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Namibia in the ascendancy over Kenya
Namibia gain control with good all-round performance
Wisden Cricinfo staff
06-Jul-2005
Namibia 357 for 6 dec and 108 for 2 (AJ Burger 50) lead Kenya 258 (Onyango 67, Modi 53) by 207 runs
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Under cloudy skies at Nairobi's Aga Khan Club, Kenya made a bright start to the second day of their Intercontinental Cup match, as Rageb Aga picked up two quick wickets to prompt the declaration. But Kenya slumped to 24 for 4 in reply, and it took a big effort from the middle order to drag their score to a respectable 258. Then Namibia's batsmen again took charge, ending on 108 for 2 to go into the final day with a commanding lead of 207 and eight wickets remaining.
The first wicket to fall was Deon Kotze who added only nine to his overnight 53 before he offered a chance off Aga to the wicketkeeper Abeed Janmohamed (305 for 9). Sarel Burger departed soon after, for 3 as he too was caught by Janmohamed, his fourth victim of the innings, off Aga. Gerrie Snyman was afforded no chance to convert his fifty to a century as Daniel Keulder declared, leaving him on 67 not out.
Full postYounis and Malik take Pakistan home
Pakistan recover after an inspired opening spell from Panyangara
Dileep Premachandran
06-Jul-2005
Pakistan 258 for 7 (Shoaib Malik 80, Younis Khan 77, Panyangara 3-28) beat Zimbabwe (Taylor 73, Ebrahim 71*, Taibu 46*) by three wickets
A superb opening spell from Tinashe Panyangara raised visions of an upset, but Shoaib Malik and Younis Khan rallied to inspire a three-wicket victory for Pakistan in the second match of the Paktel Cup at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar. Panyangara's medium-paced swing bowling had reduced Pakistan to 48 for 3, but the lack of quality back-up meant that Pakistan were never seriously under pressure to keep up with the asking rate. A late cameo from Shahid Afridi, the hometown hero, was the icing on the cake for a crowd that had sportingly cheered Zimbabwe's gutsy effort.
Brendan Taylor and Stuart Matsikenyeri gave Zimbabwe the perfect start, and Dion Ebrahim (71*) and Tatenda Taibu (46*) provided the final flourish as Zimbabwe tallied 252. With Pakistan struggling in reply, the much-maligned Younis came in and played a superb innings, taking singles at will and smashing the loose deliveries into the gaps. A huge six off Mluleki Nkala in the 46th over effectively ended the contest, even though Douglas Hondo had the consolation of yorking Yousuf Youhana, the stand-in captain, for just 14 (240 for 6).
Afridi came in to bat with a runner, but that didn't cramp his style, and a huge six over midwicket off Hondo sent the crowd into raptures. Pakistan eventually eased past the target with 11 deliveries to spare, but not before Younis, who had batted brilliantly for his 77, was needlessly run out after tapping the ball to Elton Chigumbura at mid-on.
Full postDippenaar shines in exciting finale
Dippenaar and Fulton among the runs in a thriller at Centurion
Keith Lane
06-Jul-2005
South Africa A 296 for 6 (Dippenaar 113, Kemp 79*, Walmsley 3-46) beat
New Zealand A 292 (Bell 53, Fulton 98, Hall 4-62) by four runs
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Boeta Dippenaar made his intentions quite clear to the National Selectors by scoring a career-best 113 to help South Africa A win a thrilling game against New Zealand A at SuperSport Park in Centurion in the last encounter of the three-match series.
Dippenaar, passing 4,000 List A career runs, went to his fourth limited-overs hundred with an array of glorious cover drives before being trapped lbw by Kerry Walmsley. Coming to the crease with South Africa in trouble, he showed his
experience with a well-paced innings, accelerating when needed, and hitting 13 fours and two sixes along the way.
