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do or die for india
Kiwis beat Lanka, throw open race for semis
ALL Choke NO Fire
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JP Atray Tournament
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do or die for india
Centurion, September 27 The injury-hit team is up against an opponent which came into the event after mauling England 6-1 in an ODI series. But the world champions looked a bit rusty, surviving quite a few nervous moments against a rag-tag West Indies in their opening 50-run win yesterday. That, however, can hardly be of any comfort for Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men. Ripped apart by Mohammad Yousuf and Shoaib Malik last night, the Indian bowling is in for a overhaul and serious consideration is being given to the idea of going in with two frontline spinners. Despite the mauling against Pakistan, Harbhajan Singh is expected to retain his spot but leg-spinner Amit Mishra might just get a look-in in the must-win clash against Australia. Indian seam bowlers were a liability at the Centurion with the trio of Ashish Nehra, Ishant Sharma and RP Singh conceding 153 runs from their 27 overs. By the evidence so far, good spinners are a must on the slowish track at Centurion. Sri Lankan Ajantha Mendis did a star turn against South Africa in the tour opener and Saeed Ajmal was similarly impressive last night. Another factor that can work in Mishra's favour is his impressive record against Australia. Against the world champions, he won India a Test match in Mohali, taking a fiver on his debut. This would necessitate some readjustment of the pace attack and it means there is a possibility that Abhishek Nayar's, who has turned out in two one-day internationals for India without coming to bat or bowl, might just get a place in the playing eleven. Nayar's strength is his length and the strip at Centurion is also likely to assist him. He is no slouch with the bat. However, including both Mishra and Nayar in the side is easier said than done. Only one between Ashish Nehra and RP Singh can be dropped and the former, with four wickets under his belt against Pakistan, is unlikely to get the chop. As for the second place in the side, it can only come at the expense of Virat Kohli. — PTI
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Kiwis beat Lanka, throw open race for semis
Johannesburg, September 27 Invited to bat, New Zealand overcame a mid-innings collapse to post a challenging 315 for seven and then bundled out Sri Lanka for 277 in 46.4 overs at the New Wanderers Stadium. Sri Lanka have completed their league engagement with one win and two defeats but they still can make the semifinal grade as all four teams are still in contention in Group B. Result of the other clashes will decide which team qualifies for the next stage and net run-rate will surely have a major say in deciding that. Jesse Ryder (74) and Brendon McCullum (46) gave their side a solid start and then Martin Guptill (66) and Vettori with their fiery knocks down the order pushed Kiwis to an impressive 300-plus score. Sri Lanka were off to a flying start with Tillakaratne Dilshan (41) and Sanath Jayasuriya (24) going berserk but lack of partnerships after their dismissal cost them dear. Kyle Mills was pretty expensive but emerged the highest wicket taker for Black Caps with his 10-0-69-3 figures. Daryl Tuffey (2/39) and James Franklin (2/40) took two wickets each. Jayawardene, who was dropped on nought, top scored for Sri Lanka with his 77.
