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Namibia derailed by Manicaland
Namibia's triumphant run of success in Zimbabwe came to a sudden end as they went down to an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of Manicaland in the Faithwear Series at the Country Club
John Ward
01-Sep-2005
Manicaland 199 for 2 (de Grandhomme 96*, Matsikenyeri 80*) beat Namibia 198 for 8 (Bennett 4-26) by eight wickets
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Namibia's triumphant run of success in Zimbabwe came to a sudden end as they went down to an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of Manicaland in the Faithwear Series at the Country Club. Three superb individual performances brought Manicaland a well-earned victory, although they were assisted by the significant absence of Jan-Berrie Burger from the Namibian team; he sustained an ankle injury against Zimbabwe A two days earlier.
Namibia batted first but lacked their usual impetus at the start of their innings. Ryan Bennett turned in a superb spell of accurate and thoughtful fast-medium bowling to neutralise their middle order, taking four wickets for 26 runs in his ten overs. Namibia totalled 198 for 8 in their 50 overs.
Full postRest too good for the Lions
The Rest of South Africa cruised to an emphatic win against the Highveld Lions in the Sports Trust Cricket Challenge, which kickstarted the domestic one-day season
Cricinfo staff
01-Sep-2005
Rest of South Africa 85 for 2 (Smith 44*) beat Lions 84
all out (de Bruyn 5-29, Ntini 4-10) by 8 wickets
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South Africa's limited-overs season got underway at the Wanderers in
Johannesburg with the annual Sports Trust Cricket Challenge between the
winners of the previous season's domestic competition, the Lions, and a
Rest of South Africa XI. The Lions were never in the game as a rejuvenated South African squad, coming off a five-day training camp, made short work of the batsmen emphasising the vast chasm that separates domestic and international cricket.
The Lions won the toss and decided to bat first, but found the going
hard as Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini kept a tight rein on line and
length. Frustrated by the lack of runs, Adam Bacher was first to
depart, in the sixth over, playing an expansive drive at Ntini only to
edge to Thami Tsolekile for three. Ntini struck again in the tenth over,
knocking back Andrew Hall's off stump as he tried to force one square of the wicket.
Full postLewis leads Victoria to six points
Michael Lewis pushed Victoria to their first win in Hobart in 25 years despite strong resistance from Michael Bevan
Cricinfo staff
01-Sep-2005
Victoria 162 & 9 for 432 dec beat Tasmania 101 & 366 (Bevan 167*, Wright 111, Lewis 6-84) by 127 runs
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Michael Lewis pushed Victoria to their first win at Hobart in 25 years despite strong resistance from Michael Bevan in the Pura Cup match at Bellerive Oval.
Bevan was unbeaten on 167, his first century for his new state, when Lewis picked up the No. 11 Brett Geeves to claim his sixth wicket.
Lewis also broke the 215-run partnership, a Tasmanian record for the seventh wicket, between Bevan and Damien Wright, who reached his maiden first-class century after being 99 overnight. The pair joined at 6 for 46, adding respectablity to the second innings, but could not prevent Victoria registering their first six points of the summer.
Full postMacGill and Lee control the Kiwis
Stuart MacGill and Brett Lee spoiled New Zealand's opening tour match by collecting seven wickets as New South Wales dominated the first day
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01-Sep-2005
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Stuart MacGill and Brett Lee spoiled New Zealand's opening tour match by collecting seven wickets as New South Wales dominated the first day at the SCG. MacGill knocked over the lower order and was on a hat-trick during a spell of 3 for 11 after tea while Lee sent a reminder to the selectors with 3 for 52.
Mathew Sinclair was the only New Zealand batsman to convert a start as all of the top six posted double figures. But Sinclair's 180-balls innings ended 12 short of a century and then MacGill stepped in to ensure a quick end. MacGill dismissed Gareth Hopkins and Ian Butler with consecutive balls before his hat-trick delivery to the No. 11 Chris Martin slipped down the leg side.
Full postTait strikes with seven but Redbacks in trouble
Shaun Tait grabbed a career-best seven wickets but Queensland's Andy Bichel quickly ruined any chance of South Australia winning the Pura Cup match
Cricinfo staff
01-Sep-2005
South Australia 5 for 138 (Smith 57, Bichel 3-23) & 150 trail Queensland 316 (Maher 80, Watson 61, Symonds 51*, Tait 7-99) & 279 by 307 runs
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Shaun Tait grabbed a career-best seven wickets but Queensland's Andy Bichel quickly ruined any chance of South Australia winning the Pura Cup match at the Adelaide Oval.
Chasing 446, South Australia were in trouble at 4 for 26 after Bichel collected 3 for 1 in 17 balls. Jack Smith eased the damage with a rapid half-century, the home side's first of the match, but by stumps they had only five wickets remaining and 308 runs to make.
Full postFaisal leads the fightback
With Australia dismissed for 467 and Pakistan replying with 210 for 5, you might think this was a fairly ordinary day in Colombo
Wisden CricInfo staff
01-Sep-2005
Close Pakistan 210 for 5 (Iqbal 78*, Latif 30*) trail Australia 467 (Ponting 141, Langer 72, Martyn 67, Gilchrist 66*, Saqlain 4-136, Shoaib 3-51) by 257 runs
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With Australia dismissed for 467 and Pakistan replying with 210 for 5, you might think this was a fairly ordinary day in Colombo. It was anything but. This was a day of three distinct parts, each in sharp contrast to the other.
