http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 – 1st Test – Live Cricket Score and Update
The hosts have taken the ascendency on a green track at Centurion, courtesy of pacers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 in the first hour of the 1st Test, December
15, 2011.
The tourist skipper again failed to assert his authority and departed after failing in his attempt to play Steyn through the on side and departed after making 6. After hitting Philander through the covers to bring up the first boundary, his attempted mid-wicket
heave was highly unwanted, meaning that the Lankans were 11 for 1.
Their start went from bad to worse with Sangakkara perishing on the first ball of the next over from Philander. The left-hander was injured during the practice game but managed to prove his fitness, however, his stay at the crease lasted just three balls
as he failed to deal with a ball that seamed just a little to take the edge of his bat and dropping straight into the hands of 2nd slip, Jacques Kallis.
It left the tourists on 12 for 1, leaving http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Smith-c1473 to bring a change in the bowling attack.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir to bring up the teams 50 with both players into their 20s.
Earlier, it was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jacques-Rudolph-c1619 keeping his place ahead of Alviro
Petersen. Despite http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 hinting for a four prong pace attack, Tahir got the nod as the spinner in the side.
As for the visitors, they had also been tempted to play two spinners; however, seeing the grass on the track, they also opted to go for three pacers while Rangana Hearth’s left-arm spin was preferred to the trickery of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BAW-Mendis-c1127.
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