Global Divisions Championship|Message to managers

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So sorry, away from my computer today and likely tomorrow. So Sunday's a fair guess
 
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Round 5:

Nike Destroyers vs Reebok Smashers

Lord's
Pitch: Normal


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Code:
NIKE DESTROYERS VS REEBOK SMASHERS at Lord's
5 day match
Pitch Condition: Normal
 
REEBOK SMASHERS WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BOWL FIRST
  
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NIKE DESTROYERS 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
V.Sehwag            c. S.Marsh     b. Merwe        91   145   17    0   62.8%
G.Gambhir           c. U.Gul       b. S.Ajmal      87   166   15    0   52.4%
S.Tendulkar                        b. U.Gul        58   122    9    1   47.5%
A.Strauss           lbw            b. U.Gul        16    78    2    0   20.5%
M.Boucher           run out (U.Gul)                 2     6    0    0   33.3%
P.Collingwood       c. M.S.Dhoni   b. Y.Singh       6    41    0    0   14.6%
H.Singh             c. M.S.Dhoni   b. Merwe        25    64    4    0   39.1%
J.Anderson          not out                        19    87    3    0   21.8%
M.Johnson           c. M.Morkel    b. D.Bol'nger    4     5    1    0   80.0%
Z.Khan              c. M.Ul-Haq    b. U.Gul        11    19    2    0   57.9%
L.Tsotsobe          c. A.Morkel    b. S.Watson      0     3    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  340/10       Overs:  122.4        Run Rate:  2.77     Extras:  21 
   
                             Day 2  12:43 PM
   
  
                                     -X-

NIKE DESTROYERS Partnerships
  
No  Batsman               No  Batsman                Runs    Balls   FOW
 1  V.Sehwag               2  G.Gambhir              178      292    178/1
 3  S.Tendulkar            2  G.Gambhir               13       33    191/2
 3  S.Tendulkar            4  A.Strauss               62      150    253/3
 3  S.Tendulkar            5  M.Boucher                6       12    259/4
 3  S.Tendulkar            6  P.Collingwood           14       65    273/5
 3  S.Tendulkar            7  H.Singh                  6       14    279/6
 8  J.Anderson             7  H.Singh                 39      116    318/7
 8  J.Anderson             9  M.Johnson                4       11    322/8
 8  J.Anderson            10  Z.Khan                  17       39    339/9
 8  J.Anderson            11  L.Tsotsobe               1        4   340/10
  
 
 Total:  340/10      Overs:  122.4         Run Rate:  2.77    Extras:  21   
  
                                     -X-

REEBOK SMASHERS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
M.Morkel             11.0      1      35      0      3.18     0      1 
U.Gul                11.0      5      12      3      1.09     0      0 
A.Morkel             12.0      2      27      0      2.25     1      1 
S.Watson             14.4      6      44      1      3.00     0      0 
D.Bollinger          17.0      2      54      1      3.18     0      0 
Y.Singh              17.0      5      58      1      3.41     0      0 
S.Ajmal              20.0      5      53      1      2.65     1      1 
R.van der Merwe      19.0      7      41      2      2.16     0      0 
M.Ul-Haq              1.0      1       0      0      0.00     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 12 

 Total:  340/10       Overs:  122.4        Run Rate:  2.77    Extras:  21   
                                     -X-
 
REEBOK SMASHERS 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
S.Marsh             c. M.Boucher   b. L.Tsotsobe    1     6    0    0   16.7%
S.Watson            lbw            b. Z.Khan       53   133    9    0   39.8%
R.van der Merwe     lbw            b. J.Anderson   15    47    3    0   31.9%
Y.Singh             lbw            b. Z.Khan        8    15    2    0   53.3%
M.S.Dhoni           c. V.Sehwag    b. J.Anderson   16    43    3    0   37.2%
M.Ul-Haq            c. M.Boucher   b. J.Anderson   11    31    2    0   35.5%
A.Morkel            c. H.Singh     b. L.Tsotsobe   23    68    4    0   33.8%
S.Ajmal             c. M.Boucher   b. Z.Khan        5    28    1    0   17.9%
D.Bollinger         c. M.Johnson   b. L.Tsotsobe   17    30    3    0   56.7%
U.Gul               c. M.Boucher   b. Z.Khan       15    53    3    0   28.3%
M.Morkel            not out                        18    51    4    0   35.3%
 
