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Legends At Battle Season VI
Round 5, Match 18

at Sabina Park, Kingston (Jamaica)

Toss: West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl

AUSTRALIA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Victor Trumper      c. Greenidge   b. Ambrose      84   191   19    0   44.0%
Matthew Hayden      c. Worrell     b. Sobers       17    39    4    0   43.6%
Don Bradman*        c. Sobers      b. Roberts      55    68   12    1   80.9%
Greg Chappell       c. Greenidge   b. Ambrose      22    47    5    0   46.8%
Allan Border        c. Sobers      b. Holding      21    52    5    0   40.4%
Ricky Ponting                      b. Roberts      49   131    9    0   37.4%
Adam Gilchrist†     c. Holding     b. Ambrose       9     9    2    0  100.0%
Keith Miller        c. Greenidge   b. Holding       7    20    1    0   35.0%
Charlie Turner                     b. Worrell       9    31    1    0   29.0%
Ray Lindwall        c. †Kanhai     b. Roberts      43    46    5    3   93.5%
Glenn McGrath       not out                         1     3    0    0   33.3%

Total:  328/10       Overs:  106.0        Run Rate:  3.09     Extras:  11
  

                             Day 2  11:06 AM
  
 
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AUSTRALIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
V Trumper     M Hayden     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           40 (79)
V Trumper     D Bradman    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       92 (133)
V Trumper     G Chappell   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           42 (86)
V Trumper     A Border     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               31 (95)
V Trumper     R Ponting    þ                                          5 (11)
Gilchrist     R Ponting    þþþ                                       10 (16)
K Miller      R Ponting    þþþþþþ                                    18 (48)
C Turner      R Ponting    þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              34 (79)
R Lindwall    R Ponting    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      55 (84)
R Lindwall    G McGrath    þ                                          1 (5)


     Fall of Wickets    40/1      132/2     174/3     205/4     210/5
                        220/6     238/7     272/8     327/9     328/10   


Total:  328/10      Overs:  106.0         Run Rate:  3.09    Extras:  11  
 
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WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Curtly Ambrose       30.0     10      78      3      2.60     0      0
Andy Roberts         18.0      7      52      3      2.89     0      1
Michael Holding      20.0      4      75      2      3.75     0      0
Garry Sobers         22.0      7      62      1      2.82     0      0
Frank Worrell        16.0      3      55      1      3.44     1      3


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


Total:  328/10       Overs:  106.0        Run Rate:  3.09    Extras:  11  

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Victor Trumper came close to scoring a hundred for the fourth match in a row, but fell just 16 runs short.

WEST INDIES 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gordon Greenidge                   b. McGrath      57   107   10    1   53.3%
Frank Worrell*      c. †Gilchrist  b. Lindwall     30   115    4    0   26.1%
George Headley                     b. Turner        6    10    1    0   60.0%
Viv Richards        c. Chappell    b. Turner        9    19    1    0   47.4%
Brian Lara          lbw            b. Lindwall      3    23    0    0   13.0%
Garry Sobers                       b. Lindwall     50   121    9    0   41.3%
Everton Weekes                     b. McGrath       0     7    0    0    0.0%
Rohan Kanhai†       c. Bradman     b. Lindwall     30    59    5    0   50.8%
Michael Holding     c. †Gilchrist  b. McGrath       0     5    0    0    0.0%
Andy Roberts        lbw            b. Turner        6    12    1    0   50.0%
Curtly Ambrose      not out

Total:  202/10       Overs:  79.2         Run Rate:  2.55     Extras:  11
  

                             Day 3  10:23 AM
  
 
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Greenidge     F Worrell    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ         80 (199)
G Headley     F Worrell    þþþþþþ                                    16 (29)
V Richards    F Worrell                                               0 (4)
V Richards    B Lara       þþþþþ                                     13 (40)
V Richards    G Sobers                                                0 (6)
E Weekes      G Sobers     þ                                          1 (10)
R Kanhai      G Sobers     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       84 (158)
M Holding     G Sobers     þ                                          1 (7)
A Roberts     G Sobers     þþ                                         7 (21)
C Ambrose     G Sobers                                                0 (2)


     Fall of Wickets    80/1      96/2      96/3      109/4     109/5
                        110/6     194/7     195/8     202/9     202/10   


Total:  202/10      Overs:  79.2          Run Rate:  2.55    Extras:  11  
 
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AUSTRALIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        15.0      2      33      3      2.20     0      0
Ray Lindwall         20.2      9      42      4      2.07     0      1
Keith Miller         12.0      1      35      0      2.92     0      2
Charlie Turner       30.0      7      84      3      2.80     2      3
Allan Border          2.0      0       5      0      2.50     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 0


Total:  202/10       Overs:  79.2         Run Rate:  2.55    Extras:  11
  
                                     -X-

An average first innings from the West Indies gave Australia the upper hand with a 126-run lead.

AUSTRALIA 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Victor Trumper      c. Greenidge   b. Sobers       43   151    6    0   28.5%
Matthew Hayden                     b. Holding       9    18    2    0   50.0%
Don Bradman*        c. Sobers      b. Holding      93   120   21    0   77.5%
Greg Chappell                  c & b. Ambrose      27    54    6    0   50.0%
Allan Border        c. Greenidge   b. Roberts      56   137    9    1   40.9%
Ricky Ponting       lbw            b. Ambrose      12    68    1    0   17.6%
Adam Gilchrist†                    b. Sobers       51    70    9    1   72.9%
Keith Miller        c. Headley     b. Ambrose       0     5    0    0    0.0%
Charlie Turner      lbw            b. Ambrose       6    18    1    0   33.3%
Ray Lindwall        not out                        29    48    5    0   60.4%
Glenn McGrath       not out                        13    35    1    0   37.1%

Total:  353/9        Overs:  120.1        Run Rate:  2.94     Extras:  14
  

                             Day 4  12:54 PM
  

                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
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AUSTRALIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
V Trumper     M Hayden     þþþþþ                                     19 (38)
V Trumper     D Bradman    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      125 (244)
V Trumper     G Chappell   þ                                          5 (7)
A Border      G Chappell   þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              45 (108)
A Border      R Ponting    þþþþþþþþþþþ                               41 (125)
A Border      Gilchrist    þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             48 (56)
K Miller      Gilchrist    þþ                                         8 (11)
C Turner      Gilchrist    þþþ                                       12 (36)
R Lindwall    Gilchrist    þþþþ                                      17 (22)
R Lindwall    G McGrath    þþþþþþþþþ                                 33 (74)


