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- Pakistan vs South Africa 3rd ODI Live Streams – 17 March 2013 #PakvsSA
- Preview : Pakistan vs South Africa, 3rd ODI, Johannesburg 2013 #PakvSA
- Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Scorecard Colombo 2013 #SLvsBan
- Shikhar Dhawan record ton on debut propel India to 283/0 on Day 3 #IndvsAus
- Fearless Shikhar Dhawan threw caution to the wind: Navjot Singh Sidhu #IndvsAus
- Mathew Hayden gave slip fielding tips to Virat Kohli #IndvsAus
- India vs Australia Day 3 Highlights – 3rd Test – Mohali 2013 #IndvsAus
- England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3 Highlights – 16 Mar 2013 #EngvNZ
- Fletcher lucky to get an extension: Gavaskar
- Duncan Fletcher’s contract as Indian coach extended for one year
- Stuart Broad 6-wicket haul help England enforce follow-on, New Zealand 77/1 stumps Day 3 #EngvsNZ
- Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights – 16 Mar 2013 #BanvSL
- 2nd Test : Sri Lanka wins toss, opts to field vs Bangladesh – Colombo 2013 #SLvsBan
- Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Irfan leads Pakistan to series leveling win against South Africa #PakvsSA
- Pakistan vs South Africa 2nd ODI Post Match Presentation – 15 March 2013 #PakvsSA
| Pakistan vs South Africa 3rd ODI Live Streams – 17 March 2013 #PakvsSA Posted: 16 Mar 2013 10:45 AM PDT Pakistan vs South Africa 3rd ODI live streams online. 3rd ODI Pakistan vs South Africa Ten Cricket Live streams online. Watch Pak vs SA 3rd ODI Sky Sports live streams online. Pakistan came back in the last ODI at Centurion to level the series. It was a great effort from Pakistan team both with ball and bat. Mohammad Irfan was brought in the last match in place of Wahab Riaz and he completely justified his position in the match. Irfan took 4 wickets in the last ODI, the career best figures for him and all were the crucial wickets for Pakistan. Now with series leveled at 1-1 and 3 more ODI’s to go Pakistan will be looking to carry the momentum forward. Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq roo played a superb inning to get Pakistan to a winning position. South Africa teams again failing to be consistent. After giving a superb performance in the first ODI their batsman failed to score runs in 2nd ODI. From top to bottom none of them were able to face the Pakistan bowling attack and kept losing wickets at regular interval. Proteas bowlers didn’t had enough runs to defend and the conditions too were not favoring them. So the series is now wide open and both team will be looking to take a lead from here but who actually wins will be interesting to watch out for. Pakistan vs South Africa 3rd ODI will be live streamed online. We will provide the links to watch the matches online. So just bookmark the page for the live streaming links fo the match. Pakistan vs South Africa Live Streams links: 1. TheCricTV.com –>> http://thecrictv.com 2. TheCricket-TV.info –>> http://thecricket-tv.info  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preview : Pakistan vs South Africa, 3rd ODI, Johannesburg 2013 #PakvSA Posted: 16 Mar 2013 10:19 AM PDT Pakistan hit back in Bloemfontein to level the five-match series 1-1, and now have the momentum heading into Saturday’s match at the Wanderers. After a shoddy first ODI, the tourists were inspired by their bowlers – in particular Mohammad Irfan, the Man of the Match – who bowled South Africa out for 191 on Friday, and will hope to move upwards in the series. The major focus is on Irfan, who picked up a hamstring injury during the win and is doubt for the third match. The left-arm quick’s four wickets in a seven-over spell left South Africa at 62 for 5 in 11 overs, and the hosts proceeded to stumble. The first ten overs in Bloemfontein decided the match, as Pakistan’s captain Misbah-ul-Haq admitted, and a rejuvenated Pakistan will hope that Irfan is passed fit. Their battery of fast bowlers should aim to make inroads early, especially with South African openers Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla short of runs.
