Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Bollinger, Johnson wreck Indian batting in 6th ODI

Pace bowlers Doug Bollinger and Mitchell Johnson ripped through India's top order Sunday, sharing eight wickets as Australia bundled the hosts out for 170 in the sixth limited-overs international.

Bollinger had figures of 5-35 and Johnson snared 3-39 to give Australia an opportunity to clinch the seven-match series.

Leading 3-2 after five games, Australia benefited from Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision to bat first after winning the toss in the northeastern city of Gauhati, where matches start early to avoid poor visibility toward the end of the game.

India got off to a torrid start, losing the wickets of opener Virender Sehwag (4) …

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