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As expected, India win
Sammy stars as WI crush Ireland
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IPL helped us to know Indian players: Smith
Clarke asks Warner to emulate Hayden
Tiger Woods crashes out of Quail Hollow
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Earlier, India produced a disciplined bowling display to restrict an unheralded Afghanistan to 115 for eight. Ashish Nehra (3/19) did the early damage with short-pitched stuffs, while Praveen Kumar registered his name wicket sheet in the later stages to restrict Afghanistan below the 120-mark after Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field. Zaheer Khan and Ravindra Jadeja too found themselves among wickets, accounting for a victim each by giving away 24 and 15 runs respectively. Opener Noor Ali (50 off 48) scored his maiden Twenty20 half century and together with Asghar Stanikzai (30 off 33) put on vital 68 runs for the fourth wicket to form the basis of the score at the Beausejour Cricket Ground. Nehra cut short Karim Sadiq misadventure at the crease, having the Afghan opener caught behind by Dhoni for a duck. Nehra struck again in his next over dismissing Mohammad Shahzad (6) in similar fashion. Skipper Nowroz Mangal (5) also failed to make any impression, uppishly driving Ravindra Jadeja straight to Gautam Gambhir at mid-off to see Afghanistan in dire straits at 29 for three in the sixth over. But then Noor Ali and Stanikzai joined hands and played sensibly to put on the important fourth-wicket stand that ensured some respectability to the Afghan score. — Agencies Scoreboard India:
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Sammy stars as WI crush Ireland
Medium pacers Sammy (3/8) and Ravi Rampaul (3/17) then shared six wickets to bowl out Ireland for 68 runs in just 16.4 overs. Man of the Match Sammy didn't allow the fans feel the absence of Gayle and rescued West Indies from a precarious 93 for six. It was 17-year-old left arm spinner George Dockrell, who spoiled the West Indies party with his three for 16. But some powerful hitting by Sammy helped the West Indies reach a respectable total. Sammy hit two sixes and fours each while Ramnaresh Sarwan scored a valuable 24. Ireland lost wicket right from the second ball with Rampaul and Sammy wrecking havoc. Kemar Roach struck with his second ball and Ireland could not recover after losing their top three for 11 in 15 balls. The highest scorer for Ireland was the extra (19) while Alex Cusack (17) was the only batsman to get to double digits. — IANS West Indies: Ireland:
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IPL helped us to know Indian players: Smith
Encouraged by their success against India on a slow wicket at Trent Bridge in last year’s championship, South Africa are expected to play more than one spinner in tomorrow’s tie at the Beausejour Cricket Ground tomorrow. “We beat India at Trent Bridge on a slow turner. Most of the wickets seem to be a little bit slower and taking a bit of spin. Our options are open. In our armoury we have got pace and spin. I think we have got enough there to challenge India's batters,” he said. The imposing Protean said the time has come for South Africa to shed tag of being big game chokers. “Every one of these tournaments, each team arriving here is trying to win the tournament. But the nature of the Twenty20 tournament is that the teams are so close together, it is such small margins that make the difference at the end of the day,” said Smith. — PTI
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Clarke asks Warner to emulate Hayden
Clarke told Warner to take Australia to a winning position as quickly as he can, hopefully inside six overs. Warner has already scored 72 from 49 balls and 51 off 41 deliveries in Australia’s warm-up matches against Zimbabwe and Windward Islands, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. Clarke has also challenged Warner to pull off a performance equivalent to all-time great Matthew Hayden, who was the leading run scorer (659 at 73.22) in the 2007 one-day World Cup in the Caribbean where Australia went through undefeated. “He’s the type of guy that sees it and hits it and he’s full of confidence. He plays a huge part, like Matty Hayden used to for us. Within six overs, we can have a real firm grip on the game if Davey goes off. He takes a lot of risks and there are times when he doesn’t perform,” Clarke said. “He’s a huge part of our team and I’m trying to give him the freedom to do exactly what he’s done in the last two games. To walk out, see the ball and hit the ball. Not be too concerned if he misses out a couple of times just keep playing his way. He’s a match winner,” Clarke said. Clarke said Warner and opening partner Shane Watson can take Australia towards a winning total against a Pakistani attack. — ANI
