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ScorecardRyan Harris delivered victory for Queensland with two wickets in the final over of the match•Getty Images

Ryan Harris conjured a sizzling final over to snatch for Queensland a domestic limited overs final that Victoria seemed to have in their keeping after a night of many fluctuations on a lively MCG surface kept fresh by rain.Needing five runs from 10 balls with three wickets in hand following a pair of sixes swung by Clint McKay, the Bushrangers lost Will Sheridan without addition but still needed only five from Harris’ final over of the match. It was a task he had been saved for while the hosts took advantage of some wayward bowling by Cameron Gannon.After a pair of singles, Harris whizzed down a lifter that McKay did well to edge and Chris Hartley better still to catch, leaping well off the ground to claim the chance. Next ball Fawad Ahmed pushed apprehensively at a delivery of immaculate line and length and Peter Forrest held another sharp chance at second slip, a cue for jubilant Bulls and disconsolate Bushrangers.Under the astute yet uncomplicated helmsmanship of the coach Darren Lehmann and the captain James Hopes, the Bulls now hold both the Sheffield Shield and limited overs titles, while the Brisbane Heat carried off the Big Bash League in January. They have shown a knack for finding something extra in tight moments.In a strong reminder that he will be a more than useful Ashes tourist should his fitness hold up, Harris made a lively start to the innings also, nipping out Aaron Finch while keeping the runs down. Along with James Hopes, Alister McDermott and Gannon, Harris ensured regular wickets always kept the Bulls in the match, until McKay’s sixes had threatened to finish it.Peter Handscomb and Cameron White came closest to establishing a match-winning stand, but the Bushrangers captain succumbed to one of several short balls that leapt threateningly across the evening – symptomatic of a contest in which no batsman passed 50.Queensland had seemed unlikely winners when the match was stopped for rain after 20.1 overs in the afternoon, a scoreline of 4 for 69 relating how their batsmen struggled on a pitch offering movement and bounce to the seamers.The delay reduced the match to 32 overs per side, and for some time after the resumption the Bulls did not look like setting any sort of total for Victoria to chase, slipping to 7 for 97 when Ahmed deceived Peter Forrest in the midst of another teasing spell of leg spin.However Jason Floros summoned his cleanest hitting to capitalise on Victorian errors of length in the closing overs, crashing the first three balls of the final over, bowled by John Hastings, for six, four and six. In all 18 came from that final over, runs that would give Harris just enough room to seal a thrilling victory.

Sri Lanka achieved a historic one-wicket win against defending champions England in a see-saw battle in Mumbai

The Report by Abhishek Purohit01-Feb-2013
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsEshani Kaushalya smashed 56 off 41 deliveries to help Sri Lanka keep up with the required rate towards the end of the innings•ICC/Solaris ImagesUntil today, Sri Lanka Women had never beaten any of the big four sides – Australia, England, India, and New Zealand. They chose to start with the biggest scalp of them all, on the biggest stage of them all. There have been some huge upsets in men’s World Cup history, but a defending champion going down first match against one of the weakest teams has to rank on par, if not above them.The powerfully-built seam-bowling allrounder Eshani Kaushalya set up a nerve-shredder of a last-ball result with an unrelenting assault, her strong forearms responding to her unshakeable belief, and drilling boundary after boundary past, and over, helpless England fielders. The match had been Sri Lanka’s to lose, when they needed 97 runs to win with nine wickets remaining. But England, having already fought back earlier with the bat, were up for another scrap.They started striking, and Sri Lanka, known for losing steam after promising openings, started falling apart. Even as her team-mates kept coming and going, Kaushalya, strapping shoulders and arms to match, took Sri Lanka closer. The asking-rate was already more than a run a ball when she came in at No. 6 with 82 more required. And it wasn’t until her 11th delivery that she found the boundary, when she swung Hally Colvin to the deep midwicket rope. She was on 3 off 10 before the shot. She was to take 53 off her next 31.Smart stats

Sri Lanka’s win is their first in 29 completed ODIs against one of England, Australia, New Zealand or India. It’s England’s second World Cup defeat against a team other than Australia, New Zealand or India.

