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Hendricks' maiden T20I ton hands SA first series win since August 2022
Van der Dussen scored his seventh T20I fifty to flatten Pakistan
Firdose Moonda
13-Dec-2024
South Africa 210 for 3 (Hendricks 117, van der Dussen 66*, Jahandad 2-40) beat Pakistan 206 for 5 (Ayub 98*, Azam 31, Irfan 30, Galiem 2-21) by five wickets
Reeza Hendricks scored his first T20I century, in his tenth year of being an international cricketer, as South Africa won their first bilateral T20I series win since August 2022. They registered the third-highest successful chase at SuperSport Park to break a T20I trophy drought that has extended for eight series, since they beat Ireland more than two years ago. It is also Rob Walter's first T20I series win since taking over the white-ball coaching job in March 2023.
After being asked to field first, South Africa conceded the fifth-highest first-innings total at SuperSport Park and chased it down with three balls to spare. Hendricks and Rassie van der Dussen, batting at No.4, shared a third-wicket partnership of 157 off 83 balls to form the spine of the chase. Van der Dussen scored his seventh T20I fifty and hit the winning runs with stand-in captain Heinrich Klaasen at the other end.
Full postPatidar whirlwind blows Delhi away, MP in final
Harpreet Singh played the support role in an unbroken stand of 106 off 57, which rescued MP from 46 for 3 in the seventh
Himanshu Agrawal
13-Dec-2024
Madhya Pradesh 152 for 3 (Patidar 66*, Harpreet 46*, Gawli 30, Ishant 2-12) beat Delhi 146 for 5 (Anuj Rawat 33*, Iyer 2-12) by seven wickets
The bucket seats at the Chinnaswamy Stadium must still be hurting. After endless shouts of "RCB, RCB" to hail their IPL hero, the throats of those present in the stands at the ground might be paining even after they are back home. Rajat Patidar dispatched one six after the other in all directions against Delhi, and took Madhya Pradesh to their first Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final since 2010-11.
MP were 46 for 3 in the seventh over of their chase of 147, and that is when Patidar joined Harpreet Singh in the middle. Together they ensured that the required run rate never went out of reach despite the early wickets. Harpreet swept legspinner Suyash Sharma for four to short fine leg in the eighth over, before Patidar launched his first six by pulling medium-pacer Himanshu Chauhan over square leg in the ninth.
Full postAfghanistan level series through Rasooli, Rashid, Naveen
Rasooli's maiden international half-century took Afghanistan to what was a match-winning 153
Abhimanyu Bose
13-Dec-2024
Afghanistan 153 for 6 (Rasooli 58, Omarzai 28, Burl 2-16, Gwandu 2-29) beat Zimbabwe 103 (Raza 35, Naveen 3-19, Rashid 3-20, Mujeeb 2-30) by 50 runs
Darwish Rasooli's maiden international half-century propelled Afghanistan to 153 for 6 before their bowlers delivered to help Afghanistan comfortably win the second T20I against Zimbabwe and draw level in the series with one to play.
Zimbabwe won a last-ball thriller to post their first T20I victory over Afghanistan on Wednesday, but the visitors ensured there was no drama this time around, routing the home side by 50 runs with 14 balls to spare.
Full postAfghanistan bat and bring in Akbari, Rasooli and Naib against unchanged Zimbabwe
Janat, Zazai and Ishaq sit out as the visitors make three changes in a bid to level the series
Abhimanyu Bose
13-Dec-2024
Toss Afghanistan chose to bat vs Zimbabwe
Despite being unable to defend their total in the series opener, Afghanistan elected to bat once again on winning the toss in the second T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare.
The visitors, however, made three changes as they look to level the series. While Gulbadin Naib came into the team as a like-for-like replacement for seam-bowling allrounder Karim Janat, batters Zubaid Akbari and Darwish Rasooli replaced Hazratullah Zazai and Mohammad Ishaq. Akbari's only other appearance for Afghanistan was in the Asian Games against India last year.
Full postRahane's 98 helps Mumbai storm into Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final
Mumbai will now face the winner of the Madhya Pradesh vs Delhi encounter in the title clash
Himanshu Agrawal
13-Dec-2024
Mumbai 164 for 4 (Rahane 98, Shreyas 46, Rawat 1-6) beat Baroda 158 for 7 (Shivalik 36*, Rawat 33, Shedge 2-11) by six wickets
Each time Ajinkya Rahane deposited the ball into the stands - it happened five times on Friday - the sparse crowd, spread beyond the deep-square leg boundary from the BEML End at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, yelled their throats out. Yet, on none of the five occasions was their cheer and appreciation more pleasing to hear than the pinging of the ball off Rahane's bat barely three seconds earlier. That sound, after all, seemed to echo at an otherwise quiet ground.
With one run to win and Rahane on 98, he looked to hoick over square leg from the Pavilion End. But he got a top edge for the Baroda wicketkeeper to snaffle. However, Rahane's knock helped Mumbai wrap up the first semi-final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with a cakewalk of a chase of 159. As a result, they avenged defeat from last season, when Baroda had knocked them out in the quarter-final.
