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Mumbai take honours despite Arun Kumar's 76
Despite a gallant 76 by in form opener J Arun Kumar, Mumbai took the honours on the first day of their Group A Ranji Trophy Super League match against Karnataka at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Saturday
05-Feb-2000
Despite a gallant 76 by in form opener J Arun Kumar, Mumbai took
the honours on the first day of their Group A Ranji Trophy Super
League match against Karnataka at the M Chinnaswamy stadium
in Bangalore on Saturday. After dismissing the hosts for 209
runs in their first innings, Mumbai scored 17 without loss
by close.
Opting to bat, Karnataka were given a good start with Arun Kumar
and Mithun Beerala (14) putting on 46 runs off 17.4 overs. But
the fall of Beerala and Sujith Somasundar in successive overs
was a major blow. However Arun Kumar and VST Naidu (20) steadied
the innings with a fourth wicket stand of 66 runs off 20.4 overs.
But the fall of Arun Kumar who was fourth out at 141 started a
mini collapse. While A Vijay stood firm, wickets fell at
regular intervals at the other end and medium pacer S Kannan
hastened the end of the innings with some quick wickets. Arun
Kumar who faced 171 balls hit 13 fours while Vijay who was last
out, faced 102 balls for his 41, which included six hits to the
ropes. Kannan finished with four for 55 while Nilesh Kulkarni
had three for 41.
Mumbai batted for seven overs and openers Wasim Jaffer and Amit
Phagnis batted out till stumps were drawn.
Full postArothe leads Baroda run feast
Skipper Tushar Arothe led a Baroda run feast on the opening day of their Group B Ranji Trophy Super League match against Bihar at the IPCL Sports Complex ground in Vadodara on Saturday
05-Feb-2000
Skipper Tushar Arothe led a Baroda run feast on the opening
day of their Group B Ranji Trophy Super League match against
Bihar at the IPCL Sports Complex ground in Vadodara on Saturday.
The left handed Arothe hit 125 as Baroda finished with 360
for six off 90 overs at stumps.
It was indeed a superb recovery by the home team who were
put in to bat. For, medium pacer Dhiraj Kumar removed in form
opening batsman Cecil Williams and SS Parab with successive
deliveries to have Baroda tottering at ten for two in the third
over. Then started the spirited Baroda rally. The recovery
process was initiated by opener RA Swaroop (59) and Nayan Mongia
(65) who added 89 runs for the third wicket off 29.3 overs.
Swaroop was then out after facing 98 balls and hitting eight
fours. But Mongia and Arothe continued the rescue act by adding
114 runs for the fourth wicket off 26 overs. Mongia then fell to
Dhiraj Kumar. He faced 161 balls and hit four of them to the
fence. The 33-year-old Arothe and former India player Atul
Bedade then consolidated with a fifth wicket partnership of 97
runs off 18.3 overs. Arothe was finally fifth out at 310. In a
stay of three hours, he faced 145 balls and hit 20 fours. Bedade
fell shortly afterwards for 49, compiled off 72 balls with the
help of seven hits to the ropes. RB Patel enlivened the closing
stages with a bright unbeaten 32 off just 23 balls with the
help of five fours to set the seal on Baroda's dominance.
Dhiraj Kumar, who took the first four wickets to fall, had
figures of four for 114 at close of play.
Full postOnly 32 minutes play possible
Only 32 minutes play was possible on the opening day in the Group B Ranji Trophy Super League match between Hyderabad and Punjab at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in Mohali on Saturday
05-Feb-2000
Only 32 minutes play was possible on the opening day in the Group
B Ranji Trophy Super League match between Hyderabad and Punjab
at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in Mohali on Saturday.
In that time, Hyderabad, put in to bat, were 16 for no loss
off 6.4 overs. The match started only at 4 pm due to rain.
At close, VVS Laxman (10) and A Nandakishore (6) were batting.
Full postTamil Nadu top order clicks
The Tamil Nadu top order clicked in a major way on Saturday, the opening day of their Group C Ranji Trophy Super League match against Saurashtra at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai
05-Feb-2000
The Tamil Nadu top order clicked in a major way on Saturday, the
opening day of their Group C Ranji Trophy Super League match against
Saurashtra at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai. Put in to bat by
Sitanshu Kotak, Tamil Nadu's way of saying `thank you' was to run up a
score of 348 for four at stumps.
