South Africa struggle against spin – Cricket News Roundup – September 30, 2012 – Part 1
South African struggled against the spin of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 match, currently being played at Colombo.
Australia opted to bowl first after winning the toss, and made only one change by including the left-arm spinner at the expense of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692, before taking out JP
Duminy.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WD-Parnell-c2787.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 respectively.
The defending champions defeated the Kiwis by 6 wickets, while the hosts inflicted a 9-wicket thumping to the Windies. Both teams were found one over short from completing their respective quotas in the allotted time.
Captains, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465, have been fined 20% of their match fees, while the players have been deducted 10%.
Former Indian players, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, from the team’s last fixture against Australia.
The Men In Blue suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the Aussies, who easily chased down a 141-run target, courtesy their opening duo, Shane Watson and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301, both of whom struck impressive half-centuries. The loss meant that the Indian team will
need to win both their remaining Super Eights fixtures, against Pakistan and South Africa respectively.
The former cricketers further slammed the inclusion of an unfit Yuvraj Singh, who recently recovered from a career-ending lung tumor.
"My contention is, [for] eight months http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 vs Pakistan I'm not the kind to get emotional," Shastri told TIMES NOW. "My team would have Sehwag opening the innings, especially against Australia,"
Manjrekar told ESPNcricinfo. "I think it was an opportunity missed, because that was the kind of attack Sehwag likes on this kind of a pitch.”
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