Full postWest Indies face uphill task
Today didn't go quite as many Indians would have visualised at stumps yesterday, when Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar were in occupation of the crease, with 278 runs already on the board
Wisden CricInfo staff
06-Jul-2005
Close West Indies 33 for 2 trail India 457 for 9 (Sehwag 147, Dravid 100 ret hurt) by 424 runs
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Today didn't go quite as many Indians would have visualised at stumps yesterday, when Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar were in occupation of the crease, with 278 runs already on the board.
However, Dravid's painstaking 100 - which made him the first Indian to score four consecutive Test centuries - and a late cameo from Javagal Srinath ensured that India ended the day as they began it, on top.
Zaheer Khan gave them the added bonus of Chris Gayle's wicket - lbw for seven - early on, before Harbhajan Singh trapped a woefully out-of-sorts Wavell Hinds at bat-pad as West Indies finished 424 runs in arrears. Ramnaresh Sarwan, Carl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul will have to bat out of their skins tomorrow to pass the follow-on target, on a surface that is already taking appreciable turn.
Full post59 all out
Australia took complete control of the second Test by dismissing Pakistan for 59 on the first day.
Wisden CricInfo staff
06-Jul-2005
Close Australia 191 for 4 (Hayden 74*) lead Pakistan 59(Warne 4-11) by 132 runs
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Sharjah is supposed to be Pakistan's home from home, but on a dramatic first day Australia took complete control of the second Test. Their bowlers countered the oppressive heat by taking only 31.5 overs to
bowl out Pakistan for 59, their lowest Test total, before their batsmen took charge. They could even afford to lose Steve Waugh for a golden duck in his 150th Test.
The Australian bowling was outstanding, but some lacklustre batting
certainly helped their cause. Less than a week after almost pulling off a remarkable win in Colombo, Pakistan were in tatters.
Waqar Younis won the toss and had little hesitation in batting on a pitch which he described as having "nothing in it", but Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee were superb from the outset. Within two overs they had dismissed both openers, who as in the first Test both recorded ducks. Imran Nazir's suspect footwork was exploited by McGrath, courtesy of a catch at first slip by Shane Warne (0 for 1), and then Taufeeq Umar lost his middle stump to Brett Lee (1 for 2).
Full postDeitz stars in South Australia's 71-run win over Western Australia
South Australia have recorded a 71-run victory over Western Australia on the fourth day of the ACB Cup at Tompkins Park in Perth
David Bebb
05-Jul-2005
South Australia have recorded a 71-run victory over Western Australia on the fourth day of the ACB Cup match between the two sides at Tompkins Park in Perth.
Going into the final day, Western Australia needed 229 for victory. With three wickets down and only 90 runs on the board at stumps on day three, many thought WA would be hard pressed to meet the challenge.
After an innings of safety-first cricket, Simmons 34 (127) pushing forward, edged to the keeper Deitz who was standing up to the bowling of Davidson only half an hour into the start of the final day. Western Australia losing its fourth wicket with 108 the score.
Voges 11 (52) lived a dangerous life, offering a few half chances. The South Australians, in fact, at one point were convinced that they'd had him caught. His dismissal eventually came when he padded up to a ball from Cleary and was given out 'leg before wicket'. Western Australia were now five down for 120.
Full postZaheer, Kumble bowl India into a commanding position
The third day of a Test match is probably the most important. Provided that is you do the job properly on the first two days.
Anand Vasu
05-Jul-2005
The third day of a Test match is probably the most important. Provided that is you do the job properly on the first two days. India certainly set things up properly and finished the West Indian first innings in style on the third day to force the follow on and indeed the pace in this game. After skittling out West Indies for 157 and securing a lead of 300, India picked up the second innings wicket of Wavell Hinds. West Indies on 91/1 trail by 209 with two days to play. The fat lady is humming a few bars already. Tomorrow, barring a Caribbean miracle, she will sing for India.
The end of the day when it came was a period of unreal cricket. Like in the cricket books of yore, two West Indian bastman flayed the opposition bowling. Wavell Hinds and Chris Gayle batted with power and fluency, striking a high percentage of boundaries in their opening stand of 60. Gayle used his height to great advantage, lashing the ball through the off side. Hinds was his mirror image, peppering the on-side boundary, especially around the midwicket region, with powerful hits off the back foot.