     Fall of Wickets    19/1      144/2     149/3     194/4     235/5
                        283/6     291/7     303/8     320/9              


Total:  353/9       Overs:  120.1         Run Rate:  2.94    Extras:  14  
 
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WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Curtly Ambrose       30.0     11      63      4      2.10     1      0
Andy Roberts         23.0     10      57      1      2.48     0      3
Frank Worrell        17.0      3      84      0      4.94     1      2
Michael Holding      23.0      6      60      2      2.61     0      0
Garry Sobers         27.1      5      84      2      3.09     1      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 2


Total:  353/9        Overs:  120.1        Run Rate:  2.94    Extras:  14  

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Half-centuries from Border, Bradman and Gilchrist saw Australia set their rivals a massive target of 480 to chase with five sessions remaining.

WEST INDIES 2nd innings (Target: 480)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gordon Greenidge    lbw            b. Miller       40    50   10    0   80.0%
Frank Worrell*      run out (Bradman)             109   206   22    0   52.9%
George Headley                     b. Miller       35   111    5    0   31.5%
Viv Richards        c. †Gilchrist  b. Lindwall      4     9    1    0   44.4%
Brian Lara                         b. Border       55   104   11    0   52.9%
Garry Sobers        not out                        76   207   13    1   36.7%
Everton Weekes      lbw            b. Border        5    23    1    0   21.7%
Rohan Kanhai†       c. Border      b. Miller       62   102   11    1   60.8%
Michael Holding     c. †Gilchrist  b. Turner        0     1    0    0    0.0%
Andy Roberts        not out                        10    58    2    0   17.2%
Curtly Ambrose      

Total:  409/8        Overs:  145.0        Run Rate:  2.82     Extras:  13
  

                             Day 5  5:00 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Greenidge     F Worrell    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   62 (87)
G Headley     F Worrell    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ         91 (209)
V Richards    F Worrell    þ                                          4 (15)
B Lara        F Worrell    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ              76 (127)
B Lara        G Sobers     þþþþþþþþ                                  24 (85)
E Weekes      G Sobers     þþþþþþþ                                   19 (46)
R Kanhai      G Sobers     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       94 (181)
M Holding     G Sobers     þ                                          1 (5)
A Roberts     G Sobers     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            38 (115)


     Fall of Wickets    62/1      153/2     157/3     233/4     257/5
                        276/6     370/7     371/8                        


Total:  409/8       Overs:  145.0         Run Rate:  2.82    Extras:  13  
 
                                     -X-


AUSTRALIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        32.0      8      82      0      2.56     0      2
Ray Lindwall         38.0     13      96      1      2.53     1      2
Charlie Turner       29.0      8      88      1      3.03     0      1
Keith Miller         28.0      7      79      3      2.82     0      0
Allan Border         18.0      4      59      2      3.28     0      2


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 0


Total:  409/8        Overs:  145.0        Run Rate:  2.82    Extras:  13  

                                     -X-

The West Indies admirably batted out 145 overs to save the Test. Garry Sobers shepherded the tail with a solid 76 off 207 deliveries to see the job done.

Australia           328 & 353/9d
West Indies         202 & 409/8             
  
Match drawn
 
Man of the match: Garry Sobers (West Indies)

Points

Australia - 11 (Draw - 5, Batting - 3, Bowling - 3)
West Indies - 9 (Draw - 5, Batting - 1, Bowling - 3)

 

[PCA]

We are satisfied with the result. WI are a great team and we tried our best to beat them. Probably we could have declared little earlier but there is also a risk of loosing.

@VC the slogger

I had replaced Lindwall with Lille for this match.

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VI​

Round 5, Match 19​

at Eden Gardens, Calcutta

Toss: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat

PAKISTAN 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Mudassar Nazar      c. †Kirmani    b. Bedi         40    78    9    0   51.3%
Hanif Mohammad†     c. Ramji       b. Bedi        113   355   18    1   31.8%
Javed Miandad                      b. Mankad        1     7    0    0   14.3%
Zaheer Abbas        c. Gavaskar    b. Mankad       48   109    9    0   44.0%
Inzamam-ul-Haq      st †Kirmani    b. Bedi         26    71    5    0   36.6%
Saleem Malik        lbw            b. Kumble       45   124    8    0   36.3%
Imran Khan*         c. Merchant    b. Singh        51    72    7    2   70.8%
Fazal Mahmood       c. Kumble      b. Bedi         21    62    4    0   33.9%
Wasim Akram         c. Dravid      b. Kumble       17    24    3    0   70.8%
Waqar Younis        not out                         8    20    2    0   40.0%
Abdul Qadir         c. Singh       b. Bedi          8    18    2    0   44.4%

Total:  401/10       Overs:  156.3        Run Rate:  2.56     Extras:  23
  

                             Day 2  3:28 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

PAKISTAN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Nazar       H Mohammad   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    63 (161)
J Miandad     H Mohammad   þ                                          1 (7)
Z Abbas       H Mohammad   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       97 (210)
Inzam'-Haq    H Mohammad   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            39 (121)
S Malik       H Mohammad   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             82 (215)
S Malik       I Khan       þþþþþþþþþþ                                28 (54)
F Mahmood     I Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      56 (78)
F Mahmood     W Akram      þþþþþþ                                    19 (52)
F Mahmood     W Younis                                                0 (5)
A Qadir       W Younis     þþþþþ                                     16 (36)


     Fall of Wickets    63/1      64/2      161/3     200/4     282/5
                        310/6     366/7     385/8     385/9     401/10   


Total:  401/10      Overs:  156.3         Run Rate:  2.56    Extras:  23  
 
                                     -X-


INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Amar Singh           20.0      4      54      1      2.70     0      2
Ladha Ramji          19.0      8      44      0      2.32     0      1
Kapil Dev            14.0      3      36      0      2.57     0      0
Anil Kumble          21.0      8      33      2      1.57     0      2
Vinoo Mankad         37.0     13      91      2      2.46     0      1
Bishan Bedi          45.3     20     129      5      2.84     1      2


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 8      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 9


Total:  401/10       Overs:  156.3        Run Rate:  2.56    Extras:  23  

                                     -X-

Bishan Bedi toiled hard for more than 45 overs to pick up five wickets.