Sri Lanka won by one wicket off the last ball of the match – both are firsts in Women’s World Cup.

Sri Lanka’s total of 244 is the highest by any team batting second in the World Cup.

It’s only the second successful run-chase of a target of 190 or more in 79 attempts in a World Cup game. The previous one was by New Zealand against India in 2009.

Sri Lanka struck five sixes, including the final hit of the match. It’s the first time any side has struck more than four sixes in a World Cup game against England, and the second time in any ODI against them.

A couple of straight sixes against the spinners arrived, followed by consecutive fours to wide long-off against Arran Brindle. In the same over, the 46th, Brindle took out Sri Lanka’s seventh wicket. In the 47th, and her last, Katherine Brunt, the premier England fast bowler, conceded just four. The asking-rate had touched ten when Kaushalya exploded, taking 16 off the 48th bowled by Jenny Gunn. Gunn had top-scored for England with 52, but had put down Kaushalya on 10 at wide long-on in the 43rd over.Kaushalya made Gunn pay dearly for that drop and some low full tosses. A misfield at mid-on produced three, and got Kaushalya on strike. She cracked three of the next four deliveries for fours, targetting wide long-off and extra cover again. With 13 needed off the final two overs, Sri Lanka were now ahead.But the defending champions didn’t give up. Danielle Hazell gave just four in the 49th, and took a wicket, leaving Sri Lanka to get nine off the last over. Kaushalya came on strike second ball, and promptly dispatched Georgia Elwiss over the deep square-leg rope. Kaushalya jumped for joy, and the celebrations had started in the Sri Lanka camp.On the third ball, Kaushalya mishit high in the air and rushed for a single, only for the bowler to drop the catch close to the non-striker’s stumps, and for England to put in a desperate, unsuccessful appeal for obstruction. In her own desperation to earn the remaining run needed for victory, Kaushalya charged up too far fourth ball and was run out for 56 off 41.The wicketkeeper Dilani Manodara found backward point off the fifth ball as Charlotte Edwards ordered every England fielder inside the circle. With a tie looming, Manodara got a good length final delivery, sent it soaring over deep midwicket and went down screaming on her knees as her team-mates mobbed her.Although Kaushalya and Manodara got them over the line, it wasn’t to take away anything from the century-opening stand between Yasoda Mendis and Chamari Atapattu, the latter especially surprising England with an aggressive mindset from the beginning. Pulling, driving, sweeping, cutting, steering her way to 62 off 72, Atapattu brought the game alive again, after it seemed England had escaped to a challenging score. The stage was set for the captain Shashikala Siriwardene to be counted with a brisk 34, and for Kaushalya to perform the act of her career and overcome England’s second fightback on the day.The first had been necessitated when, after being asked to bat, England were stuttering at 29 for 3. Edwards had walked across to be bowled by Kaushalya, and Danielle Wyatt and Lydia Greenway had gone leg-before to the tossed-up deliveries of Chamani Seneviratna. Brindle and Heather Knight made thirties to steady things with several easy singles, helped by Siriwardene keeping three, largely idle fielders in the deep on the leg side.A needless run-out ended that partnership and brought Gunn to the middle. Gunn and the keeper Amy Jones, debuting in place of the injured Sarah Taylor, pushed the score towards 200. England took 79 off the final seven overs, helped by some big hitting from Brunt and Hazell. The late push seemed to have given England enough cushion; Kaushalya was to push harder.

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O ano de 2018 aos poucos se aproxima do fim, mas o mundo esportivo segue girando com suas notícias. Nesta sexta no futebol, as expectativas do Botafogo para 2019 – com uma possível participação dos irmãos Moreira Salles – estiveram em destaque, além das chances da renúncia de Pedro Abad no Fluminense e uma punição curiosa de Barcelona a Dembelé.

