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Orissa coast to eight wicket victory
Orissa cruised to an eight wicket victory over Tripura in their East Zone Ranji Trophy one day league match at the Samanta Chandrasekhar college ground, Puri on Tuesday
12-Jan-2000
Orissa cruised to an eight wicket victory over Tripura in their East
Zone Ranji Trophy one day league match at the Samanta Chandrasekhar
college ground, Puri on Tuesday.
Opting to bat, Tripura were all out for 173 in 48.2 overs. They lost
two wickets for 37 runs but a third wicket partnership of 82 runs off
24.2 overs between C Sachdev (77) and skipper MS Kadrekar (34) saw
Tripura make a recovery. But the remaining batsmen came a cropper
particularly against the bowling of SS Raul who finished with five
wickets for 31 off ten overs. Sachdev who batted 2-1/2 hours, faced
118 balls and hit eight fours and two sixes.
Orissa did not face any problems in reaching their modest target. P
Das (23) and skipper RR Parida (74 not out) added 69 runs for the
second wicket off 14.4 overs and then Parida and Raul (39 not out)
hastened the victory with an unbroken third wicket partnership of 84
runs off 15.2 overs. Parida faced 78 balls and hit eleven fours and a
six while Raul capped a fine match by hitting two fours and three
sixes in his 56-ball knock.
Full postEngland begin with a resounding 8-wicket victory against Americas
England began the defense of their 1998 World Cup title with a resounding eight-wicket victory against a disappointing Americas side
Charlie Austin
12-Jan-2000
England began the defense of their 1998 World Cup title with a
resounding eight-wicket victory against a disappointing Americas
side. After the late start the English dismissed the Americas for
a paltry 105 and then scored the required runs in just 19.1
overs.
The highlight of the day was the batting of positive batting of
the English openers, Ian Bell and Michael Carberry. Right from
the start of the innings they were willing to punish anything
loose. Ian Bell in particular was impressive. One felt whilst
watching him that you were catching a glimpse of the future. His
batting style is simplicity personified. Like all good batsmen he
makes batting look easy, with precise shot selection and crisp
hitting, the bat appearing to be a mere extension of his arms.
His dismissal, out stumped for 41, came as a shock for the
American bowlers had looked incapable of deceiving him.
The England coach was clearly pleased with the batting of the
openers when asked afterwards about England's performance.
"The highlight of the day was the batting of Ian Bell, playing
the way that we know he can play, by taking the attack to the
bowlers and playing some inspiring shots. I'm pretty happy with
where we are at the moment, but we have to iron out a few
problems with the bowlers, as we gave away far too many extras."
He didn't waste any time in doing this and had the players out
practising in the middle straight after the match finished. The
move was sensible in due of the fact that England gave away 25
extras and the bowlers appeared short of full match rhythm.
Understandable in a tour that has been plagued by poor weather.
Full postRanjan's 141 sets up Bihar victory
A breezy 141 by opener N Ranjan featured Bihar's eight wicket victory over Assam in the East Zone Ranji Trophy one day league match at the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur on Tuesday
12-Jan-2000
A breezy 141 by opener N Ranjan featured Bihar's eight wicket
victory over Assam in the East Zone Ranji Trophy one day league
match at the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur on Tuesday.
Winning the toss, Assam did well in scoring 239 for six in 50
overs. Opener PK Das (89) and skipper SZ Zuffri (47) added 123 runs
for the second wicket off 25 overs. Das faced 127 balls and hit
12 fours. Then T Rehman at No 4 came up with a bright 56 off 64
balls with three fours and a six. R Borah chipped in with a valuable
25 off 28 balls with a six and a boundary. Sunil Kumar took three
of the wickets for 49 runs off ten overs.
Bihar made light of what seemed to be a tough target thanks to
Ranjan's pyrotechnics. He and KK Rao (38) put on 94 runs off
19.1 overs. This was followed by a second wicket stand of 138
runs between Ranjan and Rajiv Kumar (48). By the time the stand
was broken Bihar were almost home and dry and victory was achieved
with 4.4 overs to spare. Ranjan got his run off just 147 balls
with 13 hits to the ropes.
