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Anderson returns as batsman for T20s

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Corey Anderson has recovered sufficiently from a back injury to make New Zealand’s squad as a specialist batsman for the two Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka

ESPNcricinfo staff30-Dec-2015Corey Anderson has recovered sufficiently from a back injury to make New Zealand’s squad as a specialist batsman for the two Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka. Grant Elliott also returned to the T20I squad after he was left to recover from a broken arm during the ODI series.The squad did not feature Brendon McCullum, who had confirmed he will not play in the forthcoming World T20 in March and April. Kane Williamson, who will lead the team in that tournament, was named captain for the Sri Lanka series also.Allrounder James Neesham, who is recovering from injury himself, and offspinner Nathan McCullum, who sustained a knee injury, were both unavailable for selection. Among the available players missing out, however, was Matt Henry, who took eight wickets at an average of 10.25 in the first two ODIs against Sri Lanka, and Tom Latham, who played both matches as well.Left-arm spinning allrounder Mitchell Santner and legspinner Ish Sodhi formed the spin component of the T20 squad. Mitchell McClenaghan, Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Adam Milne were the frontline quicks.Anderson had suffered a stress-related back injury in May, and had only begun playing competitive cricket in November. He played as a batsman for Northern Districts in New Zealand’s domestic T20 league, and recently also played a first-class game, but was yet to begin bowling at the domestic level.”It’s been a long process for Corey, but we’ve been happy with his recent progress and the fact he’s managed to string a few games together for the Northern Knights,” New Zealand coach Mike Hesson said. “He’s getting closer to bowling, but we’ll be taking a precautionary approach. We’ve seen how dynamic a batsmen he is and can threaten any bowling attack in the world.”Elliott had broken his wrist in November while attempting a return catch during training with his Wellington domestic team. He returned to List A cricket on December 27, and had recovered enough to bat and bowl in that match.”Grant brings a lot to the squad and has experience in pressure moments, which is key to batting in the middle order in Twenty20,” Hesson said.New Zealand also named their squad for the final two ODIs against Sri Lanka. Boult returned to the squad after a three-match rest period. Batsman George Worker, who was part of the squad for the first three ODIs, was not included, nor was Henry, despite his good performances. Rookie batsman Henry Nicholls retained his place.T20 squad: Kane Williamson (capt), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Grant Elliott, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross TaylorODI squad for last two matches Brendon McCullum (capt), Trent Boult (will return for fifth ODI), Doug Bracewell, Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Henry Nicholls, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson

New Zealand eye another upset

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Preview of the second ODI between South Africa and New Zealand in Kimberley

The Preview by Alan Gardner21-Jan-2013

Match facts

January 22, 2013

Start time 2.30pm (1230 GMT)James Franklin got New Zealand over the line in the first one-dayer•AFP

Big Picture

“Beware of the kiwi” may not sound like the most threatening of warning signs but New Zealand once again showed that their bite is often a lot worse than their bark in winning the first match of the ODI series by one wicket in Paarl. Even during a largely dismal run over the last year or so, New Zealand have managed Test upsets in Hobart and Colombo, while an eight-wicket T20 win in East London before Christmas came just a couple of days after a defeat of the same magnitude. Though they won the decider and then cruised in the Tests, South Africa should have taken note.Victory in the opening ODI gave New Zealand only their third such win in South Africa but it has left them eyeing an unexpected – and unprecedented – series success in the country. For South Africa, a failure to take three tail-end wickets with more than 100 runs still required invited a reprise of questions about their temperament that will perhaps be of more concern than the defeat itself.With a light Test schedule in 2013, South Africa will have plenty of time to focus on their perceived shortcomings in limited-overs cricket. But the planning process for the Champions Trophy in June, as well as the 2015 World Cup, has already been disrupted by the suspension of captain, AB de Villiers, for the rest of the series. With Jacques Kallis and JP Duminy missing from the squad, de Villiers’ ban will also put further pressure on a batting order that was tested by Mitchell McClenaghan’s left-arm seam and swing.Faf du Plessis, who led with the bat in Paarl, will now take over the captaincy, rather than the vice-captain Hashim Amla, and will hope he can rally the team to victory as he did in the T20s. The No. 1 ODI ranking is out of South Africa’s reach, for the time being, but there are places to play for and pride to be restored. Having been viewed as a punch bag walking into the one-dayers, however, New Zealand will fancy landing a few more shots of their own.

