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Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon systematically dismantled South Africa’s batting order on the second day in Durban to give Australia a 189-run lead

The Report by Brydon Coverdale02-Mar-2018
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsThis was the reason South Africa picked an extra batsman. Australia’s attack, led by Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon, systematically dismantled South Africa’s batting order on the second day in Durban; such was Australia’s complete dominance that it seemed an achievement for South Africa even to avoid the follow-on. Starc wrapped up the day neatly with a five-wicket haul to dismiss South Africa for 162 in reply to Australia’s 351.If the first four sessions of the Test seemed rather low-key, the octane level rose considerably after lunch on day two. Last time the teams met in Durban, in 2009, Australia did not even pick a specialist spinner, but here Lyon struck twice in his first over of the Test, removing Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla to open up South Africa’s order for the fast men. Pat Cummins then broke through with a fierce bumper, before Starc began his procession through the middle and lower order.Only AB de Villiers looked like pushing South Africa to a competitive total, but almost inevitably he ran out of partners, left unbeaten on 71 when the final wicket fell to finish the day’s play. Fittingly, it was Starc who put the icing on the cake, or to coin a more appropriate Australianism, the coconut on the lamington, by trapping Kagiso Rabada lbw and smashing the stumps of Morne Morkel. Starc finished with 5 for 34, his best work having been done against the right-handers earlier.Mitchell Starc removed Faf du Plessis•Getty Images

Like a hustler of the highest order, Starc played the angles to perfection and conned mark after mark into nibbling outside off stump. Coming around the wicket, he found the perfect line and often enough moved the ball away, beating edges not left, right and centre, but left, left and left. This method first accounted for Faf du Plessis for 15, then Theunis de Bruyn – the extra batsman not helping South Africa – for 6, and finally Vernon Philander for 8.It was an exquisite display of left-arm pace bowling, though Starc had support from all other members of Australia’s attack. Lyon was the man who sowed the first seeds of doubt in South Africa’s minds. His second ball of the Test caught Elgar’s leading edge and was brilliantly taken by the bowler leaping to his right, and three balls later Hashim Amla’s inside edge was snapped up at short leg by Cameron Bancroft to give Lyon a double-wicket maiden.He later returned to add a third wicket, Quinton de Kock’s recent batting struggles continuing when he was bowled by Lyon’s quicker delivery for 20. Josh Hazlewood chipped in by rattling the stumps of Keshav Maharaj, which meant all four of Australia’s bowlers were wicket-takers. Cummins had earlier ended an enterprising innings of 32 from Aiden Markram, who could only fend an accurate short ball to Bancroft in close.Markram was the only batsman beside de Villiers who threatened to worry the Australians. But really, de Villiers was in a league of his own. He scored all around the ground and was especially strong through the leg side, striking 11 boundaries on the way to his highest Test score since his recent return to the side. But one man making a half-century was nowhere near enough; South Africa needed a more even list of contributors, as Australia had possessed.The day had started with Australia on 225 for 5 with Mitchell Marsh and Tim Paine at the crease. Paine edged behind off Rabada early, but Marsh compiled useful partnerships with Starc and Lyon to continue frustrating the South Africans.Marsh seemed destined for a century, which would have been his second in consecutive Test innings, when he tried to bring up the milestone with a boundary over mid-on, where the giant Morkel hurled his hands up to clutch the chance. Had Temba Bavuma been fit and fielding there, Marsh might have had his hundred. Instead he fell for 96, but his impressively patient innings was more than enough for Australia to post a competitive total.Starc had provided an entertaining cameo of 35 from 25 deliveries, clubbing two sixes over deep midwicket off Maharaj and striking four fours, including three in one Morkel over, before he was bowled by Maharaj. Cummins had fallen in similar fashion, bowled through the gate by Maharaj, though after an innings very different from that of Starc – Cummins occupied the crease for 38 balls for his 3 runs. His innings was just about the last quiet passage of play for the whole day.

