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Dilshan and Warnapura set up Sri Lankan win
Centuries by captain Tillakaratne Dilshan and Malinda Warnapura helped Sri Lanka A to a 56-run win over Zimbabwe Select in the first one-dayer in Bulawayo
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29-Oct-2007
Sri Lanka A 319 for 5 (Dilshan 111, Warnapura 111, Udawatte 43) beat Zimbabwe Select 267 for 9 (Taylor 50, Chibhabha 44, Matsikenyeri 43) by 56 runs
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Centuries by captain Tillakaratne Dilshan and Malinda Warnapura helped Sri Lanka A to a 56-run win over Zimbabwe Select in the first one-dayer in Bulawayo.
Chasing 320 to win, Zimbabwe lost Vusi Sibanda in the fourth over, caught behind by Kaushal Silva off Nuwan Kulasekara. Brendan Taylor and Chamu Chibhabha kept their team in the hunt, putting on 91 runs for the second wicket before Chibhabha was run out. Taylor fell soon after, bowled by Dammika Prasad. Tatenda Taibu, on whom a lot of Zimbabwe's hopes rested, started off in an aggressive vein, smashing two sixes and a four, before falling to the left-arm spin of Rangana Herath for 31.
Zimbabwe lost their way, the batsman failing to build on their starts - all except Timycen Maruma and Blessing Mahwire, who did not bat, reached double figures - as wickets fell in regular intervals. Stuart Matsinkeyeri's 43 was in vain as the target proved to be beyond their means. Prasad was the stand-out bowler, taking 3 for 36, and Sri Lanka claimed a convincing win.
Full postSimpson makes most of high-scoring draw
Chris Simpson cashed in on the batting paradise at the SCG, scoring a first-class century for the second consecutive match as Queensland and New South Wales played out a high-scoring draw
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29-Oct-2007
New South Wales 8 for 601 dec and 0 for 34 drew with Queensland 467 and 7 for 398 dec (Simpson 120, Noffke 78, Symonds 57, Clark 4-71)
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Chris Simpson cashed in on the batting paradise at the SCG, scoring a first-class century for the second consecutive match as Queensland and New South Wales played out a high-scoring draw. Stuart Clark fared best among the Test bowlers with 4 for 71, Stuart MacGill took 1 for 97 from 19 overs and Brett Lee went wicketless again on a slow and unhelpful pitch.
Simpson belted 120 from 123 balls just a fortnight after recording his maiden Pura Cup hundred and like that first effort he had good support from Ashley Noffke (78). Andrew Symonds chipped in with 57, which was an important contribution following Clark's early breakthroughs that gave the Blues a chance of victory.
Full postManou stuck on 99 as Redbacks fight
Graham Manou was unbeaten on 99 at stumps, pushing South Australia to 7 for 303 after Brett Geeves rattled the top order with his first Pura Cup five-wicket haul
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29-Oct-2007
South Australia 7 for 303 (Manou 99*, Harris 60, Elliott 55, Geeves 5-49) v Tasmania
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Graham Manou was unbeaten on 99 at stumps, pushing South Australia to 7 for 303 after Brett Geeves rattled the top order with his first Pura Cup five-wicket haul. Geeves did his damage either side of the lunch break as the Redbacks lost 6 for 31 before Manou built two fighting partnerships, first with Ryan Harris and then with Jason Gillespie.
After a demoralising 2006-07 in which he lost his wicketkeeping spot due to his lack of runs, Manou is set to reclaim his position permanently with what should become his second first-class century. Harris made a valuable 60 and with Manou added 112 for the seventh wicket, while Gillespie was 48 not out at the close.
