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Sean Williams, the Zimbabwe left-hand batsman, has been forced to pull out of the rest of the World Cup with a fractured thumb and will be replaced by batsman Vusi Sibanda

ESPNcricinfo staff05-Mar-2011Sean Williams, the Zimbabwe left-hand batsman, has been forced to pull out of the rest of the World Cup with a fractured thumb and will be replaced by batsman Vusi Sibanda. William fractured his right thumb during a training session on Thursday in Ahmedabad, a day before Zimbabwe’s clash with New Zealand. He missed the match, and after gaining the ICC’s approval, Zimbabwe announced Sibanda as his replacement.Williams featured in Zimbabwe’s first two matches of the tournament, scoring 28 against Australia and 30 against Canada.The call up for Sibanda means Hamilton Masakadza, one of Zimbabwe’s most experienced batsmen and a surprise exclusion from the original World Cup squad, continues to be ignored. Sibanda has played 85 one-day internationals himself, and featured in Zimbabwe’s 2007 World Cup campaign. He lost his place in the squad for Zimbabwe’s tours of South Africa and Bangladesh last year, and consequently for the 2011 World Cup, after a string of poor scores in 2010.His recall comes on the back of a strong showing in Zimbabwe’s domestic four-day competition, the Castle Logan Cup, in which he has scored three centuries this season for Mid West Rhinos.Williams is the fourth player Zimbabwe have had to replace since they announced their original squad of 15. Sean Ervine pulled out of the squad in order to continue playing for Hampshire. His replacement Tino Mawoyo then had to pull out too, due to an abdominal muscle tear and Terry Duffin was called in. Zimbabwe also lost seamer Ed Rainsford to an ankle injury, with Tinashe Panyangara coming in as his replacement.Zimbabwe’s next match is against Sri Lanka on March 10 in Pallekele.

Andrew Symonds starred in an impressive all-round effort, racing to 35 and picking up three wickets, to help Deccan Chargers achieve their third consecutive victory in the IPL

The Bulletin by Siddhartha Talya21-Mar-2010
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How they were outRohit Sharma ensured that Deccan did not lose momentum despite the periodic loss of crucial wickets•Indian Premier League

Andrew Symonds starred in an impressive all-round effort, racing to 35 and picking up three wickets, to help Deccan Chargers achieve their third consecutive victory in the IPL – a result in contrast to Delhi Daredevils’ run in the competition, as they slipped to their third defeat in as many games despite a counter-attack from captain Dinesh Karthik. Symonds’ effort was backed up by an attacking knock from Rohit Sharma, who burst into spotlight after a quiet start to the competition to take Deccan to a challenging score, which proved just about adequate for them to continue their winning ways.Deccan will look back at three stages where they came up trumps to snatch the game. They ensured the task of posting a competitive total was achieved, as Rohit and T Suman added 60 in quick time after three threatening innings by Deccan’s overseas batsmen – Adam Gilchrist, Herschelle Gibbs and Symonds – had been cut short by timely changes in bowling; they fought back in the middle overs after David Warner and AB de Villiers had combined to give Delhi a strong foundation for a successful chase; and they saw off a late scare from Karthik, who blasted 46 off 27. Symonds, bowling seam-up, bagged two wickets, including Karthik, off successive balls in the penultimate over to help seal a tight win.The start to Delhi’s chase was encouraging, as Warner began in ruthless fashion and followed that up with steady progress once the restrictions were lifted, underlining his determination to see his team through. While reaffirming his reputation as a big hitter, smashing four fours and two sixes in the first two overs, he proved equally adept nudging the ball around for singles and twos in the later overs.Chaminda Vaas, among the most economical bowlers in the tournament, was taken for nine in his opening over. His partner RP Singh continued to be expensive, wilting to a brutal assault from Warner who alternated between clearing the ropes and drilling the bowler to the long-off boundary. A length delivery was sent over long-on and when RP held back to bowl short, he was flat-batted over point for another six.Deccan, though, got rid of a major obstacle early in the chase, as Virender Sehwag suffered a rare lapse, miscuing Pragyan Ojha to be caught superbly by Gibbs. But de Villiers kept Warner good company, supporting him in a 51-run stand that gave Delhi the upper hand with two set batsman in the middle.The partnership’s end, however, marked a decisive moment in Delhi’s chase. Warner attempted an impossible run, to be caught short at the striker’s end; de Villiers soon fell, bowled off a full toss from Rahul Sharma in the 13th over, and when Mithun Manhas skied the same bowler to Suman 14 balls later, the game had turned Deccan’s way. Moises Henriques, struck two fours but sliced Symonds to RP at point to make it 132 for 5 in the 17th over.Rahul had enjoyed a successful start to his IPL season but Karthik’s attack in the 18th over spoiled his figures. With his team in need of a desperate revival, Karthik bludgeoned Rahul through midwicket for a four and six, followed by a fearsome cut through point for a boundary. Symonds, too, was welcomed with a slash through point on the first ball of the next over, but showed sharp reflexes to send Karthik on his way, plucking an uppish drive with his outstretched right hand. Amit Mishra was caught behind the next delivery and Vaas bowled a typically miserly final over to finish things off.The track in Cuttack was conducive to spin, taking turn and some extra bounce and Delhi used the conditions well, opting for a change in strategy, opening the bowling with a spinner. The slow bowlers grabbed the first three wickets; Monish Mishra and Gilchrist, who had blasted 24 off 14, and Gibbs, who, after smacking Dirk Nannes for two fours and two sixes, cut Yogesh Nagar straight to point. Symonds, with the confidence of two half-centuries behind him, looked ominous during his knock, finding the ropes with ease using the conventional shots but a mistimed slog put an end to his stay, as he slapped one straight to extra cover in the 14th over.Suman, though, kept Deccan on course, picking out Henriques and Nannes for three boundaries before Rohit took off at the other end. Umesh Yadav was smashed for 18 in the 17th over, pulled over square leg and struck over long-on for sixes and sliced over point for a boundary. Henriques, too, wasn’t spared, as he was dispatched over the ropes by Rohit in the next over, which fetched another 14. His parting shot was a steer over point off Nannes before a miscue to mid-off ended his innings. The final two overs yielded just 15, but Deccan’s bowlers were able to put an under-performing Delhi under pressure and accomplish a hard-fought win.

