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Faf du Plessis will be joining Somerset – subject to all necessary clearance – as their second overseas player for the FLt20
George Dobell03-May-2012Faf du Plessis will be joining Somerset – subject to all necessary clearance – as their second overseas player for the FLt20. Du Plessis, the 27-year-old South Africa allrounder, will replace Chris Gayle, who has pulled out of his deal with the club in order to make himself available for the West Indies.As things stand, Somerset hope that du Plessis will be available for the duration of the competition. He may, however, be involved in South Africa’s five-match T20 series against Zimbabwe that runs until June 24. Somerset’s T20 campaign begins on June 13, meaning du Plessis could miss as many as five games.”We have signed him subject to clearance,” Brian Rose, Somerset’s director of cricket, told ESPNcricinfo. “We are waiting to hear whether he will be required by South Africa but, even if he is, we are unlikely to sign another overseas player.”
February 5, Melbourne
Start time 1420 (0320 GMT)Sachin Tendulkar is back in blue for the first time since the World Cup final•AFP
Five summers ago India regained some pride after an unhappy Test series by claiming the triangular ODI trophy. It was the start of their road to lifting the World Cup in 2011. This time around the tourists are again seeking a new start, having been bullied and battered to a 4-0 hiding by Australia in the Tests. There was little of the acrimony that shrouded 2007-08, partly because India were never really close enough to Australia for the two combatants to trade blows, and the tourists will enjoy the chance to return to a format they are well versed in.Despite a mediocre showing at the World Cup, Australia retained their No. 1 ODI ranking, and under Michael Clarke have won series in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and South Africa to maintain the position. The team is in a state of some transition, as injuries and form have resulted in the inclusion of several new faces in the squad for the first three matches, Peter Forrest among them. Ricky Ponting, Clarke and Michael Hussey remain critical contributors to the batting order, while Brett Lee’s speed and experience has again been called upon.India have been bolstered by the return of Sachin Tendulkar for his first ODI assignment since the World Cup, while a victory in the second Twenty20 international at the MCG on Friday night gave the visitors their first win of any kind on the tour. MS Dhoni leads a side that is growing gradually younger, with the batting trio of Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma all expected to score heavily across the series, as well as providing plenty of energy in the field.
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Ryan Harris built up a formidable ODI record in 17 matches up to July 2010, scooping 41 wickets at 16.12, his strike-rate an eye-popping 20.60. However injuries and cautious selection limited him strictly to Test match duty in the 18 months since, preventing Harris from attempting to maintain his enviable record. It will be a difficult task for Harris to keep nabbing wickets with such regularity against India and Sri Lanka, while also maintaining his fitness to be sound for the West Indies tour that follows this series.Sachin Tendulkar has not donned the blue shirt for India since the World Cup final, concentrating on Test matches instead. However the pursuit of his 100th international century has now gone on far longer than Tendulkar or any of his team-mates would have liked, hastening his return for the triangular series. Given the decent if not altogether imperious form displayed by the ODI team in his absence, Tendulkar will need to demonstrate his value quickly, for unless he intends to go on to another World Cup, the time for regeneration is at hand.
Having omitted Shaun Marsh due to his dismal Test form, the national selectors must choose who should partner David Warner at the top of the order. Matthew Wade excelled at the top in the first T20 in Sydney, while Ponting, Clarke and Hussey have all taken the role in the past. Daniel Christian should slip into the allrounder’s spot while Mitchell Marsh is absent for a Sheffield Shield fixture. Brett Lee has been ruled out of the series with a broken toe.Australia (possible) 1 David Warner, 2 Matthew Wade (wk), 3 Ricky Ponting, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 David Hussey, 6 Michael Hussey, 7 Daniel Christian, 8 Ryan Harris, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Xavier Doherty, 11 Clint McKay.The question of where to include Tendulkar hangs over India’s selections, and a decision must also be made about whether to leave out a batsman to make room for Ravindra Jadeja. The likes of Irfan Pathan, Umesh Yadav and Vinay Kumar are in a duel for the final pace berth.India (possible) 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Sachin Tendulkar, 3 Gautam Gambhir, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 8 Irfan Pathan, 9 R Ashwin, 10 Praveen Kumar, 11 Zaheer Khan.
