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Aus defeat NZ by 34 runs; enter final

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Source: NDTV
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Mohali: Australia beat New Zealand by 34 runs in the first semifinal at Mohali on Wednesday for their maiden entry into the ICC Champions Trophy final.


Chasing 241 to win, New Zealand were bowled out for 206 in 46 overs.


But credit must be given to the Kiwis, who put up a fight even after they were reduced to 35 for six within the first 10 overs. Daniel Vettori, who was dropped on five, and Jacob Oram put on a 103-run partnership to give a glimmer of hope to the New Zealand team.


Kyle Mills, the last player to be dismissed, hit 21 runs from 17 balls, but at the end it wasn't just enough.


Glenn McGrath was adjudged Man of the Match for picking up three wickets for 22 runs.


Incisive McGrath


Glenn McGrath started the New Zealand slide with the first wicket of Lou Vincent. He was caught at slip by Ricky Ponting for one. The batsman struggled for 15 deliveries.


Brett Lee also got into the act with Nathan Astle dragging the ball back onto his stumps for naught.


McGrath then picked up the wicket of Hamish Marshall, caught behind by Adam Gilchrist for five.


Nathan Bracken then joined the party. He sent back Stephen Fleming for 15, caught at slip by Ponting.


McGrath then picked up his third wicket as he bowled Peter Fulton for two. The batsman did not offer any shot and the delivery cut back in to knock off his off stump out of the ground.


Bracken, following in McGrath's run-up, dismissed Brendon McCullum, caught by Damien Martyn for one.


Daniel Vettori and Jacob Oram, who came after the loss of the top order, put on a 103-run partnership to give some respectability to the New Zealand score.


Oram was finally out, stumped by Gilchrist off an Andrew Symonds delivery for 43.


James Franklin could last only 11 deliveries before he was caught behind by Gilchrist off a Shane Watson delivery.


Vettori, who was dropped by Hussey on five, made 79 runs to lead New Zealand's fight back. He was bowled by Mitchell Johnson.


The last wicket to fall was that of Kyle Mills, who hit 21 from 17 deliveries. He was caught by Gilchrist off a Lee delivery.

Strong partnerships


Earlier, three major partnerships helped Australia post 240 for nine after they lost wickets at the top of the order as well as at the death.


Kiwi skipper Stephen Fleming won the toss and asked Australia to bat first. He was rewarded for his decision as early as in the third over when Kyle Mills sent back both the openers with just four runs on the board.

Shane Watson was caught by Peter Fulton for naught and Adam Gilchrist flicked a delivery off his pads only to find Jacob Oram hold on to a blinder.


Damien Martyn and skipper Ricky Ponting then put on 66 runs for the third wicket to put Australia back on track, before Daniel Vettori trapped Martyn leg before for 26.


Ponting went on to his 55th one-day international fifty and his ninth against New Zealand and put on a 50-run partnership with Michael Hussey. The Aussie skipper was Mills' third victim, caught by Vettori for 58. His 80-ball knock included nine hits to the fence.


Andrew Symonds and Michael Hussey upped the scoring rate and put on 65 runs for the fifth wicket. Hussey was caught by Hamish Marshall off a James Franklin delivery for 35.

Symonds went next, bowled by Shane Bond for a run-a-ball 58 that included three boundaries and one six.


Mills picked up his fourth wicket of the match when Michael Clarke holed out to Vettori for 14. Lee was bowled by Bond for five and Mitchell Johnson was run out.


Bracken chanced his arm at the end and hit 15 runs from eight balls to take Australia to a competitive total.


For Wednesday's match, New Zealand left out Scott Styris and brought in Hamish Marshall, while Australia went in with an unchanged side.


The Teams:


Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Nathan Bracken, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Johnson, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee, Damien Martyn, Glenn McGrath, Shane Watson, Andrew Symonds.


