http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 v Sri Lanka – 1st ODI – Live Cricket Score and Match Update – Centurion Hughes takes Aus to 107-run win
A century from debutant http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phillip-Hughes-c2185 guided Australia to a comprehensive 107-run win over Sri Lanka, in their first ODI of the ongoing 5-match series, played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today on January 11.
The match kicked off with Australia winning the toss and choosing to bat first – a decision which the home team’s batsmen went on to justify, despite the efforts of Sri Lanka’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BAW-Mendis-c1127, all of
whom claimed one wicket each.
Top-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Khawaja-c2729 (3) did not last long, but opener and Player of the Match Hughes anchored the innings firmly at the top with a composed 112. By the 16th over, Australia were at 72 for 2, but Hughes found an
able partner in skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480 (89), who joined him for a third-wicket partnership worth 140 runs.
Their combined efforts got the team up to 212, after which Malinga finally managed to dislodge Hughes. Bailey, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Haddin-c1170 (10*), got the
Aussies up to a formidable final total of 305 for 5 by the end of 50 overs.
The tourists never appeared to be in the game, as the host team’s bowling attack, led by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MG-Johnson-c1945 (9-1-43-2), proceeded to successfully defend the team total, leading them to victory by a staggering margin.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831 (73) were the only batsmen who managed to progress beyond the 50-run mark, while the remainder of the batting order remained insipid. Aside from these two batsmen, Jeevan Mendis (20), Nuwan Kulasekara (18),
and Angelo Mathews (12) were the only other players who managed to reach double figures.
In addition to the lack of a batsman who could drive the innings forward, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 out for
198, and went on to claim a 1-0 lead and an emphatic 107-run win.
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