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The trend of low scores and poor pitches continued at the Champions Trophy, as New Zealand crushed South Africa by 87 runs at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. In conditions where batting was an onerous task, Stephen Fleming played an outstanding knock for the second time in a major one-day competition against South Africa. In the World Cup, he had creamed 134 effortless runs; here, his 89 was the difference between the two sides, enabling New Zealand to mount 195. His opposite number for South Africa, Graeme Smith, was the second-highest score with 42 – but none of the other batsmen had much of a clue.The pitch was a different one to what had been used a couple of days back when West Indies were mauled by Sri Lanka, but the result wasn’t much different. Early on it offered more pace and bounce than the track on which West Indies got rolled over, but as the day wore on strokeplay became increasingly tougher, especially against the older ball. By the time South Africa were midway into their innings, there was a puff of dust every time the ball landed on the turf, and the abrasive nature of the pitch made the ball grip the surface – it was all far too much for the South African batsmen, and for most of the New Zealanders as well.The one batsman who conquered these tough conditions was Fleming. At the start, when strokeplay was relatively easier, he executed some crisp strokes, flicking wide off mid-on with characteristic flair and cutting and driving with panache on the off side. He played and missed more than once early on, but when wickets fell regularly at the other end, he cut out the risks and ensured that he stayed through most of the innings.The stand-out feature, though, was his crisp timing in a match where everyone else struggled. Even as wickets fell around him, Fleming calmly worked the ball around for ones and twos, seemingly unconcerned by the lack of support, and then opened out again towards the end, sweeping the spinners and hoicking Makhaya Ntini when he returned for a second spell. In fact, Ntini’s extra pace made him the easiest bowler to get away, as he leaked almost six an over.Fleming’s innings meant that New Zealand managed a decent total – in the circumstances – despite the absence of a significant partnership: there were five stands of 20 or more, but none topped 47 as batsman after batsman deserted Fleming despite getting starts. The South African bowlers did a fine job, but the extravagant turn Robin Peterson and Smith managed – more than once Smith managed to rip it past Fleming’s outside edge – should have suggested to both the captains that batting in the evening would be even more fraught with danger.

And so it turned out, as South Africa struggled right from the start of their run-chase. The wreckers, however, were the medium pacers, as Mills and Oram used the conditions to perfection. Mills did the early damage, trapping Boeta Dippenaar in front, and nailing Herschelle Gibbs with a superb indipper. Jacques Kallis, the birthday-boy who had celebrated with three wickets in the afternoon, walked out, and on a pitch getting increasingly treacherous, he was the one batsman who had the technique to cope. Mills, however, ended his resistance too, effecting a superb one-handed return catch as Kallis went on the drive too early.Smith continued to battle hard, though, just as his opposite number had done for New Zealand. While Fleming managed 89, Smith couldn’t even make half as much, as Oram took over from where Mills had left off. Mark Boucher gifted his wicket away to a wide one, Smith himself miscued a pull, while Shaun Pollock was left wide-eyed as an Oram special stopped on him, making him scoop a catch to cover.With six wickets in the bag, Fleming finally unleashed his twin-spin attack to wrap it up. Daniel Vettori was supposed to be the dangerman, but on a track offering so much turn to any slow bowler who could land the ball, the ability to bowl it flat and hasten it after pitching was a more deadly proposition. Vettori, flighting it generously, managed only one wicket in seven overs as Jeetan Patel ripped through the tail with his flat offbreaks. Andre Nel, his face usually a rich concoction of expressions, was left gaping after a huge turner got through his defences, and thereafter the end was only a moment away.At the post-match presentation, Smith offered his congratulations to Sri Lanka before realising he had got the opposition wrong – the way the ball turned, though, he could be forgiven for imagining they were up against Muttiah Muralitharan, not Jeetan Patel.

New ZealandLou Vincent b Pollock 17 (27 for 1)
Nathan Astle b Hall 14 (74 for 2)
Hamish Marshall b Nel 1 (76 for 3)
Peter Fulton c Boucher b Kallis 2 (86 for 4)
Jacob Oram c Dippenaar b Peterson 7 (99 for 5)
Brendon McCullum c & b Peterson 21 (135 for 6)
Daniel Vettori c Boucher b Smith 9 (156 for 7)
James Franklin b Kallis 9 (180 for 8)
Stephen Fleming c Pollock b Kallis 89 (192 for 9)
Jeetan Patel run out (Pollock) 2 (195 all out)
South AfricaBoeta Dippenaar lbw b Mills 0 (1 for 1)
Herschelle Gibbs b Mills 0 (3 for 2)
Jacques Kallis c & b Mills 8 (25 for 3)
Mark Boucher c McCullum b Oram 8 (50 for 4)
Graeme Smith c Vettori b Oram 42 (69 for 5)
Shaun Pollock c Patel b Oram 1 (71 for 6)
Andrew Hall c Vincent b Patel 13 (99 for 7)
Robin Peterson c Fleming b Vettori 0 (100 for 8)
Andre Nel b Patel 0 (105 for 9)
Makhaya Ntini b Patel 1 (107 all out)

