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Young Indians v West Indies A - 50 over List A match 1991/2 - Bangalore
Pitch: 5 - Normal
Weather: 9 - Overcast - favours swing bowlers
Toss: Young Indians
Young Indians won the toss and elected to bowl in over cast conditions perfect for swing bowling.
West Indies A laboured to 55/4 at barely 2 per over as no one made headway against the swinging ball.
Chanderpaul entered, and batted through the rest of the innings for an unbeaten 58*, holding his side together and ensuring they batted out their overs.
Hirwani 3-42 benefited from some loose batting in the later overs, while Bangar's swing and accuracy ensured West Indies A were never let off the hook.
Needing 168 to win, the Young Indians struggled initially, slipping to 49/3 as Cuffy bowled an accurate first spell.
Young Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar then took over, racing to 50 off 43 balls.
When he fell, Dravid and Dahiya could afford to take their time, before S.K.Sharma hit out at the end to see them across the line.
Young Indians won by 5 wickets with 7.3 overs to spare, Man of the Match was Sachin Tendulkar, his innings making the rest of the chase easy for the later batsmen.
West Indies A now slump to their 5th consecutive limited overs loss on tour, and after 8 matches are still searching for a win.
Young Indians won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: S.R.Tendulkar
West Indies A 167/8 (50 overs)
(S.Ragoonath 20, R.I.C.Holder 24, S.Chanderpaul 58*; S.B.Bangar 2-25, N.D.Hirwani 3-42)
Young Indians 170/5 (42.3 overs)
(V.V.S.Laxman 25, S.R.Tendulkar 54, R.S.Dravid 38; F.A.Rose 2-37, C.E.Cuffy 2-30)
Full scorecard and match report on the blog, T20 match to follow before I will ask @Nitrogen for a 15 man India A squad for a 3 match series of T20 Unofficial Internationals.
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Young Indians v West Indies A - 50 over List A match 1991/2 - Bangalore
Pitch: 5 - Normal
Weather: 9 - Overcast - favours swing bowlers
Toss: Young Indians
Young Indians won the toss and elected to bowl in over cast conditions perfect for swing bowling.
West Indies A laboured to 55/4 at barely 2 per over as no one made headway against the swinging ball.
Chanderpaul entered, and batted through the rest of the innings for an unbeaten 58*, holding his side together and ensuring they batted out their overs.
Hirwani 3-42 benefited from some loose batting in the later overs, while Bangar's swing and accuracy ensured West Indies A were never let off the hook.
Needing 168 to win, the Young Indians struggled initially, slipping to 49/3 as Cuffy bowled an accurate first spell.
Young Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar then took over, racing to 50 off 43 balls.
When he fell, Dravid and Dahiya could afford to take their time, before S.K.Sharma hit out at the end to see them across the line.
Young Indians won by 5 wickets with 7.3 overs to spare, Man of the Match was Sachin Tendulkar, his innings making the rest of the chase easy for the later batsmen.
West Indies A now slump to their 5th consecutive limited overs loss on tour, and after 8 matches are still searching for a win.
Young Indians won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: S.R.Tendulkar
West Indies A 167/8 (50 overs)
(S.Ragoonath 20, R.I.C.Holder 24, S.Chanderpaul 58*; S.B.Bangar 2-25, N.D.Hirwani 3-42)
Young Indians 170/5 (42.3 overs)
(V.V.S.Laxman 25, S.R.Tendulkar 54, R.S.Dravid 38; F.A.Rose 2-37, C.E.Cuffy 2-30)
Full scorecard and match report on the blog, T20 match to follow before I will ask @Nitrogen for a 15 man India A squad for a 3 match series of T20 Unofficial Internationals.
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Young Indians v West Indies A - T20 match 1991/2 - Bangalore
Pitch: 3 - Normal
Weather: 2 - Hot and sunny
Toss: West Indies A
West Indies A won the toss, and elected to bat first, hoping to achieve their 1st win of the tour before the T20 Unofficial International series begins.
Campbell batted well early for a hard hitting 44, before Jacobs took over in the later overs, guiding them to 130 off their 20 overs.
