India v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo: 2nd Match

India v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo:2nd Match - May 30, 2010.

ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Division One: Canada v United States

Canada won the toss and elected to field.United States of America collect Runs 189 from (49.1 ov).RA Marshall highest scoring 48 from 73 balls. Highest wicket collect CK Hooper 3.
United States of America Fall of wickets:1-20 (Baker, 6.5 ov), 2-42 (Wright, 12.6 ov), 3-46 (Massiah, 13.3 ov), 4-51 (Cush, 14.2 ov), 5-65 (Nadkarni, 21.3 ov), 6-103 (Thyagarajan, 31.3 ov), 7-113 (Mehdi, 33.2 ov), 8-181 (Allen, 45.4 ov), 9-181 (Marshall, 46.4 ov), 10-189 (Bilal Khan, 49.1 ov).
Canada innings (target: 190 runs from 50 overs) are batting now Rizwan Cheema,TC Bastiampillai. Canada total (0 wickets; 5.5 overs) 32 .

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one-year ban and halved his Rs 2 million fine:Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik's one-year ban and halved his Rs 2 million fine. "The board's legal advisor has reported to me that after monitoring Malik in the last three months they feel he has improved his behavior and attitude," Irfan Qadir, the arbitrator, said. "I have decided to uphold his appeal and lift the ban as the purpose of disciplinary action against players was to make them rethink about their careers."Malik said, the purpose behind his appeal was to "clear this stigma" against his name.
"I am very happy that with the blessings of Allah my stand has been vindicated and all the baseless charges and allegations have been quashed," Malik, 28, said in a statement. "It's a sort of new life for me and I am very happy."

The charge against Malik was never clearly explained by the inquiry committee that decided on the punishment but it was widely thought to be for what a number of management officials and players called his negative influence on the side. This was confirmed in a subsequently leaked video of the inquiry committee meetings, in which Malik's role within the squad was blasted by a number of players including Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Yousuf.

Butt said,"I have instructed the team manager and other officials including the captain that any act of indiscipline, any such problem, and they have my full backing in immediately sending a player back". "They need not even refer the case to me, they can send the player back immediately as they will have full authority to do so."

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Shahadat Lord's memories

"I am very happy today," said Shahadat. "My name is on the board, and it's the first time in Bangladesh cricket so it's a big thing for me. After my debut, I never thought I would get a second chance to come here to Lord's, but I always said that, if I did, I would try to make up for it. That time Trescothick and [Andrew] Strauss hit me everywhere, but this time I just tried to forget it. I bowled line and length with a bit of swing, and nothing else."
From the moment Shahadat found his range in a purposeful second spell, Bangladesh's collective approach was of the up-and-at-'em variety. They claimed six wickets for 143 to rob England of their right to declare, and if Tamim Iqbal's initial flurry of bat-swishes crossed the line between bold and reckless, it nevertheless got the close fielders out of his eyeline, and encouraged his more timid partner, Imrul Kayes, to knuckle down alongside him.
However, Shahadat returned older and 26 Tests wiser, and made it his mission to atone for those shortcomings. His reward was a place on the dressing-room honours board - the first Bangladeshi ever to achieve such a feat. But more importantly, the verve and impetus he injected into his own performance provided his team with the inspiration that had been so sorely lacking on that last infamous visit. The net result was the best day that Bangladesh has ever produced in a Test against England, and for a sceptical audience, definitive proof of the strides they have taken in their development.