Form guide

(most recent first, completed matches only)
South Africa: LWLLW
New Zealand: WLLLL

In the spotlight

A star of last year’s Under-19 World Cup, Quinton de Kock has been quickly elevated to the position of South Africa’s limited-overs gloveman in order to reduce the demands on de Villiers. While there has not yet been much opportunity to judge his batting, there was criticism of his failure to react quickly enough to a crucial chance as New Zealand closed in on victory on Saturday and, with a disciplinary hearing due this week and the the possibility of suspension for the final ODI, de Kock will want to assert his credentials.There is often confusion about James Franklin‘s role in the New Zealand set-up, having progressed from a new-ball bowler and tailender to middle-order bits-and-pieces man. The merits of such a strategy can be debated elsewhere but Franklin’s experience showed through in his management of the New Zealand chase from such a dire position, particularly as he attacked to winning effect at the end. In these times of flux for New Zealand cricket, a steady, responsible presence with bat and ball might be just what they need.

Team news

With the suspension of de Villiers will come a change to the batting order. David Miller has been called up to the squad but may have to take his place in the queue behind Farhaan Behardien. Morne Morkel, South Africa’s leading ODI bowler in 2012, could also return to the side.South Africa: (probable) 1 Graeme Smith, 2 Hashim Amla, 3 Colin Ingram, 4 Faf du Plessis (capt), 5 Farhaan Behardien/David Miller, 6 Quinton de Kock (wk), 7 Ryan McLaren 8 Robin Peterson, 9 Rory Kleinveldt, 10 Morne Morkel, 11 Lonwabo TsotsobeJimmy Neesham and Grant Elliot bowled just five overs and made one run between them in Paarl, so Colin Munro might be considered for an ODI debut. Alternatively, New Zealand could trust their lower-order to acquit themselves again and bring either Neil Wagner or Trent Boult into the attack.New Zealand: (probable) 1 Rob Nicol, 2 Martin Guptill, 3 BJ Watling, 4 Kane Williamson, 5 Brendon McCullum (capt/wk), 6 James Franklin, 7 Colin Munro, 8 Jimmy Neesham, 9 Nathan McCullum, 10 Kyle Mills, 11 Mitchell McClenaghan

Pitch and conditions

The Kimberley pitch has a reputation for being flat and, with the temperature expected to stay in the 30Cs on Tuesday, batsmen are the more likely to prosper. South Africa failed to defend 299 against Sri Lanka on the ground almost exactly a year ago and, although Kimberley has been used infrequently, only twice has the chasing side failed to reach their target – Namibia and Kenya losing heavily to Full Members during the 2003 World Cup.

Stats and Trivia

  • New Zealand have played twice before at Kimberley, losing to South Africa in 2000 and beating Bangladesh in the 2003 World Cup.
  • Graeme Smith needs 94 runs to overtake Gary Kirsten and move third on South Africa’s leading ODI scorers list.
  • Mitchell McClenaghan’s 4 for 20 were the best figures for a New Zealand bowler on debut and the 11th best overall.
  • If South Africa lose all three ODIs, they could slip as low as joint-fifth in the rankings.

Quotes

“It’s a nice pressure that we have, to win both games. Maybe we were a little bit relaxed in that first game, now we know we have to play very close to our full potential to beat them. It’s a nice little challenge for us.”
“It was pleasing to get the win when not playing up to our full potential. Hopefully this is a turning of the corner for us.”

Sri Lanka batsmen put up improved show

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Marchant de Lange joined the flood of exciting bowling talent coming into Tests this year, but he couldn’t prevent Sri Lanka from having their best day of the series

The Report by Siddarth Ravindran26-Dec-2011
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Thilan Samaraweera was on course for his first century outside Sri Lanka in nearly two years•AFP

