Partnerships key for NZ, says Sodhi
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Sodhi the New Zealand legspinner, has said that the side would have to form partnerships
and better their batting effort in the second innings to create the possibility
of a win on the fifth day of the Trinidad Test against West Indies. New Zealand
conceded a first-innings lead of 239 and finished the day trailing by 166, with
the pair of Kane Williamson and Tom Latham sharing an unbeaten second-wicket
stand of 64.
"Tommy
and Kane are at the crease right now looking pretty poised, so hopefully we can
continue that tomorrow," Sodhi said. "I think we just have to keep on
sort of having our small targets, and partnerships are obviously going to be
key, just like Kane and Tom. I think if we continue to do that we are going to
be successful tomorrow and if we are successful tomorrow, we can think about
winning on day five.
Sodhi
was the most successful bowler for New Zealand with four wickets but he also
gave away 96 runs in 19.1 overs. Apart from Trent Boult and Tim Southee, the
rest of the New Zealand attack struggled, allowing West Indies to build on
their lead from the second day. Sodhi credited West Indies, saying a changed
approach had brought them results with the bat.
"It
was a pretty flat wicket. You expect that on day two and three," he said.
"It's a credit to the boys for toiling quite hard and I obviously got a
few rewards, so it's good. But I think it comes down to how we bat in this
innings to determine how we are poised in this Test match.
"You'd
want to bowl them out for a 100! But they [West Indies] batted well. They had a
different approach to what they had in the last game. They played a little more
aggressively and it worked out for them in the end.
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