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Western Province Boland complete innings victory
Western Province Boland completed their first win in SuperSport league of 2004-05 to move up the table
Keith Lane
28-Jul-2005
Western Province Boland 486 all out beat Lions 241 and
219 (van Jaarsveld 80, Willoughby 3-59, Dawson 3-36) won by an innings and
26 runs
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At the Wanderers, Western Province Boland only needed to bat once as they beat the Lions by an innings and 26 runs. A first innings of only 241 cost the Lions dearly as they were bowled out for 219 in the follow-on. Vaughn van Jaarsveld saved the Lions from further embarrassment at the hands of their arch-rivals by scoring 80, the only player to convert a good start into a solid innings. Charl Willoughby was again in the wickets, with Alan Dawson also picking up three in the second innings.
In Bloemfontein, the Warriors and the Eagles drew their SuperSport Series match after both captains decided that there was no chance of a result. The Warriors were rescued by an undefeated 120-run fourth-wicket partnership between Arno Jacobs and Mark Boucher, after they had lost three quick wickets in pursuit of 304.
Full postRain limits Glamorgan progress
Only 10.1 overs were possible on the second day of Bangladesh A's three-day fixture against Glamorgan at Abergavenny
Cricinfo staff
27-Jul-2005
Bangladesh A 54 for 2 (Shahriar Nafees 20*) v Glamorgan 380 (Powell 111, Syed Rasel 4-89)
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Only 10.1 overs were possible on the second day of Bangladesh A's three-day fixture against Glamorgan at Abergavenny, but in that time they managed to lose two wickets to slump to 54 for 2 at stumps. The captain, Shahriar Nafees, was left unbeaten on 20, with Alok Kapali alongside him on 4. Both wickets were taken by Andrew Davies in an incisive five-over burst.
Glamorgan were bowled out for 380 on the first day, with Michael Powell top-scoring with 111.
Full postDhoni leads India to victory
Wicketkeeper MS Dhoni struck a fine 88 as India beat a Kurunegala Invitation XI by 93 runs ahead of Indian Oil tri-series which starts on Saturday
Cricinfo staff
27-Jul-2005
India 250 in 42.2 overs (Dhoni 88, Raina 29; Karunaratne 3-47) beat Kurunegala Invitation XI 157 in 36.2 overs ( de Silva 51, Mubarak 46; Pathan 3-20, Nehra 2-36, Sehwag 2-18) by 93 runs
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Opening the innings with Virender Sehwag after VVS Laxman's failure as opener in the previous game, Dhoni showed his utility up the order. However, the rest of the batting line-up struggled on the slow pitch - Suresh Raina (29), Yuvraj Singh (20), Sehwag (16) and Rahul Dravid (15) all got starts, but none of them went on to a more substantial score. And it wasn't quite an ideal day for some of the bowlers either - Ashish Nehra picked up two wickets, but Zaheer Khan and Anil Kumble went wicketless.
For Kurunegala, Lanka de Silva (51) and Jehan Mubarak (46) were involved in a 90-run stand for the fourth wicket, but none of the other batsmen threatened to challenge the Indian score.
Full postWestern Province close in on win
Rain in the morning session on the second day at Cape Town prevented Western Province from winning within two days as North West crumbled in abject fashion, losing 18 wickets in 86 overs
Keith Lane
27-Jul-2005
Western Province 276 for 7 dec lead North West 98 (Coetsee 50, de Stadler 5-18, Friend 3-37) and 84 for 8 (de Stadler 3-13, Magiet 3-0) by 94 runs
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Rain in the morning session on the second day at Cape Town prevented Western Province from winning within two days as North West crumbled in abject fashion, losing 18 wickets in 86 overs. Werner Coetsee saved them from total humiliation, scoring 50 out of a total of 98 in the first innings. The only other player who got into double-figures was Marc Rosenberg, who scored 20. The main destroyer was Mark de Stadler, who took a career best of 5 for 18 from 14 overs He was assisted by Quentin Friend who took 3 for 37.