INDIA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar                     b. Akram       128   273   26    0   46.9%
Vijay Merchant                     b. Akram        44    90    9    0   48.9%
Vijay Hazare        lbw            b. Younis      153   198   32    1   77.3%
Vinoo Mankad        lbw            b. Mahmood      27    66    4    0   40.9%
Rahul Dravid        c. Khan        b. Qadir        29    78    6    0   37.2%
Kapil Dev*                         b. Akram        89   161   12    4   55.3%
Amar Singh          c. Nazar       b. Akram         0    16    0    0    0.0%
Syed Kirmani†       lbw            b. Qadir        54   110    9    2   49.1%
Ladha Ramji         c. †Mohammad   b. Younis        4     3    1    0  133.3%
Anil Kumble                        b. Khan         17    69    3    0   24.6%
Bishan Bedi         not out                        11    47    2    0   23.4%

Total:  580/10       Overs:  184.3        Run Rate:  3.14     Extras:  24
  

                             Day 4  3:46 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    V Merchant   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            90 (196)
S Gavaskar    V Hazare     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      217 (311)
V Mankad      V Hazare     þþþþþþþþþ                                 56 (105)
V Mankad      R Dravid     þ                                          5 (21)
K Dev         R Dravid     þþþþþþþþþþ                                63 (122)
K Dev         A Singh      þþ                                        18 (34)
K Dev         S Kirmani    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            87 (188)
L Ramji       S Kirmani    þ                                          8 (9)
A Kumble      S Kirmani    þ                                          3 (20)
A Kumble      B Bedi       þþþþþ                                     33 (101)


     Fall of Wickets    90/1      307/2     363/3     368/4     431/5
                        449/6     536/7     544/8     547/9     580/10   


Total:  580/10      Overs:  184.3         Run Rate:  3.14    Extras:  24  
 
                                     -X-


PAKISTAN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fazal Mahmood        33.0      9     113      1      3.42     2      0
Wasim Akram          43.0     15     129      4      3.00     0      3
Waqar Younis         32.0      8      94      2      2.94     1      2
Imran Khan           24.3      5      74      1      3.02     0      1
Abdul Qadir          46.0      9     141      2      3.07     1      0
Mudassar Nazar        1.0      0       1      0      1.00     0      0
Saleem Malik          5.0      2      14      0      2.80     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 6


Total:  580/10       Overs:  184.3        Run Rate:  3.14    Extras:  24  

                                     -X-

Sunil Gavaskar and Vijay Hazare made the most of the helpful conditions by piling on centuries. This match seems to be headed in only one direction now..

PAKISTAN 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Mudassar Nazar      c. Gavaskar    b. Bedi         19    50    3    0   38.0%
Hanif Mohammad†                    b. Kumble      135   320   26    0   42.2%
Javed Miandad       c. †Kirmani    b. Kumble       27    39    6    0   69.2%
Zaheer Abbas        lbw            b. Bedi        114   192   20    1   59.4%
Inzamam-ul-Haq      not out                        18    33    4    0   54.5%
Saleem Malik        not out                         8    28    1    0   28.6%
Imran Khan          
Fazal Mahmood       
Wasim Akram         
Waqar Younis        
Abdul Qadir         

Total:  333/4        Overs:  110.0        Run Rate:  3.03     Extras:  12
  

                             Day 5  5:01 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

PAKISTAN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Nazar       H Mohammad   þþþþþþþ                                   47 (115)
J Miandad     H Mohammad   þþþþþþ                                    39 (79)
Z Abbas       H Mohammad   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      209 (396)
Z Abbas       Inzam'-Haq   þþþ                                       22 (18)
S Malik       Inzam'-Haq   þþ                                        16 (52)


     Fall of Wickets    47/1      86/2      295/3     317/4    
                                                                         


Total:  333/4       Overs:  110.0         Run Rate:  3.03    Extras:  12  
 
                                     -X-


INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Amar Singh           14.0      2      38      0      2.71     0      1
Ladha Ramji           6.0      3      15      0      2.50     0      0 
Kapil Dev            19.0      4      48      0      2.53     1      1
Vinoo Mankad         27.0      4      79      0      2.93     1      0
Anil Kumble          20.0      5      51      2      2.55     0      0
Bishan Bedi          24.0      4      96      2      4.00     0      2


EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 1


Total:  333/4        Overs:  110.0        Run Rate:  3.03    Extras:  12 
 
                                     -X-

Hanif Mohammad's impenetrable defence frustrated the Indians again as he scored his second marathon century of the match.

Pakistan            401 & 333/4             
India               580
  
Match drawn
 
Man of the match: Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan)

Points

India - (Draw - 5, Batting - 4, Bowling - 1)
Pakistan - (Draw - 5, Batting - 2, Bowling - 1)

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VI
Round 5, Match 20

at Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Toss: New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl

ENGLAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs          lbw            b. Boult        31    37    7    0   83.8%
Herbert Sutcliffe   c. Cowie       b. Bond         14    23    3    0   60.9%
Wally Hammond*                     b. Boult         4     9    1    0   44.4%
KS Ranjitsinhji     c. †McCullum   b. Boult         2     8    0    0   25.0%
Ken Barrington                     b. Boult         0     2    0    0    0.0%
Ian Botham          lbw            b. Boult         1    14    0    0    7.1%
Alec Stewart†       lbw            b. Hadlee       64   158   13    0   40.5%
Sydney Barnes       c. Bond        b. Reid         16    55    3    0   29.1%
John Ferris         lbw            b. Boult         6    15    1    0   40.0%
George Lohmann      c. Cowie       b. Boult        68    95   14    0   71.6%
Fred Trueman        not out                         4    11    1    0   36.4%

