Report

A round-up of the Plunket Shield matches that ended on February 19, 2014

Ryder, de Boorder sink Wellington

Shaun Marsh nearly pulled off a remarkable victory for Western Australia at the Gliderol Stadium, but he was unable to hit the final delivery of the match for a boundary, meaning they fell just three runs short, and South Australia hung on for a draw

WA fall three runs short in thrilling draw

Stifling spells by Anya Shrubsole and Heather Knight dismantled New Zealand's batting in the first of the three T20s in the series helping England Women to a crushing win in Whangarei

Shrubsole, Knight serve NZ a thrashing

Clinically and ruthlessly, Sean Williams and Craig Ervine broke the deadlock with a partnership of 83 off 62 balls to help Zimbabwe chase 286

Williams, Ervine ruin UAE's spirited comeback

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Herwadkar ton propels Mumbai

Akhil Herwadkar's maiden first-class ton was the highlight of the third day in Cuttack, as Mumbai propelled their lead to 366 over Delhi

A collective bowling effort and fifties from R Samarth and KL Rahul underlined Karnataka's dominance over Assam in Indore

Rahul, Samarth stamp Karnataka dominance

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Tuskers go top with third win

Early wickets and a lack of substantial partnerships left Vidarbha at 206 for 6, well behind Tamil Nadu's 403, in their Ranji Trophy quarter-final match in Jaipur

Vidarbha fight, but TN ahead

Maharashtra entered the semifinals for the second year in succession after Anupam Sanklecha's four-wicket haul, boosting his match-tally to eight, sank Andhra by 75 runs in Lahli

Maharashtra enter second successive semi-final

Adam Voges and Michael Klinger piled on runs and agony on South Australia, as Western Australia surged to 8 for 611, and built a lead of 142 runs at Gliderol stadium in Adelaide.

Voges and Klinger flay South Australia

A round-up of the Plunket Shield matches that ended on February 18, 2014

Brownlie 334 leads dominant Northern Districts

Afghanistan's World Cup debut was the story of the day in Canberra but Mashrafe Mortaza's Bangladesh won by 105 runs to assuage worries of an early meltdown at the hands of the newcomers

Shakib, Mortaza spoil Afghanistan's debut

18-Feb-2015•The Report by Mohammad Isam

Shankar, Indrajith drive Tamil Nadu

Vijay Shankar notched up his second first-class hundred, while B Indrajith missed his second ton by three runs, both hoisting Tamil Nadu to 403 in the first innings.

Shreyas Gopal ensured Assam's reply to Karnataka's 452 didn't get off to an ideal start by taking two wickets for six runs to leave the batting side wobbling at 58 for 3 on the second day of the quarter-final in Indore

Assam shaky after Karnataka amass 452

Andhra batsmen found batting on the lush green track at Lahli to be a tricky affair as they could manage only 138 runs in their first innings.

Jadhav 81* gives Maharashta 125-run lead

Shardul Thakur's 5 for 54, his fifth of the season, led Mumbai's fightback as they bundled Delhi out for 166, conceding a mere 10-run first-innings lead

Thakur five-for helps Mumbai fight back

Western Australia replied strongly with 2 for 169 after bowling out South Australia for 469 on the second day at Gliderol Stadium in Adelaide

Voges, Klinger lead Western Australia's strong reply

Seamer Simon Milenko's 5 for 15 in only his second first-class game, floored Tasmania as they lost to Queensland by an innings and 50 runs inside two days.

Tasmania slump to innings defeat against Queensland

Offspinner Nathan Lyon and left-arm spinner Steve O'Keefe took four wickets each to bundle Victoria out for 169, giving New South Wales a 156-run win

O'Keefe, Lyon spin NSW to victory