Where Pakistan need to improve – and this is most always the case – is with the bat. Nasir Jamshed made 10 in the last game to extend his poor run in South Africa, and Mohammad Hafeez got a start before Dale Steyn removed him for the fifth time on tour. Kamran Akmal’s promotion to No. 3 also flopped, leaving Misbah and Shoaib Malik to see Pakistan across the finish line. South Africa know they cannot relax against Pakistan’s attack. Their top three all edged to Kamran behind the stumps and AB de Villiers steered to second slip. In Johannesburg they could be the ones dominating in conditions expected to assist seam bowling, should Steyn and the rest of the quicks tighten up their act. Morne Morkel has not featured in the series yet and looks primed to return at the expense of left-arm pacer Lonwabo Tsotsobe who has one wicket at 89. Probable XIs: Pakistan: 1 Nasir Jamshed, 2 Mohammed Hafeez, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Kamran Akmal (wk), 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Umar Gul, 9 Saeed Ajmal, 10 Junaid Khan, 11 Mohammad Irfan/Wahab Riaz  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Scorecard Colombo 2013 #SLvsBan Posted: 16 Mar 2013 09:25 AM PDT Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series 2013 Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh – 2nd Test Played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, 16 – 20 Mar 2013 Toss -Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Stumps – Day 1 Bangladesh 1st Inn
Fall of wickets (Bangladesh): 1-16 (Tamim Iqbal, 6.6 ov), 2-51 (Mohammad Ashraful, 23.6 ov), 3-100 (Jahurul Islam, 39.3 ov), 4-128 (Mahmudullah, 48.3 ov), 5-152 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 54.3 ov), 6-163 (Mominul Haque, 56.1 ov), 7-222 (Sohag Gazi, 76.4 ov), 8-232 (Abul Hasan, 80.1 ov), 9-232 (Rubel Hossain, 80.6 ov), 10-240 (Nasir Hossain, 83.3 ov)
Sri Lanka 1st Inn
Fall of wickets (Sri Lanka): 1-7 (Dilshan, 0.3 ov)
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Jahurul Islam, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim(w/c), Mahmudullah, Abul Hasan, Sohag Gazi, Robiul Islam, Rubel Hossain  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shikhar Dhawan record ton on debut propel India to 283/0 on Day 3 #IndvsAus Posted: 16 Mar 2013 05:54 AM PDT
Dhawan (batting 185) and Vijay (batting 83) recorded the highest first wicket partnership for India against Australia. India now trail Australia by 125 runs. The 27-year-old Dhawan was on a record-breaking spree as he raced to his century off a mere 85 balls, and was going strong, when the stumps were drawn on the third day of the penultimate Test. The Delhi left-hander surpassed the record of earlier fastest hundred on debut, which was in the name of West Indian Dwayne Smith, who reached his ton in 93 balls in the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town in January 2004.
In the process, Dhawan also became the highest individual scorer for India on debut, beating the previous record held by Gundappa Vishwanath (137) against Australia at the Eden Gardens in 1969-70. It was a breathtaking assault by Dhawan who unleashed a flurry of strokes on both sides of the wicket to leave the visitors in a daze as the Indians scored at a brisk run rate of 4.87. Dhawan slammed 33 fours and two sixes during his blistering innings, during which he did not leave a single corner at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium (PCA) untouched. The rollicking Dhawan-Vijay association was also the highest for the first wicket at this ground, and the best for India against Australia. India smashed 127 runs in the final session, with a whopping 418 runs being scored on the day. Murali Vijay played his part in the run-fest, contributing an unbeaten 85 with the help of 10 fours and two sixes. By tea, he had hit 21 fours while spending 115 minutes in the middle, helping India score 153 runs in the 28 overs bowled in the second session of play. It must be mentioned that Dhwan raced into the 90s without hitting a single ball in the air. What makes his effort even more praiseworthy is that he maintained a strike-rate of over hundred almost all through his innings. It was a staggering 117.64 when Dhawan got to the three-figure mark. The striking rate was 114.50 when Dhawan reached his 150, off 131 balls, phenomenal by Test cricket’s standards. The first time the left-hander hit the ball in the air was, when on 111, he chipped Nathan Lyon over cover, which too also resulted in a boundary. Soon, he got his first six as he lofted Lyon over his head, this despite being beaten in the flight. Earlier, one run was all that separated Starc from becoming the first number nine Australian batsman to notch up a century in India, as the visitors posted a competitive total. Though he missed out on the hundred by a whisker, Starc, along with Steven Smith (92), frustrated the Indians for a while, helping Australia add 135 runs in the first session of play before