Category Uncategorized

Paterson five-for guides South Africa A to consolation win

by n8rngtd.top Uncategorized

The win against India A gave them a bonus point, but their chance of making the final was wiped out by Australia A’s victory over India B

The Report by Sruthi Ravindranath in Bengaluru27-Aug-2018On a cloudy day and a greenish pitch, South Africa A’s pacers ran through India A, consigning them to a four-wicket defeat and knocking them out of contention for a place in the quadrangular series final. The win gave South Africa a bonus-point, but their own chance of making the final was wiped out by Australia A’s victory over India B.Dane Paterson was the destructor-in-chief as he scythed through the hosts’ line-up, picking up his best bowling figures in a limited-overs game. The South Africa batsmen, in their chase, survived an equally-disciplined India bowling effort on a pitch that never looked easy to bat on.”Funnily enough, that was a South African wicket put out today,” Paterson said after the match, following his figures of 5 for 19. The new-ball duo of Paterson and Robert Frylinck found movement off the pitch, quickly drew parallels with the ones back home, and made no mistake in applying them. While keeping the scoring quiet with probing lines outside off, they accounted for the top-four batsmen within the first ten overs to leave India A reeling at 31 for 4.

Dane Paterson on being called a T20 specialist

  • “It’s a dream to play Test cricket, so I’m working on that, aspiring to be there. It’s funny because at the beginning of my career, I used to have a lot of success with the red ball and suddenly now once I’ve got older, my white-ball game has taken off.

  • “I feel relieved, it’s been a long time since I took a five-for, it was my first with the white ball, so quite happy about today’s performance.”

At that point, Krunal Pandya joined Nitish Rana at the crease, following which India saw a brief flash of recovery. The two motored on for about six overs, rotating strike and seeing off the new-ball pair, but then Pandya edged one to the keeper, contributing just five to the overall score. While Rana pushed India’s score past 50, his struggle against the short ball was exposed, and soon he lost his wicket to a Malusi Siboto bouncer after making a 45-ball 19.The onus was on Sanju Samson to resurrect India’s innings, but Deepak Chahar did his bit to hold up South A too. He batted freely even as South Africa captain Khaya Zondo set an aggressive field. While Samson at the other end played watchfully, Chahar hit three sixes and as many fours to make a 42-ball 38, ending as India’s top scorer of the day.From 76 for 6, the duo pulled India to 140 before the South Africa pacers struck again. The promising 64-run stand was ended by a sharp catch by Pieter Malan at backward point to send Chahar back, and the fielder duly received a loud appreciation from the 50-odd spectators at the stadium. Following that, Paterson and Sisanda Magala did not take much time to wrap up the innings.For South Africa, Malan opened with Gihahn Cloete and the pair was treated to tidy bowling by Chahar, Shivam Mavi and Khaleel Ahmed. Khaleel provided the breakthrough for India, sending an edgy Cloete back, but Malan stuck around at the other end, making an 86-ball 47 before Khaleel came back to dismiss him. Paterson was sent in at No. 5 with the intention of collecting quick runs, but his brief stay at the crease was terminated by a Khaleel full toss that found its way to deep point to leave South Africa 111 for 5.With spin pressing from both ends, South Africa’s scoring slowed down in the middle. Mayank Markande and Krunal Pandya stifled the flow of runs with tight lengths – and also picked up three wickets between them in all – but India needed more runs on the board. South Africa took the relatively small chase to the 38th over but got home they did, Farhaan Behardien and Frylinck finishing the job. The bonus point they got for doing it in under 40 overs took them over Australia A in the points table, but only till the latter registered a win themselves later in the day in Alur.

Scorchers regain top spot with Klinger's 83

by n8rngtd.top Uncategorized

A Michael Klinger special lifted the hosts to the top of the BBL points table, after completing a six-wicket win against Sydney Sixers

The Report by Daniel Brettig01-Jan-2018
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsMichael Klinger’s composure ensured Perth Scorchers broke fresh ground with the highest successful chase in their history, to consign the Sydney Sixers to a fourth consecutive defeat and vault over Adelaide Strikers to the top of the Big Bash League table. The hosts had appeared to be in considerable trouble when they staggered to 2 for 35 after the Powerplay following the Sixers’ total of 167, but Klinger refused to panic, and took the Scorchers home with help from Ashton Turner and a cameo from the debutant Tim David.The Sixers made a decent fist of their innings after being sent in, as the makeshift opener Peter Nevill, Jordan Silk and Sam Billings were particularly effective. But there was grim news for Steve O’Keefe when he suffered a suspected serious leg injury in the field, robbing the captain Johan Botha of one of his most economical options. The Sixers are now on the brink of an early elimination from the tournament.Michael Klinger flicks into the leg side•Getty Images