Twenty-one-year-old tearaway Marchant de Lange joined the flood of exciting bowling talent coming in to Tests this year, but he couldn’t prevent Sri Lanka from having their best day of the series in Durban. The oldest and youngest members in Sri Lanka’s squad, Thilan Samaraweera and debutant Dinesh Chandimal, added 111 in the second half of the day after de Lange troubled the visitors with a pacy spell.Tillakaratne Dilshan boldly set his floundering batting unit a challenge by choosing to bat on the usually fast-bowler friendly Kingsmead pitch. Several days of sunshine in the lead-up to the match, though, helped make the track flatter than normal, offering little swing for the quicks.Dilshan’s adventurousness continued when he batted – he attempted several flashy on-the-up drives, which he rarely middled though he also managed to avoid edging to the slip cordon. He and Tharanga Paranavitana saw off the challenge of a slightly out-of-sorts Dale Steyn and an improved Morne Morkel. But de Lange came on to transform the morning session.Bowling off a surprisingly short run-up for someone who regularly hits the mid-140s, the 1.9m de Lange delivers the ball with a high-arm action that gives a trampoline effect to several of his deliveries. That, coupled with his tight line outside off, troubled Sri Lanka: first Paranavitana attempted a drive to a full ball, only to nick to the keeper, before Kumar Sangakkara got a peach that moved a hint away and forced him to play at, feathering through to Mark Boucher to give de Lange his second wicket in three deliveries.

Smart stats

  • Mahela Jayawardene became the first Sri Lankan and the ninth player overall to reach 10000 runs in Tests. He is also the fifth-fastest in terms of innings to reach the landmark. For a full stats analysis, click here.

  • Thilan Samaraweera made his eighth fifty-plus score outside the subcontinent. It is also his highest score in South Africa.

  • The 111-run stand between Samaraweera and Dinesh Chandimal is the highest sixth-wicket stand for Sri Lanka against South Africa and their sixth century partnership for any wicket in South Africa.

  • Marchant de Lange’s present bowling figures of 4 for 60 are sixth on the list of best performances on debut by a South African bowler since South Africa’s readmission.

  • Chandimal became the 12th Sri Lankan player to make a fifty-plus score on Test debut. He is also the first Sri Lankan batsman to do so against South Africa.

  • This is only the third 250-plus score for Sri Lanka in their last 11 innings in South Africa. Their highest score in South Africa is 323 in Centurion in 2002.

  • Dale Steyn bowled 19 overs in the innings without picking up a single wicket. This is second on the list of most overs bowled by Steyn in an innings without success.

Fears of a familiar Sri Lankan capitulation were eased as Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene set about rebuilding the innings. Dilshan’s cavalier strokes started to come off, including a controlled pull off Steyn for four, and he also capitalised on some freebies from Imran Tahir. Jayawardene got the single he needed to become the first Sri Lankan to 10,000 Test runs and looked assured in the middle. One of the highlights of his innings was a flat six over square leg, off a short ball down the leg side from Tahir.Dilshan was also given a hit-me ball by Tahir: a knee-high full toss outside leg stump. Dilshan, instead of taking advantage, slapped it straight to deep-backward square leg to end his innings on 47 and raise more questions about the captain’s shot-selection. Jayawardene and Samaraweera struck a flurry of boundaries to take Sri Lanka to lunch without further damage. Soon after the break, though, Morkel was finally rewarded for his probing bowling, as he got one to swerve in and crash into Jayawardene’s off stump.For the fourth time in the day, Sri Lanka put on a promising partnership which ended before reaching 50. Samaraweera and Angelo Mathews picked off regular boundaries, some convincing, like a pull by Mathews off Steyn, and some unconvincing, like Samaraweera’s streaky four to third man as he lifted his bat late. A gentle push by Mathews past mid-off for four brought up Sri Lanka’s 150 before drinks, but just as the batsmen looked comfortable, a full toss did the job for South Africa again. de Lange was the beneficiary this time as Mathews punched it right back at the bowler.Samaraweera dug in after that, but Chandimal didn’t hold back. His first Test runs came off a cross-batted swat down the ground for four, and a volley of boundaries took him to 24 off 26. It wasn’t all middle-of-the-bat stuff, though. He miscued one straight over the in-field and then nearly holed out in the final over before tea, as de Lange couldn’t latch on to a mis-hit at mid-on.The final session was almost all Sri Lanka as the partnership extended beyond 100. Samaraweera had his escapes against Tahir – a wrong no-ball call for overstepping on a delivery that resulted in a caught-and-bowled, Mark Boucher missed a stumping after the ball spun and kicked past the batsman and an edge landed just short of first slip – but he was more enterprising as well, lofting Tahir for boundaries down the ground soon after his half-century.Chandimal was more controlled, preferring the singles though there were the occasional touches of audacity as well. A Steyn delivery was dabbed late to third man for four, Tahir was slogged to midwicket before a chop past point four brought up a half-century which rounded off a great day for debutants.The light was fading and close of play was nearing when, yet again, South Africa were gift-wrapped a wicket. Morkel sent one short and well wide of offstump which Chandimal swished at without moving his feet, giving Boucher his third catch of the day. Samaraweera struggled with cramps and a testing spell from Steyn but remained on course for his first century outside Sri Lanka in nearly two years.

