Australia
assured themselves of a place in the finals after thumping India with
just one match to go for both the teams, surpassing Sri Lanka at the top
of the table. India’s batting crumbled again as Australia continued to
blossom, this time under new captain Shane Watson – 3rd in the series
after Clarke missed out due to sore neck.
Match Report: Commonwealth Bank Series, 10th Match, Sydney Cricket Ground, 26 February 2012 – D/N
Australia won the toss and opted to bat first. MS Dhoni was back after serving his ban, while Vinay Kumar made way for Praveen. Australia lost three early wickets but the middle order batted well after Praveen Kumar struck early blows. Watson and centurion of the last game, Peter Forrest were his victims. Michael Hussey was run out to put India on top early.
David Warner and David Hussey stabilised the innings with astute batting. Warner, who at last had come to terms with ODI cricket, cruised to his 50 (off 48 balls with 5 fours). After posting 100 in the 20th over, Warner perished trying to hit Jadeja out of the park. His skier was taken by Raina but not after having a collision with Irfan Pathan as both did not call for the catch.
India had an opportunity to claw back, but Matthew Wade continued from where Warner left. Hussey made 54 while Wade scored 56. Australia posted 252 for 9 at the end of 50 overs which was a decent score but India would fancy their chances as they desperately needed to win. Kumar and Yadav grabbed a couple each, while Sehwag bagged three wickets with his off spin.
India’s start, too, was disastrous. Sehwag gave a return catch to Hilfenhaus in the second over to jolt the chase early. Tendulkar was playing freely at the other end as Gambhir struggled against pace. Then occurred the run out that left Tendulkar frustrated as Brett Lee unintentionally blocked his way. India never recovered after that and were all out for 165 in the 40th over, handing the hosts a bonus point.
Indian batting again failed against disciplined pace bowling and brilliant fielding from Australia. Now they have an outside chance only to qualify for the finals but in all likelihood a highly disappointing tour seems to have ended for them.
Summarised Scores:
Australia 252/9 (Warner 68, Sehwag 3/43) beat India 165/10 (Ashwin 26, Watson 2/9) by 87 runs
Man of the Match: David Warner
Credit: AFP (Image)
Match Report: Commonwealth Bank Series, 10th Match, Sydney Cricket Ground, 26 February 2012 – D/N
Australia won the toss and opted to bat first. MS Dhoni was back after serving his ban, while Vinay Kumar made way for Praveen. Australia lost three early wickets but the middle order batted well after Praveen Kumar struck early blows. Watson and centurion of the last game, Peter Forrest were his victims. Michael Hussey was run out to put India on top early.
David Warner and David Hussey stabilised the innings with astute batting. Warner, who at last had come to terms with ODI cricket, cruised to his 50 (off 48 balls with 5 fours). After posting 100 in the 20th over, Warner perished trying to hit Jadeja out of the park. His skier was taken by Raina but not after having a collision with Irfan Pathan as both did not call for the catch.
India had an opportunity to claw back, but Matthew Wade continued from where Warner left. Hussey made 54 while Wade scored 56. Australia posted 252 for 9 at the end of 50 overs which was a decent score but India would fancy their chances as they desperately needed to win. Kumar and Yadav grabbed a couple each, while Sehwag bagged three wickets with his off spin.
India’s start, too, was disastrous. Sehwag gave a return catch to Hilfenhaus in the second over to jolt the chase early. Tendulkar was playing freely at the other end as Gambhir struggled against pace. Then occurred the run out that left Tendulkar frustrated as Brett Lee unintentionally blocked his way. India never recovered after that and were all out for 165 in the 40th over, handing the hosts a bonus point.
Indian batting again failed against disciplined pace bowling and brilliant fielding from Australia. Now they have an outside chance only to qualify for the finals but in all likelihood a highly disappointing tour seems to have ended for them.
Summarised Scores:
Australia 252/9 (Warner 68, Sehwag 3/43) beat India 165/10 (Ashwin 26, Watson 2/9) by 87 runs
Man of the Match: David Warner
Credit: AFP (Image)
Published in SportPulse.net on 26/2/12
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