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A round-up of IPL related news on April 25, 2015

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Apr-2015Ben Hilfenhaus, the Australia fast bowler, and Colin Munro, the New Zealand batsman, have been signed up by Mumbai Indians as replacements for Aaron Finch and Josh Hazlewood.Finch had been ruled out after suffering a hamstring injury during Mumbai Indians’ match against Rajasthan Royals on April 14, while Hazlewood had opted out of the tournament keeping in mind Australia’s tight international schedule.While Munro is yet to play in the IPL, Hilfenhaus figured in 17 games for Chennai Super Kings, in 2012 and 2014, and took 22 wickets at an economy-rate of 7.72.Fleming wants improvement from Ashwin, Jadeja
Stephen Fleming, the Chennai Super Kings coach, wants his main spinners R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja to improve their performance so far this season.Super Kings have relied heavily on the duo over the years, but this time, they have managed four wickets between them in five matches. While Ashwin has conceded 8.16 runs an over, Jadeja’s economy-rate is as high as 10.15.”The spinning aspect of our game hasn’t been as effective as it has in the previous years so far and it is one area where in this game we would like to get a bit more penetration,” Fleming told the IPL website ahead of Super Kings’ home game against Kings XI Punjab.”But in saying that, we have won games despite our spinners not clicking. That is a good thing because in the past we have been called a team that relies too much on the spinners. If we can get the spin component going well at home, there will be an improvement.”In our home games Ashwin has been our lead bowler. It is not that he is in bad form. Jadeja is someone we would like more from and we are working hard at it.”Bailey impressed with Sandeep, Anureet
George Bailey, the Kings XI Punjab captain, is impressed with his domestic Indian new-ball pairing of Sandeep Sharma and Anureet Singh.Both seamers have taken eight wickets each so far from five games. While Anureet has also been used at the death and has gone for 8.75 runs an over, Sandeep has struck consistently at the start and conceded just 5.55.”Sandeep is showing great capacity of taking wickets upfront, which is very important,” Bailey said. “A lot of teams look for a bowler who can break up the top order.”Anureet has shown how versatile he is to be able to bowl at any stage of the game. He has taken well to the death-bowling role, which is a very difficult one. Our depth is pretty good. We have Shardul Thakur, who had an outstanding Ranji Trophy. But we haven’t been able to get him in yet.”

Raja Ali, a former Madhya Pradesh and Railways batsman, has died of cardiac arrest. He was 36

Amol Karhadkar22-Oct-2012Double Ranji Trophy champion Raja Ali, a former Madhya Pradesh and Railways batsman, has died of cardiac arrest in Bhopal. He was 36.Ali started his first-class career with Madhya Pradesh in 1996-97, before moving to Railways in 2000-01. He was the third-highest run-getter in the 2001-02 Ranji Trophy-winning Railways squad. He also scored an important half-century in the 2004-05 Ranji final, which Railways won. He played 87 first-class matches, scoring 4337 runs at an average of 38.38 with nine centuries, and 54 List A games for 1312 runs with one century.”He was one of our specialist middle-order batsmen,” Chandrakant Pandit, the former Test wicketkeeper who played for Madhya Pradesh, said. “A very stout and strong-minded player, he had the ability to hit the ball out of the ground at will. As a result, he was the go-to man for Madhya Pradesh when it came to one-dayers. Later on, he had to move to Railways but he remained a very useful cricketer all along. It’s very sad that he is no longer with us. May his soul rest in peace.”Sanjay Bangar, the Railways allrounder, remembered Ali as a person with a big heart who was a key member of the Railways squad. He said the news of Ali’s death has come as a big shock. “Even though he announced his retirement recently, we were constantly in touch over the phone,” Bangar said. “In fact, I had visited the coaching academy that he had started in Bhopal not very long ago. He was seriously trying to get into coaching and had done the NCA’s Level A course as well. It’s a big shock that he is not with us anymore.”Murali Kartik, Ali’s Railways team-mate, said that he had the amazing quality of fighting out a tough situation. “I remember when I joined Railways ahead of the Plate Group semifinal (in 2007-08), the kind of words he spoke to me egged me on,” Kartik said. “When I joined him in the middle, the chips were down and we had to come up with a partnership to be back in the Elite. And we did it in memorable fashion. But to see our partnership end in such a manner – I am 36 just like him – is a big shock for me.”During our decade-long association as team-mates, I hardly saw him wearing a sad look on his face. In fact, his sense of humour was amazing and he had a terrific sense of timing, both on and off the field. Sometimes people used to be scared of him since he had that streak, but everyone has it. As good a person he was, he was equally good a cricketer. For someone to average 40 in both forms of the game speaks for himself.”The Central Zone team wore black armbands to pay their respect to Ali during the ongoing Duleep Trophy final in Chennai.

