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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

SriLanka Steal easy Victory in 2nd Final

Posted by sahill786 at 3:30 PM 0 Comments
Dilshan Make 106Runz
Mahela Makes 80Runz




Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan took full toll of a wayward Australia to put Sri Lanka on course to force a third triangular series final in Adelaide. Chasing 272 to win, the visitors galloped to 0 for 169 after 25 overs after being given a rollicking start - the first three overs reaped an eye-popping 30 runs.
Dilshan was typically brazen, crashing boundaries while also being struck on the helmet when he attempted his patented Dil-scoop. The captain Jayawardene was more cultured, but outpaced his partner in an innings that would have ended in the second over if not for a Clint McKay no-ball.
An edge behind by Jayawardene was cancelled out by McKay's overstep, typical of the undisciplined way in which Australia's bowlers began their defence of a solid but far from watertight total. Brett Lee gave up three wides on the way to conceding 12 from the opening over, and James Pattinson's first two overs were taken for 22 despite an abundance of away swing.
No fewer than 12 of the first 30 runs were handed to Sri Lanka via the extras column, as Australia's bowlers maintained the poor form they had demonstrated in the latter overs in Brisbane. Michael Clarke had taken the field despite suffering from a left hamstring problem when he batted, but his presence did not make much of a difference.
Jayawardene and Dilshan did not get too frantic after the start they were given, and slipped into comfortable gears that involved regular singles and the odd boundary whenever the bowlers strayed in search of a first wicket. Australia's mid-innings options were milked for regular runs, Xavier Doherty's first five costing 37.
Dilshan was first to pass 50, and Jayawardene soon followed. Australia's frustration grew when Asad Rauf refused a concerted appeal for caught behind from Dilshan on 77, as replays revealed a substantial edge that Matthew Wade gathered while keeping up to Shane Watson. A third final beckons.

















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