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Hasan Raza saves Pakistan A the blushes
An unbeaten 111 from Hasan Raza helped Pakistan A to a respectable 249 for 6 after the third day of their four-day game against Australia A
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20-Sep-2005
Pakistan A 249 for 6 (Raza 111*) trail Australia A 407 for 8 dec (Hopes 146, Hodge 68, Watson 50)
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An unbeaten 111 from Hasan Raza helped Pakistan A to a respectable 249 for 6 after the third day of their four-day game against Australia A in Rawalpindi. Earlier, the Australians, resuming on 318 for 5, declared their first innings on 407 for 8.
Raza's knock bailed Pakistan out after they had slumped to 114 for 4, with Michael Lewis, the right-arm fast bowler, and Dan Cullen, the offspinner, taking two wickets each. Raza hit 15 fours and two sixes in a free-stroking innings which took only159 balls. Apart from Imran Farhat (47), none of the other batsmen offered him much support, though. Cullen ended the day as the most successful bowler for the Australians, taking 3 for 60 from 24 overs.
The Australians had earlier added 89 in just 17 overs in the morning in an attempt to put in Pakistan in quickly and force a result. Shane Watson led the charge, scoring 50 from 71 balls. However, with the second day lost entirely due to rain, a draw is almost a certainty here.
Full postSamaraweera and Dilshan batter Bangladesh
Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera scored superb hundreds to rescue Sri Lanka after a dreadful start and take them to a a gargantuan 449 for 7 in the second and final Test
The Bulletin by Charlie Austin
20-Sep-2005
Close Sri Lanka 449 for 7 (Dilshan 168, Samaraweera 138, Vaas 61* ) v Bangladesh
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Dilshan, who had a serious injury concern the previous evening after getting hit on the elbow at practice, scored an exhilarating 168 from 179 balls, an innings that included 19 boundaries and a six. It was his highest Test score and his fourth Test hundred. Samaraweera, meanwhile, finished with 138 from 217 balls, his fifth Test hundred
Bangladesh did dismiss both before the close - Dilshan edging a tired square cut and Samaraweera chipping the second new ball straight to midwicket - but to rub salt into Bangladesh's wounds Chaminda Vaas strolled out to bat without a helmet and cracked a quick 61 not out while Muttiah Muralitharan struck some lusty blows during an unbroken 49-run eighth wicket stand.
Full postHenriques' 85 can't save Australia
Australia's Under-19 side went down to a two-wicket defeat in the opening ODI of their five-match series against India
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19-Sep-2005
India U-19 215 for 8 (Ravikant Shukla 62, Darwen 3-31) beat Australia U-19 214 for 6 (Henriques 85*, Gledhill 40) by two wickets
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Australia's Under-19 side suffered a two-wicket defeat in the opening ODI of their five-match series against India at Mohali.
Chasing 215 for victory in 45 overs, the Indians lost openers Ankit Rawat and Anirudh Srikant cheaply, but Rohit Sharma and the captain Ravikant Shukla steadied the innings and Shahbaz Nadim played a patient knock of 26 to secure the win in the 40th over. Patrick Darwen was the most successful of the Australian bowlers with three wickets from his nine overs.
After winning the toss, Australia's openers were dismissed with the score on 4 and only an unbeaten 85 off 80 balls from Moises Henriques, who came in at No. 5, and 40 by the wicketkeeper Ben Gledhill pushed the total past 200.
Full postSouth African XI complete huge win
The South Africa XI cruised to an crushing 167-run win in the second of the Jacques Kallis benefit matches
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18-Sep-2005
South Africa XI 384 for 5 (Prince 84*, Smith 79, McKenzie 61) beat Jacques Kallis XI 217 (Kirsten 85, Langeveldt 4-49) by 167 runs
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The South African XI were given the perfect start by Smith and Boeta Dippenaar as they blasted 109 in 14 overs. Dippenaar's 54 was uncharacteristically rapid, coming from 45 balls, and Smith's 79 took only 54 deliveries. Their departures did not slow the scoring rate as Nicky Boje and Neil McKenzie enjoyed themselves as the bowlers were dispatched to all corners of the ground.
Ashwell Prince didn't arrive at the crease until the 29th over and still ended up as top-scorer, his unbeaten 84 ensuring the score took on intimidating proportions. Prince hit eight fours and a six in his confident innings, which will send him into the forthcoming season with his confidence high.
Full postHopes leads the way for Australia A
A superb century by James Hopes led Australia A to a comfortable 318 for 5 on the first day of their second four-day match against Pakistan A
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18-Sep-2005
Australia A 318 for 5 (Hopes 146, Hodge 68) v Pakistan A
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Rain washed out day two after a superb century by James Hopes led Australia A to a comfortable 318 for 5 on the first day against Pakistan A in Rawalpindi. Opening the batting, Hopes hammered 146 to ensure that the Australians wouldn't collapse the way they did in the first match, when they were bowled out for 196 and 130 en route to a seven-wicket defeat.
Hopes was dominant from the start - Mike Hussey, his opening partner, contributed only 15 in a first-wicket stand of 84, while Marcus North's share was 18 in the second-wicket partnership of 65. The only other batsman who passed 25 was Brad Hodge, who hammered 68 and overshadowed Hopes in a 94-run stand for the third wicket.
For Pakistan A, Mohammad Asif, their 22-year-old right-arm fast bowler, took two wickets, including that of Hopes, while Najaf Shah and Mansoor Amjad managed a wicket each.
