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Mumbai and Gujarat settle for tame draw
In a match that witnessed some steller individual performances and tall scores by both teams, Mumbai drew their three day West Zone Under-22 league match at the Middle Income Group Ground in Bandra, Mumbai on Monday
Staff Reporter
30-Jan-2001
In a match that witnessed some steller individual performances and tall scores by both teams, Mumbai drew their three day West Zone Under-22 league match at the Middle Income Group Ground in Bandra, Mumbai on Monday.
Opting to bat on the first day, Gujarat put up a fighting total of 334. The innings was held together by a gallant 135 by A Sood in the midst of a fine seven wicket haul by S Kannan. Sood, who came in at the fall of the second wicket, that of his skipper AA Christian (0) - forged a 117-run fifth wicket partnership with H Joshipura (67). Sood was the fifth batsman to be dismissed when he gave a return catch to U Malvi. During a 238-minute stay at the crease, Sood faced 181 balls and found the signboards 23 times. Thereafter, Joshipura added 70 runs for the seventh wicket with VL Parikh. The total was boosted by some wayward bowling by Mumbai as they conceded 44 extras.
In response, Mumbai took a 223-run first innings lead thanks to the centurions K More (117) and A Dhulap (133). At stumps on the second day, Mumbai were 183 for five. More and Dhulap came together for the sixth wicket and added 240 runs off just 47 overs. While More needed 141 balls to reach his century, Dhulap required only 110 balls. The pair was separated when Dhulap was caught by Parikh off Sood. But More kept going until he was finally dismissed with the total on 475, caught by Joshipura off J Patel. Then stumper AM Shetye
(50 not out) and MA Khote (61) added 82 runs for the eighth wicket. The fall of Khote prompted the Mumbai skipper HS Shinde to declare the innings at 557 for 8. Gujarat played out the final 15 overs on the final day to score 18 for no loss.
Full postBalaji hat-tricks as South Zone claim CK Nayudu Trophy
South Zone clinched the CK Nayudu Under-19 Trophy by virtue of the massive 201-run first innings lead over Central Zone at the Barabati stadium in Cuttack on Tuesday
Staff Reporter
30-Jan-2001
South Zone clinched the CK Nayudu Under-19 Trophy by virtue of the massive
201-run first innings lead over Central Zone at the Barabati stadium in
Cuttack on Tuesday. Tamil Nadu seamer Lakshmipathy Balaji did the star turn
with a hat-trick early on the final day to help South bundle out Central
for 176 runs in the first innings.
Resuming at 169 for 6, the Central Zone innings lasted just 4.1 overs more.
The fourth ball of the third over of the day saw Balaji bowl Chandrashekar
Atram for a duck. Sunil Upadhay (0) who replaced Atram was caught behind by
Tahir Hussain off the next ball. Naveen Choudhury walked in to thwart
Balaji's efforts but he was trapped leg before and Balaji had completed the
hat-trick. The innings folded up in Balaji's next over when he shattered
the defences of the last batsman H Shitoot (5). Balaji returned figures of
6 for 57.
South Zone could have enforced the follow on but they opted to bat again
and piled up 313 runs before being all out shortly before the final draw of
stumps. Openers T Suman (47) and Tahir Hussain (10) were off to a flying
start adding 42 runs off just 4.2 overs. Tahir was the first to be
dismissed, caught behind by Amit Deshpande off Atram. Suman soon followed
him caught by Atram off Afroj Khan in the seventh over. Suman who played a
steller role needed just 29 balls for his 47 with the innings being studded
with nine boundary hits.
Deepak Chougule (38) and Arjun Yadav (26) took the score to 127. Arjun
departed next, caught by substitute fielder Jitender off Naveen Choudhury.
With only a single added to the total, Chougule fell to the same
combination in Choudhury's next over. This brought ASK Verma (18) and
Stuart Binny (70) together and they forged a 74-run fifth wicket stand.
Binny was the sixth batsman to be dismissed, caught behind off Surender
Singh. The South tail wagged considerably to prolong Central's agony.
Surender Singh was the most successful bowler for Central Zone with figures
of 5 for 53.
Full postFalse dawn for Zimbabwe as Australia cruises home
After high noon, there came a false dawn
John Polack
30-Jan-2001
After high noon, there came a false dawn. By the time that the clock struck midday at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart today, Zimbabwe had laid the platform for a great
score and given itself a genuine chance of challenging Australia in the teams' Carlton Series encounter. Less than five and a half hours later, its hopes lay in tatters as it
looked back upon the effect of a batting display that led the home team to a destructive six wicket victory with six overs to spare.
Alistair Campbell (124) and Mark Waugh (102*) traded centuries, and both bowling attacks were no better than steady, but there was little else in the way of parity
between the teams. At 6/279, Zimbabwe appeared to have handed itself a great platform from which to attack the Australians. Alas, the target was overhauled with
ridiculous, almost farcical, ease.
The Zimbabweans had headed to the southernmost of Australia's six major cricketing centres today with hopes of lifting themselves closer to the heights scaled by the
all-conquering home side. For three and a half hours, they performed the job beautifully; after being invited to bat, the tourists produced their highest total of the
tournament, a ground record score for a one-day international, and established a target of such magnitude that an Australian team had never previously overhauled a
bigger score on home soil in one-day international history.