Full postKale, Sugwekar in double century stand
Skipper AV Kale and SS Sugwekar hit unbeaten centuries and shared an unbroken double century stand for the third wicket as Maharashtra hit up 288 for two at at stumps on the opening day of their West Zone Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat at Sardar
11-Jan-2000
Skipper AV Kale and SS Sugwekar hit unbeaten centuries and shared an
unbroken double century stand for the third wicket as Maharashtra hit
up 288 for two at at stumps on the opening day of their West Zone
Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat at Sardar Vallabhai Patel stadium
in Ahmedabad on Monday.
Winning the toss, Maharashtra made a shaky start losing both openers
NA Godbole (16) and SS Bhave (13) with only 51 runs on the
board. Medium pacer L Patel took both the wickets. But the Gujarat
bowlers did not enjoy any other success for the rest of the day as
Kale and Sugwekar did pretty much what they liked. Kale who got an
unbeaten 248 in the last Ranji Trophy game, seemed to carry on from
where he left off and at close, was still batting with 134. He batted
324 minutes, faced 254 balls and hit 17 fours. Sugwekar another
veteran of many battles, did not lag behind and matched his captain in
stroke and run production. At close he was unbeaten on 110. He batted
286 minutes, faced 214 balls and hit eleven fours. By close the two
had added 237 runs for the second wicket off 76.4 overs. By stumps,
Patel had conceded 69 runs for his two wickets.
Full postVasanth Kumar stars again for Saurashtra
The in form opening batsman RC Vasanth Kumar once again performed the star turn for Saurashtra on the opening day of their West Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Baroda at the Municipal stadium in Rajkot on Monday
11-Jan-2000
The in form opening batsman RC Vasanth Kumar once again performed the
star turn for Saurashtra on the opening day of their West Zone Ranji
Trophy league match against Baroda at the Municipal stadium in Rajkot
on Monday. Having hit a bright 67 in the limited overs game the day
before, Vasanth Kumar, who previously played for Tamil Nadu but
switched to Saurashtra this season, scored a well compiled 84 to help
Saurashtra to compile 245 for three at stumps.
The home team, winning the toss, were given a fair start with Vasanth
Kumar and AA Merchant (23) putting on 35 runs off 12.2 overs. Then
Vasanth and skipper Sitanshu Kotak (42) consolidated with a second
wicket stand of 114 runs in a shade over three hours off 44.5
overs. The left handed Kotak batted patiently. He faced 150 balls and
hit four of them to the ropes. Vasanth who had dominated the
partnership was finally out at 177 in the 68th over. It was a
typically neat and compat innings by the young opening batsman, who
batted 278 minutes. He faced 179 balls and hit 14 fours.
PJ Bhatt (66) and BM Jadeja (19) then carried on the good work by
adding 68 runs off 22.4 overs in an unbeaten fourth wicket
partnership. Bhatt who was the dominant partner faced 101 balls and
hit eleven fours and a six.
Full postMahajan Shines in Punjab's Triumph
Punjab, thanks in the main to a marathon unbeaten 185 by skipper V Mahajan, comfortably won the MA Chidambaram (under-19) Trophy beating the Rest of India by virtue of their first innings lead of 142 runs at the Dhruv Pandove stadium in Patiala on
11-Jan-2000
Punjab, thanks in the main to a marathon unbeaten 185 by skipper V
Mahajan, comfortably won the MA Chidambaram (under-19) Trophy beating
the Rest of India by virtue of their first innings lead of 142 runs at
the Dhruv Pandove stadium in Patiala on Monday. The four day match
ended in a tame draw.
Having scored 161 for four in reply to Rest of India's total of 237,
Punjab were the favourites to take the all important first innings
lead. And Mahajan in the company of AS Sodhi took Punjab past the Rest
total for the loss of five wickets. He and Sodhi in fact added 74 runs
for the sixth wicket before the latter fell for 40. Sodhi faced 57
balls and hit five fours. Then A Uniyal (34) helped his captain add 71
runs for the seventh wicket. Uniyal faced 61 balls and hit five of
them to the ropes. But the innings revolved Mahajan's knock which
lasted 625 minutes. He had come in when the first wicket fell at 18
and faced 389 balls and hit 14 fours and two sixes. Punjab were all
out for 379. In the remaining time Rest of India scored 36 for two
when stumps were finally drawn.