 Total:  198/10       Overs:  84.1         Run Rate:  2.35     Extras:  16 
   
                             Day 3  11:49 AM
   
  
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REEBOK SMASHERS Partnerships
  
No  Batsman               No  Batsman                Runs    Balls   FOW
 1  S.Marsh                2  S.Watson                 3       11      3/1
 3  R.van der Merwe        2  S.Watson                35       90     38/2
 4  Y.Singh                2  S.Watson                13       27     51/3
 5  M.S.Dhoni              2  S.Watson                37       80     88/4
 6  M.Ul-Haq               2  S.Watson                20       50    108/5
 7  A.Morkel               2  S.Watson                 7       31    115/6
 7  A.Morkel               8  S.Ajmal                 20       51    135/7
 7  A.Morkel               9  D.Bollinger             21       49    156/8
 7  A.Morkel              10  U.Gul                    7       19    163/9
11  M.Morkel              10  U.Gul                   35       97   198/10
  
 
 Total:  198/10      Overs:  84.1          Run Rate:  2.35    Extras:  16   
  
                                     -X-

NIKE DESTROYERS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
J.Anderson           17.0      6      18      3      1.06     0      1 
L.Tsotsobe           23.0      7      47      3      2.04     0      1 
M.Johnson            17.0      5      40      0      2.35     0      2 
Z.Khan               11.1      3      37      4      3.31     0      1 
H.Singh              11.0      2      36      0      3.27     1      1 
P.Collingwood         5.0      0      11      0      2.20     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 4 

 Total:  198/10       Overs:  84.1         Run Rate:  2.35    Extras:  16   
                                     -X-
 
NIKE DESTROYERS 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
V.Sehwag                       c & b. S.Watson      8    19    2    0   42.1%
G.Gambhir           c. S.Marsh     b. U.Gul         2    10    0    0   20.0%
S.Tendulkar         lbw            b. M.Morkel     34    87    6    0   39.1%
A.Strauss           c. S.Marsh     b. S.Watson      3     4    0    0   75.0%
M.Boucher           lbw            b. Merwe         1    11    0    0    9.1%
P.Collingwood       c. S.Ajmal     b. Y.Singh      27    63    4    0   42.9%
H.Singh             lbw            b. D.Bol'nger    9    46    1    0   19.6%
J.Anderson          c. S.Watson    b. Y.Singh      18    25    3    0   72.0%
M.Johnson           not out                        14    63    2    0   22.2%
Z.Khan              c. U.Gul       b. S.Ajmal       6    20    1    0   30.0%
L.Tsotsobe          c. M.Morkel    b. Merwe        14    45    2    0   31.1%
 
 Total:  145/10       Overs:  65.3         Run Rate:  2.21     Extras:  9 
   
                             Day 4  10:11 AM
   
  
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NIKE DESTROYERS Partnerships
  
No  Batsman               No  Batsman                Runs    Balls   FOW
 1  V.Sehwag               2  G.Gambhir                6       23      6/1
 1  V.Sehwag               3  S.Tendulkar              9       12     15/2
 4  A.Strauss              3  S.Tendulkar              4        8     19/3
 5  M.Boucher              3  S.Tendulkar              6       20     25/4
 6  P.Collingwood          3  S.Tendulkar             50      113     75/5
 7  H.Singh                3  S.Tendulkar              8       32     83/6
 7  H.Singh                8  J.Anderson              24       41    107/7
 7  H.Singh                9  M.Johnson                4       27    111/8
10  Z.Khan                 9  M.Johnson               11       39    122/9
11  L.Tsotsobe             9  M.Johnson               23       78   145/10
  
