Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Johnson claims four as Aussies win by 91 runs

Shane Watson top-scored with 79 in Australia's 6-262, a modest total which left the crowd of 9,569 sensing an upset was possible at Ahmedabad's Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium.
In reply the world No.11-ranked Africans were bowled out for 171 in 46.2 overs.
Pace trio Johnson, Shaun Tait (2-34) and Brett Lee (1-34) claimed five of the first six Zimbabwe wickets to fall.
Spinner Jason Krejza chipped in with 2-28 on a pitch that was a little slow and two-paced.
Australia's second group match is against New Zealand in Nagpur on Friday.
Lee seized on Zimbabwe opener Charles Coventry's battles against the short ball and had the opener caught and bowled on a pull shot for 14.

Tait's raw pace was then enough to bowl Brendan Taylor for 16.
Johnson removed Tatenda Taibu (7) caught at second slip and Craig Ervine (0) LBW.
Krejza, who won his place in the side ahead of all-rounder John Hastings, broke through when Elton Chigumbura (14) was caught behind to reduce the Africans to 5-88.
Sean Williams (28) edged to slip off Tait and Krejza soon trapped Regis Chakabva in front for six to take the sting out of the contest.
Tailender Graeme Cremer was the ninth man out for 37 and Johnson also claimed Chris Mpofu for two, both caught behind by Brad Haddin.
While Watson powered Australia's innings initially, Michael Clarke brought it home with an unbeaten 58 from 55 deliveries.
Australia pushed on strongly in the final five overs, which yielded 55 runs after they scored a painfully slow 28 off the first 10.
Haddin (29) was LBW to Prosper Utseya with the total on 61.
Watson was also LBW to Cremer, with both wickets coming after Zimbabwe called for video reviews.
In the over following Watson's dismissal, Mpofu's throw from the leg-side boundary to the bowler's end ran out Ricky Ponting for 28 to leave Australia 3-144.
Clarke masterminded Australia's late surge, partnered by Cameron White (22), David Hussey (14) and Steve Smith (11 from four balls).
Australia's batsmen found the spin of Ray Price (1-43), Utseya (1-43) and Cremer (1-41) difficult to counter, while paceman Mpofu took 2-58 off nine overs.
SCOREBOARD
Australia
S WATSON lbw Cremer 79
B HADDIN lbw Utseya 29
R PONTING run out (Mpofu) 28
CLARKE not out 58
C WHITE b Mpofu 22
D HUSSEY b Price 14
S SMITH c Chakabva b Mpofu 11
M JOHNSON not out 7
Sundries (7lb 7w) 14
Six wickets for 262

Fall: 61 (Haddin), 140 (Watson), 144 (Ponting), 207 (White), 241 (Hussey), 254 (Smith).
Bowling: C Mpofu 9-0-58-2 (2w), R Price 10-0-43-1 (1w), P Utseya 10-2-43-1 (2w), G Cremer 10-0-41-1 (1w), B Taylor 3-0-23-0, E Chigumbura 2-0-18-0 (1w), S Williams 6-0-29-0.
Batting time: 184 mins.
Overs: 50.
Zimbabwe
B TAYLOR b Tait 16
C COVENTRY c & b Lee 14
T TAIBU c Watson b Johnson 7
C ERVINE lbw Johnson 0
CHIGUMBURA c Haddin b Krejza 14
S WILLIAMS c Watson b Tait 28
R CHAKABVA lbw Krejza 6
P UTSEYA c Ponting b Hussey 24
G CREMER c Haddin b Johnson 37
R PRICE not out 5
C MPOFU c Haddin b Johnson 2
Sundries (4b 9lb 3w 2nb) 18

Total 171
Fall: 22 (Coventry), 40 (Taibu), 40 (Taylor), 44 (Ervine), 88 (Chigumbura), 96 (Williams), 104 (Chakabva), 153 (Utseya), 167 (Cremer), 171 (Mpofu).
Bowling: S Tait 9-1-34-2 (2w 1nb), B Lee 8-1-34-1 (1w 1nb), M Johnson 9.2-2-19-4, J Krejza 8-0-28-2, S Watson 3-0-7-0, S Smith 5-0-24-0, D Hussey 4-1-12-1.
Batting time: 184 mins.
Overs: 46.2.
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SRI), Richard Kettleborough (ENG).
Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL).
Third Umpire: Amiesh Saheba (IND).
Result: Australia won by 91 runs

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