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Amlas give Dolphins sound start
A round-up of the action from the first day in the second round of SuperSport Series matches
Martin Williamson
27-Oct-2005
The Dolphins made the most of winning the toss and a good pitch to reach 308 for 3 by the close on the first day of their match against Cape Cobras at Paarl. Hashim Amla (118*) and Ahmed Amla led the way with a third-wicket stand of 205, ended shortly before the close when Ahmed Amla fell to Paul Adams, missing out on his fourth first-class hundred by two runs.
The Eagles found the going tough after batting first against the Lions at Potchefstroom, Andrew Hall's 5 for 39 doing much of the damage as they were bowled out for 181. The Lions made a solid reply, but two late wickets by Thandi Tshabalala gave the Eagles renewed hope as the Lions closed on 124 for 4.
The Warriors closed on 277 for 5 against the Titans at East London, with half centuries from Mark Bruyns and Carl Bradfield underpinning their innings. Albie Morkel and Dale Steyn kept the Warriors in check with two wickets apiece.
Full postWickets tumble at Benoni
A round-up of the first day in the latest round of SAA Provincial Challenge matches
Martin Williamson
27-Oct-2005
Wickets tumbled on the first day at Benoni - 23 of them to be exact - as Griqualand West had the better of a poor pitch to take a strong position against Easterns. Easterns' decision to field looked a good one they bowled Griqualand West out for 217 inside a session and a half, Sean O'Connor taking 4 for 65. But less than 20 overs later, they had been skittled out for 70, Alan Kruger taking 5 for 20 and J Coetzee 4 for 25. Although it looked to be more of the same when Griqualand West slipped to 8 for 2, Adrian McLaren (51*) and Jason Brooker (63) restored order with a third-wicket stand of 104 in a little over an hour. Griqualand West closed on 162 for 3, a lead of 310.
Zimbabwe Under-23s had a dogged 86 from Tino Mawoyo to thank for keeping them from another dreadful day against Eastern Province at Port Elizabeth. He was the only one of the top eight to reach double figures as Zimbabwe U-23s crawled to 162 for 9 before declaring. In reply, Eastern Province reached 100 for the loss of Darryl Willemse, Chad Baxter leading the way with an unbeaten 54.
North West squandered a good start against Free State at Bloemfontein, slipping to 236 for 9 declared after at one stage being 94 for 1. Driaan Steyn (52) and Mohammad Akoojee (59) gave them a platform, but Dillon du Preez and Quinton Samson shared six wickets to rip through the middle order. Free State closed on 67 for 1.
Full postPagnis and Yadav put Central on top
Central Zone and North Zone dominated the opening day of their respective Duleep Trophy games
Cricinfo staff
27-Oct-2005
Central Zone 299 for 3 (Pagnis 142, Jyoti Yadav 87) v South Zone
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Amit Pagnis's century helped Central Zone, the defending champions, make an emphatic start to their Duleep Trophy campaign and finish with 299 for 3 at the end of the opening day against South at Surat. Hemang Badani's decision to field first backfired as Pagnis and Jyoti Prasad Yadav, who made 87, put the South bowlers to the sword. Lakshmipathy Balaji didn't have any success in his 14 overs and it was left to Ramakrishnan Ramkumar, the left-arm spinner from Tamil Nadu, to snap up two wickets.
North Zone 62 for 0 trail Zimbabwe President's XI 94 (Joginder 6-21, Mishra 4-16) by 32 runs
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Joginder Sharma and Amit Mishra, the duo from Haryana, routed the visiting Zimbabwe President's XI for just 94 on the first day at the Wankhede Stadium. Joginder, the medium-pacer, ripped through the top order and finished with a rich haul of 6 for 21 while Mishra, the legspinner, mopped up the tail. North added 62 by the end of the day and, after the reverse against East in the earlier game, were well on their way to gaining a much needed bonus point.
Full postMagnificent Tikolo shows his class
A superb hundred from Steve Tikolo - his second in three innings - put Kenya firmly in control at the end of the first day of the Intercontinental Cup final
Martin Williamson
27-Oct-2005
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Tikolo, long regarded as the best batsman outside Test cricket, was in sublime form as Kenya cruised to 401 for 4 before declaring. On a pitch which offered little to the bowlers, neither side appears to possess the firepower to bowl the other out twice.