Full postPakistan finds sting in the tail again
It is true that one-day cricket frequently opens itself up to accusations of being too formulaic and predictable
John Polack
11-Jan-2000
It is true that one-day cricket frequently opens itself up to
accusations of being too formulaic and predictable. But it is
difficult to imagine that any one of the more than fifty thousand fans
who came to the 'Gabba ground in Brisbane over the course of the last
forty-eight hours would concur with that assessment; a stunning two
wicket win to Pakistan in a tense, low scoring encounter with
subcontinental rivals India today coming hard on the heels of their
tumultuous triumph over Australia a day earlier.
Sadly, there was only a moderate-sized crowd here to see this
particular match on what was a working day in Brisbane. But those who
were able to attend witnessed a consistently entertaining
game. Moreover, they watched a tense, fluctuating struggle in ideal
conditions for a day-night match and in an atmosphere a long way
removed from the one of sheer animosity that some commentators tend to
try and anticipate when these two sides meet.
Once again, the team which won the toss today (namely, India) elected
to bat and once more, it initially looked the incorrect
decision. Around innings of great individual defiance from Sourav
Ganguly (61) at the top of the order and Robin Singh (50) in the
middle, the Indians were indeed made to struggle for long periods in
their exhibition. Only eight runs came from the first six overs as
they battled laboriously against a significantly moving ball, and
wickets fell thereafter with some regularity. Moreover, while Ganguly
performed a brilliant job in holding the innings together - powerful
strokeplay through the off side the hallmark of his hand - it was a
most unenviable task once Shoaib Akhtar (3/19 off eight overs) had
sparked another middle order collapse. Similarly, even though Singh's
serial working of the ball into the leg side added some much needed
impetus at the end, wickets fell too consistently around him for any
more than a mark of 195 to be reached. And while their opponents
deprived themselves of an over in their chase by bowling too slowly,
the Indians certainly looked in dreadful trouble at the break as a
result.
Although the recalled Shahid Afridi (0) disappeared early, the notion
was then reinforced when Saeed Anwar (24) and Ijaz Ahmed (13) took
Pakistan to the comfortable heights of in the over of the
response. But then came a dramatic repetition of the events of the
previous night, as the scoring rate of the batting team was at first
pegged back before wickets came crashing down. Against some
remorseless pace bowling from Javagal Srinath (4/49 off ten overs) and
Ajit Agarkar (2/39 off ten), the Pakistanis consistently surrendered
batsmen at the most inopportune of moments. As their score crashed to
6/71 at one point, they indeed seemed to be wilting under the sheer
weight of the task suddenly confronting them.
Full postThrilling victory for Karnataka over Wills XI
Wills XI failed to consolidate on an excellent start given by their openers Gagan Khoda and Ashu Dani and went down by two wickets to Karnataka in their Wills Trophy quarterfinal match at the Lal Bahadur stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday
11-Jan-2000
Wills XI failed to consolidate on an excellent start given by their
openers Gagan Khoda and Ashu Dani and went down by two wickets to
Karnataka in their Wills Trophy quarterfinal match at the Lal Bahadur
stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Put in to bat, Wills XI could not have asked for a better start.
Khoda and Dani put on 135 runs off 30.3 overs. Dani was the first to
go when he was run out for 65. He faced 101 balls and hit seven fours
and a six. Khoda was bowled by Johnson in the next over for 55. He
faced 90 balls and hit five of them to the ropes. In the following
over, Virendra Shewag was out to Dodda Ganesh for one and in the space
of 12 deliveries, Wills XI had slumped to 142 for three.
