S S Ramaswamy
Hyderabad, Nov 5 A belligerent century stand
between openers Shaun Marsh (112) and Shane Watson (93)
powered an injury-hit Australia to an imposing 350 for four in
the fifth cricket ODI against India here today.
Strapping Queensland all-rounder Watson smashed 93 off 89
balls with three sixes and eight fours, while left-handed
Western Australian Marsh initially played the second fiddle
before stepping up his run-rate to make his first ODI century
in his 19th appearance.
The 26-year-old son of former Australian opener Geoff
made a run-a-ball 112 with the help of two sixes and eight
fours, putting on 145 runs for the first wicket with Watson.
Marsh was out in the slog phase, caught just inside the
boundary line off Ashish Nehra. - (Agencies)
Nov 05, 2009
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