http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 – Cricket News Update
Having secured a comprehensive 9-wicket win over India in the ongoing ICC World Twenty20 2012, Australia are understandably pleased with the solid start to the Super Eights stage, with skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480 lauding the team for their “impressive performance”.
“It was an impressive performance,” said George Bailey, after his team’s victory at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on September 28. “Set up by some good bowling. Patty [Cummins] was outstanding, the best we have seen him bowl in this tournament so far.”
The match kicked off with India, fresh from their massive 90-run victory over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 in favour of playing an extra specialist spinner, the Indian batting order was
considerably weakened, and troubled as they were by young pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 (4-0-34-3), the Men in Blue only managed a final total of 140.
When it came to the batting, despite Bailey’s insistence that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 are not entirely dependent on Watson, the fact remains that the all-rounder has been the driving force behind his team’s victories in the tournament so far, and this game was no different.
Chasing 141, Australia faced no trouble as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 (63*), which won him the Player of the Match award and enabled Australia to clinch a massive
9-wicket victory.
“The last couple of games have been pretty good,” said Watson. “It's nice when things come together like this. Probably batting is a bit more enjoyable ... but enjoying being an all-rounder.”
Bailey was also all-praise for the openers, whose partnership saw them becoming the first pair to have scored more than a 1000 T20I partnership runs.
“The absolute beauty of those two openers is, that when they are on, there are no better hitters,” observed Bailey.
However, despite the victory, which sees Australia continuing their unbeaten run in the ongoing competition, Bailey stressed the need for the team to avoid a complacent attitude, and carry the same momentum into their upcoming match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757,
due to be played at the same venue on September 30.
“As good as this win is, we have to be up and ready for South Africa,” he insisted.
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