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Colin Ingram’s third half-century in four games and Wayne Parnell’s late flourish helped South Africa A to emerge victors in a tight the tri-series final in Harare

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Jul-2012
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Colin Ingram’s third half-century in four games and Wayne Parnell’s late flourish helped South Africa A to emerge victors in a tight the tri-series final in Harare. Ingram, the most prolific run-getter in the series with 240 runs, scored 61 off 91 balls but Zimbabwe found a way back as South Africa lost quick wickets. However, Parnell, who came in a No. 8, drove South Africa home with a quick 30.Zimbabwe, who were put into bat, made slow progress for most of their innings after the openers departed with only 27 on the board. However, No. 6 Regis Chakabva’s 62-ball 51 towards the end pushed Zimbabwe towards a competitive total. His stands of 44 with Elton Chigumbura and 39 with Richmond Mutumbami stabilised the innings after half their side were out for 109 before important runs by the lower-order helped Zimbabwe to 199. Fast bowler Chris Morris and left-arm spinner Aaron Phangiso took two wickets each with economy rates of 2.30 and 3.50 respectively.South Africa appeared to have the target in reach after a confident start. At 121 for 3, South Africa were in control, but four wickets for 40 runs gave Zimbabwe an opening. However, Parnell’s quick runs helped South Africa maintain their unbeaten run in the tournament.

Aided by excellent slip catching, Hampshire kept their promotion hopes alive by bowling Essex out cheaply on a helpful surface on day one at West End

Ivo Tennant at West End04-Sep-2012
ScorecardDavid Balcombe, seen here last year when on loan at Kent, took four wickets as Essex were bowled out cheaply at West End•PA PhotosIn the 1970s and 1980s, Ron Allsopp, the skilled head groundsman atTrent Bridge, would leave a thick coating of grass on the pitches hecut, specifically for Richard Hadlee and Clive Rice to exploit. This worked to good effect, not least through continuallywinning the toss. That same good fortune is being enjoyed now by JimmyAdams and Hampshire’s seamers, who, with considerable assistance fromtheir slip fielders, dismissed Essex for 180.This is not to say that the pitches cut by Nigel Gray here areanything like as difficult to bat on as was the case by the Trent inthe past. The bounce is even and there is good carry. Yet it is fair to saythat run-making was rather more straightforward when the one dayinternational was staged here a week ago than it was now. Every Essexbatsman fell through a catch in the slips or behind the wicket, withthe exception of one tail-ender who was bowled. There was considerablemovement.Gray is no less skilled than Alsopp and his pitches play better thelonger the match continues. The drawback in all this is not so muchthat the side winning the toss is more likely to win the match, butthat there is little scope for spin. Danny Briggs, unavailable becausehe is with England’s one-day party, would probably not have been picked,anyway. That has been the situation for most of the season.Essex, facing an attack in which David Griffiths was preferred toKabir Ali and Chris Wood, were five wickets down by lunch. The slipcatching was extremely sharp. As Neil McKenzie has returned to SouthAfrica, no longer required now that Michael Carberry is fit, Adamshimself has gone to first slip. He accounted for Tom Westley and Ryanten Doeschate; Liam Dawson is perhaps the best second slip in thecountry, and James Vince is pretty competent alongside him. They alsotook two catches each. Add Sean Ervine in the gully and this is a finecordon.Some of the shot selection was unnecessary. Rather like late cuttingbefore May is out, cover driving before lunch made for extravagance.Jaik Mickleburgh and Owais Shah both were out in that way, to DavidBalcombe, who finished with four wickets, and James Tomlinsonrespectively. Adam Wheater was neatly held by Michael Bates behind thewicket.Mark Pettini was the sole batsman to flourish, reaching 58 with eightfours before he, too, fell to a slip catch. Tom Craddock played on toErvine after lunch and Maurice Chambers soon edged to Bates. ForGriffiths, playing his first Championship match since May, there werethree wickets. The question now was whether Hampshire, who have to winthis match to have a chance of promotion, could bat any better againsta similarly pace-dominated attack.To a fair extent they did. Adams swung at a short ball from Chambersand sent up a catch to square leg, but Carberry, so powerful in hishitting in the CB40 semi-final at Hove last weekend, made 42 witheight fours and Bilal Shafayat, who is far from in form, looked justabout in touch towards the end of the day.

