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Mukund carves another ton in tame draw
The second Test between India Under-19s and Sri Lanka Under-19s petered into a draw on the final day at Kandy, but there was enough time for Abhinav Mukund to crack another hundred
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10-Aug-2007
India Under-19 491 for 3 dec and 245 for 6 (Mukund 108, Swapnil Singh 22*, Amanpreet Singh 0*) drew with Sri Lanka Under-19 387 (Chandimal 143)
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The second Test between India Under-19s and Sri Lanka Under-19s petered into a draw on the final day at Kandy, but there was enough time for Abhinav Mukund to crack another hundred.
Mukund smacked 108 from 134 balls in India's second innings, adding to his superb 205 in the first innings to take his team to 245 for 6. It was an impressive recovery for India having earlier been reduced to 50 for 4. Sachith Pathirana took 3 for 65, including the wicket of Saurav Tiwary who starred in a 145-run stand with Mukund, while Ishara Jayaratne took 2 for 33.
Mukund finally fell for 108 and, with India leading by 349 runs, the match ended in a draw.
Full postIndia A dismiss Kenya cheaply
A tidy bowling performance from India A, and some poor shot selection from Kenya, helped the tourists bowl the home side out for 218 on the first day at Mombasam
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10-Aug-2007
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A tidy bowling performance from India A, and some poor shot selection from Kenya, helped the tourists bowl the home side out for 218 on the first day at Mombasa. Kenya came back well before stumps, grabbing the wickets of Niraj Patel and captain Mohammad Kaif to check India's progress.
Kaif's decision to field was backed up by his opening bowlers, Irfan Pathan and Pankaj Singh. Pathan struck first, removing Maurice Ouma leg-before for 2, as the batsman played back to a well pitched-up delivery. Tony Suji did not trouble the scorers, offering no shot to be struck plumb in front of the stumps to Singh. Pragyan Ojha, the left-arm spinner, needed little time to get rid of Alex Obanda, leg-before, although it appeared the ball was going down the leg side. David Obuya (30 from 42 balls) was the fourth to fall, chasing a short delivery down leg from Pathan and nicking into wicketkeeper Mahesh Rawat's gloves.
Full postHansen reduces Bermuda to tatters
Bermuda's problems continued to grow as they started their European tour with a five-wicket loss to Denmark at Brondby's Svanholm Park
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10-Aug-2007
Denmark 114 for 5 (Klokker 43, Leverock 2-19) beat Bermuda 113 (Hansen 7-13) by five wickets
Bermuda's problems continued to grow as they started their European tour with a five-wicket loss to Denmark at Brondby's Svanholm Park.
Although Bermuda were missing several players because of business commitments while others in the World Cup squad had retired, a side ranked as one of the leading Associates should still have been too good for the Danes.
Bermuda won the toss and batted, but they had no answer to the medium pace of Thomas Hansen who was almost unplayable. The first four overs were maidens and the batsmen appeared unable to cope with the swinging ball.
Full postKumble's maiden hundred caps Indian domination
Anil Kumble's maiden Test century was the icing on India's cake as they piled up an imposing 664 in the first innings at The Oval
The Bulletin by Anand Vasu
10-Aug-2007
England 24 for 1 (Cook 12*, Anderson 5*) trail India 664 (Kumble 110*, Dhoni 92, Karthik 91, Tendulkar 82, Anderson 4-182) by 640 runs
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India stood on the brink of a series win in England - 2-0 was as a real possibility, 1-0 a virtual certainty - as they piled on a massive 664, with Anil Kumble scoring his maiden Test hundred on the back of impressive performances from several of his team-mates. India's batting fired all through, with each of the 11 batsmen getting into double figures, and eight partnerships of 50 or more. England lost Andrew Strauss in the eight overs they had to negotiate, ending on 24 for 1 to cap a near-perfect day for India.
With India "getting out of jail" in the first Test at Lord's, saved by the rain, and decisively winning an exciting game at Trent Bridge, the two teams came into the final Test fairly well matched. By the end of the second day, though, India were far ahead, with England battling hard to stay in the hunt.
Full postSouth Africa A claim first day's honours
South Africa A restricted Zimbabwe Select to 223 for 7 to claim the first day's honours in the four-day match at the Harare Sports Club
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10-Aug-2007
Zimbabwe Select 223 for 7 (Sibanda 68, Taibu 56*, Hall 3-29) v South Africa A
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South Africa A restricted Zimbabwe Select to 223 for 7 to claim the first day's honours in the four-day match at the Harare Sports Club.
Zimbabwe, who won the toss, got off to a poor start when they lost the out-of-form Tino Mawoya, nicking Charl Langeveldt to Thami Tsolekile for 9, and then Andre Nel removed Chamu Chibhabha for 18 when he skied an attempted pull to give Tsolekile his second catch.
Zimbabwe were wobbling on 31 for 2 but Hamilton Masakadza and Vusi Sibanda resurrected the innings with an 89-run third-wicket stand which Andrew Hall ended when he had Masakadza caught at gully by Johan Botha for 40.
