Mahela Jayawardene praises Gautam Gambhir’s brilliant ton – Cricket News Update
After losing the third of the five-match One Day International (ODI) series against India at Colombo despite posting a very competitive total on the board, the Sri Lankan Skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 proved to be the difference
between the two sides.
Chasing 287 runs, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, their premier batsman, in the second over of the innings, when he chipped one straight to the cover fielder off Thisara Perera.
However, Sehwag’s opening partner, Gambhir, consolidated the innings for the visitors and scored quickly to make sure that his side does not fall behind. The 30-year-old went on to complete his 11th ODI hundred for India, to go with 32 half-centuries,
while the rest of the batsmen played around him.
He was run-out in the 40th over of the innings, after scoring 102 runs at more than a run a ball, in which he struck 10 boundaries. Because of the solid platform laid by Gambhir, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601 were able to finish the match in the
very last over of the innings.
After the match, the Sri Lankan skipper admitted that Gambhir caused a headache for him in the previous match as well and said that picking up Gambhir’s wicket was always important for his team because the left-hander possesses the ability to take the game
away.
"The other day [second ODI] he held the innings together," Jayawardene said. "He is one of those guys who we have to try and get early because he builds innings and bats long and bats big, so then it is easier for the other guys to bat around him, and he
bats at a good pace as well."
The middle-order batsman also slammed his side’s bowling performance in the last 10 overs of the match, allowing the Men in Blue to run away with the show.
"We bowled poorly (towards the end) and dropped Suresh as well. It's tough when you lose, but you try and re-focus for the next game," the Lankan captain added.
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