Following on, North West faired no better as they collapsed to 84
for 8 when bad light made sure that they would have to come back the next day. de Stadler was again among the wickets taking 3 for 13, but it was Achmat Magiet, making his debut appearance, who did the star turn, bowling three overs towards the end of the day and taking three wickets without conceding a run.
Gauteng 228 and 90 for 3 lead KwaZulu-Natal 274 for 5 dec (Sanders 96, Gobind 77) by 44 runs
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Jayasuriya leads Sri Lanka's fightback
Sanath Jayasuriya slammed a thrilling unbeaten 97 from 104 balls, to lead a rousing Sri Lankan fightback in the final session of the third day at Karachi
Rahul Bhatia
27-Jul-2005
Close Sri Lanka 208 and 134 for 1 (Jayasuriya 97*, Sangakkara 3*) trail Pakistan 478 (Inzamam 117) by 136 runs
It was a pity the stadium was nearly empty. With a large deficit to erase, and the possibility of a defeat looming, Sanath Jayasuriya launched into Abdul Razzaq and Co. with an attack so astonishing, the proceedings looked like a highlights package. His 97 runs came in a session that captured the joie de vivre of Sri Lanka's batting, and established the belief that the pitch was fast losing all life. Sri Lanka ended the day on 134 for 1, still trailing Pakistan's total of 478 by 136 runs.
With every boundary, Pakistan's chances of an easy victory grew dimmer. Jayasuriya was in murderous touch, and the force of his shots made the bowling look dainty. He pulled his first ball for four, and proceeded to hit every shot thereafter as hard as he could. Nothing could hold him back as he played with the freedom of his immediate post-World Cup victory days. Most of his shots were clean hits, well thought-out and emphatically executed. The plunder had been planned to wrench the advantage back from Pakistan, and even though Marvan Atapattu fell late in the day, it worked to perfection.
Up until then, Pakistan had embarrassed Sri Lanka for six consecutive sessions, but now they were eager to right the wrongs of the first day, when they batted with the confidence of champions and the footwork of amateurs. Today, led by Chaminda Vaas, the bowling was spot-on. They pitched it up and let the wicket do the rest. Wickets trickled through initially, and then began to flow. Then the batsmen took over and played with abandon. After the mauling they had taken from Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan and Imran Farhat, the fightback was to Sri Lanka's great credit.
Full postDeonarine and Cush star in Guyana's win
Narsingh Deonarine and Lennox Cush guide Guyana to an eight-wicket win against Windward Islands and move into the finals of the regional one-day competition
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27-Jul-2005
Guyana 175 for 2 (Deonarine 83*, Cush 63*) beat Windward Islands 174 for 9 (Cush 3-21) by 8 wickets
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An undefeated 150-run third-wicket partnership between Narsingh Deonarine and Lennox Cush paved the way for Guyana to ease to an eight-wicket win against Windward Islands and move into the finals of the regional one-day competition. Chasing a modest 175 for victory at St Philip, Guyana lost two early wickets, but Deonarine (83 not out) and Cush (63 not out) ensured that there would be no further hiccups.
Both started off circumspectly, getting their runs mostly with singles, but then found the fence with increasing regularity as the Windward bowlers wilted. Their stand equalled the third-wicket record for Guyana in one-day matches - Monte Lynch and Faoud Bacchus had put on exactly as many against Barbados 21 years ago.
Earlier, Cush had starred with the ball too, taking 3 for 21 as Windward Islands could only manage 174 despite a 51-run partnership for the first wicket between Devon Smith and Junior Murray. Craig Emmanuel, batting at No. 3, top-scored with 34, but none of the other middle-order batsmen even got starts.
Full postElliott and Hussey crush South Australia
Matthew Elliott and David Hussey shared a run-a-ball partnership of 126 to steer Victoria to a seven-wicket win and a bonus point against South Australia
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27-Jul-2005
Victoria 3 for 189 (Hussey 81*, Elliott 76) beat South Australia (Cosgrove 73, Moss 3-27, Lewis 3-30) by seven wickets
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Matthew Elliott and David Hussey shared a run-a-ball partnership of 126 to steer Victoria to a seven-wicket win and a bonus point against South Australia in the ING Cup match at Adelaide Oval today.
