections

GMT 09:21 2012 Saturday ,07 January

Sheikh Saud Bin Rashid mourns the death of his Sister

GMT 21:18 2017 Saturday ,13 May

Prime Minister of Lebanon Arrives in Doha

GMT 10:17 2016 Wednesday ,13 July

Manny Pacquiao plans
 
 Emirates Voice Facebook,emirates voice facebook  Emirates Voice Twitter,emirates voice twitter Emirates Voice Rss,emirates voice rss  Emirates Voice Youtube,emirates voice youtube  Emirates Voice Youtube,emirates voice youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

emiratesvoieen emiratesvoiceen emiratesvoiceen emiratesvoiceen
emiratesvoice emiratesvoice emiratesvoice
emiratesvoice
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
emiratesvoice, Emiratesvoice, Emiratesvoice