10 overs 2/14?
That may well change things a lot going forward.
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Sammy; Another Gem in Athanaze's bowling?
Sammy; Another Gem in Athanaze's bowling?
Tue, Oct 21, '25 at 12:51 PM
@voiceofreason
Thr conditions may have suited him but he bowled with good control
Tue, Oct 21, '25 at 1:04 PM
@InHindsight
I have to look at it but he outbowled the specialist bowlers on the same pitch!
Tue, Oct 21, '25 at 7:54 PM
@voiceofreason
Rely on Athanaze for bowling full quota would be mistake....in 3rd match....
Last 10 overs...West Indies conceded 82 runs...with batters 6,7,8,9....on this pitch...
Wed, Oct 22, '25 at 8:46 AM
On a dirty pitch like this it was a masterstroke. It also elongated the batting line up.. chuck-out Rutherford and being in Jango. You can put away BD easily
Wed, Oct 22, '25 at 9:15 AM
Athanaze was just lucky. Is unlikely to be so lucky again. Having said that, there is nothing wrong with him working on his bowling a la Joe Root so that he can offer something different even at test level when needed. As a previous poster said, WI need to be concerned that in both matches, the tail wagged desperately for Bangla. That means that batting first and putting up a decent score will not be mean that the match is in the bag.