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Ramnaresh Sarwan hit an unbeaten century (106 off 117 balls) to take Guyana to a three-run victory over Barbados at Crab Hill in the opening round of President’s cup on Monday. Chasing 244 runs in the allotted 50 overs, Guyana recovered from 33 for 3 to 206 for 6 when they accepted bad light at 5.30 pm, two runs ahead of their target score and prevailing on the Duckworth-Lewis system. Earlier Kurt Stevenson propelled Barbados to a score of 243 with a well made 75 but they added to their own woes in the field by dropping three catches, including one off Sarwan when he was on 57.
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Powered by Runako Morton’s 87, Leeward Islands crushed Jamaica by nine wickets in the opening round of the President’s Cup in Wildey at Barbados. Batting first, Jamaica floundered when they lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out for a meager 145 in 38.1 overs. Curtis Roberts, the opening bowler, bowled out his quota of 10 overs in one spell and snapped up three wickets. Leeward Islands’ batsmen then polished off the required runs in 29.2 overs.
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Trinidad & Tobago, the defending champions, got their President’s Cup campaign off to a disastrous start when they fell 14 runs short against Windward Islands. Chasing 191 runs for victory, T&T were comfortably placed at 123 for 3, when Daren Sammy, the medium-pacer, removed both Ricardo Powell and Samuel Badree in successive deliveries and triggered a collapse. They lost their last five wickets for 35 runs and ended up losing a game that was well within their grasp. Earlier, the Windwards recovered from a worrying position of 44 for 5 to register a respectable score of 190 for 9 – a total that proved just enough.

Australia will begin their tour of India with a warm-up game in Mumbai, instead of Hyderabad as was originally scheduled. According to a Reuters report, the venue was changed after officials from Cricket Australia voiced their dissatisfaction with the facilities at the Uppal Stadium, a newly constructed venue in Hyderabad. Australia, who were supposed to play a Board President’s XI team there, will now take on Mumbai, the Ranji Trophy champions, in a three-day game at the Brabourne Stadium.Speaking about the change in the itinerary, SK Nair, the BCCI secretary, clarified that though the board thought the venue would be ready in time for the game, it opted to play it safe. The dates remain the same though – September 30 to October 2.This will be the third time in succession that Australia will play Mumbai on their tour to India. Their two earlier instances haven’t been happy ones. In 1997-98, Sachin Tendulkar blitzed an unbeaten 204 to help Mumbai win, while in 2000-01, Mumbai had the better of a drawn game after taking the first innings lead.

Yorkshire 246 and 27 for 1 trail India A 336 for 8 dec by 63 runs at HeadingleyA fine maiden first-class century from Parthiv Patel was the highlight of the second day of this tour match. Patel, still only 18, thumped 22 fours, and faced just 146 balls in an impressive 129. Wasim Jaffer had earlier hit 67, with a high ratio of 15 boundaries, but soon after Patel came in India A were in some trouble at 113 for 4, still only halfway to Yorkshire’s score. But Patel shared handy stands with Rohan Gavaskar (16) and Murali Kartik (13), then piled on 69 for the seventh wicket with Amit Mishra, who clonked 52 not out.SS Das eventually declared with a lead of 90, and was rewarded when the opener Chris Taylor flicked him a catch off Amit Bhandari with the total on 5. Yorkshire had grafted to 27 without further loss by the close, and an exciting final day beckons.