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has said a phalanx of allrounders will be his side’s biggest strength in the upcoming World Twenty20, because of the balance and flexibility they afford the team

ESPNcricinfo staff10-Sep-2012Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has said a phalanx of allrounders will be his side’s biggest strength in the upcoming World Twenty20, because of the balance and flexibility they afford the team. Angelo Mathews and Jeevan Mendis are in Sri Lanka’s squad as batting allrounders, while Thisara Perera’s forte is with the ball. Nuwan Kulasekara has also batted well in the last eight months in addition to opening the bowling, and opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has contributed reliable offspin as well.”[The allrounders] give us a lot of options in our team combination, so we can pick more batsmen or more bowlers to suit conditions and opposition, and still have a balanced team,” Jayawardene said. “They give me options, because if you have some guys who aren’t hitting their stride, I can keep rotating the bowlers and one bowler having an off day won’t hurt us. Likewise, if someone who wouldn’t be a first-choice bowler is going really well and getting wickets, you can get four really good overs out of him. If your bowlers can bat as well, that gives you the depth in your line-up.”Mathews and Dilshan scored heavily during the recently concluded SLPL, while Perera also struck form with the bat. Mathews’ average of 70.33 was the highest in the league among batsmen who had scored more than 100 runs, and his aggregate of 211 put him at second in the top run-scorers’ list. Dilshan finished two places behind, having made 195 in one fewer innings.Jayawardene said the progress of Mathews and Perera had been particularly encouraging, given their performances over the last 18 months. “[Perera] has worked on his bowling and he has seen the results of that in the last year, where he picked up a lot of wickets for us, and there’s a lot to like about how he goes about his game. We’ve all seen what [Mathews] can do as well. He played an amazing knock in the SLPL final, and he’s been playing those back-against-the-wall kinds of innings for Sri Lanka in the past, so those two look very promising for us. “Jayawardene said that despite several players being called upon to contribute in both disciplines, they are each aware of not neglecting their primary skill. “I don’t think there will be a problem with that, because everyone knows what they have to do and what their focus is,” he said. “We have a unit that has been together for a while, and everyone knows their role in the team.”Sri Lanka made the final in three of the last four limited-overs World Cups, but Jayawardene said his side’s inability to convert those chances into titles was not the result of a lack of mental fortitude. “Getting ourselves into the semi-finals and final means that we are doing most of the things right, but perhaps we need to push a little bit more in a big game, like a final, to win it,” he said. “I’ve always said that playing in big tournaments and playing well is a big plus. Yes, we’ve stumbled in a few finals in the last five years, but I look at it in a positive way and say, ‘We’re getting there and doing the right thing’.”Sri Lanka have picked 18-year-old spin bowler Akila Dananjaya in their World Twenty20 squad, despite him having played only six professional games in his career, all during the SLPL in August. Jayawardene said the team management was mindful about exposing Dananjaya to international cricket too early, but will not hesitate to play him, should he respond well to being in the international side. “We have to see how he reacts and handles himself around the squad. From what I’ve seen in the provincial tournament, he doesn’t look scared at all. We’ve got two senior spinners [Rangana Herath and Ajantha Mendis] in the squad who can do the job, but if Akila is up to the task, we will use him.”

