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[VC the slogger]

Actually Celtic Beer use to controll Sri Lanka and he used to make him play but when he got banned and I joined this league , I didn't knew that he was in squad .

Oh yeah true that. I kinda forgot about SL's celtic period.

 

[Sulaiman7]

Oh yeah true that. I kinda forgot about SL's celtic period.

Celtic period , you're quite a funny guy

 

[VC the slogger]

ROUND 9
MATCH 2

VS

NEW ZEALAND vs REST OF THE WORLD
at Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Pitch Condition: Excellent

Toss: Rest of the World won the toss and chose to bat

REST OF THE WORLD 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
George Patterson    lbw            b. Nash         79   119   16    1   66.4%
Tamim Iqbal         c. Cairns      b. Nash         39    51    6    2   76.5%
Ryan ten Doeschate  c. Fleming     b. Bond         43    71    8    0   60.6%
Eoin Morgan         c. ?McCullum   b. Nash         29    47    6    0   61.7%
John Lester         not out                        90   187   17    0   48.1%
Mohammad Shahzad[B]?[/B]   lbw            b. Bond          8    23    2    0   34.8%
Shakib Al Hasan                    b. Bond         58   116   11    0   50.0%
Bart King[B]*[/B]                         b. Vettori       5     6    1    0   83.3%
Billy Stelling      c. Nash        b. Bond         22    22    5    0  100.0%
Craig Wright        c. Turner      b. Cairns       16    14    4    0  114.3%
Carst Posthuma      lbw            b. Bond          0    10    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  401/10       Overs:  110.5        Run Rate:  3.62     Extras:  12 
   
                             Day 2  2:31 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
REST OF THE WORLD Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Patterson     T Iqbal      ?????????????????                         61 (86)
Patterson     Doeschate    ??????????????????????????????           102 (145)
Patterson     E Morgan                                                0 (19)
J Lester      E Morgan     ??????????                                36 (62)
J Lester      M Shahzad    ???????                                   25 (40)
J Lester      S Hasan      ???????????????????????????????????      119 (231)
J Lester      B King       ??                                         7 (13)
J Lester      B Stelling   ???????                                   25 (33)
J Lester      C Wright     ???????                                   25 (26)
J Lester      C Posthuma   ?                                          1 (10)


     Fall of Wickets    61/1      163/2     163/3     199/4     224/5
                        343/6     350/7     375/8     400/9     401/10    

 Total:  401/10      Overs:  110.5         Run Rate:  3.62    Extras:  12   
  
                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shane Bond           22.5      5      83      5      3.64     0      2 
Chris Cairns         23.0      6      86      1      3.74     0      3 
Dion Nash            20.0      7      59      3      2.95     0      0 
Dick Motz            22.0      7      77      0      3.50     1      1 
Daniel Vettori       23.0      5      92      1      4.00     0      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 0 

 Total:  401/10       Overs:  110.5        Run Rate:  3.62    Extras:  12   
                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Glenn Turner                       b. Doeschate    58    90   10    0   64.4%
Bert Sutcliffe                 c & b. Patterson    12    20    2    0   60.0%
Stephen Fleming[B]*[/B]    c. Stelling    b. Patterson    55    92   11    0   59.8%
Ross Taylor         c. Patterson   b. King         79   166   14    0   47.6%
John Reid           c. Wright      b. Stelling      2    17    0    0   11.8%
Brendon McCullum[B]?[/B]                  b. Doeschate    61   101   14    0   60.4%
Daniel Vettori                     b. Hasan        59   144   10    1   41.0%
Chris Cairns        c. Doeschate   b. Patterson    10    10    1    0  100.0%
Shane Bond                         b. King          7    32    1    0   21.9%
Dion Nash           c. Patterson   b. Doeschate    47    82   10    0   57.3%
Dick Motz           not out                         9    10    2    0   90.0%
 