The MCG surface should be sound for batting while offering little for the bowlers, though rain and cloud is forecast for the afternoon.
“Our success in the Test series against India is now irrelevant. We know from recent experience that if we’re not switched on both teams can hurt us.”
Auckland maintained their six-point lead over second-placed Canterbury at the top of the table with an eight-wicket demolition of Otago in Dunedin
ESPNcricinfo staff15-Jan-2012Auckland maintained their six-point lead over second-placed Canterbury at the top of the table with a eight-wicket demolition of Otago in Dunedin. Martin Guptill and Azhar Mahmood breezed to half-centuries as Auckland knocked off the target of 151 with over two overs to spare. Lou Vincent had given Auckland the start they needed, smashing 31 off 17 deliveries. Guptill and Mahmood took over from there and added 97 to almost see Auckland through. While Mahmood fell for 51 off 39, Guptill was around to hit the winning runs and remained unbeaten on 68 off 47. Otago had earlier managed a start similar to the one Auckland got, but their top order got stuck after getting starts. They were 98 for 1 after 12 overs with Brendon McCullum and Craig Cumming having put on a sedate 54 but McCullum’s dismissal for 35 led to a clutch of batsmen falling in the pursuit of quick runs. Kyle Mills and Mahmood picked up two wickets each for Auckland.Canterbury put in a dominating performance as well, brushing aside Wellington by 70 runs in Christchurch. George Worker anchored the innings with an unbeaten fifty at the top of the order, Rob Nicol did the early running with 48 off 30 and Dean Brownlie provided the finishing touch with 24 off 12. The target of 194 was always going to be stiff for Wellington and they made it tougher for themselves by losing their first three wickets for 29. James Franklin and Grant Elliott brought Wellington back with a 79-run partnership that came off only eight overs but the duo’s dismissals in consecutive overs sealed the game in Canterbury’s favour. Franklin fell to Nicol 28 while Elliott was run out for 51 after having hit four sixes. Wellington then collapsed from 108 for 3 to be dismissed for 123 in 17 overs. Mitchell Claydon and Yasir Arafat ended with three wickets apiece.
أشاد المدافع الدولي الأسكتلندي أندي روبرتسون، لاعب فريق كرة القدم الأول بنادي ليفربول، بزميله المصري محمد صلاح نجم الريدز، مشيرًا إلى أنه من أفضل اللاعبين في العالم.
روبرتسون انضم إلى ليفربول في نفس الوقت الذي تعاقد فيه الريدز مع محمد صلاح، حيث تعاقد فريق يورجن كلوب مع أندي من هال سيتي، بينما انضم الملك المصري قادمًا من روما، في صيف 2017.
وتمكن الثنائي من تحقيق جميع الألقاب الممكنة محليًا وأوروبيًا مع ليفربول، أبرزها الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز ودوري أبطال أوروبا، وكأس العالم للأندية.
وقال روبرتسون في تصريحات خلال بودكاست “WeAreLiverpool” عبر الإنترنت: “محمد صلاح هو زعيم بلاده، قائدهم، هذه هي الفائدة الآن منه معنا في ليفربول”.
طالع أيضًا.. مدافع ليفربول السابق يوضح سبب تراجع أداء محمد صلاح
وأضاف: “أن يكون لديك العديد من القادة في منتخبات بلادهم أمر رائع في غرفة تغيير الملابس. ومحمد صلاح أحد أكبر القادة في ليفربول حاليًا، ويساعدنا جميعًا، من خلال وضع المعايير الثابتة التي نسير عليها كلاعبين من أجل الريدز”.
وواصل: “ربما محمد صلاح لم يكن ضمن مجموعة القادة في ليفربول، لكنه دون الشارة، فهو قائد في غرف الملابس، وحتى في الملعب، نشعر بأنه ضمن القادة الذين يمكنهم توجيه كل لاعب للأفضل له”.
واختتم: “محمد صلاح واحد من أفضل اللاعبين في العالم اليوم، والاستماع لما يقوله أمرًا هامًا، لقد مر بالعديد من المواقف الصعبة وتمكن من أن يكون ضمن النجوم والقادة العالميين”.
