Monday, 10 May 2010

One sweet sight...


Teams  Mat  Won  Lost  Tied  N/R  Pts  Net RR 
Q England  3 3 0 0 0 6 +0.962
Q Pakistan  3 1 2 0 0 2 +0.041

New Zealand  3 1 2 0 0 2 -0.373

South Africa  3 1 2 0 0 2 -0.617

That table above is one sweet sight for every England fan, and admittedly is not one I expected to see at this stage. We are through to the semi-finals after a great win against New Zealand today which we played brilliantly as we have done so far this tournament.

NZ won the toss and batted first, with Tim Bresnan and Michael Yardy being the most economic bowlers. We restricted them to 149 off the 20 overs, and we managed to knock off the score with minimal fuss.

Michael Lumb propelled us off to a great start as he has done all tournament, with a 32 off 21. Sadly once the wicket of Craig Kieswetter fell, Ravi Bopara didn't perform (again!) He made just 9, setting off a bit of a batting wobble. Lumb fell immediately afterwards, and Collingwood only made 3.

Luke Wright and Eoin Morgan, two of the highest run scorers in the tournament so far came in and were as reliable as ever, putting on 52 between them as we edged ever towards the target.

It was fitting that it was man of the match Tim Bresnan who ended the game in style, as he pulled it to the square leg boundary for 4. Bresnan is in no way the most attractive player, but he is increasingly becoming a more important feature in this strong England side.

We are going from strength to strength, and it is hard to see anyone being capable of stopping us as we take the T20 world by storm. What's more, we seem to have avoided the Aussies in the semis, so, see you lot in the final then!
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