Ravichandran Ashwin stars to give http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 - Cricket News Update
With Sri Lanka scoring 233 in the first half of the match, the Indians finally managed to greet victory over their Asian mates by 4 wickets, courtesy of prudent, unbeaten knocks from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RA-Jadeja-c2238 (24) in the second game of
the Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series at WACA stadium in Perth on Feb 08, 2012.
Despite the World Champions stumbling in the middle stage, Virat Kholi’s authoritative innings of 77 kept his side ahead in the run chase.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913; after the Little Master attempted an ambitious cut short – falling two runs short of his half-century.
The Men In Blue found themselves in a bit of bother at 181 for 6, but Ashwin and Jadeja showed maturity, and kept the scoreboard ticking, guiding their team to the finishing line - sharing a significant seventh-wicket stand of 53.
The hard work was performed by the bowlers initially, who limited Sri Lanka to a below par total. Spearhead of the attack, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379, made full use of the conditions, pitching the ball up and extracting swing to account for the top order.
Player of the Match, Ashwin, also showed great control to dismantle the strong middle order of the Lankans. The spinner dismissed three players, conceding just 32 runs, while also bowling a maiden. This remains, arguably, Ashwin’s best bowling performance
of the tour.
The Asian http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 struggled from the beginning, losing their first wicket on the score of 12, and remained under pressure throughout the innings.
Only one batsman managed to cross the 50-run mark, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831, top scoring with 64. In the bowling department, only Mathews performed well, grabbing two wickets in the crucial stages.
Khan’s return to the ODI team has improved India’s bowling lineup, after they fell short in the first game against hosts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
The Indians have now played two matches in CB Tri-series, with a win loss ratio of 1:1. The next match will be played at the same venue, which sees the Aussies battle the Lankans on Friday, Feb 10, 2012.
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