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Pakistan bowl out South Africa for 253 on Day 1 of 1st Test #PakvsSA

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:34 AM PST

Pakistan bowl out South Africa for 253 on Day 1 of 1st TestTwo part-time bowlers spoiled Graeme Smith’s big day as South Africa were bowled out for 253 on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday.

Scorecard | Day 1 Highlights Pak vs SA 1st Test

South Africa were dismissed after Smith, celebrating 100 Tests as captain and his 32nd birthday, won the toss and decided to bat in what were always likely to be challenging conditions on a pitch with pace and bounce.

Pakistan survived two overs at the end of the day, finishing on six for no wicket.

The South African batsmen did well enough against Pakistan’s front line bowlers, but lost five wickets to part-timers Younis Khan and Mohammad Hafeez and another to a run-out.

Younis took only his eighth wicket in an 80-Test career to dismiss Hashim Amla with his third delivery of the match, while off-spinner Hafeez did even better, taking four for 16 after only being introduced in the 71st over.

Hafeez, who had taken 29 wickets in 29 Tests before Friday, had AB de Villiers caught behind off his first ball.

Remarkably, Hafeez was given the second new ball and struck again four balls later when Robin Peterson padded up and was bowled by a straight delivery.

He then had Dean Elgar caught behind playing down the legside and wrapped up the innings by bowling Morne Morkel.

The other four wickets fell in more conventional fashion, with opening bowlers Umar Gul and Junaid Khan taking two each.

South Africa’s last five wickets fell for 21 runs.

The build-up to the match was dominated by Smith’s feat of becoming the first player in history to achieve 100 captaincies.

But he did not have long to dwell on the landmark as he and Alviro Petersen had to survive some accurate, hostile bowling from Junaid and Gul.

Smith and Petersen saw off the initial threat but a switch of ends brought the wickets of both openers.

The left-armed Junaid squared up Petersen and had him caught at third slip for 20 with the total on 46. Four balls later, without addition to the score, Smith was caught behind for 24 when he tried to work Gul to the leg side.

Jacques Kallis hit 50 in a third wicket stand of 79 with Amla before he mistimed a pull against Gul and fell to a superb diving catch by Asad Shafiq at deep midwicket.

With Junaid and Gul having had a heavy workload, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq brought on Younis Khan to bowl his occasional medium-pacers.

Amla slashed hard at Younis’ third ball and Azhar Ali took a blinding catch at gully, prompting joyous celebrations from the Pakistan players.

Kallis looked in fine form before his dismissal, hitting nine fours during a 78-ball innings, while Amla was content to play a supporting role.

Amla made 37 off 67 balls with six fours.

De Villiers and Faf du Plessis put on 64 for the fifth wicket with watchful batting.

Both survived reviews after Pakistan had appeals for catches behind the wicket turned down by umpire Billy Bowden — Du Plessis off new cap Rahat Ali and De Villiers off off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.

But De Villiers pushed at a straight ball from Hafeez to be caught behind by wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed for 31.

Du Plessis made 41 before he played a forward defensive stroke against Junaid and the ball bounced back off the pitch to hit his stumps.

Hafeez then made superb use of the new ball, while Pakistan were helped by a mix-up which led to the run-out of Vernon Philander.

Pakistan vs South Africa Scorecard – 1st Test Johannesburg 2013 #PakvsSA

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:07 AM PST

Pakistan in South Africa Test Series 2013

South Africa vs Pakistan – 1st Test

Played at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, 01 -05 Jan 2013

Toss -South Africa won the toss and elected to Bat.

Day 1 – Stumps

South Africa 1st Inn

 
   
     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

 
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

     
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

        
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

  
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

                    
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

   

 

South Africa 1st Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Graeme Smith (c) c S Ahmed b U Gul 24 59 2 0 40.68
Alviro Petersen c M Hafeez b J Khan 20 53 2 0 37.74
Hashim Amla c A Ali b Y Khan 37 67 6 0 55.22
Jacques Kallis c A Shafiq b U Gul 50 78 9 0 64.10
AB de Villiers (wk) c S Ahmed b M Hafeez 31 81 3 0 36.90
Faf du Plessis b J Khan 41 107 2 0 38.32
Dean Elgar c S Ahmed b M Hafeez 27 40 3 1 67.50
Robin Peterson b M Hafeez 0 11 0 0 0
Vernon Philander run out (A Shafiq/S Ahmed) 1 2 0 0 50.00
Dale Steyn Not Out 12 10 1 1 120.00
Morne Morkel b M Hafeez 0 2 0 0 0
Extras (b 4,lb 4,w 1, nb 1) 10
Total (all out; 85.2 overs) 253 (2.96 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (South Africa):

