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Shooting Stars gun down Australia
Australia Under-21s humbled an international team for the second time this week, overhauling Australia following their success against England
Cricinfo staff
31-Jan-2008
Australia Under-21s humbled an international team for the second time this week, by restricting over World Champions Australia to 9 for 168 from a rain-restricted 45 overs and then overhauling the total with eight wickets and 12.4 overs to spare. This glimpse into the future - particularly Elyse Villani's 85 - will delight Australians but set the fear into other teams around the world.
The Australia team themselves won't be so pleased to have crumbled against their juniors, the Shooting Stars, who have been gunning all week. England may have beaten them in their second encounter but they have held their heads high throughout and emerged as more-than-worthy competition for both international teams.
Delissa Kimmince shone again with the ball, taking 3 for 18 from her nine overs, including Lisa Sthalekar and the opener Shelley Nitschke. Jo-Ann Verall bagged the prized wicket of Karen Rolton who has been on fire in domestic cricket this season, the only player to post a century as she passed 4000 state runs. However on Thursday she reached only 6.
Full post'We're back' says Edwards as England post win
England women finally got the result they were looking for, beating Australia Under-21s by 75 runs in what could be the boost to kick-start their Australasian tour
Cricinfo staff
31-Jan-2008
England 9 for 249 beat Australia Under-21s by 75 runs
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England women finally got the result they were looking for, beating Australia Under-21s by 75 runs in what could be the boost to kick-start their Australasian tour which had started with two heavy defeats. Charlotte Edwards had promised they would be bounce back, and they did, with their batting finally firing to add 9 for 249 against the Shooting Stars who had beaten them earlier this week.
Beth Morgan, who had started with two failures, came good with a fifty, as did fellow opener Sarah Taylor, the pair lifting England with a 134-run stand. Morgan employed the sweep to good effect while Taylor thrilled the crowd with her customary over-the-top hitting.
It was the platform they needed, with the smooth Edwards, timing the ball as well as ever, and Lydia Greenway then each adding 31. A bizarre hat-trick of run-outs followed in a frenetic last over yielding four runs and four run-outs as England lost six wickets in the last four overs.
Full postGodleman hundred in vain for England
Sri Lanka Under-19s beat their England counterparts by the massive margin of 158 runs on Monday with Sachith Pathirana producing a fine allround display
Cricinfo staff
30-Jan-2008
Pakistan Under-19s 256 for 3 (Umar Akmal 84) beat England Under-19s 252 for 5 (Godleman 118*) by seven wickets
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A fine unbeaten 118 from Billy Godleman was not enough to secure a consolation win for England's youngsters, as they bowed out of their triangular tournament in Sri Lanka with a seven-wicket defeat against Pakistan.
Despite the result, it was a much-improved display from England following a limp performance against Sri Lanka on Monday. They easily posted their highest score in their four matches in the tournament, with Godleman anchoring the innings with a superb 152-ball innings.
He struck seven fours in the innings, and received sound support from James Taylor in a 42-run opening stand, as well as the captain Alex Wakely (39) and Tom Westley, who rounded off the innings with a brisk unbeaten 33 from 28 balls.
Full postSnyman launches heavy assault on Kenya
Namibia fought back strongly on the second day of their Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya in Sharjah, limiting their first innings deficit to 46 before Gerrie Snyman struck a remarkable 194 out of 241 for 8. At stumps, Namibia's lead amounted to 19
Cricinfo staff
30-Jan-2008
Namibia 183 and 241 for 8 (Snyman 194*, Obuya 2-16) lead Kenya 229 (Obuya 76*, KB Burger 5-68) by 195 runs
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Namibia fought back strongly on the second day of their Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya in Sharjah, limiting their first innings deficit to 46 before Gerrie Snyman struck a remarkable 194 out of 241 for 8. At stumps, Namibia's lead amounted to 195.
Thomas Odoyo and Collins Obuya were going along nicely in a sixth-wicket stand of 75 before Kola Burger trapped Odoyo lbw for 37. Four balls later, Burger picked up his fourth wicket when he rapped Jimmy Kamande in front before Nehemiah Odhiambo was caught behind off Bjorn Kotze. Kenya had slipped from 183 for 5 to 189 for 9, although Obuya and Hiren Varaiya extended Kenya's lead with a final-wicket stand of 40.
Full postPanesar gives Lions the edge
A five-wicket haul by Monty Panesar helped gave England Lions the edge on the second day at the Brabourne Stadium after the Mumbai Cricket Association XI conceded a big first-innings lead of 146
Cricinfo staff
30-Jan-2008
England Lions 311 for 8 and 86 for 7 (Denly 30, Hussain 3-15) lead Mumbai Cricket Association XI 165 (Revendkar 48, Panesar 5 for 38) by 232 runs
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A five-wicket haul by Monty Panesar gave England Lions the edge on the second day at the Brabourne Stadium as the Mumbai Cricket Association XI conceded a big first-innings lead of 146. But the wickets continued to tumble in the Lions' second innings - they slipped to 86 for 7 at the close, for an overall lead of 232 - leaving the game interestingly poised going into the final day.
The Lions declared on their overnight score of 311 for 8, and Graham Onions soon provided the first breakthrough when he trapped the opener Anand Singh lbw for 3 in the seventh over of Mumbai's reply (28 for 1). Anup Revendkar and Hiken Shah then added 40 for the second wicket but that proved to be the highest stand of the innings.