Total:  229/10       Overs:  71.1         Run Rate:  3.22     Extras:  19
  

                             Day 1  3:47 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              37 (53)
J Hobbs       W Hammond    þþþþ                                      12 (14)
Ranji'nhji    W Hammond    þ                                          1 (3)
Ranji'nhji    Barrington                                              0 (2)
Ranji'nhji    I Botham     þ                                          1 (7)
A Stewart     I Botham     þþþþ                                      14 (32)
A Stewart     S Barnes     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               33 (105)
A Stewart     J Ferris     þþþþ                                      13 (38)
A Stewart     G Lohmann    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      104 (151)
F Trueman     G Lohmann    þþþþ                                      14 (22)


     Fall of Wickets    37/1      49/2      50/3      50/4      51/5
                        65/6      98/7      111/8     215/9     229/10   


Total:  229/10      Overs:  71.1          Run Rate:  3.22    Extras:  19  
 
                                     -X-


NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shane Bond           12.0      1      30      1      2.50     0      0
Trent Boult          16.1      5      40      7      2.47     0      1
Richard Hadlee       11.0      2      30      1      2.73     0      0
Jack Cowie           13.0      2      61      0      4.69     0      3
John Reid            19.0      5      54      1      2.84     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 8


Total:  229/10       Overs:  71.1         Run Rate:  3.22    Extras:  19  

                                     -X-

Trent Boult's devastating spell reduced England to the point where they had to depend on their No 10 batsman to get past the 200-run mark.

NEW ZEALAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Glenn Turner        c. Ranji'nhji  b. Botham        8    28    2    0   28.6%
Brendon McCullum†   c. †Stewart    b. Barnes      166   215   28    5   77.2%
Stephen Fleming*                   b. Barnes       52    81   11    0   64.2%
Kane Williamson                    b. Lohmann       1    28    0    0    3.6%
Martin Crowe        c. Botham      b. Trueman      94   158   19    0   59.5%
Martin Donnelly     c. †Stewart    b. Trueman      17    21    4    0   81.0%
John Reid                          b. Trueman      19    53    3    0   35.8%
Richard Hadlee      c. Hammond     b. Barnes        0     3    0    0    0.0%
Shane Bond                         b. Trueman       4    10    0    0   40.0%
Jack Cowie                         b. Botham       16    18    4    0   88.9%
Trent Boult         not out

Total:  398/10       Overs:  102.3        Run Rate:  3.88     Extras:  21
  

                             Day 2  4:36 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Turner      B McCullum   þþþþþþþ                                   29 (58)
S Fleming     B McCullum   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      129 (160)
Williamson    B McCullum   þþþþ                                      18 (63)
M Crowe       B McCullum   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ           111 (140)
M Crowe       M Donnelly   þþþþþþþþ                                  31 (44)
M Crowe       J Reid       þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              47 (98)
M Crowe       R Hadlee     þ                                          1 (4)
M Crowe       S Bond       þ                                          5 (16)
M Crowe       J Cowie      þþþþþþþ                                   27 (29)
T Boult       J Cowie                                                 0 (3)


     Fall of Wickets    29/1      158/2     176/3     287/4     318/5
                        365/6     366/7     371/8     398/9     398/10   


Total:  398/10      Overs:  102.3         Run Rate:  3.88    Extras:  21  
 
                                     -X-


ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Trueman         23.0      6      83      4      3.61     0      1
Sydney Barnes        23.0      5      72      3      3.13     0      1
Ian Botham           20.3      2      87      2      4.24     0      1
George Lohmann       26.0      3      99      1      3.81     0      1
John Ferris          10.0      2      41      0      4.10     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 9


Total:  398/10       Overs:  102.3        Run Rate:  3.88    Extras:  21  

                                     -X-

Brendon McCullum bludgeoned his way to 166 on one of his favorite grounds.

ENGLAND 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs          c. Bond        b. Boult        41    51    8    0   80.4%
Herbert Sutcliffe   c. †McCullum   b. Bond         81   126   16    0   64.3%
Wally Hammond*      c. †McCullum   b. Bond         87   214   17    0   40.7%
KS Ranjitsinhji     c. Cowie       b. Boult         1     8    0    0   12.5%
Ken Barrington      lbw            b. Bond         43    83    9    0   51.8%
Ian Botham          c. Williamson  b. Cowie        16    59    3    0   27.1%
Alec Stewart†       not out                        36   100    8    0   36.0%
Sydney Barnes                      b. Boult         1    11    0    0    9.1%
John Ferris                        b. Cowie         1     9    0    0   11.1%
George Lohmann      c. Williamson  b. Bond         10    18    2    0   55.6%
Fred Trueman        c. Bond        b. Hadlee        4    56    1    0    7.1%

Total:  342/10       Overs:  122.3        Run Rate:  2.79     Extras:  21
  

                             Day 4  11:47 AM
  
 
                                     -X-

ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      106 (143)
W Hammond     Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþ                                33 (70)
W Hammond     Ranji'nhji   þ                                          2 (12)
W Hammond     Barrington   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                80 (178)
W Hammond     I Botham     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        56 (127)
W Hammond     A Stewart    þ                                          5 (24)
S Barnes      A Stewart    þ                                          5 (17)
J Ferris      A Stewart    þ                                          1 (9)
G Lohmann     A Stewart    þþþþþþþ                                   24 (51)
F Trueman     A Stewart    þþþþþþþþþ                                 30 (104)


     Fall of Wickets    106/1     139/2     141/3     221/4     277/5
                        282/6     287/7     288/8     312/9     342/10   


Total:  342/10      Overs:  122.3         Run Rate:  2.79    Extras:  21  
 
                                     -X-


NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shane Bond           31.0      8     105      4      3.39     0      0
Trent Boult          21.0      5      61      3      2.90     0      0
Richard Hadlee       24.3     10      39      1      1.59     0      3
Jack Cowie           20.0      3      59      2      2.95     0      1
John Reid            26.0      5      65      0      2.50     0      4


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 8      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 5


Total:  342/10       Overs:  122.3        Run Rate:  2.79    Extras:  21  

                                     -X-

England's middle order failed to fully capitalize on the start provided by Hobbs and Sutcliffe, the two legendary openers. A chase of 174 could still be tricky against an England team that reduced Australia to 73/8 and later defended a paltry 160 against South Africa.

