Sri Lanka Beat Austrelia By 4Wickets

Consolation win for Sri Lanka

AP Sri Lankan bowler Lasith Malinga acknowledges the crowd after completing a hat-trick during the fifth one-day international cricket match against Australia in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.

 

Highlights

 

Lasith Malinga yet again took a hat-trick, and struggling middle-order bat Chamara Silva (63) finally came good as Sri Lanka overcame Australia in the last, briefly-rain-interrupted One-Day International of the series here.

In some ways, Malinga's hat-trick, his third in ODI cricket, a record in itself, set the stage for a Sri Lankan recovery. Australia was on course for a score of around 250 when Malinga willed otherwise.

An unusually patient Watson (56) and Clarke (47) had given the side enough base to build on; and David Hussey (46 off 49 balls) came down the order to give his team the momentum it needed.

The hat-trick

Then Malinga came on. In the 46th over, Malinga accounted for Johnson with a yorker, followed it up with a full toss that caught Hastings plumb in front, and then sent a toe-crushing yorker to Doherty, who tried desperately to keep it away.

But the ball crashed into the stumps. Australia collapsed from a strong 210 for five to be bowled out for 211.

But it did not seem easy when Tharanga went in the first over, nicking one from Johnson and Sri Lanka lost three wickets with just 33 runs on the board.

Steadying the ship

Mahela Jayawardene (71) and Silva took the side to safety. Then Jayawardene along with Mathews helped the host get close to the target.

The win came as a consolation for the Sri Lankans.

Australia: S. Watson c Tharanga b A. Mendis 56, S. Marsh b Eranga 2, R. Ponting c (sub) Randiv b Mathews 31, M. Clarke c Sangakkara b Eranga 47, M. Hussey c Sangakkara b Prasanna 6, D. Hussey b A. Mendis 46, B. Haddin c Jayawardene b A. Mendis 8, M. Johnson b Malinga 1, J. Hastings lbw b Malinga 0, X. Doherty b Malinga 0, J. Pattinson 0; Extras (w-8, nb-2, lb-2, b-2) 14; Total: 211 in 46.1 overs.

Fall of Wickets: 1-4, 2-71, 3-127, 4-146, 5-167, 6-210, 7-211, 8- 211, 9-211.

Sri Lanka bowling: Malinga 8-2-35-3, Eranga 8-0-45-2, Prasanna 10-1-37-1, Mathews 3-0-6-1, J. Mendis 8-0-35-0, A. Mendis 9.1-0-49-3.

Sri Lanka: U. Tharanga c Haddin b Johnson 0, T. Dilshan b Pattinson 17, K. Sangakkara c Haddin b Pattinson 7, M. Jayawardene c D. Hussey b Doherty 71, C. Silva c Hastings b Doherty 63, A. Mathews c Doherty b Watson 26, J. Mendis (not out) 7, Eranga (not out) 0; Extras (lb-7, w-15): 22; Total (for six wkts. in 47 overs): 213.

Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-12, 3-33, 4-144, 5-195, 6-209.

Australia bowling: Johnson 10-0-45-1, Pattinson 10-1-41-2, Doherty 10-0-54-2, Hastings 10-0-28-0, Watson 6-0-33-1, D. Hussey 1-0-5-0.

Zimbabve Vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI CriNews

Zimbabwe wins thriller to seal series win

  A century by Mushfiqur Rahim went in vain as Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by five runs on Tuesday to win the third one day international and establish an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five match series.

Set a target of 250, the tourists suffered a late collapse to be all out for 245.

Wicket-keeper batsman Tatenda Taibu top-scored for the hosts with 83, and his 142-run partnership with Hamilton.

Hamilton, who made a 74 off a 100 balls, powered Zimbabwe to a competitive score.

Bangladesh started the chase well enough with a 50-run stand for the opening wicket but kept losing wickets too regularly to consolidate.

Zimbabwe: B. Taylor c Siddique b Shafiul 4, V. Sibanda c Kayes b Rubel 27, H. Masakadza b Rubel 74, T. Taibu c Rubel b Nazmul 83, C. Ervine st. Mushfiqur b Mahmudullah 18, E. Chigumbura c Rubel b Shakib 31, F. Mutizwa lbw b Shakib 2, P. Utseya (not out) 4, K. Jarvis (not out) 1; Extras (b-1, lb-2, w-3): 6; Total (for seven wkts. in 50 overs): 250.

Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-39, 3-181, 4-206, 5-217, 6-245, 7-245.

Bangladesh bowling: Shafiul 10-2-40-1, Nazmul 9-1-34-1, Rubel 10-0-41-2, Nasir 6-0-37-0, Mahmudullah 9-1-49-1, Shakib 6-0-46-2.

Bangladesh: T. Iqbal (run out) 44, I. Kayes lbw b Utseya 16, J. Siddique c & b Utseya 12, Mushfiqur c Sibanda b Mpofu 101, Shakib c & b Utseya 19, Shuvagoto Hom (run out) 32, Mahmudullah c Masakadza b Vitori 14, Nasir Hossain c Taylor b Mpofu 0, Shafiul b Jarvis 0, Rubel Hossain b Jarvis 1, Nazmul Hossain (not out) 0; Extras (lb-4, w-2): 6; Total (in 49.2 overs): 245.

