http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 A v Australians: Tour First-Class match – Day 3, First Session Report
Starting their second innings from 204/6, South Africa A added scored 60 runs all out and Australians made 41 for no loss in first session of Day 3 of an ongoing tour First-Class game at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom today, November 3.
Before this, the home side amassed 183 runs in their first innings and bowled the visitors out for merely 236.
The Day 2’s play was closed with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MG-Johnson-c1945. With the fall of the seventh wicket, the success batsmen
could not defend the ruinous bowling attack of the Australians and started tumbling.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vernon-Philander-c2753 and Marchant de Lange achieved 16 and 15 with the help of 2 and 3 boundaries respectively. Thus, the host side totalled 264 with 4.25 runs per over.
In the bowling line-up of the tourists, Johnson was the top wicket taker who bowled 5 players out while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Michael-Lyon-c78822 bagged two scalps each. The bowlers gave away 15 extra runs.
With a little break, Australians started their second innings with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 has made 21 off 30 balls
with the help of 5 sterling fours while Hughes were batting on 19 from 25 deliveries including 4 boundaries. The team’s total score was 41 from 9 overs.
The batsmen including
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SE-Marsh-c2470,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377,
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http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942,
http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2011/content/player/6033.html, http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2011/content/player/7898.html, http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2011/content/player/281974.html, http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2011/content/player/272279.html had to bat yet.
As per the expert opinion, the Australians are in the position of winning the game. It is also expected that they will decide the match even today, saving Day 4. The play will resume after the lunch break.
The match will be followed by two high-profile Test fixtures, starting from November 9.
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