Sunday, 22 September 2013
Misbah inspires Wolves to consolation win - CLT20
Faisalabad Wolves defeated Kandurata Maroons by 10 runs in the fifth match of the qualifying stage of the CLT20.
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Misbah-ul-Haq played a captain's knock as Faisalabad Wolves defeated Kandurata Maroons by 10 runs in the fifth match of the qualifying stage of the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 at Mohali today. Both the teams had failed to qualify for the main tournament, but Maroons go back to Sri Lanka with the dubious ignominy of losing all their three matches.
Misbah again led from the front as he rescued Wolves for the third consecutive match after the fall of early wickets and his 93 not out helped Faisalabad recover to score 146 for 6 after being asked to bat first.
Maroons suffered an early jolt in their chase when Asad Ali trapped Thilina Kandamby LBW in the second over. Upul Tharanga and Kumar Sangakkara then staged a mini-recovery but their 29-run partnership came at more than a ball as the Wolves' bowlers did the basics well.
Ehsan Adil ended the second wicket partnership when Tharanga (25) hit the ball to Asad Ali at mid-off; and then the same combination were in the thick of it again to send back captain Lahiru Thirimanne, as the Maroons slipped to 55 for 3 in the 10th over. Despite his best efforts, Sangakkara was unable to emulate Misbah's heroics as the required rate continued to climb.
Sangakkara (44 in 36 balls) fell in the 15th over with the score at 83 when Ammar Mahmood caught him at deep fine leg off Imran Khalid's bowling. Sangakkara's dismissal put the Wolves in the driving seat and despite Chamara Silva's dogged knock and Milinda Siriwardana's late pyrotechnics, the target proved to be beyond the Maroons.
Adil (3-26) and Khalid (2-27) were the most successful of the Wolves' bowlers, while Saeed Ajmal finished with 4-0-33-0.
Earlier, Misbah came into the middle with the score at 20 for 2 after Nuwan Kulasekara had Ali Waqas caught behind by Sangakkara for a golden duck in the first over, and the same combination then accounted for Asif Ali in the fourth over. Mahmood, who had two near escapes in the first over, finally saw his luck run out when he hit a short of length LHD Dilhara delivery straight to Upul Tharanga at mid-on.
Misbah, who had scored 46 and 56* in the Wolves' previous two matches, was understandably cautious at the start of his innings, but ensured the scoreboard kept ticking along. But, the Wolves' skipper wasn't afraid to play his shots and hit left-arm spinner Siriwardana for two sixes; the first of which almost cost Misbah his wicket when he was only on 1. Fortunately, for the Wolves and Misbah, the long-off fielder only managed to palm the ball over the boundary rope.
But, just when it appeared the Wolves were putting together a partnership, Ajantha Mendis trapped Khurram Shehzad plumb in front, to leave the Pakistan team struggling at 56 for 4 in the 10th over.
Misbah then finally found an ally in Mohammad Salman (21) and the pair added 74 runs in 8.4 overs for the fifth wicket with the former being the more aggressive batsman as he also took the onus on himself to face most of the deliveries. Misbah was especially harsh on Suraj Randiv (2-0-30-0), as he hit the off-spinner for four boundaries and a six. Misbah reached his 50 from 41 deliveries; but scored 43 runs in the next 19 balls that he faced to give the much-needed impetus to the Wolves' innings. Misbah didn't spare Kulasekara (2-34) either hitting him for two sixes and a boundary, but the bowler recovered well to concede only one run to the batsman from the last three deliveries of the Wolves' innings.
Dilhara (3-21) was the most successful Maroons' bowler, while Lahiru Jayaratne (4-0-13-0) was the most economical. Jayaratne also took a spectacular catch diving backwards near the boundary to end Salman's innings.
Misbah again led from the front as he rescued Wolves for the third consecutive match after the fall of early wickets and his 93 not out helped Faisalabad recover to score 146 for 6 after being asked to bat first.
Maroons suffered an early jolt in their chase when Asad Ali trapped Thilina Kandamby LBW in the second over. Upul Tharanga and Kumar Sangakkara then staged a mini-recovery but their 29-run partnership came at more than a ball as the Wolves' bowlers did the basics well.
Ehsan Adil ended the second wicket partnership when Tharanga (25) hit the ball to Asad Ali at mid-off; and then the same combination were in the thick of it again to send back captain Lahiru Thirimanne, as the Maroons slipped to 55 for 3 in the 10th over. Despite his best efforts, Sangakkara was unable to emulate Misbah's heroics as the required rate continued to climb.