Full postFaisalabad Wolves International 20:20 champions
Faisalabad Wolves have beaten Chilaw Marians in the final of the inaugural International 20:20 championship
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17-Sep-2005
Chilaw Marians 132 (Perera 37) lost to Faisalabad Wolves 134-5 (Latif 45*) by 5 wickets
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Faisalabad Wolves beat Chilaw Marians in the final of the inaugural International 20:20 championship, thanks to a captain's innings of 45 from Naved Latif.
The Wolves appeared to be coasting to their victory target of 133, as they reached 96 for 2 with little trouble, with Mohammad Hafeez stroking six fours in his 31 and Asif Hussain supported him well. But Nimesh Perara led the fightback for the Marians, dismissing Hussain, Ijaz Ahmed and Mohammad Salman in quick succession.
Full postChilaw Marians and Faisalabad Wolves reach final
Chilaw Marians booked their place in the final of the International 20:20 championshire at Grace Road with a victory over Leicestershire
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17-Sep-2005
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Faisalabad Wolves 142-7 (Mohammad Salman 28*) beat PCA Masters XI 138-9 (Singh 38) by 3 wickets
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A thrilling last-ball win for Faisalabad Wolves against PCA Masters XI saw them through to the final, where they will face the Chilaw Marians in the final of the International 20:20 Club Championship at Grace Road.
Full postKallis XI fall short despite Butt's century
A fine 102 by Salman Butt wasn't enough to win the game for Jacques Kallis Invitational XI, as they went down by three runs against a South Africa XI
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17-Sep-2005
South Africa XI 258 (Smith 69, Pollock 57, Prince 54) beat Jacques Kallis Invitational XI 255 for 8 (Butt 102) by 3 runs
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A fine 102 by Salman Butt wasn't enough to win the game for Jacques Kallis Invitational XI, as they went down by three runs against a South Africa XI at Newlands in Cape Town. Requiring 259 for victory, the Kallis XI made a spirited chase, but despite handy contributions from Lance Klusener (44) and Brian Lara (31), they fell marginally short.
Earlier, the South Africa XI racked up 258 after winning the toss, with half-centuries from Graeme Smith, Ashwell Prince and Shaun Pollock. The Kallis XI also included Mfuneko Ngam, the right-arm fast bowler who is attempting a comeback after repeated stress fractures in the legs for the past four years. Ngam was expensive but polished off the tail to finish with 3 for 57 from 7.1 overs. Allan Donald and Mohammad Sami took two wickets each.
Full postLeicestershire and Chilaw Marians reach semi-finals
On the second day of the International 20:20 tournament at Grace Road, there were wins for Chilaw Marians, Faisalabad Wolves and Leicestershire
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16-Sep-2005
Leicestershire 172-6 (Maddy 42) beat Somerset 106-8 (Francis 49, Snape 2-12, Mongia 2-6) by 66 runs
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Leicestershire's 66-run victory over Somerset booked them a place in tomorrow's finals day. Set 173 to win, Somerset failed to take the attack to Leicestershire's bowlers, and wickets continued to tumble. Only John Francis, with an innings of 49 from 44 balls, threatened to deny Leicestershire a victory; Jeremy Snape and Dinesh Mongia both bowled remarkably tidily, each picking up two wickets. Mongia's figures of 2 for 6 from four overs were particularly impressive. Leicestershire's innings was built around the top four batsman, with Darren Maddy hitting 42 from just 27 balls, and Mongia 39 from 23 balls; Mongia's innings, and his two cheap wickets, earned him the Man-of-the-Match award.
Chilaw Marians 179 (MMDNRG Perera 39) beat Titans 112 (Gunaratne 4-21) by 67 runs
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India sweep to innings victory
India romped to victory by an innings and 90 runs and go 1-0 up in the two-match series against Zimbabwe
The Bulletin by S Rajesh
16-Sep-2005
India 554 (Laxman 140, Ganguly 101, Dravid 77, Pathan 52, Mahwire 4-92) beat Zimbabwe 279 (Taibu 71*, Duffin 56, Pathan 5-58) and 185 (Taibu 52, Pathan 4-53, Harbhajan 4-59) by an innings and 90 runs
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India duly applied the finishing touches to the first Test on the fourth morning at Bulawayo, wrapping up the four remaining Zimbabwean wickets in slightly less than two hours to romp home to victory by an innings and 90 runs and go 1-0 up in the two-match series. Zimbabwe did stretch their second innings to 185, thanks to two useful partnerships for the seventh and tenth wickets, but that only delayed the inevitable. Harbhajan Singh, freed of the pressure of looking for his 200th scalp, took three of the wickets - all when bowling round the wicket - to take his career tally to 203, while Anil Kumble chipped in with the vital scalp of Tatenda Taibu, who finished as Zimbabwe's top-scorer in both innings.
The morning began encouragingly for Zimbabwe, though, as Andy Blignaut and Taibu dispatched the bowlers to all parts in an enterprising 43-run stand for the seventh wicket. Blignaut had put away all his strokes in the closet in the first innings, labouring to 4 off 33 balls, but with the result of a match not in doubt any longer, he freely launched into his shots: Harbhajan's second ball of the day was spanked through point, and when he returned after brief spells by the seamers, Blignaut celebrated by caressing a four through cover before smoting him past midwicket.
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