New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (captain), Nathan Astle, Lou Vincent, Brendon McCullum, Peter Fulton, Hamish Marshall, Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, James Franklin, Daniel Vettori, Shane Bond.

Dhoni describes South Africa series as tough

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

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Jamshedpur: Cricket's poster boy Mahendra Singh Dhoni described the forthcoming series against South Africa as tough and said he was focussed on giving his best on his maiden visit to the Rainbow Nation.



"I have been working hard to perform 100 percent there under different situations and conditions," Dhoni said when asked about his recent batting performance. He said he was put on a different slot in the batting order as per the team's requirement earlier, but in the recent past he was batting at number seven.



"The change in the batting position has certainly put more responsibility on me as I have to score more runs in less number of overs," he replied when asked to remark on his new position. The inclusion of Dinesh Kaartchik in the squad for the South Africa tour would provide for more competition, he said.



Still preferring the middle-order batting, Dhoni said he would strive to maintain cent per cent strike rate in the new position to score more runs.


When his attention was drawn about questions being raised over his role behind the stumps in recent times, Dhoni said, "Up and downs are part and parcel of the game, but certainly I am working hard to improve before the World Cup."


Asked if his comercial commitments in anyway were a cause for the recent slump in his batting form, he replied in the negative. "Round the year, I have been spending time for cricket, barring only a few days in a year for advertisement. Cricket is still my priority." Dhoni said being a stumper-batsman was still his priority rather than being a batsman-stumper.


Dhoni, who would have net practice at the Ranji selection camp here tomorrow, said he would play for Jharkhand in domestic cricket, including Ranji Trophy, if the Indian schedule permits him time.

Caribbean batting holds the key against South Africa

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

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Jaipur: Title holders West Indies would count on their batsmen to deliver the goods against the formidable fast bowling attack of South Africa in the second semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy here tomorrow.



Having lost their last league match to England, the Carribeans, who had come through the qualifying stage, would have to put up a inspired show against Greame Smith's outfit who has steamrolled opposition like Pakistan and Sri Lanka to make their way to the last four.


Both teams have relied heavily on their fast bowlers in the championship so far and with the Jaipur track looking to offer help to new-ball bowlers, pacers should rule the roost again. The onus will certainly be on the batsmen on both sides to come good, and more so for the West Indies line-up which has cracked in crunch situtaions.



West Indies had almost made a mess of their run chase against India but Brian Lara would draw solace from Chris Gayle's century at the top of the order in the last match against England. The South African pace attack led by Makhaya Ntini has worked wonders so far and Smith would hope that they exploit the chinks in the West Indies batting line-up tomorrow.



South Africa shrugged off their loss to New Zeland in the first match and changed their gameplan to play like a champion outfit from then on. West Indies have taken most by surprise by their showing in the mini World Cup so far and barring a glitch here and there, the team has looked like beating any side on their day.

CT: Gayle overpowers Proteas; WI through to final

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Source: NDTV
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Jaipur: Chris Gayle smashed an unbeaten 133 to lead West Indies to a six-wicket win over South Africa and into the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday.


Chasing 259 to win in the second semifinal, West Indies finished with 262 for four from 44 overs. The defending champions will now take on Australia in the final to be played on November 5 in Mumbai.


Gayle, who hit the winning boundary, scored 133 from 135 balls. He hit 17 boundaries and three sixes. This was his third one-day hundred in the tournament and the fourth in the calendar year.


Earlier, South Africa after winning the toss and electing to bat, posted 258 for eight with Herschelle Gibbs top scoring with 77.


Blazing start


West Indies got off to a blazing start, hitting 75 runs from the first 10 overs. Gayle and Shivnaraine Chanderpaul sent the South African bowlers on a leather hunt and for once the likes of Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini were reduced to being mediocre bowlers.


Chanderpaul brought up his 42nd ODI fifty before retiring hurt due to cramps. He made 57 from 70 balls with four boundaries and one six.