Full postPakistan choke in sight of victory
South Africa's fast bowlers engineered a dramatic comeback to help clinch the fifth ODI in Lahore by 14 runs, and with it, the five-match one-day series
The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
29-Oct-2007
South Africa 233 for 9 (Kallis 86, Gibbs 54, Shoaib 4-43) beat Pakistan 219 (Younis 58, Yousuf 53, Morkel 4-44, Ntini 4-61 ) by 14 runs
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Pakistan squandered a great chance to pocket their first one-day series win over South Africa with a brand of strokeplay that was more suited to chasing ten-an-over than a measly 3.6. A comfortable 149 for 2 turned to a slightly tricky 199 for 4 before panic set in. One injudicious slog after another produced a collapse that read: six overs, 20 runs, six wickets.
South Africa kept the pressure with accurate bowling and outstanding catching - AB de Villiers' run from point to the boundary to dismiss Shahid Afridi put a seal on it - but it still didn't warrant such a botch-up.
Full postHogg's five wickets sink Victoria
Brad Hogg added to his Test credentials with 5 for 62 in a Man-of-the-Match performance as Western Australia crushed Victoria by 288 runs at the MCG
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29-Oct-2007
Western Australia 277 and 6 for 289 dec beat Victoria 114 and 164 (Hussey 62, Hogg 5-62) by 288 runs
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Brad Hogg added to his Test credentials with 5 for 62 in a Man-of-the-Match performance as Western Australia crushed Victoria by 288 runs at the MCG. Victoria resumed at 4 for 116, requiring a further 337 to secure an unlikely win, but the Warriors needed less than two hours to collect the remaining six wickets.
The script looked written when David Hussey edged behind off Steve Magoffin without adding to his overnight score of 62 and Victoria then lost 3 for 0 as Hogg caused problems. Matthew Wade misjudged a pull and hit Hogg straight to short midwicket, Michael Klinger played on to give Trent Kelly his first wicket for Western Australia, and Hogg collected Shane Harwood, who skied a top-edged sweep to slip.
Darren Wates helped finish off the task by trapping Gerard Denton lbw and Dirk Nannes was the last man to go, misreading a straighter ball from Hogg that clipped the off stump. It completed a terrific all-round match from Hogg, who claimed 3 for 21 in the first innings and belted an unbeaten 58 from 42 balls.
Full postSri Lankans end with draw
Mahela Jayawardene got some useful batting practice as the three-day game between Australia Chairman's XI and the Sri Lankans petered into a draw
The Bulletin by Jenny Thompson in Adelaide
28-Oct-2007
Sri Lankans 6 for 368 dec and 2 for 125 (Jayawardene 52, Samaraweera 41*) drew with Australia Chairman's XI 409 (Mash 95, Hughes 49, Plant 124, Heal 58)
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The Sri Lankans flew into Adelaide last week looking for a handy work-out in the lead-up to the Tests. They certainly received one, albeit perhaps surprisingly as the Chairman's XI, mainly comprised of state rejects, swept aside their not-so-great expectations in a well-fought draw.
Tom Plant, a South Australian, rose to the occasion on the final day with a century in front of a home crowd of 150, picking up where Lloyd Mash had left off on the second, giving the Sri Lankan bowlers a thorough working over. Aaron Heal also added a strong half-century to boost them to a 41-run first-innings lead.
Full postWise Tikolo edges thriller for Kenya
Steve Tikolo drew on all his experience with a masterful 89, remaining unbeaten at the end, to take Kenya to a tense one-wicket win over Bermuda in the final one-dayer in Nairobi. In doing so, Kenya swept the series 3-0.
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28-Oct-2007
Kenya 169 for 9 (Tikolo 89*, Trott 4-46) beat Bermuda 167 (Edness 72, Varaiya 3-10) by 1 wicket
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Steve Tikolo drew on all his experience with a masterful 89, remaining unbeaten at the end, to take Kenya to a tense one-wicket win over Bermuda in the final one-dayer in Nairobi. In doing so, Kenya swept the series 3-0.
Tikolo won the match with an emphatic six off Rodney Trott over long-off, but Bermuda's bowlers were well on top for much of Kenya's innings. Tikolo eventually found good support in Jimmy Kamande (22) until Trott, the pick of the bowlers, bowled him around his legs. And 131 for 5 quickly became 134 for 7 when Nehemiah Odhiambo was bowled through the gate by Dwayne Leverock's sharply turning offbreak, leaving Kenya struggling.
