Australia v New Zealand – ICC World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches – Match Recap – Australia win by 56 runs
Compensating for an insipid batting performance with a powerful bowling attack, Australia claimed a massive 56-run win over New Zealand in their http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Twenty20 Warm-up Match, played today on September 15 at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo.
New Zealand won the toss and decided to field first, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Doug-Bracewell-c1394 (4-0-31-2) and Adam Milne (4-0-27-2) leading the attack.
Australia opened their innings with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DL-Vettori-c1384 intervened to take Warner out of the
game in the 5th over.
The next three batsmen to step up to the crease gave their wickets away without much of a fight, putting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480 (3) was sent packing by
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JEC-Franklin-c1684 off Bracewell in the 12th over.
By this point in the match, Australia were at a precarious 71 for 5 – however, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Wade-c1933 (25*) stepped in to resuscitate the innings. Their 46-run partnership for the 6th wicket propelled the team
to 117 by the 19th over, after which Maxwell became Bracewell’s second victim of the day.
Wade, however, stuck it out until the end of the innings, teaming up with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Christian-c1308 (11) for an unbeaten 22-run stand, which enabled Australia to post a respectable total of 139 by the end of 20 overs.
The Australian bowlers ensured that the insipid batting performance was followed up by a fierce bowling attack, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CJ-McKay-c1265 (3-0-14-2) playing prominent roles.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849, and Bracewell being the only ones who managed to register double-digit scores.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Watling-c1172 became the second Kiwi batsman to be dismissed on duck, sent packing by Cummins in the 3rd
over.
The 31-run 4th-wicket stand between Williamson (17) and skipper Taylor (who top-scored for his side with 22) proved to be the highlight of the Black Caps’ innings, and the combined effort got the team total up to 39 by the 9th over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 and Franklin (7) both fell prey to Hogg, and by the 11th over, New Zealand were at a wobbly 51 for 5. However, the Australian bowlers did not relent, and continued their assault on the Kiwi batsmen, sending one batsman back to the pavilion
in each of the 12th (Nathan McCullum on 2), 13th (Williamson), and 14th (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TG-Southee-c2659 on 5) overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-McDonald-c1042 Hira departed in the 16th over, after a mere 6-run contribution, and the dismissal of Milne (4) off Cummins in the 17th over brought the match to an end, with New Zealand finishing all out at 83, as Australia claimed a comprehensive
56-run win.
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