The batting blitz in the Indian Premier League this year has divided fans and players and triggered debate ahead of the World Cup about what it means for Twenty20 cricket.But many players and pundits say it is too early to say whether the big-hitting trend will extend to T20 cricket beyond this IPL. Australia's veteran opening batsman David Warner does not foresee a run-fest at the World Cup, and not just because there will be no impact sub rule.
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Stand-in captain Brandon King made 79 as West Indies defeated South Africa by 28 runs in the first Twenty 20 international of a three-game series in Kingston on Thursday.Opener King, deputising for skipper Rovman Powell who has been away on IPL duty, racked up his runs off 45 balls with six sixes and six boundaries as West Indies made 175-8 in their 20 overs.