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Want to win every session, every ball – Virat Kohli

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Kohli also hoped India could sort out their middle-order issues in ODIs over the course of the six white-ball games they play on their tour of England

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Lovely to watch Buttler continue his IPL form – Kohli

The challenge of beating England in their own den and then walking away with the spoils is “exciting” and not daunting. The thought actually makes India captain Virat Kohli more relaxed than nervous.On Monday, Kohli walked into his first media conference of the two-month-plus-long tour of England with one hand in his pocket. He was calm, not the busybody, full of intent as he is on match day or training. Up front, Kohli was asked whether India were ready for the “stern” test posed by England, who had recently blanked out Australia 6-0 in white-ball cricket.Kohli admitted he understood England would “come hard”, but felt the vastly experienced Indians had enough know-how to challenge England in the limited-overs leg. Later on, he would go on to throw the challenge to England who, he reminded, had lost in all three formats during their 2016-17 tour of India.”Playing against a good team in their conditions and at their home, to get the opportunity to be able to beat them in their home conditions, it is a point of excitement for us and not pressure,” Kohli said. “Because when they came to India last time, we won the series and the trophy is with us, and now they are on home soil and they need to play well to win it back. We will play fearless cricket and literally we have nothing to lose.”Two weeks ago when he left India, Kohli wanted to take a walk on the streets and enjoy a coffee. Kohli wanted to do simple things like that so he and the rest of India’s players would remain in the right mindset ahead of the gruelling tour, which will last just under three months.Just over a week into their trip, the Indians have been taking advantage of an unprecedented toasty beginning to the English summer – not limiting themselves to just sipping coffee but drinking in the pleasant sights and surroundings.Now that they are relaxed in the mind, Kohli says India are more than ready for the England tour which comprise three T20s, an equal number of ODIs followed by a five-Test series that begins in August and will run into mid-September.Kohli is clear that India need to replicate the mindset and game they displayed on a tough tour of South Africa where they bounced back to win the final Test even though they lost the series 2-1. Subsequently, India won both the ODI and T20I series.And this what Kohli wants to go home with: the desire and intent to win every session of play. “Takeaway from this tour obviously will be the way we play our cricket and the mindset and the attitude that we maintain for the length of the tour that we are here. No one can guarantee results, but just wanting to win every session and every ball that we play, if we can carry that on for the length of the tour, I will be really proud as a captain and we will be really proud of ourselves as a team.”This is what we did in South Africa till the last day of the tour: we continued the mindset from day one, even though we lost some games, but we knew we were in the games for us to be able to turn it around very quickly and that is why those results followed after.”Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli address a press conference•Associated Press

Maintaining such high, competitive spirit over such an extended period of time will never be easy especially if things do not go as India intend. In such circumstances, it would be vital to maintain mental balance and team spirit, Kohli pointed out.”If the mindset is not right after a few days or a couple of weeks then things can get more difficult, but if we can stay positive and enjoy each other’s company and just look forward to being here for that period of time and just look forward to being on the field and play competitive cricket, I think we will be able to space it as a team and certainly take a lot from this tour when we go away.”India are happy that the six-match limited-overs phase allows them to settle nicely into English conditions before the Test challenge. But the six matches will also allow India to figure out answers to some of the questions they have before the team thinktank and selectors sit down to shortlist the group that will participate in the 2019 World Cup which will be held in England.Without delving too deep into the issue Kohli said one area India would be keen to fix is the middle order in ODIs. Although Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Kohli and MS Dhoni pick themselves, the rest of the top six remains undecided. KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik and Kedar Jadhav are the contenders.”Looking at the World Cup, we will try a lot of players in the shorter formats,” Kohli said. “The middle order in the ODIs has been something that we have been looking for, so we have a few things that we want to try out and address there as well. This next phase is going to be really important to figure all those things out and have the best balance that we need going into that big tournament, but that’s quite far away but we have a vision for it.”