The Somerset pace bowler, Richard Johnson, and the Gloucestershire off-spinner, Martyn Ball, have been called up by England as replacements for Andrew Caddick and Robert Croft for this winter’s Test series in India.Johnson, 26, who was called up to the England squad for the Trent Bridge,Headingley and Oval Test Matches against Australia this summer but did not make the starting eleven, is included after picking up 62 First Class wickets for his new county this season. The Warwickshire all-rounder Dougie Brown will replace Johnson in England’s squad for the Hong Kong Sixes event on November 10-11.Ball, 31, wins his place after a successful season with Gloucestershire in which he picked up 34 First Class wickets at a cost of 25.85 runs apiece.Chairman of Selectors, David Graveney, said: “It was a close call as to who was going to replace Andrew Caddick. We considered Chris Silverwood and Martin Bicknell as well as Richard Johnson. But we opted for Richard because he has the ability to swing the ball at pace, hits the deck hard and can bowl long spells. He has also taken wickets on one of the best batting pitches in the country at Taunton and is likely to face similar conditions in India.”Having talked to Dean Conway and taken advice from medical specialists, webelieve that Ashley Giles’ recovery from his achilles injury is very much ontrack. While he still has to regain his cricket fitness, we are confident from a medical point of view that he will pass a fitness test next week and be available for selection in India.”In the light of this, we decided to look for a ‘like-for-like’ replacement for Robert Croft. Martyn Ball had a very good season in four-day cricket with Gloucestershire and has been an integral part of their success in limited overs cricket in recent years. He is used to the big match atmosphere having played in several Lord’s finals, is an outstanding slip-catcher and a good team man.”Martyn Ball said: “I was ecstatic when David Graveney phoned me with the news and will be thrilled to bits to be getting on the plane with the rest of the squad. As a 31-year-old, I did wonder if perhaps my chance of an England cap might have gone. But the last season with Gloucestershire went extremely well for me and I feel that I have matured both as a spinner and with the bat during that time.”Richard Johnson said: “I’m very happy to have been chosen and after beinginvolved in the summer hopefully I will get a chance to show everyone what I can do. It didn’t really enter my head not to go on tour. This might be the only opportunity I get with England and I want to try and take it. But it is a difficult decision for people to make and I accept that not everyone faces the same set of circumstances as I do.”

Pakistan allrounder Shoaib Malik has been given a category A contract by the PCB for the period between July 2015 and June 2016, while offspinner Saeed Ajmal and fast bowler Junaid Khan were demoted to category B.

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LAHORE- Before this match, six times on the trot, Pakistan had posted a score of 400-plus in the first innings. They won each of those six Tests. On the first day of the Asian Test Championship final, their batting caved in for a mere 234, and with Sri Lanka at 94 for one by close, from here on Pakistan would have to do something extraordinary to extend their victorious run and retain their hold on the continental title.To atone for their batting capitulation, Waqar Younis got Pakistan off to a sensational start, his first delivery at a brisk pace was heading right into Marvan Atapattu’s rib cage, and he hooked it straight into Shoaib Akhtar’s hands at fine leg. A wicket first ball was a dream start after a shocking batting display. But that was all the consolation Waqar was going to get on a day which ended with Lankans having an almost vice-like grip on the match. They would’ve to play very poorly to lose, that is unless Pakistan pulls off a miracle. They are quite capable of that, provided they play to their potential.After that initial, lifting success, Sanath Jayasuriya, in his typically aggressive mode, tore into the Pakistan bowling, especially going after Shoaib Akhtar, to swing the balance back in Sri Lanka’s favour. Akhtar was taken off after only a two over-spell as he was clobbered for 24, but the change in bowling didn’t bring any reprieve as now Kumar Sangakkara was matching his skipper stroke for stroke. They mostly dealt in boundaries, sparing none in Pakistan’s four-pronged pace attack. At stumps Jayasuriya was unbeaten at 47 (67 deliveries, 7 fours), with Sangakkara at 39 (60 balls, 6 fours.On a hard and lively wicket that had something to offer to both batsmen and bowlers, with Jayasuriya winning the toss and inserting Pakistan, the hosts’ batting was singularly devoid of application. Brittle as ever, occupation of the crease was so obviously not a priority with the Pakistani batsmen. Most of them got off to a start but then failed to progress, and mostly because of poor shot selection against tight bowling it seemed as if they were gifting their wickets away. All credit too to the Sri Lankan bowlers who concentrated on line and length, never easing the pressure on the batsmen.The start was disastrous enough, as both the openers were gone for 18, within the space of three deliveries. Taufeeq Umar essayed a flick off his pads, only to guide the ball into Thilan Samaraweera’s hands at short leg. Then, for some inexplicable reason, Shahid Afridi charged down for a run where there was none; sent back by Younis Khan, he failed to regain his ground only to trudge back to the pavilion.With Inzamam-ul-Haq out on the crease with Younis Khan, by far the most productive, and also most entertaining partnership of the innings ensued. The two added 86 at almost run a ball, 88 deliveries to be precise. They had mastered the bowling, with some of Inzamam’s shots suggesting that he was almost back to his vintage form. But then both of them visibly lost concentration and threw it away, in a mad four-ball spell of impetuosity that spelt doom for them, and eventually for Pakistan.Their timing for this event was absolutely awry. With just two overs to go for lunch, and Pakistan happily placed at 90 for two, Younis, throwing caution to the winds, went after the ever-dangerous Muralitharan. He off-drove him to the boundary with great panache, clouted him for a six to mid-wicket next ball, and then, to display a delicate touch, late cut him to the third man fence. 14 runs of three deliveries, and Pakistan had raced past 100 in style, with Younis just a stroke from what would have been a well-made personal 50. Here Younis went for the paddle sweep behind his legs, only ending up guiding the ball onto the stumps. Muralitharan had his man.Next over, the last prior to lunch, Inzamam went for that casual flash outside the off-stump, and the resulting edge was pouched with glee by Jayasuriya, whose lunch became all the more palatable by Younis and Inzamam’s untimely generousity.After the lunch break, almost immediately there was further disaster. Yousuf Youhana elegantly drove Muralithran to the extra cover boundary, but then somehow contrived to flash at a widish Buddhika Fernando delivery. Six for 147, and Pakistan was perilously placed.They were not to recover from that as a bogged down Shoaib Malik, drafted in ahead of the senior off-spinning pro Saqlain Mushtaq, rather indifferently edged one from Fernando, Sangakkara obliging with the rest.It seemed all over bar the shouting. That they could achieve some semblance of respectability was because of the rearguard action at which Rashid Latif is becoming increasingly adept, with skipper Waqar Younis, alternately a combination of aggression and caution, being a perfect foil. Both to some extent retrieved the situation at the fag end of the post-lunch session and for a while post tea, in the process taking Pakistan to 216 with a stand of 40 for the eighth wicket.It was some improvement from a hopeless 176 for 7, but just like a couple of occasions earlier, the partnership didn’t flourish. Muralitharan, that wily customer, tossed one up to Waqar, and he couldn’t resist the temptation of going after it. Beaten in flight, Waqar had the mortification to hear the rattle of timber.Waqar’s dismissal for 19 (42 deliveries, four fours) was literally curtains for Pakistan. Muralitharan by now was in his element, and Waqar’s departure had visibly unnerved Latif, who tried to farm the bowling but then fell trying the same paddle sweep that had seen Younis Khan perish. Latif only edged it into Sangakkara’s gloves.Shoaib Akhtar played an entertaining little knock, clubbing Buddhika Fernando for a couple of fours to milk 11 runs off an over, but it was too good to last, and Muralitharan trapped him plumb in front to get his fourth wicket and bring the Pakistan innings to an end. And, to add insult to injury, to dispose off Pakistan Jayasuriya didn’t even have to press all his resources into service; only four of his bowlers were enough to rout Pakistan.