Foxes sprint to seven-wicket victory with almost six overs to spare

ECB Reporters Network31-May-2024Leicestershire Foxes launched their Vitality Blast season in spectacular style with a thumping seven-wicket win over Yorkshire Vikings at the Uptonsteel County Ground in Leicester.Vikings had themselves started the season strongly with an eight-wicket win over Worcestershire Rapids the previous evening but were brought crashing back to earth in the East Midlands. They totalled a below-par 151 for 7, captain Shan Masood’s 45 off 32 balls standing out amid a bitty team effort which was heavily damaged by Josh Hull’s fiery 3 for 28.The moderate target soon appeared minuscule after Foxes openers Sol Budinger (50 off 22) and Rishi Patel (30 off 18) smashed six sixes and six fours in the first five overs. Their stand of 79 in 36 balls turned the chase into a cruise as Foxes galloped to 155 for 3 from 14.1 overs.After Foxes chose to bowl, Hull deployed his size 15s to excellent effect in a first over which cost just one run and brought the wicket of Dawid Malan, whose off stump was trimmed by a lovely ball. Ian Holland’s opening over also went for just a single in a sedate start by Vikings.Former Yorkshire allrounder Ben Mike struck first ball when he took a return catch from a spliced slog by Adam Lyth. That brought Joe Root to the crease for the 659th time in senior cricket and it isn’t a knock he will remember – three from nine balls before lifting Holland to long-on.Masood and Donovan Ferreira added 50 in 35 balls before Hull came back on to dismiss both in his first five balls. Ferreira gloved an attempted pull high to wicketkeeper Ben Cox and Masood top-edged a return catch. Both wickets owed something to the batters being surprised by pace in a highly impressive spell by the 6ft 7in left-armer.When Hull added a smart catch at short fine leg to dismiss Dom Bess off Scott Currie, Vikings were 116 for 7. Jordan Thompson smote Mike for successive sixes but Vikings’ bowlers were left with a tall task on a good batting pitch.They were hit by an immediate onslaught from Patel and Budinger who thrashed 50 from the first 22 balls. Patel lifted Dan Moriarty for successive sixes before the fourth over, from Thompson, went for 30 including three sixes for Budinger.Both openers perished in five balls went Patel skied Bess to long-on and Budinger sliced Jafer Chohan to backward point but they had left their side needing a comfy 67 from 80 balls. Louis Kimber and Wiaan Milder kept the momentum high with vibrant cameos and Foxes skipper Peter Handscomb was able to watch contently from the non-striker’s end as his side cruised home.