HBL took the last five WAPDA wickets for nine runs before Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman hit hundreds in a double-century stand

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Dec-2016
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsFile photo – Imam-ul-Haq struck 10 fours•Getty Images

Centuries from openers Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman underlined Habib Bank Limited’s dominance over Water and Power Development Authority on day three of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final at the National Stadium in Karachi. HBL, who had conceded a 42-run lead, were 264 without loss at stumps.WAPDA, who resumed on 244 for 5 after a rest day for Rabi-ul-Awal, lost their last five wickets for just nine runs to be bowled out for 278. Abdur Rehman, the left-arm spinner, took three of those to complete a WAPDA batting collapse – they were at 162 for no loss at one stage. Salman Butt’s 125 – his third first-class century of the season – was the top score for WAPDA.They were dealt another blow when Kamran Akmal, their wicketkeeper, didn’t take the field in the second innings because of an injury, and had to be replaced by Zahid Mansoor.Imam, nephew of Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Zaman then powered ahead to record the highest opening stand for HBL when they surpassed a 16-year record of 252, held by Asadullah Butt and Mujahid Jamshed against Sargodha in 1999-2000.Along the way, both batsmen enjoyed slices of luck. Imam was reprieved on 37 when left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar put down a return catch. Zaman was handed a lifeline on 140 when Mansoor, filling in for Kamran Akmal, missed a stumping chance off Babar. Imam hit 10 fours, while Zaman struck 19.Mohammad Asif, who picked up four wickets in the first innings, bowled only seven of the 73 overs on Tuesday, while Mohammad Irfan bowled 10 overs.

Afghanistan completed a stunning comeback win as they overcame a 151-run first-innings deficit to thrash Papua New Guinea by 201 runs in Sharjah

ESPNcricinfo staff24-Nov-2015
ScorecardFile photo – Asghar Stanikzai smashed 13 fours and six sixes in his 127 off 163 balls•ICC/Helge Schutz

Coach Inzaman hails Afg’s come-from-behind win

Afghanistan coach Inzamam-ul-Haq has said the win against PNG was all the more significant given his team had been switching between formats a lot of late.
“The performance was exceptional and outstanding because this was the third different format they were playing inside four weeks,” he said, adding their aggressive approach after a poor start was important. “These are big, powerful and talented lads who play without fear. It requires a lot of guts and courage to hit the number of fours and sixes they hit in the second innings when they had their backs against the wall.
“These are positive signs and we just want to build upon these foundations without burdening them with too much information.”

Afghanistan completed a stunning comeback win as they overcame a 151-run first-innings deficit to thrash Papua New Guinea by 201 runs in Sharjah. Asghar Stanikzai (127), Mohammad Shahzad (116) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (112) all struck centuries as Afghanistan piled on 501 in their second innings – along with handy lower-order fifties from Gulbadin Naib and Mirwais Ashraf – to set PNG a target of 390.PNG were never in the chase at any point as they lost wickets in clumps to succumb for 188. Assad Vala struck his second half-century of the game and offered some resistance with his 81 but it was not close to enough. Zahir Khan and Yamin Ahmadzai both picked up four wickets to break the back of the PNG chase.Earlier, it was PNG that dominated with both bat and ball as they bowled Afghanistan out for 144, with Norman Vanua doing most of the damage with figures of 4 for 36, and then put up a total of 295 through Mahuru Dai’s 129 and Vala’s 62 to earn a lead of 151. Zahir and Ahmadzai were again the pick of the bowlers, taking three wickets apiece.

After sending down more than 25 overs in his first spell of the season, and taking four wickets, James Anderson emerged as nightwatchman for Lancashire

Andrew McGlashan at Old Trafford25-Apr-2013
ScorecardDarren Stevens took the first wicket to fall as Lancashire crawled to 43 from 34 overs•Getty Images