 Total:  416/10       Overs:  126.2        Run Rate:  3.29     Extras:  17 
   
                             Day 3  4:57 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Turner      Sutcliffe    ??????                                    22 (36)
G Turner      S Fleming    ?????????????????????????                 88 (133)
R Taylor      S Fleming    ????????                                  28 (54)
R Taylor      J Reid       ?                                          3 (23)
R Taylor      B McCullum   ???????????????????????????????????      120 (209)
R Taylor      D Vettori    ????????                                  28 (52)
C Cairns      D Vettori    ???????                                   24 (31)
S Bond        D Vettori    ??                                         9 (50)
D Nash        D Vettori    ????????????????????????                  85 (157)
D Motz        D Vettori    ??                                         9 (13)


     Fall of Wickets    22/1      110/2     138/3     141/4     261/5
                        289/6     313/7     322/8     407/9     416/10    

 Total:  416/10      Overs:  126.2         Run Rate:  3.29    Extras:  17   
  
                                     -X-

REST OF THE WORLD Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Bart King            24.0      7      69      2      2.88     2      1 
Carst Posthuma       19.0      0      82      0      4.32     0      2 
Billy Stelling       16.0      4      44      1      2.75     1      1 
George Patterson     21.0      6      94      3      4.48     1      0 
Ryan ten Doeschate   18.0      8      46      3      2.56     0      0 
Craig Wright         12.0      7      29      0      2.42     0      1 
Shakib Al Hasan      16.2      3      46      1      2.82     2      0 


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

 Total:  416/10       Overs:  126.2        Run Rate:  3.29    Extras:  17   
                                     -X-

REST OF THE WORLD 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
George Patterson                   b. Nash         24    53    5    0   45.3%
Tamim Iqbal                        b. Vettori      12    31    2    0   38.7%
Ryan ten Doeschate  c. Reid        b. Vettori      19    35    4    0   54.3%
Eoin Morgan                        b. Nash          0     2    0    0    0.0%
John Lester                        b. Nash        115   247   21    1   46.6%
Mohammad Shahzad[B]?[/B]                  b. Bond          0     6    0    0    0.0%
Shakib Al Hasan     c. Sutcliffe   b. Vettori      15    29    3    0   51.7%
Bart King[B]*[/B]          c. Nash        b. Bond         53    95   11    0   55.8%
Billy Stelling      c. Turner      b. Bond         44    97   10    0   45.4%
Craig Wright        run out (Taylor)               27    38    6    0   71.1%
Carst Posthuma      not out                         5    20    1    0   25.0%
 
 Total:  334/10       Overs:  108.3        Run Rate:  3.08     Extras:  20 
   
                             Day 5  1:07 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
REST OF THE WORLD Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Patterson     T Iqbal      ?????????                                 26 (74)
Patterson     Doeschate    ??????                                    18 (23)
E Morgan      Doeschate                                               0 (2)
J Lester      Doeschate    ???????????                               33 (42)
J Lester      M Shahzad                                               0 (12)
J Lester      S Hasan      ????????????????                          47 (77)
J Lester      B King       ???????????????????????????????????      100 (198)
J Lester      B Stelling   ??????????????????????????                77 (162)
C Wright      B Stelling   ??                                         7 (16)
C Wright      C Posthuma   ?????????                                 26 (45)


     Fall of Wickets    26/1      44/2      44/3      77/4      77/5
                        124/6     224/7     301/8     308/9     334/10    

 Total:  334/10      Overs:  108.3         Run Rate:  3.08    Extras:  20   
  
                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shane Bond           24.0      4      80      3      3.33     1      1 
Chris Cairns         20.0      5      54      0      2.70     1      2 
Dick Motz            20.0      5      76      0      3.80     0      0 
Dion Nash            19.3      8      56      3      2.87     0      2 
Daniel Vettori       25.0      7      56      3      2.24     0      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 4 

 Total:  334/10       Overs:  108.3        Run Rate:  3.08    Extras:  20   
                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND 2nd innings (Target: 320)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Glenn Turner        lbw            b. Patterson    79   102   15    0   77.5%
Bert Sutcliffe      not out                        89   170   20    0   52.4%
Stephen Fleming[B]*[/B]    not out                        30    42    6    0   71.4%
Ross Taylor          
John Reid            
Brendon McCullum[B]?[/B]    
Daniel Vettori       
Chris Cairns         
Shane Bond           
Dion Nash            
Dick Motz            
 