Medium-pacers fire Mumbai to big first-innings lead

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Baroda racked up 521 in their first innings after a lower-order charge, while the Madhya Pradesh bowlers put them in sight of a lead

ESPNcricinfo staff02-Nov-2017Mumbai’s medium-pacers shot out Odisha for 145 and secured a 144-run first-innings lead at the KIIT Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. Dhawal Kulkarni, Shardul Thakur and Abhishek Nayar took seven wickets between them, while left-arm spinner Vijay Gohil mopped up the remaining three. Kulkarni and Thakur had reduced Odisha to 2 for 4 within three overs.Santanu Mishra and Biplab Samantray struck a 93-run fifth-wicket partnership. Samantray went on to score almost half his team’s runs and remained unbeaten on 72. Mumbai lost three quick wickets, including that of Prithvi Shaw, who struck 46 of the 58 runs scored by them. Ajinkya Rahane bagged his first duck for Mumbai since November 2008. By stumps, Mumbai had stretched their lead to 202. They had began the day on 264 for 6 in their first innings but were bowled out with the addition of only 25 runs. Seamer Basant Mohanty finished with four wickets.Madhya Pradesh’s bowlers reduced Andhra to 177 for 5 and put their team in sight of a first-innings lead in Vizianagaram. Andhra finished the second day, still behind by 144 runs. Captain Hanuma Vihari top-scored with 77 and helped Andhra recover from the loss of KS Bharat for 0 by putting on 73 for the second wicket with DB Prasanth. Vihari followed it up by adding 76 more with B Sumanth (57).Madhya Pradesh added 102 to their overnight score of 219 for 5. Harpreet Singh, who was unbeaten on 47 overnight, struck 88 and was helped by solid contributions from the lower order. Nineteen-year old medium pacer Prithvi Raj Yarra added one more wicket to his opening-day tally to finish with 4 for 56.At the Reliance Stadium in Vadodara, Baroda’s lower order rallied to propel them to a massive first-innings score of 521 against Tripura. Mitesh Patel, unbeaten on 4 overnight, and Atit Sheth led the charge with a 130-run seventh-wicket stand. Seamer Rana Dutta broke through by having Patel caught for 76. Sagar Mangalorkar, Baroda’s No. 10, partnered Sheth for a 60-run stand, but Sheth was left stranded on 95. Tripura’s openers put on 61 before Samrat Singha fell for 41. Tripura were 63 for 1 at stumps, behind by 458 runs.

Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan tons, Jofra Archer six-for snap England losing streak

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Heinrich Klaasen produces fighting knock but South Africa miss out on World Cup Super League points