James Anderson has certainly not shirked any responsibility on his return to Lancashire. After sending down more than 25 overs in his first spell of the season he emerged as nightwatchman on a day where a combination of rain and a cautious approach from the home side’s top-order meant the match did not progress very far.In 38.1 overs there were 71 runs and four wickets, with the weather costing the best part of the two sessions. Two of those scalps went to Anderson during the morning session as he wrapped up Kent for what he termed “an under par” 244 before Lancashire set about laying the platform for a substantial reply, however long that takes.He then reprised the job he did for England for a number of years before losing it to Steven Finn in New Zealand. After Finn’s epic rearguard in Dunedin, Anderson will not be getting the nightwatchman position back anytime soon – at least while Finn is in the team – but it appears to be his whenever he makes rare county appearances.”I’m delighted,” he said, with a hint of a smile, about returning to the role. “There was a bit of discussion, but I was out the room for most of it. I don’t mind doing it. It would have been a bit unfair on Simon Kerrigan as he hasn’t done it a lot before whereas I have. I felt it was a nice pitch to bat on at the end, but I’m sure I’ll get a few bouncers, which I’ll look forward to. I’m not saying I’ll blast fifty or a hundred, but I think I can do a job for the team.”In the more important part of his job, Anderson bowled with pace and hostility on a sluggish surface throughout his five spells – the last of which was spread over the first evening and second morning as he claimed all four of his wickets in the space of seven overs with the second new ball. He had bowled well enough to claim top-order scalps, so the late rewards were justified and it was certainly not a case of padding out figures.”It was a useful amount of overs first day back,” he said. “There was a bit in the pitch and all in all I was pleased with the way I bowled. It was frustrating at times, but that’s the way it goes and I knew if I hung in long enough, and with the way I was bowling, I’d get some rewards in the end.”Lancashire built on the bowlers’ work – Anderson singled out Kyle Hogg’s role as well – with a determination to see off the new ball that was very similar to their approach in the opening game of the season against Worcestershire. On that occasion the platform was converted by a 181-run stand in 32 overs between Ashwell Prince and Simon Katich; this game will need either something similar or a clatter of wickets for Kent if it is to spark into life.The way the top-order played – and Kent went about their innings in a very similar manner – was understandable in April conditions, but it will be interesting to see how adaptable players such as Luke Procter, Paul Horton and Karl Brown are as the season develops. Run rates of under two for such a sustained period leave some catching up to be done.”We’ve got some serious players to come,” Anderson said. “It’s dangerous looking too far ahead but, as we saw in the last game against Worcestershire, if you can get through the tough periods the batsmen we have left to come can accelerate the innings, so that will be the plan.”The Kent bowling was accurate and steady but not much above medium pace, although Matt Coles was a touch more lively. The first boundary did not arrive until the 70th delivery when Horton clipped one off his toes in front of square, but just as his and Procter’s diligence appeared to be taking Lancashire to lunch unscathed Procter pushed at one from Darren Stevens and was well caught at second slip.After a long break for rain, 19 overs remained – the type of session where there is not much to gain for the batsmen and Lancashire’s aim was purely survival. Perhaps that mindset played a small part in Horton’s dismissal when he left a ball from Coles that took off stump.April 25, 9pm BST: This story has replaced the earlier match report

Sachin Tendulkar has said that it’s an honour to be nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha

ESPNcricinfo staff01-May-2012Sachin Tendulkar has said that his nomination to the Rajya Sabha, India’s upper house of Parliament, was due to his contribution to sport and no other reason, and affirmed that he would not be trading cricket for politics. His comments, at a function in Pune, came amid a public debate over his nomination.”I have played cricket for 22 and a half years and I understand that I was nominated because of this reason. I am not a politician,” Tendulkar said. “There are many responsibilities on me. I would definitely like to contribute in the field of sports because that is my expertise.”Tendulkar, 39, said he hoped to silence critics who questioned how he could balance his sporting commitments with his duties as an MP. “When you get nominated because of your contribution in your field, it’s an honour. I was excited to be nominated. I am a sportsman and will always remain one,” Tendulkar said.He met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 26 and was offered one of the 12 seats in the nominated category. He accepted the offer of a nomination, which was then formally approved by the Indian President. “I am not going to enter politics giving up cricket, which is my life. I will continue to play cricket,” Tendulkar said.He is the first sportsman to be nominated in this category, which has no election process. (Former Indian hockey captain Dilip Tirkey, who took oath as a Rajya Sabha in April, was elected.) Previous nominated MPs include the musician Ravi Shankar, the singer Lata Mangeshkar and the artist MF Husain.His nomination has been criticised on several grounds, chiefly his relative inexperience in public affairs.

