http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 XI v Australia A – Australia A’s tour of Zimbabwe - Day 4 – Second Session Recap
At Tea on the last day of play, Australia A needed another 88 runs to win the first-class match against Zimbabwe XI, at the Country Club, Harare, on the July 18, 2011.
The home team started the second session at 274 runs for the loss of seven wickets, with the former Zimbabwean captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/E-Chigumbura-c1411, on crease. He gave Zimbabwe a glimmer of hope as the all-rounder was looking in great touch.
Chigumbura found able support at the other end in the second session of the day and kept on building the lead for his team. The most fascinating thing about his knock was the strike-rate as none of the Australian bowlers were able to tie
him down in the middle of the day, when the conditions were ideal for batting.
He accumulated 43 runs for the ninth wicket partnership with Tendai Chatara, before Chigumbura himself was sent back to the pavilion by left-arm spinner and one Test wonder, Michael Beer. The all-rounder was stumped by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TD-Paine-c2652 in an effort
to hit the ball out of the park.
This was the most crucial wicket for the Aussies as Chigumbura was looking extremely dangerous and he could have taken the game away from the visitors if he had batted for another half an hour.
The last wicket partnership scored another 16 runs before the whole team was dismissed for 346 runs in the 104th over of the innings.
Chigumbura scored a run a ball 108 runs with the help of 16 fours and four massive hits out of the playing arena. He really played out of his skin to avoid an embarrassing situation for the home team.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Beer-c1949 picked three wickets each in order to help their team’s cause.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 played some stunning shots and took the attack to the home team.
They had scored 50 runs in 10 overs without losing a wicket and as a result, the Aussie openers laid down the platform for their team’s victory.
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