NEW ZEALAND 2nd innings (Target: 174)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Glenn Turner        lbw            b. Barnes        0     7    0    0    0.0%
Brendon McCullum†   c. †Stewart    b. Trueman      46    47    6    3   97.9%
Stephen Fleming*    c. Botham      b. Barnes       64    74   11    1   86.5%
Kane Williamson     not out                        38    69    7    1   55.1%
Martin Crowe        not out                        20    26    5    0   76.9%
Martin Donnelly     
John Reid           
Richard Hadlee      
Shane Bond          
Jack Cowie          
Trent Boult         

Total:  175/3        Overs:  36.4         Run Rate:  4.77     Extras:  7
  

                             Day 4  3:13 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Turner      B McCullum   þ                                          1 (10)
S Fleming     B McCullum   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       84 (80)
S Fleming     Williamson   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     51 (79)
M Crowe       Williamson   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          39 (51)


     Fall of Wickets    1/1       85/2      136/3              
                                                                         


Total:  175/3       Overs:  36.4          Run Rate:  4.77    Extras:  7  
 
                                     -X-


ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Trueman         10.0      1      35      1      3.50     0      0
Sydney Barnes        10.4      2      56      2      5.25     0      0
George Lohmann        5.0      0      34      0      6.80     1      1
Ian Botham            7.0      0      41      0      5.86     1      1
John Ferris           4.0      2       7      0      1.75     1      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 0


Total:  175/3        Overs:  36.4         Run Rate:  4.77    Extras:  7  

                                     -X-

Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum decided to take on the English bowlers rather than hang around. New Zealand beat England for the first time ever in this league.

England             229 & 342
New Zealand         398 & 175/3             
  
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
 
Man of the match: Trent Boult (New Zealand)

Points

New Zealand - 23 (Win - 16, Batting - 4, Bowling - 3)
England - 4 (Loss - 0, Batting - 1, Bowling - 3)

 

[Pinch hitter]

we expected a win against Pakistan, so we can move higher position... but draw make us must win in next match...

 

[VC the slogger]

| Team || P || W || L || D || NR || Bat || Bwl || Pts

| Australia | | 5 | | 4 | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | | 17 | | 13 | | 99

| West Indies | | 5 | | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | | 10 | | 13 | | 76

| England | | 5 | | 3 | | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | | 12 | | 12 | | 72

| New Zealand | | 5 | | 2 | | 2 | | 1 | | 0 | | 12 | | 15 | | 64

| India | | 5 | | 1 | | 2 | | 2 | | 0 | | 13 | | 11 | | 50

| South Africa | | 5 | | 1 | | 3 | | 1 | | 0 | | 17 | | 10 | | 48

| Pakistan | | 5 | | 1 | | 2 | | 2 | | 0 | | 9 | | 12 | | 47

| Sri Lanka | | 5 | | 0 | | 3 | | 2 | | 0 | | 5 | | 7 | | 22

​

Round 6 fixtures

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo

- Decade: 2000s
- Pitch: Dusty batting and spin-friendly track. Pacers only needed to get the shine off the new ball.


England v India at The Oval

- Decade: 1880s
- Pitch: Sticky uncovered wicket. A bowler's paradise.


Australia v New Zealand at The SCG

- Decade: 1960s
- Pitch: Good one to bat on. Both pacers and spinners will have a role to play at some point.


South Africa v West Indies at Durban

- Decade: 2000s
- Pitch: Evenly-balanced. Produces results more often than not.

 

[Pinch hitter]

We go Same...

 

[themusketeer]

We always struggle in 1st innings which creates a lot of pressure in 2nd innings. We were lucky on previous occasions where our bowlers snatched victory but this time we failed to do the same.

WG Grace comes in place of Wally Hammond.

 

[PCA]

1. Arthur Morris
2. Matthew Hayden
3. Justin Langer
4. Ricky Ponting
5. Steve Waugh *
6. Keith Miller ^
7. Adam Gilchrist +
8. Richie Benaud ^
9. Shane Warne ^
10. Dennis Lillee ^
11. Glen McGrath ^

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Yes, a great win for us. Boult was superb, He picked a five-fer. Baz's 166 was really awesome too.

Glenn Turner
Stewie Dempster
Stephan Fleming
Martin Crowe
Martin Donnelly
John Reid
Richard Hadlee
Daniel Vettori
Ian Smith
Shane Bond
Jack Cowie​

 

[SixerBoy11]

Its To Go Same! Hoping that we will grab another victory at Home

 

[Sami Kumar]

Mudassar Nazar ^
Saeed Anwar
Younis Khan
Mohammad Yousuf
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Saleem Malik ^
Imran Khan* ^
Moin Khan†
Wasim Akram ^
Waqar Younis ^
Saqlain Mushtaq ^​

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VI​

Round 6, Match 21​

at The Kennington Oval, London

Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat

ENGLAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs          c. †Kirmani    b. Ramji         1    10    0    0   10.0%
Herbert Sutcliffe                  b. Bedi          3    32    0    0    9.4%
WG Grace*           c. Merchant    b. Kumble       77   253   12    1   30.4%
KS Ranjitsinhji     c. Dev         b. Kumble       39    86    8    0   45.3%
Ken Barrington                     b. Mankad       47    91    6    2   51.6%
Ian Botham          c. †Kirmani    b. Kumble        5    15    1    0   33.3%
Alec Stewart†       c. Gavaskar    b. Kumble       22    85    4    0   25.9%
Sydney Barnes                      b. Ramji        10    18    2    0   55.6%
John Ferris         st †Kirmani    b. Mankad        3    15    0    0   20.0%
George Lohmann      c. Bedi        b. Kumble       32    64    5    1   50.0%
Fred Trueman        not out                         8     9    2    0   88.9%

Total:  263/10       Overs:  112.5        Run Rate:  2.33     Extras:  16
  

                             Day 2  11:33 AM
  
 
                                     -X-

ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       Sutcliffe    þ                                          1 (12)
W Grace       Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþ                                   19 (67)
W Grace       Ranji'nhji   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 65 (160)
W Grace       Barrington   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       88 (203)
W Grace       I Botham     þþ                                         7 (35)
W Grace       A Stewart    þþþþ                                      11 (17)
S Barnes      A Stewart    þþþ                                       10 (26)
J Ferris      A Stewart    þþþþ                                      12 (34)
G Lohmann     A Stewart    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           38 (103)
G Lohmann     F Trueman    þþþþ                                      12 (20)