Elliott and Hussey, the Man of the Match, revived Victoria's innings after Ian Harvey and Brendan Joseland departed early. The Victoria captain Jon Moss said the pair's batting was "very clinical, very professional". "It was very important to ensure we struck back like we did after the disappointing loss [to the Redbacks in the recent Pura Cup match]," he said.
Moss wreaked havoc with the ball, grabbing three wickets in 15 balls with his medium-pacers as South Australia slipped to 5 for 96 in the 24th over. Mark Cosgrove's aggressive 73, which included 12 boundaries, underpinned their modest total.
Full postPowell revives Glamorgan
Michael Powell combined well with Glamorgan's tail to rescue his side from an inauspicious start
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26-Jul-2005
Glamorgan 380 (Powell 111, Syed Rasel 4-89) v Bangladesh A
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Michael Powell combined well with Glamorgan's tail to rescue his side from an inauspicious start to their three-day tour match against Bangladesh A. By stumps on day one, Glamorgan had been bowled out for 380, with Powell top-scoring with 111. But at the midway point of their innings they had been struggling on 148 for 5, after Bangladesh's seamers, led by Syed Rasel, had made a spirited start to the match.
Shadahat Hossain got their day off to the perfect start when he trapped Daniel Cherry lbw for 4, although it was Rasel, with figures of 4 for 89, who was the star of their show. He claimed two early wickets before returning to clean up the tail, but by that stage, Glamorgan had recovered from their wobble, thanks to a 139-run stand for the sixth wicket between Powell and Alex Wharf.
Wharf made 77, and Robert Croft added an important 40 to carry the innings into the realms of respectability. But for the Bangladeshis it was another important day of hard toil, from which they emerged with some credit.
Full postBroad and Miller rout Sri Lanka U-19
Stuart Broad and Andrew Miller shared seven wickets between them for England's Under-19 cricketers
Cricinfo staff
26-Jul-2005
England U-19 125 for 2 (Denly 45) beat Sri Lanka U-19 124 (Broad 4-33, Miller 3-16) by eight wickets
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Stuart Broad and Andrew Miller shared seven wickets between them as England's Under-19 cricketers romped to an eight-wicket victory over their Sri Lankan counterparts, in the first one-day international at New Road.
After winning the toss and bowling first in helpful conditions, England's seamers were no match for the Sri Lankans, with Broad claiming all three of the first wickets to fall. Ben Harmison, Steve's younger brother, then bowled Dilhan Cooray for 20, before Miller rampaged through the lower middle-order, taking three wickets for seven runs.
Sri Lanka's eventual total of 124 was no match for England, who wrapped up the game with 20 overs to spare. Joe Denly top-scored with 45, before Steven Davies and Harmison sealed the win with a third-wicket stand of 31.
Full postAustralia conquer the final frontier
Australia recorded a magnificent 342-run win and wrapped up the series, their first in India for 35 years
Cricinfo staff
26-Jul-2005
Australia 398 (Martyn 114, Clarke 91) and 5 for 329 dec (Katich 99, Martyn 97) beat India 185 and 200 (Sehwag 58) by 342 runs and lead the four-match series 2-0
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Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
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When Australia began their twin series against South Africa in 2001-02, it was billed as a world championship, a battle between the top two teams in the world. In the event, Australia demolished their opponents, not only on the field of play, but psychologically. Careers tottered, and South Africa were never the same side again. A similar process reached a significant milestone at Nagpur, as Australia beat India in the third Test by a massive 342 runs, to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Not only were Indian players outplayed, but their spirits were shattered, as all their gains of the last three years looked set to come undone. It was a great win by one of the greatest sides of all time, and they made it look easy.
When India came out to bat, 542 behind, they looked a parody of the side that had fought so hard against Australia during their last tour there, like body doubles accidentally finding themselves in the thick of the action. Their footwork was uncertain, their strokeplay was tentative, and they appeared out of their depth. The diffidence they have gained from the travails of this season was to blame for that, but so was the remarkable bowling they faced.
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