Doug Bollinger’s four earns http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 the victory
Doug Bollinger’s put up a determined all-round effort against England, earning Australia the victory in the second One Day International at the Bellerive Oval.
As a result, the home side trounced the visitors by a considerable margin of 46 runs to go 2-0 up in the seven-match series.
In the chase of a competitive 231-run total, the visitors did not put a better show, as most of the batsmen failed to make an impression with the willow. Resultantly, England were bowled out for 184 runs on a placid track.
The left-arm bowler bowled superbly with the white kookaburra. It was not happening much off the wicket, but Bollinger kept his patience and delivered every single delivery on a corridor of uncertainty, picking up remarkable figures of 4 for 26 in 9 incisive
overs. Apart from his bowling, he added 30 valuable runs and mustered an 88-run partnership along with Shaun Marsh.
Moreover, he provided his team with a crucial breakthrough, scalping two consecutive wickets in two deliveries. On the penultimate ball of his second over, he got rid of Andrew Strauss with a brilliant piece of bowling, and then dismissed Kevin Pietersen
off the last ball of his second over in order to bring Australia back into the game.
In the death overs, Bollinger made two more strikes and left the visiting side stumbling at 180 for 9 in 44 overs. The Australian captain Michael http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 finished off the innings in style, running out the last batsman to complete an emphatic win.
Concurrently, Brett Lee was on song, as he gave his team their first wicket, getting rid of Matt Prior. The right-arm bowler bowled a fuller length and extracted some swing in the air. In addition, he came back and delivered a fiery second spell of fast
bowling, removing a well-set Ian Bell in order to shift the momentum of the game in his team’s favour.
For the touring team, Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell were the top scorers, as both of them scored 32 runs each. Apart from them, every single willower struggled with the bat as the second best score was 22 from the blade of Michael Yardy.
Earlier, Shaun Marsh racked up a marvellous century and enabled his team to pile up a competitive 230-run total which in the end proved more than enough for the opposition. His century came at a time when his team was in dire straits, crumbling at 33 for
4. He won the Man of the Match award for his batting heroics.
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