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Laxman stars in Hyderabad's sound reply
Hyderabad: Resuming at the overnight score of 300 for 5, both the batsmen continued from where they left off yesterday and were looking good for a huge score
Blessington Thomas
17-Nov-1999
Hyderabad: Resuming at the overnight score of 300 for 5, both the
batsmen continued from where they left off yesterday and were looking
good for a huge score. Until Venugopala Rao was brilliantly taken by
the lone slip in M V Sridhar diving full stretch to his left and
picking the dipping ball off the steady bowling of Laxman in his first
over of the day.
In two minutes over an hour today Venu added 23 more to his overnight
72 and added 55 runs for the 6th wicket in 76 minutes off 18.3 overs.
Vatekar joined Sai [27] and tried to speed up the scoring rate. He
added 28 runs in 50 minutes with Sai before he was out caught and
bowled by Venkatapathi Raju when he tried to pull him over mid wicket
only to top edge high up in the air.
From 371 for 6 at one stage, Andhra lost its last four wickets for the
addition of only 9 runs in 10 overs. Venkatapathi Raju claimed three
of them to return overall bowling figures of 40.5-11-105-5, including
the wicket of K S T Sai who lofted him for 6 over long-off before he
was last man out for a well made 49 runs.
This is the 13th time that Raju has taken 5 or more wickets in an
innings. Playing his 64th Ranji Trophy Match, Raju took his aggregate
tally to 255 wickets, behind the Hyderabad coach Arshad Ayub [286] and
his bowling partner Kanwaljeet Singh [258]. The other two wickets to
fall today were claimed by Laxman and Kanwaljeet. Andhra's innings
folded 3 minutes before lunch on day-2.
Full postKalsi hands Railways the initiative
Udaipur: MRF trainee S.S
OP Sharma
17-Nov-1999
Udaipur: MRF trainee S.S. Kalsi's devastating bowling put visitors
Railways in a strong position against Rajasthan in the three day Cooch
Behar Trophy league match which began at the MB College ground here
yesterday.
Rajasthan captain Anup Dave won the toss and elected to bat first on a
true batting wicket. But they lost six wickets before lunch as the
Railways medium pacer SS Kalsi, tore into their top order. In three
spells before lunch he took four quick wickets that put Rajasthan
under tremendous pressure.
For Rajasthan last man Kishan Choudhary was the highest scorer for the
team with 27. He and wicketkeeper D.Yagnik added 34 crucial runs for
the last wicket. Surendra Singh mopped up the tail to finish with four
wickets. The Rajasthan innings folded up fifteen minutes before tea
for 160 in 63.3 overs.
In reply Railways also lost two quick wickets. Sriram Yadav after
hitting five fours was caught at slip and Surendra Singh was trapped
leg before, both off Kishan Choudhary. At close of play Railways were
55-2 in 25 overs.
Full postArun Sharma, Parvinder hit centuries
Kanpur: Centuries by Arun Sharma and Parvinder Singh helped Uttar Pradesh to pile up 343 for two wickets at close of play on the opening day of the Central Zone Cooch Behar Trophy match against Vidarbha here yesterday
17-Nov-1999
Kanpur: Centuries by Arun Sharma and Parvinder Singh helped Uttar
Pradesh to pile up 343 for two wickets at close of play on the opening
day of the Central Zone Cooch Behar Trophy match against Vidarbha here
yesterday.
Put in to bat, UP were off to a good start with Arun Sharma and
A. Kapoor putting on 117 runs for the first wicket. Kapoor was the
first to fall for 63 for which he batted 143 minutes. He faced 123
balls and hit eleven boundaries. Sharma and Parvinder then came
together for a second wicket stand that added 134 runs. At 251, Arun
Sharma was out for 114. He batted 279 minutes, faced 188 balls and hit
16 fours and a six. At close Parvinder and Faizan Khan (30) were at
the crease. parvinder batted 245 minutes, faced 192 balls and hit
eleven fours and four sixes.
Full postEngland win second tour match
Bloemfontein: England secured the second win of their South African tour on Monday when they outclassed a Free State/Griqualand West Combination XI by 153 runs at Goodyear Park
Michael Finch
16-Nov-1999
Bloemfontein: England secured the second win of their South African
tour on Monday when they outclassed a Free State/Griqualand West
Combination XI by 153 runs at Goodyear Park.
