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Sunday, 27 October 2013
Sunday, 27 October 2013
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Friday, 25 October 2013
Friday, 25 October 2013
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Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd Test, Dubai, 3rd day: Misery for Pakistan as openers fall
Pakistan 99 & 56/3 (28.0 overs) and South Africa 517, Pakistan trail by 362 runs with 7 wickets remaining
Pakistan had to endure 83 overs without a wicket during the triple-century stand between Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers. Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander, on the other hand, needed only 11 balls in ten minutes before lunch to get rid of Pakistan's openers, as the second Test moved towards an increasingly inevitable South African victory on the third day.
Bangladesh v NZ, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 5th day: Bangladesh impress but rain forces draw
Bangladesh 282 (Tamim 95, Wagner 5-64) and 269 for 3 (Mominul 126*, Tamim 70) drew with New Zealand 437 (Anderson 116, Watling 70*, Shakib 5-103)
Overnight rain and a persistent light drizzle through the day ruined the last day's play in the second Test, in Mirpur. That meant Bangladesh had registered their second successive drawn series after finishing 1-1 against Zimbabwe in April this year. The 0-0 result against New Zealand, a team ranked higher than them in the Test rankings, is a fine result for the home side. They have now drawn three Tests against New Zealand in eleven matches.
The covers came on and off twice in Mirpur in the morning session, but they remained on since 11.00am. The rain never progressed into a downpour, but it was enough to bring everything to a standstill.
Mominul Haque, with his 376 runs in four innings, and Sohag Gazi, with eight wickets, take the top positions in the batting and bowling charts for the series. For New Zealand, Kane Williamson is the top run-scorer with 250 runs, while Neil Wagner's seven-wicket tally ranks the best among his team's bowlers.
Mominul, however, missed a chance to topple Habibul Bashar's record for aggregate runs in a series by a Bangladesh batsman. Bashar had made 379 runs against Pakistan in a three-match series in 2003. Mominul's tally is second on the list.
The two teams now play a three-match ODI series, starting on October 29. New Zealand depart from Bangladesh on November 7, a day after the one-off Twenty20.
They touched down in Perth for the five-Test tour barely two months after wrapping up a 3-0 home series win over Australia, and they will once again look to capitalise on their opponent`s fragile batting. Australia chopped and changed batsmen and their position in the order throughout the last campaign and they paid the price, with coach Darren Lehmann promising more stability this time round.
England spinner Graeme Swann said on arrival that the team was "always confident".
"If we play our good cricket, then it should be a great series. Can`t wait to get cracking," he said. But Cook denied England will be complacent after being dominant against their arch-rivals for so long, particularly with an anticipated hostile reception expected from the home fans.
Graeme Smith smashed a double century and AB de Villiers hit a robust hundred to guide South Africa to an imperious position in the must-win second Test against Pakistan in Dubai on Thursday. South African skipper made 227 not out for his fifth double ton while De Villiers -- dropped off the first delivery by wicket-keeper Adnan Akmal off paceman Mohammad Irfan -- was unbeaten on 157 for his 17th Test century.
The duo plundered a hapless Pakistan attack to take South Africa to 460-4 at close on the second day, giving them a big 361-run lead with three full days to play to force a series-levelling win. Pakistan won the first Test by seven wickets in Abu Dhabi last week.
Smith and De Villiers have set an all time South African record for the fifth wicket in Tests with 326, beating the previous best of 267 set by Jacques Kallis and Ashwell Prince against the West Indies at Antigua in 2005.
Tendulkar wanted BCCI to schedule his final Test match in Mumbai
The Mumbai Cricket Association today issued a statement on behalf of retiring great Sachin Tendulkar saying the senior India player was "more than happy" to play his final Test in the city and he would be pleased whichever way MCA chooses to felicitate him.
However, it was learnt that Tendulkar is upset with reports that MCA is to gift him a special painting on November 11 at the official felicitation when the association's Kandivli facility will be named after him.
Tendulkar is set to play his 199th Test at Kolkata's Eden Gardens, which happens to be the first game of the two-match rubber against the West Indies, from November 6-10 before playing in his and the series' last game here.
