da bet nacional： COLOMBO – Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist feels he’s close to abig score and would love to get one against cricket minnow Bangladeshhere on Thursday.
AAP17-Sep-2002COLOMBO – Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist feels he’s close to abig score and would love to get one against cricket minnow Bangladeshhere on Thursday.Gilchrist has been hammering rapid-fire 20s, 30s and 40s over the pastfew weeks, including an excellent 44 off 30 balls against New Zealand onSunday, which set up Australia’s massive 164-run win.But the man labelled “The Destroyer” by Champions Trophy promoters,feels he’s only taking pot-shots at bowlers at the moment.”I’ve been happy with the way I’ve been hitting them,” Gilchrist toldAAP.”It was good to get to 40 again the other day but it’s stilldisappointing to have got out.”In the context of the game it provided a good start, it was a launchingplatform to get a massive total [7-296] … but it would still be niceto get a big score.”Since making a half-century against Pakistan in the three-match winterseries, Gilchrist has been averaging a shade over 20. Even though he’sstill scoring quickly, he hasn’t been able to get a really big score -but that may come against the inexperienced Bangladesh outfit.Australia has played the newest Test nation just once, in the 1999 WorldCup.In that match the Aussies needed a big win to boost their run rate inorder to make sure of their place in the next round of the tournament.After Bangladesh made 7-178, Australia rattled off the runs in 19.5overs with Gilchrist making a stunning 63 off 39 balls to ensureAustralia won easily.Gilchrist also needs just one more catch behind the wicket to become thefirst keeper to record 200 catches in one-dayers.