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Kagiso Rabada and Keemo Paul played starring roles for Delhi Capitals, claiming seven wickets and six catches between them

The Report by Deivarayan Muthu14-Apr-2019
Kane Williamson returned from injury and Sunrisers Hyderabad rang in four changes, but their brittle middle order cost them their third successive match in IPL 2019. This after incisive bursts from quicks Khaleel Ahmed and Bhuvneshwar Kumar had limited Delhi Capitals to 155 for 7.David Warner and Jonny Bairstow built a strong platform in the chase, putting on 72 off 59 balls for the first wicket. However, from 72 for 0 and then 101 for 2, Sunrisers crashed and burned to 116 all out with seven balls unused in their innings.This was Capitals’ third successive win on the road, and it moved them up to second on the points table, behind only Chennai Super Kings, who have a four-point lead at the top. Kagiso Rabada and Keemo Paul played starring roles for Capitals, claiming seven wickets and six catches between them, including a sharp caught-and-bowled chance.Welcome back, Khaleel and Munro
From out of nowhere, Khaleel bolted into India’s limited-overs squads last year, but fell out of the World Cup plans after repeatedly erring in his lines and lengths in New Zealand earlier this year. He then let it rip for Rajasthan in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, emerging as the highest wicket-taker for his state with 12 scalps at an economy rate of 6.47, despite playing only four games.Injury meant he wasn’t immediately available in the XI for six games, but he recovered for this game, coming into the XI alongside Williamson. This Hyderabad track offered some early zip to the quicks, and Khaleel ably exploited it with his splice-jarring lengths.In his first over, he cramped Prithvi Shaw for room and had him edging a cut to the keeper. In his next over, he properly dug one into the middle of the pitch and drew a top-edged hook from Shikhar Dhawan.Capitals were 20 for 2 in the fourth over, but Colin Munro teed off to give the innings a leg-up. Colin Ingram had returned to South Africa on paternity leave, but the other Colin checked in with rasping cover-drives and leg-side pick-up shots. Just when Munro was threatening to launch into top gear, left-arm spinner Abhishek Sharma unfurled a back-spinning legcutter to dismiss him.Delhi Capitals lose their way
Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant put on 56 for the fourth wicket, but they couldn’t get enough big hits away. Vijay Shankar, Abhishek, and Deepak Hooda filled in for the fifth-bowling option, giving away only 35 runs among them. Rashid Khan strangled them further with his fizzing legbreaks and wrong’uns.Iyer then went searching for runs against Bhuvneshwar, but he got one to burst off the deck and had Capitals’ captain tickling behind for 45 off 40 balls. In the next over, Khaleel took down Pant for 23 off 19 balls to expose Daredevils’ brittle lower-middle order. Capitals managed just 34 runs for the loss of four wickets in their last five overs. Sunrisers would fare worse in the chase.Sunrisers get swamped
With the ball sliding onto the bat in the early exchanges, Warner and Bairstow shaved 40 runs off the target of 156 in the Powerplay. Enter Keemo Paul. The pitch stared to tire and he bowled a variety of slower balls, including ones in the 90kph range to force Sunrisers to manufacture the pace for themselves. When Bairstow and Williamson attempted to do that, they were both caught by Rabada.Local batsman Ricky Bhui, who was promoted to No.4 ahead of the in-form Vijay Shankar, laboured to 7 off 12 balls before Paul got him too, this time with a seam-up ball.Suddenly, Sunrisers were left needing 52 off 24 balls and were up against Rabada. The South Africa fast bowler took down Warner and Vijay off successive balls to hasten Sunrisers’ collapse. While Warner was undone by a 114kph slower one, Vijay was blasted out by a ball that was 34kph faster. Chris Morris followed it up with three wickets in the next over to put the game beyond Sunrisers’ reach.

Colin de Grandhomme returns to Edgbaston with a mounting reputation after several big-hitting feats

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Jan-2018Birmingham Bears have announced the return of explosive New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme as the dedicated T20 overseas player for 2018.De Grandhomme, who scored the second fastest Test century by a New Zealander in December off just 71 balls, will be available for all games in next year’s T20 Blast campaign after helping the Bears to the final at Edgbaston in 2017.Ashley Giles, Warwickshire’s sport director, said: “I spoke about Colin being a moneyball player when we announced his signing last year. He was still establishing himself in the international game, but had made plenty of game-changing performances for Auckland. We also
recognised that he is an outstanding character who would be a good addition to the dressing room.”He went on to play a huge role on our path to the final last year and we saw him change the outlook of several games very quickly, particularly his innings against Derbyshire Falcons at home, and Northants Steelbacks and Surrey away.”De Grandhomme played in Birmingham Bears’ 16 NatWest T20 Blast games in 2017, scoring 322 runs at a prodigious strike rate of 170.32 and taking five wickets.”We came very close to winning the T20 Blast on Finals Day,” Grandhomme said. “We’ve got a young squad with plenty of firepower, and I believe that we have every chance of going one step further in 2018.”

