Showing posts with label Cricket. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cricket. Show all posts

Sunday, February 14, 2016

India v West Indies, Under-19 World Cup, final West Indies to Under-19 glory



West Indies 146 for 5 (Carty 52*, Paul 40*, Dagar 3-25) beat India 145 (Sarfaraz 51, Batham 21, John 3-38, Joseph 3-39) by five wickets

West Indies' blend of fast hustle with the ball and persistence with the bat help them beat pre-competition top picks India by five wickets in a strained last in Mirpur to lift their lady Under-19 World Cup title.

India, who were knocked down some pins out for 145, stood their ground and battled till the end outstandingly until Keemo Paul and Keacy Carty's ice-cool methodology offered West Indies some assistance with eating into the objective and in the long run go too far with three balls to save. That implied India lost a Youth ODI surprisingly since their quarterfinal way out of the same competition in 2014.

India's accident started with Rishabh Pant meandering outside his wrinkle, just to discover wicketkeeper Tevin Imlach flick an underarm toss back to the stumps to catch him ignorant. Imlach's match mindfulness that gave them an achievement off the fourth bundle of the morning set the tone for a ruling showcase against a batting unit high on certainty.

Anmolpreet Singh, who had done well in the two knockout diversions before the great finale fell next as he was not able get his bat off the beaten path to a rising Alzarri Joseph conveyance in the third over, as he gloved a scratch to the wicketkkeeper. At that point came a blow that finished Ishan Kishan's keep running of poor scores as he played over the line and was caught lbw, despite the fact that replays demonstrated the ball had pitched quite recently outside leg stump. At the point when Washington Sundar chipped a straightforward catch to mid-off, a top request wobble appeared to be finished at 41 for 4 in the fifteenth over.

India required a salvage demonstration, yet West Indies didn't drop their force even by an inch as Arman Jaffer discovered while heading out to the spread defender to leave Sarfaraz Khan with the unenviable errand of restoring the innings and batting through, similar to he had accomplished for most parts of the competition.

He did as such by including 37 with Mahipal Lomror, who sweetly timed two fours in his 43-ball 19. Indeed, even as a recuperation looked a sudden plausibility came yet another blow as Chemar Holder, who was gotten back for another spell, sent him back with an awaygoing conveyance that was very much pouched by Imlach behind the stumps.

Detecting the inescapable, Sarfaraz attempted to break the shackles and discovered his hitting range, sweetly timing a flick over midwicket for six. He additionally raised a half-century off 83 conveyances before dying with an end goal to raise the stakes. While he was plainly a long way from his best, Sarfaraz was still miles ahead with his judgment in lengths.

With India giving way in piles, the error of the West Indies bowlers went unnoticed as they surrendered upwards of 23 additional items when India's innings went to a pounding cap in 45.1 overs.

Any musings of a regulation pursue was rapidly put as a second thought as India returned hard; West Indies slipping from 67 for 2 to 77 for 5 in the 29th over. The man who arranged the rebound was Mayank Dagar, the left-arm spinner, who teased the batsmen with his tender flight and float.

Shimron Hetmyer, the skipper, lobbed one to long-on, while Shamar Springer top-edged a hoick to long-off. In Dagar's next over, Jyd Goolie's endeavor to impact him down the ground wound up in a sharp got and knocked down some pins, making West Indies lose their third wicket in six overs.

Paul and Carty needed to burrow profound. That Carty had a chance to do as such was affability a respite when Sarfaraz put down a sharp risk at slip off Dagar. Be that as it may, the pair combat gradually to guarantee India's greatest danger was securely arranged.

As the innings advanced, India started to get restless as Pant neglected to clutch a dainty edge off Carty in Dagar's last over. As though to break the shackles, he was lobbed down the ground for six in the same over. Gradually, the mathematical statement came down to 24 off the last five overs.

With nine required off the last two overs, Paul's endeavored back to front hit over spread brought about him hitting one towards Avesh Khan, who put down an extreme risk even as the ball was kicking the bucket on him. Carty then achieved a half-century off 122 balls. By then, the festival had well and genuinely started in the West Indies camp. The gathering had kickstarted vigorously when Paul's top edge flew over the guardian's head to convey a conclusion to a throbbing conflict.

Monday, January 11, 2016

Cricket Afghanistan's team returns home

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's national cricket team returned home Monday after securing a second Twenty20 win over Zimbabwe in three months, propelling the squad into the top 10 in both the one-day and T20 formats.
 






Hundreds of fans gathered at the airport in Kabul to welcome the team back from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. They lined the capital's main roads, cheering, whistling and waving Afghanistan's black, red and green flag.

"Our cricket heroes continue to surprise us with the amazing performance. We proudly thank you for all the efforts and hard work," Afghan President Ashraf Ghani tweeted.

Cricket is rapidly gaining a solid fan base in Afghanistan, which has been at war for almost 40 years. Most members of the team learned to play while growing up in refugee camps in bordering Pakistan.

The Afghans clinched the two-game series Sunday after Mohammad Shahzad hit the fourth-highest score in the format's history with 118, taking his team to an 81-run victory.

Shahzad was also a key part of the earlier five-match ODI series in Sharjah, which Afghanistan won 3-2. The humiliation for Zimbabwe was complete, after losing an ODI series to Afghanistan on home turf in October.

That thrilled fans across the country when Gulbadin Naib hit a six with only three balls remaining to propel Afghanistan to their target of 254 and a victory that was greeted with celebratory gunfire across Afghanistan.

Sports have become one of the few bright spots for Afghanistan, as the Taliban insurgency intensifies and spreads across the country, killing thousands of troops and civilians.

The cricket victory made up for the disappointment of Afghanistan losing the final of the South Asian Football Federation championship days earlier to India.

The team has the support of the International Cricket Council, which put Afghanistan 10th in its one-day international and ninth in the T20 international rankings. The ICC promoted Afghanistan to associate member in test cricket in 2013.

Nazeem Jaar Abdurahimzai, the domestic manager with the Afghanistan Cricket Board, said the national team had earned the support of the public and the government. Bringing in foreign coaches, including former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq as head coach, has boosted the professionalism of the team, he said.

"In the current situation, with the war, few jobs available for young Afghans and many people leaving the country, cricket is certainly something that can grip the imagination of Afghans, as well as teach them patience, focus and tolerance because both are needed to play the game well," Abdurahimzai said.

Afghanistan's cricket team secured a berth at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand last year. They dropped out during the first round, after beating Scotland but losing the rest of their group matches. The tournament was won by Australia.

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Bangladesh Likely To Introduce New Players in 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Squad


Bangladesh are likely to rope in some new players for the preliminary squad for next year's World Twenty20. (Latest Cricket News)

The selectors might also go for some cricketers who have been out of the national team in recent times. They will soon send the list of the preliminary squad, which will comprise 25-27 players, to the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
"From the first week of next month, the national team will commence the camp. The conditioning camp will be followed by skill practice. The squad will be announced in a couple of days," chief selector Faruque Ahmed said.

Faruque said the selectors had considered players who did well in the recent Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) but did not rely on it entirely in their search for the 'best possible team'.

"Someone might not have played for Bangladesh in the recent past but is doing very well. He could do better if given the chance. We have considered all these things," said Faruque.