1-46 (Petersen, 18.3 ov), 2-46 (Smith, 19.1 ov), 3-125 (Kallis, 39.4 ov), 4-135 (Amla, 45.3 ov), 5-199 (de Villiers, 70.1 ov), 6-232 (du Plessis, 78.2 ov), 7-239 (Peterson, 81.6 ov), 8-240 (Elgar, 83.1 ov), 9-243 (Philander, 83.6 ov), 10-253 (Morkel, 85.2 ov)

 
   
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

 
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

 
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

 
 

 Bowling O M R W Econ
Umar Gul 19 2 56 2 2.90  
Junaid Khan 18 8 33 2 1.80  
Rahat Ali 14 0 56 0 4.00 (nb 1 w 1)
Saeed Ajmal 23 4 68 0 3.00  
Younis Khan 4 0 16 1 4.00  
Mohammad Hafeez 7.2 1 16 4 2.20  


Pakistan 1st Inn

 
   
     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

 
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

     
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

        
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

  
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

                    
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

   

 

Pakistan 1st Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Mohammad Hafeez Not Out 6 6 1 0 100.00
Nasir Jamshed Not Out 0 6 0 0 0
Azhar Ali            
Younis Khan            
Misbah-ul-Haq (c)            
Asad Shafiq            
Sarfraz Ahmed (wk)            
Umar Gul            
Saeed Ajmal            
Junaid Khan            
Rahat Ali            
Extras (b 4,lb 0,w 0, nb 0) 0
Total (0 wickets; 2 overs) 6 (3.00 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (Pakistan):

 

 
   
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

 
 

 Bowling O M R W Econ
Vernon Philander 1 0 6 0 6.00  
Dale Steyn 1 1 0 0 0  


Teams:
Pakistan (Playing XI): Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq(c), Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed(w), Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan, Rahat Ali

South Africa (Playing XI): Graeme Smith(c), Alviro Petersen, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers(w), Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel

Pakistan vs South Africa Day 1 Highlights – 1st Test 2013 #SLvsAus

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 06:30 AM PST

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Australia women thrash Pakistan by 91 runs in Women’s World Cup 2013 #wwc13

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 04:00 AM PST

Australia women thrash Pakistan by 91 runs in Women's World Cup 2013Title contenders Australia started their ICC Women’s World Cup campaign in a confident manner whipping minnows Pakistan by 91 runs in their group B league opener, on Friday.

Opting to bat first, Australian women could manage only 175 in 46.1 overs on a slow Barabati Stadium track but then bowled with a lot of purpose to skittle Pakistan out for a paltry 84 in 33.2 overs.

Veteran all-rounder of Indian origin Lisa Sthalekar contributed an useful 32 and then bowled nine overs of controlled off-breaks to grab two for 19. Another notable performer was Sarah Coyte who took three wickets and scored 35 runs.

Pakistan team had to shift base to Cuttack for their group league matches after protests from political parties against their participation in the marquee event.

Australian batswomen didn’t have a good day as only opener Rachel Haynes (39) and Sarah Coyte (35) were the only other two, who crossed the 30-run mark barring Sthalekar.

The Australian total was propped up by the 17 wides bowled by Pakistani women. Left-arm spinner Sadia Yousuf was the pick of the bowlers grabbing three for 30 while Asmavia Iqbal chipped in with two wickets.

The target wasn’t a big one but save 21-year-old batswoman Bismah Maroof who contributed 43, only Nadia yousf reached double figures. There were absolutely no partnerships and the Pakistani women found it difficult to get going against the pce trio of Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt and Sarah Coyte.

Coyte was the most successful bowler taking three for 20 while Perry and Schutt took two and one wicket respectively.

Brief Scores:

Australia 175 in 46.1 overs (Rachel Haynes 39, Sarah Coyte 35, Lisa Sthalekar 32, Sadia Yousuf 3/30)

Pakistan 84 in 33.2 overs (Bimah Maroof 43, Sarah Coyte 3/20, Lisa Sthalekar 2/19).

Ross Taylor included in NZ squad for limited-overs series against England

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 03:45 AM PST

Ross Taylor included in NZ squad for limited-overs series against EnglandSacked New Zealand captain Ross Taylor returned to the Black Caps’ fold on Friday when he was named in the one-day and Twenty20 squads to face the touring England side this month.

Taylor, New Zealand’s best batsman, sat out the Black Caps recent trip to South Africa after being dropped as captain in favour of Brendon McCullum in early December.

Coach Mike Hesson, a key figure in Taylor’s axing, said he was pleased to welcome the 28-year-old back to the national side.

“Ross is a world-class batsman who is a key part of the Black Caps side,” he said.