Round-up of the Faysal Bank T-20 Cup matches on December 5, 2012

ESPNcricinfo staff05-Dec-2012
ScorecardAn attacking knock of 48 off 28 deliveries from captain Younis Khan took Abbottabad Falcons to a last-ball five-wicket win against Karachi Zebras at the Lahore City Cricket Association Ground. Chasing 136, they had lost four wickets for 71 runs in the 13th over, needing 68 off 43 balls, before Younis dominated his stands with Baber Khan, and later Khalid Usman, and kept them in the hunt. Karachi seamer Tabish Khan bowled economically, giving away 18 runs in his four overs.After being put in to bat, Karachi kept losing wickets regularly. By the seventh over, four of their top-order batsmen had been dismissed. However, a fighting 73-run stand in quick time between Daniyal Ahsan and Sheharyar Ghani helped them build a solid platform for acceleration towards the end. But that didn’t happen, as they lost their last six wickets for 19 runs, due to wickets by Amjad Waqas, Junaid Khan and spinner Khalid Usman, who took three wickets in the innings, and two run outs.Abbottabad were in control of the chase at 67 for 2, with opener Hammad Ali having scored 35. Two quick wickets and slow scoring pegged them back, before Younis played his match-winning hand.
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsA solid combined batting effort and a four-wicket haul by left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar ensured Multan Tigers’ convincing 42-run victory against Sialkot Stallions. Sialkot’s chances of chasing down 156 were blown away early when Zulfiqar, and seamers Mohammad Irfan and Kashif Naved left them struggling at 29 for 5 in the eighth over. Although captain Shoaib Malik and No. 7 Nayyar Abbas stuck together till the 12th over to repair the damage, and Nayyar tried to steer the innings towards some respectability in the company of the lower-order batsmen, the target proved too far off.Multan’s innings revolved around two productive partnerships, and three knocks worth over 30 runs each by opener Sohaib Maqsood, wicketkeeper Gulraiz Sadaf and Naved Yasin, who remained unbeaten. They also suffered a setback early in their innings, when opener Zain Abbas was dismissed for four in the third over. But a 44-run stand between Maqsood and Sadaf, and a 54-run stand in 5.1 overs between Yasin and Kashif Naved took them to 155 for 7 after 20 overs.
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsAfter a slow start, captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Imran Khalid helped Faisalabad Wolves chase 136 in 18.2 overs and defeat Peshawar Panthers by seven wickets at the Gaddafi Stadium. The duo, having been together at the crease since the 11th over, did not hit a single boundary till the 13th over, when the required run rate had gone beyond eight per over. An expensive 14th over, in which four boundaries were hit, and the 16th over, of which 11 runs were taken, made the chase easier. Needing 18 runs off 18 deliveries, two fours, a six, and five singles took them home with ten balls to spare.Peshawar, it seemed, paid the price for the want of better acceleration in their innings. Their innings run rate could have been higher than the eventual 6.75 per over, as they had lost only four wickets after 20 overs. Opener Israrullah scored a half-century, Shoaib Khan snr scored an unbeaten 24 off 30 deliveries. At 107 for 4 at the end of the 18th over, middle-order batsman Zohaib Khan smashed three sixes and eight fours to take his team to 135 for 4.
ScorecardImranullah Aslam was the star of the chase as Bahawalpur Eagles overhauled Lahore Eagles’ total with eight wickets in hand and continued their unbeaten run in the tournament. Imranullah shared a quick half-century stand for the first wicket with Hamid Ali and then added 38 runs for the second wicket with Kashif Siddiq. By the time he was out, for 60 off 46 balls, the Stags needed 33 off 43 balls. Kashif ensured that there was no further damage as the chase was completed with 17 balls to spare.Eagles, after choosing to bat, were in early trouble as they lost three wickets with 30 runs on the board in the sixth over. But skipper Taufeeq Umar scored a half-century and shared a 74-run stand with Raza Ali Dar to revive the innings. The lower order, however, crumbled again and Eagles were limited to 136.
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsA collective bowling performance by Lahore Lions helped them defeat Quetta Bears by 44 runs. Although Quetta’s left-arm spinners Jalat Khan and Mohibullah took three wickets each to restrict Lahore to 130 for 9, their batsmen let them down.Lahore’s innings was built on productive knocks by the top five batsmen, all scoring between 19 and 26 runs, which helped them to 109 for 4. But they too collapsed, as the last five batsmen scored 16 run between them. Opener Nasir Jamshed was the highest scorer in the match with 26.Quetta went about their chase slowly, but two quick wickets in the 10th and 11th overs pegged them back. Three more batsmen were dismissed quickly, but after having lost seven wickets for 69 in the 15th over, they scored a further 17 runs off the remaining deliveries. Their run rate at the end of the game was 4.30 runs per over.
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsAn unbeaten half-century by Shoaib Ahmed was the highlight of Rawalpindi Rams 19-run win against Hyderabad Hawks at the Gaddafi Stadium. Shoaib shared a 75-run stand with captain Sohail Tanvir that lifted the team from a tricky 63 for 4. After Tanvir’s dismissal, Shoaib carried on the acceleration as 61 came off the last five overs.In their chase, Aqeel Anjum and Rizwan Ahmed put up 56 runs for the third wicket, but the lack of boundaries in the partnership pushed the required scoring rate up. Once Rizwan fell, the incoming batsmen were not able to keep up with the rate and lost their wickets. Aqeel, who scored an unbeaten 75 off 48 balls, remained unbeaten as the team fell short by 19 runs.

