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Jitender Singh century props up Haryana
Gurgaon: Opening batsman Jitender Singh, with a fine 102, propped up Haryana on the opening day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy match against Punjab at the Nehru stadium here yesterday
21-Nov-1999
Gurgaon: Opening batsman Jitender Singh, with a fine 102, propped up
Haryana on the opening day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy match
against Punjab at the Nehru stadium here yesterday. Thanks mainly to
his contribution, Haryana were 242 for eight from 95 overs at stumps.
Jitender and Parinder Sharma (36) put on 79 runs for the second
wicket. Then Jitender and R Puri (23) added 77 runs for the fourth
wicket before the former was out. Jitender batted 269 minutes, faced
203 balls and hit 15 fours.
Sharandeep Singh brought Punjab back in the game late in the day and
finished with five for 95 off 35 overs. But an unbroken ninth wicket
partnership of 40 runs between P Jain and V Jain kept the Haryana
innings going till stumps.
Full postIndia 'A' - a slow day on a slow pitch
Under absolutely wonderful weather conditions for cricket, the first "Test" match between the West Indies "A" and the visiting Indian "A" team got under way today at the Queens Park Oval, Port Of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies
Colin Croft
20-Nov-1999
Under absolutely wonderful weather conditions for cricket, the
first "Test" match between the West Indies "A" and the visiting
Indian "A" team got under way today at the Queens Park Oval, Port
Of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies.
Key players from either team were passed fit at the very last
minute. Jimmy Adams, the West Indies "A" team captain, a
part of the West Indies senior team's batting line-up to tour New
Zealand soon, and who is nursing a knee injury, passed himself
fit at the last practice session the day before the game.
Dodda Ganesh, one of the very few players in India "A" team with
international experience, and a useful fast bowler, was passed
fit on the morning of the game. He has a thigh injury.
India "A" won the toss and elected to bat. However, while
conditions overhead were excellent, the pitch was somewhat slow
and the bounce variable. The outfield was also rather slow, a
result of the recent rains in the Eastern Caribbean.
Full postSaqlain, Waqar find their rhythm to send Aussies reeling
Hobart, Nov 19: There is a final drop of venom that transforms a good bowler into a great one
A. Jalil
20-Nov-1999
Hobart, Nov 19: There is a final drop of venom that transforms a good
bowler into a great one. Saqlain Mushtaq's bowling has contained that
deadly ingredient long enough to put him in that category. His
remarkable figures today simply provided further evidence of his
stature.
It was the virtuoso bowling and tenacity of Pakistan that came to the
fore, halfway through the second day's play. Having taken much flak
for their batting and again for their work in the field, they battled
hard just when this Test and, indeed, the series was perilously close
to slipping away.
Australia were comfortably placed with their opening batsmen setting
them off with a flying start of 76 and when that was extended to 191
for the loss of just one wicket, it looked most ominous for Pakistan
with their meagre first innings total.
It would appear that a lunch time pep talk spurred them on, not only
to some controlled bowling but in the field as well, for they had
dropped Michael Slater earlier on 36 when there was a chance of a
running catch at back-ward square-leg and again on 68 at point.
Full postSkipper's knock by Pandey
New Delhi: Skipper Gyanender Pandey led from the front with an unbeaten 98 as Uttar Pradesh reached a good score of 247 for four against Railways on the opening day of the four day Central Zone Ranji Trophy cricket match here yesterday
Amarnath Gaur
20-Nov-1999
New Delhi: Skipper Gyanender Pandey led from the front
with an unbeaten 98 as Uttar Pradesh reached a good score of 247 for four
against Railways on the opening day of the four day Central Zone Ranji
Trophy cricket match here yesterday.
Pandey steadied the innings in the company of Jyoti Yadav (57) after
Manoj Mudgal (47), Manoj Singh (0) and Rizwan Shamshad (25) were back in
the pavilion reducing the visitors to 107 for three at the Karnail Singh
stadium here.
The seasoned left hander added 102 runs for the fourth wicket with
Yadav as Uttar Pradesh reached 209 for four on electing to bat first.
He struck 11 boundaries and a six off 209 balls in a 262 minute
unfinished vigil.