Jacobs scored an unbeaten 44* as he added an unbroken 38* with tailender Franklyn Rose for the 9th wicket to give West Indies A their highest T20 total of the tour.
A varied attack did well to contain the visitors on a decent pitch, with Prasad and Hirwani again among the wickets.
In reply the Young Indians simply cruised, the openers posting close to 50 inside to the first 6 overs.
Though the rate slowed when Bangar was dismissed for an entertaining 34, Laxman carried on to a Man of the Match unbeaten 63* off 50 balls to see his side home.
Rawl Lewis bowled his legspin effectively for the visitors but received little support.
A 7 wicket defeat was West Indies A's 6th in limited overs matches on tour, and after 9 games they are still without a win.
Young Indians won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: V.V.S.Laxman
West Indies A 130/8 (20 overs)
(S.L.Campbell 44, R.D.Jacobs 44*; B.K.V.Prasad 2-18, N.D.Hirwani 2-16, S.R.Tendulkar 2-23)
Young Indians 132/3 (17 overs)
(V.V.S.Laxman 63*, S.B.Bangar 34; R.N.Lewis 2-21)
Full scorecards and match report on the blog:
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Young Indians v West Indies A - T20 match 1991/2 - Bangalore
Pitch: 3 - Normal
Weather: 2 - Hot and sunny
Toss: West Indies A
West Indies A won the toss, and elected to bat first, hoping to achieve their 1st win of the tour before the T20 Unofficial International series begins.
Campbell batted well early for a hard hitting 44, before Jacobs took over in the later overs, guiding them to 130 off their 20 overs.
Jacobs scored an unbeaten 44* as he added an unbroken 38* with tailender Franklyn Rose for the 9th wicket to give West Indies A their highest T20 total of the tour.
A varied attack did well to contain the visitors on a decent pitch, with Prasad and Hirwani again among the wickets.
In reply the Young Indians simply cruised, the openers posting close to 50 inside to the first 6 overs.
Though the rate slowed when Bangar was dismissed for an entertaining 34, Laxman carried on to a Man of the Match unbeaten 63* off 50 balls to see his side home.
Rawl Lewis bowled his legspin effectively for the visitors but received little support.
A 7 wicket defeat was West Indies A's 6th in limited overs matches on tour, and after 9 games they are still without a win.
Young Indians won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: V.V.S.Laxman
West Indies A 130/8 (20 overs)
(S.L.Campbell 44, R.D.Jacobs 44*; B.K.V.Prasad 2-18, N.D.Hirwani 2-16, S.R.Tendulkar 2-23)
Young Indians 132/3 (17 overs)
(V.V.S.Laxman 63*, S.B.Bangar 34; R.N.Lewis 2-21)
Full scorecards and match report on the blog:
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Yeah,won all matches and other two drawn.Niceee!
Yes, the Indian teams have had the better of it so far, bet West Indies A have yet to pick their full strength lineup for a game so far.
Their batting is a bit weak, a flat pitch helped them in the 2nd 3 day game, otherwise their batting has been below par.
3 draws from 3 in 3 day matches so far, and 3 losses from 3 in 50 over games, and 3 losses from 3 in T20 games, future of Indian cricket is looking brighter at this stage than West Indies.
@CerealKiller @Nitrogen
India A v West Indies A - 1st Unofficial T20 International 1991/2 - Bombay
Pitch: 2 - Good batting wicket
Weather: 5 - Hot and sunny
Toss: India A
India A won the toss and batted first, but soon lost both openers cheaply.
A magnificent unbroken 159* run stand for the 3rd wicket between the in form Gursharan Singh and Rahul Dravid saw India A post an impressive 171/2 off their 20 overs.
Gursharan was unlucky to miss his century in making an unbeaten 93* off 67 balls, while Dravid remained not out on 71* off 52.
In reply Wallace stormed out of the blocks, racing to 21 off 6 balls before falling to Prasad.
After that only captain Holder made much headway, in a lineup clearly missing the injured Arthurton and Chanderpaul.
India A offspinner Margashayam Venkataramana took 3 wickets to snuff out the challenge and at 78/7 the game was up.