Phillip Hughes and David Warner, then Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey steered the Australians through the day safely to reach stumps at 4 for 299

The Report by Brydon Coverdale13-Dec-2012
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Phillip Hughes enjoyed his return to Test cricket•AFPAustralian spectators have been spoiled over the past few weeks. In Adelaide, Australia piled on 482 runs on the first day against South Africa, and at the WACA the following week 12 wickets fell on the opening day. But the start of the series against Sri Lanka took a much more meandering course, as first Phillip Hughes and David Warner, then Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey, steered the Australians through the day safely to reach stumps at 4 for 299. It was a good day for the Australians, but by the standards set in the South African series, a somewhat muted one.Apart from the occasional arresting moment – Mahela Jayawardene’s leaping catch to dismiss Shane Watson, for example – nearly everything about the day was subdued. The pitch didn’t offer the bowlers a lot of assistance, although the Sri Lankans didn’t have the pace and bounce to make best use of what was there; the batsmen accumulated rather than obliterated; and even the crowd of 6221 was lacklustre, given that there was a special lunchtime farewell for Tasmania’s finest, Ricky Ponting.But that’s Test cricket. Nearly 300 in a day was a fine outcome for Australia, and Sri Lanka need to find some sort of spark to ensure they are not gradually chiselled out of the match. Quick wickets on the second day would do it, but by the end of the first, Clarke and Hussey were rarely looking troubled. At stumps, Clarke was on 70, continuing his outstanding summer, and Hussey was on 37, and the only hint of discomfort was Clarke’s hobbling after being struck a painful blow on the thigh by a delivery from Shaminda Eranga.Smart stats

Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey have been involved in the most century-stands in 2012 (4). In 13 innings, they have added 1187 runs at an average of 107.90.

Hussey and Clarke have added 3254 runs in 62 innings at an average of 55.15 with nine century-stands. Only seven other Australian pairs have a higher partnership aggregate.

Clarke, the highest run-getter in 2012, is 72 runs away from becoming the second Australian player after Ricky Ponting to aggregate 1500 runs in a calendar year.

Phillip Hughes’ 86 is his seventh fifty-plus score in 18 Tests. He has scored 1158 runs at an average of 36.18 with three centuries.

Hussey took his tally against Sri Lanka to 799 runs in six matches. In nine innings, Hussey has scored four centuries and two fifties at an average of 114.14.

The Clarke-Hussey partnership reached triple-figures in the final over of the day and as they have so often, the two men were constructing a middle-order fortress. At least this time, they had a solid base to work from, having come together at 4 for 198. Their partnership began when Hughes missed the chance to mark his return to Test cricket with a century. On 86, he was bowled when Chanaka Welegedara rolled the fingers on an offcutter and tickled the ball off the inside edge of the bat and on to the stumps.It was an opportunity missed for Hughes, but his comeback was still very encouraging, and not since Shaun Marsh scored a hundred on debut had an Australian No.3 made as many in an innings. Hughes had been powerful through the off side, with his trademark cuts and also some crisp cover-drives, but he was also able to pick up singles through the leg side using his off-stump stance.He cleared the boundary once, when he came down the pitch to Rangana Herath and smashed him over long-on, and his half-century came up from his 121st delivery with a square drive for three. He was lucky to survive on 77 when he slashed at Welegedara, the only bowler to take a wicket on the first day, and was caught behind off a no-ball. The reprieve wasn’t too costly for the Sri Lankans, but it typified a disappointing day for them.Hughes and David Warner had both played well in the first session until a mix-up in the last over before lunch ended Warner’s hopes of a second Hobart hundred after his innings against New Zealand last year. Warner pushed Tillakaratne Dilshan to short cover and took off before stopping, only to see Hughes run through and complete the run while Angelo Mathews threw to the bowler’s end.It ended Warner’s innings for 57 from 89 deliveries. He had struck eight boundaries and was especially strong through the off side, driving through cover when the seamers overpitched. Warner and Hughes had come together after Ed Cowan, on 4, skied a catch to mid-on when he tried to pull Welegedara. That left Australia at 1 for 18, hardly the start Clarke hoped for when he chose to bat on a pitch with some green patches.The Sri Lankan seamers found the occasional edge, including one in the first over when Cowan was nearly taken low to the ground at slip off Nuwan Kulasekara, and a couple of others that whizzed past the stumps. But it wasn’t until later in the day when Shane Watson, in his first innings at No.4, drove at Welegedara that an edge produced a result for Sri Lanka.Watson was done by the angle across him and his thick edge flew to the vacant third slip region, but from second slip Jayawardene hurled himself to his right and plucked a one-handed take that must have been close to the finest of his 190 Test catches. It was the kind of spark that Sri Lanka required. They finished the day needing something special to lift them again.