South Africa in West Indies ODI Series - 3rd ODI

South Africa win the toss and choose to bat.They acquired 224 from ( 47.2 overs,all out)With the fantastic 70 of AB de Villiers.He spend 80 balls to reach his score.
Fall of wickets (SA)1-53 (Amla, 9.2 ov), 2-91 (Smith, 16.4 ov), 3-113 (Kallis, 21.3 ov), 4-153 (Petersen, 31.6 ov), 5-162 (Miller, 34.2 ov), 5-197* (Botha, retired not out, 39.5 ov), 6-206 (McLaren, 42.5 ov), 7-207 (de Villiers, 43.2 ov), 8-207 (Steyn, 43.6 ov), 9-223 (Morkel, 46.3 ov), 10-224 (Botha, 47.2 ov).
After low scoring first innings West Indies was in comfortable situation but they able to play only 38.0 overs against the aggressive bowling of South Africa and they make 157 runs where the biggest contribution was 28 which play makers was DM Richards.
Fall of wickets1-29 (Gayle, 5.2 ov), 2-59 (Richards, 11.4 ov), 3-63 (DM Bravo, 13.1 ov), 4-87 (Chanderpaul, 20.4 ov), 5-93 (DJ Bravo, 23.4 ov), 6-116 (Pollard, 29.1 ov), 7-118 (Sammy, 29.4 ov), 8-118 (Taylor, 29.5 ov), 9-147 (Benn, 35.5 ov), 10-157 (Rampaul, 37.6 ov).
Player of the match AB de Villiers (South Africa)
SA ensure their victory of the series of 5 match they lead the series 3-0.

Zimbabwe v india, Tri-Series, 1st match

Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining). India 1st batting and reach 285 for 5 wickets. RG Sharma plays hard shaped innings of 114 from 119 balls where the hurt stroke over boundary was 4. But his wonderful innings suffered him by the miracle innings of taylor who showed a magnifying cricket by scoring 81 from 103 balls. He got the Man of the Match for his tough innings and pull Zimbabwe a satisfactory position in the series.The Whole score of the match for Zimbabwe (4 wickets; 48.2 overs) 289.

Bangladesh in England Test Series - 1st Test 5 days

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.England collect 505 Runs. Highest runer IJL Trott 226 from 349 balls.England Fall of wickets1-7 (Cook, 4.2 ov), 2-188 (Strauss, 43.4 ov), 3-227 (Pietersen, 52.3 ov), 4-258 (Bell, 66.2 ov), 5-370 (Morgan, 92.1 ov), 6-400 (Prior, 100.4 ov), 7-463 (Bresnan, 118.4 ov), 8-478 (Trott, 120.1 ov), 9-498 (Swann, 123.4 ov), 10-505 (Anderson, 124.6 ov).
Bangladesh Highest collect wicket shahadat hossain 5. Bangladesh collect (all out; 93 overs; 385 mins) 382 runs. Highest collect wicket ST Finn 5.
Fall of wickets1-185 (Tamim Iqbal, 38.2 ov), 2-189 (Imrul Kayes, 42.3 ov), 3-289 (Jahurul Islam, 72.3 ov), 4-321 (Mohammad Ashraful, 80.6 ov), 5-322 (Shahadat Hossain, 83.3 ov), 6-347 (Shakib Al Hasan, 94.1 ov), 7-354 (Junaid Siddique, 96.3 ov), 8-361 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 98.3 ov), 9-381 (Rubel Hossain, 108.4 ov), 10-382 (Mahmudullah, 110.2 ov).
England won by 8 wickets. England collect (2 wickets; 35.1 overs) 163 runs. Not out (IJL Trott 36 , KP Pietersen 10)
England Fall of wickets1-67 (Cook, 11.2 ov), 2-147 (Strauss, 32.3 ov)

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Kamran dismisses match charges

Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has dismissed allegations of having links with bookmakers and that he deliberately under-performed on the tour of Australia at the start of this year. Akmal told the media in Lahore on Friday that he was fed up with the constant speculation about match-fixing in Pakistan cricket, instead opting to focus on competing.

"I don't even think about these things, I just concentrate on my performances. For me not being able to win the Twenty20 World Cup despite the team playing well is heartbreaking enough," Akmal said. The International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption unit said on Thursday it was examining Pakistan's dismal tour of Australia this year when they were whitewashed in the Test and one-day series.

Pakistan slumped to defeat in the second Test in Sydney after they appeared to have victory within their grasp with Akmal dropping three catches and missing a run out.

His performance came under scrutiny during a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) probe into the team's poor tour with former coaches Intikhab Alam and Aaqib Javed both expressing suspicions that Akmal may have links withbookmakers.

