Post Line-ups Legends At Battle XII | Round 3 - The greatest ODI batter who never was..

Malcolm Marshall comes in for Joel Garner for the next game; another excellent win for the mighty West Indies.
 
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Hanif Mohammad :wkb:
Saeed Anwar
Zaheer Abbas
Javed Miandad ^
Saleem Malik ^
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Imran Khan :c: ^
Fazal Mahmood ^
Wasim Akram ^
Waqar Younis ^
Abdul Qadir ^


 
:ind: INDIA
:bat: Sunil Gavaskar
:ar: Virender Sehwag
:bat: Rahul Dravid
:bat: Sachin Tendulkar
:bat: VVS Laxman
:ar: Sourav Ganguly :c:
:wk: MS Dhoni
:ar: Kapil Dev

:bwl: Anil Kumble
:bwl: Zaheer Khan
:bwl: Javagal Srinath
 
1. Matthew Hayden
2. Justin Langer
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Greg Chappell
5. Allan Border
6. Steve Waugh*
7. Adam Gilchrist +
8. Keith Miller ^
9. Shane Warne ^
10. Dennis Lillee^
11. Glen McGrath ^
 
:bat: Jack Hobbs
:bat: Len Hutton
:ar: WG Grace
:bat: KS Ranjitsinhji
:bat: Ken Barrington
:ar: Ian Botham
:wk: Alec Stewart
:bwl: Sydney Barnes
:ar: John Ferris
:ar: George Lohmann
:bwl: Fred Trueman
 
SRI LANKA

Jayasuriya :bwl:
Dilshan :bwl:
Jayawardene
Sangakkara :wk:
De Silvs
Ranatunga :bwl:
Mathews :bwl:
Vaas :bwl:
Malinga :bwl:
Zoysa :bwl:
Muralitharan :bwl:
 
NEW ZEALAND

Glenn Turner
Bert Sutcliffe
Stephan Fleming*
Kane Williamson^
Martin Donnelly
Brendon McCullum+

Chris Cairns^
Richard Hadlee^
Shane Bond^
Jack Cowie^
Trent Boult^
 
:bat: Gary Kirsten
:bat: Barry Richards
:bat: Graeme Pollock :c:
:bat: Hashim Amla
:ar: Jacques Kallis
:bat: AB de Villiers
:wk: Mark Boucher
:ar: Shaun Pollock
:ar: Hugh Tayfield
:bwl: Allan Donald
:bwl: Dale Steyn
 
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Legends At Battle Season VI
Round 3, Match 9

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at The 'Gabba, Brisbane
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Toss: Australia won the toss and chose to bat


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AUSTRALIA 1st innings

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Matthew Hayden                     b. Mural'aran   87   151   15    1   57.6%
Justin Langer       c. †Sangakkara b. Zoysa        17    26    4    0   65.4%
Ricky Ponting       lbw            b. Zoysa        22    56    4    0   39.3%
Greg Chappell                      b. Mural'aran   88   111   20    0   79.3%
Allan Border        c. Jayaw'dene  b. Mural'aran  110   187   21    1   58.8%
Steve Waugh*                       b. Mathews      42    97    8    0   43.3%
Adam Gilchrist†     not out                       118   120   20    3   98.3%
Keith Miller        not out                         9    17    2    0   52.9%
Shane Warne                                     
Dennis Lillee                                   
Glenn McGrath                                   

Total:  512/6        Overs:  127.2        Run Rate:  4.02     Extras:  19
  

                             Day 2  4:41 PM
  

                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
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AUSTRALIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Hayden      J Langer     þþþþþþþþ                                  41 (59)
M Hayden      R Ponting    þþþþþþþþ                                  39 (100)
M Hayden      G Chappell   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    103 (150)
A Border      G Chappell   þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              59 (70)
A Border      S Waugh      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         81 (172)
A Border      Gilchrist    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      164 (180)
K Miller      Gilchrist    þþþþþ                                     25 (33)


     Fall of Wickets    41/1      80/2      183/3     242/4     323/5
                        487/6                                            


Total:  512/6       Overs:  127.2         Run Rate:  4.02    Extras:  19  
 
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SRI LANKA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Chaminda Vaas        20.0      3     114      0      5.70     0      1
Lasith Malinga       17.0      2      69      0      4.06     0      0
Nuwan Zoysa          29.0      8      89      2      3.07     1      2
Angelo Mathews       29.0     10     106      1      3.66     0      4
Muttiah Muralitharan 31.2      5     121      3      3.86     0      2
Sanath Jayasuriya     1.0      0       4      0      4.00     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 9      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 5


Total:  512/6        Overs:  127.2        Run Rate:  4.02    Extras:  19  

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Sri Lanka's bowling attack was taken to the cleaners by Adam Gilchrist and Allan Border.


