Steyn shines as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 bowl Australia out for 217
Australia were bundled-out for 217 runs in 47.1 overs in their ICC World Cup warm-up game against South Africa in Bangalore.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. This is the second time in two consecutive matches that the Kangaroos have failed to bat out their complete 50 overs. However, the wicket in Bangalore has seen a lot of wear and tear, which has caused problems
for the batsmen to score runs consistently. The wicket was heavily criticised after the first match between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 at the same venue.
Shane http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 has been the man in form for the Kangaroos, but he wasn’t able to give his team the start which was expected from him. The flamboyant player was out without scoring any run in the very first over of the match. To add insult to injury, wicketkeeper
batsman Brad Haddin was run-out courtesy a direct hit from Lonwabo Tsotsobe. Haddin also had to take the long walk back to the pavilion without adding any run to the total.
The Australian innings was then stabilised by Captain Ricky Ponting and his deputy Michael http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120. The pair played sensible cricket and put together a brilliant century-stand for their team. Ponting was dismissed after scoring a second consecutive half-century
at Bangalore. He took his team out of trouble with a 122 run-stand for the third wicket. The veteran player got out after scoring 55 runs off 84 balls.
Clarke didn’t last long at the crease after Ponting’s dismissal. He was out after scoring a brilliant 73 runs off 96 balls. The wicket of Clarke saw a collapse in the lower middle-order, as David Hussey and Steve Smith were out after scoring just 7 and 9
runs respectively. Cameron White got off to a good start and scored 22 runs off 34 balls. However, he was unfortunate to lose his wicket through a run-out. He was undone by a superb throw from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-c52110 Steyn.
Steyn and Robin Peterson took three wickets each for the Proteas and they were backed up well by the other bowlers and fielders. South Africa will be looking to win this match comprehensively after a solid bowling performance.
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