This will allow teams to pick their best XIs and impact player based on whether they are batting or bowling

Nagraj Gollapudi22-Mar-2023Captains in IPL 2023 will walk out for the toss with two different team sheets, and hand in their final XIs the toss. That is one of the significant tweaks to the IPL’s playing conditions, which will soon be shared with the teams. The change, the IPL said in an internal note listing the various changes to playing conditions, would allow franchises to pick their best XIs based on whether they end up batting or bowling, the appropriate impact player included.”Currently the captains have to exchange the teams before the toss,” the note, seen by ESPNcricinfo, said. “This has been changed to exchange of teams immediately post the toss, to enable teams to choose the best XI depending on whether they are batting or bowling first. It will also assist the teams to plan for the impact player.”The IPL becomes the second T20 franchise league after the SA20 to allow teams to announce their XIs after the toss. In the SA20, which staged its inaugural season earlier this year, teams put 13 names on the team sheets initially before announcing their final XIs after the toss. Graeme Smith, the SA20 tournament director, had said then that the move was designed to “lessen the impact of the toss” and allow a level-playing field based on the conditions. The numbers at the end of the SA20 season were pretty even: out of the 33 matches, teams winning the toss won 15 times and lost 16 (two no results).Related

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The IPL has adopted a similar thought process now, with another key factor being neutralising the effect of dew somewhat – dew has traditionally had a big impact at some venues in India, with teams bowling second adversely impacted.The numbers from 2019 – the previous time the IPL was played in India in a home-and-away format – illustrate that teams winning the toss went on to win more often than not: across 60 games, teams won 34 and lost 23 after winning the toss (not including Super Overs and no results).While the toss will still matter, with the new rule it should not be a case of “win toss, win match” in certain conditions, with teams allowed to tweak their teams accordingly. For example, if a team that wanted to bat and then defend a total on a slow track in turning conditions is forced to bowl first, it can play an extra spinner in the starting XI, and then replace a specialist bowler with a batter in the second innings to help with the run chase.

Other tweaks to the IPL playing conditions

• Over-rate penalty of only four fielders outside the 30-yard circle for every over not completed in the allocated time.
• Unfair movement of the wicketkeeper will result in a dead ball and five penalty runs.
• Unfair movement by a fielder will result in a dead ball and five penalty runs.

Beth Mooney’s match-winning 73 in the first Ashes ODI helped break her into the top three on the batters’ charts

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Feb-2022Australia veteran Ellyse Perry has regained the No. 1 ODI ranking for allrounders following an all-round show in the second Ashes ODI against England on Sunday. This comes barely months after she had slipped down to No. 2 after the multi-format home series against India last September-October. That apart, Perry also climbed up the bowlers’ charts by rising up seven places to sit at No. 9.While Perry’s figures of 3 for 12 helped bowl the visitors out for 129 in Melbourne, she also hit 40 off 64 balls in the paltry run chase where the hosts had lost two early wickets. Eventually, Australia achieved a comfortable five-wicket win with more than 14 overs to spare, as she was declared Player of the Match.Meanwhile, Perry’s team-mate Beth Mooney benefitted in the batters’ list by breaking into the top three for the first time in her six-year career, gaining five spots up to No. 3 after a match-winning innings of 73 in the first ODI against England. While wickets kept falling around her – Australia first collapsed from 60 for 1 to 67 for 4 before being reduced to 152 for 7 – Mooney’s knock took only 91 deliveries, as England fell short by 27 runs and she was adjudged the Player of the Match.Though England lost both those matches, they still had something to cheer about as Katherine Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone’s performances pushed them up in the rankings charts. While Brunt’s 3 for 40 and 32* in the first match helped her rise three places up to No. 5 among allrounders and one spot up to No. 6 in the bowlers’ charts, Ecclestone’s career-best 717 rating points helped her jump to third among bowlers.Related

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Other gainers from the multi-format Ashes included Player of the Series Tahlia McGrath, who rose up the rankings across all three departments.Also, after the recently-concluded four-ODI series between South Africa and West Indies, opener Laura Wolvaardt skipped four spots up to No. 9 among batters following knocks of 117 and 23 in the third and fourth games, respectively, as South Africa came from behind to win the series 2-1. Her team-mates Shabnim Ismail – who got 4 for 44 in the series decider – rose to No. 5 in the bowlers’ charts and Ayabonga Khaka moved up to No. 7.

Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer and Mark Wood could all play their first ODIs since the World Cup final

Andrew McGlashan10-Sep-2020

Big Picture

It is a long time since these two teams had contrasting finishes to their 2019 World Cup campaigns, but through a combination of firstly scheduling priorities then the impacts of Covid-19 the beginning of the next four-year ODI cycle has been a stop-start affair. There remain a lot of questions about how much cricket there will be over the next six months or so, but minds are now firmly turning to the road ahead towards the 2023 World Cup in India.The World Cup Super League has added a new slant to ODIs (and these are Australia’s first matches) with important qualification points on the line in each outing – although quite whether that is resonating with the players from the ‘major’ nations remains to be seen. There are no dead matches in series with Super League points on offer, so rest, rotation and experimentation comes with more risk.It is Australia who have more to figure out in the run to the next World Cup. While their T20 game has improved (the recent series defeat notwithstanding) their ODI game remains uncertain. Though they reached the semi-finals last year their team came together at the last minute with the return of David Warner and Steven Smith plus a bowling attack that found its stride until being shredded by England at Edgbaston. In the seven ODIs since then they have won just two and were beaten 3-0 in South Africa earlier this year.The components of a strong side are there: a formidable top order, now also featuring Marnus Labuschagne, and a bowling attack that has most bases covered. However, as with the T20 unit it’s the middle order that may define the way this team goes. At the moment it feels like they still back the more traditional route of building an innings through the top four, but that needs batsmen lower down who can kick on. That is likely to come from a combination of Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey and Marcus Stoinis.For England, barring the absence of Ben Stokes, this will be the strongest ODI side they have fielded since final at Lord’s. They have played just six further matches up to now – sharing a series 1-1 in South Africa and winning 2-1 against Ireland. Assuming he is cleared to return to the bubble, Jos Buttler will play his first ODI since the World Cup final along with Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, if both quicks are selected. The early signs are that England do not intend to change much about the style of one-day cricket which carried them to the summit.Jos Buttler plays a trademark ramp shot•Getty Images

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In the spotlight

Last time England faced Australia in an ODI, Jason Roy flayed the bowling to all parts of the ground with a thrilling 85 off 65 balls. His overall numbers against them are also impressive with an average of 49.64 and three hundreds, including England’s record individual innings of 180 made at the MCG in 2018. Australia extracted some revenge as they worked out Roy during the Ashes, in all likelihood ending his brief Test career, and in his last five ODI innings he has a top score of 32 following a lean series against Ireland earlier this season. A side strain kept him out of the recent T20s and he’ll be eager to restamp his authority at the top of the innings. It’s a place where England aren’t short of options.This time last year, Marnus Labuschagne was leaving his imprint on the Ashes after he was parachuted in as a concussion substitute. Since then he has gone from strength to strength and it will surprise very few people that he has made an impressive start to his ODI career with a maiden century against South Africa, followed by another half-century against New Zealand in the last match before lockdown. Perhaps the one question that needs to be answered is whether the three-four combo of Smith and Labuschagne – two batsmen who play at a similar pace – can change gears when an innings needs it. Late-overs hitting is an area Labuschagne has pinpointed as an area for his development and given the way he played in his warm-up T20 hundred few would bet against him working it out.

Team news

Roy is fit to resume his spot at the top of the order and Joe Root will slot in at No. 3 having been moved aside from the T20 set-up. Eoin Morgan sat out the last T20 after dislocating his finger while Stokes’ absence leaves a middle-order spot. Sam Billings should have done enough against Ireland to keep that place. Against a side that can struggle against spin, it is likely Moeen Ali will play alongside Adil Rashid. The trio of Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and Jofra Archer would be the first-choice quicks although the Curran brothers offer variation.England (probable) 1 Jason Roy, 2 Jonny Bairstow, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan, 5 Sam Billings, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Mark Wood, 11 Jofra ArcherMost interest with the Australians will be the combination they go for at No. 5 and 6. Alex Carey was left out of the final T20 but is set to keep his place in the one-day side, while Mitchell Marsh had an impact a couple of days ago which was talked up by Aaron Finch. Another option is to also bring back Maxwell in place of a spinner and ask him to share the fifth-bowling option with Marsh and Labuschagne.Australia (probable) 1 David Warner, 2 Aaron Finch (capt), 3 Steven Smith, 4 Marnus Labuschagne, 5 Mitchell Marsh, 6 Alex Carey (wk), 7 Ashton Agar, 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood

Pitch and conditions

With Old Trafford set to host its seventh international fixture since mid-July (albeit groundsman Matt Merchant hasn’t had any other cricket to worry about), the expectation is for a slow, turning surface. In fact, that’s what England are hoping for: “That’s very useful considering that’s both our weakest point, and it’s more than likely what we will play on in India in 2023,” Morgan said. Both teams will probably appreciate the opportunity to “upskill” on such surfaces, but it might mean some of the skyscraping ODI totals seen in England in recent years – eg. Trent Bridge 2018 – won’t be likely this time around.

Stats and Trivia

• Finch needs 118 runs to reach 5000 in ODIs; Marsh needs three wickets to reach 50.
• England could field nine players who were part of the World Cup semi-final last year.
• Since 2017, England have won 11 of 13 ODIs against Australia. The two defeats came at Lord’s in the World Cup and Adelaide on the 2017-18 tour.

Quotes

“I think the expectation outside of our own group is probably higher than it’s ever been – and it should be. I think we’re an incredibly talented group of guys that have proven that they are very good players and collectively if we perform together, we’re a hard side to beat. So I’d much rather go in with a weighted level of expectation than none at all.”
“Leading into this one-day series we’re just looking to be as consistent as possible, we know that our world ranking [fifth] reflects the inconsistency we’ve had in the one day format, so we’re really excited to start this journey after a long time off by playing some really good, consistent cricket.”

Western Province Cricket Association chief executive was confident the problem had been resolved and would not affect the T20I

Liam Brickhill19-Mar-2019The floodlight failure that brought a premature end to the fifth and final one-day international between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Newlands on Saturday “could not have been detected early in any pre-match testing which takes place before any domestic or international match,” according to a statement from the Western Province Cricket Association.One of the floodlight pylons failed during the match, and the lighting problem became an issue as the sun set just after 7pm and artificial lighting took over, with the umpires leading the players from the field at the end of the 28th over of the innings. Technicians worked on the problem for a full two hours, but the umpires took the decision to end the game after making an inspection at 9.10pm and deciding that no play would be possible in the prevailing conditions, with South Africa winning by 41 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.WPCA chief executive Nabeal Dien expressed regret at the lighting failure, and explained the cause of the problem. Many South African fans who took to social media to voice their disappointment suggested that load-shedding might have been the cause – South Africa is currently experiencing an energy supply crisis and Cape Town has been hit with multiple daily power cuts – but Dien explained that a short circuit was to blame.”According to our electrical engineers, there was an underground cable that short-circuited due to rodents or age,” he said. “This also caused the switches and circuit breaker to trip continuously in the pylon.”Dien was confident that the problem had subsequently been resolved, and that the Twenty20 international on Tuesday evening would be unaffected. “We apologise to both the Proteas and Sri Lankan teams as well as to the general public who attended the match and who were viewing on television,” he concluded.

The allrounder picked up 5 for 40 and coupled it with an innings of 108 off 217 balls to beat Trinidad & Tobago

ESPNcricinfo staff22-Jan-2018Raymon Reifer was on song in Providence, combining his fourth five-for with a maiden century, to help Guyana victory by an innings and 81 runs. Much of that result was the consequence of a poor first innings for Trinidad & Tobago who, after winning the toss, were bundled out for 135. There were five ducks in the innings, with Reifer dealing out three of them to finish with 5 for 40.Another star turn followed, this time with the bat. He had watched his team cruise to 109 for 0 and then falter to 198 for 5. That was when Reifer walked in. With 19-year old Sherfane Rutherford (93) and former Under-19 fast bowler Keemo Paul (53) for company, led a defining lower-order charge and finished unbeaten on 108 from 217 balls when the declaration came with the score at 540 for 9.Trinidad & Tobago put in a much improved performance in the second innings, with two of the men who made ducks in the first, Jason Mohammed and Tion Webster, scoring 103 and 77 respectively. But it was still not enough. Guyana wrapped up the win – their sixth in nine matches – with Paul taking 3 for 118

A round-up of the final day of Group C matches in the fifth round of the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Nov-2016