05-May-2011Hampshire 145 for 3 v Sussex 3438
ScorecardYoung opening batsman Liam Dawson continued his fine early-season form in the County Championship with an important half-century for Hampshire against Sussex at the Rose Bowl. Dawson, playing only due to the absence of experienced pair Michael Carberry and Michael Lumb, hit his fifth 50-plus score as his team began the daunting chase of Sussex’s first-innings total of 438.At stumps on day two, 21-year-old Dawson’s 60 had helped the hosts to 145 for 3 to trail Sussex by 293 runs. Sussex resumed this morning at 321 for 3 but managed only 117 more runs for their final seven wickets, three of which fell in the morning session to Hampshire pace bowler David Griffiths.Griffiths removed Ben Brown (23) in his first over and then got rid of danger man Murray Goodwin for 43 three overs later. Griffiths struck again with the score on 342 when Luke Wright (9) edged to the wicketkeeper. Griffiths’ three scalps in five overs was impressive on a wicket that was still playing as well as it had done on the first day.Hampshire were eventually held up when Andy Hodd and Naved Arif added 46 for the seventh wicket. Spinner Danny Briggs broke the stand when he bowled Hodd for 31 and, four runs later, Arif guided Friedel de Wet to Dominic Cork to end his effort on 18.Naved ul-Hasan struck three sixes against Briggs in a breezy 34 before Cork finished off the resistance, getting a leg-before verdict against the Pakistani and then giving Nic Pothas his third catch of the innings behind the stumps when James Anyon (15) touched a rising delivery. Griffiths finished with figures of 3 for 73 while there were two wickets apiece for Cork, Briggs and De Wet.Hampshire made a strong start to their reply with Dawson and Jimmy Adams putting on a 98-run opening partnership before Anyon struck with two quick wickets. Adams was the first to go, caught behind for a watchful 24, but Dawson’s proved to be an important wicket for Sussex.Dawson had been in superb form, striking eight fours in his 83-ball 60 before he went the same way, caught behind, to leave Hampshire on 103 for 2. Monty Panesar plunged Hampshire into further trouble when he trapped Neil McKenzie lbw for six in the 36th over, but Johann Myburgh and James Vince took Hampshire safely through to stumps unbeaten on 18 and 15 respectively.

Essex have become the latest victim of the BCCI’s decision to revoke ‘No Objection Certificates’ for their contracted players to play in the English Twenty20 cup competition with Yusuf Pathan being ruled out

Cricinfo staff01-Apr-2010Essex have become the latest victim of the BCCI’s decision to revoke ‘No Objection Certificates’ for their contracted players to play in the English Twenty20 Cup with Yusuf Pathan being ruled out.Pathan, a destructive batsman and offspin bowler, had been signed by Essex six weeks ago under agreement that he would be available. Yet, days after Northamptonshire announced that Virender Sehwag’s NOC had also been revoked, Essex were told by the BCCI that Pathan would not be made available.David East, the Essex chief executive, was disappointed and puzzled by the decision. “Six weeks ago we completed the signing. We made the decision not to make this public until we had received the NOC from the BCCI. We made a formal request for Yusuf’s release to the BCCI and received verbal confirmation from the player that this would be granted by them,” he said.”On the March 26 we received official confirmation from BCCI that Yusuf could play for us this season, subject to the usual agreement that should he be required for international duty during his time with us then he would be released back to play for India.”Unfortunately the following day (March 27) we received notification that the NOC had been revoked by the BCCI because of a review of the Indian players international workload during the course of the year. Naturally we are very disappointed and puzzled by the timing of their decision.”Pathan is currently playing for the Rajasthan Royals at the IPL and recently scored the fastest ever IPL hundred, off 37 balls against Mumbai Indians. His presence would have been a major boon for cricket fans in England and will be seen in some quarters as an example of the BCCI flexing its muscles at the ECB. No decision has been made over Piyush Chawla, who is due to go to Surrey this season. He is a less high-profile player than Sehwag or Pathan but the precedent set does not bode well for Surrey.

This is the earliest they have ever gone out of the competition, triggered by defeats to USA and India

Danyal Rasool14-Jun-2024Pakistan have been eliminated from the T20 World Cup 2024 after inclement weather in Lauderhill meant points were split between Ireland and USA. USA have qualified for the Super Eight alongside India from Group A, also sealing their berth in the 2026 T20 World Cup.For Pakistan, though, a torrid tournament culminated in a hasty exit under gloomy skies that epitomised the grim nature of their World Cup campaign. They arrived in the USA with no warm-up games scheduled, and most of their practice sessions were cancelled due to rain. Their unfamiliarity was punished by the home team in their opening fixture as USA pipped them in the Super Over, before Pakistan fell apart chasing 120 against India, losing by six runs.Related

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That left them depending on other results, most significantly the outcome of this particular game in Lauderhill between USA and Ireland. An Irish win would have kept Pakistan alive, with any other outcome giving USA an unassailable lead over Pakistan in the points tally.Pakistan’s only win so far has been a seven-wicket triumph over Canada. They still have one game left as they play Ireland – who were also eliminated as a result of this washout – on Sunday.However, this does not mean they will have to play the qualifiers to secure a place at the next T20 World Cup, with their current T20I ranking – seventh – sufficient to guarantee a spot at the tournament in 2026, jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.This is the earliest Pakistan have ever been knocked out of a T20 World Cup, having played just three games before their fate was sealed. They also suffered group-stage eliminations in 2014 and 2016, but reached at least the semi-finals on every other occasion. No side has reached more finals than Pakistan (England are joint-top with three), and Pakistan won the title in 2009.

