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 Australia crush India in Twenty20
1st Feb 2008 22:00 IST
Agencies
World champions India were brought down to earth when they were squashed by a ruthless Australia by nine wickets in a low-scoring Twenty20 cricket match in Melbourne today.
The Indians were bundled out for a paltry 74 in 17.3 overs and the home team rattled up the required runs in just 11.2 overs in what turned out to be a totally lop-sided contest at the packed Melbourne Cricket Ground.
A wide from Ishant Sharma brought the winning runs for the hosts who relied on contributions from captain Michael Clarke (37 not out) and Adam Gilchrist (25) to win the one-off game.
The visitors opted to rest the in-form Sachin Tendulkar for the match but the youngsters, many of whom were part of the World Cup winning squad, gave a poor account of themselves against the hosts who managed to record their first Twenty20 win against India.
Only Irfan Pathan (26) managed to reach double figures while all the other batsmen hardly troubled the scorer as they found it difficult to come to terms with the conditions.
The Indian slide began from the very first over when the swashbuckling Virender Sehwag (0) was run out and could never really recover from the blow as they kept losing wickets in quick succession.
After failing to bat out 20 overs, the Indians were never in with a chance against their formidable opponents who rode on a blazing start by Gilchrist and Clarke to overhaul the meagre target without much fuss. |
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