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SRI LANKA 1st innings
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sanath Jayasuriya   c. Ponting     b. McGrath      21    59    3    0   35.6%
Tilla'ratne Dilshan lbw            b. Lillee       46    61   10    0   75.4%
Mahela Jayawardene  c. Hayden      b. Warne         8    11    2    0   72.7%
Kumar Sangakkara†   lbw            b. Lillee       28    55    5    0   50.9%
Aravinda de Silva   c. †Gilchrist  b. Lillee        9    59    1    0   15.3%
Arjuna Ranatunga*   c. Ponting     b. McGrath      34    84    6    0   40.5%
Angelo Mathews      c. Border      b. Warne        30    76    6    0   39.5%
Chaminda Vaas                      b. Lillee        4     8    1    0   50.0%
Lasith Malinga                     b. Warne        17    41    3    0   41.5%
Nuwan Zoysa         not out                        18    37    4    0   48.6%
Muttiah Muralitharan c. Border     b. Miller        0     2    0    0    0.0%

Total:  223/10       Overs:  82.1         Run Rate:  2.71     Extras:  8
  

                             Day 3  4:09 PM
  
 
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SRI LANKA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Jayasuriya    T Dilshan    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            70 (115)
Jayasuriya    Jayaw'dene   þ                                          4 (10)
Sangakkara    Jayaw'dene   þþþ                                        8 (7)
Sangakkara    A Silva      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           36 (97)
Ranatunga     A Silva      þþþþ                                      11 (27)
Ranatunga     A Mathews    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   54 (146)
Ranatunga     C Vaas                                                  0 (3)
L Malinga     C Vaas       þþþ                                        7 (14)
L Malinga     N Zoysa      þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (60)
Mural'aran    N Zoysa      þþ                                         6 (14)


     Fall of Wickets    70/1      74/2      82/3      118/4     129/5
                        183/6     183/7     190/8     217/9     223/10   


Total:  223/10      Overs:  82.1          Run Rate:  2.71    Extras:  8  
 
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AUSTRALIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Dennis Lillee        21.0      2      59      4      2.81     0      3
Glenn McGrath        27.0      7      75      2      2.78     0      1
Keith Miller         15.1      2      40      1      2.64     0      0
Shane Warne          19.0      6      46      3      2.42     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 1


Total:  223/10       Overs:  82.1         Run Rate:  2.71    Extras:  8  

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The writing was on the wall when Sri Lanka posted a meagre 223 in reply to Australia's humongous 512.


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SRI LANKA 2nd innings (Follow on)
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sanath Jayasuriya   c. †Gilchrist  b. McGrath      31    62    6    0   50.0%
Tilla'ratne Dilshan c. Lillee      b. McGrath       2    16    0    0   12.5%
Mahela Jayawardene  lbw            b. McGrath       8    34    1    0   23.5%
Kumar Sangakkara                   b. Miller       52   147    8    1   35.4%
Aravinda de Silva   lbw            b. McGrath      33    71    6    0   46.5%
Arjuna Ranatunga*   c. †Gilchrist  b. McGrath       0     3    0    0    0.0%
Angelo Mathews      c. Hayden      b. Miller        7    54    1    0   13.0%
Chaminda Vaas       c. Waugh       b. Warne         0     5    0    0    0.0%
Lasith Malinga                     b. Lillee       20    42    4    0   47.6%
Nuwan Zoysa         lbw            b. Lillee       16    14    1    2  114.3%
Muttiah Muralitharan not out                        2    19    0    0   10.5%

Total:  180/10       Overs:  77.5         Run Rate:  2.31     Extras:  9
  

                             Day 4  3:21 PM
  
 
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SRI LANKA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Jayasuriya    T Dilshan    þþþþþ                                     13 (38)
Jayasuriya    Jayaw'dene   þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             30 (67)
Jayasuriya    Sangakkara   þ                                          1 (12)
A Silva       Sangakkara   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ               63 (155)
Ranatunga     Sangakkara                                              0 (3)
A Mathews     Sangakkara   þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (100)
C Vaas        Sangakkara   þ                                          1 (9)
L Malinga     Sangakkara   þþ                                         5 (12)
L Malinga     N Zoysa      þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             31 (39)
L Malinga     Mural'aran   þþþ                                        9 (32)


     Fall of Wickets    13/1      43/2      44/3      107/4     107/5
                        134/6     135/7     140/8     171/9     180/10   


Total:  180/10      Overs:  77.5          Run Rate:  2.31    Extras:  9  
 
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AUSTRALIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Dennis Lillee        21.5      5      49      2      2.24     0      2
Glenn McGrath        22.0      6      43      5      1.95     0      0
Keith Miller         10.0      1      32      2      3.20     0      0
Shane Warne          24.0      7      50      1      2.08     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 1


Total:  180/10       Overs:  77.5         Run Rate:  2.31    Extras:  9  

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This wasn't the first visiting team to be obliterated by Glenn McGrath, and isn't likely to be the last.