 Total:  205/1        Overs:  52.0         Run Rate:  3.94     Extras:  7 
   
                             Day 5  5:01 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Turner      Sutcliffe    ???????????????????????????????????      153 (225)
S Fleming     Sutcliffe    ???????????                               52 (87)


     Fall of Wickets    153/1                                   
                                                                          

 Total:  205/1       Overs:  52.0          Run Rate:  3.94    Extras:  7   
  
                                     -X-

REST OF THE WORLD Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Bart King             7.0      3      20      0      2.86     0      0 
Carst Posthuma        7.0      1      25      0      3.57     0      1 
Craig Wright          5.0      1      15      0      3.00     0      0 
Billy Stelling        7.0      1      38      0      5.43     0      0 
George Patterson     12.0      1      49      1      4.08     2      0 
Ryan ten Doeschate    7.0      3      18      0      2.57     0      0 
Shakib Al Hasan       7.0      1      36      0      5.14     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 0 

 Total:  205/1        Overs:  52.0         Run Rate:  3.94    Extras:  7   
                                     -X-

MATCH SUMMARY

Rest of the World   401 & 334
New Zealand         416 & 205/1              
   
New Zealand draw with Rest of the World
  
Man of the match: John Lester

POINTS

New Zealand- 2
Rest of the World- 2

[B]Batting:[/B] New Zealand- 4, ROW- 6
[B]Bowling:[/B] New Zealand- 4, ROW- 2

New Zealand & ROTW ended their campaigns on a good note by drawing an evenly contested match and sharing 2 points each.

John Lester saved his best for the last as shown by scores of 90* & 115 in the match batting for long periods on both innings. He could well have scored centuries in both innings but was defied due to Shane Bond's dismissal of Carst Posthuma in the first innings.

ROTW would be proud of some of their performances in their debut season like their victory against defending champions South Africa and draws against India & Pakistan while some of their players performed well individually.

New Zealand on the other hand will be disappointed on their failure of not winning a single match despite 7 draws as they had a squad that had the potential to reach the playoffs but poor tactics and decisions cost them.​

 

[Sulaiman7]

Well played NZ in this match .

 

[Umair7]

Same Team

 

[Andrin Issac]

wow...this will be the best match 4 NZ that have played ever in this season congratz

 

[Andrin Issac]

NZ will come back 2 winning waves in the next season i promise

 

[Dipak]

What a win there against India! Truly great all round Performance. Good to see Kallis in form.

R9:
Goddard in for Richards
Steyn in for Tayfield

Player dues done

 

[Sulaiman7]

Round 9

Gurusinha in for Sathisvam .

 

[VC the slogger]

NZ will come back 2 winning waves in the next season i promise

If you use T20 tactics again then I don't think it'll be any different. Otherwise, you could do good by using Test match tactics like you did in the last 2 matches.

 

[VC the slogger]

ROUND 9
MATCH 3

VS

INDIA vs WEST INDIES
at The Gabba, Brisbane

Pitch Condition: Poor

Toss: India won the toss and chose to bat

INDIA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Vijay Merchant                     b. Ambrose     140   181   28    0   77.3%
Rahul Dravid[B]?[/B]       lbw            b. Ambrose      40    72    8    0   55.6%
Nawab of Pataudi    c. Holding     b. Walsh        31    44    5    0   70.5%
Vijay Hazare                       b. Marshall     41    63    7    0   65.1%
CK Nayudu[B]*[/B]          c. Marshall    b. Roberts      45   126    8    0   35.7%
Kapil Dev           lbw            b. Holding      22    74    3    0   29.7%
Nazir Ali                          b. Roberts      20    53    4    0   37.7%
Anil Kumble         not out                         8    49    1    0   16.3%
Mohammad Nissar                    b. Roberts       0     1    0    0    0.0%
Bishan Bedi         c. Richards    b. Marshall      6     8    1    0   75.0%
Ladha Ramji         c. Headley     b. Walsh         8    20    1    0   40.0%
 