In the main, it was Campbell who was responsible. After a tough initiation against Glenn McGrath (2/43 off ten overs) and Damien Fleming (0/46 from ten), he
orchestrated a half-century stand for the opening wicket with Guy Whittall (36); another half-century association for the second wicket with an aggressive Stuart
Carlisle (36); and then a century stand for the third with Andy Flower (51).
Full postJadhav's double century gives Maharashtra five points
Maharashtra drew against Baroda in the West Zone Under-22 league match at the SP College ground in Pune on Monday
Staff Reporter
30-Jan-2001
Maharashtra drew against Baroda in the West Zone Under-22 league match
at the SP College ground in Pune on Monday. The hosts earned five
points and the visitors went back with three points. Maharashtra
scored 455 for eight declared in their first innings while Baroda were
restricted to 327.
On the opening day (Saturday), Maharashtra skipper Dheeraj Jadhav won
the toss and made optimum use of the wicket with an unbeaten double
century. His mammoth innings helped the hosts declare at an imposing
total, which was compiled off 115 overs. Jadhav hit 202 off 334 balls
with 30 boundaries. Jadhav and Kaushik Aphale added 154 runs for the
third wicket off 223 balls. Aphale was unlucky to have missed out on
his century when he edged medium pacer Shekhar Joshi to wicketkeeper
Badola on 95. He made his runs off 119 deliveries with 15 hits to the
fence and one over it. Later, Pranav Inamdar scored a breezy 33 off 15
balls, with four boundaries and two sixes. He added 65 runs for the
eighth wicket with the skipper. Shekhar Joshi was the most successful
bowler, picking up three for 109.
Baroda openers Rishikesh Parab and Rohan Salvi gave their side a fine
start, putting on 148 runs off 73.3 overs. Parab scored 69 off 224
balls including seven boundaries, while Salvi was dismissed for 78 off
259 balls with eleven hits to the fence. However, with Sachin Aradhye
picking up the wickets, Baroda slumped in the post lunch session.
Jitendra Singh showed some signs of a fight with a breezy knock of 42
off 60 balls while wicketkeeper Bobby Badola remained unbeaten on 57.
Baroda were finally bowled out after 13.5 mandatory overs were bowled.
Aradhye finished with six for 60.
Full postEngland A enforce follow-on
Mark Alleyne: enforced the follow-on Photo © CricInfo Ltd
Kate Laven
29-Jan-2001
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Mark Alleyne: enforced the follow-on Photo © CricInfo Ltd. |
The last time an English side beat Barbados at the Kensington Oval was in 1954, but after a 47-year gap Mark Alleyne's side is poised to inflict an historic defeat after enforcing the follow on in this fourth round Busta International Series match.
The 10th wicket fell with the home side still trailing England A's first innings by a massive 194 runs and Alleyne lost no time in putting them again in despite his bowlers increasing fatigue after they had been hard at it for the best part of seven hours.
All the England A seamers had bowled 19 overs each in the first innings, but it was Jonathan Lewis who Alleyne turned to open the second innings account after producing the best figures, 3-51, of the pack.
Full postBarbados bat out a draw with England A
England A's fourth round match against Barbados ended in a disappointing draw after a show of resilience from the Bridgetown batsmen that deprived the visitors of the last four wickets needed to wrap up victory
Kate Laven
29-Jan-2001
England A's fourth round match against Barbados ended in a disappointing draw after a show of resilience from the Bridgetown batsmen that deprived the visitors of the last four wickets needed to wrap up victory.
When play concluded on the final day 20 minutes before the scheduled close, Barbados who were following on, had edged their way to 229 for six, having passed the England A first innings total by 35 runs.
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Only five wickets fell on the final day after opener Adrian Griffith made 84 and Ian Bradshaw, the skipper, batted doggedly for an hour and a half for an unbeaten 18 to add to his century in the first innings.
Full postNZ under-19s in control after good first day effort
New Zealand developed a strong position on day one of the first Youth Test with South Africa and has already taken a 17-run lead with seven wickets in hand
Warwick Larkins
29-Jan-2001
New Zealand developed a strong position on day one of the first Youth Test with South Africa and has already taken a 17-run lead with seven wickets in hand.
South Africa chose to bat first in the four-day game at Molyneux Park, Alexandra in Central Otago.
It proved a fatal choice as South Africa was dismissed for 150 and by stumps, New Zealand was 167/3 thanks largely to the efforts of Central Districts batsmen Greg Todd and Ross Taylor.
The wicket looked good and as the South African batting progressed it appeared to contain no dangers whatsoever. However, apart from the South African eaptain Rivash Gobind who scored 68, no player really got on top of the bowling.
Full postCentral Zone struggling against South
Central Zone were struggling at 169 for 6 against South Zone at the end of the second day in the CK Nayudu Trophy (under-19) final at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Monday
Staff Reporter
29-Jan-2001
Central Zone were struggling at 169 for 6 against South Zone at the end of
the second day in the CK Nayudu Trophy (under-19) final at the Barabati
Stadium in Cuttack on Monday. South Zone who were comfortably placed at 303
for 6 on the first day were restricted to a first innings total of 377.
