Seifert, Allen guide NZ to record-breaking victory
Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- Tim Seifert has had his share of highs. Against India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; on pitches lush and abrasive; against spin and pace; under the pump or just setting up innings with insane hitting.
So, it isn't exactly news when he goes at a strike rate of over 200 in an unbroken 175-run opening stand - the highest in T20 World Cup history - on a flat Chepauk pitch, that too against an inexperienced bowling like that of UAE.
But it wasn't the only talking point of the match. The other happened earlier and involved Mark Chapman. At the deep midwicket fence in the 15th over, Chapman had been challenged by a slog sweep from the gutsy Alishan Sharafu, batting on 55. The ball reached him in 4.1 seconds, and almost got the better...
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