Zaheer and Ashwin impress as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 on 233 – Cricket News Update
Sparkling performances from the Indian bowlers restricted Sri Lank to 233 for 8 in the second match of the Commonwealth Bank series, played at the WACA Ground, Perth, February 8th, 2012.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779, in the initial stages of the match. Khan’s early break through gave India the upper hand and they were
able to build pressure, which resulted in their opponent’s slow scoring rate throughout the game.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228, was the other show stealer for the Men in Blue, whose controlled and crafty spells provided timely wickets. The spinner ended up claiming three wickets, proving his worth to the side after his relative underperformances Down Under.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831 resisted for
a while, adding some valuable runs to top score with 64, however, he fell when trying to increase the scoring rate.
Zaheer, in his 10 over spell took 2 wickets for 44 runs with one maiden, while Ashwin was even more clinical, going for just 33 runs. The gentle medium pace of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Vinay-Kumar-c2237 remained unimpressive with both bowlers conceding over 5 runs per
over.
Ashwin has remained an under rated bowler in the eyes of the selectors, but he finally produced a performance that will let the selectors take notice. In his spell, he gave the ball a nice loop, mixing his deliveries efficiently to cause trouble for the
batsmen.
The return of the left-armer, who replaced the spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, as they were beaten by 65-runs. His inclusion seemed necessary, considering the bouncy
nature of the WACA pitch, which aided the pacer in getting considerable movement early on.
The performances of Zaheer and Ashwin has evidently put the Men in Blue in the driving seat, while the responsibility now rests with their batters to help the team register their first win of the tri-nation series.
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