Mohammad Nabi and Taskin Ahmed produced career-best T20 performances in Chittagong Vikings’ win over Rajshahi Kings in front of a sell-out home crowd

The Report by Mohammad Isam18-Nov-2016
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
File photo – Mohammad Nabi struck six fours and six sixes during his 87 off 37 balls•BCB

Mohammad Nabi raised Chittagong Vikings from the dead and led them to 190 before Taskin Ahmed’s career-best T20 figures of 5 for 31 sank the chase. Nabi hit his maiden BPL fifty off 25 balls, and converted it into his highest T20 score. Nabi clattered six fours and six sixes in front of a sell-out home crowd.Nabi walked in at 68 for 4 after the fall of Jahurul Islam and added 105 for the fifth wicket with Anamul Haque, who contributed with 50, including four fours and two sixes. Nabi took his time to get his eye in, before gradually shifting gears. He smashed Darren Sammy over long-off for his first six in the 13th over and then sent Sri Lanka allrounder Milinda Siriwardana over cover in the next over. Nabi hit full tilt when he hammered Abul Hasan for four successive boundaries in the 18th over, which eventually produced 20 runs.Sixteen runs came off the next over in which Nabi was dropped on 60. Anamul, meanwhile, reached his first BPL fifty since 2013. His joy, though, was short-lived as he holed out off the next ball. Nabi, however, hit three boundaries in the last over, propelling his team to 190. They ended up 76 runs off the last five overs.Rajshahi’s chase never found rhythm, though Mominul Haque and Junaid Siddique added 44 for the first wicket. Mominul got going with four consecutive fours in the second over before becoming Taskin’s first victim in the fifth over. Siddique, Mominul’s new opening partner, who had joined the squad a couple of days ago, made 38 off 28 balls but fell to Grant Elliott when the chase needed a higher gear.The onus was then on Sabbir Rahman, who had stroked 122 in his previous match against Barisal Bulls. He added a rapid 34 for the third wicket with Umar Akmal, who managed 21 off 12 balls. Sabbir was then dropped on 24 by Mahmudul, but he failed to capitalise, driving early against Imran Khan jnr’s back-of-the-hand delivery and holing out to Tamim Iqbal, who completed a sharp diving catch.A similar delivery from Imran also accounted for Darren Sammy, who was Rajshahi’s last hope in the chase, in the 17th over.Taskin, who had earlier taken the wickets of Mominul and Akmal, also accounted for Siriwardana, Mehedi Hasan and Farhad Reza to finish with his maiden five-for in T20s. This meant he became the third Bangladeshi bowler after Al-Amin Hossain and Abul Hasan to take a five-wicket haul in the BPL. Rajshahi eventually fell short of the target by 19 runs.

Victoria ended New South Wales’ unbeaten run in the Matador Cup, showing the Blues are a much diminished side without the presence of their captain Steven Smith, who was out due to knee soreness

ESPNcricinfo staff18-Oct-2015
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Wade all praise for Victoria’s bowlers

Victoria ended New South Wales’ unbeaten run in the Matador Cup, showing the Blues are a much diminished side without the presence of their captain Steven Smith, who missed the game at North Sydney Oval due to knee soreness.Australia’s selectors will be nervously awaiting further updates on how Smith’s knee responds to rest. He has been managing the niggle since midway through the Ashes tour, but felt more pain than usual during his century for the Blues against Western Australia on Friday.Moises Henriques led NSW in Smith’s absence, and it looked for most of the day as though the hosts would rumble to their sixth consecutive victory in the competition.Victoria were well served by a pair of strong innings from Rob Quiney and Matthew Wade, but Mitchell Starc was ruthless as ever with the Bushrangers’ tail, claiming their last three wickets in the space of two overs and leaving 19 deliveries of the Victorian innings unused.The NSW chase began soundly, but none of Nic Maddinson, Ed Cowan, Shane Watson, Henriques or Peter Nevill could go on from their starts, leaving the Blues’ lower order exposed to a a slowing pitch and a reverse swinging ball.John Hastings bowled incisively to exploit that movement, claiming three wickets in his final spell while Dan Christian chimed in by hitting Watson’s front pad. Remarkably, six out of the top seven Blues batsmen all fell lbw.Nevill and Steve O’Keefe looked momentarily capable of carrying the Blues the rest of the way, but Scott Boland and Christian swiftly closed out the innings after Nevill’s run out, as the last four NSW wickets tallied only four runs.

