William Bosisto satisfied with Australia’s performance – Cricket News Update
Australian skipper William Bosisto has said that he was proud of the way his team played in the recently concluded U-19 Cricket World Cup, Down Under, which the mighty Aussies finished as runner-ups after losing the final to India, at Tony http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 Stadium, Townsville, on Sunday, August 26.
"We’re obviously here to win and that didn't happen but I’m pretty proud of the boys and the way we went about it," said Bosisto during the post-match media interaction in Townsville, on Sunday. "Today wasn't our day but we've been fantastic over two or three weeks. I think that's a great show of our character," he added further.
The defending champions started their world cup campaign quite comprehensively and reached the tournament final unbeaten, but failed to defend the title, losing the grand finale to India by six wickets.
“We can be really satisfied with how we have gone,” said the home skipper. “Leading up to this moment, we’ve hardly put a foot wrong,” he added further.
After being put into bat in the final, the hosts posted 225 for eight, in their allotted quota of 50 overs. The top order once again failed to contribute, as openers Cameron Bancroft and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 Peirson both returned to the dugout for 2 and nought respectively. It was the middle order, skipper Will Bosisto (87*), Travis Head (37) and Ashton Turner (43), which helped the hosts post a respective total. Bosisto said that he was pleased with the total they achieved.
“Going out to bat we were looking for 200-210, so to get 225 we were stoked," said the 18-year-old right-handed batsman. “That was above what we were aiming for so we were happy, confident to defend that.”
The hosts started the defence of 225 with Prashant Chopra’s scalp in the second over and then came back strongly after the tourists had reached 75 for one in the 15th over. They not only slowed down http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s scoring rate, but also claimed three quick wickets to leave the Men in Blue 97 for four in the 25th over. However, skipper Unmukt Chand and wicketkeeper batsman Smit Patel proved to be unstable as the duo shared an unbeaten partnership of 130 runs for the fifth wicket, to take the side home in the 48th over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657. Bosisto admitted their fielding was not up to the mark.
The Australian skipper finished the World Cup with an average of 276 and was adjudged Player of the Tournament. He was dismissed only once in six innings.
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