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| April 15, 2007 | Sunday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 26, 1428 |
New role for Franklin?
ST GEORGE’S, April 14: New Zealand may use left-arm pace bowler James Franklin as a middle-order pinch hitter after useful lower-order performances in the World Cup Super Eights against Ireland and Sri Lanka.
Franklin struck 34 not out against Ireland from 22 balls and helped ensure New Zealand went past the 200-run mark in the six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka on Thursday with an unbeaten 25 from 27.
“There are times when I am tempted to try him against the left-arm spinners and give them a belt in the middle and perhaps use him as a bit of a shock hitter,” New Zealand coach John Bracewell said on Friday.—Reuters
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