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Riding on a 247-run opening partnership between debutant Ajinkya Rahane and Sahil Kukreja, Mumbai ended the first day of their Nissar Trophy match against Karachi Urban well-placed at 325 for 3.Hasan Raza, Karachi’s captain, won the toss on a warm morning and decided to put the opposition in to avail the moisture present underneath the surface. A few play-and-misses by the Mumbai batsmen was the best Karachi’s opening bowlers, Anwar Ali and Malik Aftab, could deliver as Rahane and Kukreja feasted on a flat track.Anwar, Pakistan’s hero from the Under-19 World Cup, finally got the breakthrough as Kukreja edged a rising delivery behind the stumps to Amin-ur-Rehman after smashing 16 fours in his 110. Rahane soon followed his opening partner back in the pavilion as he was picked up byUzair-ul-Haq in a similar fashion. Rahane’s 143 took 207 deliveries and was compiled with the help of 28 fours.Even though two wickets in the space of three overs drafted the new batsmen into defensive mode, Karachi failed to take advantage of it. Opting to rest his frontline bowlers after they had toiled hard under the sun, Raza refused to take the new ball after 80 overs as Karachi couldonly pick up one further wicket. Vinayak Mane, Mumbai’s captain, was run out by a direct-hit by Khurram Manzoor from the covers. Hiken Shah and Prashant Naik were the two unbeaten batsmen at close on 38 and six respectively as Raza rued his decision to bowl first after winning the toss.”We though there was sufficient moisture on the surface to trouble the batsmen early on and hence the decision to bowl first,” Raza told . “However, we did not bowl as well as we should and not only did the moisture disappear very quickly, but the batsmen also appliedthemselves to such an extent that it became really difficult to dismiss them.”Tomorrow looks another long day for the home team as Mumbai will be looking to take full advantage of a wonderful day one. Hasan, however, will be handing over the new ball to his fast bowlers right from start of play and hoping to take early wickets.”We must strike with the new ball tomorrow, hope the batsmen make mistakes and try and get a bat in sometime during the afternoon,” Raza said.The selection of the touring Mumbai side was severely hampered by pull-outs and non-availabilities and thus gave first-class debuts not only to Rahane and Naik, but also to Iqbal Abdulla, Vikrant Yeligati and Omkar Gurav.