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Nandakishore, Laxman lead strong Hyderabad reply
Hyderabad openers A Nandakishore and VVS Laxman took the fight to the Bihar camp with an unbroken opening stand of 140 in 129 minutes off 30 overs after allowing their opponents to post a first innings total of 381 on the second day of their Super
17-Feb-2000
Hyderabad openers A Nandakishore and VVS Laxman took the fight to the
Bihar camp with an unbroken opening stand of 140 in 129 minutes off 30
overs after allowing their opponents to post a first innings total of
381 on the second day of their Super League tie at the Lal Bahadur
Shastri stadium in Hyderabad today.
Resuming at 225/6 Bihar lost Vikash Kumar cheaply for 3. But Mihir
Diwakar joined Manish Kumar to forge a 126 run 8th wicket stand before
Manish fell for 63. Diwakar was last out for 86 (161 balls, 9 fours, 4
sixes) as the innings terminated in the 149th over. Hyderabad opening
bowlers NP Singh and Parth Satwalekar helped themselves to three
wickets apiece.
Hyderabad's 50 came in the 14th over and 100 in the 20th over as both
openers launched into the Bihar attack. At stumps Nandakishore was on
74 (103 balls, 12 fours) and Laxman on 59 (79 balls, 11 fours).
Full postUP call the shots on second day
Uttar Pradesh took control of their Super League match against Orissa at the Green Park, Kanpur today after an unfinished 196 run 4th wicket collaboration between Rizwan Shamshad and Gyanendra Pandey had taken the hosts to the relative security of
17-Feb-2000
Uttar Pradesh took control of their Super League match against Orissa
at the Green Park, Kanpur today after an unfinished 196 run 4th wicket
collaboration between Rizwan Shamshad and Gyanendra Pandey had taken
the hosts to the relative security of 299/3 at stumps.
Resuming at 8/0, openers Manoj Mudgal and Jyoti Yadav took the score
to 70 before off spinner Sanjay Satpathy took three quick wickets to
reduce UP to 103/3. After Mudgal was third out for 62 (115 balls, 8
fours), Shamshad and Pandey took centre stage. The former made an
unbeaten 106 (161 balls, 13 fours) while Pandey, who took four wickets
yesterday, was still there on 90 (192 balls, 14 fours). Satpathy
finished with figures of 3-92 from 33 overs. At close UP were 58 runs
ahead of Orissa's first innings effort of 241.
Full postSri Lanka clinch one-day series against Pakistan
Gujranwala, Feb 16: Sri Lanka took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match one-day international cricket series against Pakistan after winning the second game by 34 runs at the Jinnah Stadium here on Wednesday in front of a capacity crowd
Ilyas Beg
17-Feb-2000
Gujranwala, Feb 16: Sri Lanka took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the
three-match one-day international cricket series against Pakistan
after winning the second game by 34 runs at the Jinnah Stadium here on
Wednesday in front of a capacity crowd.
Skipper Sanath Jayasuriya led from the front with a superb all-round
performance which earned the Man-of-the-Match award. He struck a
splendid 65 to lay foundation of Sri Lanka's impressive score of 263
for six in 50 overs, and then took two wickets for 30 as Pakistan were
bowled out for 229 in 45.1 overs.
The last match of the one-day series, at the Qadhafi Stadium in Lahore
on Saturday (Feb 19), will now only be of academic interest.
Benefiting from the first use of the wicket when Pakistan captain
Saeed Anwar won the toss and opted to field for the second time
running, the Sri Lankan batsmen prospered against some wayward
bowling.
Full postDrumm leads from the front
New Zealand captain Emily Drumm was the difference between the two teams as her aggressive 59 steered the home side to a third straight victory over the touring England side at Auckland with two matches left in the five-match series
Chris Rosie
17-Feb-2000
New Zealand captain Emily Drumm was the difference between the two teams as
her aggressive 59 steered the home side to a third straight victory over the
touring England side at Auckland with two matches left in the five-match
series.
England won the toss and captain Clare Connor set the visitors off to a slow
start with fellow opener SC (Claire) Taylor against the tight bowling of the
New Zealand opening attack of Katrina Keenan and Rachel Pullar. They took
until the seventh over to get into double figures and it was not until the
first bowling change in the 11th over, the 15-year-old Munokoa Tunupopo
replacing Keenan at the city end, that the first boundary came, a Connor
drive through extra cover. drumm made it a double change with medium pacer
Haidee Tiffen replacing Pullar at the scoreboard end, and immediately going
for another Connor specialty through extra cover.