Fall of wickets: 1-50, 2-66, 3-91, 4-124, 5-185, 6-229, 7-229, 8-235, 9-243.

Zimbabwe bowling: Vitori 10-0-45-1, Jarvis 10-0-52-2, Mpofu 9.2-1-43-2, Utseya 10-1-47-3, Chigumbura 6-0-37-0, Masakadza 4-0-17-0.

Cri News Zaheer nominated in three categories for ICC Awards

Zaheer nominated in three categories for ICC Awards

AP Zaheer Khan

 

Ruled out of cricket for the next four months due to hamstring and ankle injuries, India’s pace spearhead Zaheer Khan has something to cheer about as he has been nominated in as many as three categories for this year’s LG ICC Awards to be held in London on September 12.

Besides Zaheer, three other Indian cricketers - Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni - have all been nominated in two categories each.

Apart from Zaheer, five other cricketers - English duo of Jonathan Trott and Graeme Swann, South Africa’s AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla and Australia’s Shane Watson also feature in three different categories.

In the long—list of nominees, Zaheer finds his name in the ICC Cricketer of the Year award for Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy besides Test Player of the Year and ODI Player of the Year.

Tendulkar and Dravid also feature in the list of nominess for the Cricketer of the Year and Test Player of the Year award while Dhoni has been nominated for ODI Player of the Year and LG People’s Choice Award.

Other Indian cricketers to have been nominated for this year’s ICC awards are Ishant Sharma (Test Player of the Year), Harbhajan Singh (Test Player of the Year), Gautam Gambhir (ODI Player of the Year), Virat Kohli (ODI Player of the Year), Munaf Patel (ODI Player of the Year), Virender Sehwag (ODI Player of the Year), Yuvraj Singh (ODI Player of the Year), Jhulan Goswami (Women’s Cricketer of the Year), Poonam Raut (Women’s Cricketer of the Year) and Abhinav Mukund (Emerging Player of the Year).

Apart from 10 individual prizes, this year’s LG ICC Awards will also feature the selection of the Test and ODI Teams of the Year and the award to the side that has adhered most to the Spirit of Cricket.

Also for the second time, this year’s award ceremony will feature the LG People’s Choice Award, which will be chosen by cricket fans around the world through online voting from a short—list of five cricketers —— Jonathan Trott, Dhoni, Chris Gayle, Kumar Sangakkara and Hashim Amla.

The fans currently have the opportunity to vote for the cricketer of their choice online until August 25 August at www.lgpeopleschoice.com.

“The LG ICC Awards presents a wonderful opportunity for the ICC, in association with FICA and a myriad of cricket fans, to acknowledge and reward the brilliant performances of the world’s best cricketers,” ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said in a statement.

“It is also a chance to look back on some of the great cricketing feats witnessed in the past year, including from our flagship event, the ICC Cricket World Cup. This will be the eighth Awards edition and once again the voting academy will face a tough task in deciding the winners,” he added.

The long—lists of nominations were handpicked by a five—man selection panel chaired by former West Indies captain and current chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee Clive Lloyd, which also includes former international players Mike Gatting, Danny Morrison, Paul Adams and Zaheer Abbas.

The Spirit of Cricket Award was voted on by all international captains as well as all members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, while the Umpire of the Year Award was voted on by the captains and the match referees based on the umpires’ performance statistics.

Based on the period between August 11, 2010 and August 3, 2011, the LG ICC Awards 2011 will take into account performances by players and officials in high—profile events such as the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the ICC Intercontinental Cup final, several ICC World Cricket Leagues as well as several bilateral Test and ODI series.

The previous editions of the LG ICC awards ceremony were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007 and 2009), Dubai (2008) and Bengaluru (2010).

Long—lists of nominees (each category will be reduced to a short—list in due course):

Cricketer of the Year (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy): Hashim Amla (SA), James Anderson (Eng), Ian Bell (Eng), Stuart Broad (Eng), Alastair Cook (Eng), Rahul Dravid (Ind), Jacques Kallis (SA), Zaheer Khan (Ind), Misbah—ul—Haq (Pak), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), Andrew Strauss (Eng), Graeme Swann (Eng), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), Chris Tremlett (Eng), Jonathan Trott (Eng), AB de Villiers (SA), Shane Watson (Aus).

Test Player of the Year: Hashim Amla (SA), James Anderson (Eng), Ian Bell (Eng), Stuart Broad (Eng), Alastair Cook (Eng), Rahul Dravid (Ind), Jacques Kallis (SA), Zaheer Khan (Ind), Misbah—ul—Haq (Pak), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Ishant Sharma (Ind), Harbhajan Singh (Ind), Dale Steyn (SA), Graeme Swann (Eng), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), Chris Tremlett (Eng), Jonathan Trott (Eng), AB de Villiers (SA), Shane Watson (Aus).