From the moment Tikolo won the toss and chose to bat, it was Kenya's day. They overcame the early run out of Maurice Ouma for 8, and even when Tony Suji, fresh from a hundred in the semi-finals, went for a laborious 11, Kenya looked untroubled. The morning was dominated by Kennedy Otieno, who hammered the ball to all parts, and the session ended with Ireland's captain Trent Johnston off the field with a broken finger. He returned, dosed up to the eyeballs with painkillers, bowled one expensive over, and disappeared again, this time for good. He will bat if necessary, but otherwise his match seems over.
Full postIreland storm into final
Ireland secured their place in the final of the Intercontinental Cup with a draw against UAE in their semi-final at Windhoek
James Fitzgerald
25-Oct-2005
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Kenya won the toss and chose to bat against Ireland
Kenya won the toss and chose to bat against Ireland
Kenya's captain Steve Tikolo won the toss and put his side in against Ireland in the final of the Intercontinental Cup at Windhoek.
On the evidence of the two semi-finals, batting first will be a huge advantage in the three-day contest. Both games were drawn, but big first-innings totals from the side batting first guaranteed big points that sent them through. The two semi-finals produced 2237 runs for the loss of just 48 wickets, so a run-fest may not be out of the question in the final.
Ireland make two changes to the side that beat UAE in the semis, bringing in Andre Botha and Andrew White for Paul Mooney and Greg Thompson. Kenya remain unchanged from their victory over Bermuda.
Full postSuji's ton drives Kenya to final
Kenya's allrounder Tony Suji struck his maiden first-class century to drive Kenya to Thursday's final against Ireland
Cricinfo staff
25-Oct-2005
Kenya 403 for 6 and 282 for 4 (Suji 103*) drew with Bermuda 342 for 9 (Smith 126*, Romaine 56)
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A maiden first-class hundred from Tony Suji helped Kenya draw with Bermuda on the final day of the semi-final at Windhoek, to see them through to the final against Ireland on Thursday. With the Kenyans ahead on bonus points from the first innings, after reaching 403 for 6 to the Bermudian's 346 for 9, all they had to do was avoid getting bowled out cheaply - a feat they managed comfortably.
There was a glimmer of hope for Bermuda when Ryan Steede took two wickets in two balls: Kenya's wicketkeeper Kennedy Otieno fell for a patient 63, followed by his captain, Steve Tikolo, who had scored 220 in the first innings and later won the Man-of-the-Match award.
Full postIndia wrap up comprehensive win
India took a 1-0 lead in the seven-match one-day series with a thumping 152-run win in the first match at Nagpur
The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
25-Oct-2005
India 350 for 6 (Tendulkar 93, Dravid 85*, Pathan 84) beat Sri Lanka 198 (Sangakkara 43, Harbhajan 3-34) by 152 runs
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How they were out
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A magical comeback for Sachin Tendulkar, where sparkling strokeplay blended with youthful daring, inspired India to a mammoth total before the spinners taunted the Sri Lankan batsmen and completed a rout in the opening game at Nagpur. In a game that proceeded at a breakneck speed, Irfan Pathan and Rahul Dravid produced crackling 80s to complement Tendulkar's fizz, taking India to an impregnable score and giving them the perfect start to the series.
On a belter of a pitch, the Sri Lankan bowlers weren't allowed to settle into their restrictive, choking rhythm and all the Indian batsmen fearlessly attacked, rode their luck and seized the momentum. The counterpunch, from Kumar Sangakkara, was startling but brief and the Indian spinners, led by Harbhajan Singh, were soon in their element and turned things around in a trice. Introduced in the 11th over, with the run-rate already 7.4, Harbhajan spun rings around the batsmen, turning it viciously both ways, and triggered a sudden collapse from which Sri Lanka never recovered.
Full postSmith leads Bermuda's fightback
Bermuda's captain Clay Smith led his country's fightback with an unbeaten century after they had looked dead and buried yesterday, but it seems unlikely to be enough to prevent Kenya moving into Thursday's final
Cricinfo staff
24-Oct-2005
Kenya 403 for 6 and 85 for 1 lead Bermuda 346 for 9 (Smith 126*, Romaine 56, Minors 51) by 146 runs
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Bermuda's captain Clay Smith led his country's fightback with an unbeaten century after they had looked dead and buried yesterday, but it seems unlikely to be enough to prevent Kenya moving into Thursday's final.
Bermuda were in trouble at 72 for 3 in reply to Kenya's 403 for 6, but Smith, who was given excellent back-up by Irvine Romaine and wicketkeeper Dean Minors, who both scored fifties, dealt well with an uninspired Kenyan attack. After struggling to 13 off as many overs with the loss of Cutis Jackson last night, Bermuda lost opener Kwame Tucker went early on, falling to Thomas Odoyo.