Valkerie Baynes01-Feb-2023England 346 for 7 (Buttler 131, Malan 118, Ngidi 4-62) beat South Africa 287 (Klaasen 80, Hendricks 52, Archer 6-40) by 59 runsJofra Archer’s maiden ODI five-for crowned his comeback and ensured England would leave with more than a consolation victory after Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan’s perfectly crafted centuries prevented what had looked like a certain series sweep to South Africa.The tourists depart in the knowledge that Archer is back in business after his 6 for 40 in just his second international match after spending the best part of two years out of the game injured. He sealed a 59-run victory despite the best efforts of Heinrich Klaasen and Wayne Parnell, who put on 85 runs off just 54 balls for the seventh wicket, which poses implications for South Africa’s hopes of qualifying directly for this year’s World Cup. They must now beat Netherlands 2-0 in their upcoming series and hope New Zealand defeat Sri Lanka at least once in their three-match series to secure an automatic berth in India.The hosts were on course for a 3-0 series result when England slumped to 14 for 3 thanks to Lungi Ngidi’s three wickets for seven runs in the space of 11 balls. But Buttler and Malan staged a fourth-wicket stand worth 232 runs to take their side to 346 for 7.Half-centuries from Klaasen and Reeza Hendricks and starts by Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma and Parnell kept South Africa in touch but breaking partnerships was key for England and Archer was the chief destroyer.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Bavuma, centurion and Player of the Match as South Africa went 2-0 up on Sunday in Bloemfontein, eased to 22 off 16 balls at the end of the fourth over which included a huge six over deep midwicket off Chris Woakes. At 41 for no loss after seven, England introduced Archer, but it was Woakes who made the breakthrough with a slower ball that saw Bavuma chipping to Reece Topley at mid-off.Archer, back after resting for the second match, claimed just his second wicket of the series when Rassie van der Dussen slashed to Jason Roy at point. Archer’s next ball was a 146kph/90mph bouncer which rapped Markram’s left shoulder and Markram responded by driving the next ball fiercely down the ground for four.With Hendricks opening in place of Quinton de Kock, who was rested after picking up a minor thumb injury in the second ODI, South Africa’s run chase was still in good hands. He reached his fifty off 59 balls and put on a half-century partnership with Markram off 40 deliveries, but then Adil Rashid removed Hendricks, stepping back to try and dig out one that had pitched well outside leg stump before turning back to rap the inside of his left knee and deflect onto his stumps.Markram was looking set and put on 46 runs with Klaasen before he miscued off Archer and found Moeen Ali sitting under the ball at midwicket. That brought in David Miller and he crashed Moeen’s first ball through the covers for four and his fourth down the ground for an effortless-looking six. But then Archer removed the threat with the first ball of his next over, a sizzling back-of-a-length delivery that found Miller’s inside edge and was pouched by Buttler.Klaasen and Parnell then teamed up, Klaasen clubbing Moeen for 14 runs in the 37th over and reaching 80 off 62 before skying Archer to Ben Duckett, running in from deep backward square. Archer took out Parnell’s middle stump to seal his five-for and made it six when he pinged the top of Tabraiz Shamsi’s off stump, ending England’s five-match losing streak in ODIs.Jos Buttler leaves the crease after his century•AFP/Getty Images

At the 10-over mark, England’s scoring rate was going nowhere at 20 for 3 after South Africa had sent the visitors in on a Kimberley ground notoriously difficult to defend upon.Ngidi hit his lengths beautifully at the outset and struck with his sixth ball as Roy mistimed his attempted drive and picked out Bavuma at mid-off. Ngidi struck again in his second over with a shorter ball angled across left-hander Duckett, who nicked to Klaasen behind the stumps. Harry Brook was unable to lift his side off the back of his 80 in the second game, which followed a duck on debut in the series opener, when Ngidi had him caught behind stabbing at a wide delivery outside off stump which found the inside edge.Buttler found the initial going tough, taking 14 balls to get off the mark. Markram saw his fourth ball smashed for six over long-off as Buttler set about raising the tempo. That was after he had narrowly survived being run out chancing a second off Parnell with Miller diving, gathering and firing the ball into Klaasen in one fluid motion, and before Malan’s pull shot off Shamsi burst through Hendricks’ fingertips.Buttler raised his fifty off 64 balls, which was slow by his standards but what his side needed in the circumstances. Shamsi missed the chance to remove Malan when he dived to his right for an attempted return catch but managed only to get a finger to it. Malan then dispatched Parnell over the fence at deep square leg to bring up an even more sluggish half-century (off 79).ESPNcricinfo Ltd

From there, however, Malan went on the attack, carving Parnell to the boundary through backward point and heaving Shamsi for six over wide long-on, Shamsi conceding a second maximum in three balls when Buttler pummelled him over midwicket.The England duo pounced on anything short, and there was plenty from Jansen as he conceded 18 runs off the 34th over – 17 of them to Malan who targeted the leg-side fence, and beyond, three times in as many balls. They brought up their centuries within three balls of each other, Malan to the rope at deep-third and Buttler flicking to the leg side for two. Malan’s second fifty came off just 27 balls and Buttler’s from 42. Malan eventually fell to a leading edge off Sisanda Magala which found Klaasen waiting underneath it at short fine leg.Moeen offered an entertaining cameo, failing connect with his one-handed attempt at a reverse sweep off Shamsi but taking England past the 300-mark that had seemed out of reach earlier with back-to-back sixes, including one off a no-ball from Ngidi. Moeen’s knock ended when Ngidi nailed him with a yorker which tore between his ankles, and Buttler holed out to long-on off Jansen three balls later.

