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England bowlers set up emphatic series win
England won the deciding match in the NatWest Series at a chilly Lord's by seven wickets with more than 13 overs to spare
The Bulletin by Martin Williamson at Lord's
08-Sep-2007
England 188 for 3 (Pietersen 71*, Collingwood 64*) beat India 187 (Dhoni 50, Mascarenhas 3-23) by seven wickets
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England won the deciding match in the NatWest Series at a chilly Lord's by seven wickets with more than 13 overs to spare. After the drama in the sixth ODI at The Oval, the game turned out to be an anticlimax as the weight of expectation once again got to India. Their batting, with the exception of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, was uninspiring and they lacked the firepower to trouble England's strong middle order.
Their total of 187 on a decent pitch was never enough, and it was only thanks to Dhoni's belligerent late onslaught that they mustered an even half-decent score. The ease with which Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen, who added 114 for the fourth wicket, kept the scoreboard rattling along underlined the difference between the sides on the day.
Full postTaufeeq guides Pakistan to series win
Taufeeq Umar scored an unbeaten century to guide Pakistan A to a seven-wicket victory over Australia A in the second ODI in Sheikhupura
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07-Sep-2007
Pakistan 271 for 3 (Taufeeq 113*, Faisal 56) beat Australia 267 for 9 (Hussey 82, Jaques 72, Tanvir 4-47) by seven wickets
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Taufeeq Umar scored an unbeaten century and shared a 107-run opening partnership with Khalid Latif to guide Pakistan A to a seven-wicket victory over Australia A at Sheikhupura. The triumph secured the series for Pakistan with one match remaining.
Chasing Australia's 267 in a match shortened to 40 overs a side, the Pakistan openers dictated terms right from the start as both Latif and Taufeeq dealt mainly in boundaries. Latif (54 off 64 deliveries) hit seven fours and a six before becoming offspinner Dan Cullen's only victim of the match.
Full postSussex romp to top of table
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07-Sep-2007
4th day
Shane Warne claimed a five-wicket haul as Hampshire moved briefly into second place with a 294-run win against Worcestershire at Kidderminster . The result was wrapped up before lunch as Warne made short work of the remaining batsmen. Abdul Razzaq was bowled and Moeen Ali battling innings was ended on 77. Roger Sillence and Nadeem Malik offered some lusty blows, but Warne closed out the match with his fifth wicket and Ben Smith was unable to bat.
3rd day
Full postHampshire and Sussex smell victory
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06-Sep-2007
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3rd day
Hampshire are on course for a crucial victory after setting Worcestershire 532 for victory at Kidderminster and claiming four second-innings wickets. Shaun Udal claimed two as the Hampshire attack chipped away, while Shane Warne trapped Steven Davies lbw for 2. Moeen Ali offered the main resistance with an unbeaten 73, but faces a near-impossible task to save his side. The first half of the day brought relentless accumulation from the Hampshire top order with Michael Carberry (120) helping himself to his second century of the match. He and Michael Brown opened with 199 then James Adams (82 not out off 55 balls) and John Crawley (75 off 55 balls) laid into a demoralised attack as Hampshire raced towards their declaration.
Full postTomlinson puts Hampshire on top
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05-Sep-2007
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2nd day
James Tomlinson took 5 for 78 - his second five-wicket haul of his career - as Hampshire bowled out Worcestershire for 289 to gain a sizeable first innings lead of 155 at Kidderminster. Hampshire were finally bowled out for 444 after Shane Warne, the captain, belted a quickfire 46 from 30 balls. And they carried forward the momentum with an early wicket in Worcestershire's reply, Tomlinson having Daryl Mitchell caught behind for a duck. Before long, Hampshire had reduced them to 88 for 5 but Steven Davies (84) and Abdul Razzaq rescued Worcestershire from the mire with a sixth-wicket stand of 122. Razzaq was the last man out for 78, and Hampshire built upon their lead before stumps.
Full postHameed's century crushes Australia
An unbeaten century by Yasir Hameed helped Pakistan A to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Australia A in the first ODI at Lahore
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05-Sep-2007
Pakistan A 233 for 2 (Hameed 108*, Faisal 76*) beat Australia A 232 for 7 (Hopes 55*) by eight wickets
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An unbeaten century by Yasir Hameed helped Pakistan A to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Australia A in the first ODI at Lahore. Coming in at the fall of former Test opener Taufeeq Umar for 9, Hameed smashed 15 boundaries during his 111-ball stay, sharing an unbroken 165-run third wicket partnership with Faisal Iqbal (76*).