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Tiger Woods crashes out of Quail Hollow
Charlotte, May 1 That gave him a nine-over total of 153 that saw him miss the cut by a shocking eight strokes as Monday qualifier Billy Mayfair took the halfway lead. Woods has always seemed to give maximum effort on every shot, even when struggling. But after hitting his second shot into a water hazard at the par-four 14th, en route to a double bogey, he began playing his subsequent shots in a matter or seconds, seemingly without any care. “At that point in time it was pretty much out of reach and I was just trying to stay out of Angel's way,” he said, referring to playing partner Angel Cabrera of Argentina who finished the day a stroke from the lead. “He’s the one leading the tournament and that’s what you’re supposed to do,” Woods said. “I didn’t play very well and, more importantly, I chipped poorly, putted poorly, but for the most part I didn’t really hit the ball that poorly until the end.” “It does bother me, no doubt," he added of missing the cut. But at least I get the weekend to watch and see how it’ done, how real players play golf. Hopefully I can piece it together for next week and be ready to go. Woods, who hit only two fairways, most recently missed a cut at last year’s British Open, and before then at the 2006 US Open. Until Friday, he had not missed a cut at a regular PGA Tour event since 2005. — AFP
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Piyush sets Golden Greens on fire
Chandigarh, May 1 Chandigarh’s Tarundeep Chadha clinched the A category (16-18 years) title continuing with his consistent show on the final day firing a one over 73 for a final tally of one over 289. Raghav Bhandari, also from Chandigarh, came back with a one under 71 card, but had to settle for the second slot at 298. Honey Baisoya and Kshitij Kaul won in Category B (14-16 years) and D (10-12 years), respectively, with Vani Kapoor (Gurgaon) clinching the girls’ title. Piyush was all smiles after his performance. He was in great shape as he fired four birdies in a flawless front nine to be four under par 32 at the turn. Birdies on the 10th and 13th saw him at six under at the 13th. But a solitary bogey on the 14th saw him finish at five under 67 and an overall card of even par 288. Overnight leader Prakhar Asawa of Jaipur had no answer to Piyush’s birdie bash and surrendered tamely at 296, eight strokes behind Piyush. Piyush said, “It feels great to hit a five under at Golden Greens. By the third hole I knew that lady luck is with me and it stayed with me right till the end. I hope to maintain this form in the coming tournaments as well”. Tarundeep, who won the A category crown said, “I am really happy to win the first leg of the Toyata Etios Tour. This win will really boost my confidence for the upcoming tournaments.” Final scores: Group A (16-18) - 289 Tarundeep Chadha, 298 Raghav Bhandari, 303 Rahul Ravi. Group B (14-16) 299 Honey Baisoya. 314 Manu Gandas, 316 Arrush Ahuja, 317 Subhankar Sharma (Hisar), 318 Feroz Garewal (Chandigarh); Group C (12-14) - 288 Piyush Sangwan, 296 Prakhar Asawa, 307 Viraj Madappa. Group D (10-12) - 245 Kshitij Kaul , 252 Adilbeer Singh (Chandigarh), 264 Anmol Handa. Girls - 237 Vani Kapoor. 243 Milli Siroha, 251 Vrushali Sinha.
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“We have played against India a little bit of late and with a lot of our guys involved in the Indian Premier League, we have first hand knowledge of a lot of their players,” said Smith, who has recovered the finger injury he had suffered during the IPL. “We have got some really good thoughts about playing India. We have had success (against India) in the last tournament and this tournament generally, we have had a lot of success without going all the way. I think we have only lost two games since this competition started. Even though we have only played two T20s since the last tournament (England, 2009), we have generally got a good record in this format and we like to carry that on,” he emphasised. Smith said India would miss explosive opener Virender Sehwag, who suffered a recurring shoulder injury during the IPL. “He is a versatile big game player for India. He is a batting all-rounder, who can bowl a bit of spin. He will be a big loss for them,” he opined.
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