 Total:  384/10       Overs:  114.4        Run Rate:  3.35     Extras:  23 
   
                             Day 2  11:41 AM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
V Merchant    R Dravid     ???????????????????????????????????      104 (138)
V Merchant    N Pataudi    ????????????????????                      60 (81)
V Merchant    V Hazare     ???????????????????????????               82 (116)
V Merchant    C Nayudu     ???????                                   21 (68)
K Dev         C Nayudu     ?????????????????                         52 (138)
N Ali         C Nayudu     ?????????                                 29 (46)
N Ali         A Kumble     ?????                                     17 (52)
M Nissar      A Kumble                                                0 (1)
B Bedi        A Kumble     ??                                         6 (11)
L Ramji       A Kumble     ????                                      13 (37)


     Fall of Wickets    104/1     164/2     246/3     267/4     319/5
                        348/6     365/7     365/8     371/9     384/10    

 Total:  384/10      Overs:  114.4         Run Rate:  3.35    Extras:  23   
  
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Michael Holding      24.0      3      88      1      3.67     0      0 
Curtly Ambrose       23.0      4      60      2      2.61     0      0 
Andy Roberts         18.0      3      66      3      3.67     1      1 
Malcolm Marshall     13.0      2      46      2      3.54     0      1 
Garry Sobers         21.0      7      65      0      3.10     1      0 
Courtney Walsh       12.4      3      34      2      2.68     1      0 
Chris Gayle           3.0      0       8      0      2.67     0      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 9 

 Total:  384/10       Overs:  114.4        Run Rate:  3.35    Extras:  23   
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Chris Gayle         c. Nissar      b. Ramji        55   113   10    0   48.7%
Clyde Walcott[B]?[/B]                     b. Ali          91   131   19    0   69.5%
George Headley      c. Pataudi     b. Ali          22    24    4    0   91.7%
Vivian Richards[B]*[/B]                   b. Nissar       49    77   10    0   63.6%
Everton Weekes      c. Pataudi     b. Kumble        0     5    0    0    0.0%
Garry Sobers        c. ?Dravid     b. Nayudu       23    59    5    0   39.0%
Malcolm Marshall                   b. Hazare       27    93    6    0   29.0%
Courtney Walsh      c. ?Dravid     b. Ali           8    37    1    0   21.6%
Andy Roberts        lbw            b. Dev          33    68    7    0   48.5%
Curtly Ambrose      c. Dev         b. Bedi          7    32    1    0   21.9%
Michael Holding     not out                         0     4    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  337/10       Overs:  106.1        Run Rate:  3.17     Extras:  22 
   
                             Day 3  1:15 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Gayle       C Walcott    ???????????????????????????????????      142 (235)
C Gayle       G Headley    ????                                      20 (23)
V Richards    G Headley    ?????                                     24 (14)
V Richards    E Weekes     ?                                          1 (8)
V Richards    G Sobers     ?????????????                             55 (104)
V Richards    M Marshall   ??                                         9 (44)
C Walsh       M Marshall   ???                                       15 (75)
A Roberts     M Marshall   ??????????                                41 (65)
A Roberts     C Ambrose    ???????                                   29 (65)
M Holding     C Ambrose    ?                                          1 (4)


     Fall of Wickets    142/1     162/2     186/3     187/4     242/5
                        251/6     266/7     307/8     336/9     337/10    

 Total:  337/10      Overs:  106.1         Run Rate:  3.17    Extras:  22   
  
                                     -X-

INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Ladha Ramji          16.0      2      40      1      2.50     0      1 
Mohammad Nissar      15.0      5      45      1      3.00     2      1 
Vijay Hazare         10.0      6      19      1      1.90     0      0 
Kapil Dev            17.0      3      52      1      3.06     1      2 
Bishan Bedi          12.1      3      41      1      3.37     0      0 
Anil Kumble          13.0      1      58      1      4.46     3      1 
CK Nayudu            13.0      2      37      1      2.85     0      1 
Nazir Ali            10.0      2      35      3      3.50     0      0 


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

 Total:  337/10       Overs:  106.1        Run Rate:  3.17    Extras:  22   
                                     -X-