     Fall of Wickets    1/1       20/2      85/3      173/4     180/5
                        191/6     201/7     213/8     251/9     263/10   


Total:  263/10      Overs:  112.5         Run Rate:  2.33    Extras:  16  
 
                                     -X-


INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Amar Singh           15.0      3      38      0      2.53     0      1
Ladha Ramji          18.0      7      44      2      2.44     0      2
Kapil Dev            14.0      4      18      0      1.29     1      0
Bishan Bedi          26.0      6      80      1      3.08     0      0
Anil Kumble          22.5      7      39      5      1.71     0      2
Vinoo Mankad         17.0      7      35      2      2.06     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 1


Total:  263/10       Overs:  112.5        Run Rate:  2.33    Extras:  16  

                                     -X-

Born and bred on sticky uncovered wickets, WG Grace was the hardest to dismiss.

INDIA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar      c. Hobbs       b. Barnes       10    18    2    0   55.6%
Vijay Merchant      c. Hobbs       b. Barnes      102   313   17    1   32.6%
Vijay Hazare                       b. Trueman       5     6    1    0   83.3%
Vinoo Mankad        c. Grace       b. Barnes       78   144   13    1   54.2%
Rahul Dravid        c. Sutcliffe   b. Lohmann      30    61    6    0   49.2%
Kapil Dev*          c. Sutcliffe   b. Lohmann       3    24    0    0   12.5%
Amar Singh          c. †Stewart    b. Ferris       10    34    2    0   29.4%
Syed Kirmani†                      b. Lohmann      11    38    1    1   28.9%
Ladha Ramji                        b. Barnes        5    25    1    0   20.0%
Anil Kumble         not out                        26    41    5    0   63.4%
Bishan Bedi         c. Botham      b. Barnes        4     8    1    0   50.0%

Total:  301/10       Overs:  117.5        Run Rate:  2.55     Extras:  17
  

                             Day 3  4:38 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    V Merchant   þþþþþ                                     19 (35)
V Hazare      V Merchant   þ                                          7 (18)
V Mankad      V Merchant   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      132 (323)
R Dravid      V Merchant   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           59 (136)
K Dev         V Merchant   þþ                                        10 (39)
A Singh       V Merchant   þþþþ                                      16 (12)
A Singh       S Kirmani    þþþþ                                      17 (68)
L Ramji       S Kirmani    þþ                                         8 (7)
L Ramji       A Kumble     þþþþþþ                                    25 (55)
B Bedi        A Kumble     þþ                                         8 (14)


     Fall of Wickets    19/1      26/2      158/3     217/4     227/5
                        243/6     260/7     268/8     293/9     301/10   


Total:  301/10      Overs:  117.5         Run Rate:  2.55    Extras:  17  
 
                                     -X-


ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Sydney Barnes        27.5     12      53      5      1.90     0      2
George Lohmann       26.0     10      55      3      2.12     2      0
Fred Trueman         23.0      4      79      1      3.43     2      0
Ian Botham           15.0      8      29      0      1.93     1      0
John Ferris          14.0      2      42      1      3.00     0      1
WG Grace             12.0      5      34      0      2.83     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 1


Total:  301/10       Overs:  117.5        Run Rate:  2.55    Extras:  17  

                                     -X-

A classical Test match ton from Vijay Merchant saw India punch well above their weight in challenging conditions.

ENGLAND 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs          lbw            b. Bedi         59   175   12    0   33.7%
Herbert Sutcliffe   c. Gavaskar    b. Kumble       23    57    5    0   40.4%
WG Grace*           c. Singh       b. Mankad        8    18    2    0   44.4%
KS Ranjitsinhji     lbw            b. Dev          65   125   12    0   52.0%
Ken Barrington                     b. Mankad        0     6    0    0    0.0%
Ian Botham          c. Gavaskar    b. Kumble       10    20    2    0   50.0%
Alec Stewart†       c. Dravid      b. Singh        55   117   12    0   47.0%
Sydney Barnes       c. Merchant    b. Dev          26    89    5    0   29.2%
John Ferris                        b. Kumble       16    34    2    1   47.1%
George Lohmann      not out                         7    17    1    0   41.2%
Fred Trueman                       b. Bedi          1    24    0    0    4.2%

Total:  290/10       Overs:  113.1        Run Rate:  2.56     Extras:  20
  

                             Day 5  11:11 AM
  
 
                                     -X-

ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            37 (116)
J Hobbs       W Grace      þþþþþþ                                    16 (36)
J Hobbs       Ranji'nhji   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       88 (178)
Barrington    Ranji'nhji   þ                                          4 (12)
I Botham      Ranji'nhji   þþþþþþ                                    16 (35)
A Stewart     Ranji'nhji   þþþþþþþ                                   18 (33)
A Stewart     S Barnes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ           80 (179)
A Stewart     J Ferris     þþþþþþþ                                   19 (41)
G Lohmann     J Ferris     þ                                          5 (9)
G Lohmann     F Trueman    þþ                                         7 (40)


     Fall of Wickets    37/1      53/2      141/3     145/4     161/5
                        179/6     259/7     278/8     283/9     290/10   


Total:  290/10      Overs:  113.1         Run Rate:  2.56    Extras:  20  
 
                                     -X-


INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Amar Singh           14.0      5      40      1      2.86     0      1
Ladha Ramji          14.0      4      33      0      2.36     1      1
Kapil Dev            16.0      5      31      2      1.94     1      3
Anil Kumble          22.0      7      56      3      2.55     1      0
Bishan Bedi          21.1      7      58      2      2.74     0      2
Vinoo Mankad         26.0     12      62      2      2.38     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 5


Total:  290/10       Overs:  113.1        Run Rate:  2.56    Extras:  20  

                                     -X-

KS Ranjitsinhji struck a breezy half-century against his country of origin. India were given to chase 253 with just a little over two sessions remaining on the final day.