Perry and Cummins hit out in an entertaining unbroken 41* partnership for the 8th wicket to cut the margin but it was far too late to make difference.
India A ran out comfortable winners by 52 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the 3 match series.
Man of the Match was Gursharan Singh, continuing his good form from earlier matches in the tour, narrowly missing a rare T20 century.
India A won by 52 runs
Man of the Match: Gursharan Singh
India A 171/2 (20 overs)
(Gursharan Singh 93*, R.S.Dravid 71*)
West Indies A 119/7 (20 overs)
(P.A.Wallace 21, R.I.C.Holder 29, N.O.Perry 25*; B.K.V.Prasad 2-31, M.Venkataramana 3-17)
Full scorecard and match reports on the blog:
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India A v West Indies A - 1st Unofficial T20 International 1991/2 - Bombay
Pitch: 2 - Good batting wicket
Weather: 5 - Hot and sunny
Toss: India A
India A won the toss and batted first, but soon lost both openers cheaply.
A magnificent unbroken 159* run stand for the 3rd wicket between the in form Gursharan Singh and Rahul Dravid saw India A post an impressive 171/2 off their 20 overs.
Gursharan was unlucky to miss his century in making an unbeaten 93* off 67 balls, while Dravid remained not out on 71* off 52.
In reply Wallace stormed out of the blocks, racing to 21 off 6 balls before falling to Prasad.
After that only captain Holder made much headway, in a lineup clearly missing the injured Arthurton and Chanderpaul.
India A offspinner Margashayam Venkataramana took 3 wickets to snuff out the challenge and at 78/7 the game was up.
Perry and Cummins hit out in an entertaining unbroken 41* partnership for the 8th wicket to cut the margin but it was far too late to make difference.
India A ran out comfortable winners by 52 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the 3 match series.
Man of the Match was Gursharan Singh, continuing his good form from earlier matches in the tour, narrowly missing a rare T20 century.
India A won by 52 runs
Man of the Match: Gursharan Singh
India A 171/2 (20 overs)
(Gursharan Singh 93*, R.S.Dravid 71*)
West Indies A 119/7 (20 overs)
(P.A.Wallace 21, R.I.C.Holder 29, N.O.Perry 25*; B.K.V.Prasad 2-31, M.Venkataramana 3-17)
Full scorecard and match reports on the blog:
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@CerealKiller @Nitrogen
India A v West Indies A - 2nd Unofficial T20 International - Madras
Pitch: 8A - Some help for the spinners
Weather: 4 - Hot and sunny
Toss: West Indies A
West Indies A won the toss, and expecting the wicket to spin, decided to bat first.
Wallace continued his form from the previous game, this time going on with it, making a hard hitting 63 off 47 balls.
With Chetan Sharma and Sunil Joshi both claiming 3-24, the batsmen at the other end struggled, and West Indies would have been disappointed with their eventual total of 126/8 off 20 overs.
India A began their reply confidently, the openers raising 50 inside 6 overs before they were parted.
Another professional innings full of excellent shots by Gursharan Singh pretty much took the home side to victory, by the easy margin of 6 wickets with 2.5 overs to spare.
Man of the Match was West Indies A opener Philo Wallace, his powerful innings deserving better support.
India A won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: P.A.Wallace
West Indies 126/8 (20 overs)
(P.A.Wallace 63, R.I.C.Holder 22; Chetan Sharma 3-24, S.B.Joshi 3-24)
India A 127/4 (17.1 overs)
(V.V.S.Laxman 33, Gursharan Singh 49; K.L.T.Arthurton 2-25)
Full scorecards and innings reports on the blog:
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India A v West Indies A - 2nd Unofficial T20 International - Madras
Pitch: 8A - Some help for the spinners
Weather: 4 - Hot and sunny
Toss: West Indies A
West Indies A won the toss, and expecting the wicket to spin, decided to bat first.
Wallace continued his form from the previous game, this time going on with it, making a hard hitting 63 off 47 balls.
With Chetan Sharma and Sunil Joshi both claiming 3-24, the batsmen at the other end struggled, and West Indies would have been disappointed with their eventual total of 126/8 off 20 overs.