However, in the 14th over, just when the England pair were looking to build
on their foundation, the grand dame of New Zealand cricket, Debbie Hockley,
produced the necessary magic, scoring a direct hit from short mid-wicket at
the bowler's end, leaving a backing-up Connor just short of her ground. The
captain gone for 16 with the score at 41.
New arrival Charlotte Edwards punished a wild full toss from Tunupopo
through mid-wicket but otherwise Connor's departure put a brake on the
scoring. It was also helped by Catherine Campbell's off spin replacing
Tunupopo, whose three overs had cost 17 runs.
Full postWest Indies Domestic: Leewards romp into finals
The Leeward Islands cricket team romped into the finals of the 2000 Busta Cup after narrowly missing a well deserved victory against Barbados at Kensington Oval this past weekend
Zach Kenworthy
16-Feb-2000
The Leeward Islands cricket team romped into the finals of the
2000 Busta Cup after narrowly missing a well deserved victory
against Barbados at Kensington Oval this past weekend. However,
winning first innings against a strong Barbados side in Barbados
was more than enough to ensure a spot in the finals for the
Leewards.
Upon winning the toss, Barbados captain felt that his best option
was to take the field. This initially proved a good decision as
Anguillian Alex Adams and Sylvester Joseph (who both registered
noughts) were both out early as the Leewards stumbled to 10 for
2. The Leewards were unable to put together any real partnerships
of substance as Runako Morton (60) and Warrington Phillip (34)
top scored for the visitors as they accumulated a total of 190.
Morton once again mixed aggression with some sensible strokeplay
as he again announced to selectors that he should seriously be
considered for the upcoming Cable and Wireless Test Series.
Phillip on the other hand played a cameo innings that seriously
aided his teams cause. When Barbados took to the crease they
surrendered to 148 all out. Griffith (18), Holder (18), Hinds
(24), Hurley (18) and Bradshaw (18) all got starts but failed to
produce any noteworthy scores against a persistent Leeward
Islands bowling attack. Ambrose was once again the pick of the
bowlers with 5 for 39 from just 23 overs. His trainee, Kerry
Jeremy also bowled well as he claimed 2 for 47.
With a first innings lead of 42 the Leewards did not allow
themselves to feel too comfortable as they amassed one of the
largest totals of the tournament. Again Adams (4) lost his wicket
early, but this time it was to a brilliant forward short leg
catch by Marshall. However, this early loss was compensated by a
sensible partnership between Dave Joseph (39) and Keith Arthurton
(88). Arthurton played some brilliant cover drives and punches
off the back foot as Joseph ably cemented himself at the other
end while battling his way to one of his better scores in a
difficult season. Jacobs also batted well for his 39 as he and
Tuckett (59 not out) accumulated a 50 run partnership. The late
order heroics, however, came from Warrington Phillip (45) who
again contributed a meaningful innings to his team's cause. He
and Tuckett shared in a stoic 84 run partnership that stunted all
hopes that Barbados had for saving the match and their season.
With an impossible fourth innings target of 403 from two
sessions, Barbados attempted to salvage some pride and barely
just did as they were 167 for 9 at the close. Holder played a
responsible innings as he fought his way to 66 not out, but it
was not enough to save his country's season. Wilden Cornwall
added to his 2 first innings wickets with remarkable figures of 6
for 53 from 23 overs.
Full postBengal bowlers push Delhi on the defensive
Bengal restricted Delhi to 200 for six on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Super league tie at the Eden Gardens today
Sakyasen Mittra
16-Feb-2000
Bengal restricted Delhi to 200 for six on the opening day of their
Ranji Trophy Super league tie at the Eden Gardens today. A dour
unbeaten 79 by opener Akash Chopra in 367 minutes enabled Delhi to
reach the 200 mark in the last over of the day, as the Bengal bowlers
bowled a tidy length and line. At one point of time, it had appeared
that Delhi would not reach even this figure as Saurav Ganguly,
Laxmiratan Shukla and Utpal Chatterjee had them tottering at 137 with
half the side back in the pavilion. But the three did not have any
other bowler to really back them up.
However, even after praising the Bengal bowlers, one felt that the
Delhi side were ultra defensive in their approach. They should have
played in a positive fashion after winning the toss and batting on a
pitch that really had no terrors. It was their approach that allowed
the Bengal bowlers to dictate terms. Even half volleys were patted
back in a friendly manner to the bowlers. Bengal had three other
bowlers namely medium pacer Sumit Panda, leg spinner Wrichik Mazumdar
and the offie Sourashis Lahiri. The three combined to bowl 18 overs
and did not inspire much confidence amongst their skipper.