Opener Anand George was the only batsman to fail. He scored only six
as Tamil Nadu lost their first wicket at 26 in the sixth over. For the
rest of the day, the hosts dominated. First Aashish Kapoor and S
Sriram added 69 runs for the second wicket off 14.5 overs. Kapoor then
left for a bright 59 off just 60 balls. He hit nine fours. Sriram and
Hemang Badani then consolidated with a third wicket partnership of 119
runs off 32.4 overs. The left handed Sriram was unlucky to miss his
century by two runs for at 98 he was adjudged leg before to
Bambhaniya. Sriram faced 144 balls and hit 12 of them to the
ropes. There was no respite for Saurashtra even after Sriram's
departure. For Badani and Sridharan Sarath then got together for a
fourth wicket association that realised 84 runs off 25 overs. Badani
was then dismissed for 86. He faced 177 balls and hit six fours and
two sixes. Sarath and JR Madanagopal (18) then put on another 50 runs
for the unbroken fifth wicket off 12 overs. At stumps the in form
Sarath was batting with 58. The left hander faced 113 balls and hit
seven fours.
Full postWest Indies Domestic: Trinidad take lead
Port-of-Spain - An absorbing duel between Barbados' bowlers and Trinidad and Tobago's batsmen culminated with a hard-earned advantage for the desperate hosts yesterday
05-Feb-2000
Barbados 196, Trinidad and Tobago 251-6
Port-of-Spain - An absorbing duel between Barbados' bowlers and
Trinidad and Tobago's batsmen culminated with a hard-earned
advantage for the desperate hosts yesterday.
On a gripping second day, Barbados toiled in the face of the
crucial century stand between Richard Smith and Keno Mason that
earned Trinidad and Tobago unlikely first innings points.
There was plenty of frustration for the defending Busta Cup
champions who could only manage four wickets on the day,
including that of a night watchman.
Full postEast Zone maintain winning streak
East Zone maintained their winning streak defeating North Zone by three wickets in the Vijay Hazare (Under-16) Trophy Tournament at the KL Saini Stadium in Jaipur on Friday
05-Feb-2000
East Zone maintained their winning streak defeating North Zone by
three wickets in the Vijay Hazare (Under-16) Trophy Tournament at
the KL Saini Stadium in Jaipur on Friday. East Zone, who had
already made sure of the trophy, registered their fourth straight
win and ended with eight points. North Zone finished with four
points from four matches.
East Zone, chasing a target of 228, were struggling at 37 for
three in the tenth over. PJ Das (61 runs of 68 balls) was joined
by A Nandi (59 runs of 81 balls) and they put on 84 runs for the
fourth wicket off 17.3 overs. Then N Behera (31 runs of 50 balls)
and Nandi added 55 runs off 9.3 overs for the fifth wicket.
Towards the end, captain M Talukdar (32 not out of 26 balls)
hastened East's victory, which came in the 47th over.
Earlier, electing to bat after winning the toss, North Zone made
a good start with M Kholi (39 runs of 69 balls) and R Jaswal (32
runs of 34 balls) adding 75 for the first wicket in 14.2 overs.
Then Rajan Singh (41 runs of 70 balls) and J Sharma (41 runs of
62 balls) put on 87 runs in 20.1 overs for the third wicket. But
North Zone, plagued by four run outs, ended with a score of 227
for 9 in 50 overs.
Full postWest Zone open account in last match
West Zone won their last league match against South Zone by four wickets in the Vijay Hazare (Under-16) Trophy Tournament at the SJ Public School ground in Jaipur on Friday
05-Feb-2000
West Zone won their last league match against South Zone by four
wickets in the Vijay Hazare (Under-16) Trophy Tournament at the SJ
Public School ground in Jaipur on Friday. This was West Zone's only
victory in the tournament and they ended with two points from four
matches, while South Zone finished with two points from four matches.
West Zone, chasing a target of 216, were set on course by SP Bagul (73
not out of 101 balls) and his third wicket stand with Parthiv Patel
(37 runs of 59 balls) which added 48 runs in 11 overs. Bagul was then
helped by S Kamthe (25 runs of 36 balls) and HD Rawle (25 runs of 23
balls) as West reached the target in 46.4 overs.