India A began their reply confidently, the openers raising 50 inside 6 overs before they were parted.
Another professional innings full of excellent shots by Gursharan Singh pretty much took the home side to victory, by the easy margin of 6 wickets with 2.5 overs to spare.
Man of the Match was West Indies A opener Philo Wallace, his powerful innings deserving better support.
India A won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: P.A.Wallace
West Indies 126/8 (20 overs)
(P.A.Wallace 63, R.I.C.Holder 22; Chetan Sharma 3-24, S.B.Joshi 3-24)
India A 127/4 (17.1 overs)
(V.V.S.Laxman 33, Gursharan Singh 49; K.L.T.Arthurton 2-25)
Full scorecards and innings reports on the blog:
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The following full international tours have been proposed for the 1991/2 season:
Pakistan to South Africa - 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
West Indies to Sri Lanka - 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s
Australia to Zimbabwe - 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
England to New Zealand - 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s
Australia to South Africa - 1 Test, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
Pakistan to Zimbabwe - 1 Test, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
South Africa, Australia, Zimbabwe, Pakistan ODI tournament
Sri Lanka, West Indies, India ODI tournament
South Africa to India - 2 Tests, 3 ODI, 1 T20
West Indies to Zimbabwe - 1 Test, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
West Indies to Pakistan - 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
Zimbabwe to New Zealand -3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s
Sri Lanka to Pakistan - 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s
India to Australia - 5 Tests, 7 ODIs, 3 T20s
England to South Africa - 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s
New Zealand to West Indies - 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
Zimbabwe to Australia - 1 Test, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
ODI World Cup in Australia/New Zealand
New Zealand to India - 1 Test, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
Australia to New Zealand - 1 Test, 3 ODIs
South Africa to West Indies - 5 Tests, 5 ODIs
Sri Lanka to India - 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s
Pakistan to England - 5 Tests, 7 ODIs, 3 T20s
Zimbabwe to England - 2 Tests, 3 ODis, 1 T20
Australia to Sri Lanka - 3 Tests, 3 ODIs
New Zealand to Zimbabwe - 2 Tests, 3 ODIs
The following international A tours have also been proposed for the 1991/2 season:
Pakistan A to Australia
West Indies A to India
England A to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka
India A to New Zealand
Zimbabwe A to Pakistan
Australia A to West Indies
Sri Lanka A to England
New Zealand A to England
Pakistan to South Africa - 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
West Indies to Sri Lanka - 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s
Australia to Zimbabwe - 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
England to New Zealand - 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s
Australia to South Africa - 1 Test, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
Pakistan to Zimbabwe - 1 Test, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
South Africa, Australia, Zimbabwe, Pakistan ODI tournament
Sri Lanka, West Indies, India ODI tournament
South Africa to India - 2 Tests, 3 ODI, 1 T20
West Indies to Zimbabwe - 1 Test, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
West Indies to Pakistan - 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
Zimbabwe to New Zealand -3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s
Sri Lanka to Pakistan - 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s
India to Australia - 5 Tests, 7 ODIs, 3 T20s
England to South Africa - 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s
New Zealand to West Indies - 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
Zimbabwe to Australia - 1 Test, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
ODI World Cup in Australia/New Zealand
New Zealand to India - 1 Test, 3 ODIs, 1 T20
Australia to New Zealand - 1 Test, 3 ODIs
South Africa to West Indies - 5 Tests, 5 ODIs
Sri Lanka to India - 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s
Pakistan to England - 5 Tests, 7 ODIs, 3 T20s
Zimbabwe to England - 2 Tests, 3 ODis, 1 T20
Australia to Sri Lanka - 3 Tests, 3 ODIs
New Zealand to Zimbabwe - 2 Tests, 3 ODIs
The following international A tours have also been proposed for the 1991/2 season:
Pakistan A to Australia
West Indies A to India
England A to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka
India A to New Zealand
Zimbabwe A to Pakistan
Australia A to West Indies
Sri Lanka A to England
New Zealand A to England
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India A v West Indies - 3rd Unofficial T20 International - Calcutta
Pitch: 7B - Low bounce
Weather: 3 - Hot and sunny
Toss: West Indies A
A packed house at Eden Gardens, Calcutta, greeted the two teams, for the final match of the Unofficial T20 International series.