Ganguly replaced Panda after he had bowled three overs with the new
ball and immediately had Ashu Dani caught behind flashing to an away
going delivery. The batsman had then scored 21 in an opening
partnership of 45 in 14.4 overs. It was then that the Delhi batsman
went into a shell. One drop Akash Malhotra made 34 in 91 minutes with
five fours.
However, he perished trying to cut a Chatterjee and was bowled. It was
then that Ganguly's innovative captaincy came to play. Ajay Sharma has
always been a compulsive puller and Ganguly placed a man two thirds of
the way to the fence. Sharma pulled Ganguly for one four through mid
wicket and then perished in the very next over, hitting the pull down
Rohan Gavaskar's throat.
Full postKarnataka restricted to moderate total
Rajasthan pegged back Karnataka to an unimposing 243 all out on the opening day of their Super League match at the RSI Ground in Bangalore today
16-Feb-2000
Rajasthan pegged back Karnataka to an unimposing 243 all out on the
opening day of their Super League match at the RSI Ground in Bangalore
today. But the visitors stuttered in their reply as Javagal Srinath
fired out their captain and best batsman Gagan Khoda for 3. Rajasthan
were 24/1 from 9 overs at stumps.
Earlier in the day Khoda won the toss and invited Karnataka to take
first strike. Shamsher Singh packed off Rowland Barrington with the
innings just three balls old. Mithun Beerala (48) and Rahul Dravid
then steadied the boat with an enterprising 108 run stand from 24.3
overs. A middle order slump followed with 4 wickets falling for 41
runs as the home side groped their way to 150/5. Dravid was out for a
brisk 71 off 90 balls with 12 fours. Although Thilak Naidu and Sunil
Joshi marshalled a brief recovery with a sixth wicket stand of 63, the
last five wickets tumbled for 30. DP Singh's 4/44 were the best
bowling figures for Rajasthan.
Full postRajiv, Sunil steady Bihar
Bihar inched their way to a steady 225/6 after winning the toss on Day 1 of their Super League match against Hyderabad at the Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium in Hyderabad today
16-Feb-2000
Bihar inched their way to a steady 225/6 after winning the toss on Day
1 of their Super League match against Hyderabad at the Lal Bahadur
Shastri stadium in Hyderabad today.
After a none too happy start when they lost three wickets for 30,
Rajiv Kumar (85; 204 balls) and captain Sunil Kumar (80; 156 balls)
frustrated Hyderabad with a 153 run 4th wicket stand. The hosts
rebounded by taking three wickets for 42 to regain the
initiative. Wicketkeeper Youraj Singh had a good day in the field
snapping up three catches and also throwing out Rajiv Kumar.
Full postBhatt, Kotak prop up Saurashtra
A 185 run 3rd wicket stand between captain Sitanshu Kotak and PJ Bhatt laid a solid platform for Saurashtra as they progressed to 285/5 from 90 overs at stumps on the opening day of their Super League match against Haryana at Rohtak today
16-Feb-2000
A 185 run 3rd wicket stand between captain Sitanshu Kotak and PJ Bhatt
laid a solid platform for Saurashtra as they progressed to 285/5 from
90 overs at stumps on the opening day of their Super League match
against Haryana at Rohtak today.
After Saurashtra won the toss and chose to bat, openers Vasanth Kumar
and Merchant fell cheaply. Kotak and Bhatt then came together in an
association that lasted three and a quarter hours. Kotak's 83 came off
177 balls with 11 fours. Bhatt followed up scores of 61 and 88 in a
losing cause against Tamil Nadu last week with 110 (158 balls, 17
fours, 1 six). Although Haryana's bowlers toiled for the better part
of the day they pulled back 3 wickets for 47 runs towards the latter
part as V Jain and P Thakur finished with two wickets each.
Full postRailways running at snail's pace
VN Buch's 4/47 put the skids on Railways as they crawled to 194/5 from 90 overs on the opening day of their Super League clash against Baroda at Delhi's Karnail Singh Stadium today
16-Feb-2000
VN Buch's 4/47 put the skids on Railways as they crawled to 194/5 from
90 overs on the opening day of their Super League clash against Baroda
at Delhi's Karnail Singh Stadium today.
After winning the toss on their home ground the Railways batsmen
failed to press home the advantage. While Sanjay Bangar, who has come
into the selectors' reckoning recently, fell cheaply, the other opener
Vishal Sharma stroked his way to 43 off 83 balls. After four wickets
had fallen for 86, Y Goud (60 not out) and Devendra Singh (47) added
93 for the 5th wicket. Buch dismissed Devendra to claim his fourth
wicket following which S Wankhade (5 not out) and Goud closed shutters
for the day.
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