Ramnaresh Sarwan replaced Chanderpaul in the middle and hit a run-a-ball 27 before being trapped leg before by Makhaya Ntini. He hit six boundaries. Dwayne Bravo went next, run out for 15 runs.


West Indies captain Brian Lara was sent back by his South African counterpart, caught and bowled for nine. Lara earlier hit a four off Robin Peterson to become just the fourth player in ODI history to have hit 1000 boundaries.


Runako Morton followed his skipper back to the pavilion within five deliveries. He was caught by A B de Villiers off Peterson for naught.


Gayle and Marlon Samuels then made sure that the Windies team achieved the target without any more losses.

Gibbs' show


Earlier, South Africa, batting first after winning the toss, posted 258 for eight with Herschelle Gibbs top scoring with


South Africa lost skipper Graeme Smith for just 27 runs on the board. He was bowled by Jerome Taylor for 19.


Jacques Kallis made 16, before he was caught by Ramnaresh Sarwan off the bowling of Dwayne Bravo. Loots Bosman was the third to go. He was caught by Chris Gayle off a Marlon Samuels delivery after making 39.


Herschelle Gibbs and Abraham de Villiers put on 92 runs for the fourth wicket before West Indies skipper Brian Lara run out De Villiers for 46.


Justin Kemp was sent back by Ian Bradshaw, bowled for three runs. Mark Boucher hit 16 runs from 11 balls and perished trying to hit one out of the park. He holed out to Sarwan to give Samuels his second wicket of the match.


Taylor picked up his second of the match when he bowled Shaun Pollock for four.


Gibbs, who was dropped on 14 by wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh, brought up his 26th ODI fifty and held the South African innings together. He was caught by Brian Lara off a Dwayne Bravo delivery in the last over for a well-made 70. His 90-ball knock included nine boundaries and one six.


For Thursday's match, both teams made two changes each. Ian Bradshaw and Dwayne Smith replaced Corey Collymore and Fidel Edwards in the West Indies team, while Robin Peterson and Loots Bosman came into the South African playing XI in place of Boeta Dippenaar and Charl Langeveldt.


The Teams:


West Indies: Brian Lara (captain), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Chris Gayle, Shivnaraine Chanderpaul, Runako Morton, Dwayne Bravo, Ian Bradshaw, Dwayne Smith, Carlton Baugh, Jerome Taylor, Marlon Samuels.


South Africa: Graeme Smith (Captain), Mark Boucher, Loots Bosman, Herschelle Gibbs, AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis, Justin Kemp, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Robin Peterson, Shaun Pollock.

E-tickets for Champions Trophy

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Source: NDTV


Jaipur: Fake ticket rackets have often plagued cricket matches across India. But at the ICC Champions trophy semi final in Jaipur a special effort is being made to check this menace.


Electronic tickets using Radio Frequency Identification systems will be used to fight the threat of counterfeit tickets. Such tickets were used for the Football World Cup this year, but the match on November 2 will be the first time that Electronic tickets will be used in the cricketing world.


As many as 3,000 e-tickets have been made available for the West Indies-South Africa match. These electronic tickets have an inbuilt computer chip that helps to easily catch those who try to enter through fake tickets.


"Each chip in these tickets will have a unique identification and there cannot be any duplication of that chip or its serial number. So this system of electronic tickets will totally rule out all possibilities of fake or duplicate tickets," said Aravind Pai, Senior Manager, NXP Electronics.


Nearly 30 per cent ODIs and test matches in the country have faced fake ticket problems. In Rajasthan this crisis has been so acute that it has led to three police cases and a special CID Enquiry in the past decade.


Besides losses of several crore to the Rajasthan Cricket Association, thousands of cricket lovers could not see matches despite buying tickets.


"In a couple of matches, we had to face police cases and we even had to refund people because real ticket holders could not get in while those with fake tickets got into our stands. But this new system of electronic tickets, we hope will definitely put an end to counterfeit tickets," said Bimal Soni, Vice President, RCA.


