Warner runs riot as Australia rout India
David Warner smashed a rapid 72 as Australia thrashed India by 49
runs in the teams’ opening Super Eights match in the World Twenty20 at
the Kensington Oval here on Friday.
Left-handed opener Warner’s innings was the top score in an Australia
total of 184 for five built around his first wicket stand of 104 in 11
overs with Shane Watson (54).
In reply, India collapsed to 23 for four inside five overs as several
batsmen miscued big shots in a bid to keep up with the run-rate. India
were eventually bowled out for 135, with Rohit Sharma (79 not out) and
tailender Harbhajan Singh (13) the only batsmen to reach double figures.
Australia’s victory maintained their perfect record at this World
Twenty20 as India suffered their first defeat.
Australia left-arm quick Dirk Nannes then consolidated his position
as the tournament’s leading bowler with three wickets for 25 runs to
take his tally for the competition to 10 wickets. Fellow fast bowler
Shaun Tait took three for 21. Sharma went to his fifty in 33 balls with
four sixes and two fours after Suresh Raina, who struck 101 against
South Africa last time out, falling to fast bowler Shaun Tait for five.
Warner faced just 41 balls and struck seven of the innings’s 16
sixes.
AUSTRALIA
S. Watson b Pathan 54
D. Warner c Dhoni b Yuvraj 72
D. Hussey c Vijay b Nehra 35
B. Haddin st Dhoni b Yuvraj 8
C. White not out 5
M. Hussey b Nehra 8
S. Smith not out 1
Extras (w1) 1
Total (5 wkts, 20 overs) 184
Fall of wickets: 1-104 (Watson), 2-142 (Warner), 3-166 (Haddin), 4-172 (D Hussey), 5-183 (M Hussey).
Bowling: Harbhajan 4-1-15-0; Nehra 4-0-31-2; Jadeja 2-0-38-0; Zaheer 4-0-45-0 (1w);
Pathan 4-0-35-1; Yuvraj 2-0-20-2.
INDIA
M. Vijay c White b Nannes 2
G. Gambhir c M Hussey b Nannes 9
S. Raina c Clarke b Tait 5
R. Sharma not out 79
Yuvraj Singh b Nannes 1
MS Dhoni c D Hussey b Smith 2
Y. Pathan c Warner b Johnson 1
R. Jadeja run out (D Hussey) 4
Harbhajan Singh c D Hussey b Watson 13
Zaheer Khan c Clarke b Tait 9
A. Nehra b Tait 0
Extras (lb1, w9) 10
Total (all out, 17.4 overs) 135
Bowling: Nannes 4-0-25-3; Tait 3.4-0-21-3 (3w); Watson 3-0-31-1 (1w);
Johnson 3-0-23-1 (3w); Smith 4-0-34-1 (1w).
BRIDGETOWN, AFP |