A round-up from the first round of games in Zimbabwe’s Logan Cup

ESPNcricinfo staff29-Sep-2011Matabeleland Tuskers laid down an early marker with a 106-run win over Mountaineers at Mutare Sports Club in their first Logan Cup match of the new season. On a pitch that became harder to bat on as the game wore on, Tuskers’ seamers – led by Man of the Match Chris Mpofu – ensured that the hard work of their batsmen in the first innings did not go to waste, bowling Mountaineers out for just 92 on the fourth day.Tuskers captain Gavin Ewing chose to bat on the first morning and after an early wobble against the new ball it was Ewing himself who helped shore up the innings, sharing partnerships of 133 and 60 for the third and fourth wickets with Craig Ervine (59) and Keith Dabengwa (67 not out). Ewing went on to reach a century – the first of the season – while Mountaineers legspinner Natsai Mushangwe picked up five wickets as Tuskers reached 306.Hamilton Masakadza’s 75 and contributions from former Zimbabwe Under-19 players Kevin Kasuza (46) and Benjamin Katsande (45) propped Mountaineers up but Chris Mpofu’s five-for ensured a 12-run lead for Tuskers. The visiting batsmen struggled the second time round and Tuskers were thankful for Keegan Meth’s unbeaten 41, which helped set a target of 199 for Mountaineers. Their chase never got close, however, Mpofu picking up a further four wickets and Meth finishing the remarkable figures of 3 for 19 in 14 overs as Mountaineers were bundled out for 92.At Masvingo, Forster Mutizwa’s unbeaten century carried Mashonaland Eagles to a remarkable three-wicket win over Southern Rocks. Mark Mbofana’s career-best 5 for 41 in Southern Rocks first innings appeared to have gone to waste when Eagles were bowled out for just 147, conceding a lead of 119.That was extended to 338 despite a robust second-innings effort from the Eagles attack, and when they were reduced to 3 for 2 by Tinashe Panyangara in their chase, all seemed lost. Mutizwa then sparked a remarkable turnaround, however, sharing in a partnership of 124 with Elton Chigumbura, who hit a patient 53. An 80-run stand for the fifth wicket with Trevor Garwe tilted the balance, before Nathan Waller’s swashbuckling 53 – from just 34 deliveries – helped seal the match.

The details may be uncertain, but Worcestershire will face a demanding run chase on the final day of the championship season if they are to achieve promotion