In the first session, Damien Martyn and Adam Gilchrist added 123 runs as a lacklustre Pakistan failed to pick up a wicket; in the second, Pakistan got five Australian wickets in the space of 10 runs and then stuttered to 50 for 3; and in the last session of the day, they made 160 runs for the loss of just two wickets, mainly due to a stirring, Test-best 78 not out off 80 balls from Faisal Iqbal.
The biggest dramatic element of the day came from the battle between Faisal and Shane Warne, won emphatically by Faisal. Nonchalantly chewing gum with a swagger reminiscent of his uncle, Javed Miandad, Iqbal exuded a confidence that came not just from youthful enthusiasm - he is only 20 years old - but also from pure talent. He stepped out in his first over against Warne and smashed him over his head to the straight boundary. Then he leaned back to a short ball in the next over and hammered it through cover for four, but that was only l'aperitif.
Full postBevan and Wright partnership delays Victoria
Damien Wright and Michael Bevan were both unbeaten in the 90s as Tasmania stayed alive on day three of the Pura Cup match against Victoria at Bellerive Oval
Cricinfo staff
31-Aug-2005
Tasmania 6 for 235 (Wright 99*, Bevan 95*, Lewis 4-46) & 101 trail Victoria 9 for 432 dec (Rummans 188*, Downton 5-94) & 162 by 256 runs
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Damien Wright and Michael Bevan were both unbeaten in the 90s as Tasmania stayed alive on day three of the Pura Cup match against Victoria at Bellerive Oval. The pair's stubborn seventh-wicket partnership stopped the Bushrangers' march as they rebuilt the second innings from 6 for 46.
Wright passed his career-best score of 65 against Western Australia last summer, while Bevan will push for his first century for his new state tomorrow. Tasmania are still 256 behind Victoria, who haven't won in Hobart for 24 years.
Full postDelhi survive by the skin of their teeth
Delhi survived by the barest of margins at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, drawing the game with only their last pair standing
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31-Aug-2005
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Damani scored 86, with eight fours, Thaker was last man out for 95, with 12 fours, and Gujarat had managed to post a healthy total of 372. Soon after, Delhi were in trouble. They were 37 for 2 within six overs, and though they continued to score quickly, they just kept losing wickets. The eighth fell for 90, with eight overs still remaining. Mithun Manhas was out just before the day ended, but Rahul Sanghvi and Amit Bhandari did not fall, giving Delhi the unlikeliest of escapes.
Murtaza Lodhgar played a big role for the second time in Karnataka's 116-run loss to Bengal with another five-wicket haul at the Jadavpur University Campus in Kolkata. Karnataka fell for 226, well short of the target of 343. Sujith Somasunder top-scored with 46, and was followed by Stuart Binny (42) and Vijay Bhardawaj (40). Lodhgar ended with innings figures of 5 for 89, and a match haul of 11 for 117. It was a match keenly watched because Sourav Ganguly's form had been questioned since the start of the series against Australia; he managed 32 runs in two innings.
Tamil Nadu won by an innings and 108 runs against a hapless Hyderabad side that failed to go past 190 in either innings. Ramakrishnan Ramkumar did the damage, claiming 6 for 71 to go with his first-innings six-wicket haul. It gave him match figures of 12 for 128 at the Chidambaram stadium. Hyderabad scored 190, with Daniel Manohar the top-scorer. Tamil Nadu claimed a bonus point for the innings victory, in addition to the regular four for a standard win.
Full postNew Zealand ease into final
Zimbabwe lost by 27 runs to New Zealand, but did at least show a little more fight.
Cricinfo staff
31-Aug-2005
New Zealand 238 (Styris 63, Astle 61) beat Zimbabwe 211 (Blignaut 50, Bond 4-17) by 27 runs
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As far as the result goes, a defeat by 27 runs, Zimbabwe lost their second clash of the Videocon Cup against New Zealand with honour, after two previous and humiliating defeats. It was not quite as impressive as it looked, though: it was clear from early in the Zimbabwe innings that they had little chance of victory, but a courageous flurry from the lower middle-order ensured that the margin of defeat was small.
Stephen Fleming decided to bat in good conditions, but Lou Vincent followed his 172 in the previous match with a duck, caught at the wicket off an away swinger from Heath Streak. Against much improved bowling and fielding from the home side, Nathan Astle then had to hold the top order together after Fleming departed for 23.
Full postSri Lanka cruise to victory
Sri Lanka cruised to an easy 88-run win against Bangladesh
The Bulletin by Charlie Austin
31-Aug-2005
Sri Lanka 269 for 9 (Tharanga 60, Atapattu 55, Jayawardene 50) beat Bangladesh 181for 9 (Maharoof 3-29) by 88 runs
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How they were out
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How they were out
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Watched by a couple of hundred school children and a few die-hard supporters, who entertained themselves with a gentle sing-song in the lower decks of the Sinhalese Sports Club pavilion, Sri Lanka cruised to an easy 88-run win against Bangladesh in the first encounter of what promises to be an entirely forgettable, and one-sided, three-match series.
The hosts, full of confidence after their Indian Oil Cup victory, set Bangladesh a stiff 270-run target after being asked to bat first. Upul Tharanga top-scored with 60, his maiden ODI fifty and Marvan Atapattu glued the innings together with a watchful 55. Mahela Jayawardene finished off the innings strongly, despite the clatter of late wickets, with a delightful 50 from just 35 balls.
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