INDIA 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Vijay Merchant      c. Headley     b. Marshall     34    85    5    0   40.0%
Rahul Dravid[B]?[/B]       c. Richards    b. Holding      33    47    7    0   70.2%
Nawab of Pataudi                   b. Ambrose      76   173   14    0   43.9%
Vijay Hazare        c. ?Walcott    b. Marshall     29    38    4    1   76.3%
CK Nayudu[B]*[/B]          c. Headley     b. Ambrose      22    42    5    0   52.4%
Kapil Dev           not out                        60   165   11    0   36.4%
Nazir Ali           c. ?Walcott    b. Ambrose      27    70    5    0   38.6%
Anil Kumble         lbw            b. Sobers        9    33    2    0   27.3%
Mohammad Nissar     c. Gayle       b. Walsh         1    13    0    0    7.7%
Bishan Bedi         not out                         5     5    1    0  100.0%
Ladha Ramji          
 
 Total:  317/8        Overs:  111.4        Run Rate:  2.84     Extras:  21 
   
                             Day 4  3:12 PM
   
                             INNINGS DECLARED
  
                                     -X-
 
INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
V Merchant    R Dravid     ?????????????????????????                 59 (113)
V Merchant    N Pataudi    ???????                                   18 (31)
V Hazare      N Pataudi    ?????????????????????????                 58 (80)
C Nayudu      N Pataudi    ????????????????????                      47 (94)
K Dev         N Pataudi    ???????????????????                       44 (129)
K Dev         N Ali        ??????????????????????                    52 (130)
K Dev         A Kumble     ???????????                               26 (58)
K Dev         M Nissar     ?                                          3 (28)
K Dev         B Bedi       ????                                      10 (7)


     Fall of Wickets    59/1      77/2      135/3     182/4     226/5
                        278/6     304/7     307/8                         

 Total:  317/8       Overs:  111.4         Run Rate:  2.84    Extras:  21   
  
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Michael Holding      19.0      6      28      1      1.47     0      1 
Curtly Ambrose       19.0      3      56      3      2.95     1      0 
Courtney Walsh       11.0      4      19      1      1.73     0      0 
Malcolm Marshall     19.0      4      74      2      3.89     0      0 
Andy Roberts         16.0      2      42      0      2.63     0      0 
Garry Sobers         17.0      4      60      1      3.53     0      0 
Chris Gayle          10.4      4      19      0      1.78     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 11 

 Total:  317/8        Overs:  111.4        Run Rate:  2.84    Extras:  21   
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES 2nd innings (Target: 365)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Chris Gayle         c. Nayudu      b. Bedi         55    59    8    2   93.2%
Clyde Walcott[B]?[/B]      c. Ali         b. Nissar       35    62    6    0   56.5%
George Headley                     b. Nayudu       83    88   19    0   94.3%
Vivian Richards[B]*[/B]               c & b. Nissar       29    36    6    0   80.6%
Everton Weekes      lbw            b. Nissar       63    68   14    0   92.6%
Garry Sobers        c. Nissar      b. Bedi         12     8    3    0  150.0%
Malcolm Marshall                   b. Ramji         8    33    0    1   24.2%
Courtney Walsh      c. ?Dravid     b. Ramji         9    34    1    0   26.5%
Andy Roberts                       b. Nissar        2    11    0    0   18.2%
Curtly Ambrose      not out                        10    48    1    0   20.8%
Michael Holding     c. Dev         b. Hazare       13    11    3    0  118.2%
 
 Total:  322/10       Overs:  76.2         Run Rate:  4.22     Extras:  3 
   
                             Day 5  1:46 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Gayle       C Walcott    ???????????????????????????????????       86 (110)
G Headley     C Walcott    ??????????????                            36 (41)
G Headley     V Richards   ???????????????????????????????           78 (86)
G Headley     E Weekes     ??????                                    17 (14)
G Sobers      E Weekes     ????????                                  22 (23)
M Marshall    E Weekes     ???????????????????                       49 (78)
M Marshall    C Walsh      ?                                          1 (10)
A Roberts     C Walsh      ??                                         5 (17)
C Ambrose     C Walsh      ???                                        8 (54)
C Ambrose     M Holding    ????????                                  20 (25)


     Fall of Wickets    86/1      122/2     200/3     217/4     239/5
                        288/6     289/7     294/8     302/9     322/10    

