Cricket News in Brief – October 21, 2011 – Part 1
On Thursday, October 20, 2011
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 in the first One Day International (ODI) of the three-match series by nine wickets at Harare Sports Club after chasing the required target of 232 runs in 43.3 overs
With this victory the tourists have taken a 1-0 lead on the hosts in the one-day tournament.
For New Zealand, 21-year-old pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Doug-Bracewell-c1394 was the pick of the bowlers as he bagged three wickets in ten overs.
While http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Nicol-c2331 was named as the Player of the Match for his stupendous knock of 108 runs not-out.
On Thursday, October 20, 2011
India finally avenged their One Day International (ODI) defeat in England earlier this summer by securing the ongoing five-match one-day extravaganza in India after beating the visitors in the third match of the series by five
wickets at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, India.
After being clobbered for 298 runs, India achieved the impossible by slapping 300 runs against England, who seemed awestruck by the batting resilience from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
While opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 who steered the team to the series win in the dying moments of the game by smashing an unbeaten knock of 35
runs off 31 deliveries.
Rahane was named as the Player of the Match.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marvan-Samson-Atapattu-c74969 believes
that his batsmen can still save the first Test against Pakistan in the second innings in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE) as the Lankans have nine wickets in hand with two days to go.
"We really have to bat well in the second innings and I am sure the boys will do their best to save this match," Atapattu said.
At stumps on day three, Sri Lanka trail by 267 runs after their first innings total of 197 was obliterated by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 who declared their first innings after posting 511 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 has blamed
poor fielding for his side’s demise against India in the five-match one-day series where the visitors have now lost the first three games.
“Our fielding has been slightly below-par on tour, which is very unusual for us. It cost us 20-25 runs in field - and that was probably the difference between the two sides today," said Cook.
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