West Indies A won the toss, and with low bounce predicted to give occasional assistance to the bowlers, elected to bowl first.
Gray took a couple of early wickets, but another classy innings from the in form Gursharan Singh put India A on top.
The ex Test batsman made 57 off 36 balls to set India A on course for another big total.
With V.V.S.Laxman carrying his bat for a subdued 42* not out of 47, but playing the valuable of rotating the strike, and Dravid making 35 off 19, India A totalled 151/4 off 20 overs.
Gray bowled well amidst the carnage to take 3-16, but the other bowlers, selected more for batting ability, were disappointing.
Given that West Indies A's highest score in a T20 match on tour so far was well short of this, they appeared to have done enough.
When West Indies slipped to 88/7, despite some good batting by Arthurton and Chanderpaul, and West Indies A requiring 64 to win off 5.3 overs, the game appeared over.
A.R.Kapoor had justified his inclusion ahead of the more experienced Gopal Sharma at this point with 3 wickets, and for India A it appeared business as usual.
But West Indies had included both Drakes and Gibson in their XI for this game for their hitting ability ahead of other bowlers, and the pair did not disappoint.
Taking 31 off the next 2.3 overs, West Indies A sensed they had a chance going into the last 3 overs with 32 required.
When Venkataramana conceded 6 off the 18th over, to leave 27 required for victory of 2 overs the task seemed impossible.
But Gibson and Drakes took 16 off 19th over by Prasad, seamer Chetan Sharma began the last over with West Indies A requiring 11 for a remarkable victory.
Gibson kept them on course with a Big Hit for 4 off the 4th ball, leaving 3 required for victory off 2 balls.
Sharma bowled a dot ball, leaving Gibson needing 3 off the last ball for the win, or 2 for a tie.
At this point Chetan Sharma's nerve failed him, much as it had v Javed Miandad in the 1986 Asia Cup final, and he bowled a wide, leaving 2 required from 1 and all 3 results still possible.
With 2 required for the win, Chetan Sharma delivered a good length ball, normally hard to score off, but Gibson once again pulled off a Big Hit, sending the final ball sailing for a huge 6 and giving West Indies A a remarkable comeback victory.
It was West Indies A's first win of the tour, and though they had lost the series 2-1, it was extremely important for team morale and warmly celebrated by the players.
Gibson was named Man of the Match for his remarkable unbeaten 46* off 24 balls, including 3 huge sixes, the final of which won his team the match.
Drakes scored 23* off 15 at the other end as the pair added a scarcely believable 68 off 5.3 overs to steal victory by 3 wickets with a 6 off the final ball.
West Indies A won by 3 wickets
India win 3 match Unofficial T20 International series 2-1
Man of the Match: O.D.Gibson
India A 151/4 (20 overs)
(V.V.S.Laxman 42*; Gursharan Singh 57, R.S.Dravid 35; A.H.Gray 3-16)
West Indiies A 156/7 (20 overs)
(K.L.T.Arthurton 30, S.Chanderpaul 25, V.C.Drakes 23*, O.D.Gibson 46*; Chetan Sharma 2-41, A.R.Kapoor 3-27)
Full scorecards and match report on the blog:
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India A v West Indies - 3rd Unofficial T20 International - Calcutta
Pitch: 7B - Low bounce
Weather: 3 - Hot and sunny
Toss: West Indies A
A packed house at Eden Gardens, Calcutta, greeted the two teams, for the final match of the Unofficial T20 International series.
West Indies A won the toss, and with low bounce predicted to give occasional assistance to the bowlers, elected to bowl first.
Gray took a couple of early wickets, but another classy innings from the in form Gursharan Singh put India A on top.
The ex Test batsman made 57 off 36 balls to set India A on course for another big total.
With V.V.S.Laxman carrying his bat for a subdued 42* not out of 47, but playing the valuable of rotating the strike, and Dravid making 35 off 19, India A totalled 151/4 off 20 overs.
