Sri Lanka openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga thrash Zimbabwe – ICC World Cup 2011 news
Sri Lanka amassed 327 runs in their fourth group match of the ICC World Cup 2011 against Zimbabwe played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka.
The hosts would have liked to score some more runs after a 282-run opening partnership, but Zimbabwe bowled well in the death overs to contain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 and elected to field first. He expected the dew to make things difficult for Sri Lankan bowlers in the second half of the match, but his own bowlers were under fire when they came out in the field first.
Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga gave a brilliant start to the innings. They smashed the attack bowlers to all parts of the park and reached 77 runs in the first Powerplay.
They did not stop the carnage after the first ten overs, and continued to score runs freely. The pair scored 282 runs for the first wicket, which was just four short of the highest-ever opening partnership. However, they were able to score the best opening
partnership of the Cricket World Cups.
The mammoth partnership was eventually broken in the 45th over, when Tharanga got out in an attempt to clear the ropes. The promising left-hander had done his job by scoring a brilliant 133 off 141 balls. His innings included 17 fours.
Dilshan followed his opening partner, as he got out just six balls later. The flamboyant batsman scored 144 runs from 131 balls. He smashed 16 fours and a monstrous six.
After the fall of the openers, none of the middle-order batsmen was able to score big. The hosts lost 4 more wickets in an attempt to carry on the assault, but failed to do so.
Kumar Sangakkara managed to score 11 runs off just 7 balls, and he was unbeaten until the end. He was supported by Thilan Samaraweera, who was unbeaten on 8 runs from 7 balls.
Chris Mpofu, who was brought in the team in place of opener Charles Coventry, scalped 4 wickets for his team. However, he gave away 62 runs in the 7 overs he bowled. Ray http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Prosper-Utseya-c82728 bowled well in the middle overs and grabbed one wicket each.
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