David Warner of Australia predicts that the T20 World Cup, set to be co-hosted by the US and West Indies, won’t witness the identical colossal scores seen on the flat pitches of this yr’s Indian Premier League.
The continued version of cricket’s wealthiest match has witnessed huge totals, with Sunrisers Hyderabad shattering IPL data twice with scores of 277 and 287.
Warner’s Delhi Capitals skilled one other high-scoring encounter when Hyderabad posted 266 for 7 over the weekend, fueled by a speedy 32-ball 89 from fellow Australian Travis Head.
Nonetheless, Warner, a seasoned opening batsman, believes that the pitches within the West Indies will provide extra alternatives for bowlers when the T20’s premier international occasion commences on June 2.
“They are often slower and so they’re gonna flip a bit,” the 37-year-old Warner mentioned speaking to reporters. “The wickets are inclined to get a bit of bit decrease and slower.”
Australia opener Head and the rising Jake Fraser-McGurk have been putting at charges of 216 and above, mercilessly taking up the IPL bowlers.
Warner, nonetheless, hasn’t fairly hit his stride, accumulating 167 runs this season at a strike-rate of 135.77. Nonetheless, he emphasised the significance of enjoying the anchoring function within the matches to come back within the West Indies.
“Even after we performed there within the 2010 World Cup, the pitches weren’t high-scoring,” he mentioned. “That is whenever you did want an anchor, somebody like Mike Hussey got here out and scored runs for us. He needed to come and form of knock it round.”
Warner added: “It is gonna be fully completely different there. Add the pure components as properly. They’ll be predominantly day video games, I feel, due to the timings. In order that performs an enormous issue.”
Hyderabad, champions of the IPL in 2016 beneath Warner’s management, have revolutionized T20 scoring with their outstanding knack for sending virtually each ball hovering over the boundary.
This season, the workforce has twice smashed the document for probably the most sixes in a match, tallying a formidable 22 sixes on two events. Furthermore, at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, they bludgeoned an IPL-record 125 runs within the first six overs, showcasing their unparalleled batting prowess.
“The wickets have been superb. They have been very flat, very compact and really high-scoring,” mentioned Warner. “And whenever you’ve received small boundaries, you are going to see very excessive scores. Again within the day, there was flip and also you could not get these scores.
“Additionally, the lacquer on the ball is staying longer and therefore it isn’t getting chewed up, and therefore little or no activate provide.”
(With AFP inputs)
The continued version of cricket’s wealthiest match has witnessed huge totals, with Sunrisers Hyderabad shattering IPL data twice with scores of 277 and 287.
Warner’s Delhi Capitals skilled one other high-scoring encounter when Hyderabad posted 266 for 7 over the weekend, fueled by a speedy 32-ball 89 from fellow Australian Travis Head.
Nonetheless, Warner, a seasoned opening batsman, believes that the pitches within the West Indies will provide extra alternatives for bowlers when the T20’s premier international occasion commences on June 2.
“They are often slower and so they’re gonna flip a bit,” the 37-year-old Warner mentioned speaking to reporters. “The wickets are inclined to get a bit of bit decrease and slower.”
Australia opener Head and the rising Jake Fraser-McGurk have been putting at charges of 216 and above, mercilessly taking up the IPL bowlers.
Warner, nonetheless, hasn’t fairly hit his stride, accumulating 167 runs this season at a strike-rate of 135.77. Nonetheless, he emphasised the significance of enjoying the anchoring function within the matches to come back within the West Indies.
“Even after we performed there within the 2010 World Cup, the pitches weren’t high-scoring,” he mentioned. “That is whenever you did want an anchor, somebody like Mike Hussey got here out and scored runs for us. He needed to come and form of knock it round.”
Warner added: “It is gonna be fully completely different there. Add the pure components as properly. They’ll be predominantly day video games, I feel, due to the timings. In order that performs an enormous issue.”
Hyderabad, champions of the IPL in 2016 beneath Warner’s management, have revolutionized T20 scoring with their outstanding knack for sending virtually each ball hovering over the boundary.
This season, the workforce has twice smashed the document for probably the most sixes in a match, tallying a formidable 22 sixes on two events. Furthermore, at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, they bludgeoned an IPL-record 125 runs within the first six overs, showcasing their unparalleled batting prowess.
“The wickets have been superb. They have been very flat, very compact and really high-scoring,” mentioned Warner. “And whenever you’ve received small boundaries, you are going to see very excessive scores. Again within the day, there was flip and also you could not get these scores.
“Additionally, the lacquer on the ball is staying longer and therefore it isn’t getting chewed up, and therefore little or no activate provide.”
(With AFP inputs)