At stumps Saurav Shukla, on 13, was keeping his captain
company. Yadav, who retired hurt early in the innings, returned to
score a superb 57 off 120 balls, studded with eight fours and a six.
Full postMcKenzie's batting style lifts gloom for Combined XI
Centurion: Neil McKenzie may have lifted the spirits of the crowd yesterday but serious question marks hovered over the Test future of opening batsman Adam Bacher on a gloomy second day Combined XI outing against the England tourists
Trevor Chesterfield
20-Nov-1999
Centurion: Neil McKenzie may have lifted the spirits of the crowd yesterday but serious question marks hovered over the Test future of opening batsman Adam Bacher on a gloomy second day Combined XI outing against the England tourists.
What with 90 minutes, or 21 overs lost to rain before lunch and a further hour late in the afternoon, it was a day of fractured fortunes for the Northerns/Gauteng XI as they dismissed the visitors for 303 and replied with 85 for three when bad light forced an early closure.
With Daryll Cullinan also failing to make a major contribution to the Combined XI innings total with his innings of 11 in 41 minutes it was left to McKenzie to take up the challenge.
Yet if anything positive on the local front has emerged from this game it was the batting flair of young McKenzie who only a week ago plundered a stylish century off the Sri Lanka A side, also at the SuperSport Park venue.
Full postA good tussle on Day 2
Under much more cloudy conditions than the first day, the West Indies "A" team seemed to come out on the 2nd day with a direct plan to dismiss India "A" immediately
Colin Croft
20-Nov-1999
Under much more cloudy conditions than the first day, the West
Indies "A" team seemed to come out on the 2nd day with a direct
plan to dismiss India "A" immediately. India "A' were resuming
on 179-5, with Mohammed Kaif on 30 not out and the more
adventurous wicket-keeper Sameer Dighe on 24 not out. Captain
Jimmy Adams started with his fastest bowlers, Nixon McLean and
Dwight Mais.
Twenty one aggressive runs were added to the partnership, in the
first five overs, ten of them from the bat of Kaif, before the
first wicket of the morning ended the prospering sixth wicket
partnership at 74.
Kaif had hit two flowing fours through the off side, from the
bowling of Mais. Mais then got his revenge, inducing an easy
catch from a stiff outside edge to the wicket-keeper, Wayne
Phillip. Kaif out for 40 in over 95, India "A" 190-6.
Sameer Dighe, the remaining overnight batsman, soon followed his
overnight partner to the pavilion, but not before he and
Harvinder Singh Sodhi had brought up the 200 in the 100th over.
Full postJammu & Kashmir stun Delhi
New Delhi: Skipper Kavaljeet Singh struck a fine half century as minnows Jammu Kashmir stunned Delhi by three wickets with just two balls to spare in the last North Zone one day league match here yesterday
Madhu Sanghi
20-Nov-1999
New Delhi: Skipper Kavaljeet Singh struck a fine half
century as minnows Jammu Kashmir stunned Delhi by three wickets with
just two balls to spare in the last North Zone one day league match here
yesterday.
Kavaljeet's 73-ball knock which included four hits to the fence helped
J & K reach 238 for seven after restricting formidable Delhi
to 237 for six in 50 overs at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground.
Ashwani Gupta, Ranjit Bali and Amit Pal Singh contributed 41,36 and 29
runs respectively for the visitors who registered their second one
day win against Delhi.
In the end it was a battle of nerves for the two teams as J & K
needed six runs in the last over, which they achieved with two balls to
spare. A haul of four for 38 by India off spinner Nikhil Chopra
went in vain.
Full postPunjab register impressive victory over Haryana
Gurgaon: A responsible innings of 53 by Pankaj Dharmani and fine bowling by the spinners enabled Punjab to register an impressive victory over Haryana by 71 runs in their last one day league encounter of the North Zone Ranji Trophy at the Nehru
Rakesh Sanghi
20-Nov-1999
Gurgaon: A responsible innings of 53 by Pankaj Dharmani and
fine bowling by the spinners enabled Punjab to register an impressive
victory over Haryana by 71 runs in their last one day league encounter
of the North Zone Ranji Trophy at the Nehru Stadium here yesterday.