It shows how low expectations have sunk when taking a Test into a fourth day classes as something of a success

The Report by Andrew McGlashan13-Jan-2013
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsRobin Peterson claimed two wickets in New Zealand’s second innings•Associated PressIt shows how low expectations have sunk when taking a Test into a fourth day classes as a success. New Zealand showed more fight after inevitably being asked to follow-on in Port Elizabeth, but still closed 247 adrift on 157 for 4. South Africa could not quite conjure the quick finish, instead it was left to the supporting cast of Robin Peterson and Rory Kleinveldt to make the inroads.During the morning it had been Dale Steyn’s show as he finished with 5 for 17, his 19th five-wicket haul, but he could not quite repeat his venom second time around. New Zealand managed their first opening stand of any value, albeit still only worth 40, and having weathered the early challenge from the quicks it will have been galling to lose two to Peterson before tea. Kleinveldt’s two-in-two balls then set the platform for a three-day finish, but BJ Watling, following a first-innings 63, and Dean Brownlie added an unbroken 73 for the fifth wicket.Kleinveldt’s first success was Martin Guptill, who had been given out in the first over of the innings, as the openers faced four overs before lunch, but was easily saved by the DRS which showed Steyn’s bouncer only took arm and helmet, with no glove, to the keeper. Guptill, who has been a walking wicket in whites since the tour of Sri Lanka, did not suggest permanency early in his innings but steadily grew in confidence as he survived the initial spells of Steyn and Morne Morkel.He was given the occasional leg-side delivery to relieve the pressure and his straight-driving, often on show in limited-overs cricket, made a pleasing appearance. Graeme Smith reviewed an lbw appeal by Kleinveldt which was shown to have jagged back too much and was only clipping, then Guptill responded by crashing the next ball through the off side.However, when Kleinveldt returned for his second spell he won the battle. His third ball caught Guptill on the back foot and took the top of off stump. The batsman suggested the delivery had kept low, but he was let down by his footwork. The same can be said of Daniel Flynn who played a flat-footed drive to complete a desperate pair. He will be very lucky to retain his place, despite New Zealand’s slim resources.Smart stats

New Zealand’s 121 is their fifth-lowest total against South Africa in Tests since South Africa’s readmission. All five scores have come in Tests played in South Africa.

The lead of 404 is the largest ever for South Africa against New Zealand surpassing the 352 in Wellington in 1953. Click here for matches when New Zealand have batted first and here for matches when they have batted second.

BJ Watling scored 52.06% of the team runs in the first innings. John Reid holds the New Zealand record for the highest percentage of team runs in a completed innings (62.89%).

Dale Steyn’s 5 for 17 is his 19th five-wicket haul in Tests. It is also his second-best bowling performance against New Zealand after the 6 for 49 in Centurion in 2007. Only Allan Donald (20 five-fors) is ahead of Steyn on the list of South African bowlers with the most five-wicket hauls.

Among bowlers who have picked up 50-plus wickets against New Zealand, Steyn has the second-best average (17.85) after Wasim Akram (17.01).

For the eighth time overall (against South Africa) and the fourth time since South Africa’s readmission, nine or more New Zealand batsmen were dismissed for sub-20 scores.