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Australia           512/6d
Sri Lanka           223 & 180
  
Australia won by an innings and 109 runs
 
Man of the match: Adam Gilchrist (Australia)


Points
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Australia - 24 (Win - 16, Batting - 5, Bowling - 3)
Sri Lanka - 2 (Loss - 0, Batting - 1, Bowling - 1)
 
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Legends At Battle Season VI
Round 3, Match 10

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at SuperSport Park, Centurion
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Toss: South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl


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ENGLAND 1st innings

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs                         b. Tayfield     28    62    6    0   45.2%
Len Hutton          c. †Boucher    b. Donald       39    62    8    0   62.9%
WG Grace*           c. Kallis      b. Donald       54   112   10    0   48.2%
KS Ranjitsinhji     lbw            b. Steyn         7    27    1    0   25.9%
Ken Barrington      c. Amla        b. Donald       32    58    7    0   55.2%
Ian Botham          c. Kirsten     b. Tayfield     35    28    3    3  125.0%
Alec Stewart†       not out                        93   169   15    2   55.0%
Sydney Barnes                      b. S Pollock    13    16    1    1   81.3%
John Ferris         c. Kirsten     b. Donald       35    91    5    0   38.5%
George Lohmann      c. Amla        b. Steyn         2     6    0    0   33.3%
Fred Trueman        lbw            b. Kallis        4     5    1    0   80.0%

Total:  357/10       Overs:  105.2        Run Rate:  3.39     Extras:  15
  

                             Day 2  11:03 AM
  
 
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ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       L Hutton     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   67 (120)
W Grace       L Hutton                                                0 (4)
W Grace       Ranji'nhji   þþþþþþþ                                   21 (56)
W Grace       Barrington   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ               78 (135)
I Botham      Barrington   þþþ                                        9 (12)
I Botham      A Stewart    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        52 (57)
S Barnes      A Stewart    þþþþþþþþ                                  25 (32)
J Ferris      A Stewart    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       98 (199)
G Lohmann     A Stewart    þ                                          2 (11)
F Trueman     A Stewart    þ                                          5 (6)


     Fall of Wickets    67/1      67/2      88/3      166/4     175/5
                        227/6     252/7     350/8     352/9     357/10   


Total:  357/10      Overs:  105.2         Run Rate:  3.39    Extras:  15  
 
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SOUTH AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Allan Donald         24.0      7      77      4      3.21     0      0
Dale Steyn           20.0      2      72      2      3.60     0      2
Shaun Pollock        24.0      5      71      1      2.96     1      0
Jacques Kallis       14.2      1      42      1      2.93     0      0
Hugh Tayfield        23.0      3      86      2      3.74     3      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 7


Total:  357/10       Overs:  105.2        Run Rate:  3.39    Extras:  15  

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Alec Stewart helped England add more than a hundred runs with their last four wickets. Unfortunately, he was left stranded on 93.


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SOUTH AFRICA 1st innings
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gary Kirsten        c. Grace       b. Lohmann      41   158    6    0   25.9%
Barry Richards      c. Ferris      b. Trueman      37    58    8    0   63.8%
Graeme Pollock*     lbw            b. Lohmann      26    42    4    1   61.9%
Hashim Amla         c. Lohmann     b. Ferris       39    62    8    0   62.9%
Jacques Kallis      lbw            b. Barnes      175   292   33    2   59.9%
AB de Villiers                     b. Ferris       86   140   16    1   61.4%
Mark Boucher†       c. Lohmann     b. Trueman      12     6    2    0  200.0%
Shaun Pollock                  c & b. Lohmann      40   126    6    1   31.7%
Hugh Tayfield       c. †Stewart    b. Botham        6    16    1    0   37.5%
Dale Steyn          c. Hobbs       b. Barnes        3    20    0    0   15.0%
Allan Donald        not out                         0     4    0    0    0.0%

Total:  494/10       Overs:  153.2        Run Rate:  3.22     Extras:  29
  

                             Day 3  4:17 PM
  
 
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SOUTH AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Kirsten     B Richards   þþþþþþþþþ                                 54 (119)
G Kirsten     G Pollock    þþþþþ                                     33 (82)
G Kirsten     H Amla       þþþþþþþþþþþ                               63 (114)
G Kirsten     J Kallis                                                0 (7)
A Villiers    J Kallis     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      194 (290)
M Boucher     J Kallis     þþþ                                       17 (16)
S Pollock     J Kallis     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    119 (240)
H Tayfield    J Kallis     þþ                                         6 (16)
H Tayfield    D Steyn      þ                                          8 (30)
A Donald      D Steyn                                                 0 (6)


     Fall of Wickets    54/1      87/2      150/3     150/4     344/5
                        361/6     480/7     486/8     494/9     494/10   


Total:  494/10      Overs:  153.2         Run Rate:  3.22    Extras:  29  
 
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ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Trueman         26.0      5      89      2      3.42     1      0
Sydney Barnes        29.2      3      96      2      3.27     1      3
Ian Botham           29.0      3      99      1      3.41     1      1
John Ferris          30.0      7      94      2      3.13     0      0
George Lohmann       33.0     11      76      3      2.30     1      0
WG Grace              6.0      1      19      0      3.17     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 14


Total:  494/10       Overs:  153.2        Run Rate:  3.22    Extras:  29 
 
                                     -X-


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With the conditions favoring batting, Jacques Kallis cashed in with a brilliant 175. The South Africans fetched themselves a lead of 137 with that strong reply.