George Dobell at New Road15-Sep-2010
ScorecardThe details may be uncertain, but Worcestershire will face a demanding run chase on the final day of the championship season if they are to achieve promotion. A brave first innings declaration underlined Worcestershire’s desire to pursue any fourth-innings target but, after a day in which they dropped three chances and squandered a good platform with the bat, they may reflect that their best chance of success has already gone.Sussex already lead by 138. On a pitch of variable bounce, a target of anything over 250 could prove very challenging.Whatever happens, however, both these sides can look back with satisfaction on their campaigns. Sussex, who were presented with the Division Two trophy and a cheque for £135,000 at the end of play, have looked a class above all season, while Worcestershire have bounced back admirably from a terrible 2009.It’s worth dwelling on how last year ended for Worcestershire. They finished, remember, without a single first-class victory in the season for the first time since 1928 and were then hit by the loss of five senior players (Kabir Ali, Steve Davies, Stephen Moore, Gareth Batty and Simon Jones). Director of cricket, Steve Rhodes, was also obliged to cut his cricket budget by £300,000 as the club struggled to negotiate the recession. Some feared that the wooden spoon loomed this year.Instead, however, the nucleus of a decent team has emerged. In Moeen Ali and Alexei Kervezee, Worcestershire have two of the best young batsmen in the land, while seamer Richard Jones and keeper Ben Cox have shown glimpses of form to suggest they could prosper at this level. In Alan Richardson, Rhodes recruited a hardworking and skillful seamer, while the arrival of allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has significantly strengthened them.Most pleasingly, the second team also contains several players – mostly batsmen – who should go on to enjoy decent careers in the game. Whatever happens on the final day, they can look to the future with optimism.They’ve not made life easy for themselves on the last day, however. By squandering three chances in the field, two of them quite straightforward, they have already allowed Sussex to pull further ahead than might have been the case. An unbroken third-wicket stand of 73 between the impressive Ben Brown, who pulls unusually well, and the typically pugnacious Murray Goodwin may prove to be the killer blow.Crucially, Goodwin has been reprieved twice: first, on 12, when Solanki, at slip, missed one off the deserving Richardson and then again, on 21, when Shakib missed a simple chance, off Moeen, at midwicket. Daryl Mitchell also put down a sharp chance offered by Luke Wells, off Andrew, before Sussex had scored a run.Worcestershire also squandered an opportunity to bat themselves into an impregnable position earlier in the day. At 132 for 2, they retained hopes of gaining an imposing first innings lead. A second-wicket stand of 77 between James Cameron and the elegant Vikram Solanki had earned them a good platform, while Moeen Ali also settled in nicely in a stand of 51 with Solanki.Sadly, from a Worcestershire perspective, they were unable to capitalise. Cameron, in attempting the quick single that would have brought up his well-deserved fifty, was run-out by a direct hit by Wells, before Moeen – not for the first time – left a straight one that hit his off stump. Solanki was hit on the boot by a full toss in Will Beer’s first over.Legspinner Beer, in just his fourth first-class game, claimed career-best figures of 3 for 31. Though he found little turn, he demonstrated admirable control and Luke Wright also bowled pretty well. He exploited Kervezee’s habit of reaching half-forward by claiming an early leg-before verdict, while Andrew was lured into poking at one he could have left outside off stump.Earlier, it took Worcestershire just 14 balls to polish off Sussex’s first innings. Gareth Andrew, bowling with some pace, claimed three wickets in five deliveries to finish with his best haul of the season. Hodd’s innings was ended when he left a straight one, before Lewis Hatchett and Monty Panesar steered to point.Monty didn’t enjoy the best of days. Though he took one wicket, that of Matt Mason with an awful long-hop that the batsmen charitably steered to point, Monty’s bowling was generally negated with ease. Moeen pulled him for one dismissive six, while Cameron skipped down the pitch and thumped two fours and a towering straight six.The nadir came when Monty, fielding at fine leg, scooped the ball up but, instead of throwing it back to the keeper, somehow manged to drop it over the rope. He may have rediscovered something of his magic with the ball, but his fielding remains a work in progress.

Sylhet, meanwhile, successfully chased down 220 against Chattogram despite falling behind in the first innings