 Total:  322/10      Overs:  76.2          Run Rate:  4.22    Extras:  3   
  
                                     -X-

INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Ladha Ramji          10.0      2      58      2      5.80     0      0 
Mohammad Nissar      13.0      0      67      4      5.15     0      0 
Kapil Dev            10.0      1      41      0      4.10     0      0 
Vijay Hazare         10.2      3      43      1      4.16     0      0 
Nazir Ali             5.0      1      17      0      3.40     0      1 
CK Nayudu             8.0      2      32      1      4.00     0      0 
Anil Kumble          10.0      3      27      0      2.70     0      0 
Bishan Bedi          10.0      1      35      2      3.50     0      0 


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

 Total:  322/10       Overs:  76.2         Run Rate:  4.22    Extras:  3   
                                     -X-

MATCH SUMMARY

India               384 & 317/8d
West Indies         337 & 322
   
India won by 42 runs
  
Man of the match: Vijay Merchant

POINTS

India- 5
West Indies- 0

[B]Batting:[/B] India- 5, West Indies- 4
[B]Bowling:[/B] India- 4, West Indies- 3

West Indians had started positively from the word go en route to chasing a target of 365 but then they collapsed under pressure after Mohammad Nissar stuck to the basics and got 3 crucial breakthroughs to beg them back.

Vijay Merchant showed his class with the bat with a flashy 140 in the first innings when there was a lot of movement being extracted by the Caribbean pacers. He also scored a solid 34 in the second innings.​

 

[aneeq7]

Bohat bad bowling in 1st innings.

 

[Sulaiman7]

Vijay Merchant , a true legend still in a great form in the last round .

 

[VC the slogger]

Vijay Merchant , a true legend still in a great form in the last round .

That's what one expects from the best batsman India ever had .

 

[VC the slogger]

ROUND 9
MATCH 4

VS

PAKISTAN vs SOUTH AFRICA
at Sydney Cricket Ground(SCG), Sydney

Pitch Condition: Normal

Toss: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat

PAKISTAN 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Saeed Anwar                        b. Kallis        4    30    0    0   13.3%
Zaheer Abbas                       b. Steyn        20    27    4    0   74.1%
Mohammad Yousuf     c. Amla        b. Goddard      69   100   15    0   69.0%
Inzamam-ul-Haq      c. Nourse      b. Steyn        91   164   16    2   55.5%
Javed Miandad       c. ?Villiers   b. Procter     158   260   32    0   60.8%
Hanif Mohammad[B]?[/B]     c. ?Villiers   b. Steyn         8     6    2    0  133.3%
Imran Khan[B]*[/B]                        b. Procter      31    67    6    0   46.3%
Wasim Akram         lbw            b. Donald        7    32    1    0   21.9%
Abdul Qadir         c. Kirsten     b. Goddard      13    65    2    0   20.0%
Waqar Younis        not out                        20    42    3    1   47.6%
Shoaib Akhtar       lbw            b. Procter       8    25    2    0   32.0%
 
 Total:  443/10       Overs:  136.1        Run Rate:  3.25     Extras:  14 
   
                             Day 2  1:37 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
PAKISTAN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Anwar       Z Abbas      ???????                                   25 (49)
S Anwar       M Yousuf     ?                                          6 (21)
Inzam'-Haq    M Yousuf     ???????????????????????????????????      125 (169)
Inzam'-Haq    J Miandad    ???????????????????????                   83 (162)
H Mohammad    J Miandad    ???                                       13 (16)
I Khan        J Miandad    ???????????????????????                   85 (158)
W Akram       J Miandad    ???????                                   28 (58)
A Qadir       J Miandad    ?????????????                             47 (98)
A Qadir       W Younis     ???                                       12 (40)
S Akhtar      W Younis     ?????                                     19 (46)


     Fall of Wickets    25/1      31/2      156/3     239/4     252/5
                        337/6     365/7     412/8     424/9     443/10    

 Total:  443/10      Overs:  136.1         Run Rate:  3.25    Extras:  14   
  
                                     -X-

SOUTH AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Allan Donald         24.0      7      84      1      3.50     0      0 
Mike Procter         25.1      7      86      3      3.42     1      0 
Neil Adcock          21.0      3      82      0      3.90     0      0 
Jacques Kallis       22.0      6      62      1      2.82     0      0 
Dale Steyn           26.0      6      80      3      3.08     0      1 
Trevor Goddard       18.0      4      38      2      2.11     0      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 9      Byes: 2 