Stuart Clark, the Sydney Sixers general manager, has said it will be difficult for some Test players to take part in the expanded Twenty20 Big Bash League
Daniel Brettig16-Jun-2011
Stuart Clark: “Some of the bowlers or guys who’ve had a longer run of games will want a longer break than others”•Getty Images
Stuart Clark, the former Australian fast bowler and Sydney Sixers general manager, believes it will be difficult for some Test players to take part in the expanded Twenty20 Big Bash League during the briefest of windows between international series in December.Having announced the appointment of Trevor Bayliss, who has previously coached Sri Lanka and New South Wales, to mentor the Sixers, Clark will now turn his attention to the acquisition of players for his team, which will be based at the SCG.No stranger to the demands of the schedule during his own Test career, Clark was understandably keen to get as many Cricket Australia-contracted players aligned to the Sixers as possible.But he also said some would be in need of a significant break between the end of the second Test against New Zealand and the start of the series against India. CA wants to have all of its contracted players available for the first round of the tournament.”On an individual basis they’ll have to judge it,” Clark told ESPNcricinfo. “Some of the bowlers or guys who’ve had a longer run of games will want a longer break than others. We’ll just have to play it on a cases-by-case basis and see who we can get. It’s good for the tournament, it makes it a better tournament, if they’re going to be around.”By the time the first round of the BBL takes place – planned tentatively for December 16-20 – some Australian players will have taken part in eight Tests and two limited overs series’ spanning three countries in four months. The captain Michael Clarke, his deputy Shane Watson, and fast bowler Mitchell Johnson are all expected to shoulder an exceptionally heavy workload during that time.As for Bayliss, Clark was glad to have convinced his former state coach to guide the Sixers.”I dare say he had offers from a few of the BBL teams, not just from the other one in NSW,” Clark said. “He’s had a vast amount of experience; I’ve been lucky enough to play under him, and he can bring that international background into the domestic scene.”I hope it does [challenge him]. He brings all his experience into it, and he’s also a very competitive guy – I think we will see that side of him in the tournament.”Technically still available to play for NSW, Clark has been using his close links to the players around the country to start to form an idea of what his squad may be like.”I think I’ve spoken to every man and his dog so far,” he said. “It is true that in this job my relationships with the players have made it easier for me to talk to them, but we’ve got to wait for the state contracts to come out before we can finalise anything.”
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Após cinco anos, Guarani e Ponte Preta voltaram a se enfrentar em um Dérbi campineiro. O confronto entre os dois times rivais foi o primeiro jogo da história com torcida única. E após tanto tempo de espera, o maior clássico do interior paulista teve de tudo, no Brinco de Ouro. Festa nas arquibancadas, pênalti não marcado e até máscara na comemoração. A Macaca repetiu o triunfo do último duelo realizado em 2013, derrotou o Bugre de virada por 3 a 2 em um embate equilibrado e empurrou o rival próximo da zona do rebaixamento da Série B. A Ponte Preta está na oitava colocação, com seis pontos somados. Já o Guarani ocupa a 16º posição, com apenas três pontos.
O começo da partida foi bem polêmico. Após cruzamento na área da zaga alviverde, o zagueiro Edson Silva cortou o cruzamento com o braço. O árbitro Leandro Vuaden estava próximo ao lance e marcou escanteio. No entanto, os jogadores cercaram o juiz, que foi consultar o assistente. A pressão não deu resultado e Vuaden manteve a marcação do escanteio.
A Ponte Preta tinha mais posse de bole e mostrava total domínio na partida. Porém, foi o Guarani quem saiu na frente. Bruno Nazário cobrou escanteio, o zagueiro Everton Alemão desviou de cabeça e a bola tocou no ombro de Danilo Barcelos, que acabou fazendo gol contra por infelicidade.
Mesmo com o Alviverde inaugurando o placar, a Macaca não se abalou dentro de campo e demonstrou forças para reagir. A Ponte chegava ao ataque com perigo pelo lado direito do Bugre. Danilo Barcelos levantou na área, o zagueiro Reginaldo subiu mais que a zaga bugrina e deixou o duelo tudo igual.