Mohammad Isam29-Oct-2024Dhaka Metropolis thumped Rajshahi Division by ten wickets to start the NCL with successive wins. Left-arm spinner Rakibul Hasan took career-best figures of 8 for 56 in the second innings, and combined with young left-arm quick Maruf Mridha, who had bagged 6 for 22 in the first, to sink Rajshahi.Asked to bat first, Rajshahi were bowled out for 77, with No. 10 Mohor Sheikh top-scoring with 19, as Mridha, Abu Haider and Anisul Islam Emon shared the ten wickets.Dhaka Metropolis replied with 233, as Shamsur Rahman, playing his 150th first-class match, top-scored with 64. Rajshahi were then shot out for 166, as Rakibul ran through their line-up. Dhaka Metropolis then got the required 14 runs in 2.1 overs.Pinak Ghosh’s unbeaten 62 led Sylhet Division to a six-wicket win against Chattogram Division in a low-scoring game. The left-hander took only 81 balls to get his runs in the 220-run chase, guiding Sylhet to their first win this season. The hosts reached the target in 40.1 overs, with Tawfique Khan also hitting a fifty.Earlier, Sylhet had fallen behind by 46 runs after they were bowled out for 152 in reply to Chattogram’s 198 in the first innings. Yasir Ali contributed the most runs for Chattogram as he scored 73, and that was followed by Ifran Hossain’s five-wicket haul. which kept Sylhet under pressure. Chattogram, however, couldn’t build on the first-innings lead, as they were bowled out for 173 in their second dig. Nayeem Ahmed and Rejaur Rahman took three wickets each for Sylhet.File photo: Ashiqur Rahman got his maiden first-class century•ICC/Getty Images

Ashiqur Rahman’s maiden first-class century helped Dhaka Division play out a draw against Rangpur Division at the BKSP ground. After rain wiped out the first day’s play, Rangpur were bowled out for 253 in the first innings. Left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam took four wickets for Dhaka Division.Ashiqur then struck ten fours and five sixes in his score of 129 off 186 balls. He added 204 for the second wicket with Joyraz Sheik, who made 87. Dhaka Division, however, slipped from 303 for 3 at one stage to be eventually bowled out for 327. Rangpur batted out the remaining 101 overs of the game, reaching 165 for 7 before it was called a draw. The veteran Naeem Islam stuck around for nearly five hours for his 75.Rain forced a draw between Khulna Division and Barishal Division in Khulna. Batting first, Khulna saw Anamul Haque, Soumya Sarkar, Amit Majumder and Mahedi Hasan score fifties, as they declared at 408 for 9. Soumya’s rough reaction after being run-out due to a mix-up with Anamul became a talking point during the game. He threw the bat as he shouted at Anamul for the calling.In reply, Abdul Mazid struck his 13th first-class century as Barishal finished on 287 for 3. Mazid struck 15 boundaries in his nearly six-hour stay at the wicket.

She will be the third Indian in the Hundred, joining Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Jul-2023Richa Ghosh, the 19-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, has become the third Indian player to sign a contract in the Hundred for 2023, replacing the injured Georgia Redmayne at London Spirit.Ghosh will join Smriti Mandhana (Southern Brave) and Harmanpreet Kaur (Trent Rockets) in the competition next month, who were retained from last year’s squad and signed in March’s draft, respectively.Active male Indian players are not permitted to play in overseas short-form leagues by the BCCI but female players have regularly appeared in the Hundred and the Women’s Big Bash League, among others.Ghosh’s salary in the Hundred is understood to be £12,500 (INR 13 lakh approx.), which pales in comparison to the INR 1.9 crore (£180,000 approx.) that she was paid by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the inaugural Women’s Premier League earlier this year.But the tournament will provide her with an opportunity to further her development as a player, having recently missed out on selection for India’s tour to Bangladesh. Her captain at Spirit will be Heather Knight, while other team-mates will include Grace Harris, Amelia Kerr and Sarah Glenn.Ghosh’s replacement deal was announced by the ECB on Thursday morning along with a number of other signings in the women’s competition, with Spirit also signing the recent England Test debutant Lauren Filer in the open-market process that followed March’s draft.Emily Windsor, who hit the winning runs in the 2022 final for Oval Invincibles, has moved to Welsh Fire for this summer while Trent Rockets have signed the former England middle-order batter Fran Wilson.ESPNcricinfo revealed last week the results of the domestic wildcard draft, which have now been confirmed by the ECB, along with replacement contracts for Matthew Short (replacing Michael Bracewell at Northern Superchargers) and Usama Mir (replacing Wanindu Hasaranga at Manchester Originals).Spirit have also found short-notice replacements for Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh, after they were pulled out of the tournament by Cricket Australia. Matthew Wade, the Australian wicketkeeper-batter, and New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell will come in instead.Adam Zampa will also return to the Hundred in the second half of the season, replacing Sunil Narine at Oval Invincibles when Narine leaves for the Caribbean Premier League after August 13.