 
 Total:  145/10      Overs:  65.3          Run Rate:  2.21    Extras:  9   
  
                                     -X-

REEBOK SMASHERS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
M.Morkel              7.0      4       7      1      1.00     0      2 
U.Gul                 7.0      0      20      1      2.86     0      0 
S.Watson              9.0      4      24      2      2.67     0      0 
D.Bollinger          10.0      1      35      1      3.50     1      0 
A.Morkel              4.0      0       5      0      1.25     2      0 
Y.Singh              11.0      3      20      2      1.82     1      1 
R.van der Merwe       9.3      4      16      2      1.68     0      0 
S.Ajmal               7.0      2      17      1      2.43     0      1 
M.Ul-Haq              1.0      1       0      0      0.00     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 0 

 Total:  145/10       Overs:  65.3         Run Rate:  2.21    Extras:  9   
                                     -X-
 
REEBOK SMASHERS 2nd innings  (Target: 288)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
S.Marsh             c. M.Johnson   b. Z.Khan        3    21    0    0   14.3%
S.Watson            c. G.Gambhir   b. H.Singh      68    69   14    0   98.6%
R.van der Merwe     c. M.Boucher   b. H.Singh      61   178   11    0   34.3%
Y.Singh             c. L.Tsotsobe  b. M.Johnson     4     8    1    0   50.0%
M.S.Dhoni           c. G.Gambhir   b. H.Singh       9    14    2    0   64.3%
M.Ul-Haq            not out                       121   180   24    0   67.2%
A.Morkel            c. A.Strauss   b. H.Singh      11    40    1    0   27.5%
S.Ajmal             not out                         2    15    0    0   13.3%
D.Bollinger          
U.Gul                
M.Morkel             
 
 Total:  288/6        Overs:  87.3         Run Rate:  3.29     Extras:  9 
   
                             Day 4  5:01 PM
   
  
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REEBOK SMASHERS Partnerships
  
No  Batsman               No  Batsman                Runs    Balls   FOW
 1  S.Marsh                2  S.Watson                13       33     13/1
 3  R.van der Merwe        2  S.Watson                72      103     85/2
 3  R.van der Merwe        4  Y.Singh                 11       17     96/3
 3  R.van der Merwe        5  M.S.Dhoni               18       25    114/4
 3  R.van der Merwe        6  M.Ul-Haq               110      222    224/5
 7  A.Morkel               6  M.Ul-Haq                42       87    266/6
 8  S.Ajmal                6  M.Ul-Haq                22       38         
  
 
 Total:  288/6       Overs:  87.3          Run Rate:  3.29    Extras:  9   
  
                                     -X-

NIKE DESTROYERS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
J.Anderson           13.0      4      40      0      3.08     0      2 
L.Tsotsobe           15.0      2      67      0      4.47     0      0 
Z.Khan               17.3      4      49      1      2.80     0      0 
P.Collingwood         9.0      2      33      0      3.67     0      0 
M.Johnson            15.0      5      48      1      3.20     0      1 
H.Singh              18.0      7      47      4      2.61     1      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 1 

 Total:  288/6        Overs:  87.3         Run Rate:  3.29    Extras:  9   
                                     -X-
 
  
 
Nike Destroyers     340 & 145
Reebok Smashers     198 & 288/6              
   
Reebok Smashers won by 4 wickets
  
Man of the match: M.Ul-Haq


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Zaheer's effort in the first innings was undone by a bad batting performance in the second innings

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Misbah was a brick wall, and couldn't be toppled during the chase


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Code:
Points:

Nike Destroyers:
Batting:1
Bowling:2
Win/Draw/Loss:0
Overall:3

Reebok Destroyers:
Batting:0
Bowling:0
Win/Draw/Loss:10
Overall:10
 
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Round 5:

Puma Cats vs Adidas All Stars

Headingley
Pitch: Normal


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Code:
PUMA CATS VS ADIDAS ALL STARS at Headingley
5 day match
Pitch Condition: Normal
 
