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Pathan five-for sets up thrilling Baroda win
The results from the eighth day of the Ranji one-day tournament
Cricinfo staff
05-Mar-2008
The following are the summary of results from the eighth day of the Ranji Trophy one-day tournament
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West Zone
An all-round effort by Saurashtra's bowlers meant Gujarat were bowled out for a paltry 230 which Saurashtra chased with more than 11 overs to spare at the Deccan Gymkhana Ground in Pune. Sandip Maniar, Balkrishna Jadeja, Rakesh Dhurv and Jayesh Odedra picked up two wickets each for Saurashtra. Half-centuries by Niraj Patel and Sunny Patel took Gujarat past 200 but with no other batsman making a useful score they couldn't post a competitive total. The 106-ball 107 run second-wicket partnership between Sagar Jogiyani (79) and Cheteshwar Pujara (109*) set the tone of the chase. With this win, Saurashtra qualified for the inter-zonal tournament along with Mumbai from West Zone.
Full postHonours even despite battling How
New Zealand ended a see-saw first day of the Hamilton Test on 282 for 6. Were it not for Brendon McCullum throwing away his wicket in the penultimate over they would have finished with their noses in front after winning the toss on a docile pitch
The Bulletin by Martin Williamson
04-Mar-2008
New Zealand 282 for 6 (How 92, Taylor 54*, McCullum 51) v England
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New Zealand's batsmen performed as well as many expected and much better than some feared. The top-order runs came not from the remnants of the old guard but from Jamie How and Ross Taylor, who came into the match with averages of 14 and 11 respectively. Both overcame nervous starts to stamp their authority, and Taylor could yet go on to a maiden hundred tomorrow assuming he finds someone to stay with him. How seemed set for his but came out for the final session a shadow of the confident player he was in the hour before tea, and after two swipes at Monty Panesar he fell to a sharp slip catch by Paul Collingwood.
Were it not for some outstanding catching then New Zealand would be out of sight already. Two of Alastair Cook's gully catches were very good, while the third, a one -handed diving effort to clutch a ball that was already past him to remove Stephen Fleming, was simply awesome. Collingwood added a sharp caught-and-bowled to his slip catch, while Tim Ambrose, whose first day behind the stumps was workmanlike and error free, held a straightforward chance off McCullum.
Full postGayle century keeps Jamaica on top
A round-up of the fourth day's play of the fourth round of matches in the Carib Beer Series
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04-Mar-2008
Trinidad and Tobago 257 (Ganga 79, Ramdin 63, Powell 4-60) and 336 for 9 dec (Ramdin 106*, Bravo 95, Miller 4-81) drew with Jamaica 199 for 6 (Gayle 100*) and 345 (Nash 102, Rampaul 4-48)
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Earlier, Trinidad, resuming on their overnight score of 249 for 6, declared their second innings at 336 for 9 after Denesh Ramdin completed his century. Ramdin's third regional hundred, which featured 10 fours and a six, along with his 63 in the first innings, earned him the Man-of-the-Match award. Nikita Miller, the left-arm spinner, was the pick of the Jamaica bowlers with 4 for 81.
Barbados 421 for 7 (Haynes 92, Stoute 71, Holder 57, Richards 56) drew with Leeward Islands 295 (Morton 137, Collins 5-49)
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Rahane's 187 helps Mumbai retain title
The results from the seventh day of the Ranji one-day tournament
Cricinfo staff
04-Mar-2008
The following are the summary of results from the seventh day of the Ranji Trophy one-day tournament
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West Zone
Ajinkya Rahane and Amol Muzumdar helped Mumbai regain the Vijay Hazare Trophy for West Zone Ranji one-dayers, leading them to a thumping 216-run win over Maharashtra at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana in Pune.
Full postTendulkar and Praveen inspire India to series triumph
Sachin Tendulkar's 91 and Praveen Kumar's four wickets inspired India to a magnificent nine-run win, and a 2-0 triumph in the CB Series finals
The Bulletin by Jamie Alter
04-Mar-2008
India 9 for 258 (Tendulkar 91, Bracken 3-31, Clarke 3-52) beat Australia 249 (Hopes 63, Hayden 55, Praveen 4-46) by 9 runs
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How they were out
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In the final installment of its 29-year existence, a series that has become a part of Australia's summer culture came to a climactic end with a fitting humdinger at the Gabba.
Twenty-three years after India's last significant limited-overs title in Australia, Sachin Tendulkar helped script another memorable chapter with an innings of skill and determination. There was to be no repeat of his twin centuries against Australia in 1998, but his 91 set up a total which, backed by Praveen Kumar's subtle-swinging accuracy, proved nine runs too much for Australia.
Full postSemi-final battle hots up
The Cape Cobras were the big movers during the latest week of the MTN Domestic Championship with two wins putting them firmly in the shake-up for a semi-finals place
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03-Mar-2008
The Cape Cobras were the big movers during the latest week of the MTN Domestic Championship with two wins putting them firmly in the shake-up for a semi-finals place. The Titans continued to run away with the league stage after a washout and a victory consolidated their position at the top.