Accidental openerDaniel Hughes has accompanied Jason Roy to the middle in both the Sixers’ matches so far, but a muscle strain in the warm-ups meant that the left-hander was ruled out and replaced at the top by Peter Nevill. Not a noted power hitter, Nevill instead likes to use the pace on the ball, and another swift WACA surface gave him his chance.Helpful, too, was Jhye Richardson, who offered up some generous width early in his spell, including one no ball that Nevill cut cleanly to the backward point boundary. The subsequent free hit was fuller and sliced through the same region to the boundary. Altogether, Nevill would get five fours in an innings that covered not only for Hughes but also for Roy’s exit to a contentious lbw decision – the ball appeared to have pitched outside leg stump before rapping his front leg.Even contributionsThe Scorchers pride themselves on possessing a mean bowling and fielding unit, one that is very capable of taking wickets through economy, but also through penetration. This night, however, the Sixers were able to gain a foothold in the match by establishing partnerships throughout their innings. Once Nic Maddinson followed Nevill back to the pavilion for another handy score, Silk and Billings were able to pull together a stand of 56 in 39 deliveries, before Silk and Ben Dwarshuis hustled 30 more off the final 13 balls of the innings.A curious subplot of the Scorchers’ approach was the captain Adam Voges’ choice to bowl himself alongside James Muirhead to split the duties of the hosts’ fifth bowler. Muirhead has been on a rocky journey since representing Australia in 2014, and started this season in the St Kilda second-grade team in Melbourne Premier cricket. Muirhead, however, bowled well in his two overs at the WACA Ground but a hamstring strain forced Voges to bowl the remaining two. The Sixers captain conceded 23 off those 12 balls, but Muirhead can expect a full four-over stint next time out.Injury upsets SixersTo say O’Keefe has an benighted record with injury would be to understate his misfortune over the years, never more so than the hamstring strain he suffered midway through the Kandy Test against Sri Lanka in 2016 when he had looked like Australia’s most dangerous bowler. He had bowled three tidy overs for 20 runs in Perth when he slipped at short fine leg, felt a “crack” and immediately sought treatment in the dressing rooms, never to return. A fracture is suspected.The injury gave the Sixers captain Botha a difficult choice in terms of finding the extra over, and his choice of a like-for-like option in the shape of Maddinson’s occasional left-arm spinners was to be punished for 14 runs by Turner and Klinger. Botha himself elected to only bowl one over for the night, as Klinger steadily carried the game away from the visitors.Klinger comes throughIt had been a matter of serious doubt whether Klinger would play any part at all for the Scorchers this season after finding out that his wife, Cindy, had been diagnosed with cancer. But he has so far been available for all fixtures and demonstrated a rare level of composure and skill to guide the Scorchers’ chase of a larger total than what they have commonly needed to.Starting steadily, Klinger rolled into gear with a pair of boundaries through the off side from the bowling of Dwarshuis in the fourth over of the chase, but did not panic as the Scorchers managed only a modest 2 for 35 from the Powerplay. Showcasing the skills built over nearly 20 years in first-class ranks, he scored freely around the ground, and with a hat-trick of boundaries from Sean Abbott in the 18th over, Klinger appeared to have settled the matter.Though Klinger was to be dismissed in the penultimate over – when trying to hoist Daniel Sams into the crowd beyond wide long-on – Klinger was able to watch as Voges and the debutant David eked out the winning runs – none more vital than David’s straight six from Sams’ final delivery when 15 runs were still required from seven. When Abbott started the final over with five wides, the Scorchers were all but home, and the Sixers all but out of contention. Voges then finished it off with a top-edged six over Nevill to move back to first.

