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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Cricket News and Cricket Highlights - Crichotline

Cricket News and Cricket Highlights - Crichotline

Preview: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, Pallekele, 2012

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 01:30 PM PDT


It’s time New Zealand reversed its bad run in one-day internationals, captain Ross Taylor said as they prepare to take on Sri Lanka in the opener of a five-match series on Thursday.

The Kiwis lost four of five matches of their last series against West Indies in July, and before that were swept at home by South Africa 3-0 at the start of the year.

“We are not looking too far ahead, tomorrow’s game is an important one,” Taylor said on Wednesday.

Their confidence wasn’t boosted by the opening tour match on Tuesday, when New Zealand slumped to 74 for 7 in 14 overs before the one-off Twenty20 was washed out.

The pitch at Pallekele International Stadium has been covered for several days because of rain, and it is expected to retain moisture and assist seam bowlers with sharp movement, as exploited by Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene and fast bowler Lasith Malinga return after being rested for the Twenty20. Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has also been called up while offspinner Sachithra Senanayake and batsman Dilshan Munaweera, who were part of the Twenty20 squad, have been excluded.

Sri Lanka has also included 19-year-old offspinner Tharindu Kaushal. Spinner Akila Dananjaya, who made his international debut without any first-class experience in the World Twenty20, is likely to make his ODI debut on Thursday.

New Zealand has retained the same squad as the Twenty20.

Probable XIs:
Sri Lanka: 1 Mahela Jayawardene (captain), 2 Angelo Mathews, 3 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 4 Upul Tharanga, 5 Kumar Sangakkara, 6 Dinesh Chandimal, 7 Jeevan Mendis, 8 Thisara Perera, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Rangana Herath, 11 Lasith Malinga

New Zealand: 1 Rob Nicol, 2 Tom Latham, 3 Brendon McCullum, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 James Franklin, 6 BJ Watling, 7 Andrew Ellis, 8 Jacob Oram, 9 Tim Southee, 10 Ronnie Hira, 11 Kyle Mills

India A vs England Scorecard Tour Match Mumbai 2012

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:23 AM PDT


England tour of India – Tour Match

India A vs England – Tour Match

Played at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 30 Oct – 01 Nov, 2012

Toss - India A won the toss and elected to bat.

Day 2 – Stumps

India A 1st Inn

India A Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Abhinav Mukund c I Bell b G Swann 73 83 16 0 87.95
Murali Vijay run out (T Bresnan) 7 19 1 0 36.84
Ajinkaya Rahane c K Pietersen b T Bresnan 4 19 1 0 21.05
Yuvraj Singh c M Prior b G Swann 59 80 7 4 73.75
Suresh Raina (c) c I Bell b Samit Patel 20 32 3 0 62.50
Manoj Tiwary b T Bresnan 93 150 12 0 62.00
Wriddhiman Saha (wk) lbw b J Anderson 20 21 4 0 95.24
Irfan Pathan lbw b G Swann 46 83 5 2 55.42
Vinay Kumar lbw b J Anderson 25 34 2 1 73.53
Ashok Dinda b T Bresnan 0 1 0 0 0
Parvinder Awana Not Out 11 13 2 0 84.62
Extras (b 1,lb 9,w 1, nb 0) 11
Total (10 wickets; 90.1 overs) 369 (4.09 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (India A):

1-25 (Vijay, 7.4 ov), 2-57 (Rahane, 15.1 ov), 3-113 (Mukund, 24.5 ov), 4-140 (Raina, 35.3 ov), 5-168 (Yuvraj Singh, 42.4 ov), 6-190 (Saha, 46.6 ov), 7-300 (Pathan, 74.6 ov), 8-347 (Tiwary, 85.1 ov), 9-347 (Dinda, 85.2 ov), 10-369 (Vinay Kumar, 90.1 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
James Anderson 17.1 4 65 1 3.80 (w 1)
Steven Finn 4 1 22 0 5.50  
Tim Bresnan 20 6 59 3 2.95  
Jonathan Trott 5 0 21 0 4.20  
Graeme Swann 23 6 90 3 3.91  
Samit Patel 20 4 95 1 4.75  
Kevin Pietersen 1 0 7 0 7.00  