Tikolo was fast in danger of being stranded once Hiren Varaiya's careless slog handed Trott his fourth wicket. But with 14 required, and one wicket remaining, Tikolo finally took command and picked off nine runs off a wayward over from Malachi Jones. A huge six over long-off ended the match and the series.
Full postSnyman leads Namibia to eight-wicket crushing of Canada
Namibia romped to an impressive and easy win over Canada on the final day of their Intercontinental Cup match at Windhoek.
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28-Oct-2007
Namibia 480 for 9 dec (B Kotze 163*) and 102 for 2 (Burger 44*, Snyman 38*) beat Canada 286 (Iqbal 140) and 295 (Iqbal 88, Snyman 3-53) by 8 wickets
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Namibia romped to an impressive and easy win over Canada on the final day of their Intercontinental Cup match at Windhoek.
Gerrie Snyman continued his fine form to pick up another three wickets, adding to his 4 for 63 in the first innings, as Canada slumped without a trace. Umar Bhatti was first to go, bowled by Snyman for a second-ball duck. His captain, Sunil Dhaniram, cracked four fours and a six in his last-gasp 31 and, together with Aftab Shamsudeen, edged Canada to 295.
This left Namibia a facile target of 102, though they lost Raymond van Schoor - caught behind for 2 - and Michael Durant, who was run out. Jan-Berrie Burger was in good touch, however, to guide them home and he received ferocious support from Snyman who belted three sixes and four fours in his unbeaten 38 from just 15 balls. Namibia reached their target in the 21st over.
Full postFeeble Canada struggle in follow-on
Canada lost 6 for 53 in a dramatic collapse on the third day to put Namibia in control of their Intercontinental Cup match at Windhoek
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28-Oct-2007
Canada 286 (Iqbal 140) and 235 for 6 (Dhaniram 17*, Bhatti 0*) lead Namibia 480 for 9 dec (B Kotze 163*) by 41 runs
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Canada lost 6 for 53 in a dramatic collapse on the third day to put Namibia in control of their Intercontinental Cup match at Windhoek.
Resuming on 233 for 4, Canada lost two quick wickets to Ian van Zyl before Gerrie Snyman mopped up the tail. Snyman, the 26-year-old medium-fast bowler, ended with the impressive figures of 4 for 63. Mohammad Iqbal's lone effort, a brilliant 140, wasn't enough for Canada to save the follow-on.
They didn't fare much better in their second innings either, losing Abdul Jabbar and Qaiser Ali cheaply. But Iqbal found support in Trevor Bastiampillai, with whom he put on 125 for the third wicket before Bastiampillai was caught behind for a composed 63. One wicket brings two - or in Canada's case, three or four in quick succession - and Iqbal was left stranded while his middle and lower orders collapsed around him.
Full postKarthik's cool hundred wins it for the Blues
Dinesh Karthik produced the innings of the tournament to steer India Blues to the Challenger Trophy title
The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
28-Oct-2007
India Blue 270 for 4 (Karthik 116*, Niraj 62*) beat India Red 269 (Gambhir 82, Badrinath 55, Mishra 3-45) by six wickets
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It was a statement of sorts from Dinesh Karthik. Left out of the Indian squad to play the series against Pakistan on Saturday after a string of indifferent one-day scores, he produced the innings of the tournament to steer India Blues to the Challenger Trophy title. It was the first century of the series and allowed the Blues to be the only team to hunt down a target successfully. A rather lukewarm tournament ended in electric fashion, with Karthik shining brightly under the lights.
The dew finally had an effect on the chase, after three successive games where winning the toss and batting made the difference. India Red shrugged off two mini-collapses to post a healthy 269 but sizzling fifties from Suresh Raina and Niraj Patel provided ideal foils for Karthik's controlled aggression. Conventional drives were interspersed with punchy slog-sweeps in an effort that overshadowed everything that went before. The national spot was gone but it wasn't going to douse Karthik's fire.
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