Central were off to a bad start losing opener Anshu Kapoor (12) in the
fourth over of the innings. Kapoor was caught by ASK Varma off the Tamil
Nadu seamer L Balaji. Amit Deshpande soon joined his partner in the
pavilion. Off the last ball of the fifth over bowled by Kerala paceman
Steve Lazarus, Deshpande was bowled leaving Central Zone in a spot of
bother at 26 for 2. But Sachin Dholpure (31) and Raza Ali (44) came
together to take the score to 75. Sachin was the next to be dismissed when
he lost his defences to G Shankar Rao.
Raza Ali and Afroj Khan (35) forged a 51-run stand for the fourth wicket
before Raza Ali was run out. And at the fag end of the day Central Zone
lost two quick wickets which brought the pressure back on them. Mohd Faiq
first had Manoj Srivastava bowled for 14. Then Balaji came back to pick up
the wicket of Afroj Khan by shattering his stumps. Surender Singh (4) and
Chandrashekar Atram (0) were manning the crease at stumps.
Earlier, the South Zone overnight batsmen Mohd Faiq (9) and Vijay Sai Suri
(29) were separated in the fourth over of the day. Sai Suri was the first
to be dismissed when he was bowled by Sunil Upadhay. Then Shankar Rao (23)
joined Faiq to take the score to 335. Faiq was then run out. Lazarus, who
replaced him, lasted exactly five balls and was then bowled by Atram for a
duck. However, the last wicket pair of Shankar Rao and L Balaji (24 not
out) added 41 useful runs before Shankar Rao was bowled by Raza Ali. Sunil
Upadhay (4 for 89) was the most successful bowler for Central Zone.
Full postPakistan Probables win comfortably as Youhana shines with the bat
Yousuf Youhana and Abdur Razzaq shared a third wicket partnership of 137 runs to lead Pakistan Probables to three-wicket win over Karachi Young at the National Stadium, after being reduced to 7 for two in only the second over of the innings,in their
Mahmood Ahmad
29-Jan-2001
Yousuf Youhana and Abdur Razzaq shared a third wicket partnership of 137 runs to lead Pakistan Probables to three-wicket win over Karachi Young at the National Stadium, after being reduced to 7 for two in only the second over of the innings,in their search for 202.
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Abdur Razzaq Photo CricInfo |
The batting skills displayed by both these stalwarts was full of precision and maturity as they weathered the opening hostile spell from Mohammad Sami and Saad Altaf with exquisite concentration. Once settling in, they led an all out offensive on the Karachi bowlers as the home side, led by Rashid Latif, found it hard to contain the free flow of runs.
Youhana emulated his performance at Lahore, where he scored 96 against Lahore Tigers, to become the highest scorer of the match. He made a fine 75 off 124 balls, which contained 8 hits to the fence. His partner was equally proficient in his batting skills as, after given a chance in the first slip by Arshad, he commanded his authority over the bowlers by getting 56 with the help of 8 fours and one six.
Full postNorth Zone retain Duleep Trophy
North Zone duly completed the formalities on Sunday and retained the Duleep Trophy
Staff Reporter
28-Jan-2001
North Zone duly completed the formalities on Sunday and retained the Duleep Trophy. They had virtually made sure of this on the third day of their game against Central Zone and about the only interest on the final day was whether they would underline their overwhelming superiority and go on to register an outright victory at the Feroze Shah Kotla grounds. However despite getting a first innings lead of 261 runs early on Sunday, they opted to bat again and at stumps were 233 for eight wickets off 56 overs with Yuvraj Singh helping himself to an aggressive 130.
All the same, the individual honours on the final day were claimed by Yere Goud. The 29-year-old Railways veteran, who was 67 at close of play yesterday, remained unbeaten with 107. Out of the 69 runs that Central Zone scored today, Goud got 40. But he remained indebted to the last two batsmen Murali Kartik and Salabh Sriwastava who stayed with him long enough for him to get to the three figure mark. First, with Kartik (27) he added 42 runs for the ninth wicket off 15.3 overs. And then Sriwastava stood by him as he reached his hundred. The two pushed the score along by 39 runs in an association that lasted 13 overs and 46 minutes. By the time Sriwastava was bowled by Harbhajan Singh for five off the 42nd delivery he faced, Goud had reached his objective. The right hander batted five hours, faced 222 balls and hit 13 fours and two sixes.
With North Zone opting to bat again, there was no competitive interest in the rest of the match. But Yuvraj Singh helped himself to a hundred which may do some good for his morale. He batted 3-1/2 hours, faced 145 balls and hit 16 fours and three sixes.
North Zone finished their engagements with this fixture. Their tally of 23 points from four games cannot be reached. The only interest now in the final round of matches, commencing on February 1, is to see which team finishes runner-up. East Zone play West Zone and South Zone meet Central Zone in the two games. For the record, East have 13 points, Central 11, West nine and South eight, all from three games each.
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