Sangakkara (44 in 36 balls) fell in the 15th over with the score at 83 when Ammar Mahmood caught him at deep fine leg off Imran Khalid's bowling. Sangakkara's dismissal put the Wolves in the driving seat and despite Chamara Silva's dogged knock and Milinda Siriwardana's late pyrotechnics, the target proved to be beyond the Maroons.
Adil (3-26) and Khalid (2-27) were the most successful of the Wolves' bowlers, while Saeed Ajmal finished with 4-0-33-0.
Earlier, Misbah came into the middle with the score at 20 for 2 after Nuwan Kulasekara had Ali Waqas caught behind by Sangakkara for a golden duck in the first over, and the same combination then accounted for Asif Ali in the fourth over. Mahmood, who had two near escapes in the first over, finally saw his luck run out when he hit a short of length LHD Dilhara delivery straight to Upul Tharanga at mid-on.
Misbah, who had scored 46 and 56* in the Wolves' previous two matches, was understandably cautious at the start of his innings, but ensured the scoreboard kept ticking along. But, the Wolves' skipper wasn't afraid to play his shots and hit left-arm spinner Siriwardana for two sixes; the first of which almost cost Misbah his wicket when he was only on 1. Fortunately, for the Wolves and Misbah, the long-off fielder only managed to palm the ball over the boundary rope.
But, just when it appeared the Wolves were putting together a partnership, Ajantha Mendis trapped Khurram Shehzad plumb in front, to leave the Pakistan team struggling at 56 for 4 in the 10th over.
Misbah then finally found an ally in Mohammad Salman (21) and the pair added 74 runs in 8.4 overs for the fifth wicket with the former being the more aggressive batsman as he also took the onus on himself to face most of the deliveries. Misbah was especially harsh on Suraj Randiv (2-0-30-0), as he hit the off-spinner for four boundaries and a six. Misbah reached his 50 from 41 deliveries; but scored 43 runs in the next 19 balls that he faced to give the much-needed impetus to the Wolves' innings. Misbah didn't spare Kulasekara (2-34) either hitting him for two sixes and a boundary, but the bowler recovered well to concede only one run to the batsman from the last three deliveries of the Wolves' innings.
Dilhara (3-21) was the most successful Maroons' bowler, while Lahiru Jayaratne (4-0-13-0) was the most economical. Jayaratne also took a spectacular catch diving backwards near the boundary to end Salman's innings.
Samson and Malik help Rajasthan take first strike - CLT20
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Jaipur: Sanju Samson’s half-century and Vikramjeet's Malik three-wicket haul helped the Rajasthan Royals defeat the Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets in the first match of the 2013 Champions League T20 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Saturday.
Chasing 143 for victory, the Royals lost Dravid early, after he cut the ball straight into the hands of Kieron Pollard at point of Nathan Coulter-Nile. Samson (54) then got together with Ajinkya Rahane (33) with a 74-run partnership to put the home team on track. The right-handed teenager was however lucky to survive a plumb lbw shout from Mitchell Johnson, only to be turned down by the umpire.
While Samson rode his luck, Mumbai did break the partnership after Rishi Dhawan bowled Rahane in the 11th over. Samson brought up his half-century and looked to take Rajasthan home, when he was dismissed by Kieron Pollard. At the end of the over, the local boys would need 33 from 24.
Shane Watson (27*) and Stuart Binny (27*) however ensured that there would be no hiccups, as they batted confidently to take their side home with two balls remaining.
Earlier, Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field. Mumbai lost Dwayne Smith early, who lost the ball when he was going for a pull shot, and was trapped leg-before-wicket by Man-of-the-Match Vikramjeet Malik (3/24). The terrible start continued as Dinesh Karthik was bowled by Malik in a subsequent over.
Mumbai Indians 26/2.
Sachin Tendulkar (15) didn’t hang around for too long, hitting three fours in his knock, before edging the ball to Sanju Samson off Stuart Binny. Ambati Rayudu’s run out made life worse. Rohit Sharma (44) and Kieron Pollard (42) came to the rescue with a 52-run partnership for the 5th wicket. After Rohit fell to Shane Watson, Pollard tried hard to put the foot on the accelerator, only to fall off the first ball of the last over.
Thanks to some lusty hitting from Nathan Coulter-Nile (12* runs off 5 balls), Mumbai were able to make it to 142/7.
But the Rajasthan Royals had the last laugh.
