On 21st February played match Australia vs Zimbabwe there was put on shadow of match fixing spots. This match was played in Ahmadabad and in the first 10 overs of the match investing the causes that australia scoring is very slow.
Australian opener Brad Haddin and Shane Watson was making only 28 runs in 11 overs. Watson made 12 runs in 29 balls and haddin made a 15 runs in 37 balls. Both of them played only one four. Australia won the toss and electing to bat the loss of six wickets and made 262 runs where Zimbabwe made 171 runs in 46 overs.
Sources say that ICC anti-corrupation unit (ACSU) questions about slow batting to Watson and Haddin. And examine that the pace of the early overs to score what was the reason to be slow.
On the other side, the Australian cricket team has rubbished Spugpe fixing allegations. Haddin dismissed these reports saying ridiculous. Haddin told reporters after practice session at the Sinhli Sports Club that This can only laugh. It's fun also. Australian team manager Steve Bernard also expressed surprise at the reports and they said that The biggest stupid in my life, I listened to the first two overs makes a team five runs for no loss and that is suspect.
Australian coach Tim Nielsen said, "Everyone believes that they played slow, but Zimbabwe had to do something against us, then through their spinners were required to take early wickets. We played the same way that we thought right."
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