It wasn't until the 13th over that a wicket fell, that too against the grain of play. Moving across his stumps too much, Hinds missed a Harbhajan Singh off-break and was bowled around his legs. Hinds made 40 off just 34 balls with as many as nine boundaries. Gayle continued in his energetic vein and reached 34 while Ramnaresh Sarwan batted neatly for 9.
But that was just a session of joy designed by the great game to give West Indian supporters some respite from a day of Indian domination.
Full postAustralia in the driving seat as hosts wilt in the heat
It was Australia who were supposed to wilt under the blistering sun here in the desert emirate. Instead the hosts caved in.
Agha Akbar
05-Jul-2005
It was Australia who were supposed to wilt under the blistering sun here in the desert emirate, Pakistan's home from home. Instead, the hosts caved in without a whimper, lasting little longer than the opening session before crashing out for 59, their lowest-ever Test total. Pakistan's previous lowest was also against Australia, 62 at Perth in 1981-82.
Though three middle order Australian wickets fell in just eight deliveries, the important ones of Ricky Ponting and the Waugh twins, they had a cushion for this mini-collapse because of the insignificant Pakistan total. At stumps on the first day, extended by half an hour after the scheduled close under lights, the Aussies had raced to 191 for four, a lead of 132.
So Australia hold the whip hand in the match and the series. It would require a miracle for Waqar Younis and his charges to come back and make a fist of it.
Mathew Hayden (unbeaten on 74, 136 balls, six fours) had two lives, first when Danish Kaneria dropped him off his own bowling, and then on 50 when Saqlain Mushtaq found his outside edge, and neither stand-in wicket-keeper Taufiq Umar nor Younis Khan could hold the chance. In between, Hayden played some resolute cricket to block one end, participating in three major stands, the last of them unbeaten with Damien Martyn (19, 38 balls).
Full postIndia ride on Sehwag hundred after Warne's record
India rode on a fine hundred by Virender Sehwag and finished the second day at Chennai with a valuable lead of 56
Bulletin by Anand Vasu
05-Jul-2005
India 291 for 6 (Sehwag 155) lead Australia 235 by 56 runs
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Fortunes seesawed one way and the other on a day dominated by Shane Warne's record-breaking effort and Virender Sehwag's cracking 155 before India ended with a modest, yet vital, lead of 56 in the first innings of the second Test at Chennai. India had racked up 291 for 6 when stumps were drawn and every run added was cheered by the crowd.
On a pitch that showed signs of deteriorating unusually early, with the bounce being slightly inconsistent when the ball hit the rough patches, Warne snapped up Irfan Pathan, the nightwatchman, early in the day to go past Muttiah Muralitharan's tally of 532 Test wickets. Warne was forced to dig deep and work hard, and his returns in the second Test so far - 3 for 95 - come on the heels of a disappointing 4 for 193 in the first match at Bangalore.
Full postSehwag's ton overshadows Warne
Sehwag's attacking century and Warne's world record for test wickets were the highlights of the day.
Wisden Cricinfo staff
05-Jul-2005
India 6 for 291 (Sehwag 155) lead Australia 235 by 56 runs
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Fortunes seesawed one way and the other on a day dominated by Shane Warne's record-breaking effort and Virender Sehwag's cracking 155 before India ended with a modest, yet vital, lead of 56 in the first innings of the second Test at Chennai. India had racked up 6 for 291 when stumps were drawn and every run added was cheered by the crowd.
On a pitch that showed signs of deteriorating unusually early, with the bounce being slightly inconsistent when the ball hit the rough patches, Warne snapped up Irfan Pathan, the nightwatchman, early in the day to go past Muttiah Muralitharan's tally of 532 Test wickets. Warne was forced to dig deep and work hard, and his returns in the second Test so far - 3 for 95 - come on the heels of a disappointing 4 for 193 in the first match at Bangalore.
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