Australia v Zimbabwe LIVE update - Aussies struggle against Zimbabwe: ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
At the end of the 33rd over, the Australian team has barely managed to score 140 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. The sluggish start by the Aussies came after they won the toss against Zimbabwe and decided to bat. Most parts of their innings were dominated by the disciplined and controlled bowling of the Zimbabwean bowlers.
The uncharacteristic defensive approach from the Kangaroos from the very start comes across as quite puzzling. The team that is known for its aggressive approach towards the game have stated quietly against the minnows http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
The openers, Shane Watson and Brad Haddin, started things in a very cautious manner. The team’s fifty was brought up in the 15th over. The slow progress from the normally very aggressive Australian team can be attributed to the well-directed bolwing from the opposition. All the bowlers bowled excellent lines and lengths and gave hardly anything away making runs to come by extremely difficult for the Australian batsmen.
Watson and Haddin were in a carefully constructed opening stand of 61. Haddin had just started to cut loose when he was dismissed for 29 runs by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Prosper-Utseya-c82728. Utseya’s initial appeal was turned down by the on-field umpire but the referral from the 3rd umpire sent him back to the pavilion. Haddin’s knock of 29 came off 66 balls has to be one of the slowest he has played in his career.
Ricky Ponting, the Australian captain, came to the crease to join Watson. His arrival saw the run rate picking up as Watson also looked to up the ante. The duo succeeded in doing that by some powerful hitting as the next fifty came in a rather quick time. The runs had started to flow rather easily with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 getting into his destructive mood before another referral also sent him off. Watson suffered the same fate as his opening partner but not before he scored a well made 79.
Ponting who had settled in nicely by that time couldn’t last much longer at the wicket as he was brilliantly run out by Chris Mpofu in the 33rd over. This leaves Michael http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 is to achieve a more than competitive score. For Zimbabwe Graeme Cremer and Utseya have been the pick of the bowlers taking a wicket a piece.
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