http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 A post a handsome target of 294 runs for South Africa A in Final game - First Innings Recap
Australia A has scored 293 for the loss of 6 wickets in the given 50 overs against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 A, in the final game of Zimbabwe A Team Tri-Series, today, July 8, 2011, at the Harare Sports Club.
Winning the toss, Australia A elected to bat first and started their innings with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phillip-Hughes-c2185 as the opening pair. The start was marvellous as the openers forged an outstanding partnership of 208 runs.
Warner scored 120 off 127 balls with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes while Hughes made 138 from 138 deliveries including 9 boundaries. The duo kept on firing till the 38th over of the innings and rendered the South African bowlers helpless.
Both the left-handers played shots in all sides of the ground. Warner was the first wicket to be wrecked by RE http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Robert-Cowdrey-c60631 der Merwe at the time when the Africans had almost lost courage.
After the fall of the first wicket, the bowlers regained their confidence and launched a fresh attack against the rivals, bowling out the one-down, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Wayne-Hastings-c68914, for just 2 runs in the 40th over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pile-c82289 up 20 runs before he was caught by Kuhn on the bowling of Theron, in the
second last over of the innings.
In the lower batting order, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-Butterworth-c1850 scored 2 off 2 balls.
Hughes lasted till the last over of the innings and lashed 138 runs, stabilising the innings to a great extent.
Australia A totalled 293 in their 50 overs. Their run rate had been 5.86 per over.
In the bowling line-up of South Africa A, Merwe grabbed 3 wickets for 58 runs while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alexandrino-Andre-Kirton-c43286 Theron took one wicket each. .
With a handsome target of 294 runs to chase down, South Africa A are set to start their innings after the lunch break. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jonathan-David-Vandiar-c69105 are to open the innings.
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