India will seek to take advantage of Lee's absence

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Posted online: Saturday , February 16, 2008 at 03:32:34
Updated: Saturday , February 16, 2008 at 03:51:16

Adelaide, February 16: India will seek to take full advantage of speedster Brett Lee's absence as they go into the tri-series ODI against Australia on Sunday, hoping to beat the world champions for the second successive time.

Lee, who has turned out to be the most lethal weapon for Australia this summer, will be rested to refresh him for the later stages of the tournament and the news could not have come at a better time for the Indians.

Lee's absence could have a telling effect in a day-night game which assumes a lot of importance for both the teams. A victory for India at the Adelaide Oval would open up the gap against Sri Lanka both in terms of points as well as net run-rate.

At the midway stage of the competition, India are lying second in the table with eight points from four matches and a net run-rate of +0.147. They are behind Australia (12 pts, +1.179) and ahead of Sri Lanka (6 pts, -1.507).

India's batting in this series has been as potent as Australia's bowling has been effective. Three batsmen in the top five are Indians with Gautam Gambhir being at the top of the heap.

Gambhir has been a revelation in this series, not only he has scored the most at 197 runs, his average of 65.66 is streets ahead of others. No less significant are the number of fours and sixes he has managed -- 19 and one -- the most again.

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