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Malik’s five-wicket haul puts Himachal in control
India score 177/8 against England
PCB wants India to tour Pak in 2013 for a return series
Pakistan players get advice from Inzamam, Miandad
Pak hockey team to tour India in March
Kashyap, Sindhu storm into finals
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Morgan clinches last-ball win
Mumbai, December 22 Needing three off the last ball, Morgan hit Ashok Dinda for a straight six to seal the match in England's favour by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium. England required nine off the last over, thanks to the 26-year-old Morgan's relentless onslaught that saw him smash five fours and two sixes. Chasing a challenging target of 178, England were provided a blistering start by openers Michael Lumb and Alex Hales, who put on 80 runs for the first wicket in just over eight overs. Lumb smashed 50 off a mere 34 balls while Hales made 42 off 33. But after their efforts, the show belonged to Morgan. England needed 23 off the last two overs and managed 14 of them against Parvinder Awana. The visitors, who opted to chase after winning the toss, were helped by a wayward Indian bowling attack and a shoddy fielding display that enabled the openers to score quick runs. Apart from Lumb – who hit six fours and two sixes - and Hales, who had made a quick-fire 56 off 35 balls in the first match, skipper Morgan and Jos Butler (15 off seven balls) contributed significantly to England's successful run-chase on a good batting track. For India, Yuvraj Singh was the lone bowler to succeed with another excellent spell of three for 17, following his match-winning effort of three for 19 in the first match at Pune where England lost by five wickets. Yuvraj got the wickets of the two openers and Luke Wright (5), but did not get the desired support from the other bowlers. The worst performers were Awana and Piyush Chawla. Our pacers were a bit raw but we need to back them: Dhoni
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni criticised his inexperienced pacers Ashok Dinda and Parvinder Awana for giving away too many runs, but said the duo needs to be backed as they are good future prospects. "The dew really does change the course of the game but we didn't start very well, we were a fraction short. There was something there for the fast bowlers but they were cut and pulled early on," Dhoni said at the post-match presentation at the Wankhede stadium here. "We came back well but couldn't keep it going. We could have got another 10-12 runs at the end of our innings too but overall is was a good performance. The fast bowlers are still a bit raw but they got good experience and exposure to international cricket. They are good prospects for us but we need to back them," he added. Morgan, who snatched the win for England with a six off the last ball, said with a great Twenty20 pitch on offer the visitors had backed themselves to chase down the target set by India. "It was a hell of a game of cricket, a fantastic match and a great pitch for a game of Twenty20. The stats suggest, particularly at this stadium, that the chasing side usually wins and we backed ourselves to do that," he said. Morgan also lauded his side's fielding effort in the match. "It was a good job because we nearly fell short. Fielding was outstanding, we try to save 10-15 runs each time and today we were amazing," said Morgan, who was adjudged man-of-the-match for his match-winning knock. Man-of-the-series Yuvraj Singh, who scalped six wickets in two matches, was pleased with his performances in the rubber.