None of the Australian bowlers bar Doug Bollinger were rewarded as Pakistan romped home with nine overs to spare.
Full postUthappa seals thriller for India
India, on the back of a magnificent 94 from Sachin Tendulkar, and an icy-cool unbeaten 47 from Robin Uthappa, India hunted down the target of 317 with two balls to spare
The Bulletin by Anand Vasu
05-Sep-2007
India 317 for 8 (Tendulkar 94, Ganguly 53, Uthappa 47*) beat
England 316 for 6 (Shah 107*, Pietersen 53, Wright 50) by two
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The best one-day matches are decided in tight finishes and, when the life of a series hangs in that balance, it makes the tension that much more real. Led by a magnificent 94 from Sachin Tendulkar and an icy-cool unbeaten 47 from Robin Uthappa, India hunted down the target of
317 with two balls to spare. England fought hard and never let go but the price India paid for playing only four bowlers was compensated - if only just - by the decision to play seven batsmen.
The last few overs were dramatic, and none more than the final one. Uthappa, playing in his first match of the series and batting in the unfamiliar role of the finisher, found himself facing Stuart Broad, England's best bowler of the day, with 10 runs needed to keep his team in the series. The first ball yielded a hard-run two but Broad fired the next in the blockhole; Uthappa could only dig it out straight to the bowler who comfortably ran out Zaheer Khan, backed up too far.
Full postCarberry boosts Hampshire's hopes
Michael Carberry's third Championship century of the season put Hampshire in the driving seat against already relegated Worcestershire
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04-Sep-2007
Hampshire 349 for 5 (Carberry 127, Brown 80) v Worcestershire
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Michael Carberry's third Championship century of the season put Hampshire in the driving seat against already relegated Worcestershire. Boosted by the return of Shane Warne, they ended the opening day in a strong position to revive their title challenge after last week's defeat against Surrey.
Two main partnerships led Hampshire's display, firstly 111 between Carberry and Michael Brown for the first wicket then 142 from Carberry and James Adams for the second.
Brown, Hampshire's leading run-scorer this season, was run-out shortly before lunch, but Adams continued from his century at The Oval with another impressive innings. Carberry went to his third hundred, but the innings stumbled a little during the final session after Adams fell to Roger Sillence
Full postPakistan home by eight wickets
Led by a satisfying performance in the field, especially by its spinners, Pakistan ended up as comfortable winners against Kenya in the final match of the Quadrangular Tournament in Nairobi
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04-Sep-2007
Pakistan 93 for 2 (Malik 42, Misbah 31*) beat Kenya 92 (Obuya 17, Younis 3 for 18) by eight wickets
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Fawad Alam, the left-arm debutant, was the other not-out batsman as Pakistan romped home with six overs to spare.
Earlier, Kenya, who won the toss and batted, got off to a poor start when Shoaib Akhtar grabbed two early wickets; David Obuya caught at second slip by Misbah and Jimmy Kamande's mistimed pull taken by Salman Butt at mid-on.
Full postBangladesh overcome spirited Uganda
Bangladesh, riding on Mashrafe Mortaza's 20-ball 40, defeated Uganda by 22 runs in the fifth match of the Twenty20 Quadrangular tournament in Nairobi
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04-Sep-2007
Bangladesh 145 for 5 (Mortaza 40*, Isaneez 2-21) beat Uganda 124 for 9 (Olwenyi 46, Rasel 2-19, Razzak 2-19) by 21 runs
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Bangladesh, riding on Mashrafe Mortaza's unbeaten 20-ball 40, defeated Uganda by 21 runs in the fifth match of the Twenty20 Quadrangular tournament at Nairobi.
Chasing 146 to win, Uganda got off to a frenetic start when Roger Mukasa lofted Syed Rasel over long-off for a six off the first ball of the innings before mistiming the third to Farhad Reza at cover. Abdur Razzak, the left-arm spinner, kept it tight in the next over, with the only runs coming as leg-byes.
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