PUMA CATS WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST
  
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PUMA CATS 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
G.Smith             c. T.Dilshan   b. S.Narine     91   134   15    0   67.9%
M.Hafeez            c. K.San'kara  b. R.Jadeja     10    42    2    0   23.8%
H.Amla              c. R.Jadeja    b. S.Broad     102   136   18    1   75.0%
M.Jayawardene       c. K.Pie'rsen  b. S.Finn        6     5    1    0  120.0%
J.Trott             c. D.Vettori   b. S.Finn       27    44    6    0   61.4%
A.B.de Villiers     c. S.Narine    b. K.Pie'rsen  178   251   29    1   70.9%
T.Bresnan                          b. D.Vettori     0     6    0    0    0.0%
V.Philander         lbw            b. D.Vettori    14    98    2    0   14.3%
B.Lee               c. E.Morgan    b. D.Vettori    76   136   17    0   55.9%
G.Swann             not out                        16    66    3    0   24.2%
D.Steyn             not out                         2     7    0    0   28.6%
 
 Total:  551/9        Overs:  154.1        Run Rate:  3.57     Extras:  29 
   
                             Day 2  4:17 PM
   
                             INNINGS DECLARED
  
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PUMA CATS Partnerships
  
No  Batsman               No  Batsman                Runs    Balls   FOW
 1  G.Smith                2  M.Hafeez                22       65     22/1
 1  G.Smith                3  H.Amla                 182      218    204/2
 4  M.Jayawardene          3  H.Amla                  11       10    215/3
 5  J.Trott                3  H.Amla                  16       38    231/4
 5  J.Trott                6  A.B.de Villiers         44       47    275/5
 7  T.Bresnan              6  A.B.de Villiers          2        8    277/6
 8  V.Philander            6  A.B.de Villiers         68      179    345/7
 9  B.Lee                  6  A.B.de Villiers        158      238    503/8
10  G.Swann                6  A.B.de Villiers         46      112    549/9
10  G.Swann               11  D.Steyn                  2       10         
  
 
 Total:  551/9       Overs:  154.1         Run Rate:  3.57    Extras:  29   
  
                                     -X-

ADIDAS ALL STARS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
S.Finn               24.0      6      73      2      3.04     0      1 
S.Broad              26.1      3     101      1      3.86     0      3 
S.Narine             26.0      6      91      1      3.50     0      2 
R.Jadeja             18.0      3      61      1      3.39     1      3 
D.Vettori            25.0      2      86      3      3.44     0      4 
T.Dilshan            14.0      4      54      0      3.86     1      1 
M.Clarke             10.0      3      28      0      2.80     0      0 
K.Pietersen          11.0      1      46      1      4.18     2      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 14     Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 5 

 Total:  551/9        Overs:  154.1        Run Rate:  3.57    Extras:  29   
                                     -X-
 
ADIDAS ALL STARS 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
A.Cook              lbw            b. D.Steyn       2    12    0    0   16.7%
T.Dilshan           c. D.Steyn     b. V.Phi'nder   15    12    3    0  125.0%
K.Pietersen         c. H.Amla      b. V.Phi'nder   26    43    5    0   60.5%
M.Clarke            lbw            b. G.Swann      49   115    8    0   42.6%
K.Sangakkara        c. B.Lee       b. M.Hafeez     58    64   12    0   90.6%
E.Morgan                           b. D.Steyn      29   129    5    0   22.5%
R.Jadeja            c. Villiers    b. D.Steyn      27    91    3    0   29.7%
S.Broad             c. M.Hafeez    b. T.Bresnan    17    38    2    0   44.7%
D.Vettori           lbw            b. J.Trott      33   109    4    1   30.3%
S.Finn              c. Villiers    b. T.Bresnan     0    27    0    0    0.0%
S.Narine            not out                        11    31    2    0   35.5%
 
 Total:  287/10       Overs:  111.5        Run Rate:  2.57     Extras:  20 
   
                             Day 4  2:04 PM
   
  
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ADIDAS ALL STARS Partnerships
  