Healy says Haddin's keeping is "substandard"

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Brad Haddin has been under fire for his batting on the tour of South Africa but now Ian Healy has delivered a stinging attack on Haddin’s glovework

Brydon Coverdale17-Nov-2011Brad Haddin has been under fire for his batting on the tour of South Africa but now Ian Healy, the former Australia wicketkeeper, has delivered a stinging attack on Haddin’s glovework. Healy said Haddin’s work behind the stumps had been “substandard” in Sri Lanka and South Africa, although he said he believed Haddin was still the best man for Australia’s wicketkeeping position.The criticism will come as a surprise to Haddin, who earlier this week said he was very happy with his keeping and that it had “felt good for a while now”. On the first day at the Wanderers, Haddin let through two sets of four byes, although both were difficult takes that required him to dive down the leg side off the fast bowling of Pat Cummins.”I think his [Haddin’s] performances have been substandard and not good enough in the last two tours,” Healy told the . “He’s definitely under pressure but I’m comfortable with the pressure he is under because I think he should be feeling that. I think he is the No.1 in the country to do the job but for some reason it’s not coming out in his play.”His footwork, sharpness and crispness are nowhere near what an Australia wicketkeeper’s should be and that really surprised me. I was disappointed to see his form in Sri Lanka when he had [former wicketkeepers] Steve Rixon and Tim Nielsen both over there. His form looked very lethargic, and that happens because of one of two things: you’re nervous or you’re lazy. Only those closest to the arena would know which one it is.”Haddin did himself no favours with his strokeplay during the first Test in Cape Town, where in both innings he flashed irresponsibly outside off and edged, to gully on the first day and to the wicketkeeper on the second. His choice to back away and slash hard in the second innings when Australia were 18 for 5 was especially reckless from a senior player.The Victoria wicketkeeper Matthew Wade brought up another century in a one-day game on Wednesday and has continued to push his case to take over from Haddin, while Tasmania’s Tim Paine remains injured. However, Healy said there was no “automatic apparent” to replace Haddin, who he believed should remain in the Test side in the immediate future.”He’s got to work out immediately why his form with the gloves is down and find the remedy and get it going. I still think he’s the No.1 in the country but we don’t tolerate underperformance for very long. It’s all about performance. If anyone in that team right now is underperforming they’re under the gun. Australian cricket has to get back to a performance culture.”At training on Wednesday, Haddin spent plenty of time in the middle working on his glovework and chatting to John Inverarity, the new national selector. Inverarity’s panel will soon need to choose a squad to take on New Zealand in the upcoming two-Test series, which begins on December 1.

Ervine century sets up Hampshire win

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A magnificent century from Sean Ervine helped Hampshire to a comprehensive 53-run win over Leicestershire in the Clydesdale Bank 40 at the Rose Bowl

31-Jul-2011Hampshire 273 for 3 beat Leicestershire 220 for 9 by 53 runs
ScorecardA magnificent century from Sean Ervine helped Hampshire to a comprehensive 53-run win over Leicestershire in the Clydesdale Bank 40 at the Rose Bowl.The Zimbabwean reached the landmark off 94 balls before going on to record a total of 136 as his side amassed 273 for 3 from their 40 overs. Leicestershire were unable to get anywhere near in their reply, with rising star Danny Briggs taking three wickets, despite a smart 72 from England Lions captain James Taylor.Hampshire got off to an average start, with James Vince falling to Alex Wyatt for just 4 to leave the hosts 21 for 1 in the fourth over. Fellow opener Jimmy Adams and Ervine then combined well, matching some clean hitting with intelligent running to advance Hampshire to 80, before Adams (38) became the second wicket to fall, caught at point by Taylor off Wyatt.That brought the experienced Neil McKenzie to the crease, who belied his reputation as a patient accumulator by blasting a quickfire unbeaten 72 from just 68 balls, containing seven boundaries.At the other end, Ervine – whose partnership with McKenzie had reached a mammoth 163 runs – advanced quickly to his hundred, surviving two dropped catches before finally falling to Wayne White for 136 off just 106 balls, blasting 14 fours and three sixes in his impressive innings, to leave Hampshire 243 for 3 in the 36th over.Liam Dawson was the next man in, and he and McKenzie carried the home side to
an intimidating 273 off their allotted 40 overs.Leicestershire’s reply got off to a sluggish start, with opener Josh Cobb bowled by Chris Wood for just eight. Will Jefferson was next to go just an over later, run out for four thanks to a direct hit from Adams to leave the Foxes 19 for 2.Leicestershire already looked incapable of keeping up with the run-rate, and found themselves three wickets down when Jacques du Toit (24) was dismissed thanks to a stunning catch in the deep from Dawson off the bowling of Dimitri Mascarenhas.That brought England hopeful Taylor and veteran wicketkeeper Paul Nixon together, and the pair combined to drag the visitors back into the tie, combining in a partnership of 108, until Taylor (72) and Nixon both fell in quick succession to reduce the visitors to 172 for 5, and still 102 runs
short with just eight overs remaining.The Leicester tail gallantly swung for the boundary, but spin twins Briggs and Imran Tahir combined to snatch three late wickets between them, before Wood knocked over Nathan Buck to leave Leicestershire on 200 for 9. Hampshire then strangled the game totally, eventually easing home to a comfortable victory.