Chasing 143 for victory, the Royals lost Dravid early, after he cut the ball straight into the hands of Kieron Pollard at point of Nathan Coulter-Nile. Samson (54) then got together with Ajinkya Rahane (33) with a 74-run partnership to put the home team on track. The right-handed teenager was however lucky to survive a plumb lbw shout from Mitchell Johnson, only to be turned down by the umpire.
While Samson rode his luck, Mumbai did break the partnership after Rishi Dhawan bowled Rahane in the 11th over. Samson brought up his half-century and looked to take Rajasthan home, when he was dismissed by Kieron Pollard. At the end of the over, the local boys would need 33 from 24.
Shane Watson (27*) and Stuart Binny (27*) however ensured that there would be no hiccups, as they batted confidently to take their side home with two balls remaining.
Earlier, Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field. Mumbai lost Dwayne Smith early, who lost the ball when he was going for a pull shot, and was trapped leg-before-wicket by Man-of-the-Match Vikramjeet Malik (3/24). The terrible start continued as Dinesh Karthik was bowled by Malik in a subsequent over.
Mumbai Indians 26/2.
Sachin Tendulkar (15) didn’t hang around for too long, hitting three fours in his knock, before edging the ball to Sanju Samson off Stuart Binny. Ambati Rayudu’s run out made life worse. Rohit Sharma (44) and Kieron Pollard (42) came to the rescue with a 52-run partnership for the 5th wicket. After Rohit fell to Shane Watson, Pollard tried hard to put the foot on the accelerator, only to fall off the first ball of the last over.
Thanks to some lusty hitting from Nathan Coulter-Nile (12* runs off 5 balls), Mumbai were able to make it to 142/7.
But the Rajasthan Royals had the last laugh.
McCullum leads Volts to easy win - CLT20
CLT20 Qualifiers, 6th Match: Otago thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 wickets in Mohali.
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Mohali: Skipper Brendon McCullum fired Otago Volts to an easy five-wicket win over high-flying Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final game of the qualifying round as both the teams look to keep the momentum going before heading to the main draw of Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
The wicketkeeper-batsman was once again in top form as he carted the bowling to all parts. He was well supported by Hamish Rutherford and Jimmy Neesham.
McCullum's hammered an unbeaten 67 from just 39 deliveries to help his team chase down a target of 144 with 22 deliveries remaining. Brendon hit five fours and as many sixes to see his side home without any hiccups.
The Kiwi side were brilliant in all the departments. They bowled superbly and came back to chase the score with intent. Nathan McCullum was declared Man of the Match for his fine bowling spell.
This was Otago's 13th win on the trot in Twenty20 cricket.
Sunrisers can only hope they get better going ahead facing bigger teams.
Earlier, Jean-Paul Duminy top scored with 57 as Sunrisers Hyderabad struggled to make a competitive total at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. Otago made full use of spin friendly conditions to make quick in-roads to the Hyderabad top order.
Off-spinner Nathan McCullum (2-23), who started the proceedings with the new ball, had opener Parthiv Patel's (12) stumps disturbed in the third over of the match. The all-rounder then removed the dangerous Shikhar Dhawan for 12 runs in his next over.
The Hyderabad captain, who had looked sublime scoring fifties in both the earlier games, drove one straight to Ryan ten Doeschate at mid-on. Biplab Samantray too didn't last long and was done in by a superb catch by Michael Bracewell at long on off Nick Beard.
Duminy and Cameron White steadied the ship but their 40-run partnership ended when the Australian flushed one straight into the hands of Brendon McCullum for 25.
Darren Sammy (26) joined Duminy and they upped the tempo with a quickfire 58-run partnership against accurate bowling on a pitch of occasional low bounce.
The match was as good as a dead rubber as both teams had already qualified for the main draw of the competition.
Note: The main competition starts tomorrow (September 21) with Rajasthan Royals taking on Mumbai Indians in Jaipur.
The wicketkeeper-batsman was once again in top form as he carted the bowling to all parts. He was well supported by Hamish Rutherford and Jimmy Neesham.
McCullum's hammered an unbeaten 67 from just 39 deliveries to help his team chase down a target of 144 with 22 deliveries remaining. Brendon hit five fours and as many sixes to see his side home without any hiccups.
The Kiwi side were brilliant in all the departments. They bowled superbly and came back to chase the score with intent. Nathan McCullum was declared Man of the Match for his fine bowling spell.
This was Otago's 13th win on the trot in Twenty20 cricket.
Sunrisers can only hope they get better going ahead facing bigger teams.