— PTI Score board India Gambhir c Bresnan b Wright 17 Rahane c Root b Dernbach 3 Kohli lbw b Meaker 38 Yuvraj c Root b Wright 4 Rohit Sharma b Tredwell 24 Raina not out 35 Dhoni c Patel b Bresnan 38 Ashwin c Lumb b Dernbach 1 Chawla run out 0 Extras: (b 2, lb 4, w 9, nb 2) 17 Total: (8 wickets; 20 overs) 177 Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-64, 3-71, 4-88, 5-108, 6-168, 7-171, 8-177 Bowling: Bresnan 4-0-27-1, Dernbach 4-0-37-2, Meaker 4-0-42-1, Wright 4-0-38-2, Tredwell 4-0-27-1 England Lumb st Dhoni b Singh 50 Hales c Dinda b Singh 42 Wright lbw Singh 5 Morgan not out 49 Patel c Gambhir b Dinda 9 Buttler not out 15 Extras: 11 Total: (4 wkts in 20 ov) 181 Fall of wickets: 1-80, 2-94, 3-123, 4-149 Bowling: Dinda 4-0-44-1, Awana 4-0-42-0, Ashwin 4-0-38-0, Chawla 4-0-31-0, Yuvraj 3-0-17-3
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ranji trophy
Valsad, December 22 Not only Harbhajan but paceman Sandeep Sharma and Siddarth Kaul also took three wickets each after Punjab opted to field at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium. None of the Gujarat batsmen could score a half-century but some gritty batting by the lower-order players ensured that the hosts have something on the board to fight for. At the top, opener Samit Gohel (41) and Manprit Juneja (42) batted well but Harbhajan caused a middle-order collapse by dismissing Gohel, rival skipper Parthiv Patel (22) and Y Venugopal Rao (13). Gohel and Juneja had added 79 runs for the second wicket when Kaul had Juneja caught behind for his second wicket. Kaul had earlier provided the first breakthrough by bowling opener Smit Patel (18) Harbhajan then sent back Gohel and Patel and later Rao. From a comfortable 107 for two, Gujarat were struggling at 173 for seven but Jasel Karia (40) and Rush Kalaria (40) rescued the side with a 84-run stand. Kaul broke the partnership and took his third wicket when he had Karia caught behind. Punjab stumper Uday Kaul took four catches behind the wicket. Brief Scores: (Gujarat): 261 for nine in 90 overs. (M Juneja 42, S Gohel 41; Sandeep Sharma 3/40, Harbhajan Singh 3/61). Mishra scores unbeaten 86 as Haryana reach 293/7
Chennai: Thanks to dropped chances by hosts Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh managed to post 279/6 on the opening day of the Group B match. Electing to bat, opener Tanmay Srivastava survived two chances early on before being finally caught by Suresh Kumar off Aushik Srinivas for 31. Abhinav Mukund was the fielder on both occasions -- at at short leg and silly point. Srivatsava's partner, Mukul Dagar, was caught by Baba Aparajith off Malolan Rangarajan. Uttar Pradesh were 57 for two before Mohammad Kaif and Umang Sharma brought about some stability to their innings.
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Malik’s five-wicket haul puts Himachal in control
Jammu, December 22 Malik scalped five wickets for 41 runs, while Rishi Dhawan and left-arm spinner Mukesh Sharma picked up two wickets apiece to wreck havoc on J&K batsmen. Sent into bat, Ram Dayal top-scored for J&K with an unbeaten 35, while Owais Shah and wicket-keeper Obaid Haroon made 34 and 33 respectively. At stumps, Himachal Pradesh were on 26 for no loss after eight overs in reply to J&K's first innings total of 175. Captain Aakash Chopra was unbeaten on 16 while giving him company was Varun Sharma on eight. Brief Scores: (J&K): 175 all out in 79.5 overs (Ram Dayal 35 not out; Vikramjeet Malik 5/41); HP: 26 for no loss in eight overs. Mishra scores unbeaten 86 as Haryana reach 293/7
Skipper Amit Mishra struck an unbeaten 86 and added 125 runs for the unbeaten seventh wicket stand with Jayant Yadav as Haryana ended the first day's play of the Group B league encounter against Karnataka at 293/7 at Hubli. Mishra and Yadav, who is batting on 64, came together when Haryana were in trouble at 168 for seven but for nearly 33 overs. Mishra batted for nearly three and half hours facing 138 balls and hitting 10 boundaries. Karnataka skipper Stuart Binny's decision to field was vindicated by his new ball bowlers HS Sharath and SL Akshay as they picked five of the seven wickets that fell on the day. Among the Haryana top-order, only Sunny Singh contributed 56 off 142 balls with six boundaries while opener Rahul Dewan scored a quickfire 39 off 49 balls with seven boundaries.
— PTI Brief Scores: (Haryana): 293/7 (Amit Mishra 86 batting, Jayant Yadav 64 batting, SL Akshay 3/59) vs Karnataka. |
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India score 177/8 against England
Mumbai, December 22 A rousing start was provided by Virat Kohli, who made a brisk 38 in 20 balls while adding 57 runs with opener Gautam Gambhir (17) for the second wicket. But India lost their way a bit with the fall of four wickets between the seventh and 15th overs before skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (38 off 18) and Suresh Raina (35 not out off 24) provided the late spark with a sixth-wicket partnership of 60. Tim Bresnan was easily the best bowler with figures of one for 27.