No  Batsman               No  Batsman                Runs    Balls   FOW
 1  A.Cook                 2  T.Dilshan               15       20     15/1
 3  K.Pietersen            2  T.Dilshan               13       11     28/2
 3  K.Pietersen            4  M.Clarke                34       68     62/3
 5  K.Sangakkara           4  M.Clarke                83      119    145/4
 6  E.Morgan               4  M.Clarke                27       54    172/5
 6  E.Morgan               7  R.Jadeja                46      189    218/6
 8  S.Broad                7  R.Jadeja                 3       12    221/7
 8  S.Broad                9  D.Vettori               32       69    253/8
10  S.Finn                 9  D.Vettori                6       52    259/9
11  S.Narine               9  D.Vettori               28       77   287/10
  
 
 Total:  287/10      Overs:  111.5         Run Rate:  2.57    Extras:  20   
  
                                     -X-

PUMA CATS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
D.Steyn              18.0      5      46      3      2.56     1      3 
B.Lee                20.0      4      41      0      2.05     1      2 
J.Trott               6.5      2      35      1      5.12     0      0 
T.Bresnan            17.0      6      41      2      2.41     0      3 
V.Philander          16.0      6      27      2      1.69     1      2 
G.Swann              16.0      4      41      1      2.56     0      0 
M.Hafeez             16.0      4      39      1      2.44     0      0 
G.Smith               2.0      0      10      0      5.00     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 10     Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 2 

 Total:  287/10       Overs:  111.5        Run Rate:  2.57    Extras:  20   
                                     -X-
 
ADIDAS ALL STARS 2nd innings (Follow on)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
A.Cook              c. H.Amla      b. D.Steyn       0     5    0    0    0.0%
T.Dilshan           c. V.Phi'nder  b. D.Steyn      44   111    7    0   39.6%
K.Pietersen                        b. D.Steyn     104   195   18    0   53.3%
M.Clarke            c. M.Jay'dene  b. D.Steyn       0     6    0    0    0.0%
K.Sangakkara                       b. D.Steyn      25    54    4    0   46.3%
E.Morgan            c. M.Hafeez    b. D.Steyn       0     8    0    0    0.0%
R.Jadeja            c. J.Trott     b. G.Swann       6    21    1    0   28.6%
S.Broad             c. H.Amla      b. B.Lee        30    82    3    1   36.6%
D.Vettori           lbw            b. V.Phi'nder   14    41    2    0   34.1%
S.Finn              lbw            b. B.Lee         0     3    0    0    0.0%
S.Narine            not out                         5     9    1    0   55.6%
 
 Total:  254/10       Overs:  89.1         Run Rate:  2.85     Extras:  26 
   
                             Day 5  1:31 PM
   
  
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ADIDAS ALL STARS Partnerships
  
No  Batsman               No  Batsman                Runs    Balls   FOW
 1  A.Cook                 2  T.Dilshan                0        5      0/1
 3  K.Pietersen            2  T.Dilshan              112      223    112/2
 3  K.Pietersen            4  M.Clarke                 2       11    114/3
 3  K.Pietersen            5  K.Sangakkara            71      118    185/4
 3  K.Pietersen            6  E.Morgan                 0       14    185/5
 3  K.Pietersen            7  R.Jadeja                 1       10    186/6
 8  S.Broad                7  R.Jadeja                14       46    200/7
 8  S.Broad                9  D.Vettori               48       95    248/8
 8  S.Broad               10  S.Finn                   0        1    248/9
11  S.Narine              10  S.Finn                   6       12   254/10
  
 
 Total:  254/10      Overs:  89.1          Run Rate:  2.85    Extras:  26   
  
                                     -X-

PUMA CATS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
D.Steyn              19.0     10      34      6      1.79     0      2 
B.Lee                15.1      1      33      2      2.18     1      1 
T.Bresnan             6.0      0      26      0      4.33     1      1 
J.Trott               3.0      0       9      0      3.00     0      1 
V.Philander          15.0      2      42      1      2.80     0      1 
G.Swann              15.0      1      61      1      4.07     1      4 
M.Hafeez             12.0      3      25      0      2.08     0      1 
G.Smith               4.0      1      12      0      3.00     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 11     Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 5 