Canada sign deal with Etihad Airways

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Cricket Canada and Abu Dhabi Based Etihad Airways have announced a deal where Etihad will become an official event partner and national program sponsor with the board

ESPNcricinfo staff29-Dec-2010Cricket Canada and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways have announced a deal where Etihad will become an official event partner and national program sponsor with the board.”This partnership will remove cost barriers for our youth to access high quality academies worldwide,” Cricket Canada president Ranjit Saini said. “Additionally our teams will be within reach of premier cricket destinations where we can play against high quality opposition and receive high performance coaching.”The partnership helps us to remove the financial obstacles created by geographic challenges. We can now move our teams around the world more frequently and at a reduced cost. We can more readily explore the growing options to bring quality international and domestic fixtures to Canada and it gives us the opportunity to extend the reach of our high performance program while strengthening our international board relationships…a win-win situation for us.”While we should commend the achievements made in the past few years by our High Performance program to take us as far as we’ve come, we are under-resourced for a nation of our size and cricket population. This program ensures [players] will be able to further hone their skills in the time between youth programs and when they reach the senior men’s team. “Through the deal, Etihad will provide Cricket Canada with round-trip airfare for Canada’s elite development players to academies and coaching programs around the world as well as provide a significant capital contribution towards bringing high performance teams to Canada.The agreement with Etihad is the third major partnership announced by Cricket Canada this quarter. Earlier in November Cricket Canada inked deals with Mercury Communications Group and clothing giant Reebok. Canada will carry the Etihad name at the upcoming Caribbean T20 tournament in January.

All-round Qamar leads Kuwait to title

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A round-up of the final of the World Cricket League Division 8 tournament in Kuwait

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Nov-2010Kuwait‘s bowlers, led by Saud Qamar, crowned their consistent domination of opposition batsmen in emphatic style, skittling Germany out for 163 to set up a comfortable six-wicket victory in the final of the World Cricket League Division Eight. Both sides had already qualified for Division Seven by reaching the final.Opting to bat first, Germany achieved what no other side in the tournament had managed, playing out Kuwait’s prolific new-ball pair of Mohammad Murad and Saad Khalid without losing a wicket. Milan Fernando continued his good form, and was supported by Andre Leslie in an opening stand of 49.However, after having weathered the pacers, the introduction of spin proved to be Germany’s undoing as Fernando fell to slow left-arm bowler Azmatullah Nazeer for a brisk 32. That was the opening Kuwait needed, and Qamar capitalised with his offspinners, catching Germany captain Asif Khan and Leslie off his own bowling. From 76 for 1, Germany had slipped to 87 for 3.Qamar and Nazeer continued to strike, and Germany crawled to 120 for 7 after 40 overs. Rana-Javed Iqbal, the fast bowler, ensured Germany played out the remaining overs, adding 36 with Shakeel Hassan for the eighth wicket. His unbeaten 25 guided Germany to 163. Qamar finished with 5 for 28.Kuwait’s bowlers had hardly allowed their batting to be pushed in the tournament, and the highest they had chased was 76 against Suriname. Irfan Bhatti was in no mood to be pushed today though, hammering five fours and two sixes in his 39 off 25 deliveries. He fell soon to legspinner Kashif Haider, but by then Kuwait had raced to 58 in 6.4 overs.Qamar, coming in at No. 3, dropped anchor while opener Abid Chaudhry carried on from where Bhatti had left. Chaudhry’s dismissal with the score on 94 triggered a mini-collapse, as Haider accounted for Kuwait captain Hisham Mirza and wicketkeeper Mohammad Akhudzada cheaply. However, Qamar found an able ally in Saad, who made up for a rare wicketless display with a breezy knock. The duo added an unbroken 56 runs as Kuwait eased to victory with more than 100 balls to spare.