The pair's statements caused an uproar in Pakistan when video recordings of the inquiry committee proceedings were leaked to a television channel this week.

"I have always played for my country and I have already told the PCB about my performances in Australia. Whoever is now making allegations is free to do so but must also prove them," Akmal added.

The 28-year-old has played 48 Tests and 115 one-day internationals for his country, and was a key player in Pakistan's run to the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean earlier this month.

On his return from the attending the tournament in the West Indies, PCB chairman Ijaz Butt told reporters that the board had informed the ICC they had found no evidence of match-fixing by any player on the Australian tour.

"The inquiry into the Australian tour is complete and players have been penalised. The chapter is closed now for the PCB," Butt said.

South Africa & West Indies

McLaren fired in a low full toss very wide of off stump, as West Indies, chasing a modest victory target of 121, required three from the final delivery of the match.

But he conceded just one run, after South African point fielder Jean-Paul Duminy swooped on the ball, when West Indies tail-ender Jerome Taylor essayed a slog at it, and it trickled 15 yards away.

"It was a bit tense at the end, so we had to find somebody to remain calm, and Ryan kept a good sensible head, although we had a few guys running all over the place, but it was an exciting finish, and nice again to get over the line," South Africa captain Graeme Smith said.

"We have performed well enough in tense situations like this before, although our record in such situations in competition play is quite poor, but we have performed really well again under pressure in a game that we probably shouldn't have won, so it's to our credit, and the confidence is definitely growing."

South Africa also won the opening match on Wednesday by 13 runs at the same venue to take a psychological boost into the five One-day Internationals between the two sides, which open on Saturday at the VRCG.

Newcomer David Miller had battled to the top score of 33 from 26 balls, and Johan Botha made 23 from 22 balls to add some respectability to the Proteas' total of 120 for seven from their 20 overs.

They added 57 for the sixth wicket, after the West Indies' bowlers exploited an uneven Vivian Richards Cricket Ground pitch to floor the South Africans on 59 for five in the 13th over.

Taylor was the most successful West Indies bowler with flattering figures of three wickets for 14 runs from his allotment of four overs, and Darren Sammy captured two for 16 from his four overs.

South Africa put West Indies under early pressure, when Dale Steyn trapped West Indies captain Chris Gayle lbw for a two-ball duck in the first over, and Morne Morkel had fellow opener Andre Fletcher caught behind for four in the third over to leave the home team on nine for two.

But South Africa were put on the defensive, when Shivnarine Chanderpaul joined Dwayne Bravo, and they put West Indies back on track with a stand of 68 for the third wicket.

Substitute fielder Roelof van der Merwe dropped Bravo, on 10, at backward point off McLaren in the 10th over, and the West Indies all-rounder proceeded to gather the top score of 40 from 45 balls.

South Africa regained control, when they removed four wickets - including Chanderpaul and Bravo - for 12 runs between the 15th and 19th overs to leave West Indies 99 for six.

Carelessness by the Proteas saw West Indies inch closer to their target, and the home team required 15 from the last over.

McLaren, whose five wickets the previous day had wrecked West Indies' batting, conceded 10 to Sammy from the first three balls - a deuce to deep mid-wicket, a top-edged four to third-man from a thick edge, and an all-run four.

The Proteas fast-medium bowler however, restricted Sammy to a single to square leg with a well-pitched yorker from the next delivery, and then saw left-hander Narsingh Deonarine run out off the penultimate ball before choking Taylor.

Botha took three for 22 from four overs to make him a shoo-in for the Man-of-the-Match award, and Morkel captured two for 15 from four overs.

Gayle was bitterly disappointed, and almost close to speechless about how his side squandered another opportunity for the second straight day.

"There not much that I can say at this point in time," he said. "If we can't get 121 runs, it means our cricket is definitely in a state."

He added: "We still have the five One-day Internationals in which to try and turn things around before the three Tests, but I feel as if I am repeating myself here in this situation."