Sri Lanka cruise into CB series final – Match Update
Stupendous batting display from the middle order, well complimented by Lasith Malinga took Sri Lanka into the finals of the triangular Commonwealth Bank series, starting in Brisbane from March 4, 2012.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hettige-Don-Rumesh-Lahiru-Thirimanne-c63124, all made meticulous half centuries to take
the side to a par score, before Lasith Malinga scythed through the formidable Australian middle order to take the side home in the must win match for the Lankans.
After losing to their Asian rivals, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in a high scoring match at Hobart on Wednesday, the Islanders came into the match facing a must win situation.
The Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 quite early for a combined score of 10, before
Sangakkara and the in-form middle order batsman, Chandimal shared a century stand for the third wicket, to put the team on its way to a par score. Sangakkara scored 64 runs before being caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stewart-Jonathan-Walters-c91389 off debutant Pattinson in the 29th over to
leave the tourists at 140 for 3.
Sangakkara’s dismissal slowed down the run rate, but Chandimal and Thirimanne kept the scoreboard ticking and posted 46 runs for the fourth wicket stand. Chandimal departed in the 39th over after being caught by McKay off Pattinson.
After Chandimal’s departure, Thirimanne continued playing painstakingly as wickets clattered at the other end to take the side to a competitive 238-run total. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Pattinson-c1653 returned
with a 4-wicket haul.
In reply, the hosts went off to a shaky start losing three wickets inside five overs with just 26 on the board, a loss that the Aussies could never recover from. Not even the painstaking half centuries from Captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 and David Hussey could help
the hosts avoid the nine runs defeat, in what was an inconsequential game for them, as they had already qualified for the series finals.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380, returned with impressive figures of 2 for 38.
Dinesh Chandimal was adjudged as the man of the match. First final of the best of three will be played at Gabba, Brisbane on Sunday, March 4, 2012.
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