Sri Lanka face fight to save game in only tour match before England Tests

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Hosts ended Day 2 with a 185-run first-innings lead, with Jayasuriya bagging 5 for 102 for visitors

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Aug-2024In their only tour match ahead of their three-match Test series in England, Sri Lanka face a fight to save the game after conceding a heavy first-innings deficit to an inexperienced Lions team in Worcester.Sri Lanka were bowled out for 139 in just 43.5 overs on Wednesday, with no batter reaching 30 and Gloucestershire’s Zaman Akhter taking 5 for 32, the second five-wicket haul of his first-class career. Lions took a six-run lead heading into the second day after losing four wickets on the first evening, three of them to Prabath Jayasuriya’s left-arm spin.But by the time rain brought the second day to an early finish, Lions had secured a first-innings lead of 185. Hamza Shaikh, the 18-year-old Warwickshire batter on first-class debut, made 91 from No. 4, sharing a 104-run stand for the seventh wicket with Kasey Aldridge, the Somerset allrounder, who himself made 78.Related

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Jayasuriya finished with 5 for 102 from his 31.2 overs, with Kasun Rajitha taking 2 for 51 from 19. But Lahiru Kumara, who has not played a competitive match since June, was expensive, leaking 92 runs from his 18 overs and dismissing only tailender Ajeet Singh Dale.Lions are fielding an under-strength side, with two first-class debutants in Shaikh and Farhan Ahmed, whose elder brother Rehan has played in all three formats for England. The ECB have only pulled one player – Josh Hull, who has made two appearances for Manchester Originals – out of the Hundred, which features most of the country’s best young players.Sri Lanka have not played a Test since their tour to Bangladesh earlier this year, which ended at the start of April, and most of their squad have not played any first-class cricket since the domestic four-day tournament finished in early May. Vishwa Fernando, who is not playing against Lions, took 12 wickets in two appearances for Yorkshire in June.Sri Lanka’s 18-man squad will travel from Worcester to Manchester after the tour game ahead of the first of three Tests against England, which starts on Wednesday at Emirates Old Trafford. They will be joined in Manchester by former England batter Ian Bell, who has been recruited as a batting coach for the series to provide local knowledge.

Sam Curran: England would appeal for obstruction in the World Cup

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“In those big moments, it could be a wicket that wins you the game or loses the game”

ESPNcricinfo staff11-Oct-2022Sam Curran has indicated that the consequences involved in a World Cup match would likely see England take a different approach to Matthew Wade’s apparent obstruction of Mark Wood during the first T20I in Perth.When Wade got a top edge against Wood in the 17th over, with Australia needing 39 off 22 balls, he blocked the fast bowler’s attempt to reach the catch with an out-stretched arm in what appeared to be a clear case of obstructing the field. However, England captain Jos Buttler, who said he had not been watching Wade, declined to appeal, later saying it was early days on a long tour.Buttler, himself, intimated that he would probably consider a different approach in a match with more riding on it and Curran was of a similar view.Related

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“Maybe in a World Cup game…it might have been a bit different,” Curran told reporters in Canberra, the venue for the second and third T20Is. “It’s a great little bit of niggle starting a series against Australia, there’s always that competitive edge.”When you play a game versus Australia and at a World Cup for instance, your competitive edge will be out there and there will be wanting to win at all costs. In the moment, you’d hope they take it upstairs and the best decision is made because Woody bowled a nice ball there and he probably deserved a wicket and he’s kind of got a little bit in the way”Probably the right thing in the end was what Jos said, we’ll be here for a long time…it’s a bit of fun, but maybe it’ll be a bit different further down the line.”Curran also suggested that there may be scope for such decisions not requiring an actual appeal from the players, with the umpires just able to make a ruling.”As players, you’re watching the ball go up and we’re looking at that rather than maybe the actual movements of the players involved,” he said. “Maybe that’s the easiest way, just go straight to the third umpire, it’s probably tough for the umpires in the field because they’re probably watching the ball as well.”Hopefully it doesn’t happen too often, [but] in those big moments, it could be a wicket that wins you the game or loses the game as well so maybe that’s the best way.”Overall, though, neither side appeared to be taking the incident especially seriously with Mitchell Marsh also making light of it.”Would I appeal? If it was ‘Wadey’, yes I would. Anyone else? Probably not,” he said.In the end, Wade was dismissed in the final over of Australia’s chase, and England won the first T20I by eight runs.

