Clarke blames shoddy bowling for three-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka – Cricket News Update
Australian skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 has blamed poor bowling performance for their three-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in the ninth league match of the ongoing triangular Commonwealth Bank series match played at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart today, February
24, 2012.
"Another tight one but unfortunately we couldn't get over the line, but full credit to Sri Lanka,” said Clarke after losing the match by three wickets in the last over. “Our execution with the ball wasn't good. The top four could also do better. They need
to set it up for the rest," he added further.
Despite posting an intimidating total of 280 for 6 in the allotted fifty overs, the hosts lost the match to the visiting Sri Lankan side, thanks to valiant half centuries of Lankan Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831 who
scored 85 and 80 runs respectively. Much credit goes to number eight batsman, Thisara Perera who kept his nerves under pressure scoring 21 runs of 11 balls and took the Lankans to the brink of victory before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KMDN-Kulasekara-c1802 finished the things in his side’s
way with a boundary.
"Sri Lanka showed tonight that if you hang in, you can take it home," said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 who has just returned to lead the side after missing a couple of tri-series matches due to a hamstring strain.
"I am still a bit stiff in the back, but I will be fine. I will get treatment from the physio and will be fine," said Clarke when asked about his fitness.
Clarke was all praise for rookie http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377, by scoring a maiden One Day International century in his fourth ODI appearance.
After losing the game to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at SCG assumes
greater significance for them.
Sri Lanka are at the top with 15 points from six matches, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 have 14 points while India are at the bottom with 10 points from an equal number of matches.
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