http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 level ODI series against Sri Lanka – Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – January 23, 2013
Australia levelled the five-match series after beating http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phillip-Hughes-c2185 was named Man of the Match after scoring an unbeaten 138, his second ODI century of the series.
Missing original skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Wade-c1933 inside the first 10 overs. However, Hughes kept one end strong and got moderate support from the middle order
as the hosts ended up making 247 for 5.
The Lankans started brightly as Captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913 kept the scoreboard ticking with an impressive half-century
but his wicket in the 45th over ended the match as a contest before the tourists were gunned down on 215.
India remain on course to win the ODI series against England after reaching 158 for 4 in reply to the tourists’ score of 257, with the fourth match currently being played at Mohali.
After being inserted by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Lumb-c1981 Root (57* off 45) combined
to give impetus to the innings, with the last 10 overs yielding 100.
The Indian replay was swift despite http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 back.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 (quad-muscle strain).
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Peterson-c2332, the left-arm spinner, has also been withdrawn after picking up a hand injury. Elgar has played five ODIs for the national team and recently made his maiden Test century. South Africa have lost the series after suffering defeats in both the
opening ODIs.
"Hashim has been withdrawn from the last ODI because we felt it would be a 50-50 call with his quad strain going into the match and we didn't want to risk him with the Test match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 less than a week away," team manager Mohammad Moosajee told
Supersport.
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