Via - msn
Sachin Tendulkar is more than happy to play in Mumbai in front of his home crowd. He just wants his mother to be present when he plays his last Test. This is his main wish. Whichever way MCA honours him is acceptable to him," said MCA's joint secretary Dr P V Shetty today.The MCA official did not elaborate what provoked such a statement being issued on behalf of the celebrated cricketer, who will bow out of the game after playing his landmark 200th Test against the visiting West Indies team at the Wankhede Stadium here from November 14-18.
However, it was learnt that Tendulkar is upset with reports that MCA is to gift him a special painting on November 11 at the official felicitation when the association's Kandivli facility will be named after him.
Tendulkar is set to play his 199th Test at Kolkata's Eden Gardens, which happens to be the first game of the two-match rubber against the West Indies, from November 6-10 before playing in his and the series' last game here.
Via - msn
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Thursday, 24 October 2013
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The knock, which included 20 fours and 10 sixes, was the highest one-day domestic individual score, beating the 187 Jimmy Maher scored for Queensland against Western Australia in 2004. With three centuries in four matches in the competition, Warner has accumulated 527 runs at an average of 75 - a run of form that will not have been missed by selectors with the first Ashes test less than a month away.
Warner was left out of Australia's limited overs squads for the ongoing tour of India and his international career remains precarious after a number of disciplinary offences. Stood down after punching England batsman Joe Root at a Birmingham nightspot in the leadup to the first Ashes series of the year, Warner missed out on the first two tests.
That came three weeks after a highly-publicised Twitter rant against two Australian journalists which led to a fine and a dressing down from national governing body Cricket Australia. Warner's innings on Thursday helped New South Wales to victory by four wickets and they will play Queensland in the final on Sunday.
Via - MSN
Mohammad Shami picked up three wickets and impressed both MS Dhoni and George Bailey. Rattled by Mohammed Shami's three-wicket burst with the new ball in the abandoned fourth ODI, Australian skipper George Bailey has instructed his batsmen to watch out for the rookie Indian pacer in the remaining games of the ongoing seven-match series.
Taken aback by Shami's pace and swing, Bailey said: "Obviously Shami bowled very well. He's someone we haven't seen in the series and he was a little bit quicker than what we expected. He certainly got movement off the seam," Bailey told reporters after the fourth one-dayer at the JSCA Stadium on Wednesday.
"That's something to be pretty aware of for the rest of the series. That's obviously what's going to be coming at us," he said. Shami rocked the Australian top-order but half-centuries from Bailey (98) and Glenn Maxwell (92) in a record 153-run fifth wicket stand enabled them to post a challenging 295/8.
However, rain played spoilsport when India were 27 for no loss after 4.1 overs and the match was abandoned with Australia continuing to lead the series 2-1. Amassing 318 runs, Bailey on Wednesday became the first Australia skipper to go past 300 in any bilateral ODI series.
Yet a modest Bailey said it was ridiculous for him to think of making to the Ashes squad in the Australian summer. "I think there's probably eight guys who have got a chance of playing in that Ashes team. It's so far away. It's just ridiculous to look at it," Bailey said.
Via - MSN
"That's something to be pretty aware of for the rest of the series. That's obviously what's going to be coming at us," he said. Shami rocked the Australian top-order but half-centuries from Bailey (98) and Glenn Maxwell (92) in a record 153-run fifth wicket stand enabled them to post a challenging 295/8.
However, rain played spoilsport when India were 27 for no loss after 4.1 overs and the match was abandoned with Australia continuing to lead the series 2-1. Amassing 318 runs, Bailey on Wednesday became the first Australia skipper to go past 300 in any bilateral ODI series.
Yet a modest Bailey said it was ridiculous for him to think of making to the Ashes squad in the Australian summer. "I think there's probably eight guys who have got a chance of playing in that Ashes team. It's so far away. It's just ridiculous to look at it," Bailey said.