Romaine's and Saleem Mukuddem's third-wicket partnership added some respectability and obviously gave Bermuda confidence. At Mukeddem's wicket, Smith took the attack to the Kenyans and turned a one-sided match back into a contest. After Romaine fell for 56, Janeiro Tucker added a useful 30 from just 29 balls as Kenya continued to throw away advantage Tikolo had given them yesterday. Tucker's wicket brought no respite, Minors sustaining the fast-scoring with a run-a-ball 51, falling to Tikolo. Kenya's captain was on a hat-trick after Lionel Cann fell first ball, offering a return catch to Tikolo.
Full postBray hammers Ireland towards the final
Ireland virtually secured their place in the final of the Intercontinental Cup with an overwhelming display with bat and ball on day two of the semi-final at Windhoek
Cricinfo staff
24-Oct-2005
Ireland 350 for 7 dec and 306 for 1 (Bray 169*, O'Brien 118*) lead UAE 189 (Mohammad Taskeen 47, Johnston 5-33) by 467 runs
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Ireland virtually secured their place in the final of the Intercontinental Cup with an overwhelming display with bat and ball on day two of the semi-final at Windhoek. Ireland's captain Trent Johnston did the business with the ball and Jeremy Bray impressed with the bat as Ireland finised the day on 306 for 1 after UAE had been bowled out for 189 - a lead of 467.
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Bray added to his first innings 78 with a thumping unbeaten 169 and shared in an undefeated second-wicket stand of 269 with Kent's Niall O'Brien. It was O'Brien's maiden first-class hundred and Bray's highest score. Bray was the more dominant of the pair, crashing 20 boundaries as the under-strength UAE attack wilted. Things got so desperate for them that wicketkeeper Mohammad Taskeen was the only man not called up to bowl.
Ireland look set to declare overnight to force a result, with UAE, on first innings form, unlikely to come anywhere near challenging the total.
Taskeen, unbeaten on 38 overnight, needed a big score if UAE were to recover from their score of 77 for 4. But when he fell to 18-year-old Greg Thompson on 47, UAE's hopes disappeared. Rameed Shahzad, batting at No. 5, added a mature 41 that defied his 17 years, but the tail was blown away by the pace of Ireland's Johnston, who picked up 5 for 33 - his his best first-class bowling figures. Last man Fahad Alhashmi's 21 from 27 balls added a touch of respectability to UAE's score, but 189 - and a deficit of 161 - was never going to be enough.
Full postZimbabwe Under-23 slump to another defeat
A round-up of the latest SAA Provincial Cup one-day matches
Keith Lane
24-Oct-2005
At Chatsworth in Durban KwaZulu-Natal secured the double over the
Zimbabwe Under-23s with a big 103-run win in their 45-over clash. Sent
in to bat Natal totalled 291 for 7 with Kyle Smit striking 75 off 52
balls and Robert Frylinck smashing five boundaries and six sixes in his
82 not out off 51 balls. Despite a near run-a-ball 65 from Mark
Vermeulen Zimbabwe were never in the game and were eventually bowled out
for 188 in 41 overs. The legspin of Tyron Pillay again caused problems
as he picked up 3 for 30.
A close encounter in East London resulted in Boland walking away with
the spoil in a tense six-run win over Border. Seventies from Henry Davis
and Shane Summers allowed Boland to post 241 for 9 when their overs ran
out. Murray Ranger, the Border captain, was once again among the wickets as he
picked up a career best 4 for 42. Border started off well but a
collapse, from 63 for 1 to 85 for 5, set them back as Bardo Fransman
picked up three quick wickets. A final effort from Ranger (56 not out)
and Shane de Kock (32 not out) brought Border to within six runs when they
ran out of overs.
Free State also completed the double over their arch rivals Griqualand
West winning by a comfortable margin of 90 runs. Batting first in
Kimberley, Free State scored 269 for 6 thanks to a 88 not out from Dillon
de Preez and a 53 not out from Roger Telemachus. Their 128-run
partnership came in the final 13 overs of the innings. Griqualand
West did not get a good start, and at 86 for 7 were all but out of the
match. An unbeaten 50 from Donovan Donaldson, batting at No. 8,
gave the Griquas' score some respectability as they ended on 179, bowled
out in 36.4 overs.
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