Women’s Hundred signings:

Birmingham Phoenix: Davina Perrin, Abbey Freeborn, Charis Pavely
London Spirit: Richa Ghosh (replacing Georgia Redmayne), Lauren Filer, Chloe Hill, Alice Monaghan
Manchester Originals: Ami Campbell, Amara Carr, Mahika Gaur, Laura Jackson
Northern Superchargers: Georgie Boyce, Lucy Higham, Grace Ballinger, Grace Hall, Leah Dobson (replacing Phoebe Franklin)
Oval Invincibles: Sophia Smale, Beth Langston, Cordelia Griffith, Claudie Cooper, Lizzie Scott (replacing Tash Farrant)
Southern Brave: Kalea Moore, Seren Smale, Ellie Anderson, Mary Taylor
Trent Rockets: Jo Gardner, Fran Wilson, Nat Wraith, Cassidy McCarthy (replacing Emma Jones)
Welsh Fire: Emily Windsor, Ella McCaughan, Georgia Davis, Kate Coppack

Men’s Hundred replacements:

London Spirit: Matthew Wade (replacing Glenn Maxwell), Daryl Mitchell (replacing Mitchell Marsh)
Manchester Originals: Usama Mir (replacing Wanindu Hasaranga)
Northern Superchargers: Matthew Short (replacing Michael Bracewell)
Oval Invincibles: Tom Lawes (replacing Saqib Mahmood), Adam Zampa (partially replacing Sunil Narine)

After the fallout from the new contract list the focus now shifts to preparing for the Commonwealth Games

ESPNcricinfo staff05-Jun-2022Ben Sawyer has been confirmed as head coach of the New Zealand women’s team.Sawyer, most recently an assistant coach with the Australia women’s side, begins his job immediately having signed a two-year contract. The first assignment will be the Commonwealth Games at the end of July followed by a tour of West Indies.”I can’t wait to get stuck in,” Sawyer said. “I see a lot of potential in this White Ferns group and I feel really optimistic about helping to untap that potential, so they can take their cricket to the next level.””It’s certainly going to be a learning process as I get to know the players and they get to know me, and my cricket philosophies and coaching style.”Sawyer joins New Zealand after what has been a controversial couple of weeks following the announcement of the new central contracts – of which he was not part of the process – that saw leading batter Amy Satterthwaite retire from international cricket when she was told she would not get a new deal.Fast bowler Lea Tahuhu was another notable omission as NZC said they were putting a focus on youth and T20 with an eye on next year’s World Cup following a disappointing home ODI World Cup where they failed to make the semi-finals.Captain Sophie Devine hoped that Sawyer would be able to impart his knowledge of the hugely successful Australian set-up.”We’re really looking forward to working with Ben and receiving the benefit of his experience,” she said. “He’s been a key figure in the ongoing success of the Australian women’s team and we hope we can tap into that bank of experience and grow together as a team.”The upcoming Commonwealth Games campaign in Birmingham and the tour to West Indies will be really helpful in that regard – there’s nothing like away tours for bringing a group together and sharing a common purpose.”Sawyer is also coach of Birmingham Phoenix in the Hundred and was previously head coach of Sydney Sixers in the WBBL. He had been due to be part of the Australia A men’s tour of Sri Lanka this month before the New Zealand job emerged.His move continues the significant changes to the Australia coaching set-up after Matthew Mott departed to be head coach of the England men’s white-ball team.

