Chennai, Sep 27 : Having narrowly lost their clash against Mumbai Indians, Caribbean side Trinidad and Tobago need to sort out their batting as they take on former winners New South Wales in their Champions League Twenty20 cricket match, here tomorrow.
Both the sides have lost their respective opening matches and another defeat would severely dent their semifinal chances as only top-two teams in each Group would make the last-four stage.
New South Wales had lost by seven wickets to underdogs Cape Cobras while T&T gave a more fancied but depleted Mumbai Indians side a scare in their contest yesterday.
T&T, though, showed such application in defending the paltry total of 98 that even the victorious MI captain Harbajhan Singh graciously admitted that the better side had not won the game.
The Caribbean side showed purpose and a rabid hunger for victory, making their opposition work very hard for runs. But they must be disappointed that batsmen let them down.
The Caribbean side will have to ensure they bat the full 20 overs, otherwise a scenario like the one yesterday, where they lost all wickets and left 22 balls un-played, will put a lid on their prospects in the event.
Skipper Daren Ganga has pace spearhead Ravi Rampaul to call on, but he will need runs on the board for his bowlers to deliver. Off-spinner Sunil Narine also impressed against MI, taking 2/10, and could be a threat on the Chennai pitch.
NSW boast a very strong batting line-up with Shane Watson and David Warner opening the innings but the team frittered away a good start to manage below-par 135/8 against Cobras.Keen to make amends, NSW middle order batsman Ben Rohrer has said the team would look to rotate the strike more against T&T, in order to put up a more competitive total. PTI