Guptill had been the main run-scorer early on because Brendon McCullum played another innings contrary to his natural instincts, this time so much so that he dug himself into a hole. Clearly the captain feels under pressure not to gift his wicket, and that is understandable, but he has yet to define what sort of batsman he will be while also leading the side.His 11 off 57 balls was his slowest Test innings over 10 (nudging ahead of his first-innings effort here) and was ended when he missed a straight delivery from Peterson which struck the back leg. Peterson settled into a probing, economical spell which allowed Smith to rotate his fast bowlers in short bursts. In the penultimate over of the session a ball skidded low and took the under-edge of Kane Williamson’s cut shot into the stumps.While New Zealand’s top four have, on the whole, struggled painfully over these two Tests, Brownlie and Watling will emerge with their reputations enhanced. Brownlie showed the same counter-punching style he displayed at Newlands and Watling was quick to pick off anything loose, although also escaped with two edges off Kleinveldt – one went through the slips, the other off the inside edge past the keeper. Their resistance led to Smith bringing himself and Alviro Petersen on for rare overs as the day finished amid loud renditions of the national anthem but a slightly more sedate feel on the pitch.During the morning New Zealand appeared to be hurtling towards another double-figure embarrassment as Steyn ripped through the lower order. However, Watling and Trent Boult added 59 for the last wicket, just three less than the other nine wickets beforehand.Resuming on 47 for 6, which soon became 62 for 9, Steyn helped himself to a cheap haul. Doug Bracewell and Neil Wagner received testing, swinging, deliveries but Jeetan Patel again showed no stomach for the battle as he backed away to the leg side. That was too easy for Steyn.Watling stood tall amid the wreckage during a 75-ball half-century and Boult provided unexpected support at No. 11. In the main, Boult at least tried to stay in line and hammered a straight six down the ground which resulted in a smashed window. It is about the only significant damage New Zealand have caused in this series.

Chris Tremlett has said he is getting close to bowling a full tilt again as he continues his rehabilitation from the knee and back injuries

ESPNcricinfo staff07-Feb-2013Chris Tremlett has said he is getting close to bowling at full tilt again as he continues his rehabilitation from the knee and back injuries that limited him to one County Championship appearance for Surrey last year.Over the last month, Tremlett has been increasing his workload in the indoor nets at The Oval and next week will travel to Potchefstroom in South Africa to training alongside an England development squad.”It’s been going really well. We’ve been in the indoor school for the last month or so, stepping it up each week,” he told Surrey TV. “During the last three weeks, I’m not far off from sending it down at near 100 percent.””I’m looking forward to getting out to South Africa now – it’s a great opportunity which the ECB have given me to go over there and join a couple of the Surrey lads and will be a good progression to get outside and up the intensity of my bowling.”Tremlett has his sights set on Surrey’s opening Championship match of the season against Somerset and admitted that when he returned to playing last season he was never completely confident in his body.”I had stages last year where I came back to playing but I never felt that my body was 100 percent fit”, he said. “I can say at the moment that my body feels normal – which is a very nice feeling.”Tremlett played the last of his 11 Tests against Pakistan, in Dubai, last January. He flew home shortly after that outing with a back problem which required surgery. He was a key part of England’s Ashes series victory in Australia during 2010-11, when he claimed 17 wickets in three matches, and overall has taken 49 Test wickets.

Kumar Sangakkara has been named in the squad for the Emerging XI that will play a three-day warm up match in Matara against Bangladesh

Andrew Fidel Fernando28-Feb-2013Kumar Sangakkara has been named in the squad for the Emerging XI that will play a three-day warm up match in Matara against Bangladesh, while offspinner Akila Dananjaya misses out due to injury.”I’ve started batting in the nets this week and have had a good week of practice, so the match against Bangladesh is a good opportunity to get some match practice,” Sangakkara said. “As long as I pull through ok, I will play in the Galle Test.”Sangakkara has not played competitive cricket since fracturing his index finger during the Boxing Day Test. He is the only player above 23 in the side captained by middle-order batsman Angelo Perera.Offspinner Dananjaya had been named in the preliminary squad for the match, but has been left out after straining his finger while taking a return catch in the latest round of first-class cricket. He will be rested for one to two weeks, but is likely to be available for the limited-overs leg of the Bangladesh tour. Allrounder Ramith Rambukwella takes his place in the Emerging XI squad.Batsmen Ashen Silva and Kithuruwan Vithanage, who are also in the Test squad, have also been included for the fixture, but 19-year-old offspinner Tharindu Kaushal misses out, and may instead be given a Test debut in the two-Test series. Kaushal is the leading wicket-taker in the ongoing first-class tournament, having bagged 31 wickets at 13.22, with four five-wicket hauls in four matches. He had also been named in the Test squad for the home series against New Zealand in November, before he’d played any first-class or List A cricket, but didn’t get a match in the series.The Emerging XI is coached by former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Romesh Kaluwitharana.16-man squad: Angelo Perera (capt), Kithuruwan Vithanage (vice capt), Kumar Sangakkara, Ashen Silva, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Udara Jayasundera, Shehan Jayasuriya, Ashan Priyanjana, Ishan Jayaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Madushanka, Chaturanga de Silva, Dulanjana Mendis, Ramith Rambukwella, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Gamage,

