KP you brawler, err bowler

England v South Africa, 1st ODI, Headingley

I did not know that KP bowls this well. He looks funny for sure. I think even he did not know this. I might be mistaken. Cricinfo aptly describes the match as:

Kevin Pietersen is having quite an impact as England captain. If it wasn’t enough winning his first Test and persuading Steve Harmison out of one-day retirement, he then did more than most to help his team take a series lead against South Africa with a 20-run victory at Headingley. He hit an unbeaten 90 off 82 balls, adding 158 in 21 overs with Andrew Flintoff, then claimed two crucial wickets as the visitors threatened to pull away in the run chase.

The final result : England won by 20 runs, though the match wasn’t that close at all. England were the determined lot in the match yesterday, quite a rare thing I tell you. South Africa did not play badly, they just did not have enough fire.

Bangalore Slower Challenger Kallis tried a lot in his 52, but that’s all he did – tried. Harmison bowled as a child who has been given back a candy which was taken from him a long time back. Things look good as of now, but when it comes to the England Cricket team, if you get too confident, it could be catastrophic.They give the Indian team great competition in this regard. Both the captains being South African, it should account for a grueling series.

Tagged as: Harmison, Headingly, Kallis, Pietersen