— PTI Score board India Gambhir c Bresnan b Wright 17 Rahane c Root b Dernbach 3 Kohli lbw b Meaker 38 Yuvraj c Root b Wright 4 Rohit Sharma b Tredwell 24 Raina not out 35 Dhoni c Patel b Bresnan 38 Ashwin c Lumb b Dernbach 1 Chawla run out 0 Extras: (b 2, lb 4, w 9, nb 2) 17 Total: (8 wickets; 20 overs) 177 Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-64, 3-71, 4-88, 5-108, 6-168, 7-171, 8-177 Bowling: Bresnan 4-0-27-1, Dernbach 4-0-37-2, Meaker 4-0-42-1, Wright 4-0-38-2, Tredwell 4-0-27-1
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Tight security for Indo-Pak T20 match
Bengaluru , December 22 Stern action will be taken against those who try to disrupt the T20 match, he told reporters here, adding, there would be no compromise on the security of players and spectators. "The agitators will not be allowed to protest in and around Chinnaswamy stadium for the next three days. However, they are allowed to stage protest somewhere else, far from the stadium," he said. Mirji said since the governments of both the countries have agreed to hold the bilateral series, no organisation can stall or disrupt the match. The Shiv Sena and Sri Ram Sene had called upon people to disrupt cricket matches between India and
Pakistan. Mirji said more than 5000 police personnel would be deployed for the security of Indian and Pakistani teams. "Tight security will be deployed around the stadium, the travelling routes and hotel where they will be put up." Four
DCPs, 27 ACPs, 19 Inspectors, 270 Sub-Inspectors, 1750 head constables and constables and 240 ASIs would be deployed for providing security to Indian and Pakistani players. City Armed Reserve, Karnataka State Reserve Police and CRP personnel will also be used. Dog squads would be engaged and CCTVs installed in and around the stadium, players' travelling routes and their hotel, Mirji said. On match day, Mirji said a parking ban will be imposed in 13 places in and around the stadium and no traffic will be allowed from 11 am to 11 pm there. Pakistan will play their second T20 match against India at Ahmedabad on December 27 before heading to Chennai for the first of the three-match ODI series, starting December 30.
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PCB wants India to tour Pak in 2013 for a return series
New Delhi, December 22 "We have conveyed to them we would like to formally discuss a tour by India to Pakistan next August and other matters that can further cement bilateral cricket ties between the two countries. We have conveyed we would like the discussions to be held when the match is held in New Delhi," Ashraf said. PCB will not raise any revenue sharing issues with the BCCI for the upcoming one-day series, starting December 25, in India as it wants bilateral ties to be frequent. "It is not always about money. But for us the priority at this time is to improve and cement ties with Indian cricket. We want to see long term benefits from such ties even a tour by India to Pakistan. The good thing is that relations between the two boards at this time are very good and there is lot of understanding. “I am pretty hopeful the coming series will serve as a milestone and lead to more frequent bilateral ties," he said. Sources said IPL will also feature in discussions as the PCB is keen to see its players be a part of the six edition of the league. Pakistan team arrives
Karachi: The Pakistan Twenty20 squad led by Mohammed Hafeez touched down here this evening before taking a connecting flight to Bangalore where they will be playing the first of the two Twenty20 Internationals on December 25. The PIA flight arrived in Delhi late in the afternoon and the squad was received by the senior officials of the Pakistan High Commission and BCCI officials. "We were received by the officials of Pakistan High Commission and BCCI CEO Ratnakar Shetty,” PCB GM Nadeem Sarwar said.