Via - MSN
Miscreants pelted stones at Dhoni's house in Ranchi after the fourth ODI got washed out. Unidentified people attacked Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s house with stones after the end of fourth ODI against Australia in Ranchi on Wednesday night.
According to reports, no one from Dhoni’s family was present in the house during the incident as they were attending the match at JSCA international stadium. Dhoni’s family denied that the stone pelting was in any way related with the match.
Gautam Gupta, Dhoni’s brother in law, said that this was the fifth incident of its kind and they will be reviewing the CCTV footage and accordingly lodge an FIR.
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Gautam Gupta, Dhoni’s brother in law, said that this was the fifth incident of its kind and they will be reviewing the CCTV footage and accordingly lodge an FIR.
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Bangladesh 282 & 212/2 (70.5 overs) New Zealand 437: Bangladesh lead by 57 runs with 8 wickets remaining
Bangladesh v NZ, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 4th day - Tamim, Mominul revive Bangladesh
Tamim Iqbal and Mominul Haque batted through the second session of the fourth day, ensuring New Zealand did not run away with the Test. Both batsmen brought up watchful half-centuries to draw Bangladesh level and take them 18 ahead by the tea break.
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
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Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd Test, Dubai, 1st day: Tahir's maiden five-for makes it SA's day
Pakistan 99 and South Africa 128/3 (49.0 ov)
South Africa lead by 29 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
South Africa have had a superb day after losing the toss. Their bowlers dismissed Pakistan for 99, giving themselves such a good chance of leveling the series, and then their batsmen have ensured that they will have a decent first-innings lead.
While Pakistan's spinners did get assistance from the pitch, the lack of movement for their seamers was in sharp contrast to how Dale Steyn had got the ball to swing and seam earlier in the day. Devashish Fuloria's report of the day's play will be updated soon, so make sure you read that and all the other stories that Firdose Moonda will send in from Dubai over the next couple of hours.
Australia 295/8 (50 overs) and India 27/0 (4.1 overs)- Match No result, Match abandoned Australia 295 for 8 (Bailey 98, Maxwell 92, Shami 3-42) v India 27 for 0.
Unseasonal rain in Ranchi washed out the fourth ODI after 4.1 overs of India's chase, ensuring the series moved 2-1 in favour of Australia to Cuttack, which was experiencing more inclement weather. There had been a brief shower soon after the match began, but it dissipated to allow Australia to complete their innings. The second instalment was heavier and prolonged, and though it relented with enough time to squeeze in a 20-over chase, the umpires ruled the outfield had been rendered too soggy to allow any play.
Dhoni: It depended on the first 15 overs, if we didn't lose too many wickets the wicket would have become better to bat on. He is deceptive. He bowls quicker that you think. What was important was he bowled full and the wickets he got, he was hitting the bails. And in the death he was getting the yorkers in pretty consistently. I know they will come back strong. At times it happens, some of the stadiums it is difficult to sight the ball. Well we have to find the right moment, with the fifth fielder inside, and the opposition looking to get over 300 and without much turn, Raina would have been a gamble. But this was the best game for him and he bowled well, knowing his limitations. The weather is not in our control. To some extent you are a bit disappointed, but whatever result it was we have to accept it. We wouldn't have minded a 20 over game with the start we had and with the water on the fielde
Bailey: Could have been a reasonably good game of cricket. We snuck away with the bat, thanks to Maxwell's innings. There was a little bit of swing and seam and he assessed the conditions well, especially considering he had to bat longer than he is normally used to. I was lucky with a few drops, but yeah, things went well with hte bat. We fancied our chances, with the pitch stiff giving a bit of seam and pace and Mitch was getting it to go. It's obviously important to be in the lead in any series and hopefully we'll get to Cuttack and get a good game in and get a win
Australia 295/8 (50 overs) India 27/0 (4.1 overs)
India require another 269 runs with 10 wickets and 45.5 overs remaining
The innings started with Shami on fire, plucking three early to put the Australians on the back foot. This followed with a match-turning stand between George Bailey and Glenn Maxwell, who chipped in with 98 and 92 respectively. India's batsmen will have their work cut out for them for the fifth match in a row (if you add in the T20 in Rajkot).
