New Zealand’s most experienced batsman, Ross Taylor, and the highly talented left-handed opener-turned-middle-order batsman Tom Latham scripted one of the most calculated ODI run-chases in India in recent times. The 33-year-old Taylor guided the left-handed Latham, 25, to his fourth ODI century while himself falling five short of his 18th three-figure mark. “Sorry guys, the young Tom Latham is too tired,” Taylor began the address. Taylor said of Latham’s 103*: “Latham employed the sweep shot over here in the Test matches and did it to good effect. With the sweep shot, we were able to put pressure on the bowlers and adjust their lengths.

Source: dna October 23, 2017 05:53 UTC