LIVE - Sri Lanka v Australia - 1st ODI – Sri Lanka off to a good start - Match Update
Sri Lanka get off to a solid start against Australia in the first of the five-match One Day International (ODI) series at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 on Wednesday, August 10, 2011.
The hosts managed 58 runs in the first 10 overs of the innings, but lost one wicket of opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WU-Tharanga-c2802 in the process.
Earlier, the Sri Lankan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 won the toss and decided to bat first on a dry pitch. He had absolutely no hesitation in his mind to bat, as the wicket was expected to get slower and lower with the passage of time.
Batting second at the Pallekele wicket has been difficult, as there is a lot of turn for the spinners in the second half of the match.
Both teams have played a couple of Twenty20 games prior to the ODI series and the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 were victorious in the shortest version of the game.
Spinners played a crucial role in the outcome of the Twenty20 series, which was won by the hosts by a margin of 2-0. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 had batted second in both those games and will have to do the same in the first ODI as well at the same venue.
Tharanga and Dilshan walked out in the middle to start the proceedings for the home team. The pair had done a decent job for their team in the recent past and did not disappoint the team in today’s game.
Surprisingly, Tharanga was the aggressive of the two players, as he attacked the Aussie bowlers from the very first over of the innings. He smashed veteran pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419 for two boundaries in the very first over of the innings, making his intentions very clear.
Normally, it is Dilshan who plays attacking cricket, but he was out paced by Tharanga in the first 10 overs of the innings.
The solid left-handed opener was dismissed in the 10th over after adding 34 quick runs to the total. He faced just 28 balls and struck seven boundaries in his cameo knock.
At the end of 10 overs, Dilshan was still out in the middle with 17 runs off 30 deliveries. He was joined by former Sri Lankan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779, who was batting on 4 off 2 balls.
The lone wicket to fall in the first 10 overs was taken by spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/XJ-Doherty-c2804.
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