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ENGLAND 2nd innings
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs          c. †Boucher    b. S Pollock    81   178   17    0   45.5%
Len Hutton          c. Kallis      b. S Pollock     8    11    2    0   72.7%
WG Grace*           c. Amla        b. Tayfield     87    96   16    2   90.6%
KS Ranjitsinhji     c. G Pollock   b. S Pollock    33    81    7    0   40.7%
Ken Barrington                     b. S Pollock     4    14    1    0   28.6%
Ian Botham          c. †Boucher    b. Steyn         1     5    0    0   20.0%
Alec Stewart†       not out                        42    85   10    0   49.4%
Sydney Barnes       lbw            b. Donald        1    12    0    0    8.3%
John Ferris                        b. Steyn         8    30    2    0   26.7%
George Lohmann      lbw            b. Tayfield      0     6    0    0    0.0%
Fred Trueman                       b. S Pollock    16    34    4    0   47.1%

Total:  296/10       Overs:  91.3         Run Rate:  3.23     Extras:  15
  

                             Day 4  4:23 PM
  
 
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ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       L Hutton     þþ                                         9 (18)
J Hobbs       W Grace      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      150 (200)
J Hobbs       Ranji'nhji   þþþþþþþþþþþ                               51 (138)
Barrington    Ranji'nhji   þþþ                                       17 (18)
Barrington    I Botham     þ                                          1 (4)
A Stewart     I Botham                                                0 (4)
A Stewart     S Barnes     þþ                                         9 (28)
A Stewart     J Ferris     þþþþþ                                     22 (52)
A Stewart     G Lohmann                                               0 (12)
A Stewart     F Trueman    þþþþþþþþ                                  37 (75)


     Fall of Wickets    9/1       159/2     210/3     227/4     228/5
                        228/6     237/7     259/8     259/9     296/10   


Total:  296/10      Overs:  91.3          Run Rate:  3.23    Extras:  15  
 
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SOUTH AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Allan Donald         25.0     12      50      1      2.00     0      0
Dale Steyn           14.0      4      57      2      4.07     0      2
Shaun Pollock        19.3      6      43      5      2.21     1      0
Hugh Tayfield        31.0      6     132      2      4.13     2      1
Barry Richards        2.0      1       5      0      2.50     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 6


Total:  296/10       Overs:  91.3         Run Rate:  3.23    Extras:  15  

                                     -X-


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Despite some brilliant batting from Hobbs and Grace, England set South Africa a target no higher than 160. Shaun Pollock picked up five wickets.


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SOUTH AFRICA 2nd innings (Target: 160)
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gary Kirsten        c. Grace       b. Barnes        4     9    1    0   44.4%
Barry Richards      c. Hobbs       b. Trueman      48    73    7    1   65.8%
Graeme Pollock*     run out (Lohmann)              14    25    2    0   56.0%
Hashim Amla         c. Hutton      b. Botham       13    20    3    0   65.0%
Jacques Kallis      c. †Stewart    b. Trueman      16    29    3    0   55.2%
AB de Villiers      lbw            b. Lohmann       5     5    1    0  100.0%
Mark Boucher†       not out                        26    65    6    0   40.0%
Shaun Pollock       c. Ranji'nhji  b. Trueman       0     5    0    0    0.0%
Hugh Tayfield                      b. Barnes       14    28    3    0   50.0%
Dale Steyn          c. Hutton      b. Barnes        4    10    1    0   40.0%
Allan Donald                       b. Botham        1    28    0    0    3.6%

Total:  152/10       Overs:  49.3         Run Rate:  3.07     Extras:  7
  

                             Day 5  1:10 PM
  
 
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SOUTH AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Kirsten     B Richards   þþþ                                        9 (19)
G Pollock     B Richards   þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             30 (40)
H Amla        B Richards   þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (37)
J Kallis      B Richards   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            33 (57)
J Kallis      A Villiers   þþ                                         5 (5)
J Kallis      M Boucher    þ                                          1 (11)
S Pollock     M Boucher                                               0 (5)
H Tayfield    M Boucher    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           35 (55)
D Steyn       M Boucher    þþ                                         5 (16)
A Donald      M Boucher    þþþ                                        9 (52)


     Fall of Wickets    9/1       39/2      64/3      97/4      102/5
                        103/6     103/7     138/8     143/9     152/10   


Total:  152/10      Overs:  49.3          Run Rate:  3.07    Extras:  7  
 
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ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Trueman         16.0      7      38      3      2.38     0      1
Sydney Barnes        14.0      2      47      3      3.36     0      0
Ian Botham            8.3      0      42      2      4.94     0      4
George Lohmann        5.0      0      18      1      3.60     0      0
John Ferris           6.0      4       5      0      0.83     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 0      Byes: 2


Total:  152/10       Overs:  49.3         Run Rate:  3.07    Extras:  7
  
                                     -X-


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In their previous match, England had picked up eight wickets against Australia in a chase of 70-odd. To show it was no fluke, they bowled out South Africa just seven short of a target of 160.


