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New Zealand defeated South Africa by Tim Robinson’s unbeaten innings of 75 runs in the tri -series. Robinson was the first Javelin thrower and is now making a blast in T20. He also took special training to play spin from coach Shri Ram Krishnamurthy in Chennai.
Delhi: New Zealand defeated South Africa by 21 runs in the second match of the ongoing tri -series in Zimbabwe. The biggest contributor to this victory was Tim Robinson, who scored an unbeaten 75 in 57 balls. His fiery innings included 6 fours and 3 sixes. On his own, New Zealand scored 173 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. In response, South Africa’s team collapsed for 152 runs in 18.2 overs.
Talking about bowling in the match, Matt Henry and Jack Dafi performed brilliantly and played a key role in New Zealand’s victory.
Tim Robinson’s journey from Javelin throw to T20
Tim Robinson was first a javelin thrower and later turned to cricket. He had a lot of success at the school level at the school level. In the year 2017, he won the Intermediate title of the Secondary School Championship. At the age of 15, he was associated with Wellington Amateur Athletic Club and 700 grams of spear was thrown up to a distance of 54.43 meters.
In a cricket career, he got his real identity in Pakistan tour, where he scored 139 runs in 64 balls against Otago Volts. His innings included 10 sixes.
Special training in Chennai
Robinson took training from Wellington coach Shriram Krishnamurthy to improve his game. He spent two weeks at the Super Kings Academy in Chennai and prepared to play especially on the turning track. According to Cricinfo, he was practiced to play the technique of playing against the spin and the right balls.
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