A partir daí, a Macaca passou a “gostar” do jogo. Três minutos depois, a equipe alvinegra virou o jogo. Em um rápido contra-ataque, Felipe Cardoso fez ligação na esquerda para Igor. O lateral achou o atacante André Luís entrando livre na área. O camisa 7 tocou na saída do goleiro Bruno Brígido e colocou a Ponte em vantagem. Na comemoração, André Luís colocou a máscara de gorila e provocou o rival. O ponte-pretano relembrou o feito de Dário Gigena, quando o argentino fez três gols no Dérbi de 2003.
A Ponte Preta teve duas grandes chances de aumentar a vantagem antes de acabar o primeiro tempo, mas o arqueiro bugrino impediu os tentos assinalados. O Guarani até tentou esbocar uma reação, porém não teve forças para furar o bloqueio do rival.
A primeira chegada no segundo tempo foi do Bugre. Bruno Mendes encontrou Erik livre na esquerda, mas o goleiro Ivan fez a defesa. Tiago Real poderia ter ampliado o resultado, mas o arqueiro Bruno Brígido voltou a ter trabalho.
Danilo Barcelos, que fez gol contra no início do jogo, voltou a aparecer para a Ponte. O meia cruzou na área e viu Andrés Luís, sem marcação na área. O atacante não desperdiçou a chance e aumentou o placar no Brinco de Ouro.
O Guarani criava pouco na partida. O técnico Umberto Louzer recorreu a Rafael Longuine e Anselmo Ramon. As entradas dos jogadores nos lugares de Erik e Bruno Mendes, surtiram efeitos. Bruno Nazário levantou na área, Anselmo Ramon ajeitou para Longuine, que foi puxado pelo zagueiro Renan Fonseca. Vuaden estava de frente para o lance e marcou pênalti. Rondinelly foi para a cobrança e descontou para o Guarani. A torcida do Guarani foi ao delírio.
No fim da partida, a Ponte Preta apertou a marcação e o Bugre mostrava nervosisimo para furar o bloqueio do time alvinegro. O lateral Lenon até tentou assustar com chute de fora da área, mas a bola passou por cima do goleiro Ivan. Felipe Cardoso teve a chance de marcar o quarto para a Ponte na partida, mas o arqueiro bugrino impediu que a vitória se transformasse em goleada.
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Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have been banned for 10, 7 and 5 years respectively after an ICC tribunal found them guilty of spot-fixing
Osman Samiuddin in Doha05-Feb-2011
The ICC has taken unprecedented action against the three players•Getty Images
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have been banned for 10, 7 and 5 years respectively after an ICC tribunal found them guilty of spot-fixing stemming from the Lord’s Test against England last year. The sanctions against Butt and Asif have five and two years suspended, which means that the trio cannot play any official, sanctioned cricket, international or domestic, for a minimum of five years, until September 2015.The suspended sentences on Butt and Asif have been made conditional on their making no further breaches of the code and participating in an anti-corruption education programme, under the auspices of the PCB.Butt, who was captain during the series in England, received the maximum sentence but one charge against him – of batting out a maiden over during the Oval Test – was dismissed. However, he was found to have not disclosed an approach by Majeed that he should bat the maiden over. The other charges that were upheld relate to the subsequent Lord’s Test, where Amir and Asif were found to have bowled deliberate no-balls and Butt was penalized for being party to that. Amir will appeal against the decision to the Court of Arbitration Sports, but the other two players have not yet said whether they will.The announcement on Saturday evening followed a day of deliberations in Doha between the three-man tribunal – comprising the head Michael Beloff QC, Sharad Rao and Justice Albie Sachs – the players and their legal teams and the ICC’s lawyers. The three players began the day requesting the tribunal for a deferral of any verdict, in light of the statement on Friday by the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) that the players might also face criminal charges relating to the Lord’s Test as the result of a separate investigation carried out by British police. The players, who continued to maintain their innocence, argued that a judgment today by the tribunal could be prejudicial to any criminal trial in the UK, but the request was rejected.The length of the sentences may be considered surprising to the extent that at least one life ban had been predicted beforehand. Now, in theory, the 26-year-old Butt could return after five years if he complies with the conditions of the verdict. Amir, who will only turn 19 in April, could also conceivably harbour hopes of a return, though in practical terms a five-year gap from any competitive cricket makes the