Menon solitary Elite umpire, while pair of Chaudhary and Sharma to make Test debut

Nagraj Gollapudi28-Jan-2021The trend of home umpires officiating in Tests during the pandemic will continue in the upcoming India-England series, with the ICC appointing the pair of Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma to stand alongside Nitin Menon in the first two Tests. Both matches will be played in Chennai, with the first Test starting on February 5 and the second from February 13.While Menon, the only Indian official on the ICC’s Elite Panel, will be standing in his fourth Test, it will be the maiden Test appearance for both Chaudhary and Sharma, both of whom are part of ICC’s International Panel of umpires. While Chaudhary has an experience of officiating in 20 ODIs and 28 T20Is, Sharma has stood in just two ODIs and a solitary T20I.Chaudhary will be the on-field umpire for the first Test, with Sharma replacing him in the second. C Shamshuddin, also part of the International Panel, will be the third umpire for the first Test, and will be replaced by Chaudhary for the following match. Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath will be the match referee for England’s entire tour, which also comprises five T20Is and three ODIs.Related

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The ICC has not yet announced the roster for the final two Tests, which are to be played in Ahmedabad, including a day-night Test starting February 24 followed by the fourth and final Test from March 4. It remains to be seen whether the ICC will get a neutral umpire for the second leg of the Test series.Although the pandemic has allowed the ICC and cricket boards to gauge the performance of several match officials on the International Panel, the debate on whether the best umpires should stand in a Test series has remained a key talking point during this period. Last December, West Indies Test captain Jason Holder had questioned why ICC was not making Elite umpires travel for bilateral series when players were being asked to adhere to bio-secure environment norms.However, England’s Richard Illingworth was recently announced as a neutral on-field umpire for the two-match Test series between Bangladesh and West Indies. But that was facilitated by the ICC only because hosts Bangladesh do not have an umpire in the ICC’S Elite Panel.Menon, who became the 62nd Indian umpire to stand in Tests in 2019, has never stood in a pink-ball Test. However, he has the experience of standing in first-class matches under lights, including the Duleep Trophy and a Sheffield Shield game. Shamshuddin and Chaudhary are the next two senior-most umpires followed by Sharma and K Ananthapadmanabhan, both of whom were added to the International Panel recently.

The quick suffered a fractured thumb at the start of the tour of Sri Lanka in August

ESPNcricinfo staff22-Oct-2019Lockie Ferguson will make his return from injury for the New Zealand XI in England’s warm-up matches ahead of their T20I series.Ferguson suffered a fractured thumb at the start of the tour of Sri Lanka in August and the two practice matches at Lincoln on October 27 and 29 will give him a chance to get up to speed ahead of the T20Is.He was one of the stars of the World Cup, finishing as New Zealand’s leading wicket-taker with 21 at 19.47.”The thumb has healed well and I’m looking forward to having a hit-out at Lincoln,” he said. “While it’s obviously frustrating to be side-lined, it’s actually been good to take some time to freshen up and be able to return with plenty of motivation and energy. It’s the beginning of a really big summer of cricket and it’s exciting to be starting it against a quality England side.”Lockie Ferguson at his point of release•NurPhoto/Getty Images

He will be joined in the New Zealand XI by current internationals Colin Munro, who will captain the team, and Tim Seifert.Squad Colin Munro (capt), Katene Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Blake Coburn, Anton Devcich, Lockie Ferguson, Jake Gibson, Brett Hampton, Anaru Kitchen, Christian Leopard, Tim Seifert (wk), Anurag Verma

The 25-year old fast bowler had been reported for a suspect action in December 2017

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Aug-2018West Indies fast bowler Ronsford Beaton can resume bowling in international cricket after the ICC approved his remodelled action.Beaton was suspended from bowling earlier this year after he failed an independent assessment of his bowling action, which had been reported as suspect during an ODI against New Zealand in December 2017.On August 13, his remodelled action was re-assessed at Loughborough University in England, where the amount of elbow extension for all his deliveries was within the 15-degree limit allowed by the ICC. Beaton missed playing the CPL this year to work on his action and was replaced by Ali Khan at Trinbago Knight Riders.Match officials are still at liberty to report Beaton if they find he is not using his legal action, footage of which will be handed to them in due course.