A round-up of matches played in the President’s One-Day Cup tournament 2012-13

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Apr-2013Group A
An unbeaten hundred from Misbah-ul-Haq led Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited to a four-wicket win over Khan Research Laboratories. Chasing a target of 279, SNGPL were shaky at 88 for 3 before a 116-run stand between Misbah and Azhar Ali consolidated the innings. Misbah shook off the loss of two quick wickets to take his side home with seven balls to spare. His 11th List A hundred came off 82 balls and included 13 fours and four sixes.Earlier, KRL posted a total of 279 for 8. The top order led the way and built a base for a big score. Openers Mohammad Yasin and Tayyab Riaz shared a 106-run stand and Shoaib Ahmed and Saeed Anwar jr also struck fifties. However, four quick wickets by fast bowler Asad Ali ensured that Khan Research were kept in check.National Bank of Pakistan sealed a six-wicket win over Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited. NBP scored the required 284 runs in with more than 14 balls to spare. Their chase was guided by a half-century from opener Sami Aslam and unbeaten fifties from Umar Waheed and Hammad Azam. Azam scored a pacy 74 off 62 balls, which included six fours and five sixes. Waheed’s run-a-ball fifty had five fours.Earlier, openers Sharjeel Khan and Hussain Talat gave ZTBL a strong start, sharing a 153-run partnership at the top of the order. After the openers were dismissed in quick succession, Shahid Yousuf guided the innings, scoring an unbeaten 52 off 45 balls. The 68-run partnership between Yousuf and Shakeel Ansar took Zarai to a score of 283 for 4 in their 50 overs.Group B
Water and Power Development Authority beat Pakistan International Airlines by eight wickets at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad. PIA batted first and made 256 for 8, with half-centuries from Faisal Iqbal (73) and Sheharyar Ghani (51*). They were reduced to 169 for 6 at one stage but Ghani put together useful partnerships with the lower order t prop up his team. However, WAPDA chased down the target comfortably. Opener Rafatullah Mohmand made 91 off 87 balls and missed out on a century as he retired hurt. Sohaib Maqsood made 74 off 76 balls, hitting four sixes, and was backed by Aamer Sajjad who finished with an unbeaten 57. WAPDA won by eight wickets with 27 balls to spare.State Bank of Pakistan beat United Bank Limited by 31 runs at the National Stadium in Karachi. Half-centuries from Kashif Siddiq, Gulraiz Sadaf and Rameez Raja (SBP’s top three) helped their side reach 298. SBP were sitting pretty at 211 for 2 but lost their last eight wickets for 87 runs. In the chase, there were several UBP batsmen who got starts but only one, Khaqan Arsal, managed to convert them into a half-century. Hasan Mahmood was the star for SBP with his left-arm spin, taking 6 for 45. UBL were bowled out for 267 in 44.3 overs.

Graeme Swann has been given a three-point penalty by the ECB for showing serious dissent after he was given out on the final day against Durham

ESPNcricinfo staff03-May-2013Graeme Swann has been given a three-point penalty by the ECB for showing serious dissent after he was given out on the final day of the County Championship match against Durham at Trent Bridge.Swann, who was making his return from injury following elbow surgery, was adjudged lbw to Scott Borthwick for 57, ending a final-wicket stand of 75 with Ajmal Shahzad which had taken Nottinghamshire to the brink of safety. His dismissal left Durham needing to chase 183 in 23 overs which they knocked off with ease although Swann took 4 for 56.Swann was reported by umpires Steve Garratt and Peter Willey for a level two breach of the ECB code – showing serious dissent at an umpire’s decision by word or action – and was called to see them after the match finished.The penalty will remain on Swann’s record for two years and the accumulation of nine or more penalty points in any two year period will result in an automatic suspension.He was named in England’s Champions Trophy squad on Friday and is expected to be part of the Test series against New Zealand which begins later this month.