— PTI Scoreboard
New Zealand: B McCullum c Dilshan b Mathews 46 (72) Ryder c Sangakkara b Kulasekara 74 (58) Guptill b Malinga 66 (76) Taylor c Jayawardene b Jayasuriya 4 (2) Elliott lbw b Mathews 0 (3) Broom c Jayawardene b Jayasuriya 15 (21) Vettori c sub b Jayasuriya 48 (44) Franklin not out 28 (21) Mills not out 18 (6) Extras (b 3, lb 2, w 8, nb 3) 16 Total (7 wickets; 50 overs) 315 Fall of wickets: 1-125, 2-128, 3-133, 4-140, 5-161, 6-230, 7-284. Bowling: Kulasekara 7-0-52-1, Thushara 7-0-50-0, Malinga 10-0-85-1, Mendis 9-1-49-0, Mathews 6-0-33-2, Jayasuriya 10-0-39-3, Kandamby 1-0-2-0. Sri Lanka: Dilshan c sub b Mills 41 (31) Jayasuriya c Mills b Tuffey 24 (18) Sangakkara c Taylor b Franklin 11 (13) Jayawardene b Vettori 77 (85) Samaraweera c Broom b Vettori 17 (18) Kandamby run out 11 (19) Mathews c Guptill b Franklin 2 (11) Kulasekara not out 57 (56) Thushara c Guptill b Mills 11 (14) Malinga c Taylor b Mills 15 (10) Mendis c Vettori b Tuffey 3 (6) Extras (lb 2, w 5, nb 1) 8 Total (all out; 46.4 overs) 277 Fall of wickets: 1-66, 2-67, 3-85, 4-114, 5-137, 6-141, 7-219, 8-243, 9-262. Bowling: Mills 10-0-69-3, Bond 9-0-82-0, Tuffey 8.4-1-39-2, Franklin 9-0-40-2, Vettori 10-0-45-2. |
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ALL Choke NO Fire Centurion, September 27 Earlier, Owais Shah (98) missed a richly deserved century but a late cameo from Eoin Morgan (67) ensured England post a commanding 323 for eight. Shah was the batsman around whom England batting revolved and he was ably supported by crisis man Paul Collingwood (82) as the duo shared a 163-run partnership for the third wicket from 157 balls after they were reduced to 59 for two by the 13th over. A late blitzkrieg from Morgan, whose 34-ball innings included five sixes and four fours, pushed England to 323 for eight, the highest score in the tournament so far, after they opted to bat first at a dry SuperSport Park here. England, who came into the tournament after suffering a 6-1 thrashing at the hands of Australia, thus continued their strong show having beaten Sri Lanka in their first match. Coming together in the 13th over, Shah and Collingwood sent the South African bowlers for a leather hunt in the middle overs with a flurry of sixes as they took the score from 93 for two in the 20th over to 222. — PTI Scoreboard
England: Strauss c Boucher b Parnell 25 (37) Denly c Duminy b Kallis 21 (25) Shah c Boucher b Botha 98 (89) Collingwood b Parnell 82 (94) Morgan c Smith b Steyn 67 (34) Wright run out 8 (7) Bopara c Morkel b Botha 1 (2) Broad b Parnell 0 (2) Swann not out 8 (9) Anderson not out 2 (2) Extras (b 1, lb 4, w 5, nb 1) 11 Total (8 wickets; 50 overs) 323 Fall of wickets: 1-48, 2-59, 3-222, 4-262, 5-291, 6-295, 7-297, 8-320. Bowling: Steyn 10-0-59-1, Parnell 10-2-60-3, Kallis 3-0-14-1, A Morkel 6-0-45-0, van der Merwe 9-0-67-0, Botha 9-0-56-2, Duminy 3-0-17-0. South Africa: Smith c Shah b Broad 141 (134) Gibbs c Wright b Anderson 22 (26) Kallis c Denly b Broad 12 (16) de Villiers c Denly b Collingwood 36 (41) Duminy b Swann 24 (33) Boucher b Anderson 8 (10) A Morkel run out 17 (14) Botha c Onions b Broad 0 (2) van der Merwe b Anderson 0 (2) Parnell not out 10 (10) Steyn not out 17 (13) Extras (lb 8, w 5, nb 1) 14 Total (9 wickets; 50 overs) 301 Fall of wickets: 1-42, 2-64, 3-142, 4-206, 5-230, 6-255, 7-255, 8-263, 9-274. Bowling: Anderson 10-0-42-3, Onions 7-0-48-0, Broad 10-0-67-3, Wright 5-0-31-0, Collingwood 10-0-58-1, Swann 8-0-43-1. |
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Ohri back as RCA chief buries hatchet
Jaipur, September 27 The RCA executive met today at the RCA academy and unanimously agreed to reinstate Ohri. According to sources, Dixit was forced to take this decision to quell the situation, as he wanted to avoid confrontation with a group of 20 districts, including Lalit Modi loyalists, and any intervention from the state government. After the BCCI shifted the India-Australia ODI, scheduled for October 25, from Jaipur to Vadodara, the rebel faction led by Rajendra Singh Rathore, had been demanding the state government's intervention so that the match could be brought back to Jaipur. On the other hand, the arbitral panel