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Aussies beat Lanka to sustain hopes
ADELAIDE. Mar 7: Holders Australia at last found some World Cup cricket form to slay in contention
for a semifinal berth with an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Srl Lanka today, reports Reuter.
The Australians, who had lo win after losing three of their first four round-robin matches. were never troubled In ihclr chase after Sri l-ankas modest 189 for nine and made It with six overs lo spare on an easy paced Adelaide Oval pilch.
The victory was particularly sweet for opener Geoff Marsh, who scored a solid 60 to justify his recall after his poor form In the tournament saw him dropped for last Thursday's humiliating eight- wicket dc-feat by Englund
Marsh figured In an opening stand of 120 with fellow Western Australian Tom Moody, who hit 57 to add to the half-century he scored against England
All-rounder Mark Waugh, who struck two huge sixes tn a swashbuckling 26 in a pronxi-llon lo number three, and the relentless David Boon, on 27 not out. finished off the open era' glKld work.
Captain Allan Border, who had gambled by putting Srl l-unka In to bet after winning the loss, got Ihe be-sl possible start when in-form batsman Roshan Mahanama was run out tn a mix-up for a quick single when the score was only eight.
Vice- captain Asanka Guruslnha went soon afterwards and though captain Aravlnda De Silva propped up the Innings with a solid 62. It was Border, with one wickcl. and oft-splnncr Peter Taylor, with two for 24. who put a clamp on Srl Lunka s Innings.
Border, who had said that a defeat would be the end of the world decided the Australians needed to try sonalhlng out of the ordinary to get their confidence back.
He used medium-pacer Steve Waugh to open the attack with Craig McDermott and made the rare move of bowling 10 overs of his lefl-
arm spin, snaring one wicket for 40 runs
Ik- Silvas 51 -fourth-wk-ket stand with In-form Arjuna Ranatunga look the score to 123 but when he went to Taylor, after never looking comfortable, the Innings stalled and then wickets fell ax Sri Lanka tried In vain to pa k up the run-rate.
Border said the Australians had to win the two points but every one of the last three matches would be vital to their survival In the tournament
“I think It's going to be ,i log fam for that fourth st»"l
Border said
H's going to be Important to have a good run-rate but you can't overlook that you have tn win every game as well." he said.
Border said though he wax pk-nsed by the batting, he was worried about the penetration of the bowling. "I am still con-ccrncd that the bowling lacked a little bit. I don't know If wc should be opening with Steve Waugh."
Australia, who now have four points from five matches, travel to Perth for a game against Pakistan on Wednesday while Srl Lanka, with five points, play unbeaten England at Ballarat on Monday
De Silva said his aide had needed at least 240 to have had a reasonable chance of beating the Australians on the easy-paced pitch.
"We weren I looking for runs enough, dspcctally In the
taler part when we kepi losing wickets at vital stages." De Stlva said.
De Silva praised off- spinner Taylor's contribution in the middle of the Innings when he. Samarasekcra and Ranulunga had threatened to take charge.
“Unfortunately none of our (Three) spinners gut turn later on. probably because- the pilch hud dried out," Ik Silva said
Srl Lanka's last three matches —against England. West Indies and Pakistan — were lough but Sri Lanka-could still make the last four.
.H-cording to De Silva.
T think if wc play well, will always stand a chance. Unfortunately Australia played better than us today." he said.
Australia started their run chase slowly and roric brilliant Srl iankan fielding combined with tight bowling by paccmun Pramodnya Wiekrcmasinghc kept the score down to only 16 runs after nine overs.
But in the lOlh over. Marsh, who had looked anything but comfortable, suddenly cut loose, hitting nine runs of Champuka Ransinayake.
Il was the turning point, he and Mcxxiy hitting another 25 runs In the next three overs, when both batsmen reached their half-centuries In the 27lh over, the score was I 10 and the game was virtually Australia's.
Wlckrcmaslnghc, who bowkd a good line and kngth throughout, took two late wickets, one to dismiss Moody
caught In Ihc deep by Mahanama. and Ihc second, again caught by Mahanama. to end a rampunt innings by Mark Wau^.