Bangladesh complete 3-0 series win over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 - Cricket News Roundup – Part 2 – July 22, 2012
A savage batting assault from Mashrafe Mortaza handed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 3-0 series win over hosts Ireland, with a two wicket victory in the third and final T20 International of the three-match series, played at Stormont, Belfast, on Saturday, July 21.
Chasing an average target of 141, set by the hosts, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Ashraful-c76740 provided the Bengali Tigers an outstanding launch pad, scoring 62 runs from 9.2 overs, before a middle order collapse swung the momentum of the game in Ireland’s favour.
Needing 32 runs off 16 balls, No. 8 batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mashrafe-Mortaza-c1917 looted three sixes in four balls, to help the side script a last ball two-wicket win.
Earlier Ireland’s innings was built on 20’s from skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DT-Johnston-c1405.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 on Saturday said that the Test ton against formidable Australia, in the tough conditions Down Under gave him confidence to do well across all three formats of game.
“Doing well in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, a strong side, really boosted my confidence, and that Test hundred really helped,” said Kohli after scoring a match-winning hundred against Sri Lanka, on Saturday. “You get maximum satisfaction when you score runs in Test cricket.
I got confident about my game," he added further.
This was Kohli’s 12th ton the fifty-overs format, and fourth in the last five innings. The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 lad also hoped to continue with the good form in the 2012-13 season.
Sri Lanka captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 on Saturday rued the wobbly batting performance from the middle order.
"We've got some big-hitters at the end, but we left too much for them to do. It was important for us to set up a platform...We never had momentum going into the last 10 overs," said Jayawardene after losing the five-match ODI series opener against India
by 21 runs.
Kumar Sangakkara’s 133 was the only saving grace in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758’s top order, while the rest of the top and middle order fell for scores inside 28. Thisara Perera’s hard-fought 44 at number 8 could not pay for the damages caused by the top order capitulation.
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