In a match which saw a complete turnaround in the fortunes of the
visitors, England's bowling attack overcame a stubborn 79-run fifth
wicket stand between Loots Bosman and Finlay Brooker to bowl out the
hosts for 222 in their second innings.
For captain Nassar Hussain, it just the tonic for a side that have
battled with injury and mediocre form during their opening three
matches.
``Everyone contributed and of course, a key man like Darren Gough also
came through," Hussain said. "Everyone should a bit of form which, of
course, is a good sign."
Full postServices-J & K tie poised for exciting finish
New Delhi: Chasing a modest victory target of 159, Services were 24 for two in the second innings of the penultimate day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Jammu & Kashmir here on Monday
Madhu Sanghi
16-Nov-1999
New Delhi: Chasing a modest victory target of 159, Services were 24
for two in the second innings of the penultimate day of their North
Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Jammu & Kashmir here on Monday.
Resuming at 262 for eight in their first essay, Services added just
one run before their innings folded up. They however were able to take
a first innings lead of 42 runs. When J & K batted again, Services leg
spinner Sachin Kulkarni (4 for 58) and Syed Javed (3 for 4) restricted
the batsmen. Despite valuable contributions from Ranit Bali (31),
Ashwani Gupta (33), Sanjay Kumar (31), Dhruv Maharaj (28) and Amit Pal
Singh (34), J & K were all out for 200.
In their second innings, Services suffered an early jolt when left arm
spinner Pradeep bali struck twice in the same over to dismiss Sarabjit
Singh (13) and Syed Javed (0) at 21. Narinder Singh (7) and CD Thomson
(0) were batting at stumps with Services still requiring 135 to win
with eight wickets in hand.
Full postSplendid 140 by Ashu Dani
Ludhiana: A superb 140 by Ashu Dani steered Delhi out of the woods as his team finished with a score of 405 for six on the third day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Punjab at the Punjab Agricultural University grounds here on
Rajesh Arora
16-Nov-1999
Ludhiana: A superb 140 by Ashu Dani steered Delhi out of the woods as
his team finished with a score of 405 for six on the third day of
their North Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Punjab at the
Punjab Agricultural University grounds here on Monday.
Resuming at 58 for no loss, Delhi were dealt two quick blows by
Harbhajan Singh who dismissed Devender Sharma (28) and Akash Malhotra
(0). Ajay Sharma joined Dani at this stage and hit two mighty sixes of
Harbhajan Singh. The two added 116 runs for the third wicket before
Ajay Sharma was brilliantly caught by substitute fielder Sandeep Sawal
off Harbhajan Singh just before lunch for 36.
Ashu Dani, who was striking the ball beautifully made a number of
fluent cuts and drives and completed his sixth century in the National
championship and his second consecutive hundred. This is his 35th
match. His knock of 140 contained 24 power packed hits which crossed
the ropes. Left arm spinner Navdeep Singh, who was bowling a tight
line and length, finally trapped Dani into giving him a return catch.
Despite losing six wickets, Delhi scored 347 runs from 90 overs bowled
during the day. Virender Sehwag came down the order as he was running
high fever but made some sweetly timed strokes to be on 96 not out at
stumps. He hit eleven boundaries and three sixes. He faced only 108
balls and added 99 runs for the sixth wicket with Vijay Dahiya (42).
Harhbahan Singh was the most successful bowler taking three wickets
for 104. Navdeep Singh got two wickets for 100.
Full postBengal take first innings points against Assam
Calcutta: Bengal got the all important first innings lead on the last day of their East Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Assam which ended in a draw at the Eden Gardens here yesterday
16-Nov-1999
Calcutta: Bengal got the all important first innings lead on the last
day of their East Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Assam which
ended in a draw at the Eden Gardens here yesterday. Bengal thus picked
up five points while Assam had to be content with three points.
Resuming at the overnight score of 334-9 the last pair of Wrichik
Majumdar and Jyotish Das took Bengal past Assam's first innings total
of 347. They had added 64 for the last wicket when they were finally
separated with the total at 351. Majumdar remained not out on 68.