There is plenty of congestion for the remaining three semi-final berths with the Cobras hitting form at the right time. They comfortably overcame the Lions by seven wickets as Herschelle Gibbs found touch with an unbeaten 74, but faced a much closer encounter against the Warriors.
Defending 176 the Cobras appeared out of the game with the Warriors on 109 for 1 in the 31st over, however Con de Lange produced a superb spell to claim 3 for 31. The international trio of Charl Langeveldt, Vernon Philander and Monde Zondeki also played their part as the Cobras held on by three runs.
The Eagles maintained their slim hold on second place despite a 61-run defeat against the Titans where Albie Morkel starred with 50 and 4 for 27. Earlier they demolished the Lions by 116 runs in Bloemfontein as Morne van Wyk crunched 125 off 141 balls and Ryan McLaren claimed four wickets.
Full postWhite century fails to save Victoria
Cameron White's first Pura Cup century of the season was not enough for Victoria to stave off defeat in a tight finish against Western Australia in Perth
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03-Mar-2008
Western Australia 9 for 428 dec and 5 for 277 dec beat Victoria 251 and 334 (White 149*, North 3-53) by 120 runs
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Cameron White's first Pura Cup century of the season was not enough for Victoria to stave off defeat in a tight finish against Western Australia in Perth. White remained unbeaten on 149 when he finally ran out of partners when Mathew Inness trapped Allan Wise lbw as the last session drew to a close.
Victoria were chasing 455 and despite losing early wickets - they were 2 for 27 - it looked like White was still keen to push for the win as they tried to improve their chances of hosting the Pura Cup final. He hammered 24 fours and four sixes in his 196-ball innings and reached triple-figures from 124 deliveries.
Full postEngland cruise to series win
England stormed to a six-wicket win against New Zealand to take the series 3-1 and seal one of their most successful Down Under tours ever
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03-Mar-2008
England 242 for 4 (Edwards 83*, Sarah Taylor 40) beat New Zealand 241 (Mason 67, McGlashan 48, Doolan 42*) by six wickets
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England stormed to a six-wicket win against New Zealand to take the series 3-1 and seal one of their most successful Down Under tours ever. Prior to their trip they had not won an ODI in Australia since 1988 nor one in New Zealand since 1991 but after tying the Australia leg 2-2 they have now avenged New Zealand's series win in England last year in convincing style.
Charlotte Edwards, who has been in blistering form this trip, helped to hunt down the target with an unbeaten 83, while Sarah Taylor added 40. Edwards' bowling has been handy of late too, she picked up two wickets with her legpsin, while there were two each for Isa Guha and Nicky Shaw.
Full postBaroda and Mumbai gain big wins
The results from the sixth day of the Ranji one-day tournament
Cricinfo staff
03-Mar-2008
The following are the summary of results from the sixth day of the Ranji Trophy one-day tournament
West Zone
An all-round performance gave Baroda a big win with a bonus point over Gujarat at the Hindu Gymkhana Ground in Pune. Yusuf Pathan hit a furious 38-ball 92 and added 127 runs with Azharuddin Bilakhia after which Rajesh Pawar contributed some lower-order fireworks to take Baroda to 355. Gujarat's chase was led by captain Parthiv Patel (61) and Priyank Panchal (65), who added 82 together for the second wicket. But then three wickets fell for 22 runs and the target was too much for Gujarat's middle order to chase. Ketan Panchal, Baroda's right-arm fast-medium bowler, took his career-best 5 for 20 as Gujarat were bowled out for 194 inside 35 overs. Debutant medium-pacer Sumit Singh picked up two wickets.
A similar story was played out in Mumbai's 115-run win over Saurashtra at the Deccan Gymkhana Ground in Pune. Abhishek Nayar cracked his maiden List A century and, along with Wasim Jaffer, (90) took Mumbai to 296 in their 50 overs. Saurashtra showed no sign of even attempting a chase, losing four wickets for 29 runs in the first eight overs. Ajit Agarkar and Usman Malvi shared five wickets between them and Saurashtra were bowled out for 144 in 35 overs. Shitanshu Kotak top scored for Saurashtra with 43.
Full postSouth Africa wrap up series win
Robin Peterson's five-wicket haul hastened South Africa's big win over Bangladesh in the second Test in Chiggagong
The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran
03-Mar-2008
South Africa 583 for 7 dec (McKenzie 226, Smith 232, Shahadat 3-107) beat Bangladesh 259 (Nafees 69, Ntini 4-35, Steyn 4-66) and 119 (Peterson 5-33, Steyn 3-35) by an innings and 205 runs
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Given how Bangladesh were terrorised by the short ball in this Test, it was entirely appropriate that South Africa wrapped up the match and series with one. And unlike the five-wicket defeat in Mirpur, there was nothing remotely heroic about the innings-and-205-run capitulation in Chittagong, with a world record partnership between Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie
illustrating the huge chasm that still separates Bangladesh from the best practitioners of cricket's most demanding form.
When Mashrafe Mortaza couldn't avoid fending one to the left of McKenzie at gully, it was the final act of a match that once again didn't go into the fourth afternoon. With Aftab Ahmed unable to bat after a sickening injury on Sunday, South Africa needed only four more wickets to set the
seal on a very satisfactory outing.
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