 Total:  443/10       Overs:  136.1        Run Rate:  3.25    Extras:  14   
                                     -X-

SOUTH AFRICA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gary Kirsten[B]*[/B]       c. Anwar       b. Khan         63    75   13    0   84.0%
Hashim Amla         c. Abbas       b. Younis      147   192   28    0   76.6%
Dudley Nourse                      b. Miandad      47    81    9    0   58.0%
Graeme Pollock      c. Qadir       b. Younis      103   133   22    0   77.4%
Jacques Kallis                     b. Qadir        10    29    2    0   34.5%
AB de Villiers[B]?[/B]     c. Yousuf      b. Akram        53    71   10    0   74.6%
Trevor Goddard      lbw            b. Younis        0     5    0    0    0.0%
Mike Procter                       b. Akram        14    34    3    0   41.2%
Dale Steyn          lbw            b. Younis        1     2    0    0   50.0%
Neil Adcock         lbw            b. Akram         8     9    2    0   88.9%
Allan Donald        not out                         0     5    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  461/10       Overs:  105.0        Run Rate:  4.39     Extras:  15 
   
                             Day 3  3:07 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
SOUTH AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Kirsten     H Amla       ???????????????????????????????????      114 (133)
D Nourse      H Amla       ????????????????????????????????         105 (158)
G Pollock     H Amla       ????????????????????????                  79 (107)
G Pollock     J Kallis     ??????????                                33 (58)
G Pollock     A Villiers   ????????????????????????                  80 (81)
T Goddard     A Villiers   ?                                          4 (11)
M Procter     A Villiers   ????????                                  27 (57)
D Steyn       A Villiers   ?                                          1 (2)
N Adcock      A Villiers   ??                                         9 (10)
A Donald      A Villiers   ??                                         9 (13)


     Fall of Wickets    114/1     219/2     298/3     331/4     411/5
                        415/6     442/7     443/8     452/9     461/10    

 Total:  461/10      Overs:  105.0         Run Rate:  4.39    Extras:  15   
  
                                     -X-

PAKISTAN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Imran Khan           26.0      4     110      1      4.23     2      2 
Waqar Younis         19.0      3      93      4      4.89     0      1 
Shoaib Akhtar        12.0      3      40      0      3.33     0      0 
Wasim Akram          17.0      4      94      3      5.53     1      0 
Abdul Qadir          21.0      2      74      1      3.52     1      1 
Javed Miandad        10.0      0      45      1      4.50     2      0 


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

 Total:  461/10       Overs:  105.0        Run Rate:  4.39    Extras:  15   
                                     -X-

PAKISTAN 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Saeed Anwar                        b. Donald       27    71    4    1   38.0%
Zaheer Abbas                       b. Procter      97   192   17    1   50.5%
Mohammad Yousuf                    b. Donald        4     4    1    0  100.0%
Inzamam-ul-Haq      c. Kallis      b. Goddard      29    61    6    0   47.5%
Javed Miandad                      b. Adcock        6    11    1    0   54.5%
Hanif Mohammad[B]?[/B]                    b. Donald       38    52    7    0   73.1%
Imran Khan[B]*[/B]         lbw            b. Steyn        45   127    8    0   35.4%
Wasim Akram                        b. Adcock       77   184   15    0   41.8%
Abdul Qadir                        b. Steyn        21    42    5    0   50.0%
Waqar Younis                       b. Steyn         0     1    0    0    0.0%
Shoaib Akhtar       not out                         1     1    0    0  100.0%
 
 Total:  362/10       Overs:  124.0        Run Rate:  2.92     Extras:  17 
   
                             Day 5  10:56 AM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
PAKISTAN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Anwar       Z Abbas      ???????????????????                       54 (139)
M Yousuf      Z Abbas      ?                                          4 (4)
Inzam'-Haq    Z Abbas      ???????????????????????????               77 (130)
J Miandad     Z Abbas      ??????                                    18 (25)
H Mohammad    Z Abbas      ?????????????????                         49 (78)
H Mohammad    I Khan       ????                                      12 (24)
W Akram       I Khan       ???????????????????????????????????       98 (263)
W Akram       A Qadir      ????????????????                          45 (75)
W Younis      A Qadir      ?                                          4 (4)
W Younis      S Akhtar     ?                                          1 (2)