Gray bowled well amidst the carnage to take 3-16, but the other bowlers, selected more for batting ability, were disappointing.
Given that West Indies A's highest score in a T20 match on tour so far was well short of this, they appeared to have done enough.
When West Indies slipped to 88/7, despite some good batting by Arthurton and Chanderpaul, and West Indies A requiring 64 to win off 5.3 overs, the game appeared over.
A.R.Kapoor had justified his inclusion ahead of the more experienced Gopal Sharma at this point with 3 wickets, and for India A it appeared business as usual.
But West Indies had included both Drakes and Gibson in their XI for this game for their hitting ability ahead of other bowlers, and the pair did not disappoint.
Taking 31 off the next 2.3 overs, West Indies A sensed they had a chance going into the last 3 overs with 32 required.
When Venkataramana conceded 6 off the 18th over, to leave 27 required for victory of 2 overs the task seemed impossible.
But Gibson and Drakes took 16 off 19th over by Prasad, seamer Chetan Sharma began the last over with West Indies A requiring 11 for a remarkable victory.
Gibson kept them on course with a Big Hit for 4 off the 4th ball, leaving 3 required for victory off 2 balls.
Sharma bowled a dot ball, leaving Gibson needing 3 off the last ball for the win, or 2 for a tie.
At this point Chetan Sharma's nerve failed him, much as it had v Javed Miandad in the 1986 Asia Cup final, and he bowled a wide, leaving 2 required from 1 and all 3 results still possible.
With 2 required for the win, Chetan Sharma delivered a good length ball, normally hard to score off, but Gibson once again pulled off a Big Hit, sending the final ball sailing for a huge 6 and giving West Indies A a remarkable comeback victory.
It was West Indies A's first win of the tour, and though they had lost the series 2-1, it was extremely important for team morale and warmly celebrated by the players.
Gibson was named Man of the Match for his remarkable unbeaten 46* off 24 balls, including 3 huge sixes, the final of which won his team the match.
Drakes scored 23* off 15 at the other end as the pair added a scarcely believable 68 off 5.3 overs to steal victory by 3 wickets with a 6 off the final ball.
West Indies A won by 3 wickets
India win 3 match Unofficial T20 International series 2-1
Man of the Match: O.D.Gibson
India A 151/4 (20 overs)
(V.V.S.Laxman 42*; Gursharan Singh 57, R.S.Dravid 35; A.H.Gray 3-16)
West Indiies A 156/7 (20 overs)
(K.L.T.Arthurton 30, S.Chanderpaul 25, V.C.Drakes 23*, O.D.Gibson 46*; Chetan Sharma 2-41, A.R.Kapoor 3-27)
Full scorecards and match report on the blog:
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CerealKiller
Staff Member
Nice to avoid a whitewash at least.
Injury to Chanderpaul in the first 2 games of the T20 series, and injury to Arthurton in the 1st game affected team balance, wasn't til they played together in the final game that the batting lineup was close to full strength.
Including Drakes and Gibson for their Big Hit ability worked this game, and the 4 quicks policy is probably their best bet if the pitch isn't spinning.
Results haven't been too good but the tour has been ok for spotting talent, has been some good innings by the batsmen in the 3 day games, Arthurton and Chanderpaul have been useful as allrounders, and Tony Gray has bowled well all tour and might be a chance of World Cup spot.
Can see West Indies A pulling off another win or two before tour's end, particularly in the 50 over games.
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South African Board XI v Pakistan - 3 day First Class match - Port Elizabeth
Pitch: 85
Toss: South Africa A
Match Drawn
Man of the Match: Javed Miandad
Thunderstorms on Day 2 flooded the ground, wiping out over 5 hours play in all, ruining the match a contest.
Kirsten and Commins batted well for the home team, while Wasim and Waqar returned to form, finding swing in the Humid conditions.
Pakistan mostly wasted their chance at batting practice on the final day as only Javed, frustratingly out for 99, found form against a steady attack on an Uneven and turning pitch.
Strydom bowled Javed 1 short of a century to finish with 3-25 in a useful allround performance.