The match meandered into an academic exercise after that with Assam
notching up 228-5 in their second innings thanks to Tariquer Rehman's
unbeaten 103. Bengal now plays Tripura from November 22 while Assam
takes on Bihar from December 25.
Full postHaryana in command against Himachal
Rohtak: Haryana was in a commanding position against Himachal Pradesh at draw of stumps on the third day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy league match at the Vishwakarma stadium here on Monday
Anil Gulati
16-Nov-1999
Rohtak: Haryana was in a commanding position against Himachal Pradesh
at draw of stumps on the third day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy
league match at the Vishwakarma stadium here on Monday. After setting
a victory target of 432 to be scored in 117 overs, they captured five
HP wickets after for only 98 runs by stumps.
Haryana resumed its second innings with an overall lead of 192 runs
with seven wickets in hand. Overnight not out batsman Rajesh Puri
scored 56 before falling leg before to Shakthi Singh. He played just
55 balls and hit ten fours. Wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra top scored with 75
runs. Haryana declared at 361 for 9. Among the Himachal bowlers,
medium pacer Shakthi Singh who had taken six wickets in the first
innings took five wickets in the second.
Chasing a tough victory target, the Himachal batsmen succumbed to the
psychological pressure, lost wickets steadily and were in a hopeless
situation by close.
Full postBihar defeat Tripura by 51 runs
Agartala: Bihar won their East Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Tripura at the Maharaja Bir Bikram College stadium here yesterday by 51 runs to pick up the maximum eight points
16-Nov-1999
Agartala: Bihar won their East Zone Ranji Trophy league match against
Tripura at the Maharaja Bir Bikram College stadium here yesterday by
51 runs to pick up the maximum eight points.
Set 234 for victory, Tripura was bowled out for 182 in 78.3 overs on
the last day. Resuming at 29-0 Tripura seemed to have the match under
control at 108-2 with A Vilaskar (58) and V.Prajapati (22) putting on
62 runs for the third wicket in 23.3 overs. But they lost their last
eight wickets for 74 runs. The men who did the damage for Bihar were
left-arm spinners Avinash Kumar and Prasad Rao who bagged five wickets
each for 47 and 65 runs respectively.
Tripura now goes on to play Bengal while Bihar next plays Orissa, both
matches starting on November 22.
Full postAndhra make good score on opening day
Hyderabad: After opting to bat first on a placid batting track at the Gymkhana grounds, Andhra started quietly with no runs in the first over
Blessington Thomas
16-Nov-1999
Hyderabad: After opting to bat first on a placid batting track at the
Gymkhana grounds, Andhra started quietly with no runs in the first
over. Vanka Pratap, sharing the new ball with Narenderpal Singh, took
a severe beating from the Andhra skipper Amit Pathak, with his first
couple of overs costing him 20 runs, all scored in boundaries.
Soon after Amit turned his attention towards N P Singh and continued
in the same vein, striking the bowler for 3 more fours to register the
first 50 runs on the board in 51 minutes off 11.5 overs, Pathak
contibuting 38 of them in the company of L N Prasad Reddy. Reddy [
16 ] lived a charmed life when Kanwaljeet could not hold on to a
return catch offered at 63 in the 19th over of the innings and 9th of
the bowler.
Venkatapathi Raju drew first blood with an arm ball to deceive Amit
Pathak who was clean bowled for an aggressive 56 off 73 balls in a
stay of 89 minutes. Nagini Kumar accompanied Reddy who lofted
Kanwaljeet over mid-wicket for a huge 6. Azharuddin replaced Raju at
the pavilion end as both Kanwaljeet and Raju were no threat to the
batsmen and struck immediately to trap Reddy in front of the wickets
to get an LBW decision from umpire Giridharan standing at the Pavilion
end.
Lunch was taken at 113 for 2 after 42 overs. Nineteen runs after the
resumption Raju replaced Kanwaljeet and was successful in getting a
verdict of LBW in the first over of his second spell, bowling from the
pavilion end. Venugopal who came in at the fall of Reddy found an able
partner in R V Ch.Prasad and the two repaired the innings to give
solidity by adding 142 runs for the fourth wicket in less than even
time.
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