Global T20 Canada, Winnipeg Hawks vs CWI B Team, 10th Match: 5 Talking Points

Before this game, CWI B Team were that was undefeated in this tournament and was placed second on the points table. It was a battle of two table-toppers.

CWI B Team won the toss and elected to field first against Winnipeg Hawks who were stepping out onto the field for the first time under David Warner’s captaincy.

Lendl Simmons scored 45 while on the other hand, Ben McDermott who has batted decently in this tournament so far, played a quick-fire knock of 31. A 14-ball 24 from Mark Deyal propelled the Hawks to 151.

In pursuit of 152 on what seemed like a tricky surface to bat on, the CWI B Team coasted to victory as Justin Greaves and Brandon King shared a 130-run stand for the second wicket. It was their third win and they are currently the only to that is unbeaten in the tournament.

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#5 David Warner leads the Hawks but his poor run with the bat continues

Warner is that kind of a player who just can’t stay out of the game and the spotlight. Whether he performs or no, the world will follow him very closely. It’s been no different even in Canada where he is playing the Global T20 tournament.

After Dwayne Bravo led Winnipeg Hawks in the first three games, he left midway through the tournament and Warner has now been handed the responsibility. However, his form with the bat didn’t change much as he failed for the fourth time in a row.

After registering scores of 1, 4 and 1 in the last three matches, Warner made six off 12 balls in this game.

He got off the mark with a boundary off the first delivery he faced but then he struggled to get the ball away on what seemed like a difficult pitch to bat on.

His struggle ended in the fourth over when he was dismissed to a stunner at long-on. It was Warner’s fourth successive single-digit score in this tournament.

#4 CWIB use eight bowlers

CWI B Team used eight bowling options

In a T20 game, we often see captains and teams preferring to have six proper full-time bowling options so that it gives them variety and helps them have a backup for someone having an off day. However, we rarely see more than six bowlers being used in a T20 game.

However, something unique happened in this game as the CWI B Team used eight bowling options. In the last two games, they used seven bowlers but here they went a step ahead and used eight bowlers.

While opening bowlers Kavem Hodge and Derval Green began proceedings of the WPH innings and bowled three overs each. Obed McCoy and Justin Greaves were the bowlers who bowled their quota of four overs and shared four wickets between them.

Khary Pierre and Shamar Springer bowled one over each while Sherfane Rutherford and Fabian Allen bowled two each.

The opening bowlers Hodge and Green along with Allen were the most economical bowlers as the others went for over eight runs an over.

#3 Lendl Simmons fails to get to fifty again

He has crossed the 20-run mark in every innings

Simmons has looked in very good touch throughout this Global T20 Canada tournament. He has crossed the 20-run mark in every innings but hasn’t been able to go past the 50-run landmark. His last three innings scores read – 36, 24 and 44.

Despite Warner’s struggles at the top, Simmons has been able to cover it up to some extent as he has more often than not given the Hawks a good start.

Once again in this game, Warner was dismissed early and it was Simmons who stabilized the innings but he once again failed to convert his start.

Walking into open the innings, the Trinidad right-handed opener was very watchful in the powerplay as the pitch was playing all sorts of tricks.

But once he got his eye in, he started playing confidently and played some very good shots. Striking three fours and as many sixes in his 20-ball career. Simmons once again fell [M1] short of the fifty-run mark.

#2 Fidel Edwards once again the stands out

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Fidel Edwards made a successful return in the last game where he took 2/8. Chasing 152 didn’t seem too large a total. However, on what looked like a very dry and crumbling wicket, it can get tricky.

Today, Edwards was the only WPH bowler who looked threatening. He had figures of 1/17 in his four overs.

His first spell was magnificent as he bowled a fiery spell. His figures read 2-0-3-1 at the end of his first spell.

He then came back, finished his quota and conceded 17 runs overall. He bowled with great fire and troubled the batsmen with his nippy pace and accuracy.

Thus, for the second game in a row, Edwards bowled really well but was unfortunate not to pick up more than one wicket.

#1 CWI B Team wins three on the trot as they chase down 151 easily on a slow pitch

Well played from @westindies registering the first 100 runs partnership of #GT20Canada #WHvCWI #6sInThe6ix @BAlexKing @JustinGreaves94 pic.twitter.com/btpafNmlp4

— GT20 Canada (@GT20Canada) July 5, 2018

This was a tricky pitch. Balls were rearing up from a length and there was uneven bounce which created doubts in the batsmen’s mind. Stroke-making wasn’t the easiest on this pitch which was slow and sluggish. Hence, hunting down 152 was not going to be easy.

But the duo of Brandon King and Justin Greaves took the CWIB team home comfortably with 13 balls to spare.

The pair got together at 25/1 in the third over and started off cautiously. But once they found their groove there was no stopping them.

Greaves scored a very good unbeaten 89 in 58 balls as he struck 13 fours and two sixes in his innings. And on the other hand, King scored a run-a-ball 44. The duo shared an unbeaten 130-run partnership which drove the CWIB Team home.

This was CWIB’s third win on the trot and now they sit pretty at the top of the table. After a couple of close wins, this was their first comfortable win of the tournament.

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