MCC projects at risk if Lord's loses two-Test status – Brewer

by n8rngtd.top Uncategorized

Outgoing chief executive warns that MCC cannot sustain its role in development without the revenue from two Tests a year

George Dobell21-Sep-2017MCC may not be able to sustain its funding of its cricket development programmes if the ECB goes through with plans to reduce the number of Tests hosted by England each year.Lord’s, which is owned and run by MCC, currently hosts two Tests and an ODI nearly every year. The income from those games enables them to fund the MCCU programme, the MCC Young Cricketers scheme and the MCC teams which travel the world in a bid to spread the popularity of the game. The overall cost of such programmes is understood to exceed £1million a year. They also make a sizeable annual donation to Chance to Shine.But the ECB is currently considering plans to reduce the number of Tests hosted in the British summer from seven to six. And while they hope the shortfall will be partially off-set by income from the new-team T20 competition, it is unlikely to entirely compensate.MCC insist that, even if the number of Tests played by England each summer is reduced to six, they should continue to host two. However, The Oval is also making a strong case for hosting a Test every summer – the ground could, subject to planning permission, soon have the largest capacity of all English cricket venues and has an excellent record of selling tickets. Given that it is just four miles down the road, the ECB may be reluctant to allocate half their home Tests to central London locations. Certainly it would leave the likes of Headingley, Edgbaston, Trent Bridge, Old Trafford, The Ageas Bowl and The Swalec – most of which also have business plans built upon the regular hosting of international cricket – uneasy.”In every year that there are two touring teams, it is important that we should host each of them,” Derek Brewer, the outgoing MCC chief executive, told ESPNcricinfo. “Even if there are only six Tests a summer, our view is that we should host two and London should host three. We are confident of putting forward a very good case to support that view.”That case is sure to include the MCC’s record of ticket sales. Whether allocated Tests in September or May, Lord’s is almost always a sell-out (the capacity is around 29,000), with the recent match against West Indies a good example. The game only lasted three days, but each of them was a sell-out and more than 22,000 tickets had been sold for the fourth day.While most other clubs could only dream of such figures – or the hospitality income that comes with them – no other clubs have the spending commitments of Lord’s. Not only do the club have continued aspirations to protect and propagate the game, but they have plans for a redevelopment programme that will cost well over £100million.Perhaps most valuable of all these commitments is the MCCU programme. This scheme, which costs the club around £370,000 a year, prevents young people from being forced to choose between further education and a playing career. Around 25% of England-qualified players currently in county cricket came through the scheme, despite the fact that the ECB does not finance it at all. Notable alumni include Andrew Strauss and, more recently, players such as Zafar Ansari, Toby Roland-Jones, Sam Billings, Heather Knight and Tom Westley.The MCC Young Cricketers programme, meanwhile, offers opportunities to late developers or those who may have missed out on county recognition – the likes of Jamie Porter and Dawid Malan are recent graduates – while the MCC teams that play around the world are credited with helping the development of fast emerging cricket nations such as Nepal and Afghanistan. MCC plays more than 500 games a year.”There is so much good work undertaken by the MCC for which we do not gain the credit we deserve,” Brewer continued. “Whether it is our community projects or our efforts to spread the game.”I’m not saying we will chop this or change that. But if our allocation of games is reduced – and consequently, if our income is reduced – we will, of course, have to look at everything we do. And yes, we will have to cut our cloth accordingly. Our cricket expenditure is more than £1million a year.”Our business plan, including the redevelopment, is predicated on us hosting two Tests a year. It is sustainable if we only host one, but we may have to look at alternative funding sources.”At present it appears the model for the new-look season (from 2020 onwards) will see England host six Tests, six ODIs and six T20Is a year. The allocation of major matches for 2020 onwards, and a decision taken over which grounds will host the new-team T20 competition, is due to be announced in the first few months of 2018.The ECB are also party to an on-going review of the MCCU scheme. It is possible they will consider it a valuable part of the ‘player pathway’ and allocate some funding towards it.