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England             357 & 296
South Africa        494 & 152
  
England won by 7 runs
 
Man of the match: WG Grace (England)


Points
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England - 22 (Win - 16, Batting - 4, Bowling - 2)
South Africa - 7 (Loss - 0, Batting - 4, Bowling - 3)
 
:eek: I can't believe it :facepalm The pitch has to be flatten as the match progress but still were not able to chase 160 :(
 
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Legends At Battle Season VI
Round 3, Match 11

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at Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad & Tobago
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Toss: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl


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WEST INDIES 1st innings

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Richie Richardson   lbw            b. Akram         4     3    1    0  133.3%
Frank Worrell*      c. †Mohammad   b. Younis       38    87    6    0   43.7%
George Headley                     b. Akram        84   129   18    1   65.1%
Brian Lara          c. Anwar       b. Mahmood       4     3    1    0  133.3%
Viv Richards                       b. Mahmood      16    49    2    0   32.7%
Garry Sobers        c. Abbas       b. Younis       35    97    7    0   36.1%
Clyde Walcott†      c. Anwar       b. Younis        8    23    1    0   34.8%
Malcolm Marshall    lbw            b. Younis        0     1    0    0    0.0%
Andy Roberts        c. Abbas       b. Younis        6    20    1    0   30.0%
Michael Holding                    b. Akram         5    23    1    0   21.7%
Curtly Ambrose      not out                         8    19    2    0   42.1%

Total:  218/10       Overs:  75.3         Run Rate:  2.89     Extras:  10
  

                             Day 1  4:04 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Richardson    F Worrell    þ                                          4 (3)
G Headley     F Worrell    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      111 (187)
G Headley     B Lara       þ                                          5 (4)
G Headley     V Richards   þþþþþþ                                    21 (51)
G Sobers      V Richards   þþþþþþ                                    20 (39)
G Sobers      C Walcott    þþþþþþ                                    22 (48)
G Sobers      M Marshall                                              0 (1)
G Sobers      A Roberts    þþ                                         8 (33)
G Sobers      M Holding    þþþþ                                      14 (47)
G Sobers      C Ambrose    þþþþ                                      13 (40)


     Fall of Wickets    4/1       115/2     120/3     141/4     161/5
                        183/6     183/7     191/8     205/9     218/10   


Total:  218/10      Overs:  75.3          Run Rate:  2.89    Extras:  10  
 
                                     -X-


PAKISTAN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Wasim Akram          17.0      5      43      3      2.53     1      0
Fazal Mahmood        17.0      6      32      2      1.88     0      1
Waqar Younis         16.3      4      51      5      3.09     0      1
Imran Khan            9.0      3      26      0      2.89     0      1
Abdul Qadir          16.0      4      61      0      3.81     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 3


Total:  218/10       Overs:  75.3         Run Rate:  2.89    Extras:  10  

                                     -X-


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Once again, George Headley was left to carry the weight of West Indies' batting on his shoulders while everyone else struggled on a terrible wicket.


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PAKISTAN 1st innings
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Hanif Mohammad†     c. Richardson  b. Holding      73   189   14    0   38.6%
Saeed Anwar         c. Richardson  b. Marshall      2    19    0    0   10.5%
Zaheer Abbas        c. Roberts     b. Sobers       26    56    5    0   46.4%
Javed Miandad       c. Holding     b. Roberts      31    53    6    0   58.5%
Saleem Malik        c. Richards    b. Ambrose      19    35    4    0   54.3%
Inzamam-ul-Haq                     b. Roberts       4     6    1    0   66.7%
Imran Khan*         c. †Walcott    b. Ambrose       2     9    0    0   22.2%
Fazal Mahmood       c. Richardson  b. Roberts       0     5    0    0    0.0%
Wasim Akram                        b. Roberts      22    36    3    0   61.1%
Waqar Younis        c. †Walcott    b. Ambrose       9    26    2    0   34.6%
Abdul Qadir         not out                         0     1    0    0    0.0%

Total:  196/10       Overs:  72.2         Run Rate:  2.71     Extras:  8
  

                             Day 2  2:23 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

PAKISTAN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
H Mohammad    S Anwar      þþþþ                                      11 (51)
H Mohammad    Z Abbas      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       44 (122)
H Mohammad    J Miandad    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    51 (91)
H Mohammad    S Malik      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            33 (57)
H Mohammad    Inzam'-Haq   þþ                                         5 (7)
H Mohammad    I Khan       þþþþþþþ                                   17 (29)
H Mohammad    F Mahmood    þ                                          4 (11)
H Mohammad    W Akram      þ                                          4 (7)
W Younis      W Akram      þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (56)
A Qadir       W Akram                                                 0 (3)


     Fall of Wickets    11/1      55/2      106/3     139/4     144/5
                        161/6     165/7     169/8     196/9     196/10   


Total:  196/10      Overs:  72.2          Run Rate:  2.71    Extras:  8  
 
                                     -X-


WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Michael Holding       9.0      4      26      1      2.89     0      1
Andy Roberts         16.2      3      55      4      3.37     0      3
Malcolm Marshall     19.0     11      40      1      2.11     0      0
Curtly Ambrose       12.0      2      38      3      3.17     0      0
Garry Sobers         15.0      8      27      1      1.80     1      0
Viv Richards          1.0      0       7      0      7.00     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 1


