Showing posts with label cricket. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cricket. Show all posts
Sri Lanka Beat Bangladesh
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh in tense finish here in the final of the Tri Nations Cup in Mirpur.Bangladesh were skittled for a mere 152 after 48.4 overs with Raqibul Hasan 43 being the highest scorer .The chased looked to be a very easy one seeing the batting line up of the Wri Lankans but it turned out exactly the opposite with Sir Lanka being in trouble in the beginning of theeir chase with score reading 4 for 3. It became more worse when Sri Lanka losts the wickets of Chamara Kapugedra and Thilan Tushara with the score reading 6 for 5.
Kumara Sangakara then steadied the ship scoring a gritty 59.Which was in the end helped by Farvez Maharoof and Muttiah Muralidharan who scored 38 and 33 respectively.Muralidharan was the star of the show in the end scoring 33 of just 18 balls leading Sri Lanka to a 2 wicket win.
Mumbai lift 38th Ranji title
Chasing an almost impossible target of 525 ,UP innings started the most unwanted way when they lost both their openers cheaply and then lost Suresh Raina after a short time. Then Mohammed Kaif and Bhuvamesh Kumar steadied the ship for some time but when Kaif got out UP lost their way and lost the wickets of Kaif, Piyush Chawla and Praveen Kumar in a Hurry.After the loss of Praveen Kumar it just became a mere formality before Mumbai became Ranji Champions for the 38th time.
After that UP wicketkeeper Amir Khan and Praveen Gupta tried to make a late fightback with a partnership of 55 with Praveen Gupta and Amir Khan scoring 25 and 43 respectively. But UP bundled out for 281 handling Mumbai their 38th title
South Africa Beat Australia
Proteas have defeated Australia by 3 wickets in an enthralling contest in the first ODI held at MCG today. The match contained all the elements which a One Day game boasts off.
Australia batting first made 271-8 in their allotted quota of 50 overs. Shaun Marsh Top scored for them with a blistering 79.David Hussey also played a crucial role in the Australian total with his rapid 52 off 50 balls.
In reply to Australia, South Africa were in a little bit of trouble wickets of Hershelle Gibbs and Hashim Amla. But their inning gained momentum and solidity because of the partnership between Neil McKenzie and JP Duminy. Both scored fifties with Duminy being the dominant partner. Their innings fluttered again with around 50 more runs to get after they lost both McKenzie and Duminy in short span of time. But a blistering knock of 40 from 18 balls from Albie Morkel took them home with 2 balls to spare.
In the end, Albie Morkel was named the Man Of the Match for his blistering knock which took the Proteas home.
Australia batting first made 271-8 in their allotted quota of 50 overs. Shaun Marsh Top scored for them with a blistering 79.David Hussey also played a crucial role in the Australian total with his rapid 52 off 50 balls.
In reply to Australia, South Africa were in a little bit of trouble wickets of Hershelle Gibbs and Hashim Amla. But their inning gained momentum and solidity because of the partnership between Neil McKenzie and JP Duminy. Both scored fifties with Duminy being the dominant partner. Their innings fluttered again with around 50 more runs to get after they lost both McKenzie and Duminy in short span of time. But a blistering knock of 40 from 18 balls from Albie Morkel took them home with 2 balls to spare.
In the end, Albie Morkel was named the Man Of the Match for his blistering knock which took the Proteas home.
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