Victoria soar with Maxwell's 96

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Glenn Maxwell continued his fine Sheffield Shield form with 96 as Victoria went to stumps on 4 for 247 in reply to the Warriors’ 243

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Glenn Maxwell continued his fine Sheffield Shield form with 96 as Victoria took command on a showery second day against Western Australia at the MCG. In reply to the Warriors’ 243, the Bushrangers went to stumps on 4 for 247, with Cameron White on 53 and Daniel Christian on 17.But the key man was Maxwell, who in Victoria’s previous match had plundered 278 against New South Wales in Sydney. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8043/scorecard/1118874/New-South-Wales-vs-Victoria-11th-match-sheff-shield-pura/ Although he fell short of making hundreds in consecutive games, he finished the day with 590 runs so far this Shield season at 73.75, putting him more than 100 runs clear of the second-placed Callum Ferguson at the top of the season’s run charts.Maxwell was lbw to fast bowler Jhye Richardson, who had also bowled opener Travis Dean late on the first day. Marcus Harris was caught in the deep off Ashton Agar for 43 and captain Aaron Finch was bowled by Matthew Kelly for 21, before White arrived to combine with Maxwell for a 74-run fourth-wicket partnership.

Derbs crumble as Leach leads from front

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Worcestershire captain Joe Leach inspired his team to a third County Championship win from three as Derbyshire crumbled to a humiliating innings-and-42-run defeat

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ScorecardJoe Leach claimed 5 for 32 as Derbyshire hurtled to defeat•Getty Images

Worcestershire captain Joe Leach inspired his team to a third County Championship win from three as Derbyshire crumbled to a humiliating innings-and-42-run defeat in the Division Two match at Derby. Leach took 5 for 32 in 13 overs to rip the heart out of Derbyshire who were shot out for 98 in 29.4 overs in their second innings, with only three batsmen getting to double figures.Worcestershire had set up their charge to victory – despite losing more than 100 overs in the match to bad weather – by scoring 92 from 17 overs on the fourth morning. Tom Kohler-Cadmore hit 42 from 47 balls before Leach declared on 415 for 9, a lead of 140, which proved more than enough.”We couldn’t have asked for a better start,” Leach said. “We are on the crest of a wave at the moment and we need to make sure we keep on riding it.”I’ve learnt over the years that momentum in the four-day game plays a massive part and we knew if we could get 140 ahead there would be a lot of pressure on them to defend their wickets and once you get on a roll, things go for you but we worked really hard over three days to get there.”Kohler-Cadmore struck two sixes to make sure his team secured maximum batting points although Shiv Thakor and Jeevan Mendis, who both took four wickets, benefited from Worcestershire’s desire to score quickly. Daryn Smit pulling off an impressive stumping standing up to Thakor to send back Ed Barnard, which proved the highlight of the day for Derbyshire who were in tatters by lunch as the top order disintegrated.Ben Slater chipped tamely to midwicket, Thakor was lbw playing back to a full-length ball from Barnard, whose direct hit from cover ran out Luis Reece, batting with a runner because of a badly bruised ankle.When Billy Godleman also paid the price for failing to get forward to Leach, Derbyshire had lost 4 for 9 in 17 balls and the procession continued in the first over after lunch. Wayne Madsen edged the first ball from Leach into the gloves of Ben Cox and Alex Hughes was lbw four balls later to leave Derbyshire’s lowest total against Worcestershire, 54 at New Road in 1935, under threat.Mendis pulled Barnard for three fours to at least avoid that humiliation but was caught behind for 18 hooking Leach who took his fifth wicket when Smit went too far across and was lbw.Tony Palladino went down swinging, hitting Nathan Lyon for three sixes, but the Australian had the last word when he had him caught at deep midwicket just before 3pm, with 47 overs remaining.”To lose a game in the manner in which we did, with time taken out of the game on the first couple of days, was hugely disappointing,” Derbyshire captain Godleman said. “It certainly wasn’t a 98 all-out wicket.”

