http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 satisfied with Tharanga’s half-century – Cricket News Update
Sri Lankan captain has hailed Upul Tharanga’s batting performance after the left-handed opener scored a sound fifty to see his side home in the second ODI against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at Hambantota.
"I haven't seen Tharanga bat like that in a long time, I think we are seeing the old Upul coming back with the way he has been timing it. We have been thrown different challenges and we have to deal with them, Isuru had a tough day bowling with the wind
blowing. We will want to come back strong again for the next game as well," said Jayawardene.
The left-hander had failed to make a half-century since the Asia Cup in March, 2012, collecting just 62 runs from his past six innings before an uplift in his performance came when he posted a valuable fifty to help his team chase down a paltry 138-run
set by the Men in Blue.
His 58-run effort consisted of 8 boundaries, which came all round the park, carrying the bat through, alongside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 also compiled a fifty before becoming the only player to be dismissed. However, the main star of the show was all-rounder Thisara Perera, who stole the spotlight with a devastating bowling spell, where he managed to pick out Virender
Sehwag, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 in successive overs without conceding a run.
His impressive performance gave the Lankans a perfect head-start in an important game. The Lankans had been outsmarted in the opening ODI, with bowlers going for plenty of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913, who also went
on to claim three scalps.
Despite good outings for the openers, Perera was deservedly named as the Player of the Match. The young all-rounder said that he was simply pleased to deliver with the ball.
"I am very happy with this performance and I want to thank my team-mates. My first priority is bowling, I don't think too much about my performance, I just know that I have to bowl in the right areas. I want to thank my team-mates for backing me always,"
said Perera.
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