Saxena ruled out of next round with fractured finger

Kerala allrounder Jalaj Saxena will miss his team’s next match, against Goa, after sustaining a double fracture on his left index finger during the Group C game against Haryana in Jaipur. He sustained the injury while fielding in Haryana’s first innings and didn’t come out to bat. Saxena, however, bowled 22 overs in Haryana’s second innings and took two wickets as Kerala, armed with a first-innings lead of 101 runs, pushed for an outright win.
“I had to bowl in the second innings to try and push for quick wickets to give us a chance of an outright win,” Saxena told ESPNcricinfo. “So I taped the finger heavily and took painkillers, and tried to bowl.
“It’s a double fracture and I have been advised rest for at least two weeks. There is considerable swelling on my finger at the moment. The doctors will then take a call on what needs to be done afterwards.”
Saxena is Kerala’s second-highest wicket-taker, behind KS Monish, with 17 wickets from five games. With Kerala in fifth place in a congested Group C points table, Saxena said he hoped to play the game against Andhra, which begins on November 21 in Guwahati. “There is no chance of playing in the next match, but I will tape my finger and take injections to play the one after that,” he said. “Every match is important, especially as we are at a stage where an outright win can change the complexion of the points table.”

Goa spinners Shadab Jakati and Darshan Misal ran through the Chhattisgarh batting line-up before reaching their target of 91 to clinch an eight-wicket victory in Cuttack. In an innings that had as many as seven ducks, the joint-most in a single Ranji Trophy innings, Chhattisgarh slumped from 148 for 3 to 162 all out, with opener Sahil Gupta top-scoring with 82. Samar Dubhashi steered Goa’s chase with an unbeaten 41 to deliver their first win of the season. Chhattisgarh, who started with a victory, slumped to their second successive loss which left them in the bottom half of the pool.At the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi, Robin Bist steered Himachal Pradesh to a five-wicket win over Jammu & Kashmir with an unbeaten half-century. J&K had conceded a first-innings lead of 208, but put up an improved show in their second innings, ending the third day on 337 for 4. Puneet Bisht, who resumed on 33, and Mithun Manhas, unbeaten on 18, scored 41 and 28 respectively, while Samiullah Beigh chipped in with 46 before J&K’s innings ended on 417. Bipul Sharma, the left-arm spinner, took 4 for 97. Set 210, Prashant Chopra (43) and Ankit Kalsi (47) repaired Himachal’s innings after the early loss of Ankush Bains for 8, before Bist, who walked in at 91 for 3, took them over the line with 52 off 67 balls.Andhra squandered a strong start to concede the first-innings lead in their drawn match against Services at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, owing to offspinner Azaruddin Bloch’s maiden five-wicket haul in his third match. Andhra had ended the third day on 177 for 1 in reply to Services’ 446, with Prasanth Kumar on 90 and KR Sreekanth unbeaten on 24. Sreekanth was dismissed on the same score in the first over of the day. Thereafter, Hanuma Vihari, who had retired hurt on 18, returned and added 57 with Prasanth, before being stumped for 54 off Bloch. Prasanth completed his century, scoring 110, but the rest of Andhra’s batsmen, with the exception of AG Pradeep (76) were dismissed for sin
gle-digit scores. Bloch ended with 5 for 92. Services raced away to 27 for no loss in six overs before stumps were drawn.Nitin Saini’s career-best 152 not out studded Haryana‘s dominant batting display, but they conceded first-innings points to Kerala at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Kerala had responded to Haryana’s first-innings 303 with 404 for 9 declared. Haryana then ended the third day on 6 for no loss. They ended the final day on 315 for 3, with Saini sharing partnerships of 145 for the third wicket with Rajat Paliwal (75) and Mohit Hooda (50 not out).