Tim David joins Lancashire for Blast

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Powerful Singapore-born hitter has enjoyed rapid rise over last 12 months

ESPNcricinfo staff10-Feb-2022Lancashire have signed Tim David as one of their overseas players for the Vitality T20 Blast.David, who has played T20Is for Singapore but is also eligible to represent Australia, has enjoyed a remarkable rise over the last year. A powerful hitter, he impressed for Lahore Qalanders in the 2021 PSL, joined Surrey and then Southern Brave via a trip to play club cricket in the Netherlands, before spells in the CPL and the IPL.Related

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He is currently featuring in the PSL for reigning champions Multan Sultans, for whom he has made scores of 71 from 29 balls and 51 off 19 in the first fortnight of this year’s competition.”Tim fits the profile of player which we have been looking to bring into our T20 squad and his addition will give us more power in the middle order,” Lancashire’s head coach, Glen Chapple, said. “His impressive T20 record – both at international level and in various leagues around the world – speaks for itself and we are really looking forward to him joining us in May.”David, whose career strike rate in T20 is 158.52, has also featured in the Big Bash for Perth Scorchers and Hobart Hurricanes.He was signed on a short-term contract by Surrey last summer, after the club experienced an injury crisis during the latter stages of the Blast, and went on to feature in the Royal London Cup, scoring two hundreds and averaging 68.00. David then joined up with Southern Brave as an injury replacement, playing in the final as they won the inaugural men’s Hundred.”I am really excited that this opportunity has come about, and I can’t wait to join up with the rest of the Lancashire Lightning squad for the start of the Vitality Blast in May,” David said. “There is such a strong squad at Emirates Old Trafford and hopefully I can contribute with the bat and the ball to help the team go well this summer.”I thoroughly enjoyed my brief spell with Surrey and the Brave in England last year and I am looking forward to building on that experience with the Red Rose.”

Shaheen Afridi: the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy's new sensation

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Seventeen-year-old Shaheen Afridi got into the record books yesterday with figures of 8 for 39, the best ever by a Pakistani on first-class debut

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Watch: Shaheen Afridi’s nine wickets in the match against Rawalpindi