Ravichandran Ashwin trapped last-man Xavier Doherty. The Indians made three runs in the one over they played before lunch, with Vijay scoring all of them. But, after the break, the show completely belonged to Dhawan who treated the Australian bowlers with disdain, playing some delightful shots, especially through the heavily populated off-side. The onslaught continued in the final session as Dhawan raced from 105 to 185, with the addition of another 12 boundaries and two sixes. Such was his off-side play that it would have pleased even Sourav Ganguly and former England captain David Gower. The Delhi batsman’s timing was impeccable and his shot-selection faultless. Australians, literally, had no answer to counter Dhawan’s strokeplay. The way Dhawan dominated the Aussies, it never looked like he was playing his maiden Test. He was piercing the gaps on the off-side with consummate ease no matter how many fielders Michael Clarke employed to man the region. In terms of statistics, he hit 19 fours in the first 23 overs, the joint-highest along with West Indian Chris Gayle. Dhawan reached his 50 off just 50 balls, with the 12 fours in 72 minutes. Earlier, Starc was caught-behind on 99 by Mahendra Singh Dhoni off Ishant Sharma, which also dashed his hopes of becoming the first Australian in 66 years to score a century while batting at this position. Ray Lindwall had scored an even 100 against England at the MCG in 1947 while coming out at number nine. Another record tumbled on the day as Starc and Smith’s 97-run association for the eighth wicket surpassed the previous best of 73 between Shane Watson and Brett Lee for this wicket at this ground. Starc was the more aggressive of the two. Starc smashed 14 fours and faced 144 balls during his 146-minute stay at the crease. The 23-year-old left-hander from New South Wales was equal to task whether it was about facing pacers or the spinners. Making a sort of a lucky comeback to the Test squad after more than two years in wilderness, Smith made it count with a career-best score that included 10 boundaries and a six. He occupied the crease for 235 minutes and faced 185 balls. A well-deserved century in sight, Smith became victim of a viciously turning deliver from Pragyan Ojha and an equally good work by India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who stumped the batsman in a flash. India heaved a sigh of relief, but Australia ensured they consolidate their position with another half-century partnership, for the ninth wicket Starc and Nathan Lyon, with the former firmly in control of the proceedings. During the course of their innings, both the batsmen had surpassed their previous best Test scores. While Smith’s previous best effort – 77 — had come against Pakistan at Leeds, Starc’s top-score prior to this match was 68 against South Africa, in Perth last year. The two joined forces after pacer Peter Siddle was trapped in front by left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja with Australia at 251 for seven yesterday evening. It’s not just that they added important runs but they did so at a fairly quick rate while keeping the Indian bowlers at bay. Dhoni rotated his bowlers, but Smith and Starc put up a stoic defiance. Resuming at 273 for seven, both Smith and Starc were at ease while dealing with the ball, which was 104 overs old at the start of the day’s play. Starc made his intentions clear by pulling Ishant Sharma and then flicked Ravichandran Aswhin for another boundary. After surviving a close lbw shout by Ishant, Smith got into the act driving him through the offside for his first authoritative shot of the day. Starc, meanwhile, played Ishant straight over his head as the ball sped to the fence in one bounce. The new ball was taken after 108 overs, but it was not the quicker bowlers, but a spinner who gave India the first breakthrough of the day. Having replaced Aswhin from the pavilion end, Ojha got one to turn and bounce sharply, and Dhoni completed a smart stumping with Smith’s backfoot on the line. For India, Ishant and Ravindra Jadeja finished with three wickets each, while Ashwin and Ojha had two apiece.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fearless Shikhar Dhawan threw caution to the wind: Navjot Singh Sidhu #IndvsAus Posted: 16 Mar 2013 05:00 AM PDT
“This is a sign of new brand of cricketers which is emerging. Cheteshwar Pujara, who is solid as a rock, the other Murali Vijay, who is like a volcano and this guy Dhawan, he is a hurricane. They sure are going to take our cricket to glorious heights,” Sidhu said. Sidhu said the sensational knock played by the dashing batsman from Delhi shows the character of the man. “What stood out in this innings was his fearless approach. There was no fear of failure. He threw cautions to the wind. The most important thing is that he created history. When you are on debut in your first match, your legs will shake, there will be butterflies in the tummy. But he played it like a one day game,” he said.