Full postDebutant Jangoo, Carty help West Indies sweep ODI series 3-0
Four Bangladesh batters also scored fifties, with Mahmudullah and Jaker adding an unbeaten 150 for the sixth wicket, but in vain
Mohammad Isam
12-Dec-2024
West Indies 325 for 6 (Jangoo 104*, Carty 95, Rishad 2-69) beat Bangladesh 321 for 5 (Mahmudullah 84*, Mehidy 77, Soumya 73, Jaker 62*, A Joseph 2-43) by four wickets
Amir Jangoo's unbeaten 104 and Keacy Carty's 95 helped West Indies scale a 322-run chase against Bangladesh in St Kitts. They won the series 3-0 after Jangoo became the first West Indian in 46 years to score a century on ODI debut. He guided the side with two rapid partnerships. It is also the fourth time that West Indies successfully chased a 300-plus target in ODIs.
Jangoo added 132 runs for the fifth wicket with Carty, and after West Indies lost two wickets in quick succession, he combined with Gudakesh Motie for an unbroken 91-run partnership for the seventh wicket to take them home. Motie remained unbeaten on 44 off 31 balls, hitting three sixes and as many fours. Jangoo's innings was resplendent with six fours and four sixes.
Full postEngland Lions suffer heavy defeat in one-off tour match
Flintoff's first tour as Lions coach ends in 284-run loss in Cape Town
ESPNcricinfo staff
12-Dec-2024
CSA Invitational XI 289 (Senokwane 79, Lawes 4-38, Akhter 3-51) and 256 (Hermann 131) beat England Lions 154 and 107 by 284 runs
Andrew Flintoff's first tour as England Lions' head coach ended in a thumping defeat in their one-off contest against a CSA Invitational XI in Cape Town, with the visitors losing all 20 of their wickets in a total of 63 overs across two innings, as they were bowled out for scores of 154 and 107.
The four-day fixture at Western Province Cricket Club concluded a three-week tour of South Africa, with the focus for the Lions' 19-man party having been on what the ECB described as "individualised and high-quality training".
Full postAnuj Rawat leads Delhi's march into the semis
Uttar Pradesh fell 20 short after being set 194, despite a half-century from Priyam Garg, at the Chinnaswamy Stadium
Himanshu Agrawal
11-Dec-2024
Delhi 193 for 3 (Rawat 73*, Arya 44, Dhull 42) beat Uttar Pradesh 174 (Garg 54, Prince 3-36, Suyash 2-36) by 19 runs
Perhaps the only thing that could have stopped Anuj Rawat's assault was the end of Delhi's allotted overs. No matter which Uttar Pradesh bowler bowled at him in the death overs of the quarter-final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Bengaluru, the ball either went to the boundary or pinged the objects that lay beyond it.
Rawat rammed an unbeaten 73 off just 33 balls despite being on 9 from 10 at one stage. Six of his seven boundaries, and all five of his sixes, came from the 15th onwards. Delhi, who had 112 at the start of the 15th, finished with 193, before their bowlers restricted UP to 174 to book their place in the semi-final.
Full postRahane and Shedge help Mumbai knock off 222 to make semis
Vidarbha knocked out despite racing to 221 for 6 in six fest at KSCA Cricket Ground in Alur
Himanshu Agrawal
11-Dec-2024
Mumbai 224 for 4 (Rahane 84, Shaw 49, Dube 37*, Shedge 36*, Parwani 2-33) beat Vidarbha 221 for 6 (Taide 66, Wankhade 51, Dubey 43*, Ankolekar 2-32) by six wickets
"Beware of us," was the message Mumbai seemed to convey as they marched into the semi-final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Six days after hunting down a record 230 against Andhra, Mumbai mowed down a target of 222 against Vidarbha, with six wickets and four deliveries in the bank.
Ajinkya Rahane showed the way by bashing 84 off 45 balls, and adding 83 in just seven overs with Prithvi Shaw. Dipesh Parwani had Shaw caught at long-off to check Mumbai's flow, and the wicket slowed them down for just a little while. Shaw had cracked 49 from 26 deliveries, including five fours and four sixes.
Full postBeaumont, Jones seal series for England after rain-reduced chase in Potschefstroom
Injury to Cross in opening over cause concern for England ahead of Test match
Andrew Miller
11-Dec-2024
England 153 for 4 (Beaumont 65*, Jones 49*) beat South Africa 233 for 8 (Wolvaardt 61) by six wickets - DLS
Tammy Beaumont issued a reminder of her all-formats prowess with a superbly paced innings of 65 not out from 46 balls, as England sealed their ODI series against South Africa in a T20-style run-chase under the floodlights in Potchefstroom.
On a day that was interrupted by a three-hour delay for rain and lightning, and was marred by a worrying first-over back injury for their senior seamer Kate Cross, England overcame a stiff DLS-adjusted target of 152 in 23 overs to win at a canter - with four overs to spare, thanks to Beaumont's fifth-wicket stand of 90 in 63 balls with Amy Jones, who finished unbeaten on 49 from 36.
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