Earlier, winning the toss and electing to bat, South Zone lost two
wickets for 20. Y Gnaneswara Rao (21 runs of 32 balls) and Abhinav
Kumar (40 runs of 67 balls) put on 36 runs for the third wicket off
7.5 overs. But South Zone were in trouble at 118 for 6 when MM Mathani
(45 runs of 60 balls) joined Stuart Binny (38 runs of 47 balls). The
two were involved in a 73 run partnership off 15.2 overs for the
seventh wicket helping South Zone to recover and reach 215 for eight
in 50 overs.
Full postEast Zone make sure of Hazare Trophy
East Zone beat West Zone by six wickets in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (under-16) tournament at the SJ Public School, Jaipur on Thursday
04-Feb-2000
East Zone beat West Zone by six wickets in the Vijay Hazare Trophy
(under-16) tournament at the SJ Public School, Jaipur on
Thursday. This was East zone's third consecutive victory and they thus
made sure of the title with a match in hand.
Chasing a score of 199 for victory, East Zone romped home in 38
overs. M Vardhan (93 runs of 111 balls with 10 fours and 2 sixes) and
P Kumar (23 runs of 18 balls) gave a steady start putting on 34 runs
for the first wicket. Vardhan and PJ Das (51 runs of 62 balls with 4
fours and a 6) then added 94 runs for the third wicket to make East
Zone's victory certain.
Earlier, West Zone scored 198 runs for nine wickets in 50 overs
chiefly due to the efforts of SP Bagul (40 runs of 81 balls) and P
Jadeja (52 runs of 59 balls). They shared a fourth wicket stand of 87
runs in 21.1 overs. But in the end overs, West lost their way when
three quick wickets fell in the form of P Jadeja, NR Rathod and HD
Rawle to the bowling of Gaurav Sharma (3 for 33).
Full postSouth Zone beat Central Zone in thriller
South Zone beat Central Zone by three runs in a last-over thriller in the Vijay Hazare (under-16) Trophy tournament at the KL Saini Stadium at Jaipur on Tuesday
03-Feb-2000
South Zone beat Central Zone by three runs in a last-over thriller in
the Vijay Hazare (under-16) Trophy tournament at the KL Saini Stadium
at Jaipur on Tuesday.
Replying to South Zone's total of 198 for 7 in 50 overs, Central were
all out for 195 in the last over of the match. Central Zone lost
wickets at regular intervals and were 82 for five. Dixit (29 off 54
balls) was involved in a partnership of 34 for the sixth wicket with
Afroz Khan (18 off 36 balls). This was followed by a 35 run
partnership off nine overs for the seventh wicket between Dixit and SK
Upadhyay (52 not out off 60 balls). A last wicket partnership of 29
runs from five overs between SK Upadhyay and Chaudhery (3) proved in
vain.
Earlier South Zone won the toss and elected to bat. They lost
three wickets for 57 before they recovered with the only partnership
of note when Aditya Srikkanth (50 off 80 balls) and Abhinav Kumar (59
off 89 balls) added 117 runs for the fourth wicket off 26 overs.
With this, Central Zone ended their fixtures with two wins and two
losses from their four games while this was South Zone's first victory
in three matches.
Full postCentral Zone posts second victory
Central Zone scored an easy four wicket victory over North Zone in the Vijay Hazare (under-16) Trophy tournament at the SJ Public School in Jaipur on Tuesday
02-Feb-2000
Central Zone scored an easy four wicket victory over North Zone in the
Vijay Hazare (under-16) Trophy tournament at
the SJ Public School in Jaipur on Tuesday. It
was Central Zone's second victory in three matches in
the tournament.
Chasing a modest total of 161 set by North Zone, Central Zone
were home in the 42nd over. Central Zone were in trouble
initially against the North Zone opening bowler N Agarwal, who
finished with three for 36.
Agarwal in fact rocked Central Zone by dismissing the first two
batsmen with only 21 runs scored. But Ashraf Ali (33 runs of
60 balls) put on 41 runs off 6.5 overs with AS Naidu (21 runs of
19 balls) for the third wicket. Then S Dixit (30 runs of 56
balls) put on 54 runs in 12 overs for the fifth wicket with
R Elahi (22 runs of 48 balls). Finally Afroz Khan with an unbeaten
32 off 48 balls with five fours made sure of Central Zone's victory
with eight overs to spare
Earlier, North Zone were all out in 48.3 overs. Bhuvnesh Sharma,
who came in at 36 for one in the eighth over, made the only
significant contribution. He scored 50 off 111 balls with
one boundary before he was eighth out at 148 in the 46th
over. North Zone were dismissed in the 49th over with
only three other batsmen reaching double figures.
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