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Similarities

A common chestnut of cricket terminology is “keeping wickets in hand”, this along with many strategies falls on a sliding continuum of importance at different stages of a match to accomplish the team’s objective of winning the game. Take for example a T20 game when a team requires 50 runs off 10 overs with 7 wickets in hand. It is then crucial that the bowling team restrict the run rate through the fall of wickets rather than looking to contain, they will thus bowl more aggressive lines and lengths with field placings to match to reach the goal –perhaps borrowing some blueprints from Full day cricket.

Differences

T20 cricket has certainly unlocked players capabilities and skills in terms of innovation and execution which is filtering through the longer limited over formats and test match cricket. This is producing cricketers who can break the mould of yesteryears mind-sets which have its positives and negatives Many more athletic players are now taking the field with acrobat like fielding standards, variations of deliveries and a full array of shot making which are now commonplace for even Test cricket. However, many players consider the Test arena to be the true reflection of a player. Perhaps it’s the endurance, the strategy, the courage and the character of a man that is on show which appeals to the diehard cricket traditionalists over the flashy skills, adaptability and pace of the short forms, but they all have their place on the cricket landscape and thus should be embraced for what they bring to the game by both players and coaches.

The Hollywoodbets Ladies have done the hard yards during the off season. The ladies have come to a point where they have started to trust in the process and believe in each other. They are big on putting the team first and that is exactly what the players have done to date. There were a few challenges arising with injuries in the camp, but the team always found a way to field an 11 that could compete.

The team is currently second on the log, 4 points behind Six Gun Grill Western Province with both teams having 3 games remaining The Hollywoodbets Dolphins Ladies have played 7 matches- won 4, lost 0 and 3 no results The players are looking to end the season on a high and leave everything on the park.