Windies strike early – Cricket News Roundup – May 19, 2012 – Part 2
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964, with the match currently being played at Lord’s.
Resuming from 259 for 3, the hosts lost their captain in the just the third over the day, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KAJ-Roach-c1758 getting the prized breakthrough for his side. Jonny Bairstow came in to make his first appearance, and added 16 before becoming Roach’s second victim.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465 claiming career best 7 for 72.
Pakistani T20 skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 as second best, owing to their inability to play in the IPL.
The Men in Green have played little cricket, following their triumph in the 2012 Asia Cup in Feb. Since then, they have played in regional tournaments, and are currently undergoing extensive training sessions to prepare themselves to face the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808.
In contrast, many of the Lankan players are plying their trade in the lucrative IPL. “….players from other international teams are taking part in the IPL particularly the Sri Lankan players and that means they have a slight edge over us,” said Hafeez.
Deccan Chargers premier batsman, Cameron White, says that he is hoping to end the ongoing Indian Premier League season on a high after putting an end to Rajasthan Royals’ hopes of qualifying for the next round.
Chargers comfortably beat the Royals last night, owing to excellent bowling performances which restricted their opponents to a lowly 126. With Chargers already out, they can inflict another similar fate to their upcoming opponents Royal Challengers Bangalore,
whom they meet tomorrow.
“It's unfortunate that it happened to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 today but hopefully we can finish with a win to finish the competition on Sunday," White said. "We need to win [match against RCB] and that's our main goal," he added.
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