Total:  196/10       Overs:  72.2         Run Rate:  2.71    Extras:  8  

                                     -X-


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WEST INDIES 2nd innings
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Richie Richardson                  b. Khan          4     8    1    0   50.0%
Frank Worrell*      lbw            b. Akram        39    68    8    0   57.4%
George Headley      run out (†Mohammad)           110   158   18    4   69.6%
Brian Lara          c. Malik       b. Younis        0     9    0    0    0.0%
Viv Richards        lbw            b. Khan          1    10    0    0   10.0%
Garry Sobers                       b. Qadir         4     8    1    0   50.0%
Clyde Walcott†                     b. Khan         39    61    5    1   63.9%
Malcolm Marshall    lbw            b. Qadir        26    33    3    2   78.8%
Andy Roberts        c. Akram       b. Mahmood       5    16    1    0   31.3%
Michael Holding     c. †Mohammad   b. Mahmood      11    34    2    0   32.4%
Curtly Ambrose      not out                         9    19    1    0   47.4%

Total:  260/10       Overs:  70.3         Run Rate:  3.69     Extras:  12
  

                             Day 3  1:05 PM
  
 
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WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Richardson    F Worrell    þ                                          4 (14)
G Headley     F Worrell    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             68 (111)
G Headley     B Lara       þþþ                                        9 (15)
G Headley     V Richards   þþ                                         5 (17)
G Headley     G Sobers     þþþ                                        8 (14)
G Headley     C Walcott    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             67 (112)
G Headley     M Marshall   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            69 (69)
G Headley     A Roberts                                               0 (4)
M Holding     A Roberts    þþþ                                        8 (26)
M Holding     C Ambrose    þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (41)


     Fall of Wickets    4/1       72/2      81/3      86/4      94/5
                        161/6     230/7     230/8     238/9     260/10   


Total:  260/10      Overs:  70.3          Run Rate:  3.69    Extras:  12  
 
                                     -X-


PAKISTAN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Wasim Akram          15.0      3      35      1      2.33     0      0
Fazal Mahmood        16.3      2      63      2      3.82     0      1
Imran Khan           15.0      3      54      3      3.60     0      0
Waqar Younis         10.0      3      35      1      3.50     0      0
Abdul Qadir          14.0      3      63      2      4.50     1      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 4


Total:  260/10       Overs:  70.3         Run Rate:  3.69    Extras:  12  

                                     -X-


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Headley's demigod-like self from the 1930s returned to smash Pakistan's bowlers to all parts of the ground.


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PAKISTAN 2nd innings (Target: 283)
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Hanif Mohammad†     c. Richards    b. Roberts      61   123   11    0   49.6%
Saeed Anwar         lbw            b. Roberts      14    41    2    0   34.1%
Zaheer Abbas        c. †Walcott    b. Ambrose      36    99    5    1   36.4%
Javed Miandad                      b. Ambrose       1     3    0    0   33.3%
Saleem Malik        c. Headley     b. Roberts      24    52    3    1   46.2%
Inzamam-ul-Haq      c. Richardson  b. Ambrose      13    58    1    0   22.4%
Imran Khan*         c. Ambrose     b. Holding      19    52    4    0   36.5%
Fazal Mahmood       c. Roberts     b. Ambrose       0     4    0    0    0.0%
Wasim Akram         lbw            b. Roberts       4     7    1    0   57.1%
Waqar Younis        lbw            b. Roberts       1     7    0    0   14.3%
Abdul Qadir         not out                         0     3    0    0    0.0%

Total:  180/10       Overs:  74.4         Run Rate:  2.41     Extras:  7
  

                             Day 4  11:34 AM
  
 
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PAKISTAN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
H Mohammad    S Anwar      þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (91)
H Mohammad    Z Abbas      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            70 (139)
J Miandad     Z Abbas      þ                                          1 (5)
S Malik       Z Abbas      þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             30 (57)
S Malik       Inzam'-Haq   þþþþþþþ                                   17 (46)
I Khan        Inzam'-Haq   þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (72)
I Khan        F Mahmood                                               0 (4)
I Khan        W Akram      þþþþ                                      10 (11)
I Khan        W Younis     þþ                                         6 (16)
I Khan        A Qadir                                                 0 (7)


     Fall of Wickets    27/1      97/2      98/3      128/4     145/5
                        164/6     164/7     174/8     180/9     180/10   


Total:  180/10      Overs:  74.4          Run Rate:  2.41    Extras:  7  
 
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WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Michael Holding      22.4      7      47      1      2.07     0      0
Andy Roberts         18.0      6      43      5      2.39     1      0
Curtly Ambrose       14.0      5      28      4      2.00     0      1
Malcolm Marshall     14.0      3      39      0      2.79     0      0
Garry Sobers          6.0      1      18      0      3.00     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 1


Total:  180/10       Overs:  74.4         Run Rate:  2.41    Extras:  7  

                                     -X-


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Curtly Ambrose and Andy Roberts bowled West Indies to their third consecutive victory.


