Aussie spinner Nathan Lyon keen to do well in CLT20 – Cricket News Update
Australian new comer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Michael-Lyon-c78822, recently stated that he is dedicated to perform well in the ongoing Champions League (CL) Twenty20 (T20), after putting up an exceptional debut performance against the Sri Lankan hosts, during Australia’s just-concluded
Test series from their tour to the Island.
The 23-year-old Lyon, who is set to star for his Aussie limited overs side, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844 Redbacks, also stated that he is hopeful that his team will put up a competitive show in the mega-event, where Lyon will be marking another debut performance.
“The Redbacks is a strong side and we expect do well in the CLT 20,” he said.
The South Australia Redbacks, which will be making their second consecutive appearance on the CLT20, will be kicking off their first Group B match against the South African limited overs squad, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861. The fixture is scheduled to kick off on September
25, 2011, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792.
As for Lyon, the right-armed off-break bowler stands confident to put up a strong show on the upcoming match, after having won a strong ground on his national side’s Test squad.
Prior to Lyon’s Test premier, the spinner’s inclusion in Australia's overhauled squad raised many questions.
However, the spinner toppled all queries after marking an exceptional Test debut that took off with a first ball wicket, which brought an end to Sri Lanka’s batting star, Kumar Sangakkara’s innings.
For the remaining Test series, Lyon trailed on to secure a total of 8 wickets from 3 matches, at an average of 36.87. The tally also includes his best innings performance of 5 for 34, during the Galle fixture on August 31.
The bowler’s imposing performance has cemented his place on the Australian Test squad, which is scheduled to tour http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 next month.
As for Lyon’s domestic numbers, the spinner has played 8 first-class matches, bagging a total of 22 wickets; while his performance under the shortest format has earned the bowler 11 wickets from 7 matches.
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