West Indies rattle Australia in the second T20 International - Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – March 31, 2012
On Friday, March 30, West Indies left tourists http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 flabbergasted after winning the second match of the two-match T20 series by 14 runs at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.
With a total of 160 runs to defend, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 had their work cut out for them as they needed to subdue a formidable Australian side to level the series.
From the Windies, opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DR-Smith-c1401 was the best batsman with a staggering innings 63 runs under his belt.
Later, the hosts clinched a remarkable win by restricting the Aussies on 146 runs with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379 nabbing two.
DR Smith was named as the Player of the Match, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 took the title of the Player of the series.
On Friday, South Africa won the one-off T20 International against the visiting team from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 with the help of Duckworth Lewis method (D/L), after rain interrupted India’s innings, who had scored 71 runs without the loss of any wicket in response to South Africa’s 219 runs.
Earlier, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 launched a wild batting attack while batting first as they humiliated the Indian bowlers by clobbering them without remorse.
All-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Colin-Alexander-Ingram-c51381 scored an insurmountable knock of 78 runs, leaving India in distress.
South African skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/J-Botha-c1610 commending Kallis and Ingram said, “The game was evenly poised. The strip was good for batting. The guys were relaxed, that was the motto for the game. I have played quite a bit with Ingram and I know what he can do. He has showed just that at the international stage today. Kallis and Ingram gave a good platform to launch at the end.”
Karachi http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dolphins-c781 dominated their third match in the Faysal Bank Super Eight T-20 Cup, which they won against Lahore Eagles by five wickets with 11 deliveries remaining in the innings.
Chasing a tally of 149 runs to win the game, Karachi exhibited their batting superiority in the match as they comfortably reached the target.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208 was named as the Player of the Match.
Rawalpindi Rams lost their third consecutive match in the Faysal Bank Super Eight T-20 Cup as they were hammered by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sialkot-c842 Stallions, losing the match by seven wickets with 27 balls to spare.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Nazir-c64248 from Sialkot was named as the Player of the Match for his astounding innings of 59 runs as his side chased 122 runs to win the match.
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