Bangladesh v NZ, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 3rd day: Anderson's maiden ton hands NZ advantage
New Zealand 419 for 8 (Anderson 116, Watling 59*, Shakib 5-97) lead Bangladesh 282 by 137 runs
Corey Anderson scored his maiden Test century with a calculated dominance of the Bangladesh attack. His 116 led the way for New Zealand as they ended the third day of the second Test on 419 for 8 with a lead of 137.
Shakib Al Hasan's five-wicket haul was the only solace for the home side, who endured a late, 84-run ninth-wicket partnership between BJ Watling and Ish Sodhi. On a pitch that is offering more turn every day, the stand further dented the confidence of the Bangladesh bowlers. Watling was unbeaten on 59 and Sodhi on 53, the legspinner's maiden Test fifty.
Following the report, he was required to undergo biomechanical testing of his action at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra last Wednesday. The analysis, conducted under the CA and International Cricket Council testing procedures, required Botha to bowl six balls from each of the deliveries in his repertoire; an off-spinner, quicker ball and flicker ball.
The testing found that Botha's action for all deliveries is under, or equal to, the allowable elbow extension of 15 degrees, with an average extension of nine degrees. Had any delivery in those 18 balls been deemed illegal, Botha would have failed the testing. His action was captured by a 20 camera motion analysis system sampling at 250 frames per second, allowing for 3D measurement of human movement. Commenting on the analysis, Cricket Australia Senior Manager Cricket Operations Sean Cary said: "The process for dealing with these matters is an international standard testing procedure.
India will play two Test matches at home against West Indies in November. The Indian squad for next month's two-Test series against the West Indies is to be picked at Nagpur on October 29, according to BCCI sources.
The five-man selection committee headed by Sandeep Patil will meet in the afternoon, a day before India`s sixth and penultimate ODI against Australia, to choose the Test squad to play against the visiting Windies side at Kolkata and Mumbai.
The opening Test of the short series is to be held from November 6-10 at the Eden Gardens and the second and last game, also the farewell and landmark 200th Test of senior cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, from November 14-18 at the Wankhede Stadium.
The opening Test of the short series is to be held from November 6-10 at the Eden Gardens and the second and last game, also the farewell and landmark 200th Test of senior cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, from November 14-18 at the Wankhede Stadium.
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
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Bangladesh v NZ, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 2nd day: Shakib strikes dent New Zealand
Lunch New Zealand 32 for 2 (Williamson 1*, Shakib 2-1) trail Bangladesh 282 (Tamim 95, Wagner 5-64) by 250 runs
It took just an hour for Bangladesh to lose their final five wickets on the second morning, Neil Wagner
picking up his first five-for in Tests as the hosts were restricted to
282 after an overnight 228 for 5. However, just when it seemed the
session belonged to New Zealand, Shakib Al Hasan
struck a couple of big blows for Bangladesh, dismissing both the
visiting openers in his 1.2 overs, as a result of which New Zealand went
in to lunch at 32 for 2, and are in danger of undoing the good work
done by their bowlers on day two. Pacer Wagner and legspinner Ish Sodhi held a tight rein in the morning,
bowling accurately, lines and lengths that cost the Bangladesh batsmen
whenever they attempted a false stroke.
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was the
first to go on the day, sucked into a square drive by Wagner and
mis-hitting to be caught at gully for 18. Nasir, who had driven on the
up just short of Brendon MuCullum at cover earlier in the day, fell to
Sodhi soon after, caught at slip. Wagner went on to polish off the tail
in good time, finishing with 5 for 64, as Bangladesh lasted only 20
overs after the resumption.
Peter Fulton and and Hamish Rutherford seemed resolute for New Zealand
and had the lunch interval in their sights when Shakib, unsurprisingly,
provided Bangladesh with vital breakthroughs. With his sixth ball,
Shakib had Rutherford offering short leg a catch, and with his eighth he
had Fulton lbw with a quicker ball. And that turned out to be the final
delivery before lunch.