“Where will you see a man score a Test hundred with 23 fours. Where will you see a man who is making his debut score a hundred in one session. It takes four sessions, five sessions to score a hundred. He was in the Ferrari lane, let me tell you,” said Sidhu. The 49-year-old former cricketer said he was amazed to watch the young brand of Indian cricketers who are fearless and play their natural game. “It’s amazing to watch this young brand of cricketers, they are fearless, carefree and play their instinctive, natural game. It was amazing to watch Dhawan play like that when you are just making your debut in a Test match, your first match, just goes on to show what attitude you have,” he said. Known for his Sidhuisms, he also added: “the distance from earth to heaven is not a matter of altitude, it’s a matter of attitude.” Dhawan, who was handed his Test debut following Virender Sehwag’s axing from the third and fourth test, scored the fastest hundred on debut, reaching the three-digit score off 85 balls with the help of 21 boundaries.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mathew Hayden gave slip fielding tips to Virat Kohli #IndvsAus Posted: 16 Mar 2013 04:32 AM PDT
Kohli had an off-colour day in office on the second day of the third and penultimate Test against Australia here yesterday, and the lesson from Hayden was a much-needed one. The 24-year-old Delhi batsman made a hash of one easy offering from Australian opener Ed Cowan and failed to latch on to a reasonably easy chance before that. The third instance was when the ball flew past Kohli before he could react. At the start of the third day’s play at Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium today, Kohli had an extensive slip-catching session with India’s fielding coach Trevor Penney. After that he was seen in an animated discussion with Hayden, who showed Kohli the correct way to go about the job.
Different players have different ways of approaching slip catching but the ones who made the position their own are those who hung onto anything that came their way. Mark Waugh, Mark Taylor, Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid made slip catching look gloriously easy and one of the most pleasurable sights in world cricket. The lessons Kohli received from Hayden, the former Australian opener, who used to field in the slip cordon during the major part of his illustrious career, will certainly help him improve his slip catching, especially when the spinners are in operation.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| India vs Australia Day 3 Highlights – 3rd Test – Mohali 2013 #IndvsAus Posted: 16 Mar 2013 02:30 AM PDT India vs Australia Day 3 Highlights 3rd Test 2013. Highlights Australi vs India 3rd Test Mohali 2013. Watch Ind vs Aus Day 3 Highlights 3rd Test Cricket played in Mohali on 16 March, 2013. India vs Australia 3rd Test Test Cricket Highlights. Test Cricket Australia tour of India 2013. Part 1  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3 Highlights – 16 Mar 2013 #EngvNZ Posted: 16 Mar 2013 01:50 AM PDT England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 3 Highlights Wellington 2013. Day 3 Highlights New Zealand vs England 2nd Test Wellington 2013. Watch Eng vs NZ Highlights Test Cricket played in Wellington on 16 March, 2013. England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Cricket Highlights. Test Cricket England tour of New Zealand 2013. Highlights  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fletcher lucky to get an extension: Gavaskar Posted: 16 Mar 2013 12:30 AM PDT
“If he were an Indian, probably he would not have got an extension. If you look at the past, every time an Indian coach didn’t do well in a series, he was removed,” he said. “During his (Fletcher’s) tenure, India suffered heavy losses in Australia and England. India also could not win the Asia Cup despite being the world champions. Well, India didn’t win any title during his tenure. India didn’t even qualify for the knockout stage of T20 World cup,” Gavaskar told NDTV. Now that he has been given an extension, Gavaskar said it is important to back Fletcher as “Indian cricket is bigger than individuals” and hoped that the Zimbabwean would now try and improve his record now.
“Good luck to him on his extension. I hope he will try and improve his record,” Gavaskar said. “Once team is selected, it is not fair to comment. It can demoralise the players. Before the selection, one can debate but after selection we need to back the team. Now that he has got an extension, we need to support him,” he said. “It makes sense to have him till the next World Cup as it will be difficult for a new coach to have a positive change before the World Cup in one year,” he added. Asked if the skipper and senior players have a say on the selection or extension of a coach, Gavaskar said: “There was a committee early on but when Fletcher was appointed, it was on the word of Gary Kirsten, that’s how he got the job in 2011.” Gavaskar also lauded the Indian bowlers for reducing Australia to 273 for seven on the second day of the third test especially after the visitors got on a flying start. “After the start they got, it was ideal for them to end the day at 290-300 for four but India did bowl well. Jadeja got the wickets but credit should be given to skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni too for the catches. “Ishant Sharma has also started bowling the length which makes him such as effective bowler,” he said.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan Fletcher’s contract as Indian coach extended for one year Posted: 16 Mar 2013 12:00 AM PDT
The decision to renew the 64-year-old Fletcher’s contract, which was due to end at the end of this month, was taken by the BCCI’s Working Committee which met here on Friday. “The working committee decided to extend Fletcher’s contract by one year. Since he has been with the team for two years, we don’t want to take a knee-jerk reaction considering the next big Test series is in South Africa. It will be risky and unfair on a new coach to give him charge in South Africa and expect good results from him,” said a senior BCCI member. Speculation were rife about Fletcher’s future after he had lost 10 Test matches including a home series against England recently apart from ‘whitewashes’ in England and Australia.