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West Indies         218 & 260
Pakistan            196 & 180
  
West Indies won by 102 runs
 
Man of the match: George Headley (West Indies)


Points
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West Indies - 20 (Win - 16, Batting - 1, Bowling - 3)
Pakistan - 3 (Loss - 0, Batting - 0, Bowling - 3)
 
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Legends At Battle Season VI
Round 3, Match 12

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Toss: New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl


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INDIA 1st innings

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar      c. Williamson  b. Hadlee        6    10    1    0   60.0%
Virender Sehwag                    b. Hadlee       21    23    3    1   91.3%
Rahul Dravid        c. Sutcliffe   b. Hadlee        0     2    0    0    0.0%
Sachin Tendulkar    c. Fleming     b. Boult        27    58    5    0   46.6%
VVS Laxman          c. †McCullum   b. Hadlee        0     4    0    0    0.0%
Sourav Ganguly*     c. Cowie       b. Bond         42    89    8    0   47.2%
MS Dhoni†           c. †McCullum   b. Hadlee       11    16    2    0   68.8%
Kapil Dev                          b. Hadlee        7     9    0    1   77.8%
Anil Kumble         c. Fleming     b. Boult        25    37    5    0   67.6%
Zaheer Khan                        b. Hadlee        0     3    0    0    0.0%
Javagal Srinath     not out                        14    32    3    0   43.8%

Total:  157/10       Overs:  47.1         Run Rate:  3.33     Extras:  4
 

                             Day 1  1:41 PM
 

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INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    V Sehwag     þþþþþþþ                                   16 (21)
R Dravid      V Sehwag                                                0 (2)
Tendulkar     V Sehwag     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (27)
Tendulkar     V Laxman                                                0 (4)
Tendulkar     S Ganguly    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         39 (91)
M Dhoni       S Ganguly    þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (30)
K Dev         S Ganguly    þþþþþ                                     12 (33)
K Dev         A Kumble     þ                                          4 (5)
Z Khan        A Kumble                                                0 (3)
J Srinath     A Kumble     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         39 (67)


     Fall of Wickets    16/1      16/2      42/3      42/4      81/5
                        102/6     114/7     118/8     118/9     157/10  


Total:  157/10      Overs:  47.1          Run Rate:  3.33    Extras:  4 

                                     -X-


NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shane Bond           13.0      2      49      1      3.77     0      0
Richard Hadlee       15.0      6      28      7      1.87     0      1
Jack Cowie           11.0      2      49      0      4.45     0      0
Trent Boult           8.1      2      28      2      3.43     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 2


Total:  157/10       Overs:  47.1         Run Rate:  3.33    Extras:  4 

                                     -X-


India were ripped apart by Richard Hadlee's astonishing sever-fer. Their first innings lasted just 47 overs.


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NEW ZEALAND 1st innings
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Glenn Turner                       b. Dev          44    92   10    0   47.8%
Bert Sutcliffe      c. Laxman      b. Kumble       50   104    9    0   48.1%
Stephen Fleming*    lbw            b. Dev          11    43    2    0   25.6%
Kane Williamson     c. Dravid      b. Srinath       0     9    0    0    0.0%
Martin Donnelly                    b. Khan         71   205   15    0   34.6%
Brendon McCullum†   c. Ganguly     b. Srinath     140   151   19    6   92.7%
Chris Cairns        lbw            b. Khan          1     7    0    0   14.3%
Richard Hadlee                     b. Dev          14    22    1    1   63.6%
Shane Bond          c. †Dhoni      b. Khan          1     8    0    0   12.5%
Jack Cowie          lbw            b. Dev           4    13    1    0   30.8%
Trent Boult         not out                         8     8    2    0  100.0%

Total:  367/10       Overs:  110.1        Run Rate:  3.33     Extras:  23
 

                             Day 2  3:31 PM
 

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NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Turner      Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       107 (181)
S Fleming     Sutcliffe    þ                                          8 (34)
S Fleming     Williamson   þ                                          2 (27)
S Fleming     M Donnelly   þ                                          4 (10)
B McCullum    M Donnelly   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      199 (312)
C Cairns      M Donnelly   þ                                          2 (20)
R Hadlee      M Donnelly   þþþþ                                      23 (37)
S Bond        M Donnelly   þ                                          5 (9)
J Cowie       M Donnelly   þ                                          4 (16)
J Cowie       T Boult      þþ                                        13 (15)


     Fall of Wickets    107/1     115/2     117/3     121/4     320/5
                        322/6     345/7     350/8     354/9     367/10  


Total:  367/10      Overs:  110.1         Run Rate:  3.33    Extras:  23 

                                     -X-


INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Javagal Srinath      24.0      7      71      2      2.96     0      1
Kapil Dev            33.1      9      80      4      2.41     0      2
Zaheer Khan          26.0      4      96      3      3.69     0      1
Anil Kumble          24.0      3      92      1      3.83     0      0
Sourav Ganguly        3.0      1      10      0      3.33     1      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 15


Total:  367/10       Overs:  110.1        Run Rate:  3.33    Extras:  23

                                     -X-


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The Indians fought back after dismissing New Zealand's openers, but were forced into submission by Brendon McCullum.