The limited overs squads contained only one new cap, Otago batsman Hamish Rutherford in the T20 line-up, with chief selector Kim Littlejohn saying he was looking for stability.

“There are a couple of changes that have been forced through injury but essentially we want to be seen to provide continuity from one series to the next,” he said.

Allrounder Andrew Ellis returns after an injury lay-off, while Grant Elliott was called in to replace Corey Anderson, who was sidelined with a fractured thumb.

New Zealand will play three ODIs and three T20s against England, with the first T20 on February 9.

A squad for the three-Test series against England in March will be announced separately.

ODI squad

Brendon McCullum (c), Trent Boult, Grant Elliott, Andrew Ellis, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson.

Twenty20 squad

Brendon McCullum (c), Trent Boult, Ian Butler, Grant Elliott, Andrew Ellis, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Roneel Hira, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Colin Munro, Hamish Rutherford, Ross Taylor

Fixtures

Twenty20 series

Feb 09: 1st Twenty20, Eden Park, Auckland

Feb 12: 2nd Twenty20, Seddon Park, Hamilton

Feb 15: 3rd Twenty20, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

ODI series

Feb 17: 1st ODI, Seddon Park, Hamilton

Feb 20: 2nd ODI, McLean Park, Napier

Feb 23: 3rd ODI, Eden Park, Auckland

Australia crush West Indies by 9 wickets in low-scoring 1st ODI #AusvsWI

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 03:13 AM PST

Australia crush West Indies by 9 wickets in low-scoring 1st ODIAustralia’s Mitchell Starc claimed five wickets as the West Indies were bundled out for just 70 on their way to an embarrassing defeat in the first One-Day International.

Australia made light of the feeble score — the West Indies’ third-lowest ODI total — romping to victory in just 9.2 overs for the loss of one wicket.

Left-armer Starc snared five wickets for 20 runs as the tourists imploded after winning the toss and electing to bat in the first game of the five-match series.

The tourists’ score was well short of Australia’s 91 against the West Indies at the same venue in 1987, the previous lowest total at the WACA Ground.

The home side put their opponents’ performance into context when they came out to bat, with Glenn Maxwell smashing 51 off 35 balls. Usman Khawaja, dropped before he scored, was unbeaten on eight.

When the West Indies slumped to 19-5 after Starc claimed his fourth wicket in eight balls, they appeared in grave danger of falling short of their lowest ever tally of 54, against South Africa in 2004.

Darren Bravo’s dismissal for 11 left them 39-7 before captain Darren Sammy contributed 16 in a stand of 26 for the eighth wicket with debutant Jason Holder.

Sammy was the top-scorer with the bat, his tally only eclipsed by the 17 extras Australia conceded.

Clint McKay (3-10) started the rot for the tourists when he claimed the prize scalp of big-hitting opener Chris Gayle, caught by Aaron Finch at second slip for just four.

The match was effectively over as a contest when Starc used his combination of pace and swing to destroy the West Indian top order.

He claimed the wickets of Kieran Powell (11) and Ramnaresh Sarwan, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard, all for ducks, in the space of eight balls.

West Indies paceman Holder took his first one-day wicket in Australia’s reply, when he had Finch caught behind for 10.

Australia vs West Indies 1st ODI Highlights Perth – 01 Feb 2013 #SLvsAus

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 02:30 AM PST

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South Africa wins toss, opts to bat vs Pakistan – 1st Test – Johannesburg 2013 #PakvsSA

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 12:09 AM PST

Toss: South Africa have won the toss and elected to bat

Smith: We will bat first. It might be a little tough in the morning, but the wicket will become quicker tomorrow. Hopefully, the cracks will help our bowlers in the 4th innings. We have shown a lot of character over the time, but Pakistan are a difficult side to play against. The preparations has been very good. We are playing a settled line-up.

Misbah: It was a difficult decision at the toss, we were going to bat if I had won the toss. The youngsters are pulling in their weight, the team has played as per expectations. We are hoping for a good show, really looking forward to see Junaid Khan bowl in these conditions.

Pitch Report: There is a good covering of grass which should hold the pitch together. This will be a very good toss to lose, there will be plenty of movement off the pitch and in the air but it should be on the slower side. There will be some indentations developing as the match wears on.

Teams:
Pakistan (Playing XI): Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq(c), Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed(w), Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan, Rahat Ali

South Africa (Playing XI): Graeme Smith(c), Alviro Petersen, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers(w), Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel

Australia vs West Indies 1st ODI Post Match Presentation 2013 #AusvWI

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 10:51 PM PST

Clarke: ‘It’s nice to be in the other side. We have not made big scores in recent times so it’s nice to be at the other side. These are great conditions for Test cricket actually. Conditions were fantastic for bowling, it had pace and bounce and Starc did very well. We were chasing a low total so we took a gamble by sending Glenn Maxwell as an opener. If he bats like this, he can open in every format! The next match on Sunday will be much tougher.’