Wills XI never really recovered from the collapse. Skipper Ajay Jadeja
made only 14 and it was left to PN Mullick to keep the innings going
with a valuable 33 off 45 balls. The scoring rate slumped and wickets
fell at regular intervals and Wills XI were dismissed for 215 in 49
overs. The three pronged pace attack of Ganesh (2 for 38), Johnson (3
for 42) and Mansur Ali Khan (2 for 18) did all the damage, with three
run outs playing their part in the collapse. In fact, Wills XI after
the opening stand lost ten wickets for just 80 runs off 18.3 overs.
The Wills XI bowlers however tried their best to get their side back
into the match. Mithun Beerala and skipper Sujith Somasundar were
dismissed with only 19 runs on the board. But a third wicket
partnership of 58 runs off 16 overs between J Arun Kumar (41) and VST
Naidu (71) put Karnataka back on track. The in form Arun Kumar faced
63 balls and hit six fours before he was run out. B Akhil was out at
84 but a fifth wicket partnership of 56 runs from 13.2 overs between
Naidu and S Shiraguppi (33) revived Karnataka's hopes. Shiraguppi who
faced 41 balls and hit two fours and a six, played a vital
knock. Naidu soldiered on until he was seventh out at 185. Continuing
his good form this season, Naidu faced 109 balls and hit five
fours. Ganesh was eighth out at 209 and this led to some
excitement. But Johnson and Anand Katti saw Karnataka home with two
overs and two wickets to spare.
Full postSri Lanka win easily
Host Sri Lanka commenced their campaign to win the under 19 World Cup with a comfortable eight wickets win over Ireland at the Singhalese SC grounds Tuesday
Saadi Thawfeeq
11-Jan-2000
Host Sri Lanka commenced their campaign to win the under 19 World Cup
with a comfortable eight wickets win over Ireland at the Singhalese SC
grounds Tuesday.
Ireland choosing to bat first after winning the toss were bundled out
for 133 in the 48th over. Sri Lanka used up only 24 overs in getting
past that total with Ian Daniels, a stylish right-hander stroking his
way to a brilliant half-century. Daniels first strangled Ireland with
a tight spell of medium-pace bowling taking one for 15 off ten overs,
then hit a run-a-ball 73 with 12 fours to steer the side home easily.
With Jehan Mubarak, Daniels shared an opening partnership of 72 off
eight overs. Mubarak made 25 before mishitting a catch to mid-on. Sri
Lanka also lost Kaushalya Lokuarachchi for six. But vice-captain
Thilina Kandambi stayed with Daniels to see Sri Lanka through.
Ireland slumped to 27 for 5 in the 17th over before the tail wagged to
bring them to a respectable total. Ryan Haire led the recovery using
up 114 balls for 39. John Mooney hit 34 of 66 balls and Dwayne
McGerrigle swung the bat around to hit three sixes in his knock of
23. Medium-pacers Akalanka Ganegama and Kaushal Weeraratne took three
wickets apiece to remove the top order.
Full postAustralia crush Namibia
The Australian Youth side opened their account with a formidable performance against African competitiors Namibia at the P.Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo in their Group D match today
Charlie Austin
11-Jan-2000
The Australian Youth side opened their account with a formidable performance against African competitiors Namibia at the P.Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo in their Group D match today. Australia won the match by a massive 266 runs.
Having won the toss and elected to bat the Aussie top order compiled a massive 321 for 2 in their allotted fifty overs. All the top four were in the runs with fifties from Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh and Andrew McDonald. Shane Watson scored an unbeaten 100 not out off just 104 deliveries, including three sixes and eight fours. Macdonald also remained unbeaten after blazing his way to 63 off just 48 deliveries.
The Namibian bowlers didn't help their cause by bowling almost five extra overs due to wides and no balls. None were spared with Burton Van Rooi being the pick of the bunch with a relatively economical spell of 10-1-45-0.
It was the Australian bowlers who turned on the carnage when the Namibians took their turn to bat, the Africans slumping in the space of 30.4 overs to be all out for 55. Extras topped the score with 16, only wicketkeeper Pieter Burger (11) reaching double figures. All five Australian bowlers took two wickets apiece, Nathan Hauritz ending the day with the figures of 5-4-4-2.
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