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Australia Win by an Innings and 37 Runs

Australia Win by an Innings and 37 Runs

Monday 16th January, 2012

Hilfenhaus finished with 4-54 while Peter SCOREBOARD Siddle took 3-43 including India 1st Innings: 161 the of Virat Kohli, Australia 1st Innings: 369 ’s fielding who top scored with 75. India 2nd Innings The series will go to a (Overnight 88 for 4) final Test in Adelaide, G. Gambhir c Hussey b Starc 14 won them the game – Dilshan where India will be striv- V. Sehwag c Haddin b Siddle 10 ing to avoid yet another R. Dravid b Harris 47 REX CLEMENTINE thing like 250, but we were short by humiliating series white- S. Tendulkar lbw b Starc 8 reporting from East London about 20 runs,” he added. wash. Including the V.V.S. Laxman c Marsh b Hilfenhaus 0 Spin was used heavily during the recent series in V. Kohli c Haddin b Siddle 75 After all the lows in Paarl, where game by both sides and Dilshan felt that M. S. Dhoni c Ponting b Siddle 2 South Africa bowled out the tourists for India’s Rahul V. Kumar c Clarke b Hilfenhaus 6 their lowest total to inflict Sri Dravid looks at his Z. Khan c Clarke b Hilfenhaus 0 Lanka’s worst ever defeat in lim- stumps after being I. Sharma c Cowan b Hilfenhaus 0 ited overs , Buffalo Park bowled for 47 runs U. Yadav not out 0 in East London provided the Extras: (1b, 5lb, 3w) 9 against Australia Sri Lankans with conditions TOTAL (all out) 171 that were similar to home. on the third day of Fall of : 1-24, 2-25, 3-42, 4-51, Any chances of Sri their third Test 5-135, 6-148, 7-171, 8-171, 9-171, 10- Lanka squaring the series match at the WACA 171 in the second ODI were in Perth, Australia, Bowling: Harris 16-3-34-1, Hilfenhaus 18-6-54-4 (1w), Starc 12-1-31-2, thwarted as the Proteas Sunday, Jan. 15, fielded as well as any team 2012. Australia Siddle 15.2-5-43-3 (2w), Hussey 2-0-3- 0. in the recent history, to won the match Umpires: Aleem Dhar (Pak), Kumara restrict the visitors to by an innings. Dharmasena (SL) 236 runs for six wickets. (AP TV Umpire: Paul Reiffel (Aus) While Francois du Photo/Theron Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL) Plessis ran out Dilshan Kirkman) Toss: won by Australia with a direct hit from Result: Australia won by an innings and point, took a 37 runs. terrific catch at short fine Series: Australia lead 3-0. leg while still airborne to see T. M. Dilshan (File Photo)

