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Hinds and Lewis lead the way for WI-A
At the close of the third day of this very even four day game, the West Indies "A" team might just have a slight upper hand in this game, but India "A"'s batsmen are proving to be very resolute indeed
Colin Croft
21-Nov-1999
At the close of the third day of this very even four day game,
the West Indies "A" team might just have a slight upper hand in
this game, but India "A"'s batsmen are proving to be very
resolute indeed.
Having led the visiting India "A" team by 63 runs of first
innings, the West Indies "A" had restricted India "A" to 54 - 1
after 18 overs at the end of day 3, with the not out batsmen
being Jacob Martin, promoted to No. 3, with an enterprising 36
and opener Gagan Khoda, with a patient 14.
The day began with much prospect for Antigua & Barbuda and the
Leeward Islands batsman, Sylvester Joseph, who was not out on 56
overnight, and young Barbadian Ryan Hinds, who was not out
overnight on two, the West Indies "A" 131-4.
India "A", though, did not have to wait long for their first
success of the 3rd day. In the 3rd over of the day, with the
score on 134, and having only added 2 to his overnight score,
Joseph drove at a slower ball from pacer Dodda Ganesh, only to
present a simple catch to Murali Kartik, fielding at extra-cover.
Joseph out for 58, West Indies "A" 134-5 in over 58, Ganesh's
third wicket.
Full postPakistani batting gets back into form
Hobart, Nov 20: It was a day for batting to flourish and the Bellerive pitch facilitated that enough for Pakistan to put themselves in command of this Test
A Jalil
21-Nov-1999
Hobart, Nov 20: It was a day for batting to flourish and the Bellerive
pitch facilitated that enough for Pakistan to put themselves in
command of this Test.
They needed a couple of big innings and that they got with
Inzamam-ul-Haq leading the way with a flawless century. All too often
Pakistan's batsmen have let themselves down when concentration and
patience were the virtues to be displayed. Today they built an
innings, playing entertaining cricket and yet not being overly
flamboyant which has been their downfall time and again.
With the bowlers having done their bit on the previous day, this was
the only opportunity that Pakistan had of cornering Australia by
setting a daunting target for them in the last innings of the
match. Trailing by a Test and just one more to play next week in
Perth, Pakistan could not afford to slacken. For once their intention
was clear and they stuck to the task with a purpose from the start of
the day.
Nightwatchman, Saqlain Mushtaq gave his support for over an hour this
morning while Saeed Anwar picked up runs. It was looking good for
Pakistan on 100 for 1 just before Shane Warne claimed the first of his
three victims today. The leg spinner then struck again before lunch to
remove Anwar with a ball which turned prodigiously from the rough of
the bowlers' footmark, coming into the left-hander and knocking back
the leg stump. Warne had taken 2 for 29 this morning but there wasn't
much more to come his way.
Full postUttar Pradesh make a pile
New Delhi: With Gyanandre Pandey completing a fine century and with the tail wagging furiously, Uttar Pradesh made 439 on the second day of their Central Zone Ranji Trophy match against Railways at the Karnail Singh stadium here yesterday
21-Nov-1999
New Delhi: With Gyanandre Pandey completing a fine century and with
the tail wagging furiously, Uttar Pradesh made 439 on the second day
of their Central Zone Ranji Trophy match against Railways at the
Karnail Singh stadium here yesterday.
Pandey resumed on 98 and went on to get 107. He batted 280 minutes,
faced 220 balls and hit 12 fours. S.Shukla (43), M Saif (71), AW Zaidi
(23) and M Raza (35) all made merry to enable UP to reach a good
score. UP had resumed at 247 for four.
Railways were 33 for one wicket in reply by stumps.
Full postDelhi quickly in command
New Delhi: Delhi were in a position of considerable strength at stumps on the first day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Jammu & Kashmir at the Ferozshah Kotla grounds here yesterday
21-Nov-1999
New Delhi: Delhi were in a position of considerable strength at stumps
on the first day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy league match against
Jammu & Kashmir at the Ferozshah Kotla grounds here yesterday. After
dismissing J & K for 113 runs in 29 overs, Delhi were 165 for three at
close of play.
Put in to bat, J & K, who only the day before had shocked the home
team in the one day game, lost their first four wickets for 14
runs. All the wickets were taken by Aashish Nehra. The collapse
continued and only R Kaul with a fighting 45 showed some defiance
before he was last out. He and P Bali (24) added 41 runs for the
eighth wicket after seven wickets had gone down for 64 runs. Nehra
finished with five for 52 off eleven overs.
When Delhi batted, Devinder Sharma was in fine form and by stumps had
scored 68 not out. He faced 155 balls and hit eight fours.
Full postJitender 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.
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