“I think Presidents Cup was a record,” Tony Finau said. Presidents Cup captain and leading the Americans to a 19-11 victory at Liberty National. Strick has a pretty good record,” said Jordan Spieth, referring to Stricker’s turn as U.S. To be fair, in 2017 it was a very similar position as far as the dominance goes. “100 percent,” said Dustin Johnson, who went 5-0 in Wisconsin. His team members already have signed off. “If the PGA of America is serious about winning Ryder Cups, they might want to consider giving Steve Stricker another shot at this,” he said.ĭuring the winning team’s press conference, Stricker was asked if he would accept the task. side in 2008, suggested a return engagement for America’s winning captain after a dominant 19-9 win at Whistling Straits. NBC’s Paul Azinger, who captained the victorious U.S. Leaders Netherlands have four points and if they beat second-placed Uganda on Thursday, Papua New Guinea will progress to the penultimate stage provided they overcome struggling Hong Kong.Who’s on tap to take the baton and lead the respective 12-man sides in 2023 in Rome at Marco Simone Golf Club? The runs of Simon Ssesazi (78) and Riazat Ali Shah (48) steered the Africans to 160-4, but an unbeaten 93 from captain Assad Vala lifted the Pacific islanders to 161-2 and victory with 20 balls remaining. Papua New Guinea recovered from a heavy opening-day defeat by the Netherlands to get back into contention for a last-four place with an eight-wicket triumph over Uganda. The Dutch cruised to 117-3 with 40 balls to spare as Max O'Dowd (45) and Bas de Leede (36 not out) led the way for the four-time T20 World Cup qualifiers. Hong Kong won the toss, batted and were all out for 116, thanks mainly to 60 runs from captain and opener Nizakat Khan. Group B favourites the Netherlands are almost certain to make the semi-finals after a second win in as many days, this time by seven wickets against Hong Kong.
The US, who top Group A on net run rate, and Zimbabwe have four points each and they meet on Thursday in the final round of group matches to decide who finishes first. Singapore flopped for the second successive day when batting, making only 69 with only Anantha Krishna (21 not out) showing resistance. Jaskaran Malhotra also posted a 58, laced with four sixes, and captain Monank Patel hit 39 for a team bolstered by former South Africa fast bowler Rusty Theron. Put in to bat after losing the toss, the Americans scored 201-6 as Steven Taylor followed up a first round century against Jersey with a 58 that included two sixes and seven fours. Seeking a first T20 World Cup appearance, the United States were far too strong for Singapore despite the Asian nation being ranked six places higher. The plan was to attack their spinners, but we did not quite manage that and Zimbabwe bowled and fielded well." American Taylor stars again "We fought exceptionally hard and the boys are pretty gutted now. Jersey skipper Charles Perchard said: "I thought we showed great fight with the ball for 20 overs to restrict them to 146, which we backed ourselves to chase down. "And then Luke Jongwe finished it off well to get us to 140 odd runs, which we believed was enough to defend." Batting on a slightly tougher wicket, the guys knuckled down, especially Sean and Raz (Sikandar Raza). It is also nice to contribute to winning ways."Ĭaptain Craig Ervine said: "You always want to start well and we definitely did that. Coach Dave Houghton brings a wealth of experience," said Williams. "It is always nice to win when there is pressure around. Jersey scored 123-5 in reply with Harrison Carlyon (45) and Benjamin Ward (35 not out) the chief contributors, leaving Zimbabwe winners by 23 runs.
Williams, who struck seven fours off 39 balls, and Luke Jongwe (29 not out) were key figures as the home team posted 146-8 after being put in to bat by Jersey, a tiny island between England and France.
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