The fast bowler, who was due to join Mumbai Indians, undergoes surgery in an attempt to fix his hamstring issues

ESPNcricinfo staff11-Mar-2023Jhye Richardson will miss the IPL and is all but sure to be out of contention for the Ashes after undergoing surgery to overcome his hamstring issues.Richardson suffered a recurrence of the injury playing club cricket last week as he attempted a return to action after initially pulling up in the BBL. He was ruled out of the ODI series in India and the surgery option was taken in a bid to find a long-term solution.He was due to line up for Mumbai Indians in the IPL for what would have been his second stint at the tournament following a season with Punjab Kings.”Injuries are a big part of cricket, that’s a fact,” Richardson tweeted. “Frustrating? Absolutely.”But I’m now in a scenario where I can get back to doing what I love and work bloody hard to become an even better player than before. One step back, two steps forward. Let’s do this.”Richardson has been let down by his body over the last two seasons having previously undergone major shoulder surgery in 2019, which ruled him out of that year’s ODI World Cup and Ashes.He took a maiden Test five-wicket haul against England in Adelaide in December 2021, his first Test since injuring his right shoulder, but a nagging heel injury ruled him out of the next match and he has not played Test cricket since.He played in the T20I and ODI series on the tour of Sri Lanka in June of 2022 but then had an interrupted pre-season for WA. A number of soft-tissue concerns limited him to just two Sheffield Shield games and one Marsh Cup game prior to the BBL.”Obviously it’s devastating that he has re-injured that hamstring again and he is going to miss a significant amount of time to get his hamstring right,” Western Australia coach Adam Voges said. “We all feel for Jhye and we’re hopeful that whatever they come with as a solution can fix his hamstring and we get him back out there because it has been a tough 12 months for him.”

“It’s a great place to come and play cricket, I absolutely feel safe,” says the PSL veteran

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Feb-2022England’s decision to cancel their white-ball tour of Pakistan last October made “zero sense”, according to Alex Hales.”That decision to cancel that tour made absolutely no sense,” Hales told . “Especially after Pakistan came to England during Covid and helped out the ECB massively. So for them to cancel that tour made absolutely zero sense to me.”It was only a short tour, only a few T20s so it made no sense.”Related

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England had pulled out of a long-scheduled T20I tour of Pakistan weeks before it was to take place, citing a vague mix of reasons from player welfare to security.Hales has more experience of playing in Pakistan than most English cricketers. He’s now in his fifth season at the PSL and has played in Pakistan in four of those, including two seasons disrupted by the pandemic. He’s in a second stint with Islamabad United, having won the league once with Karachi Kings in the past, and he has been one of the league’s standout openers, averaging over 44 at a strike rate nearing 150. This season, he started out with a 54-ball 82* in Islamabad’s first match, against Peshawar Zalmi.He’s also part of a 20-plus contingent of English players involved with the six franchises this season.In the last 10 years only two English cricketers – Samit Patel and Bilal Shafayat – have played more cricket than Hales in Pakistan (all of Shafayat’s cricket was in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy).”I’ve been here four or five times now and get looked after really well,” Hales said. “Every time we come here, the people are very hospitable and cricket is always really good. The fans here are crazy for it. So, it’s a great place to come and play cricket, I absolutely feel safe.”The ECB and PCB have since renegotiated that tour and England are now scheduled to tour Pakistan twice later this year. They first arrive in September for a seven-match T20I series, in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup in Australia. Following that tournament, they visit again for a three-Test series in November-December.Hales’ chances of being part of the T20I leg of those tours are slim, though he thinks he is playing the best cricket of his career at the moment.”I’m just enjoying my cricket a lot more now,” he said. “I’m into my 30s now so I guess I’ve matured over the last few years away from the game. I feel like I’m playing the best standard of cricket I [have] played in my life and hopefully, I can keep up for the next few years.”I am just enjoying myself and scoring as many runs as possible and that’s the way I’m going to get back into the England squad, just to keep knocking on the door with runs is certainly something I’ve done over the last couple of years.”I think my stats are right up there with the best in the world. So, you know, hopefully, that chance comes around again.”