Under Fletcher, India had lost 10 out of the 22 Test matches before the ongoing match in Mohali having won only eight. The only away Test win was against West Indies nearly two years back just when Fletcher had taken charge. In the 44 ODI matches played by India post their World Cup triumph, the ‘Men in Blue’ have won 25 matches losing 16. There were two tied matches and one match did not yield any result. In T20s, India won nine of the 17 matches losing the other eight. India have not qualified for the Asia Cup final and also couldn’t make it to the last four in the ICC World T20. Legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar questioned Fletcher’s extension but said he should get the backing since he has now been re-appointed. “I wonder whether an Indian coach would have survived after 10 Test defeats,” Gavaskar quipped. Incidentally, Fletcher was roped in on recommendations of highly successful former India coach Gary Kirsten. The Indian players have had high regards for him as a person with a great technical acumen but as far as strategy is concerned, he has been more of a backroom character.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Broad 6-wicket haul help England enforce follow-on, New Zealand 77/1 stumps Day 3 #EngvsNZ Posted: 15 Mar 2013 11:30 PM PDT
Fulton was on 41 while Williamson was 16 not out as the hosts were still 134 runs from making England bat again and needing the rain predicted for late on Sunday to arrive earlier than expected to save the match. While showers are predicted late on the fourth day, New Zealand’s MetService has forecast persistent rain for the Wellington region throughout Monday. England captain Alastair Cook had enforced the follow-on after bowling New Zealand out for 254 shortly before tea, with the hosts 12 runs short of the required target to put the tourists back in to bat and well adrift of England’s 465. Stuart Broad had rattled through New Zealand’s lower order with figures of six for 51 and Bruce Martin was left stranded on 21 not out before Cook enforced the follow on at tea.
“It’s not often enforced to be honest because the bowlers tend to like a bit of a rest and it’s good to get their batsmen back out in the field and build a big lead with scoreboard pressure,” Broad told reporters of the reasoning behind enforcing the follow on. “With the weather around it’s unsure how much cricket will be left in the next two days, that was the only reason behind it.” INTENSE PRESSURE The hosts began their second innings under intense pressure from Broad and James Anderson but left-arm spinner Monty Panesar got the only breakthrough when Hamish Rutherford was brilliantly caught by a diving Ian Bell at leg slip for 15. Fulton and Williamson, however, survived through to stumps to ensure the game went into a fourth day and gave local fans a slim hope of the team salvaging a weather-influenced draw, though New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling said his side still felt they could pull out an improbable victory. “Their bowlers have bowled quite a lot of overs now so the longer we keep them out there hopefully they get tired and start loosening up and giving us balls to put away and then we can put pressure back on them,” Watling said. “The wicket’s a good track. I think we are obviously disappointed with our first innings effort. We needed 350 at least on that so if we can rectify ourselves in the second innings and put them under a bit of pressure (by scoring) 350-400, a lead of 200 on this track could be defendable.” DEFIANT PARTNERSHIPS New Zealand had looked like they could avoid the follow on at lunch with Brendon McCullum in an obstreperous mood, having reached his 27th test half century shortly before the break. The New Zealand captain quickly advanced to 69 before Steven Finn got some extra bounce, caught the outside edge of the bat and Jonathan Trott took a simple catch at second slip. McCullum’s dismissal, immediately after he and Watling had brought up their 100-run partnership, left New Zealand on 189 for six. A reckless shot from Tim Southee, who inexplicably fell into the trap set for him by hooking a short Finn delivery directly to Broad at fine leg for three, left the hosts on 197-7 and teetering on the brink of total collapse. Watling upped his scoring rate after Southee’s dismissal and brought up his fourth test half century with a punch in front of point off Finn for two runs. He was supported by Martin in a 42-run partnership before the second new ball ended their resistance when Watling (60) feathered a catch to Matt Prior off Broad. Neil Wagner became Broad’s fifth victim when he fell in exactly the same manner for a 13-ball duck, then the tall fast bowler snared Trent Boult for two to finish with his third-best career figures.