Rain washes out second consecutive day

by n8rngtd.top Uncategorized

For the first time in more than 25 years, two consecutive Test days were washed out in Australia without a ball being bowled, as heavy rain continued in Sydney on Wednesday

The Report by Brydon Coverdale06-Jan-2016
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsFurther heavy rain in Sydney led to the abandonment of the fourth day’s play•Cricket Australia

For the first time in more than 25 years, two consecutive Test days were washed out in Australia without a ball being bowled, as heavy rain continued in Sydney on Wednesday. Only 68 balls had been bowled on the second day before days three and four were completely abandoned, leading Cricket Australia to declare free entry for day five, in addition to refunds for tickets on the second, third and fourth days.The forecast for the fifth day is for a possible shower, although only two millimetres of rain were expected by the Bureau of Meteorology, which would likely mean play was possible if the outfield was in a fit enough state. Australia will lift the Frank Worrell Trophy at the end of day five regardless of what happens on the field, having earned a 2-0 lead from their wins in Hobart and Melbourne.Only 86.2 overs had been bowled in the entire match by the end of day four, with West Indies still 7 for 248 in their first innings. Last time two straight days were washed out in Australia was also in Sydney, against Pakistan in 1989-90. The first two days of that Test were rained out without a ball being bowled, which led to a sixth day being added, though further rain throughout the Test meant a draw was inevitable.

Rampaul shines in easy win for visitors

by n8rngtd.top Uncategorized

West Indians eased to a comfortable 65-run win over Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in Fatullah

The Report by Mohammad Isam in Fatullah07-Oct-2011
Scorecard
Darren Sammy and Denesh Ramdin added 57 crucial runs for the sixth wicket•Associated Press

West Indians eased to a comfortable 65-run win over Bangladesh Cricket Board XI and the abject surrender of the home batsmen, many of whom are in the Bangladesh squad, to the West Indies’ bowling attack would have given a genuine boost to the visitors. West Indians still have areas of concern – their batting against spin in particular – but Ravi Rampaul soothed their nerves after they struggled to 217 for 9 in 45 overs.Rampaul took his time to settle into a rhythm but with the slightly older ball, he hustled the batsmen with his steep bounce and pace. Alok Kapali mustered 41 before Rampaul had him guiding one straight to Denesh Ramdin in the 31st over, the batsman clearly beaten by pace. Naeem Islam’s attempt at a pull shot was embarrassing as he only top-edged the ball to the covers before Nasir Hossain’s swish had him caught behind, both off Rampaul. He took his fourth by removing the last man Robiul Islam, as the hosts were bowled out for just 152 in 41 overs.Mohammad Ashraful had given the BCB XI some momentum when he struck six boundaries in his 29-ball 32, but he had an immovable object at the other end – Shahriar Nafees meandered to 16 off 51 balls before sweeping an Anthony Martin leg-stump delivery down square-leg’s throat.While the BCB XI batsmen struggled to cope with the short ball, West Indians had a tough time handling the slow, turning one. They were stuck in one of two gears after being put into bat: too watchful or going for broke at every opportunity.With the start of the innings going nowhere, Lendl Simmons wound up at the first sight of a loose delivery in the seventh over, only to see his ferocious square-cut go straight to Nasir Hossain at point, while Kieran Powell misread the wicket and was caught at long-off going after Naeem’s offspin despite having already having been dropped earlier trying the same shot.A 59-run stand between Darren Bravo and Marlon Samuels followed but that too flickered between a very cautious approach and bravado. Bravo eventually missed his half-century by three runs when he was caught straight down the ground after he hit five sweet boundaries and a six in his 74-ball knock. Samuels’s innings ended similarly when he chipped it right down long-on’s throat while Danza Hyatt’s first outing in the subcontinent ended lasted just 19 deliveries.The next partnership gave the visitors some respectability as Denesh Ramdin and Darren Sammy added 57, out of which 23 were taken from one Robiul over, but the manner of Ramdin’s dismissal left everyone at the ground bemused. He miscued a double-bouncing Ashraful delivery into the hands of long-off, where Shuvogoto Hom ran in to take a good catch.Ashraful’s surprise introduction was the result of Naeem having to keep wicket after Sahagir Hossain was injured in the 21st over, but it was productive as his combination of slow cutters got him three wickets in two overs. It was Kapali, however, who was the pick of the bowlers, the leg-spinner picking up 2 for 32 from his nine overs.