Does the surname sound familiar?Shaheen was born in the Afridi tribe in the Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. The area mainly borders with Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan to the west, and ranges from the mountainous terrain of Tirah valley down to Peshawar. He was raised in a small town called Landi Kotal, always in the shadow of insurgency in the aftermath of 9/11. While his family remained there, Shaheen moved to Peshawar, using it as his base to play cricket.How much has he played so far?Initially a tape-ball cricketer, elder brother Riaz Afridi, who played one-off Test for Pakistan in 2004, pushed him to play with a hard ball. He was first selected for the FATA region in an Under-16 talent hunt programme, and became the leading wicket-taker for his region with 12 wickets at 16.17 in 2015. He impressed the national selectors in a high performance camp that was called for players who had impressed at U-16 level. His pace and fitness won him a ticket for an U-16 tour to Australia, even though his outing in New South Wales at the Bradman Oval in Bowral didn’t go well as he only managed four wickets in six games.He played another season on the U-16 circuit for FATA, snaring 19 wickets at 10.59, and elevating himself to the Under-19 circuit. He toured with the U-19 team in Sri Lanka, taking five wickets in three games.At home, he continued to shine on the U-19 circuit, featuring for Khyber Agency in PCB’s inter-district U-19 tournament, where he was the leading wicket-taker with 29 wickets at 18.07. His performance had him selected at inter-regional level for FATA – where once again he topped the table with 21 wickets at 12.48.What is so special about him?His settled action, his game awareness and his inswinger with the new ball. According to Mushtaq Ahmed, who discovered him at U-16 level, his fitness and height as a fast bowler are his best attributes. He is also handy with the bat in the lower order, and his big-hitting ability is an attractive feature. “He has great cricketing temperament and at a young was making a lot of sense with his field positions,” Mushtaq said. “His action is pretty repeatable and we didn’t really bother to work on it. It’s repeatable and that is what a coach wants to have in his bowler. He listens and picks things up very quickly.”How does he already have a BPL deal?He was handled by a sports management company based in Lahore. His agent Talha Aisham emailed Dhaka Dynamites videos of Shaheen’s bowling, and asked if they would be interested in signing him. They agreed, subject to a formal endorsement from Mushtaq, who is the Pakistan NCA head coach. Both Mushtaq and captain Kumar Sangakkara exchanged emails, and the deal was locked in for two years starting from 2017 for a sum of around Rs 1 crore.Why the attention now?He made a dream debut in first-class cricket, playing for Khan Research Laboratory against Rawalpindi, picking up 8 for 39 in 15 overs in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan premier domestic tournament. His innings figures are statistically the best on debut in first-class cricket in Pakistan. He signed off with nine wickets in the match.

Young fan gets Younis Khan masterclass

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Two years ago, Felix Anderson wanted a little help with his batting and so he wrote to the Pakistan batsman

ESPNcricinfo staff11-May-2018Two years ago, a young fan from New Zealand Felix Anderson wanted a little help with his batting. So he wrote a letter to one of his heroes – Younis Khan.Twitter

After recalling his favorite Younis innings – the treble against Sri Lanka and the 2016 double against England – Felix asked for advice on how to play the cover drive and the cut shot.Younis has retired from international cricket since but the letter finally found its way to him. And in response, he made a personal coaching video just for Felix, now 12 years old.
A coaching career awaits Younis, as well as a tutorial for his fans on the shot he played arguably better than anyone else: the sweep.

Ben Curran, Ricardo Vasconcelos star in dominant Northants batting display against Somerset

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Pair put on 129 before falling short of well-deserved centuries in 81-run victory

ECB Reporters Network08-Aug-2021A dominant Northamptonshire batting display underpinned by an excellent, enterprising century partnership from Ben Curran and Ricardo Vasconcelos provided the foundation for a comprehensive 81-run win over Somerset.The pair put on 129 in 20 overs before both falling short of well-deserved centuries after facing 93 balls. Curran made 94, his highest List A score, while Vasconcelos contributed 88 to set the hosts on course for a big total.With the middle order upping the momentum with some aggressive hitting, Northamptonshire posted a formidable 305 for 6 in a match reduced to 46 overs a side due to rain.Somerset’s top order got bogged down against some disciplined bowling in reply and fell rapidly behind the run rate as they lost four wickets in seven overs. Lewis Goldsworthy though, with an aggressive 80 from just 61 balls, threatened an unlikely revival. He followed a career-best 96 at the Oval on Thursday with a series of cleanly struck blows in a partnership of 120 with skipper Josh Davey (53). Ultimately though, when Goldsworthy was out hit wicket after standing on his stumps, the visitors were left with too much to do.The result topped a special day for Northamptonshire players, fans and past players who gathered to celebrate the life of legendary allrounder David Capel who died last year. In a ceremony the Wantage Road End was renamed the David Capel End in his memory.Northamptonshire’s batters gave little hint of the carnage to come with just five runs coming from their first five overs. Although Sonny Baker made the early breakthrough by removing Emilio Gay, Vasconcelos broke the shackles by taking three boundaries off an over from the same bowler.Curran announced himself with a couple of powerful cut shots before rain forced the players off the field. He picked up where he left off after the resumption with three boundaries from Kasey Aldridge’s first over.Vasconcelos and Curran kept busy, taking quick singles and keeping the pressure on the fielders. Both showed excellent timing with some delicate late dabs and cuts. Vasconcelos took on the short ball too, pulling Marchant de Lange over midwicket before punching him down the ground for four more. The Northamptonshire skipper also reverse swept effectively against the spin of Goldsworthy.Ricardo Vasconcelos swats a pull•Getty Images