With little time left after Javed's declaration, the home team batted out time, losing Rudi Steyn cheaply for the 2nd time in the match to give Waqar a 5th wicket for the game.
Javed Miandad was Man of the Match, his batting in difficult conditions being on a different plane to the others.
South African Board XI 262/9 declared (100 overs)
(G.Kirsten 66, J.B.Commins 46, P.C.Strydom 21, D.J.Richardson 38, S.J.Elworthy 21*, S.D.Jack 22; Wasim Akram 2-50, Waqar Younus 4-65, Tauseef Ahmed 2-55)
Pakistan 228/9 declared (65.3 overs)
(Shoaib Mohammad 39, Inzamam-ul-Haq 32, Javed Miandad 99; S.J.Elworthy 2-56, C.R.Matthews 2-43, P.C.Strydom 3-25)
South African Board XI 46/1 (22 overs)
(G.Kirsten 26*)
Full innings by innings reports and scorecards on the blog:
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South African Board XI v Pakistan - 3 day First Class match - Port Elizabeth
Pitch: 85
Toss: South Africa A
Match Drawn
Man of the Match: Javed Miandad
Thunderstorms on Day 2 flooded the ground, wiping out over 5 hours play in all, ruining the match a contest.
Kirsten and Commins batted well for the home team, while Wasim and Waqar returned to form, finding swing in the Humid conditions.
Pakistan mostly wasted their chance at batting practice on the final day as only Javed, frustratingly out for 99, found form against a steady attack on an Uneven and turning pitch.
Strydom bowled Javed 1 short of a century to finish with 3-25 in a useful allround performance.
With little time left after Javed's declaration, the home team batted out time, losing Rudi Steyn cheaply for the 2nd time in the match to give Waqar a 5th wicket for the game.
Javed Miandad was Man of the Match, his batting in difficult conditions being on a different plane to the others.
South African Board XI 262/9 declared (100 overs)
(G.Kirsten 66, J.B.Commins 46, P.C.Strydom 21, D.J.Richardson 38, S.J.Elworthy 21*, S.D.Jack 22; Wasim Akram 2-50, Waqar Younus 4-65, Tauseef Ahmed 2-55)
Pakistan 228/9 declared (65.3 overs)
(Shoaib Mohammad 39, Inzamam-ul-Haq 32, Javed Miandad 99; S.J.Elworthy 2-56, C.R.Matthews 2-43, P.C.Strydom 3-25)
South African Board XI 46/1 (22 overs)
(G.Kirsten 26*)
Full innings by innings reports and scorecards on the blog:
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New Zealand A v England - 50 over List A match 1991/2 - Hamilton
Pitch: 3 - Normal
Weather: 3 - Hot and sunny
Toss: New Zealand A
New Zealand A won the toss, and with conditions good for cricket, elected to put a score on the board.
The openers raised 47 in a solid start, before Hartland departed, bringing in Greatbatch to join experienced opener Franklin.
Playing one of his best limited overs innings, Franklin cruised to 82 to lay the foundations for a big total.
With Greatbatch making 61, and Latham and Thomson providing the finishing touches, New Zealand A totalled 242/6 from their 50 overs, and would have been happy at the halfway point.
The England bowlers were disappointing, with Malcolm coming back well late in the innings, and Emburey with a tight 10 over spell the pick.
In reply England were given an excellent start by the in form Atherton and Gooch.
When Atherton fell for 64, the pair had put on 146 for the 1st wicket and England were well on course.
After reaching a sedate 50 off 92 balls, Gooch added another 66 off 45, and when he was eventually out for 116 the match was all but over in England's favour.
Fairbrother gained some form and valuable time in the middle to see England across the line for a 6 wicket victory with 4.3 overs to spare.
Thomson had bowled well to take 3-42, but his wickets came too late to make a difference.
Gooch was named Man of the Match, his innings all but deciding the match.