Full postIndia on top despite Chandimal ton
Sri Lanka Under-19 opener Lokuge Chandimal made a fine 143, but the Indian bowlers otherwise kept a tight check on the host's progress on day two of the second Test at Kandy
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09-Aug-2007
Sri Lanka Under-19 336 for 8 (Chandimal 143, Priyanjan 68) trail India Under-19 491 for 3 dec by 155 runs
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Lokuge Chandimal made a fine 143, but the Indian bowlers otherwise kept a tight check on the Sri Lanka Under-19's progress on day two of the second Test at Kandy. Apart from a 113-run fourth-wicket partnership between Chandimal and Ashan Priyanjan (68), Sri Lanka had to forge small stands down the order to finish the day on 336 for 8, still 155 runs behind.
From an overnight 11 for 0, the Sri Lankan openers progressed to 56 before Dhaval Kulkarni, the medium-pacer, removed Lahiru Thirimanna for 17. Chandimal, who opened in the second innings of the Colombo Test, led the scoring in a 62-run partnership with Lahiru Weragala (19) and then added the highest stand of the innings with Priyanjan, but after the centurion departed wickets fell at regular intervals. Angelo Perera (34 from 48 balls) and Sachith Pathirana (32 not out from 32) were the only other notable scorers.
For India, Kulkarni led the way with 3 for 83 from 18 overs, and was backed up by Amanpreet Singh's 2 for 82 and an economical 2 for 27 from Ravindra Jadeja's 17 overs. Jadeja, whose match haul of 9 for 33 spun India to a comprehensive win in the first Test, picked up the key wickets of Weragala and Mathurage Perera.
Full postYorkshire's titles dreams wilt
John Ward reports on a remarkable first day's play in the Roses match at Headingley
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09-Aug-2007
Lancashire 146 for 2 (Horton 82*) lead Yorkshire 144 (Chapple 4-35) by four runs
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The weather was bright and clear, but the sun did not shine for Yorkshire. The debacle began with the final two deliveries of the opening over, bowled by Glen Chapple, after Yorkshire had batted on winning the toss. The first moved away slightly and Craig White edged it to the keeper; the next whipped back in sharply and Anthony McGrath, padding up, was adjudged lbw.
Worse was to follow. Joe Sayers took a single off Saj Mahmood's first ball;
the second, a full toss, bowled Younis Khan. Yorkshire were 1 for 3 after eight deliveries. When Sayers (3) and Andrew Gale (15) departed, they were 22 for 5 and gasping for survival. The large gathering of spectators for this historic fixture were stunned.
Full postSri Lanka A in command at Durham
Sri Lanka A have an excellent chance of heading for victory on the final day after taking the honours for the second successive day at Chester-le-Street
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09-Aug-2007
Sri Lanka A 379 and 162 for 6 (Samaraweera 40, Lokuarachchi 23*, Prasad 21*) lead Durham 220 (Welegedara 5-45) by 321 runs
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Sri Lanka A have an excellent chance of heading for victory on the final day after taking the honours for the second successive day at Chester-le-Street. They have a second-innings lead of 321, with four wickets remaining.
Durham made 220 in their first innings, to hand Sri Lanka a cushion of 159 heading into their second innings, as Chanaka Welegedara took five wickets. Lee Goddard was the only Durham batsmen to make a fifty. It was Goddard's second first-class fifty in 13 knocks. Garry Park also chipped in with 45.
Sri Lanka lost wickets steadily to encourage Durham, but Thilan Samaraweera held them off with 40, and they have given themselves a chance of bowling out Durham on Friday.
Full postScotland grind even the diehards into submission
The first day of the Intercontinental Cup tie between Ireland and Scotland at Stormont was not even one for the purist. Fewer than 50 people watched Scotland crawl to 183 for 7 off 101 painful overs
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09-Aug-2007
Scotland 183 for 7 (Johnston 3-27) v Ireland
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The first day of the Intercontinental Cup tie between Ireland and Scotland at Stormont was not even one for the purists. Fewer than 50 people watched Scotland crawl to 183 for 7 off 101 painful overs. Few of them will be tempted back tomorrow.
In fairness to the Scots, who won the toss, the pitch was slow and low and made run-scoring an attritional affair, and Ireland's attack stuck to a solid line and length. Nevertheless, they never looked interested in upping the tempo or trying to dominate the bowlers. Survival was the key with the occasional run a bonus.
Scotland reached lunch at 50 for 2 off 30 overs, Neil McRae and Ryan Watson both falling for painstaking 9s, Watson caught at long leg when he top edged a rare attacking shot. Gavin Hamilton showed a glimmer of attacking intent before falling lbw to a woody sounding lbw, and suspicions of an edge were backed by the speed he left the middle.
Full postBatsmen help India build momentum
India finished the first day at The Oval on top, putting up 316 for 4 thanks to four contrasting innings
The Bulletin by Anand Vasu
09-Aug-2007
India 316 for 4 (Karthik 91, Dravid 55, Tendulkar 48*) v England
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On a day of fluctuating fortunes and squandered opportunities, India finished on top, putting 316 for 4 on the board after they chose to bat on a friendly Oval pitch, in conditions where bowling was hard work. Some of India's top-order batsmen must still be ruing the fact that they did not go on to make big runs but Matt Prior, who dropped Sachin Tendulkar on 20, will be the one most wanting to erase the flawed moment from memory.
Wasim Jaffer began the Indian innings in characteristic fashion, with little footwork but excellent shot execution, timing and placing the ball superbly on both sides of the pitch, in front of and behind square. Among affer's seven boundaries that will make the highlights reels was an uppercut six off James Anderson that sailed over the ropes at point.
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