Via - Cricinfo
India in South Africa 2013-14: BCCI confirms two Tests, three ODIs in South Africa
India's tour of South Africa later this year is confirmed, with the BCCI
announcing a series of two Tests and three ODIs. The dates and venues
for the matches, however, are yet to be announced.* Responding the BCCI announcement, Cricket South Africa said in a
statement that the venues are being worked out: "Since the confirmation
was only this morning about the fixtures, the cricket ops team will work
on this now.
At this stage we can't put a date to when the fixtures
will be confirmed, but will advise as soon as that process is complete." The tour's confirmation comes after an assurance from CSA that it will suspend its CEO, Haroon Lorgat,
from dealing with matters related to India and the ICC pending an
inquiry by the world body into allegations against him.
The allegations
relate to Lorgat's role in the statement issued by David Becker,
formerly the ICC's legal head, that the BCCI's flouting of the FTP
could have legal implications. In his statement, released to the media
last week, Becker had said it was "improper" to allow a member body to
"blatantly disregard an ICC resolution".
Via - Cricinfo
Monday, 21 October 2013
Monday, 21 October 2013
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Australia in India 2013-14: New ODI rules and faulty bowling shackle Dhoni
The rule of having
only four fielders in the deep to protect a less than incisive bowling
line-up has placed limits on MS Dhoni's captaincy. MS Dhoni
walked slowly near the boundary of the Mahinda Rajapaksa International
Cricket Stadium near Hambantota, the notorious wind howling across from
the forest behind him. But his thoughts were on something else, his eyes
warily sizing up the outfield, easily one of the biggest in
international cricket.
His first reaction: "It will be very difficult to
stop twos and threes on this ground." It was an instant, momentary
glimpse into how Dhoni's mind works. Almost immediately, he moved on to
pleasantries about the remoteness of the area.
The Hambantota trip was in July 2012. Already, the introduction of two
new balls had snatched away reverse swing and the last remaining signs
of attacking spin bowling in ODIs. With specialist bowlers who have made
him lament the absence of Yuvraj Singh's part-time slow left-armers,
Dhoni's problems were to be aggravated, especially in home conditions: A
couple of months later, the maximum number of deep fielders was reduced
to four from five.
For a man who won the World Cup with an ageing team, and two years
later, the Champions Trophy with a raw squad, this new combination of
unreliable bowlers and unfavourable rules poses a daunting challenge.
Via - Cricinfo
Bangladesh v NZ, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 1st day: Rain stops play after Tamim misses ton
Bangladesh 228 for 5 (Tamim 95, Mominul 47) v New Zealand
The New Zealand bowlers were lucky on three out of the five wickets to
fall, but the four-man pace attack worked hard to keep the batsmen on a
leash. Neil Wagner, drafted in to replace Bruce Martin, took two wickets
and generally looked sprightly. He complemented Trent Boult, the
quicker of the two, well and made sure Doug Bracewell's ten expensive
overs didn't hurt them too much. Though Bracewell was the most
unfortunate, as Tamim was dropped twice - on 5 and 10 - of his bowling.
With his good fortune, Tamim led the way after Bangladesh opted to bat
first. He produced some crisp strokes, collecting 17 fours in his
153-ball innings. He was severe on the drive, mainly off the three
left-arm seamers, and his deft touches through the leg side and taps
through third man were also equally impressive.
His progress into the nineties coincided with a cat-and-mouse game with
Kane Williamson at gully. Tamim beat the fielder a few times but five
runs short of his century, Williamson leapt sharply to his right to
catch a ramp that was intended to go between the wicketkeeper and gully
and Tamim's century drought, lasting over three years, continues.
Shakib Al Hasan followed Tamim in the over leading into the tea
interval. However, rain arrived five minutes into tea and stumps were
called from the umpire's room after the downpour grew steadily heavier
in the next hour. The outfield was very wet, an unusual occurrence at
Shere Bangla National Stadium, which hosts the best drainage facilities
in the country. The weather is expected to remain bleak, with more rain
forecast for the remaining four days.
Via - Cricinfo
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