McCullum a doubtful starter for Pakistan series

by n8rngtd.top Uncategorized

Brendon McCullum has been ruled out of the rest of the HRV Cup due to a back injury that could affect his participation for the early part of the Pakistan series

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Dec-2010Brendon McCullum has been ruled out of the remainder of the HRV Cup due to a back injury that could affect his participation for the early part of the home series against Pakistan. McCullum had injured his back during the second Test against India, where he scored a double-century to secure a draw, but played in the third Test and three of the five ODIs that followed.An Otago association statement, as reported in the , said the decision to rule out McCullum was “the most common-sense approach for Brendon to rest to give him the best possible opportunity of taking a full part in the upcoming international series”. McCullum has played just one HRV Cup game for Otago since returning from India. The series against Pakistan comprises three Twenty20s, two Tests and six ODIs, with the first Twenty20 game to be played on Boxing Day in Auckland.McCullum opened the batting for New Zealand in both the Tests and the ODIs on the tour of India and captain Daniel Vettori suggested he could keep his place at the top of the order while Jesse Ryder, a regular opener, could be pushed down, given his sound ability against spin. The practice earlier had been to play McCullum down the order when New Zealand’s batting was experiencing a low.”I do feel sorry for Brendon because it’s the first suggestion [that is made],” Vettori was quoted by the as saying. “It’s tough on him and I think he’s a real asset at the top of the order in the World Cup. Jesse is such a good player of spin, and with his finishing qualities as well we’ve put a little more thought into him batting at No 4 in the one-dayers.

Collingwood leads England to opening victory

by n8rngtd.top Uncategorized

Tamim Iqbal’s glittering 125 was not enough for Bangladesh to break their duck against England as the visitors completed a professional six-wicket victory to open the one-day series at Mirpur

The Bulletin by Sahil Dutta28-Feb-2010England 229 for 4 (Collingwood 75*, Cook 64) beat Bangladesh 228 (Tamim 125, Swann 3-32) by six wickets
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsAlastair Cook connects with a slog-sweep during his brisk innings•Getty Images

Tamim Iqbal’s glittering 125 was not enough for Bangladesh to break their duck against England as the visitors completed a professional six-wicket victory to open the one-day series at Mirpur. Tamim’s third ODI hundred came from 94 balls, but he couldn’t find any support from his team-mates, leaving England’s new captain Alastair Cook, with 64, and Paul Collingwood, who continued his fine form with an unbeaten 75, to ensure no slip-ups chasing a modest 228.England were little more than tidy throughout, muddling their lines with both bat and ball at times, but they proved too strong for a Bangladesh side that continue to gift too many soft runs and wickets. However, Tamim’s innings showed what the side is capable of and certainly put England’s new-ball attack under pressure.He was given a life on 10 when Eoin Morgan spilled a chance at cover and built on his reprieve with imperious strokeplay all round the ground that evoked memories of Saeed Anwar. One monstrous strike off a rare pitched-up ball from Stuart Broad was particularly memorable, disappearing over midwicket for six, but he also showed maturity in milking the bowling.He skipped down the wicket and lashed Kevin Pietersen over midwicket to take him to 99 and clipped the next ball through point to the wild acclaim of a passionate crowd. However, as England recovered their composure, Bangladesh’s lost theirs to a mixture of careless shots and poor running.When England began the chase all eyes were on debutant Craig Kieswetter, but it was Cook, having not played an ODI since November 2008, who found the early boundaries. He timed the ball nicely through the off side and unveiled a number of effective leg-side sweeps against the spinners on his way to a 44-ball fifty.Kieswetter looked nervous throughout his innings, especially after watching Cook farm the first 18 deliveries of the innings. Having been given five lives during his 143 in the first warm-up match he was fortunate again to survive early on. Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh’s captain, brought himself on in the fourth over and found an edge immediately, only to see his wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim miss the chance. Two balls later Kieswetter was in trouble again, caught in front by a quicker ball, only for umpire Rod Tucker turn down the appeal.Kieswetter eventually ran past a ball from Naeem Islam to be stumped, and Pietersen’s poor form from the warm-up games continued when he was given out caught at slip off the impressive Shakib, although replays suggest the ball had missed the inside-edge. When Cook fell five overs later, the victim of another dubious umpiring decision, England were in a spot of bother but Collingwood, as ever, anchored the chase.The last few months have revitalised Collingwood’s career with his one-day form having shown a new lease of life since the Champions Trophy. He regularly skipped down the pitch to chip the spinners over midwicket whenever the required rate edged up, as he passed fifty in 64 balls.Morgan made up for his earlier gaffe and despite never looking entirely certain against Bangladesh’s spinners, glided, cut and reverse-swept his way to an important 33. He shared an 88-run stand with Collingwood before drilling Naeem straight to cover. It left Matt Prior, who retained his place in the side despite Kieswetter’s presence, to mop up the remaining runs alongside Collingwood.It should have been a harder chase for England but Tamim couldn’t find any sustained support. After an opening stand of 63 they slipped to 82 for 3 after Pietersen’s direct hit to remove Aftab Ahmed, while Shakib never got going before he was lured down the track by Swann, feathering a faint edge to Prior.England turned the screw further with two wickets from successive balls in the 29th over when Mushfiqur attempted a suicidal single to cover and Mahmudullah clipped his first ball to midwicket. Naeem at least showed some composure in a seventh-wicket stand of 63, but when he drove Luke Wright’s first delivery to cover the innings folded with 26 balls unused.After his frenetic captaincy debut in the Twenty20 against South Africa, at Centurion, Cook was more controlled on this occasion and rotated his bowlers well. He knows England are expected to win every match on this tour which creates pressure of its own, so he’ll be satisfied that this game has gone according to the form book.

