Sri Lanka set http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 281 chase in second ODI - Cricket News Roundup – Part 2 – June 09, 2012
Powered by a mammoth 119 by centurion http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691, the Sri Lankan side succeeded in posting a daunting 280 on the board, in the second ODI of their 5-match series, played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium today on June 9.
Having suffered a shocking batting order collapse and subsequent 6-wicket defeat in the first ODI of the series, the Sri Lankan team once again won to toss and opted to bat, but the decision proved to be successful this time around, and the batsmen exploited
the dry surface to rack up a respectable total.
Top-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831 (32),
Jayawardene (53), and Thisara Perera (24).
The Pakistani bowling attack was unable to restrict the Lankan batsmen this time around, and claimed only 4 wickets, with Dilshan remaining unbeaten. They now face the challenge of putting forth an effective batting performance in order to chase 281.
Indian pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 appears unlikely.
“I'm feeling strong and good again ...However, it will be difficult to get fully fit in time for next month's tour to Sri Lanka,” said Ishant, who will be undergoing fitness drills next week at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. “I think I will take
two or three months more to regain match fitness.”
The 23-year-old was widely considered India’s more exciting pace prospects, but recently underwent ankle surgery, owing to an extra growth in his bone which caused him pain and hampered his performance. He has played a total of 45 Tests (with 133 scalps)
and 47 ODIs (with 64 wickets) for the Men In Blue.
Mohammad Amir’s rehabilitation process appears to be underway as the Pakistan Cricket Board recently announced that they have hired psychotherapist and certified clinical hypnotherapist Maqbool A Babri to work with the young pacer who was convicted
on spot-fixing charges in November last year, and released earlier this year after serving half of a six-month prison sentence.
Amir was jailed for having conspired, with teammate http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mazhar-c75448 Majeed, to bowl deliberate no-balls in exchange for accepting corrupt payments during a Test match against England at Lord’s in 2010.
In addition to the prison sentence, the 20-year-old was also issued a 5-year ban from the sport. The PCB referred to the incident as a huge loss of young talent, and expressed interest in rehabilitating the player, of which the current development appears
to be the first step.
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