Eighty-two players, including 19 overseas players, were allocated through a lottery during the BPL draft in Dhaka on Thursday

Mohammad Isam22-Oct-2015Eighty-two players, including 19 overseas players, were allocated through a lottery during the BPL draft in Dhaka on Thursday. Out of the 63 local players, the selection of the six icons came at the end of the draft. Rangpur, which had the first pick, chose Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal was selected by Chittagong, Mashrafe Mortaza by Comilla, Mushfiqur Rahim by Sylhet, Mahmudullah by Barisal, and Nasir Hossain by Dhaka.According to BPL secretary Ismail Haider Mallick, the list of foreign cricketers signed outside the draft includes Shahid Afridi (Sylhet), Chris Gayle (Barisal) and Kumar Sangakkara (Dhaka) as well as Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir (Chittagong), who recently returned to cricket after serving out a suspension for spot-fixing. There is a dispute over Tillakaratne Dilshan after both the Rangpur and Chittagong franchises claimed they had signed him. Mallick said that the BPL governing council will investigate the documents from the two franchises before taking a decision on the matter.Chris Jordan was the first foreign player to be chosen in the draft, by Sylhet, while three other English players – Darren Stevens, Josh Cobb and Dawid Malan – were also picked. Jordan, however, is unlikely to be available for the entire duration of the BPL, which is scheduled between November 22 and December 15. The England fast bowler will be with the Test squad in the UAE until November 30 and is due to be a part of the Performance Camp training squad in Dubai. He may also be picked for England’s tour of South Africa, which starts with a tour match in Potchefstroom on December 15.Seven Pakistan players, including Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Sami, were selected, while five Sri Lanka players and a cricketer each from South Africa (Robin Peterson), West Indies (Andre Russell) and Afghanistan (Mohammad Nabi) were chosen in the draft.After the draft started at around 11.20am on Thursday, Rangpur got four first picks in all, including the icon pick. Chittagong and Comilla got two first picks, while Dhaka and Sylhet got one each in the normal round of the draft.Mahbubul Anam, the BCB vice-president, moderated the draft and had to explain the rules of the draft a number of times, but the process appeared to be a smarter way of allocating players compared to the auctions that had been held for the previous editions of the BPL. Those auctions had seen a lull in the middle and end periods, when franchises did not show an interest in the players lined up.There were no excess calls for players from the commissioner as many of the teams opted to quit calling after picking the minimum number of foreign and local players required. They have the option of calling up more players within the next seven days if needed.Barisal: Mahmudullah (icon), Chris Gayle, Brendan Taylor, Kevon Cooper, Evin Lewis, Seekkuge Prasanna, Mohammad Sami, Imad Wasim, Sabbir Rahman, Sohag Gazi, Taijul Islam, Rony Talukdar, Al-Amin Hossain, Shahriar Nafees, Mehedi Maruf, Nadif Chowdhury, Mohammad Sharifullah, Sajidul Islam.Chittagong: Tamim Iqbal (icon), Umar Akmal, Chamara Kapugedera, Mohammad Amir, Elton Chigumbura, Kamran Akmal, Robin Peterson, Saeed Ajmal, Jeevan Mendis, Anamul Haque, Taskin Ahmed, Ziaur Rahman, Naeem Islam, Enamul Haque jnr, Shafiul Islam, Nafees Iqbal, Elias Sunny, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Asif Ahmed.Comilla: Mashrafe Mortaza (icon), Sunil Narine, Shoaib Malik, Marlon Samuels, Ahmed Shehzad, Krishmar Santokie, Andre Russell, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Darren Stevens, Liton Das, Imrul Kayes, Shuvagata Hom, Sanjamul Islam, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Ariful Haque, Mahmudul Hasan, Naeem Islam jnr, Abu Hider, Dhiman Ghosh.Dhaka: Nasir Hossain (icon), Kumar Sangakkara, Ryan ten Doeschate, Mohammad Irfan, Yasir Shah, Nasir Jamshed, Sohail Khan, Dawid Malan, Shahzaib Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Mosharraf Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Shamsur Rahman, Saikat Ali, Farhad Reza, Nabil Samad, Abul Hasan, Irfan Shukkur.Rangpur: Shakib Al Hasan (icon), Lendl Simmons, Darren Sammy, Thisara Perera, Wahab Riaz, Sachithra Senanayake, Mohammad Nabi, Soumya Sarkar, Arafat Sunny, Mohammad Mithun, Muktar Ali, Saqlain Sajib, Jahurul Islam, Abu Jayed Chowdhury, Murad Khan, Rasel Al Mamun.Sylhet: Mushfiqur Rahim (icon), Shahid Afridi, Ravi Bopara, Brad Hodge, Ajantha Mendis, Chris Jordan, Sohail Tanvir, Joshua Cobb, Rubel Hossain, Mominul Haque, Abdur Razzak, Nurul Hasan, Mohammad Shahid, Najmul Islam, Junaid Siddique, Nazmul Hossain Milon, Abu Sayem.