Cricket News in Brief – December 03, 2011 – Part 1
India beat http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in the second One Day International (ODI) by five wickets on Friday, December 02, 2011, at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India.
India grabbed a 2-0 lead in the five-match series with this win. West Indies were put into bat after the hosts won the toss.
The tourists posted a mammoth tally of 269 runs in 50 overs with commendable performances from opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Rampaul-c2233 (86).
From India, medium pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umesh-Yadav-c94625, was the most successful bowler with three wickets to his name.
In the batting department, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309 stood out for India, as they clobbered 117 and 90 runs to guide their side to victory.
Kohli was named as the Player of the Match for his astounding batting display.
The Man of the Match in India’s fixture against West Indies, Virat Kohli has praised the performance of Rohit Sharma in the second ODI, played on Friday 02, 2011, at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
“People love cricket here and they come out in thousands. Always great to bat with Rohit, we can learn to build partnerships. Always a pleasure to watch him bat,” said Kohli
Sharma played an unbeaten knock of 90 runs to help his side successfully chase a target of 270 runs.
Sri Lankan middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 where the islanders lost the T20, ODI and Test series.
“The UAE tour was frustrating because we had our opportunities but didn't convert them - especially in the fourth and fifth ODIs,” wrote Jayawardene in an article for espncricinfo.
The veteran batsman insisted that the side must focus on their upcoming assignment against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, a series which is expected to be extremely difficult.
Jayawardene expressed support for under fire captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) World Cup 2011.
“Tillakaratne Dilshan has taken up a tough job as captain. It has not been easy because we have a reasonably new bowling attack and the selectors have picked a lot of youngsters. You need to give him time. At the same time Dilshan needs to think of his value as a batsman as well,” said Jayawardene.
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