Cricket News In Brief – Part 1 – February 17, 2012
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 by eight wickets in the 6th match of the Commonwealth Bank series, played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Batting first, the hosts crumbled at 88 for 6 before rain intervened –reducing the game to a 41-over affair. However, it did little to affect the now-found rhythm of the Lankans who bowled out the Aussies on a below par 158.
Chasing 152 ( D/L method), the tourists began aggressively through http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, who added a brisk 74 before completing the target in 24.1 overs – consequently earning a precious bonus point.
A destructive unbeaten 78 from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wellington-c864.
Sent into bat, the Proteas faltered early on, after exceptional fielding from the hosts, but managed to post 147 for 6, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JP-Duminy-c1742 top scoring with 41.
However, the tourists failed to control the aggressive nature of Guptill, who anchored his team to the target – completed with six wickets, and four balls to spare.
Australian injured skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on Sunday.
Clarke, who is down with a hamstring strain, was ruled out for the Lankan bout today at the SCG with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 deputizing during his absence. However, he is now expected to sit out his team’s assignment against the Men In Blue at Brisbane after failing
to recover in time to lead the side.
"I've got a little hamstring strain. It's on the mend. It's probably unlikely I'll be picked for Brisbane, though," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 said.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849, the Kiwi skipper, has been declared unfit for the limited over bouts against South Africa after failing to recover from a calf strain.
Taylor suffered the injury during the One-Off Test win against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129 to lead the team in his nonattendance.
"He [http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915] has started running and is ready to have a bat in the nets," New Zealand's physio Paul Close said. "He is on track to return to international cricket in time for the Test starting on March 7."
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