Sri Lanka missed a spinner, as Ajantha Australia win Mendis had to be left out after sustain- Dhoni suspended ing a back injury. “It’s very unfortunate, but we brought only two spinners and for Adelaide Test one of them was injured and had we PERTH, Australia (AP) — India played another spinner it would have by an innings skipper Mehendra Singh Dhoni has been handy here.” been suspended for the fourth Test The tourists now need to win the against Australia in Adelaide start- next three games to win the series as the ing on Jan. 24 after being found guily five match encounter now moves to the of slow over rate in the side’s innings interior of South Africa to places such and 37-run loss in the third Test at the back of Mahela Jayawardene. Then as Bloemfontein, Kimberley and and 37 runs the WACA ground. after Nuwan Kulasekara had given some Johannesburg. Virendra Sehwag will BY IHITHASAM KAMARDEEN much required urgency to the innings at “We can take some positives from England, India has lost seven straight India in Dhoni’s absence in the last number six, having hit two fours and this game after having a disastrous overseas Tests, with four of the past Test of the series it trails 3-0, and PERTH, Australia (AP) — two sixes, Robin Petersen ran back- game in Paarl. Guys like Sanga, Mahela five defeats being by more than an Wriddiman Saha will take over as Australia hammered India by an wards from mid-on to take another div- and I are not in good form and if we can innings and 37 runs inside two and half innings. wicketkeeper. ing catch to end Kulasekara’s cameo. come to the party that would be fantas- days of the third Test to claim the India’s hopes of arresting such poor Dhoni was fined 40 per cent of his “They fielded really well. In the tic for the side.” Talented young bats- Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday form in this test faded quickly as it was match fee, and the rest of the Indian man Dinesh Chandimal was the stand- with a 3-0 lead in the four-match series. bowled out for 161 runs on the first day, team 20 per cent for falling two overs meantime, we didn’t field as well as we out for the Sri Lankans, making an Swing bowler Ben Hilfenhaus hur- then watched as Australia took com- short in the Australian first innings. could. If we are short by 20 runs, we ried Australia to victory after lunch at mand thanks chiefly to a brilliant 180 by Ranjan Madugalle, chief ICC should put up an effort whereby we save unbeaten 92 and holding the innings the WACA Ground with three wickets man-of-the-match David Warner which Match Referee, imposed the fines 15 or so runs and create the pressure, together. “He is one of the fine talents in the space of five deliveries as India propelled Australia to 369. after the charges against India were but we didn’t do that,” Dilshan said, we have got. We have to give him more was bowled out for 171 in its second India’s top order crumbled again in laid by the two match umpires, addressing a media briefing after Sri opportunities at number four. That’s the innings. the second innings, leaving the tourists Aleem Dar and Kumar Dharmasena. Lanka suffered a five wicket defeat with reason why we have got him to bat at eight balls to spare. number four and have Mahela at num- on 88-4 at the start of play Sunday. “We were short by about 20 to 25 ber five. We hope he will continue in the Kohli and Rahul Dravid showed runs. This is a slow wicket and before same form in the next couple of games some resistance in the first hour, put- we started we wanted to get to some- as well,” Dilshan added. ting together an 81-run stand before Dravid finally fell for 47, bowled yet again, this time by . Six overs later skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was caught by second slip Amla and Kallis off . Kohli showed impressive tempera- ment and talent to compile his highest Test score, but the wickets continued to to miss remainder fall at the other end. Beginning on 165-6 after lunch, India’s innings lasted just 20 balls. of the series Hilfenhaus was on a hat-trick when he dismissed tailenders Vinay Kumar South Africa’s selectors knee injury. (6) and Zaheer Khan (0) off successive have rested star batsman South Africa Squad: balls after lunch. from the A. B. de Villiers (Captain thwarted Hilfenhaus’ hopes but lasted remainder of the ODI series and Wicketkeeper), Johan just three balls before fending a catch to against Sri Lanka, while Botha, J. P. Duminy, India’s captain M.S. Dhoni, left, and his Australian counterpart Michael Clarke have a chat shortleg Ed Cowan. Hasim Amla has been Francois du Plessis, Colin Hilfenhaus and Siddle finished with after Australia had won the match on the third day of their third Test match at the WACA in released to be with his wife, Ingram, Albie Morkel, a match hauls of 8-97 and Siddle, 6-86 Perth, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Theron Kirkman) who is expecting the cou- Morne Morkel, Wayne respectively. ple’s first baby. Fast bowler Parnell, Alviro Petersen, Rory Kleinveldt too has been , Vernon ruled out with injury. Philander, , Both Kallis and Amla are Dale Steyn and Lonwabo Getting set for Motor Sports meet in aid of Ranaviru Sevana Fund the batsmen in form for the Tsotsobe. (RC) South Africans. While A motor sports On inspection tour last week: DIG Kallis, after collecting a pair in the second Test in Durban Hasim Amla meet in aid of the K. P. P. Pathirana, President smashed a double hundred to Ranaviru Sevana (SJKFL), Upali Dassanayake, Fund will be held set up a comfortable 10 wicket win in Chairman, Sri Lanka Racing shortly, in the third Test in Cape Town, Amla Battaramulla. Riders’ Association, Brig. Ravi has scored a century and a half- It is organised by Mayadunne, Chairman, Sri Lanka century for the Proteas so far, in Sri Jayawardenepura Army Motor Sports Committee, for- the two ODIs. Kotte Football League mer Chairman of the Sri Lanka The three players have been (SJKFL) and the Sri Army Motor Sports Committee, replaced by opening batsman Lanka Army Motor Major Gen. (Rtd) Ivan Dassanayake Alviro Petersen, top order bats- Sports Committee. and the disabled but dynamic man Colin Ingram and pace- Last week, DIG Chief Executive Officer of the man Vernon Philander. Pathirana of the SJKFL, Telesphor Dias. Permission While Petersen smashed a SJKFL, Upali to build the track to conduct in the third Test, Dassanayake, Philander was the highest meet was granted Sept. 11, 2011 by Chairman Sri Lanka Racing Riders’ Association, Brig. Ravi Mayadunne, Chairman Sri wicket taker in the Test series Lanka Army Motor Sports Committee and the former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Army the Urban Development Authority. with 16 wickets, despite miss- Motor Sports Committee, Major Gen. (Rtd) Ivan Dassanayake, inspected the site where the Work on building the track is set to ing the Durban Test due to a commence shortly. track is to be built. (Russ) Jacques Kallis

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