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Hameed'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
Cricinfo staff
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.
Full postEssex facing the drop after defeat
Gloucestershire pulled themselves away from the Pro40 relegation zone with a 71-run win against Essex, who are now facing the drop
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03-Sep-2007
Gloucestershire 245 for 8 (Gidman 80, Spearman 63, Kaneria 3-27, ten Doeschate 3-28) beat Essex 174 (Foster 49, Kirby 4-29) by 71 runs
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Gloucestershire pulled themselves away from the Pro40 relegation zone with a 71-run win against Essex, who are now facing the drop. Steve Kirby took four wickets after Alex Gidman's aggressive 80 put Gloucestershire on course for a strong total.
Essex's run-chase floundered from the start with openers Varun Chopra and Mark Pettini gone with five runs on the board. Grant Flower soon became Kirby's second victim as Essex fell to 20 for 3. James Foster (49) and Ryan ten Doeschate (42) pulled Essex back into the contest with a stand of 68, but when Foster was run-out by Ian Fisher the last six wickets fell for 31.
Gidman had earlier blazed the ball to all parts during his 67-ball 80, 56 of which came in boundaries. Craig Spearman was equally destructive in his 63 which took 55 deliveries.
Full postSurrey made to work for win
Surrey were made to work hard, but eventually wrapped up a vital innings-and-37-run win over Hampshire midway through the final session
Cricinfo staff
02-Sep-2007
Surrey 556 beat Hampshire 221 and 298 (Pothas 92, Harbhajan 4-71)
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Surrey were made to work hard, but eventually wrapped up a vital innings-and-37-run win over Hampshire midway through the final session. Nic Pothas thwarted them for 256 balls, as No. 10 David Griffiths survived for more than two hours, but Matthew Nicholson and Chris Schofield finally broke the resistance.
Everything went serenely for Surrey early on, Nicholson removed James Adams without addition to the overnight score and Hampshire sank to 198 for 8 when Daren Powell became Schofield's seventh wicket of the match.
However, with the news that Shane Warne might soon be fit to boost their title hunt, Hampshire weren't about to fold. Pothas produced a gutsy rearguard while Griffiths helped him add 99 for the ninth wicket, although runs were of secondary importance to the time.
Full postPakistan win despite Nazimuddin's heroics
A scintillating 81 off 50 deliveries by Nazimuddin briefly threatened an upset but lack of support from the other batsmen allowed Pakistan a comfortable victory over Bangladesh
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02-Sep-2007
Pakistan 191 for 7 (Nazir 49, Younis 48, Ashraful 3 for 42) beat Bangladesh 161 for 7 (Nazimuddin 81, Afridi 2 for 26) by 30 runs
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A scintillating 81 off 50 deliveries by Nazimuddin briefly threatened an upset but lack of support from the other batsmen allowed Pakistan a comfortable victory over Bangladesh in the Quadrangular tournament. The early loss of fellow opener Tamim Iqbal did not deter Nazimuddin as he dispatched the much talked-about duo of Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif to all parts of the Nairobi Gymkhana.
Iftikhar Anjum replaced Asif as early as the sixth over but 20 came off his first over as Bangladesh went past 50. The introduction of spin, however, paid dividends for the second time in the match as Shahid Afridi dismissed Aftab Ahmed and Mohammad Ashraful was run out in the following over. While Nazimuddin kept blazing, Afridi picked up another wicket to dry up the scoring from one end.
Full postYoungsters impress for Lancashire
Lancashire eased their potential Pro40 relegation fears with a hard-fought five-wicket win against Warwickshire, chasing down 254 with one ball to spare, despite a ferocious 64-ball 92 from Neil Carter
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02-Sep-2007
Lancashire 254 for 5 (Cross 76, Laxman 50) beat Warwickshire 253 for 7 (Carter 92, Marshall 3-36) by five wickets
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Gareth Cross and Paul Horton began the run-chase with a stand of 122 at more than six-an-over as Warwickshire's seam bowlers went round the ground. Cross, Lancashire's reserve wicketkeeper who was playing as a batsman, was particularly impressive as he hit 12 fours and a six in his 69-ball innings.
However, as happened in Warwickshire's innings the spinners changed the complexion of the match. Alex Loudon had Horton caught at long-off and then added Mark Chilton, who was snapped up at short midwicket. Cross was also caught in the deep, off Nick James, and Lancashire were left needing a run-a-ball.
Full postIndia fight their way back into the series
India jumped right back into the series with a 38-run win (D/L method) against England
The Bulletin by Jenny Thompson
02-Sep-2007
India 324 for 6 (Tendulkar 71, Ganguly 59, Gambhir 51, Yuvraj 72) beat England 242 for 8 (Collingwood 91*, Prior 46, Bell 44) by 38 runs (D/L method)
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India played with such confidence at Headingley that you could be forgiven for forgetting they were 3-1 down heading into the match, with a series loss looming. Their top four brushed off any nerves to rise to the challenge, each posting half-centuries to set a commanding 325 that their bowlers were helping to defend by the time rain curtailed the match.
Paul Collingwood was left stranded on 91 but even despite his spirited recovery after an England slump, the result was always somewhat inevitable - with India in control throughout.
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