When Vascancelos was bowled, Rob Keogh maintained the momentum, taking four boundaries off one Goldsworthy over. Eventually he attempted one big shot too many and was bowled by de Lange for 35.There was to be no let up for Somerset’s bowlers though as Saif Zaib joined Curran in a stand of 56 in just 5.2 overs. Zaib punched powerfully down the ground and pulled another ball over fine leg for six. The boundaries kept coming with a maximum over square leg from Curran before Zaib hit an even bigger six.Zaib was castled by Baker soon afterwards for 29 from just 17 balls but Tom Taylor hit a few more boundaries at the end to underline his all-round potential.A miserly spell from Ben Sanderson set the tone for Northamptonshire with the ball as he conceded just five runs from his initial five-over spell.Somerset could only register 16 runs and a single boundary from the first 10 overs and lost Steve Davies early when he clipped a Jack White delivery to deep square leg.Eddie Byrom looked to regain the initiative before top edging one from Taylor. Sam Young swung Simon Kerrigan for two sixes over long-on but the spinner soon got his revenge by trapping him lbw.Luke Procter, who finished with 3 for 40, seemed to remove any remaining hopes of a Somerset fightback with two wickets in one over. First danger man James Hildreth holed out to deep midwicket before George Bartlett was adjudged lbw to leave Somerset 89 for 5. But that brought Goldsworthy and Davey together and they started to hit the ball cleanly and find the boundary regularly. Once Goldsworthy departed, Simon Kerrigan mopped up the tail to finish with figures of 4 for 48.

Bangladeshis made to work hard in draw

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With centuries from Priyank Panchal, Shreyas Iyer and Vijay Shankar, the two-day tour game in Hyderabad ended up being lot of work for the visitors

The Report by Mohammad Isam in Hyderabad06-Feb-2017Scorecard1:43

Isam: Not a great couple of days for Bangladesh

The Bangladesh bowlers may not be taking the confidence of bags of wickets into the Test against India on Thursday, but they should be better prepared for long grinds in the field after a full day’s working over by India’s A team. Priyank Panchal, Shreyas Iyer and Vijay Shankar scored centuries each to make sure the two-day practice game at the Gymkhana ground ended in a draw.Panchal and Iyer pounded out 152 runs in the first session. That indicates how much the Bangladeshi bowlers suffered, but there was also some collateral damage. Iyer, who was dropped on 86 by Mehedi Hasan, struck a net bowler standing on the edge of the boundary with a six. The boy was tended to by the doctor at the ground and was reportedly fine. Panchal struck 11 fours and a six in his 148-ball 103 while Iyer hammered a dozen fours and four sixes in his 92-ball 100. Both of them retired to give the others a bat.Medium-pacer Subashis Roy then had Rishabh Pant caught at long-on before converting a smart caught and bowled chance off Ishank Jaggi. Ishan Kishan also got out cheaply, stumped off left-arm spinner Taijul Islam before crowd favourite Hardik Pandya was given out leg-before to the same bowler.Shankar reached his hundred in the 90th over, making it three centuries on the day. He took only 83 balls before India A declared on 461 for 6. Taijul and Subashis took three wickets each.The declaration gave Bangladesh an hour to bat, in which time they lost two wickets scoring 73 runs in 15 overs. Tamim Iqbal struck three fours and a six in his unbeaten 43.