Shah gives exhibition in placement over power
Owais Shah’s magical 55 took England to a five-wicket win in the second and final Twenty20 against West Indies at The Oval to square the series. Importantly, a couple of pieces of England’s one-day jigsaw showed signs of slotting into place ahead of the three-match one-day series too.
Shah’s knock was an exercise in control, placement and guile – which is pretty much what you expect from him. However, the pressure this evening at a packed Oval was sufficient to test even the most experienced batsman, let alone one so green. With his captain, yesterday’s nearly-man Paul Collingwood departing, Shah was left with aa asking-rate spiralling beyond 10-per-over. However, 16 runs off one Marlon Samuels over tipped the balance in England’s favour, and they squeezed home in the gloomy light with three balls to spare. Read more
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