England won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: G.A.Gooch
New Zealand 242/6 (50 overs)
(T.J.Franklin 82, M.J.Greatbatch 61, R.T.Latham 45, S.A.Thomson 20*; D.E.Malcolm 2-43, G.A.Hick 2-41)
England 245/5 (45.3 overs)
(G.A.Gooch 116, M.A.Atherton 64, N.H.Fairbrother 20*; S.A.Thomson 3-42)
Full scorecards and reports on the blog:
Planet Cricket - International Cricket - 1991/2 and Onwards
New Zealand A v England - 50 over List A match 1991/2 - Hamilton
Pitch: 3 - Normal
Weather: 3 - Hot and sunny
Toss: New Zealand A
New Zealand A won the toss, and with conditions good for cricket, elected to put a score on the board.
The openers raised 47 in a solid start, before Hartland departed, bringing in Greatbatch to join experienced opener Franklin.
Playing one of his best limited overs innings, Franklin cruised to 82 to lay the foundations for a big total.
With Greatbatch making 61, and Latham and Thomson providing the finishing touches, New Zealand A totalled 242/6 from their 50 overs, and would have been happy at the halfway point.
The England bowlers were disappointing, with Malcolm coming back well late in the innings, and Emburey with a tight 10 over spell the pick.
In reply England were given an excellent start by the in form Atherton and Gooch.
When Atherton fell for 64, the pair had put on 146 for the 1st wicket and England were well on course.
After reaching a sedate 50 off 92 balls, Gooch added another 66 off 45, and when he was eventually out for 116 the match was all but over in England's favour.
Fairbrother gained some form and valuable time in the middle to see England across the line for a 6 wicket victory with 4.3 overs to spare.
Thomson had bowled well to take 3-42, but his wickets came too late to make a difference.
Gooch was named Man of the Match, his innings all but deciding the match.
England won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: G.A.Gooch
New Zealand 242/6 (50 overs)
(T.J.Franklin 82, M.J.Greatbatch 61, R.T.Latham 45, S.A.Thomson 20*; D.E.Malcolm 2-43, G.A.Hick 2-41)
England 245/5 (45.3 overs)
(G.A.Gooch 116, M.A.Atherton 64, N.H.Fairbrother 20*; S.A.Thomson 3-42)
Full scorecards and reports on the blog:
Planet Cricket - International Cricket - 1991/2 and Onwards
Gooch and Atherton in good form for England with the bat so far, but not much else from the batsmen yet.
Malcolm and Emburey performing well with the ball, Jarvis struggling.[DOUBLEPOST=1507182445][/DOUBLEPOST]Pakistan looking good in South Africa, spinners yet to make a major contribution, and Aaqib Javed not got going yet so attack is not quite firing on all cylinders.
Pakistan's batsmen have mostly been in top form, and South Africa also now have a pretty good idea what their best combination might be now, been useful warm ups for both teams.
Malcolm and Emburey performing well with the ball, Jarvis struggling.[DOUBLEPOST=1507182445][/DOUBLEPOST]Pakistan looking good in South Africa, spinners yet to make a major contribution, and Aaqib Javed not got going yet so attack is not quite firing on all cylinders.
Pakistan's batsmen have mostly been in top form, and South Africa also now have a pretty good idea what their best combination might be now, been useful warm ups for both teams.
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Progress update:
(Full report to follow upon match completion)
India A v West Indies A - 1st Unofficial ODI - Delhi
India A 278/8 (50 overs)
(V.V.S.Laxman 91, R.S.Dravid 119, A.R.Kapoor 20*; A.H.Gray 2-52, S.Chanderpaul 5-57)
West Indies A 109/2 (30 overs)
(S.C.Williams 20, R.I.C.Holder 42*, K.L.T.Arthurton 29*)
West Indies A require 170 to win off 20 overs at 8.50 Runs per Over, with 8 wickets in hand.
Progress update:
(Full report to follow upon match completion)
India A v West Indies A - 1st Unofficial ODI - Delhi
India A 278/8 (50 overs)
(V.V.S.Laxman 91, R.S.Dravid 119, A.R.Kapoor 20*; A.H.Gray 2-52, S.Chanderpaul 5-57)
West Indies A 109/2 (30 overs)
(S.C.Williams 20, R.I.C.Holder 42*, K.L.T.Arthurton 29*)
West Indies A require 170 to win off 20 overs at 8.50 Runs per Over, with 8 wickets in hand.
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