prospect of a return that much more difficult. The situation is most bleak for Asif, who will be 33 by the time the minimum five years are up.It must also be noted that not until the full judgment is released will the picture become fully clear, especially with regards to the nature of the rehabilitation programme they must undertake and the role the PCB will have in that. The tribunal asked the ICC to publish the full judgment as soon as possible and it is expected to happen tomorrow. The question, however, of whether or not the full judgment may be deemed prejudicial to any criminal proceedings in the UK still looms.A member of the ICC legal team told ESPNcricinfo that it is “very happy with the fact that the players were convicted.” But given that the governing body was pushing for maximum sanctions, there will be at least a tinge of disappointment within the governing body.The tribunal also recommended that the ICC make “certain changes to the code with a view to providing flexibility in relation to minimum sentences in exceptional circumstances.” The lawyers of Butt and Amir later said that the tribunal would’ve given lower punishments had their hands not “been tied” to the code’s range of sanctions., the tabloid that broke the spot-fixing story this summer, released a statement of its own, saying that “it is now clear to everyone in the game that corruption will not be tolerated,” and added that it will continue to assist the police in any way it can.A number of Pakistani fans waited outside the Qatar Financial Centre, some for the entire nine-hour duration of the proceedings, and gave vociferous support to the players when they eventually came out. Amir, in fact, was mobbed and had to return inside the building briefly.
Manchester United have joined the race to sign Eintracht Frankfurt’s 22-year-old centre-back Evan N’Dicka.
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That is according to a report from Sport Bild, via Manchester Evening News, which claimed that the Frenchman has caught the eye of the Red Devils, who are keen on adding a central defender to their ranks this summer.
With N’Dicka’s contract expiring at the end of next season, it is said that Frankfurt will look to cash in on him whilst they still can. It is believed that a fee of €20m (£17.1m) will be enough to prise the starlet from the clutches of the Europa League finalists.
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Maguire’s successor
Featuring in 94% of Frankfurt’s Bundesliga season, the 22-year-old – who has been described by journalist Jacque Talbot as a “towering” presence at 6 foot 4 – has enjoyed a prosperous campaign which has seen him become a mainstay at the heart of the Eintracht defence.
With an average of 12.4 pressures and 2.34 blocks per game, N’Dicka has registered elite numbers in comparison to positionally similar players in Europe’s top five leagues over the past year, as per FBRef.
Speaking of positionally similar players, being a natural left-footed centre-back with astonishing numbers in-possession (more on that later), he automatically poses a threat to Harry Maguire’s spot in the starting XI.
With Raphael Varane a natural right footer, Erik ten Hag would surely prefer the partnership of N’Dicka and Varane over N’Dicka and Maguire.
Remember N’Dicka’s match average of 12.4 pressures per game? Maguire registers around half of this total with 6.26 pressure per 90 and also loses out to N’Dicka’s average of 2.34 blocks, with the Englishman registering an average of 1.42 per game.
The best thing about N’Dicka is that he brings solidity at the back whilst driving his team forward in possession. He is fearless, achieving around 6.91 passes under pressure per 90.
With the caveat that he plays as a left-sided centre-back in a back-three, and is given licence to overlap, N’Dicka boasts some serious attacking numbers – having delivered four goals and four assists for Frankfurt in the Bundesliga this season – eight goal contributions as a centre-back!
With an average of 0.75 shot-creating actions per 90 and total match average of 1.06 carries into the final third, the 22-year-old is extremely well-rounded, with his defensive participations not faltering to this attacking display. Instead, N’Dicka makes his challenges high-up the pitch, with 0.85 of his 2.05 total tackles coming in the middle third of the pitch.
As a natural left-footed defender with a lot of potential and a fearless nature in possession, Evan N’Dicka could form a formidable French partnership with Varane at the heart of the United defence.
However, with the 22-year-old used to operating in a back-three, he would need time to adapt into a two-man partnership, with his attacking contributions bound to take a hit in the process.
