England Win By 22 Runs From South Africa
CENTURION: England defeated South Africa by 22 runs, restricting them at 301-9 in the day/night match here at the Super Sport Park on Sunday.
Chasing a difficult target of 324 runs, South Africa could not achieve despite a fine hundred by their captain Graeme Smith who opened the innings and got out as ninth victim batsman, scoring 141from 133 balls with 16 fours.
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AB de Villiers made 36 while no other batsman could make any significant contribution.
For England, James Anderson and Stuart Broad claimed three wickets each
Earlier, captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and decided to bat first after which England piled up a huge total of 323 runs for the loss of eight wickets to set an improbable target for the hosts.
Owais Shah made 98 from 89 balls and smashed six sixes and five fours while Paul Collingwood scored 82 off 94 balls with six fours and a six. Both added 163 runs for the third wicket partnership.
Eoin Morgan also hit a hurricane 67 off 34 balls, smashing five sixes and four boundaries.
Wayne Parnell secured three wickets while Johan Botha claimed two wickets. Dale Steyn and Jacques Kallis also took one wicket each.
England Win By 22 Runs From South Africa was first posted on September 28, 2009 at 4:02 pm.
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New Zealand Pacer Shane Bond Come Back
COLOMBO: New Zealand’s pace spearhead Shane Bond makes a comeback to official cricket after two years when he plays in a Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.
Bond, 34, regarded as the best New Zealand fast bowler since Richard Hadlee, was delighted to be playing again for his country after snapping links with the unauthorised Indian Cricket League (ICL).
“It’s been a long time coming and it’s something I never thought would happen again,” he said. “It feels like I am starting all over again.”
Bond, who last played for New Zealand in November 2007, hoped he could meet the expectations from team-mates and fans alike on his highly-anticipated return.
“I think I set myself pretty high standards and it is up to me to meet those,” he said. “I always strive to be the best bowler in the world, nothing’s changed there.”
Bond’s fiery pace fetched him 79 wickets in 17 Tests, 125 from 67 one-day internationals and 12 in nine Twenty20 matches till he was banished for his ICL connections.
He was not picked for the preceding Test series which Sri Lanka swept 2-0, and warmed up instead by playing for New Zealand’s ‘A’ team in India last month.
Black Caps captain Daniel Vettori warned against expecting the premier fast bowler to deliver immediate results.
“I can see the pressure building from a distance,” said Vettori. “People are viewing him as a sort of saviour to some recent woes, but I think we need to let Shane relax and build his way back into the team.”
Vettori was confident his team would perform better in the two Twenty20 internationals on Wednesday and Friday, and the limited-overs tri-series also featuring India from September 8.
New Zealand Pacer Shane Bond Come Back was first posted on September 1, 2009 at 5:18 pm.
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1.5bln Withdrawal From World Cup, PCB To Retain
DUBAI: Resolving the World Cup row with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to payback PCB the host fees and additional 10 million dollars as ‘reasonable compensation’ money over stripping Pakistan of ICC World Cup 2011 matches due to security reasons, said Ejaz Butt on Friday.
Major decisions over the dispute came during the meeting held here in between President ICC David Morgan and PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt on Thursday.
Disclosing the details of meeting, PCB chairman Ejaz Butt said we tried to settle disputed issues through legal advisors which did not cost PCB too much but still, I am content with outcomes of our struggle, terming the results of meeting 101 percent victory of Pakistan.
“PCB will suspend cases including Lahore High Court (LHC) case within 15 days”, he added saying, “Pakistan is still one among hosts of World Cup 2011 matches but we are not practically associated with WC matches because had it been so, we would not be paid even single penny”.
According to ICC spokesman, PCB to retain host fees of 14 World Cup 2011’s matches besides additional ‘reasonable compensation money’ over PCB’s acceptance of withdrawal from hosting 2011 WC matches owing to security fears.
No obligations will be resting upon PCB in connection with host of WC 2011 matches while Pakistan, on acceptance of PCB’s conditions by ICC, it will completely withdraw legal actions against ICC, meeting also decided.
“The meeting of the Central Organizing Committee (COC) of WC 2011 will be held on November 2 in Mumbai which will be attended by Subhan Ahmed and Waseem Bari while all matters are being settled through government’s trust, Ejaz Butt said”, hoping, “Government will allow Pakistan team to fly to India to partake WC 2011”.
Meanwhile, ICC president David Morgan termed PCB’s consent in vast favor of sport.
1.5bln Withdrawal From World Cup, PCB To Retain was first posted on August 29, 2009 at 1:33 pm.
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Srilanka Vs New Zealand Test Match Updates
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka lost the wicket of skipper Sangakkara 109, in the first session of fourth day of the second Test against New Zealand as the home side tightened its grip with 444 lead against the visitors here.
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Sri Lanka was 267/3 as Mahela Jayawardene 82 and Thilan Samaraweera at crease.
The hosts, who led by 182 runs in the first innings, were 157-2 in their second knock when heavy rain ended play 12.4 overs early on the third day at the Sinhalese Sports Club.
Sangakkara followed his 50 in the first innings with a fluent unbeaten 64, having shared an unbroken third-wicket stand of 68 with former captain Mahela Jayawardene (23 not out).
Sri Lanka won the first Test in Galle by 202 runs last week and a 2-0 sweep of the series will make them number two in the official Test rankings behind South Africa.
Sangakkara’s men currently share the second spot with India.
Srilanka Vs New Zealand Test Match Updates was first posted on August 29, 2009 at 2:11 pm.
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Pakistan Vs Srilanka T20 Match Today
COLOMBO: Twenty20 clash between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be held today. The tourists slumped to a 2-0 defeat in the Test series and lost the One-dayers 3-2 against Kumar Sangakkara’s rampant home team.
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Pakistan salvaged their reputation by winning the last two One-day matches and hope to carry the momentum into today’s clash in which they will be led by flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi.
Afridi, man of the match in both the semi-final and final of the World Twenty20, was appointed T20 captain after Younus quit the shortest form of the game soon after leading Pakistan to the title.
“It is not important that we lost the Test and One-day series,” said Afridi. “This is a new game and we are determined to end the tour on a positive note.”
Sangakkara was, however, confident of a good showing by his team, provided the top order batsmen delivered.
Sri Lanka called up opening batsman Mahela Udawatte to replace Tillakaratne Dilshan, who is still recovering from finger and eye injuries sustained during the third Test last month.
Udawatte is expected to open the innings with veteran Sanath Jayasuriya.
Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will lead the bowling in the absence of seamer Chaminda Vaas.