Revendkar top-scored with 48, but when he was second man out to Alan Richardson, the Mumbai middle order stumbled. Twelve runs later, Prashanth Naik became Richardson's second victim, then it was over to Panesar. He sent back Shah and Aditya Tare and later ran through the lower order to finish with figures of 5 for 38, wrapping up the innings for 165. It was the perfect riposte to the selectors after his omission from England's one-day squad.
Full postMalik and Yousuf power Pakistan win
A hundred from Mohammad Yousuf and a fine all-round performance by Shoaib Malik led Pakistan to a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad
Pakistan 245 for 3 (Yousuf 108*, Malik 88) beat Zimbabwe 244 (Taibu 51, Malik 3-55) by seven wickets
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How they were out
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How they were out
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A hundred from Mohammad Yousuf and a fine all-round performance by Shoaib Malik led Pakistan to a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. Yousuf and Malik put on 141 for the third wicket to steer Pakistan's chase, with Yousuf's 14th century the first in what has been a horribly one-sided Mobilink Cup. Malik's 88 added to the three wickets he took earlier to restrict Zimbabwe to 244.
The pair came together after Pakistan's newbie openers had gone by the 15th over. Malik had already settled by then, returning to the one-down role he had once made his own, with Younis Khan resting. He averages over 40 from 34 innings at No.3 and it was immediately easy to see why so many argue for him to move up the order. He was off the mark immediately, clipping off his toes for four and in the next over he drove and cut Gary Brent for a couple more.
Full postEasy win takes Montserrat into final 16
Montserrat beat rookies Turks & Caicos by nine wickets at the Stanford Cricket Ground in Coolidge, Antigua
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30-Jan-2008
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Having dismissed Turks & Caicos for 67, Montserrat knocked off their target in just 7.3 overs. Dolston Tuitt set the ball rolling, hitting 30 from 19 balls, in an opening stand of 44 with Lionel
Baker.
Baker, unbeaten on 13, and Davon Williams, with a six over long-on to cue celebrations in the Montserrat-dominated section of the ground, finished the affair. Allen Stanford, the billionaire organiser, was present in the western side of the ground to join the fans in celebration.
Full postDilshan steers Sri Lankans to satisfying win
The Sri Lankans defeated the Prime Minister's XI by four wickets
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30-Jan-2008
Sri Lankans 6 for 156 (Dilshan 75*, Jayasuriya 43) beat Prime Minister's XI 152 (Noffke 30, Malinga 3-33, Maharoof 3-37) by four wickets
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Australia's depth is being closely analysed in the wake of another international retirement and the next tier did not do much to ease the immediate worries as the Sri Lankans defeated the Prime Minister's XI by four wickets. The visiting bowlers floored some of Australia's best emerging talent for 152 in 38 overs on a springy pitch before Tillakaratne Dilshan guided them past a handful of mid-innings setbacks.
The Sri Lankans were easing towards the target until Sanath Jayasuriya fell for 43 and they became slightly anxious about the small total when they lost six wickets by the time they reached 134. Jayasuriya, who struck six boundaries in his 48-ball stay, survived two tight lbw decisions off Ashley Noffke before scooping Doug Bollinger to Phillip Hughes at point.
Full postNamibia battle back after early setbacks
Namibia fought back gamely following a poor batting display on the first day of the top-of-the-table Intercontinental Cup match in Sharjah after being bowled out for 183. By the close Kenya, who had been 42 for 4, had reached 148 for 5
Cricinfo staff
29-Jan-2008
Kenya 148 for 5 (Tikolo 45) trail Namibia 183 (Verwey 43*, Varaiya 3-33, Tikolo 3-24) by 35 runs
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In the build-up to the game Steve Tikolo, Kenya's captain, had expressed concerns about the alien conditions, and on winning the toss he stuck Namibia, coming into the match on the back of a win over UAE last week, in. The move paid off as his seamers made early breakthroughs before Kenya's three-pronged spin attack made the most of a surface already taking turn. Hiren Varaiya and Jimmy Kamande pegged back the middle-order, all of whom got starts, and then Steve Tikolo came on to mop up the tail.
The first part of Tikolo's gamble had paid off, but faced with batting in the fourth innings Kenya needed a decent first-innings lead. Although Maurice Ouma started confidently - he made 32 of the first 42 - wickets tumbled at the other end.
Full postLions boosted by lower-order resistance
Resistance from the lower order helped England Lions recover from a shaky start to end the opening day at 311 for 8
Cricinfo staff
29-Jan-2008
England Lions 311 for 8 (Carberry 91, Trott 67, Malvi 4-41) v Mumbai Cricket Association XI
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England Lions recovered from a shaky start to post a competitive 311 for 8 on the opening day of their Duleep Trophy warm-up match against Mumbai Cricket Association XI at the Brabourne Stadium.
Opener Michael Carberry, who top-scored with 91, was the mainstay for most of the day but by the close it was Adil Rashid, unbeaten on 54, who had put his side back on track in a 91-run stand for the seventh wicket with James Foster, who made 43.
The Lions got off to a poor start after being put in to bat, losing Michael Yardy and Joe Denly for ducks in successive overs from the seamer Usman Malvi. Carberry and Ed Joyce repaired the damage from a shaky 5 for 2 and took the score to 63 before Mun Mungela removed Joyce and James Hildreth to peg the Lions back to 79 for 4.
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