Mahedi four-for, Tanzid fifty give Bangladesh first series win against Sri Lanka

by n8rngtd.top Uncategorized

Sri Lanka never had enough as Bangladesh chased 133 in just 16.3 overs

Mohammad Isam16-Jul-2025Career-best contributions from Mahedi Hasan and Tanzid Hasan powered Bangladesh to a series-winning eight-wicket win against Sri Lanka. The home side had blown away Bangladesh in the first game in Pallekele, but the visitors fought back in the second game in Dambulla, before this win in Colombo. Bangladesh have previously only once turned around from 1-0 down to win a three-match T20I series, against West Indies seven years ago.Mahedi took 4 for 11, in a spell that never let Sri Lanka change gears due to constant wickets. This was an apt reward for a bowler who had been out of the side for Bangladesh’s previous four T20Is. By the time his spell was over, Bangladesh were in control, and they seldom looked in trouble thereafter.Tanzid cracked an unbeaten 47-ball 73, ensuring Bangladesh strolled through their 133-run chase. He struck six sixes, all of them with a bit of class and nonchalance.Sri Lanka had earlier chosen to bat at the toss – an unusual decision given the lopsided results for sides batting first at the R Premadasa Stadium. After the quick boundaries Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis hit in the match’s first over, captain Charith Asalanka may have thought he had made the right call. As it turned out, by the end of the evening, the home side has lost every time they decided to bat first at this ground in night matches.The Sri Lanka innings never got going•AFP via Getty Images

Mahedi makes a comeback statement

The game began at top speed. Shoriful Islam removed Kusal Mendis in the first over, caught at the deep backward square leg boundary. Mahedi, who had replaced Mehidy Hasan Miraz for this game, jumped into action from the other end. He had Kusal Perera caught at slip for a duck.Chandimal, returning to the T20I side after more than three years, survived two out of three chances in the space of six balls – Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Mustafizur Rahman dropped catches off his bat. Soon after, Chandimal top-edged Mahedi with a slog and was caught at point.Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka was next to go, on the receiving end of what might have been the ball of the series. Mahedi got the ball to turn just enough to beat Asalanka’s backfoot push, flattening the off-stump.Nissanka was dismissed for 46, Mahedi completing a simple caught-and-bowled chance to claim his fourth wicket. Sri Lanka were 66 for 5 in the 11th over.Mahedi Hasan celebrates a wicket en route to his four-for•Associated Press

Shanaka’s last-gasp blast

Bangladesh kept picking up Sri Lanka’s wickets through the middle and death overs, but could not dislodge Dasun Shanaka. He unleashed his shots in the last over, taking 22 off Shoriful, who finished with 1 for 50 from his four overs.Shanaka hammered two fours and two sixes – one of which was hit out of the stadium – as the packed Khettarama crowd finally cleared their collective throats. The big-hitting bumped up Sri Lanka’s total to 132 for 7 in 20 overs, which had looked unlikely for most of an otherwise placid innings.