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Pakistan players get advice from Inzamam, Miandad
Kolkata, December 22 The team today arrived in New Delhi en route to their flight to Bangalore for the first bilateral series with India since 2007. "I have told them to forget about technical issues when it comes to batting. Just go and play your natural game and shut out the pressures that come naturally with the big crowds," Inzamam said. Inzamam, who is Pakistan's most capped player with 120 Tests and 378 One-day International appearances, worked with the players as batting consultant during a conditioning camp ahead of the tour. Inzamam paid specific attention to the problems faced by flamboyant all-rounder, Shahid Afridi, who has scored two half centuries in the practice matches. "Once you start feeling the pressure you start to struggle. That is the beauty of Indo-Pak cricket contests," he said. He recalled that when he went to India as captain in 2005 he told the players to relax and enjoy the game and the results were positive. "I remember most of the batsmen got runs including myself, Younis (Khan) and (Mohammad) Yousuf." He said the pressure of playing in India can only be handled by working as a close knit unit. "A tour to India is different from other tours. The expectations to win are very high from our own people and defeats and poor performances are not forgotten easily." This will be the first bilateral series between the two countries since the Mumbai attacks.
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Pak hockey team to tour India in March
New Delhi, December 22 In a return goodwill gesture, the Indian hockey team is expected to tour Pakistan a month later in May for another five-Test series. The modalities of both the series would be sorted out in a joint meeting between Hockey India secretary general Narinder Batra and Pakistan Hockey Federation chief Asif Bajwa in Lahore on January 29. "On the invitation of PHF I am going to Pakistan for a two-day trip on January 29. During the meeting we will discuss the modalities of the resumption of bilateral hockey ties between the two nations," Batra said. "If everything goes as per plan Pakistan will tour India at the end of March for 5 matches. Then India will visit Pakistan in May for another five Tests," he added. Batra and Bajwa are expected to sign an agreement on the resumption of bilateral series.
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Fergie wants Ronaldo back at Old Trafford
London, December 22 The United boss suggested he is not sure how much it would take to get Ronaldo from Madrid, and secondly, he didn’t think there’s any chance the Spanish champions would want to sell the Portuguese international anyway. However, Ferguson is optimistic that once Ronaldo’s contract with Madrid is finished, he might look out for another club and if that happens, the Scot hopes he wants to comeback to Old Trafford. Ronaldo says won’t celebrate if he scores against former club Man U in
Champion League clash Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed he won’t celebrate if he scores against his former club Manchester United after the two European giants were pitted against each other in the Champions League round of 16. Ronaldo, who had spent six seasons at Old Trafford before his 80 million pound transfer to the Santiago Bernabeu in 2009, also said he misses his father-like former manager Sir Alex Ferguson a lot, the Telegraph reports.
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Gold for Manavjit, Chain; Bindra settles for silver
New Delhi, December 22 Sandhu won the gold with a score of 117 + 22 while the silver was won by Birendeep Sodhi of Air India who shot 116 + 23. The bronze went to Zoravar Singh Sandhu of Air India for scoring 118 + 20. In the finals of air rifle men event, Chain Singh shot 594 + 102.4 leaving behind Bindra, who shot 591 + 103.2. The bronze was won by Satyendra Singh of Army — he shot 590 + 104.1. The free pistol men's event was also completed today and the gold medal was won by Om Prakash of Army who scored 556 + 93.6. The silver medal went to Gurpal Singh of Army for scoring 551 + 96.6 while Amanpreet Singh of ONGC won the bronze after shooting 548 + 96.5. In trap junior men's event, G S Sharan of Karnataka won the gold medal with a score of 112. Mohd. Shees of UP bagged the silver for scoring 100, while the bronze went to Adhiraj Singh Rathore of Rajasthan.
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Kashyap, Sindhu storm into finals
Lucknow, December 22 Kashyap, the 2012 Olympic quarter-finalists, survived a scare from the unheralded Indonesian Tommy Sugiarto before scoring a 21-18 23-21 win at the BBD UP Academy. Earlier, Sindhu, the women's world No. 23 and second seed in the tournament was hardly tested in her 21-12 21-14 win over Thailand's Sapsiree Taerattanachai. In the men's semifinal, Kashyap dominated almost the entire length of the match, then lost focus in the closing session but made a timely comeback in the finish. The clash turned dramatic at the most unexpected moment with the Indian leading 17-10 in the second game. Kashyap proved superior to the Indonesian in every department-be it in the long rallies, court coverage and placement of shots.
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