Sammy: ‘It did not go as planned. They hit us hard, we have to hit them harder in the next game. We have to adjust to the wicket quickly. The team backed itself to bat first, unfortunately we couldn’t bat well. We have to come back strongly.’

Starc: ‘It was nice to bowl and get some early wickets. It’s always nice when the ball swings and it’s better when I can bowl it with pace. I always try to run in smooth and bowl with pace. I enjoyed the wicket of Sarwan, wish I could do that often.’

Mitchell Starc is the Man of the Match

Australia vs West Indies 1st ODI Scorecard Perth 2013 #AusvsWI

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 10:47 PM PST

West Indies in Australia ODI Series 2013

Australia vs West Indies – 1st ODI

Played at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, 1 Feb 2013

Toss - West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

Result – Australia beat West Indies by 9 wickets

West Indies Inn

West Indies Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Chris Gayle c A Finch b C McKay 4 13 1 0 30.77
Kieran Powell c M Clarke b M Starc 11 18 2 0 61.11
Ramnaresh Sarwan b M Starc 0 3 0 0 0.00
Darren Bravo c M Clarke b J Faulkner 11 25 1 0 44.00
Dwayne Bravo c Phil Hughes b M Starc 0 2 0 0 0.00
Kieron Pollard b M Starc 0 2 0 0 0.00
Devon Thomas (wk) c M Clarke b J Faulkner 3 11 0 0 27.27
Darren Sammy (c) c G Bailey b C McKay 16 37 2 0 43.24
Jason Holder b M Starc 7 19 0 0 36.84
Sunil Narine c M Wade b C McKay 0 11 0/td>

0 0.00
Kemar Roach Not Out 1 2 0 0 50.00
Extras (b 8,lb 3,w 6, nb 0) 17
Total (All Out; 23.5 overs) 70 (2.94 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (West Indies):

1-14 (Gayle, 4.5 ov), 2-18 (Powell, 5.2 ov), 3-19 (Sarwan, 5.5 ov), 4-19 (DJ Bravo, 7.1 ov), 5-19 (Pollard, 7.3 ov), 6-28 (Thomas, 10.5 ov), 7-39 (DM Bravo, 12.5 ov), 8-65 (Sammy, 20.1 ov), 9-68 (Narine, 22.6 ov), 10-70 (Holder, 23.5 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
Clint McKay 7 3 10 3 1.42 (w 2)
Mitchell Starc 6.5 2 20 5 2.90  
James Faulkner 5 1 14 2 2.80 (w 2)
Mitchell Johnson 5 0 15 0 3.00 (w 2)


Australia Inn

Australia Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Glenn Maxwell Not Out 51 35 9 2 145.71
Aaron Finch c Devon Thomas b J Holder 10 6 1 0 166.66
Usman Khawaja Not Out 8 15 1 0 53.33
Phillip Hughes            
Michael Clarke (c)            
George Bailey            
Matthew Wade (wk)            
James Faulkner            
Mitchell Johnson            
Mitchell Starc            
Clint McKay            
Extras (b 0,lb 0,w 2, nb 0) 2
Total (1 wicket; 9.2 overs) 71 (7.93 runs per over)

Fall of Wickets (Australia):

1-39 (Finch, 3.3 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
Kemar Roach 2 0 29 0 14.50  
Jason Holder 4.2 0 18 1 4.20 (w 1)
Sunil Narine 3 0 24 0 8.00 (w 1)


Teams
Australia (Playing XI): Aaron Finch, Phillip Hughes, Usman Khawaja, Michael Clarke(c), George Bailey, Matthew Wade(w), Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Clint McKay

West Indies (Playing XI): Chris Gayle, Kieran Powell, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Devon Thomas(w), Darren Sammy(c), Sunil Narine, Jason Holder, Kemar Roach

1st ODI : West Indies wins toss, opts to bat vs Australia – Perth 2013

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 07:11 PM PST

Toss: West Indies have won the toss and elected to bat

James Faulkner will make his debut for Australia today. Let’s see how he goes against the power-packed West Indies line up.

Teams
Australia (Playing XI): Aaron Finch, Phillip Hughes, Usman Khawaja, Michael Clarke(c), George Bailey, Matthew Wade(w), Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Clint McKay

West Indies (Playing XI): Chris Gayle, Kieran Powell, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Devon Thomas(w), Darren Sammy(c), Sunil Narine, Jason Holder, Kemar Roach

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