http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746: 2nd ODI – First Innings Recap
Sri Lanka scored 208, while batting first in the 2nd ODI of the series of five, yesterday, August 14. The day/night match was played at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota. However, the hosts lost the game by 8 wickets
as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 steered their side to win, scoring 90 and 58 runs respectively.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WU-Tharanga-c2802 and Dilshan opened the innings for their side.
Both were looking in good form and they took a convincing start. After constructing a partnership of 37 runs in the 7.4 overs, Dilshan fell prey to a Yorker by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419. He scored 24 off 23 balls with the help of 4 fours. Leaving the field, he was looking
greatly disappointed as he had managed to whitewash the 2-match T20I series a week ago with the excellent batting performances.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779, the former skipper and current wicketkeeper one-down batsman, succeeded Dilshan.
Sangakkara started his traditional play with quick doubles and singles to advance the score of his team. Tharanga could not accompany him for long as a destructive delivery by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MG-Johnson-c1945 touched his bat and went to the wicketkeeper. He made only 13
off 30 balls including 2 fours.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 was the next batsman who, though could not come up to the expectations, played somewhat well and built up a partnership of 35 runs with Sangakkara. However, he fell on the 5th ball of the 20 over after scoring 17 runs from 30
deliveries.
The incoming batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/XJ-Doherty-c2804, while Chandimal fell victim to Bollinger; however, Sangakkara was still there to fire with passion and aggression.
Chandimal was succeeded by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913 who played extra-ordinarily well and forged a strong and long partnership of 63 runs with Sangakkara, who after scoring 52 off 85 balls, fell in the 37th over when the total was 140. He hit one four and
one sterling six to complete his 65th ODI fifty.
The next batsman was Jeevan Mendis, who could score only 5, and was bowled by Lee. Mendis was succeeded by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KMDN-Kulasekara-c1802, who also seemed to be in good form.
On the 5th delivery of the 41st over, Mathews lost his wicket after adding 35 runs to the innings of his team. He played 62 balls and hit a boundary.
In the lower-order, Kulasekara was the only batsman who resisted the ruinous bowling attack of the Aussies and kept the scorecard ticking till the end.
Among the tail enders, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BAW-Mendis-c1127 scored 9 and 7 respectively.
Kulasekara fell in the last over after scoring 34 off 31 balls with the help of 3 fours and one six.
Thus, Sri Lanka totalled 208 all out in 49.3 overs. Their run rate had been 4.20 per over.
In the bowling line-up of Australia, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380 shared one apiece.
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