Earlier, Jean-Paul Duminy top scored with 57 as Sunrisers Hyderabad struggled to make a competitive total at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. Otago made full use of spin friendly conditions to make quick in-roads to the Hyderabad top order.
Off-spinner Nathan McCullum (2-23), who started the proceedings with the new ball, had opener Parthiv Patel's (12) stumps disturbed in the third over of the match. The all-rounder then removed the dangerous Shikhar Dhawan for 12 runs in his next over.
The Hyderabad captain, who had looked sublime scoring fifties in both the earlier games, drove one straight to Ryan ten Doeschate at mid-on. Biplab Samantray too didn't last long and was done in by a superb catch by Michael Bracewell at long on off Nick Beard.
Duminy and Cameron White steadied the ship but their 40-run partnership ended when the Australian flushed one straight into the hands of Brendon McCullum for 25.
Darren Sammy (26) joined Duminy and they upped the tempo with a quickfire 58-run partnership against accurate bowling on a pitch of occasional low bounce.
The match was as good as a dead rubber as both teams had already qualified for the main draw of the competition.
Note: The main competition starts tomorrow (September 21) with Rajasthan Royals taking on Mumbai Indians in Jaipur.
No change in plans, will seek extension: Srinivasan
'I have not suffered any disqualification. I plan to contest and people have extended support to my candidature'
By Indo Asian News Service | IANS
Chennai, (IANS): Indian cricket board chief N Srinivasan on Saturday categorically said that there is no change in his plans to contest the presidential election at the ensuing annual general meeting of the powerful body.
"I have not suffered any disqualification. I plan to contest and people have extended support to my candidature," Srinivasan told IANS on the day when the Mumbai police filed a charge sheet naming his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings team principal Gurunath Meiyappan in the Indian Premier League (IPL) betting case.The Chennai Super Kings is owned by city-based cement major India Cements Ltd, of which Srinivasan is the vice chairman and managing director.
"The law will take its own course in Gurunath's case. He has been suspended and is no way connected with the game/team now," Srinivasan said.
According to him the-charge sheet against Meiyappan may not affect his prospects of getting one year extension.
Srinivasan said the issues relating to the two-member probe panel is sub-judice and he cannot comment on that.
The Mumbai police filed a voluminous charge-sheet in the IPL-6 spot-fixing scam, naming Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh, Meiyappan, Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf and many others before a metropolitan magistrate Saturday.
Besides 22 accused and eight wanted accused, the charge-sheet has named several Indian and Pakistani bookies, many of whom were arrested in Mumbai when the scam surfaced in May.
Running into more than 11,500 pages, the police have charged the accused under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Mumbai Police Act, IT Act and Gambling Act.
The police have named around 200 witnesses and attached half-a-dozen forensic reports and mentioned 181 seizures pertaining to the case.
The police have also cited phone records, CCTV footage, SIM card details and other evidence in the charge-sheet.
The spot-fixing scam had erupted in May with the arrest of some cricketers and bookies in separate operations Delhi Police and Mumbai police.
"I have not suffered any disqualification. I plan to contest and people have extended support to my candidature," Srinivasan told IANS on the day when the Mumbai police filed a charge sheet naming his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings team principal Gurunath Meiyappan in the Indian Premier League (IPL) betting case.The Chennai Super Kings is owned by city-based cement major India Cements Ltd, of which Srinivasan is the vice chairman and managing director.
"The law will take its own course in Gurunath's case. He has been suspended and is no way connected with the game/team now," Srinivasan said.
According to him the-charge sheet against Meiyappan may not affect his prospects of getting one year extension.
Srinivasan said the issues relating to the two-member probe panel is sub-judice and he cannot comment on that.
The Mumbai police filed a voluminous charge-sheet in the IPL-6 spot-fixing scam, naming Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh, Meiyappan, Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf and many others before a metropolitan magistrate Saturday.
Besides 22 accused and eight wanted accused, the charge-sheet has named several Indian and Pakistani bookies, many of whom were arrested in Mumbai when the scam surfaced in May.
Running into more than 11,500 pages, the police have charged the accused under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Mumbai Police Act, IT Act and Gambling Act.
The police have named around 200 witnesses and attached half-a-dozen forensic reports and mentioned 181 seizures pertaining to the case.
The police have also cited phone records, CCTV footage, SIM card details and other evidence in the charge-sheet.
The spot-fixing scam had erupted in May with the arrest of some cricketers and bookies in separate operations Delhi Police and Mumbai police.
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