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights – 16 Mar 2013 #BanvSL Posted: 15 Mar 2013 11:00 PM PDT Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights Colombo 2013. Day 1 Highlights Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Colombo 2013. Watch Ban vs SL Highlights Test Cricket played in Colombo on 16 March, 2013. Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Cricket Highlights. Test Cricket Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2013. Highlights will be posted here after the match. Stay tuned!  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd Test : Sri Lanka wins toss, opts to field vs Bangladesh – Colombo 2013 #SLvsBan Posted: 15 Mar 2013 09:34 PM PDT Toss: Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to field Mathews: We will bowl first as it has a thick layer of grass and we are playing an extra seamer. We had a couple of days off and we have prepared well. The pitch looks like will assist the faster bowlers Rahim: I was also looking to bowl first as it has a tinge of grass. We are going with 3 changes for this Test. We did well in the first Test and hoping to repeat the same performance in this Test. Pitch report: Lots of moisture on the track and as the day progresses it will be a good pitch for batting. It is a two paced wicket. It is quite hard and lots of runs will come. The curator feels the team which wins the toss, will look to bat first. Teams Bangladesh (Playing XI): Jahurul Islam, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim(w/c), Mahmudullah, Abul Hasan, Sohag Gazi, Robiul Islam, Rubel Hossain  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Irfan leads Pakistan to series leveling win against South Africa #PakvsSA Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:26 PM PDT
Pakistan speedster Mohammad Irfan tore through the top order and South Africa were restricted to a modest 191 which the tourists passed with more than four overs to spare in a game that had been reduced to 44 per side by a rain delay. Misbah shared a match-winning unbeaten fifth-wicket stand of 77 with Shoaib Malik (35 not out) as the pair showed patience initially and then blasted their way to victory. Younus Khan (32) and Mohammed Hafeez (31) also made valuable contributions in a low-scoring game, but the win was set up by an attacking display with the ball. Irfan posted career best figures of four for 33 as he took full advantage of the pace and variable bounce in the wicket.
He helped reduce South Africa to 62 for five before a fighting maiden one-day international half-century from Farhaan Berhardien (58) and a career-best 44 from Robin Peterson gave the hosts a glimmer of hope. “The way we started, four wickets in the first 10 overs, that set up the game for us,” Misbah said in a television interview. “It is satisfying for us because we really needed this win. It was an attacking move to bring in Mohammad Irfan and it paid off for us.” Pakistan paced their chase expertly and South Africa’s frustration led to a wayward bowling performance. They offered Pakistan far too many opportunities to score and battled to create any pressure. “It was a very disappointing performance, Pakistan took the initiative early on and bowled very well,” captain AB de Villiers said. “There are no excuses, we just didn’t play well today. They controlled the game and did it easily in the end.” The teams head into Sunday’s third one-day international with the series level at 1-1 after South Africa had breezed to a 125-run victory in the first match in Bloemfontein last weekend.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan vs South Africa 2nd ODI Post Match Presentation – 15 March 2013 #PakvsSA Posted: 15 Mar 2013 02:48 PM PDT Irfan: ‘It is great for Irfan and hopefully it is the first of many to come. He works hard and gives 100% everytime. He bowled according to the plan and it worked out very well in the end. Hopefully, he will repeat the performance in Johannesburg’. (Translations by Mohammad Akram, the Pakistan bowling coach). Mohammad Irfan is the MoM for his 4/33. Misbah: ‘I think I way we started, especially Mohammad Irfan, that settled the isue for us, good show from all the bowlers. It is a really satisfying win for us, the batsmen are coming good for us. Irfan’s section was good, he delivered the goods for us. I think there was variable pace and bounce off the surface, not an easy one to bat on. Happy to be playing on this ground. Thanks for all the support. We need to improve and will need to keep the momentum going.’ AB de Villiers: ‘Very disappointing performance. Credit to them, they put us under pressure and kept us under the lid. I thought we had a small chance to defend, but Misbah controlled the game in the middle. We were not consistent enough. It is not the end for us, we will keep working hard and look to do well on Sunday. We will have a chat and look as to where we went wrong. Looking forward to playing at the Bull Ring. ‘  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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