Deepak Hooda joins Rajasthan for 2021-22 season after cutting ties with Baroda

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Update comes six months after he had accused Baroda captain Krunal Pandya of “bad behaviour”

Nagraj Gollapudi15-Jul-2021Deepak Hooda has joined Rajasthan as a professional for the 2021-22 Indian domestic season after severing ties with Baroda, his home team. Hooda, who had been banned for the 2020-21 season in January by the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) for “indiscipline”, wrote to the BCA on July 12 asking to be “relieved” with immediate effect so he can “explore” professional opportunities with another team.In his letter to the BCA, Hooda said his time with Baroda gave him some of his most “memorable years”, but that he wanted to move on with an aim to “furthering my growth in my career and also I feel that my professional services can be utilised in a better manner”.Related

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  • Deepak Hooda accuses Krunal Pandya of 'bullying'

  • Baroda suspend Hooda for rest of season for 'indiscipline'

Former Mumbai captain Shishir Hattangadi, the BCA’s chief executive officer, told ESPNcricinfo that Hooda had been asked in early June to join the conditioning camp comprising 45 probables for the men’s senior team. In an e-mail to the BCA apex council, Hattangadi said that Hooda had been picked for the conditioning camp by the state selection committee on June 25, and while the player was duly informed, on June 30 the selectors informed Hattangadi that Hooda had not joined the camp. On the same day, Hooda sent an email to the BCA president and Hattangadi saying that he would join the camp on July 10.”We received a mail on the 13th of July from Deepak Hooda requesting for an NOC to allow him to play elsewhere (team not mentioned),” Hattangadi said in the email to the apex council. “We have granted him an NOC signed by the Secretary, and have informed the Selection Committee and the coach of the development.”The development came six months after Hooda moved out of the team hotel on the eve of the Baroda’s first match in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this January, alleging that Baroda captain Krunal Pandya’s “bad behaviour” including using abusive language and “bullying” had made him “depressed, demoralised and under pressure” and forced him to walk out. Recently speaking on , the podcast hosted by the , Pandya said that he had always believed in putting the team the first and the reason he had been silent on the issue was to maintain his “dignity”.”There have been a lot of allegations,” Pandya said on the podcast, aired in June. “I’ve gone through a lot of hate messages on social media. It doesn’t bother me that much. I’ve never spoken on that from my side and have maintained that dignity because I’ve (got) very, very high respect for the institution that I play [for]. Obviously there have been campaigns running against me, to portray me in a particular way.”Till now I’ve not said anything, which is not because I’m wrong but because I have respect for the association, I have that respect for the sport and I have the respect for my team-mates. I’ve never come out and said my side of the so far, it’s only one side of the story [that has come out]. And I’ll maintain my dignity.”What the other person did in this incident was going out in public and saying his own side of the story and gaining sympathy. From my side I’ll say that I and Hardik have always, always played this sport as a team sport and we have never ever kept ourselves first. As a leader it was my responsibility that it’s a team sport and if one individual can be so indisciplined and can be so careless that he’s troubling or not maintaining the decorum of the team. I always stand for things that are right, without agenda and Hardik is also the same in this case. I will stand always for the team and for the players. Our intention has always been to help more young players, our focus has lately been to bring more talent from Baroda and to help the youngsters.”Hooda, 26, is originally from Haryana but started his first-class, List A and T20 careers with Baroda, turning out first in a T20 game in March 2013 before the other formats. Overall, Hooda played 42 first-class matches for Baroda, making 2718 runs with a highest score of 293* at an average of 43.14, including eight centuries and 15 fifties. In List A cricket, Hooda made 1428 runs from 40 matches at 42, with two centuries and 10 fifties. In T20 cricket, where Hooda is known as a power-hitter, he played 51 matches for Baroda, scoring 993 runs at a strike rate of 138.1 with a century and six fifties.