http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 – Cricket News Roundup – Part II – September 27, 2012
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Nicol-c2331 scored a quick half century to help New Zealand set a competitive target of 175 to win for the hosts Sri Lanka, in the first Super Eight match, being played at Pallekele today, September 27, 2012.
After opting to bat first, the Black Caps rode on opener Rob Nicol’s 40-ball 58 to put a competitive 174 for 7 on board, in the opening Super Eight fixture of the latest edition of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849 (23) were the other notable performers.
In reply, Tillakaratne Dilshan (unbeaten on 75) and Mahela Jayawardene (44) provided the side with an impressive launch pad of 80 runs from 7.2 overs. The home side was quite comfortable at 160 for 3 at the end of 18th over.
New Zealand: 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Rob Nicol, 3 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KD-Mills-c1781.
Sri Lanka: 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BAW-Mendis-c1127, 11 Akila Dananjaya.
Indian skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 with five bowlers.
Playing five bowlers would mean dropping either swashbuckling opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, and Dhoni admitted it would be the toughest decision of his career.
"We would most likely go in with five bowlers but I still don't know what will be the combination,” Dhoni said during a pre-match media interaction in Colombo on Thursday. "It is one of the toughest decisions I have taken so far. We will have to see what fits the combinations. Just wait and watch. Ultimately the decision we take has to be a good one that benefits the team," he added further.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480 on Thursday agreed that Shane Watson was a dependable player, however he rubbished the the claims that his team was overly dependent on the veteran all-rounder.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 T20 series, in the UAE earlier this month. The Queenslander took the momentum into the ongoing World T20, bagging successive man of the match awards in the group stagemof the marquee tournament.
"Shane is a dependable player but we are not dependent on him,” insisted the Australian skipper. “It might look like that since he has been very consistent. But there will be days when he would not get runs and others will have to step up," Bailey added.
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