 Total:  254/10       Overs:  89.1         Run Rate:  2.85    Extras:  26   
                                     -X-
 
  
 
Puma Cats           551/9d
Adidas All Stars    287 & 254
   
Puma Cats won by an innings and 10 runs
  
Man of the match: D.Steyn


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Pietersen's celebration was short-lived as his effort was once again in a losing effort

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Dale Steyn ripped through Adidas, taking 9 in the match


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Code:
Points:

Puma Cats:
Batting:3
Bowling:1
Win/Draw/Loss:10
Overall:14

Adidas All Stars:
Batting:0
Bowling:0
Win/Draw/Loss:0
Overall:0
 
Standings (All Golden Bat and Golden Ball stats have been updated):

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MID-SEASON BREAK:

Managers aren't required to post their teams for the next round(s) in the Social Group but they may if they want to

Full Story so far and Preview coming up tomorrow :)
 
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The Story So Far

There isn't much that can be said about Adidas All Stars Story so far: abysmal pretty much sums it up. Out of a possible 64 points so far they have managed all of 3 (and all of those came in one game). Only 4 of their batsmen have managed an aggregate of three figures so far and only one bowler has managed more than 9 wickets. They have been heavily dependent on Kevin Pietersen and the other 3 recognised batsmen with an average above 20. They have been hoping that if Kevin Pietersen can continue to keep his run of form going then the rest of the batsmen can click and the team can become efficient and effective. There have been calls for a change of captaincy but really with only Kevin Pietersen firing at the moment, appointing a new captain would be a suicidal move.

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Kevin Pietersen has had a lot to think about and has come under harsh scrutiny


The High Point

Easily Round 2 vs Reebok Smashers where finally the rest of the team clicked around Kevin Pietersen and one of the highest scores of the whole tournament was achieved. They were undone by a poor decision to declare from Pietersen and good application from the Reebok batsman however it was the only time in the season they played as a team and showed some true class and touch.

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Just as the team started to gel things took a turn for the worse


The Low Point

Following the near success of Round 2, the next game Adidas played was in Round 4 in which they managed little over 200 runs in the match and in the first innings were skittled out for 80. Pietersen failed for the first time in 4 games (including the warm-up) and the rest of the team followed.

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Pressure was piled on Pietersen following the destruction of Adidas at the hands of Asics


The Big Gun

Only one contender, the captain, Kevin Pietersen. He is their highest run-scorer and is among the 5 highest run-scorers in the tournament. Without them their team would be lost as they were when he got out for a duck against Asics. Pietersen will be contending for the Golden Bat and the $2,000,000 prize that comes with it. However, things will only get more difficult for him as the pitches become more worn and more helpful for bowlers.

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Pietersen had lots of individual success but it couldn't be transferred to the rest of the team


The Big Flop

Too many contenders for this one. Cook, Morgan, Williamson, Petersen, Jadeja, Broad and Vettori are all capable batsmen and all have an average below 20. Brad Hogg hasn't had a game as of yet and in a team that is still searching for the right combination, I can't see why. However if one player has to be chosen, it would have to be Eoin Morgan. He has scored 67 runs in 5 innings, with only a high score of 22. He also has no other skills to fall back on, unlike Jadeja, Vettori and Broad who can at least pick up a few wickets.

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Brad Hogg has been forced to keep his bowling to the training sessions




What To Expect

Not much to look forward to for Adidas. They have an outside chance but will need to win all of their remaining fixtures and will need to win well. Even then, all other results will have to go their way. Pietersen can still bag the Golden Bat but that's about the only trophy that might come their way. There is still a possibility of getting 3rd, a respectable outcome given their current position but even 4th would be a great result for a team 18 points from the team ahead of them.

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Andy Flower will have to do a lot to unite the team for the remaining matches


Would you bet on them to win? Only if you were stark raving mad
 
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