     Fall of Wickets    54/1      58/2      135/3     153/4     202/5
                        214/6     312/7     357/8     361/9     362/10    

 Total:  362/10      Overs:  124.0         Run Rate:  2.92    Extras:  17   
  
                                     -X-

SOUTH AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Allan Donald         26.0      5      69      3      2.65     1      1 
Mike Procter         20.0      5      63      1      3.15     1      1 
Trevor Goddard       24.0      4      84      1      3.50     0      1 
Neil Adcock          16.0      8      24      2      1.50     0      0 
Dale Steyn           22.0      9      48      3      2.18     0      0 
Jacques Kallis       16.0      5      62      0      3.88     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 11     Byes: 1 

 Total:  362/10       Overs:  124.0        Run Rate:  2.92    Extras:  17   
                                     -X-

SOUTH AFRICA 2nd innings (Target: 345)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gary Kirsten[B]*[/B]       c. Inzam'-Haq  b. Younis       18    23    4    0   78.3%
Hashim Amla         c. ?Mohammad   b. Khan         27    42    5    0   64.3%
Dudley Nourse       c. ?Mohammad   b. Khan         89   120   19    0   74.2%
Graeme Pollock                     b. Qadir        71    81   15    1   87.7%
Jacques Kallis                     b. Akram        30    33    7    0   90.9%
AB de Villiers[B]?[/B]     lbw            b. Akram        30    36    7    0   83.3%
Trevor Goddard                     b. Akhtar       42    75    8    0   56.0%
Mike Procter        not out                        22    51    3    1   43.1%
Dale Steyn          not out                         0     3    0    0    0.0%
Neil Adcock          
Allan Donald         
 
 Total:  338/7        Overs:  77.0         Run Rate:  4.39     Extras:  9 
   
                             Day 5  5:00 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
SOUTH AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Kirsten     H Amla       ??????????                                37 (42)
D Nourse      H Amla       ???????                                   27 (42)
D Nourse      G Pollock    ???????????????????????????????????      125 (154)
D Nourse      J Kallis     ?????????????                             48 (54)
A Villiers    J Kallis     ??                                         4 (8)
A Villiers    T Goddard    ??????????????                            53 (66)
M Procter     T Goddard    ??????????                                38 (77)
M Procter     D Steyn      ?                                          6 (19)


     Fall of Wickets    37/1      64/2      189/3     237/4     241/5
                        294/6     332/7                                   

 Total:  338/7       Overs:  77.0          Run Rate:  4.39    Extras:  9   
  
                                     -X-

PAKISTAN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Imran Khan           11.0      5      31      2      2.82     0      0 
Waqar Younis         14.0      5      66      1      4.71     1      0 
Wasim Akram          14.0      1      56      2      4.00     0      0 
Shoaib Akhtar        16.0      2      79      1      4.94     0      3 
Abdul Qadir          15.0      3      80      1      5.33     1      1 
Javed Miandad         7.0      2      23      0      3.29     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 0 

 Total:  338/7        Overs:  77.0         Run Rate:  4.39    Extras:  9   
                                     -X-

MATCH SUMMARY

Pakistan            443 & 362
South Africa        461 & 338/7              
   
Pakistan draw with South Africa
  
Man of the match: Javed Miandad

POINTS

Pakistan- 2
South Africa- 2

[B]Batting:[/B] Pakistan- 7, South Africa- 6
[B]Bowling:[/B] Pakistan- 2, South Africa- 4

South Africa were headed for a win when just 16 were required by them off the last 4 overs of the final day with Trevor Goddard and Mike Procter an the crease and three more batsmen to come.

Just then, Shoaib Akhtar spoiled the party by castling Goddard after which Procter and Steyn failed to score the 16 needed falling just 7 short of their target and thus South Africa had to settle for a draw.

Javed Miandad played his first knock of substance this season in his team's last match scoring a stroke-filled 158 off 260 balls in the first innings.​