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INDIA 2nd innings
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar      run out (Bond)                 66   131   13    0   50.4%
Virender Sehwag     c. Turner      b. Cairns        1    13    0    0    7.7%
Rahul Dravid                       b. Hadlee       34   119    6    0   28.6%
Sachin Tendulkar    run out (Sutcliffe)            41    72    7    1   56.9%
VVS Laxman          c. Bond        b. Cairns       34    80    7    0   42.5%
Sourav Ganguly*     lbw            b. Bond         53   109   10    0   48.6%
MS Dhoni†           c. Fleming     b. Cairns       65    87    9    3   74.7%
Kapil Dev           c. †McCullum   b. Hadlee        6    13    1    0   46.2%
Anil Kumble         c. Cairns      b. Bond          0     3    0    0    0.0%
Zaheer Khan         not out                         2    25    0    0    8.0%
Javagal Srinath                    b. Cowie        12    22    3    0   54.5%

Total:  340/10       Overs:  112.1        Run Rate:  3.03     Extras:  26
 

                             Day 4  2:10 PM
 

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INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    V Sehwag     þ                                          6 (25)
S Gavaskar    R Dravid     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             99 (226)
Tendulkar     R Dravid     þþþ                                       13 (23)
Tendulkar     V Laxman     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       66 (127)
S Ganguly     V Laxman     þþþþ                                      14 (23)
S Ganguly     M Dhoni      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      116 (179)
S Ganguly     K Dev        þþþ                                       12 (18)
A Kumble      K Dev                                                   0 (3)
Z Khan        K Dev                                                   0 (2)
Z Khan        J Srinath    þþþþ                                      14 (47)


     Fall of Wickets    6/1       105/2     118/3     184/4     198/5
                        314/6     326/7     326/8     326/9     340/10  


Total:  340/10      Overs:  112.1         Run Rate:  3.03    Extras:  26 

                                     -X-


NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shane Bond           22.0      6      74      2      3.36     1      1
Richard Hadlee       23.0      3      45      2      1.96     0      1
Chris Cairns         19.0      5      53      3      2.79     0      2
Jack Cowie           24.1      5      69      1      2.86     0      1
Trent Boult          18.0      4      59      0      3.28     0      1
Kane Williamson       6.0      2      21      0      3.50     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 13


Total:  340/10       Overs:  112.1        Run Rate:  3.03    Extras:  26 

                                     -X-


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India put up a much better fight in their second innings, but not enough to avoid a certain defeat.


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NEW ZEALAND 2nd innings (Target: 131)
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Glenn Turner        not out                        63   118   11    1   53.4%
Bert Sutcliffe      c. †Dhoni      b. Dev           1    20    0    0    5.0%
Stephen Fleming*    c. Dev         b. Kumble        1    16    0    0    6.3%
Kane Williamson     not out                        60   119   13    0   50.4%
Martin Donnelly    
Brendon McCullum†   
Chris Cairns       
Richard Hadlee     
Shane Bond         
Jack Cowie         
Trent Boult        

Total:  132/2        Overs:  45.2         Run Rate:  2.91     Extras:  7
 

                             Day 5  10:40 AM
 

                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Turner      Sutcliffe    þþþ                                       12 (44)
G Turner      S Fleming    þ                                          2 (25)
G Turner      Williamson   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      118 (203)


     Fall of Wickets    12/1      14/2                        
                                                                        


Total:  132/2       Overs:  45.2          Run Rate:  2.91    Extras:  7 

                                     -X-


INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Javagal Srinath      13.0      2      58      0      4.46     0      1
Kapil Dev            12.0      8      12      1      1.00     0      0
Zaheer Khan          12.0      5      33      0      2.75     1      1
Anil Kumble           8.2      1      26      1      3.12     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 0


Total:  132/2        Overs:  45.2         Run Rate:  2.91    Extras:  7 

                                     -X-


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After losing a couple of early wickets, the Kiwis survived a few anxious moments and eased themselves to an 8-wicket victory.


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India               157 & 340
New Zealand         367 & 132/2            
 
New Zealand won by 8 wickets

Man of the match: Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)


Points
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New Zealand - 23 (Win - 16, Batting - 4, Bowling - 3)
India - 3 (Loss - 0, Batting - 0, Bowling - 3)
 
| Team || P || W || L || D || NR || Bat || Bwl || Pts
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| Australia | | 3 | | 3 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 9 | | 9 | | 66
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| West Indies | | 3 | | 3 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 8 | | 9 | | 65
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| England | | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | | 8 | | 6 | | 46
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| New Zealand | | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | | 7 | | 9 | | 37
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| India | | 3 | | 1 | | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | | 5 | | 7 | | 28
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| South Africa | | 3 | | 0 | | 2 | | 1 | | 0 | | 9 | | 6 | | 20
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| Pakistan | | 3 | | 0 | | 2 | | 1 | | 0 | | 4 | | 8 | | 17
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| Sri Lanka | | 3 | | 0 | | 2 | | 1 | | 0 | | 2 | | 4 | | 11

Round 4 fixtures

Sri Lanka v India at Galle

- Decade: 2010s
- Pitch: Fair bit of turn on offer. Overall, a good wicket to bat on.



Pakistan v New Zealand at Peshawar

- Decade: 2000s
- Pitch: Expected to favor batsmen early on, but likely to deteriorate afterwards.


England v West Indies at Headingley

- Decade: 1980s
- Pitch: Great for fast bowling. Some batsmen will thrive.


Australia v South Africa at The MCG

- Decade: 1930s
- Pitch: Evenly-balanced pitch. Bodyline tactics may be used if needed.
 

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