In other news: Man United are now best placed to sign £83m “diamond”, just imagine him & CR7
A round-up of the second day of the first round of matches in the Super League of the Ranji Trophy
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S Badrinath made 83 as Tamil Nadu opened up a big first-innings lead•ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Orissa’s batsmen consolidated the advantage over Baroda provided by the bowlers on the first day at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Half-centuries from opener Natraj Behera and 19-year-old debutant Govind Podder pushed Orissa to 182 for 3 by stumps. Orissa sauntered along at less than three an over but still finished the day 34 runs ahead of Baroda’s first-innings effort. Their only moments of concern when 22-year-old medium-pacer Ajitesh Argal, a member of the Under-19 side that won the World Cup in 2008, nipped out two early wickets. A 104-run second-wicket stand between Behera and Podder then put Orissa within touching distance of a lead. In the morning, Baroda’s Rakesh Solanki continued a remarkable solo effort, moving from his overnight 44 to end up unbeaten on 87, dragging Baroda from 99 for 9 to 148. He put on 53 for the final wicket with Bhargav Bhatt, who made 6. The second highest contributor in the Baroda innings was Argal, who made 12, coming in at No. 10.At the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu’s strong batting helped tighten their grip over Assam. Opener S Anirudha, son of former Indian captain Kris Srikkanth, compiled an unbeaten 87 and Ranji run-machine S Badrinath made 83 as Tamil Nadu ended the day at 300 for 4, ahead by 116 runs. Anirudha was forced to retire hurt when on 71, with the total at 133 for 2, but he returned at Badrinath’s exit which left Tamil Nadu at 281 for 4. He has a poor conversion rate in first-class cricket, having seven half-centuries and only one hundred, a statistic he will hope to improve when he resumes on Wednesday. The other main contributor was former ICL player R Sathish, who remained unbeaten on 74.Iqbal Abdulla’s career-best score combined with two crucial wickets late in the day from Ramesh Powar put Mumbai in total command at the halfway mark against Saurashtra, who trail by a massive 486 runs at the Bandra-Kurla Complex. Taking advantage of an inexperienced bowling attack along with some overly defensive strategies employed by Saurashtra captain Jaydev Shah, Abdulla helped himself to his maiden century, and, if not for the declaration, was comfortably marching towards a double-century.For more on this match, click here.Delhi seized control over its territory on Tuesday, playing the second day of their Ranji Trophy-opener as if it were the first. Clouds gathered around the Feroz Shah Kotla, their bowlers ran in and made the ball seam, swing and cut. They scythed through the Bengal middle order, and the visitors ended up on with a shrunken 473 all out after starting the day on 313-2. A flashy show of intent from Virat Kohli (51* off 78, 9×4) ensured that Delhi go in at 89-1. After a tepid first day, the game is finally afoot.For more on this match, click here.Uttar Pradesh trailed Punjab by 67 runs with five wickets in hand at the close of play on the second day at the Bhamashah Stadium in Meerut. Punjab were only able to add nine to their overnight score, as Praveen Kumar and RP Singh snapped up the remaining four wickets to keep limit them to 288. Praveen finished with 5 for 72, his 13th first-class five-for. Mohammad Kaif’s painstaking 58 from 176 led UP’s reply, but it was case of missed opportunities for the visitors, as four of their top five batsman got starts, but failed to convert them into big scores. Gujarat piled up 379 against Railways, aided by Siddharth Trivedi’s career best 65, before reducing the home side to 64 for 3 at the Karnail Singh Stadium in Delhi. Trivedi came to the crease with the score 298 for 8, and promptly set about the Railways bowling. His 65 came from just 57 deliveries, and included 11 fours. He added 78 with Sahil Yadav for the ninth-wicket to give Gujarat the momentum in the match. Trivdei followed up his heroics with the bat by snaring Faiz Fazal and Sanjay Bangar as Railways stumbled to 20 for 3. TP Sing and Yere Goud then prevented any further damage with a 44-run stand.Haryana crawled to 316 against Himachal Pradesh at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. Hemang Badani led the way with 65, an innings that contained nine fours and a six, but it was slow going for the batsman, who faced 183 balls. Six bowlers shared the wickets, with part-time left-arm spinner Mukesh Sharma’s 2 for 8 from six overs the best of the bunch. Sanjay Budhwar reduced HP to 36 for 2, but opener Bhavin Thakkar (58) and captain Paras Dogra (12) made sure there would be no more hiccups.