Litton, Tanzid topple Thushara’s early blow

Nuwan Thushara gave Sri Lanka what they needed to defend 132: a wicket off the first ball. Thusara trapped Parvez Hossain Emon lbw with an in-dipper, which he perhaps telegraphed with his slinging action, but it dipped late on Emon. Litton Das survived another lbw appeal with a review in the next over, but he was constantly looking for boundaries.Bangladesh’s counterattack came to the fore with Tanzid hitting Maheesh Theekshana over extra cover for the first six. Litton clattered Fernando over square-leg in the next over, before Tanzid launched Asalanka for two straight sixes. Tanzid’s fourth six was a slog against a Jeffrey Vandersay floater.By the eighth over, Bangladesh had sped to 71 for 1.Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan ensured Bangladesh were never in trouble•AFP via Getty Images

Tanzid leaves Sri Lanka in disarray

Kamindu Mendis ended the second-wicket stand worth 74 runs when he had Litton caught at the deep square-leg boundary. Litton made 32 off 26 balls with two fours and a six – an excellent supporting act for the marauding Tanjid.Tanjid didn’t let Litton’s dismissal – against the run of play – slow him down, as he struck a fifth six. He then followed it up with a tickled boundary to reach his fifth half-century in T20Is. Tanzid’s attack had Sri Lanka in disarray, who were guilty of several misfields. Theekshana dropped Tanzid on 60 – a straightforward chance he fluffed trying to run in too hard.But the over ended with Tanzid hammering Kamindu for his sixth six. Hridoy also struck a maximum of his own, before taking the winning run in the 17th over.Tanzid let out a loud yelp, although it was in front of a quiet home crowd.

Southern Vipers extend dominance over Western Storm with 28-run victory

by n8rngtd.top Uncategorized

Knott in the wickets after Adams top-scores with 48, to get back to winning ways

ECB Reporters Network30-May-2024Southern Vipers 173 for 5 (Adams 48, Elwiss 45, Wellington 3-20) Western Storm 145 for 7 (Luff 34*, Knott 4-23) by 28 runsAustralian Charli Knott put Western Storm in a spin to get Southern Vipers back to winning ways in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.Off-spinner Knott tore through Storm with her best T20 figures of four for 23, with a helping hand from some electric wicket-keeping from Rhianna Southby.Georgia Adams had struck 48 to lend herself as the backbone to Vipers’ 173 for five – the side’s second-highest score in the competition’s history – with Georgia Elwiss (45) and Freya Kemp (34) also contributing. Storm could only manage 145 in response to give the hosts a 28-run victory.It meant Vipers – who have now won two from four this season – continued their 100 percent record over Storm in both competitions in the regional era, with their last defeat coming in the 2019 Kia Super League final.Storm chose to field first which saw England quick Issy Wong finally get her first bowl since arriving on loan from Central Sparks – which began with two tidy overs.Knott and Elwiss got motoring in the fourth over as the latter carved back-to-back boundaries off Ellie Anderson – with the pair adding 46, after stands of 47 and 73 in their previous two opening partnerships together.Overseas Knott fell in the seventh over as she took on the ultra-long Utilita Bowl boundaries, the wind and fellow Aussie Amanda-Jade Wellington to offer long on a simple catch.That just began another productive partnership as Adams joined her namesake to add another 40.Elwiss fell five short of a second fifty of the competition when she was strangled on the sweep, but that only began an innings-defining alliance between Adams and Freya Kemp.Kemp was scratchy for large periods but every so often found the middle of her bat to crunch four fours and the innings’ only six, but it was Adams who was the main attraction.The 2023 MVP never looked in trouble as she found gaps and pushed extra runs to score 48, with 70 coming with Kemp.Vipers’ middle-order had cost them two matches, but here they scrambled runs while losing wickets, as they reached 173 but lost Adams and Kemp to Wellington – who returned three for 20 – with Nancy Harman giving Sophia Smale a second wicket.Storm’s reply always struggled to keep with the required rate, which started at just over eights and quickly ballooned over tens and higher.After Nat Wraith had dragged to midwicket, Emma Corney was given a life on five, which she took with consecutive fours off Mary Taylor. But when she was given another on 24 this time she quickly perished due to the rapid hands of a stumping Rhianna Southby.Sophie Luff and Niamh Holland stuck around without making a dent in the chase, their 24 together coming in 23 balls before Southby sensationally stumped Holland off Knott.Knott got Wong out clubbing to cover next ball, and even though her hat-trick ball was a wide, she bounced back to toss one out wide to Alex Griffiths and notch hand Southby another stumping.Wellington and Luff put on 46 but the run-rate had already far outgrown their capabilities as the latter was run out in the penultimate over.Mollie Robbins holed out to the last delivery as Storm remain winless.

Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell fashion New Zealand's 3-0 sweep of Ireland

by n8rngtd.top Uncategorized

Ireland were propelled to 174 by Mark Adair and Curtis Campher’s unbroken partnership of 58 from only 23 balls

Sreshth Shah22-Jul-2022Glenn Phillips produced a match-winning fifty for the second time in the series to help New Zealand overcome a tricky chase of 175 in the third and final T20I against Ireland in Belfast. Phillips used the dimensions of the Stormont ground – wide square on either side – to get 46 out of an unbeaten 56 runs by running, as he hit only one four and a six.Daryl Mitchell also played a vital hand in New Zealand’s six-wicket win, scoring a 32-ball 48 with five fours and a six. He came together with Phillips when New Zealand were 65 for 3 in the eighth over, and their fourth-wicket partnership of 82 tilted the game in the visitors’ favour, after which they did not let go of the advantage.Earlier, Ireland’s lower order had impressed to propel their side to 174, with Mark Adair cracking 37* off 15 balls, and Curtis Campher hitting an eight-ball 19*, as the hosts smashed 70 runs in their last five overs.Their unbroken partnership of 58 in only 23 balls gave Ireland the momentum at the break, but despite an early stranglehold with the ball, they ended up losing their sixth white-ball game against New Zealand in the 2022 home summer, losing both the ODI and the T20I series 3-0.The Phillips-Mitchell partnership
At 65 for 3, New Zealand were in an uncomfortable position. No team in the 23-T20I history of Belfast had ever successfully chased 140 or more, and with three early wickets gone, it appeared as if Ireland would finally get a win against the visitors.Finn Allen was the first to go for 14, out to a yorker from Craig Young in the second over. Dane Cleaver soon followed him for 5 when his pull off Josh Little couldn’t clear the outfielder in the deep. And Martin Guptill – who offered the full face of the bat to play some glorious lofted shots down the ground – was out for a 19-ball 25 while trying to sweep George Dockrell and only managing a top-edge to short fine leg.At that stage, New Zealand needed a recovery job, and Phillips and Mitchell provided that by playing with the dimensions of the field. They struck just two boundaries from overs 8 to 13, and played risk-free cricket to bring the equation down to 70 in seven overs.Paul Stirling clattered three fours and sixes each to score 40 in 29 balls•Sportsfile via Getty Images

After that, they feasted on the 15th over from Campher, which went for 20, with ten runs off two balls from Mitchell’s bat, and a six from Phillips.That eased the pressure on New Zealand, reducing the required rate to 8.60 with five overs to go, and Mitchell struck two more fours to move to 48. But he fell to a bouncer from Little in the 17th over, departing after an innings that came at a strike rate of 150.Phillips carried on to his third T20I fifty, getting there in 39 balls, and stayed unbeaten on 56. To finish things off, James Neesham struck 6, 4, 4, 6 in a six-ball cameo of 23 to finish the game off with six balls to spare.Adair, Campher fight for Ireland
The extra bounce on a fresh Belfast pitch troubled Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie, who struggled to 10 off 16 balls. Blair Tickner, replacing Lockie Ferguson for the final T20I, dismissed him in the fifth over.Balbirnie’s opening partner Paul Stirling batted in a contrasting fashion, however, clattering three fours and three sixes to score 40 in 29 balls, and kept Ireland going at a run rate of more than 7.5 for the first ten overs.Stirling was assisted in Ireland’s early assault by Lorcan Tucker, who was promoted to No. 3, and they added 46 for the second wicket. Tucker was imperious in his use of the sweep – and the occasional reverse sweep – to hit 28 in 19 balls, but both batters fell in quick succession, which triggered a collapse.It was Ish Sodhi who started it all, with Stirling edging a length ball with extra bounce to the wicketkeeper. Four balls later, Tucker’s attempted leg-side slog off Tickner took a leading edge to third man. From 79 for 1, Ireland lost their next five wickets for only 37 runs, and at 116 for 6 in 16.3 overs, it looked like a promising innings had fizzled out.But Adair – fresh off a 22-ball 27 in the second T20I – and Campher had other plans. Campher ruined Tickner’s figures with 6, 4, 4 in the 18th over. And then Adair tore into Neesham’s 19th, taking 16 runs off the first three balls, and hitting another six and four in Jacob Duffy’s 20th.Their partnership of 58 at a run rate of 16.57 meant Ireland’s bowlers had something significant to bowl at. However, the hosts were undone by Phillips and Mitchell in the end.