INDIA 2nd innings (Target: 253)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar      c. Trueman     b. Ferris        2     8    0    0   25.0%
Vijay Merchant                     b. Botham       47    79    9    0   59.5%
Vijay Hazare        c. Hobbs       b. Barnes       30    46    6    0   65.2%
Vinoo Mankad        c. Hobbs       b. Lohmann      86   146   17    1   58.9%
Rahul Dravid        c. Ferris      b. Barnes       12    49    2    0   24.5%
Kapil Dev*          lbw            b. Barnes       13    31    2    0   41.9%
Amar Singh                         b. Barnes        6    20    1    0   30.0%
Syed Kirmani†       not out                        10    31    2    0   32.3%
Ladha Ramji         c. Barrington  b. Grace        16    30    1    1   53.3%
Anil Kumble         not out
Bishan Bedi         

Total:  234/8        Overs:  73.0         Run Rate:  3.21     Extras:  12
  

                             Day 5  5:01 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    V Merchant   þ                                          2 (14)
V Hazare      V Merchant   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ               63 (75)
V Mankad      V Merchant   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      46 (88)
V Mankad      R Dravid     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       45 (103)
V Mankad      K Dev        þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       44 (76)
V Mankad      A Singh                                                 0 (6)
S Kirmani     A Singh      þþþ                                        9 (19)
S Kirmani     L Ramji      þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (51)
S Kirmani     A Kumble                                                0 (6)


     Fall of Wickets    2/1       65/2      111/3     156/4     200/5
                        200/6     209/7     234/8                        


Total:  234/8       Overs:  73.0          Run Rate:  3.21    Extras:  12  
 
                                     -X-


ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Sydney Barnes        18.0      5      53      4      2.94     0      0
George Lohmann       13.0      0      51      1      3.92     1      0
John Ferris          12.0      7      18      1      1.50     0      1
Fred Trueman         13.0      3      44      0      3.38     0      0
WG Grace              5.0      0      17      1      3.40     1      0
Ian Botham           12.0      3      43      1      3.58     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 0


Total:  234/8        Overs:  73.0         Run Rate:  3.21    Extras:  12  

                                     -X-

India looked to be cruising to victory with Vinoo Mankad at the crease, but were forced to shift gears and play out a draw after his untimely dismissal.

England             263 & 290
India               301 & 234/8             
  
Match drawn
 
Man of the match: Vinoo Mankad (India)

Points

India - 10 (Draw - 5, Batting - 2, Bowling - 3)
England - 9 (Draw - 5, Batting - 2, Bowling - 2)

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VI
Round 6, Match 22

at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo

Toss: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl

SRI LANKA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sanath Jayasuriya                  b. I Khan       52    92    8    2   56.5%
Marvan Atapattu     st †M Khan     b. Mushtaq      90   178   20    0   50.6%
Kumar Sangakkara†   c. I Khan      b. Akram        34    72    7    0   47.2%
Mahela Jayawardene  lbw            b. Akram       150   257   29    1   58.4%
Aravinda de Silva   c. †M Khan     b. Akram        59   137   12    0   43.1%
Arjuna Ranatunga*   c. †M Khan     b. Mushtaq      59   151   12    0   39.1%
Tilla'ratne Dilshan lbw            b. I Khan        9     8    2    0  112.5%
Chaminda Vaas       c. †M Khan     b. Mushtaq       4     9    1    0   44.4%
Rangana Herath                     b. I Khan        4    30    0    0   13.3%
Lasith Malinga                     b. Akram        13    16    1    1   81.3%
Muttiah Mural'aran  not out                         0     6    0    0    0.0%

Total:  499/10       Overs:  158.1        Run Rate:  3.15     Extras:  25
  

                             Day 2  3:34 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

SRI LANKA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Jayasuriya    M Atapattu   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   90 (146)
Sangakkara    M Atapattu   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           60 (141)
Jayaw'dene    M Atapattu   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            57 (104)
Jayaw'dene    A Silva      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      136 (250)
Jayaw'dene    Ranatunga    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                100 (188)
T Dilshan     Ranatunga    þþþ                                       14 (15)
C Vaas        Ranatunga    þþ                                         8 (21)
R Herath      Ranatunga    þþþþþ                                     20 (61)
R Herath      L Malinga    þþþ                                       13 (17)
R Herath      Mural'aran   þ                                          1 (6)


     Fall of Wickets    90/1      150/2     207/3     343/4     443/5
                        457/6     465/7     485/8     498/9     499/10   


Total:  499/10      Overs:  158.1         Run Rate:  3.15    Extras:  25  
 
                                     -X-


PAKISTAN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Wasim Akram          39.0     10     111      4      2.85     2      4
Imran Khan           39.1      9     127      3      3.24     1      1
Waqar Younis         13.0      0      41      0      3.15     1      1
Saqlain Mushtaq      53.0      9     177      3      3.34     3      0
Saleem Malik         14.0      5      31      0      2.21     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 7      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 5


Total:  499/10       Overs:  158.1        Run Rate:  3.15    Extras:  25  

                                     -X-

Mahela Jayawardene scored another century on one of his favorite grounds. Sri Lanka amassed their highest total of the season.

PAKISTAN 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Mudassar Nazar                     b. Dilshan      46   171    9    0   26.9%
Saeed Anwar         c. Atapattu    b. Vaas         29    31    7    0   93.5%
Younis Khan         c. Jayaw'dene  b. Mural'aran   42    82    8    0   51.2%
Mohammad Yousuf     lbw            b. Herath       20    60    3    0   33.3%
Inzamam-ul-Haq      lbw            b. Herath       75   138   15    0   54.3%
Saleem Malik        c. Dilshan     b. Jayasuriya   35    79    5    1   44.3%
Imran Khan*         c. †Sangakkara b. Mural'aran  111   185   17    2   60.0%
Moin Khan†          lbw            b. Herath       12    61    2    0   19.7%
Wasim Akram         c. †Sangakkara b. Mural'aran   64    77    6    4   83.1%
Waqar Younis        c. Silva       b. Vaas          9    38    2    0   23.7%
Saqlain Mushtaq     not out                         3    14    0    0   21.4%

