Australia v India – 10th ODI Commonwealth Bank Series– Match Preview
Australia and India are ready to go at each other’s throat in the 10th game of the Commonwealth Bank Series to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday, February 26, 2012.
India finds itself in a precarious situation and need to win the game in order to keep their hopes of making it to the final of the Commonwealth Bank series alive, and it remains to be seen, how Mahendra Singh Dhoni and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 sort out their differences
in the middle before it is too late for the Men in Blue.
Australians, on the other hand, have problems of their own. The Australian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978’s inclusion for the Sydney game is still a question mark and whether he is fit to play or not will be revealed on the eve of the match.
The dilemma for the hosts is that, who will lead the side if Clarke - who is suffering from a hamstring injury - is declared unfit. The only man would have been able to lead the side in Clarke’s absence, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377, is no longer part of the ODI roster
while Shane Watson, the Australian vice-captain, hasn’t played a single match in months.
Sydney is hosting its second game of the CB series. The first game at Sydney was between Sri Lanka and Australia on Friday, February 17. It was a low scoring match and it was the hosts Australia who were on the receiving end at that game.
Team Form:
Both, Australia and India, had a mix series so far, however, it is the latter who find themselves at the bottom of the points table. From the six matches played, Aussies have won three and lost three. India, in comparison, has won three, lost two and tied
one.
Key Players:
Peter Forrest has been in superb form off late. The 26-year-old has scored two half-centuries and one century from four innings in this tournament and looks good to score even more. David Hussey is another key man; the veteran batsman is the second highest
scorer of the series, behind Sri Lanka’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831.
Sachin Tendulkar has been criticized by many former cricketers and this may be the perfect opportunity for the iconic batsman to silence his critics once and for all. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, as he was serving
a one match ban. But the wicket-keeper would want to make up for the missed chance by inspiring his side to victory.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 (possible XI):
1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BW-Hilfenhaus-c1204
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 (possible XI):
1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umesh-Yadav-c94625
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