2012 ICC World T20: Australia V http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 – Australia win rain-curtailed match by D/L method – Match Update
Belligerent http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 Championship, at R Premadasa Stadium Colombo, on Saturday, September 22, 2012.
After opting to bat first, the Caribbean side rode on brisk half centuries from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 and Marlon Samuels to set an intimidating total of 191 for eight in their allotted quota of 20 overs. After being dropped by Watson off Mitchell Starc on 4, Chris Gayle went on to play a whirlwind knock of 54 runs, studded with five muscular fours and four sixes.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Johnson-Charles-c69060 ended up adding 12-ball 16 to the score card.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754, conceding just 29 runs in his spell of four overs.
In reply David Warner and Shane Watson provided the mighty Aussies with a brisk start taking the side to 30 runs in two overs. Warner perished on the first ball of the third over, nicking http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823 left-hander plundered three boundaries and two lofty sixes in his 14-ball 28.
After Warner’s dismissal, veteran Mike Hussey joined in-form Watson at the crease and the duo continued mauling the West Indies attack, smashing shots all around the park. The belligerent pair took Australia to 100 for 1 in 9.1 overs, before the match was stopped because of a downpour, which did not let up.
As per Duckworth Lewis calculations, Australia were 17 runs ahead of the par score 83, and were hence adjudged the winners of the rain-ruined encounter. Shane http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 clinched his second Man of the Match title in the tournament for his impressive all-round performance once again.
The victory earned http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751, on Monday, September 24, 2012.
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