If the experiment in the Champions trophy semi final succeeds, the RCA plans to sell only electronic tickets for all matches in future.

Angry cricket fan kills toddler

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Source: IANS
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Chandigarh: Madness for cricket has cost a child his life as his uncle - a police official - banged his head on the floor after India's loss to Australia on Monday.

The Chandigarh police registered a complaint against the relative on Wednesday.

Police booked a case against Assistant sub-inspector Malkit Singh of the Punjab police after two-and-a-half-year-old Lovepreet succumbed to his injuries in a hospital here on Tuesday.

According to the parents of the child, Malkit Singh was watching the crucial Champions Trophy match between India and Australia, played at Mohali near here, in their house in Sector 30 and had an argument with other family members over India's poor show in cricket.

In a fit of rage, he picked up the child and banged his head two-three times on the floor. Before the child's family could react to save the child, the damage had been done.

The child was rushed to the PGI hospital here where he succumbed to head injuries.

Malkit Singh later banged his own head against the wall and injured himself. He was also admitted to the hospital.

He has been booked for murder but is yet to be arrested as doctors told police he was in no position to give any statement or be taken into custody.

The child was cremated here on Wednesday.

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Inzy wants pace duo to appeal against the ban

Friday, November 03, 2006

Source: PTI


Karachi: Describing the dope tribunal's ban order as "tough", Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has said that pace spearheads Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif should exercise their right to appeal against the verdict.


"I can feel their pain at this moment. But the appeal is their right and they should use it," Inzamam said. "I am disappointed over the decision of the commission which is a tough one and the team will definitely feel their absence in coming series," he was quoted as saying in the media today.



But he admitted the bans would make other players more careful about what medicines they take and they would now have to consult doctors before taking anything. Coach Bob Woolmer also lamented the lengthy bans and said the two bowlers should hire the services of World anti-doping agency experts to go through their appeals.



"I think the WADA description on the usage of Nandrolone remains controversial as in some cases the players had to be accquited despite the fact the quantity of the medicine in the sample was 24 mg/ml compared to 13.07 for Asif and 14.0 for Shoaib," Woolmer said.


He also admitted the team would suffer from the verdict as both players were the spearheads of the team. But former Test bowler Jalaluddin appreciated the decision saying the players needed to behave more responsibly and an example had to be set for the future.


"World Cups will come and go but what is important is that we have a proper cricket system in place with the required discipline. "If that is done talented players will automatically come through for the country," he said.

Police charge ex-cricketer for setting fire to cricket academy

Friday, November 03, 2006

Source: AP



Harare, Zimbabwe: Former Zimbabwe cricketer Mark Vermeulen was charged with arson over a fire that destroyed the offices and pavilion of the country's cricket academy.



Police spokesman Andrew Phiri said the 27-year-old Vermeulen, who reportedly suffers from depression, was being held in custody and was scheduled in court Friday. He could be jailed for at least two years.


Zimbabwe Cricket, the sport's governing body, quoted witnesses saying Vermeulen was seen near the site of the fire that razed the two-storey straw thatched building in eastern Harare late Tuesday. The fire destroyed national squad equipment including kit used by players preparing for a trip to Bangladesh, computers and files in offices at the pavilion. There were no reports of injuries.



Officials said Vermeulan, who played eight test matches and 32 one-day internationals for Zimbabwe, had recently been under medical care for head injuries received in a car accident. In September, he was banned from playing in England for three years after throwing a ball at and brawling with spectators. Two of the three years were suspended.



Vermeulan was rumored to have returned to Zimbabwe to fight for a place in the team for next year's World Cup and may have been rebuffed by officials.


He was briefly arrested last month after presenting himself at the gate of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's heavily guarded official residence in Harare. He was demanding an interview with the patron of cricket in the troubled southern African nation.