Total:  466/10       Overs:  156.0        Run Rate:  2.99     Extras:  20
  

                             Day 4  1:29 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

PAKISTAN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Nazar       S Anwar      þþþþþþþþþþþ                               32 (58)
M Nazar       Y Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             82 (185)
M Nazar       M Yousuf     þþþþþþþ                                   22 (80)
Inzam'-Haq    M Yousuf     þþþþ                                      12 (38)
Inzam'-Haq    S Malik      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ          90 (154)
Inzam'-Haq    I Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       54 (87)
M Khan        I Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       55 (129)
W Akram       I Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       98 (142)
W Akram       W Younis     þþþþ                                      13 (26)
S Mushtaq     W Younis     þþ                                         8 (37)


     Fall of Wickets    32/1      114/2     136/3     148/4     238/5
                        292/6     347/7     445/8     458/9     466/10   


Total:  466/10      Overs:  156.0         Run Rate:  2.99    Extras:  20  
 
                                     -X-


SRI LANKA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Chaminda Vaas        25.0      8      76      2      3.04     0      1
Lasith Malinga        5.0      2      17      0      3.40     0      0
Sanath Jayasuriya    18.0      3      78      1      4.33     0      1
Muttiah Muralitharan 49.0      9     136      3      2.78     0      0
Rangana Herath       41.0     11     107      3      2.61     0      1
Tillakaratne Dilshan 18.0      6      36      1      2.00     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 10     Byes: 6


Total:  466/10       Overs:  156.0        Run Rate:  2.99    Extras:  20
  
                                     -X-

At one stage, it didn't look like Pakistan would cross 350. A fierce counter attack from Imran Khan and Wasim Akram eventually took them a hundred runs further.

SRI LANKA 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sanath Jayasuriya   lbw            b. Mushtaq      17    34    4    0   50.0%
Marvan Atapattu     c. Inzam'-Haq  b. Younis       46    86    8    1   53.5%
Kumar Sangakkara†   c. †M Khan     b. I Khan       86   183   17    1   47.0%
Mahela Jayawardene  c. †M Khan     b. Akram        60   131   13    0   45.8%
Aravinda de Silva   c. Nazar       b. I Khan       23    37    2    1   62.2%
Arjuna Ranatunga*   lbw            b. I Khan        6    30    1    0   20.0%
Tilla'ratne Dilshan                b. I Khan        6    19    1    0   31.6%
Chaminda Vaas       c. †M Khan     b. I Khan        7    44    1    0   15.9%
Rangana Herath                 c & b. Mushtaq      24    48    4    0   50.0%
Lasith Malinga                     b. Mushtaq      13    41    3    0   31.7%
Muttiah Mural'aran  not out                         4    21    1    0   19.0%

Total:  309/10       Overs:  111.2        Run Rate:  2.78     Extras:  17
  

                             Day 5  3:24 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

SRI LANKA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Jayasuriya    M Atapattu   þþþþþþþþþ                                 34 (71)
Sangakkara    M Atapattu   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         61 (100)
Sangakkara    Jayaw'dene   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      124 (257)
Sangakkara    A Silva      þþþþ                                      15 (23)
Ranatunga     A Silva      þþþ                                       12 (32)
Ranatunga     T Dilshan    þþþ                                       11 (30)
C Vaas        T Dilshan    þ                                          1 (10)
C Vaas        R Herath     þþþþþ                                     20 (61)
L Malinga     R Herath     þþþþþþ                                    22 (43)
L Malinga     Mural'aran   þþ                                         9 (41)


     Fall of Wickets    34/1      95/2      219/3     234/4     246/5
                        257/6     258/7     278/8     300/9     309/10   


Total:  309/10      Overs:  111.2         Run Rate:  2.78    Extras:  17  
 
                                     -X-


PAKISTAN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Wasim Akram          19.0      9      31      1      1.63     1      0
Imran Khan           29.0     10      68      5      2.34     2      3
Waqar Younis         24.0      9      56      1      2.33     1      0
Saqlain Mushtaq      32.2      6     118      3      3.65     2      1
Saleem Malik          7.0      0      29      0      4.14     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 6      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 2


Total:  309/10       Overs:  111.2        Run Rate:  2.78    Extras:  17  

                                     -X-

Sri Lanka looked more intent on drawing rather than pushing for a win. Meanwhile, Imran Khan completed the double of a century and five-fer in the same match.

PAKISTAN 2nd innings (Target: 343)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Mudassar Nazar      not out                        70    75   13    2   93.3%
Saeed Anwar         c. Atapattu    b. Dilshan       9    43    1    0   20.9%
Younis Khan         not out                        11    32    2    0   34.4%
Mohammad Yousuf     
Inzamam-ul-Haq      
Saleem Malik        
Imran Khan          
Moin Khan           
Wasim Akram         
Waqar Younis        
Saqlain Mushtaq     

Total:  92/1         Overs:  25.0         Run Rate:  3.68     Extras:  2
  

                             Day 5  5:00 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

PAKISTAN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Nazar       S Anwar      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      46 (81)
M Nazar       Y Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      46 (69)


     Fall of Wickets    46/1                                   
                                                                         


Total:  92/1        Overs:  25.0          Run Rate:  3.68    Extras:  2  
 
                                     -X-


SRI LANKA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Chaminda Vaas         7.0      4      15      0      2.14     0      0
Lasith Malinga        4.0      2       9      0      2.25     0      0
Muttiah Muralitharan  6.0      0      22      0      3.67     0      0
Rangana Herath        4.0      0      27      0      6.75     0      1
Tillakaratne Dilshan  3.0      1       9      1      3.00     0      0
Aravinda de Silva     1.0      0       9      0      9.00     0      0


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


Total:  92/1         Overs:  25.0         Run Rate:  3.68    Extras:  2  

                                     -X-

The stonewaller Mudassar Nazar decided to play some shots with the fate of the match already sealed.

Sri Lanka           499 & 309
Pakistan            466 & 92/1              
  
Match drawn
 
Man of the match: Imran Khan (Pakistan)

Points

Sri Lanka - 11 (Draw - 5, Batting - 4, Bowling - 2)
Pakistan - 9 (Draw - 5, Batting - 3, Bowling - 1)

 

[Pinch hitter]

So close but not a win... only few runs needed, if we had 5 overs more, we might get full points...