Warwickshire wrapped up an innings victory on the first session in Abu Dhabi, with Rikki Clarke taking three of the remaining six MCC wickets to fall

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Mar-2013
ScorecardWarwickshire wrapped up an innings victory during Wednesday’s first session in Abu Dhabi, with Rikki Clarke taking three of the remaining six MCC wickets to fall.Joe Denly, who had recorded a century on the third day, and Peter Trego took the MCC score on to 350 before Oliver Hannon-Dalby broke through. Trego departed for 87 from 76 balls but, with 81 still needed to make Warwickshire bat again, the MCC innings rapidly subsided.Clarke and Chris Wright claimed the wickets, with Denly the eighth man out for 146. The last six wickets fell for 52 runs in 16 overs, Clarke finishing with 4 for 33 and Wright 8 for 110 in the match.”The way the MCC guys played in the second innings showed what good players they are,” MCC head of cricket, John Stephenson, said. “On paper this team is extremely strong, but after losing the toss and being asked to field first on a pitch like that, was always going to be a bit of a struggle.”With respect to the day-night format, the match went really well on the whole. All the pink balls stood up fantastically well, they were very durable, had good visibility throughout, and there were no complaints from any of the players. I’m really pleased with how things went from that perspective – I just wish we could have got a few more runs in our first innings.”

David Hemp, the Bermuda captain, has said the fact that his team have played all but one of the teams in their World Twenty20 qualifier group before gives them an advantage

ESPNcricinfo staff04-Mar-2012David Hemp, the Bermuda captain, has said qualifying for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka would go a long way in resurrecting cricket on the island, particularly from a financial perspective. Bermuda cricket has seen a downturn since the heights of qualifying for the 2007 one-day World Cup but they have an opportunity to qualify for another ICC event when they participate in the World T20 qualifiers in the UAE in March.”It would mean an incredible amount, not only from a financial perspective but also from a cricketing one,” Hemp said. “I say this in light of the position that we currently find ourselves in, having slipped away from both ODI and High Performance status, which has naturally had a negative impact on funding. Qualifying for the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka would create an excitement and rejuvenate interest in the game again.”Bermuda are in Group A of the 16-team tournament in the UAE, along with Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, Denmark, Canada, Netherlands, Hong Kong and Nepal. Hemp said the fact that his team have played all but one of the teams in their group before gives them an advantage.”We’ve met all the sides in our group apart from Nepal so we’re feeling good after plenty of practice and preparation on the island in the last few months. I believe that the squad does have a chance of qualifying. We have a good balance between experience and youth, and several players possess the ability to perform a variety of roles if needed.”Bermuda will need to finish in the top three in their group to have a chance of earning one of the two spots up for grabs for the World Twenty20, to be held in September 2012. Hemp said he was aware that Canada and Netherlands, who played in the 50-over World Cup last year, and Afghanistan, who qualified for the previous World Twenty20, would be favourites to progress from their group.He said one of the players to watch out for in the Bermuda side was 17-year-old fast-bowling allrounder Kamau Leverock, nephew of Dwayne Leverock, who was one of Bermuda’s most-famous players. “Kamau is currently at school in the UK and has been getting some experience in second XI county sides. Another couple of players to watch out for are Joshua Gilbert, who is an offspinner, and Terryn Fray, a right-hand batsman who is currently attending college in the UK.”Edited by Dustin Silgardo

Tim Bresnan, the England allrounder, has been reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct, while England were fined for a slow over-rate

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Feb-2011Tim Bresnan, the England allrounder, has been reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the thrilling tie with India in Bangalore. Bresnan hit the stumps with his bat after being bowled by Piyush Chawla in the penultimate over of England’s chase.Bresnan apologised for the incident and didn’t contest the reprimand. He pleaded guilty to contravening Level 1 of the Code of Conduct which relates to the “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fitting.” All Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and/or a maximum penalty of the imposition of a fine up to 50 per cent of a player’s match fee.”While giving my verdict, I took into account that Bresnan admitted his mistake, apologised for his action and that it was his first offence,” Roshan Mahanama, the ICC match referee, said. “Further, it was encouraging to note that Bresnan on his own initiative met the umpires concerned and reiterated that his action was unintentional.”England were also fined for a slow over-rate after they were found to be one over short of the target at the end of the Indian innings, after time allowances were taken into consideration. Andrew Strauss, the captain, was fined 20% of his match fee, the rest were fined 10%.