England 1st Inn

England Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Alastair Cook (c) Not Out 112 251 13 0 44.62
Nick Compton c W Saha b A Dinda 0 3 0 0 0
Jonathon Trott b S Raina 56 95 9 0 58.95
Kevin Pietersem c & b Y Singh 23 24 3 1 95.83
Ian Bell c S Raina b Y Singh 5 6 1 0 83.33
Samit Patel Not Out 82 145 12 0 56.55
Matt Prior (wk)            
Tim Bresnan            
James Anderson            
Steven Finn            
Graeme Swann            
Extras (b 1,lb 4,w 1, nb 2) 8
Total (4 wickets; 87 overs) 286 (3.29 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (England):

1-2 (Compton, 1.3 ov), 2-97 (Trott, 29.2 ov), 3-125 (Pietersen, 35.3 ov), 4-133 (Bell, 37.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
Irfan Pathan 13 3 45 0 3.50 (nb 2)
Ashok Dinda 16 2 46 1 2.90 (w 1)
Yuvraj Singh 16 1 52 2 3.20  
R Vinay Kumar 12 1 35 0 2.90  
Parvinder Awana 8 1 32 0 4.00  
Manoj Tiwary 4 0 23 0 5.80  
Suresh Raina 16 2 43 1 2.70  
Murali Vijay 2 0 5 0 2.50  



Teams:
England XI (Playing XI): Alastair Cook(c), Nick Compton, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Matt Prior(w), Tim Bresnan, James Anderson, Steven Finn, Graeme Swann, Samit Patel

India A (Playing XI): Murali Vijay, Abhinav Mukund, Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Irfan Pathan, Vinay Kumar, Parvinder Awana, Ashok Dinda

Steve Finn ruled out of tour matches due to injury

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:00 AM PDT


England fast bowler Steve Finn has been ruled out of the remainder of their opening tour game against India A because of the thigh injury he sustained on the first day.

“Steve Finn has been ruled out of remainder of the three-day game with right thigh strain. He will be assessed over the next couple of days to determine a rehabilitation programme,” said a spokesperson of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) travelling with the team.

The 23-year-old Finn, from English county Middlesex, is yet to play against India in Tests and has taken 66 wickets from 16 Tests.

The lanky fast bowler bowled only four overs for 22 runs without taking a wicket in the opening session of play on day one yesterday at the Brabourne Stadium and took no further part as India A raked up 369 for 9 by close in 90 overs.

The touring side will next take on Mumbai A in their second three-day game at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

England play a four-day game on Ground A of the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad from November 8-11 before the first Test against India commencing in the main ground there on November 15. (PTI)

India women beat Pakistan women in ACC Women’s Asia Cup Final 2012

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:32 AM PDT


India Women won the the ACC Women's Asia Cup Twenty20 final by 18 runs beating Pakistan Women with a well balanced bowling effort at Guangzhou.

Archana Das and Nagarajan Niranjana picked up two wickets each and Shubhalakshmi Sharma, Ekta Bisht, Reema Malhotra and Anuja Patil picked up one wicket each.

Poonam Raut was declared Player of the Match for her contribution with the bat.

Mithali raj, who wasn't part of the playing XI, said, "So happy for the girls even though I’m disappointed not to have played because of my ankle. Winning this Asia Cup is a great achievement and what’s been special is how our team has become like a family over the years, everyone contributes and plays for each other."

Bismah Mahroof was the top scorer for Pakistan, scoring only 18 runs.

Earlier, Pakistan Women produced a well disciplined bowling performance, dismissing India Women for 81 in the ACC Women's Asia Cup Twenty20 final.

Poonam Raut was the top scorer for India with 25 runs. Sana Mir's four-wicket haul proved to be costly for the Indian side.

India went on losing wickets at regular interval.

Harmanpreet Kaur, stand-in captain in place of Mithali Raj, won the toss and elected to bat first. Senior players Mithali and Jhulan Goswami were ruled out of the final match due to ankle injury.

Brief Score: India Women 81 all-out in 20 overs (Poonam Raut 25, Harmanpreet Kaur 18; Sana Mir 4 for 13) bt Pakistan Women 63 all-out in 19.1 overs (Bismah Mahroof 18, Nain Abidi 13; Archana Das 2 for 12, Nagarajan Niranjana 2 for 15) by 18 runs.
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