Question

Complete the following paragraph by filling in the correct prepositions.
He ran the field to
win and
were hopeful
order
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected
bat. They needed 232 runs
victory because they thought the score would be chased down
ease. Their top three batsmen fell
a mere 54 runs which brought the middle
pressure. The next two batsmen scored 71 runs 122 balls but they
soon lost wickets
important moments. They were forced lose the
match
6 balls remaining. Australia's McKay finished 5 wickets
28 runs. Their victory Sri Lanka has put them the top of the rankings.
30 runs​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Following is the complete paragraph with the right set of prepositions underlined.

• The above question is from the English textbook of class 8 and Chapter No. 5: Polo - The King of Games.

Solution:

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. They needed 232 runs to win and were hopeful for victory because they thought the score would be chased down with ease. Their top three batsmen fell at a mere 54 runs which brought the middle order in pressure. The next two batsmen scored 71 runs on 122 balls but they soon lost wickets at important moments. They were forced to leave the match by 30 runs with 6 balls remaining. Australia's McKay finished with 5 wickets for 28 runs. Their victory against Sri Lanka has put them on the top of the rankings.

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