For two days at Chittagong it was a walk in the park for England, but over the next three it turned into a hard slog

The Preview by Andrew McGlashan19-Mar-2010

Match facts

Saturday March 20, 2010
Start time 9.30am (03.30GMT)Shafiul Islam has been recalled by Bangladesh for the second Test•Getty Images

Big Picture

For two days in Chittagong it was a walk in the park for England, but over the next three it turned into a hard slog. Eventually they overpowered Bangladesh, as everyone imagined they would, but the team returned to Dhaka with some weary bodies and tired minds. With only three days to recover between matches (they may have had more with a bit more adventure) it will be a test of Andy Flower’s claims that this is the fittest England side ever.Bangladesh can take great heart from the way their performance improved during the match. It is clear they are forming the backbone of a decent batting unit with the flamboyant skills of Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah alongside the adhesiveness of Mushfiqur Rahim and Junaid Siddique. Shakib Al Hasan, their captain and leading player, had a poor game with the bat in the first Test and is due a score.Their challenge again has to be to take the match five days – victory, surely, remains beyond them with a weak bowling attack – and ensure England climb aboard their flight home knowing they have been through two hard-fought Tests.There is a feeling within the England team – although they are reluctant to say it – that they are pretty much on a hiding to nothing on this tour. A full hand of victories is all that was expected; any defeats would have been major embarrassments. Alastair Cook gave a forthright defence of his tactics after the first Test, but there was a sense of reactiveness rather than proactivity in his captaincy.These, though, are early days for his leadership and he will be immensely satisfied to leave with his record intact. That may need another five days of hard work.

Form guide (last five completed matches)

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Watch out for…

Steven Finn has come a long way in a short time. A couple of weeks ago he was back in London preparing for a pre-season boot camp with Middlesex and now he has leapfrogged Liam Plunkett and Ajmal Shahzad into the Test team. His first appearance confirmed his promise as he troubled the Bangladesh batsmen on a slow, flat pitch. A return of two wickets didn’t do him justice, but he’ll have learnt valuable lessons about bowling on docile surfaces. The indications are he will get another chance in Dhaka to further advance his claims ahead of the home season.Ever since he made his debut at Lord’s aged 16, Mushfiqur Rahim looked to have the skills to withstand Test cricket. His double effort at Chittagong – 79 followed by 95 – suggests he has come of age at the highest level as he twice left the England attack with little idea of how to remove him. It took a great catch in the first and an ill-judged charge in the second to bring his downfall. Given some of the frailties elsewhere in the order Rahim is suited to a position higher up, but for now at least he seems set to stay at No. 7. For the good of Bangladesh it might benefit them in the long term if he gives up the wicketkeeping gloves and slots in at No. 4.

Team news

Bangladesh have confirmed two changes, with pace bowler Shafiul Islam replacing the disappointing Shahadat Hossain, while Jahurul Islam will make his debut in the middle order in place of Aftab Ahmed. The onus will be on Bangladesh’s spinners to have more of an impact than they managed in the first Test.Bangladesh 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imrul Kayes, 3 Junaid Siddique, 4 Jahurul Islam, 5 Mahmudullah, 6 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 7 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 8 Naeem Islam, 9 Abdur Razzak, 10 Shafiul Islam, 11 Rubel HossainEngland are likely to stick with an unchanged team, which means no spin support for Graeme Swann after his 10-wicket haul in Chittagong. Cook has virtually guaranteed that the seven batsmen will remain, so if a change is made then it will be Finn who would make way now that Stuart Broad has recovered from illness.England (probable) 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Michael Carberry, 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Paul Collingwood, 6 Ian Bell, 7 Matt Prior (wk), 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Tim Bresnan, 10 Graeme Swann, 11 Steven Finn

Pitch and conditions

Jamie Siddons, the Bangladesh coach, said he expected a little more life in this surface but it is likely to remain heavily in favour of the batsmen. A touch more bounce would please everyone – except, perhaps, the home side’s batsmen – and the spinners will be hoping for more help from the footmarks. Temperature wise it will be hot again, with the mercury hitting the high 30s on most days.

Stats and Trivia

• Bangladesh’s second innings at Chittagong was their fourth-longest at 124 overs.
• Junaid Siddique became the fourth Bangladesh batsman to score their maiden Test hundred this year following on from Mushfiqur Rahim against India and Mahmudullah and Shakib Al Hasan against New Zealand.
• Siddique’s 106 was also Bangladesh’s fifth-longest Test innings in terms of balls faced.

Quotes

“We bowled, I think, nine maidens in 145 overs [138.3]. It’s ridiculous, and it’s not good enough. Test cricket should be a game where you have to work a lot harder for your runs, but we couldn’t bowl one side of the wicket, and when we wanted to bowl at the wickets we couldn’t do that either.”
“They were probably very close to the mark and Swanny has apologised, but we want to play hard, aggressive cricket and our disciplinary record over the last couple of years has been exceptional.”
Alastair Cook wants his team to maintain an aggressive approach.