In reply to Punjab's total of 220 for 7 in fifty overs
Haryana was bundled out for 149, their lowest total against Punjab, in
41.1 overs.
Punjab skipper Vikram Rathore elected to bat first after winning
the toss. Punjab made three changes in the team that
played agaist Delhi. Sarandeep Singh, Rakesh Saini and Sanjay Mahajan
were included in place of Ritender Sodhi, Harbhajan Singh,
and Amit Sharma. Haryana left out Amarjeet Kaypee and Sanjay Balwan and
brought in debutant Satish Ohlan and Jasvir Singh. Punjab's decision to
bat first immediately backfired as Haryana got an early breakthrough.
In the second over of the innings bowled by Feroz Ghyas, Sandeep
Sharma edged a ball pitched outside the off stump and was declared caught
behind. After the addition of six runs to the total, Vineet Jain struck to
get the vital wicket of Rathore. An incoming ball took the
inside edge of his bat and Ajay Ratra picked up the catch behind the
stumps. Rathore could make only one run.
Pankaj Dharmani and Yuvraj Singh batted with a sense of responsibility
to raise Punjab's hopes for a tall score. They added 99 runs for the
third wicket before Yuvraj was run out for 42. His knock included
three boundaries. He batted 109 minutes and faced 81
balls. Dharmani, who was the next to be dismissed, scored 53 runs (107
minutes,83 Balls,6x4s). He was brilliantly caught by Sonu Sharma at
square leg after mistiming a shot off Sanjay Dalal. Another partnership
of 60 runs for the sixth wicket between Rakesh Saini (34) and Harminder
Jugnu (32) helped Punjab raise a respectable total.
Full postHimachal defeat Services by five wickets
Una: A deadly spell of three for nineteen, supported by a sparkling knock of 85 by Rahul Panta help Himachal defeat Services by five wickets in one day Ranji tie here yesterday
Rakesh Bakshi
20-Nov-1999
Una: A deadly spell of three for nineteen, supported by a
sparkling knock of 85 by Rahul Panta help Himachal defeat Services by
five wickets in one day Ranji tie here yesterday.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, Services were all out for 215
in 48.1 overs. Services lost three early wickets and were 29 for 3 at
one stage . A 97 run fourth wicket partnership between opener Sarabjit
Singh and Sanjay Verma, who scored 64 and 51 runs respectively helped
the visitors to push the score to 215.
Himachal skipper Rajiv Nayyar claimed two wickets for 19. Asim got two
wickets for 33 runs. The remaining three wickets wre claimed by Shakti
Singh, Nischal Gaur and Sangram Singh.
In reply, Himachal made a good beginning with openers Rahul Panta and
Nischal Gaur scoring 90 runs. Rahul Panta who was
dismissed by Javed was the top scorer with 85 runs while Anuj Pal and
Arun Verma remained not out at 20 and 18 respectively.
Full postHyderabad-Andhra game ends in a tame draw
Hyderabad: The South Zone Ranji Trophy match between Hyderabad and Andhra ended in a tame draw here yesterday with the hosts failing to bowl out the visitors a second time
Blessington Thomas
19-Nov-1999
Hyderabad: The South Zone Ranji Trophy match between Hyderabad and
Andhra ended in a tame draw here yesterday with the hosts failing to
bowl out the visitors a second time.
In a fine batting display on the final day, Hyderabad extended its one
run lead to 130 after batting for 99 minutes off 21.1 overs before the
declaration was made.
The overnight not out batsmen were in different gear altogether
today. Showing urgency the most prolific Hyderabad batsman in recent
times MV Sridhar in association with his overnight partner Vanka
Pratap batted freely in piling up runs to register the third century
partnership of the innings. When Sridhar was caught at extra-cover by
Amit Pathak, Hyderabad declared its innings closed at 510 for six with
a lead of 130 runs.
Hyderabad had an outside chance to bowl the opposition out in a
minimum of 67 overs inclusive of 15 mandatory overs. Andhra began its
second essay cautiously only to see Venkatapathi Raju coming on to
bowl the eighth over over of the innings replacing VVS Laxman who
shared the new ball with Narenderpal Singh, making inroads when he
bowled skipper Amit Pathak who tried to cut a low incoming ball only
to edge it on to his stumps.
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