http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, CB Series, Rain stopped the match - Cricket News Update
Rain came to rescue the Aussies after the Sri Lankan seamers dominated the early proceedings to crumble the hosts at 88 for 6 in the 6th match of the Commonwealth bank series, played at Sydney Cricket Ground, Feb 17, 2012.
The stand in skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
However, it was the Lankans who struck first blood. Rejuvenated following their tie in the previous match against their Asian mates, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301, who mistimed a slow off-cutter
that resulted in an easy catch for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MF-Maharoof-c1944 at mid-on.
That brought Punter to the crease, but his stay lasted a total of 10 deliveries after he was caught and bowled by Maharoof, the medium pacer, who was included in the team ahead of spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sachithra-Madushanka-Senanayake-c87813.
On the same score, the tourists got the prized wicket of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Wade-c1933 through some excellent fielding by Thisara Perera, whose full length dive caught the left-hander half-way through the pitch - with bowler, Kulasekara, taking the bails off.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942, who was rested in the last match, then took the task of rebuilding the innings with Peter Forrest. The left-hander looked in good touch as he hit a crisply timed boundary before clearing the rope for a maximum hit. However, the partnership
lasted just 23 runs before the veteran edged behind, to depart on 13.
Fresh from a successful ODI debut where he scored a valiant half-century, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Forrest-c2176 looked confident in his short burst at the crease, with three boundaries, but the momentum shift was brief with the Lankan pacer, Maharoof, propelling the Queenslander
to fetch at a wide delivery, which, unluckily for him, went straight in the hands of wide slip.
Aussies were in deep trouble at 74 for 5, and their position in the game became even more precarious when they lost all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Christian-c1308, who became the victim of right-arm medium pacer, Thisara Perera.
The match will resume in a short while, however, with thunderstorms predicted, it could deprive the Lankans of their first win.
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