headed by justice Shiv Kumar Sharma has also provided relief to Dixit as it has maintained that there is no provision in the Sports Act of the state for bringing out no-confidence motion against any elected office bearer. “The BCCI has taken away the India-Australia ODI away from Jaipur because of the bickering going on in RCA. The BCCI allowed both me and Rajendra Singh Rathore in the AGM because it did not want to interfere in our internal affairs and they had asked us to resolve the dispute,” said Dixit after the RCA executive meet. “We want to give the message to the BCCI and also to the dissidents by reinstating Ashok Ohri. We want to bring back this match back to Jaipur and if not this one than the next one against Sri Lanka,” he added. The RCA had been witnessing intense politics since 2005 when Lalit Modi, using the Raje card, brought a contentious ‘sports ordinance’ and exploited the government machinery to replace Kishore Rungta. Interestingly, it was the current incumbent, IAS Sanjay Dixit, who proved instrumental in Modi's ascent to the top post. Four years later, in 2009, the same Dixit defeated Modi in a bitterly contested RCA elections. However, soon after the victory the winning team started fighting over the spoils. Dixit first forced out Ohri from the secretary's post. As a result, once close aides of Dixit, Rajendra Singh Rathore and Subhash Joshi accused him of 'tyranny'. They recently held an AGM and passed a no-trust vote against him. Dixit shot back by sacking Joshi from the chairman's post and issuing show-cause notice to Rathore.
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Title win for BPCL in Gurmit Hockey
Chandigarh, September 27 Army XI attempted hard to open their account, but without any success. Again it was BPCL’s Pundik, who scored the penultimate goal of the match in the 40th minute to bring clear day light between the two finalists. Amar, who had opened the proceedings, had the last word too when he scored the final of the match in the 43rd minute. BPCL won the tournament prize money of Rs. 75,000 and Rs. 50,00 were given to the Runners-Up, Army XI. The best goalkeeper award went in favour of Kuttappa.of BPCL and best fullback award was given to CS Xalco of Army XI. Gurpreet Singh of BPCL won the best half back award and Ginesh Patil of MLIRC Bangalore was declared as best forward player of the tournament. |
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JP Atray Tournament
Chandigarh, September 27 In reply Punjab Cricket Club folded up for 215 in 46.5 overs. After making a disastrous start it was left to skipper Pankaj Dharmani, who celebrated his 35th birthday today, to get together with Taruwar Kohli to stitch a 126-run stand for the 4th wicket. But eventually PCC fell short and PCA Colts entered the semifinals where they will lock horns with Reliance-I. In the second match played at Sector 16 stadium Indian Railway made light work of JLPL CM XI and recorded a 8-wicket win. Winning the toss Indian Railway opted to field and his decision paid rich dividends as JLPL CM XI were reduced to 30 for 5 in 10.1 overs. Medium pacer Shelender Gehlot claimed 4 of the 5 wickets that fell. JLPL CM XI finally folded up 140 in 39 overs. In reply Indian Railways chased down the target in 35.1 overs, winning the match by a comfortable margin of 8 wickets. |
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Lewis Hamilton wins Singapore GP
Singapore, September 27 Last year's winner Fernando Alonso was third for the embattled Renault team, reeling under a suspended permanent ban imposed for fixing the inaugural night race in 2008. While Hamilton emerged from the cockpit to kiss pop singer girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger and embrace his mechanics, fellow-Briton Button had as much to celebrate after climbing from 11th on the grid to fifth at the finish. Closest rival and Brawn team mate Rubens Barrichello was sixth after starting ahead of him in ninth place. Brawn edged closer to claiming the constructors' title in their debut season as rivals Red Bull let slip a great opportunity to narrow the gap between the teams.
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