Aussies hand ODI series to Sri Lanka
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November 6, 2010, Saturday
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SRI Lanka beat Australia by 29 runs in the second of three one-day internationals yesterday to claim its first series victory on Australian soil and condemn the hosts to a seventh straight defeat in all forms of the game.
Australia, which starts the Ashes series against England at the end of the month, never looked like reaching its initial victory target of 244 in 39 overs or the 240 in 38 overs it was handed under the Duckworth-Lewis method after rain stopped play for a third time.
Impressive opener Upul Tharanga contributed an unbeaten 86 to Sri Lanka's 213 for three, which it achieved in 41.1 overs as showers interrupted the action for a total of nearly three hours.
Shane Watson (40), Cameron White (35) and Steven Smith (33) offered the faintest glimmer of hope for the Australians but it was always going to be an uphill battle and they crumbled to 210 all out.
"It's disappointing but we have to get back to playing the brand of cricket we know we're capable of and get that winning feeling around our dressing room again," said Australia captain Ricky Ponting.
"Because it's a lot easier when you have that feeling and we haven't had that for a while."
The attendance of 11,495 was the lowest crowd for a one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground for 27 years and most were supporting Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan top order put in a solid afternoon's work to set up the win after relying on the tailenders to produce Wednesday's remarkable victory in the first match in Melbourne.
Australia again labored in the field with test strike bowler Mitchell Johnson the target of some big hits and Michael Clarke and Watson conspiring to mess up a simple run out.
"It's very difficult to beat Australia in Australia so it's a great achievement for the guys," said Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara. "It's a great feeling to take the series 2-0 but we've got one to go and we want to wrap it up."
Tharanga was stranded when Clarke fielded a slow lob from Brad Haddin with plenty of time but he threw the ball straight into the leg of Watson, who was standing in front of the wicket, and the batsman scurried to safety.
In Ahmedabad, western India, New Zealand faces a tough task to make inroads into India's first innings total of 487 on a fast-deteriorating pitch after reaching 69 for two at the close on the second day of the first test yesterday.
The tourists slumped to 27 for two before Brendon McCullum (38 not out) and Ross Taylor (18 not out) ensured there were no further losses.
India, resuming the second day on 329 for three, took its total towards 500 thanks to a career-best 69 from spinner Harbhajan Singh.
Harbhajan (69) hit five boundaries and three mammoth sixes after the hosts had lost five wickets for 29 runs, all of them going to the spinners led by captain Daniel Vettori who picked up three.
Deliveries from Vettori, playing his 100th test, were seen to jump and turn sharply and the New Zealand batsmen may struggle against the Indian spinners Harbhajan and Pragyan Ojha.
Australia, which starts the Ashes series against England at the end of the month, never looked like reaching its initial victory target of 244 in 39 overs or the 240 in 38 overs it was handed under the Duckworth-Lewis method after rain stopped play for a third time.
Impressive opener Upul Tharanga contributed an unbeaten 86 to Sri Lanka's 213 for three, which it achieved in 41.1 overs as showers interrupted the action for a total of nearly three hours.
Shane Watson (40), Cameron White (35) and Steven Smith (33) offered the faintest glimmer of hope for the Australians but it was always going to be an uphill battle and they crumbled to 210 all out.
"It's disappointing but we have to get back to playing the brand of cricket we know we're capable of and get that winning feeling around our dressing room again," said Australia captain Ricky Ponting.
"Because it's a lot easier when you have that feeling and we haven't had that for a while."
The attendance of 11,495 was the lowest crowd for a one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground for 27 years and most were supporting Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan top order put in a solid afternoon's work to set up the win after relying on the tailenders to produce Wednesday's remarkable victory in the first match in Melbourne.
Australia again labored in the field with test strike bowler Mitchell Johnson the target of some big hits and Michael Clarke and Watson conspiring to mess up a simple run out.
"It's very difficult to beat Australia in Australia so it's a great achievement for the guys," said Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara. "It's a great feeling to take the series 2-0 but we've got one to go and we want to wrap it up."
Tharanga was stranded when Clarke fielded a slow lob from Brad Haddin with plenty of time but he threw the ball straight into the leg of Watson, who was standing in front of the wicket, and the batsman scurried to safety.
In Ahmedabad, western India, New Zealand faces a tough task to make inroads into India's first innings total of 487 on a fast-deteriorating pitch after reaching 69 for two at the close on the second day of the first test yesterday.
The tourists slumped to 27 for two before Brendon McCullum (38 not out) and Ross Taylor (18 not out) ensured there were no further losses.
India, resuming the second day on 329 for three, took its total towards 500 thanks to a career-best 69 from spinner Harbhajan Singh.
Harbhajan (69) hit five boundaries and three mammoth sixes after the hosts had lost five wickets for 29 runs, all of them going to the spinners led by captain Daniel Vettori who picked up three.
Deliveries from Vettori, playing his 100th test, were seen to jump and turn sharply and the New Zealand batsmen may struggle against the Indian spinners Harbhajan and Pragyan Ojha.
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