Australia crush Zimbabwe

Australian paceman Mitchell Johnson (second left) is congratulated by teammates after dismissing secret Zimbabwean batsman Tatenta Taibu during their World Cup cricket compare in Ahmedabad. Johnson as well as Shaun Tait common 6 wickets in a glorious arrangement of quick bowling to glow Australia to a abrasive 91-run win.
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AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) – Mitchell Johnson as well as Shaun Tait common 6 wickets in a glorious arrangement of quick bowling to glow Australia to a abrasive 91-run win over Zimbabwe in their opening World Cup compare upon Monday.

Johnson accomplished with 4-19 as well as Tait, bowling in marked down spells, took 2-34 as fortifying champions Australia discharged Zimbabwe for 171 after scoring a severe 262-6 in a day-night match.

There was no remit from gait for a untimely Zimbabwe as Brett Lee additionally tested a batsmen to finish with 1-34 as Australia racked up their 24th unbroken World Cup win.

The win was additionally a undiluted approach for captain Ricky Ponting to applaud his record-breaking 40th World Cup compare in a Group A strife during a a Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium.

Australia, aiming to win a fourth unbroken World Cup, probably wrapped up a compare when they marked down Zimbabwe to 44-4 in 12.3 overs, with Johnson receiving dual wickets as well as Lee as well as Tait a single apiece.

Zimbabwe, however, had reasons to be gratified with a opening of their spinners, who did not concede a Australian batsmen to measure openly with their trained efforts.

But their top-order batsmen unsuccessful to behind a bowlers, charity no insurgency to a Australian gait contingent of Johnson, Tait as well as Lee with tailender Graeme Cremer top-scoring with a fighting 37.

Lee was a initial to set upon when he private Charles Coventry, who top-edged an attempted lift to be held by a bowler. The Zimbabwean done 14, together with a prosaic 6 over indicate off Lee.

Zimbabwean cricketer Graeme Cremer is knocked to his knees by a smoothness from unseeen Australian paceman Brett Lee during their World Cup cricket compare in Ahmedabad. Mitchell Johnson as well as Shaun Tait common 6 wickets in a glorious arrangement of quick bowling to glow Australia to a abrasive 91-run win over Zimbabwe.
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Johnson had Tatenda Taibu held by Shane Watson in a slips as well as trapped Craig Ervine lbw in unbroken overs, whilst Tait bowled Brendan Taylor prior to accounting for Sean Williams (28).

Australia were progressing gladdened to in-form opener, as well as male of a match, Watson (79) as well as Michael Clarke (58 not out) for environment a severe target, though could never unequivocally browbeat a Zimbabwean turn attack.

Zimbabwe used 7 bowlers, together with 5 spinners who sent down 39 of a allotted 50 overs.

Left-arm spinner Price, who common a latest round with seamer Christopher Mpofu, was instrumental in gripping a run-rate low early in a innings with a neat line as well as length to finish with 1-43 off 10 overs.

Off-spinner Prosper Utseya as well as leg-spinner Cremer bagged a single wicket apiece, giving divided 84 runs in a total total of twenty overs.

Watson, who crushed a single 6 as well as 8 fours in a 92-ball knock, combined 61 for a opening wicket with Brad Haddin (29) as well as 79 for a subsequent with Ponting (28).

Clarke supposing a late develop with a 55-ball strike as Australia plundered 90 runs in a shutting 10 overs, with Cameron White (22), David Hussey (14) as well as Steven Smith (11) personification ancillary roles.

Australia managed only 65 in a opening twenty overs, their most appropriate entrance when Watson as well as Haddin crushed dual fours every in a Mpofu over in a singular uncover of aggression.

Skipper Elton Chigumbura soon incited to spin.

Utseya supposing a new thing when he trapped Haddin lbw, with Zimbabwe asking for a examination of a umpire’s preference after a batsman had primarily been since not out.

Watson was additionally ruled out lbw off Cremer following a referral, though not prior to he had set a theatre for a last onslaught.

Ponting looked set when he was run out after a glorious square of fielding by Mpofu, who strike a stumps during a non-striker’s finish from low midwicket.