O Brasil também bateu recordes na natação no revezamento 4×100 no Mundial de piscina curta, mas viu Cielo e Etiene não alcançarem tanto sucesso quanto esperado. Já no tênis de mesa, Calderano avançou às quartas do ITTF Grand Finals. Confira o resumo do dia abaixo!

AS MOVIMENTAÇÕES NO MERCADO

O mercado da bola está a todo vapor! Com a chegada do fim de ano, clubes do Brasil e do mundo buscam reforçar suas equipes com o objetivo de um melhor desempenho em 2019. O LANCE! fez um resumo com tudo de mais importante sobre transferências, rumores e negócios fechados nesta semana.

Alguns dos destaques foram os acertos de Abel Braga e Sampaoli com Flamengo e Santos, respectivamente. Além disso, o Corinthians anunciou a vinda de Ramiro do Grêmio. Felipe Melo, especulado no Flamengo, reforçou que tem vínculo com o Palmeiras até o fim de 2019. Confira a lista completa!

O QUE ESPERAR DO BOTAFOGO EM 2019

Não é novidade para ninguém que o Botafogo passa por uma grave crise financeira. E não é de hoje. A possibilidade dos irmãos Moreira Salles injetarem mais dinheiro e apostarem no departamento de futebol, isso após um estudo que está sendo desenvolvido pela empresa de auditoria Ernst & Young, causou um frisson na torcida. Mas é preciso de calma, até porque “não será de um dia para o outro” que a atual dívida estipulada em cerca de R$ 700 milhões diminuirá bruscamente ou deixará de ser uma dor de cabeça para o clube.

– Não colocaria como salvação, mas como expectativa. Pessoas do potencial financeiro do João e do Walter contratarem empresa de grande porte significa que estão analisando com seriedade e responsabilidade, um ótimo sinalizador. Não tenha dúvida que é uma possibilidade – disse o vice-presidente geral, Carlos Eduardo Pereira, em entrevista recente à Rádio Globo.

DE SAÍDA? ABAD PODE DEIXAR FLUMINENSE AINDA EM 2018

Como o LANCE! havia antecipado, a saída de Pedro Abad, do Fluminense, pode acontecer ainda este ano. Informações de bastidores dão conta de que a reunião no próximo dia 20, a pedido da oposição sobre um relatório que aponta gestão temerária, pode marcar o impeachment do presidente. Entretanto, o ‘UOL Esporte’ trouxe a informação de que o mandatário analisa cenários para renúncia, o que foi confirmado pelo LANCE!.

As manobras políticas dentro do clube apontam para a saída do dirigente. Até membros da situação já admitem ser difícil a permanência de Abad no comando do Tricolor em 2019. Entre os opositores, a saída é tida como necessária para sobrevivência do clube na próxima temporada. A renúncia, antes claramente descartada, passou a ser considerada como possibilidade.

WILLIAN DESTACA MELHOR ANO DA CARREIRA NO PALMEIRAS

Daqui uma semana, na próxima sexta-feira, Willian operará o joelho direito. O jogador sofreu uma entorse que causou lesão no ligamento cruzado anterior, o que o deixará fora dos campos por, ao menos, seis meses. Mas nada o faz diminuir a representatividade do que considera ter sido a melhor temporada de sua carreira, aos 32 anos. Até mesmo o momento da lesão, dando o passe para Deyverson fazer o gol que garantiu o título brasileiro, valeu a pena.

– Foi a primeira coisa que pensei: valeu a pena. Por todo esforço que tivemos durante o ano. Não foi somente o passe do gol, mas toda entrega durante o ano. Não só o físico, mas a cabeça boa para superar tudo isso e conseguimos coroar com esse título tão importante. É isso que temos de valorizar – comentou o atacante.

CHELSEA PODE SER PUNIDA APÓS CANTOS ANTISSEMITAS DE TORCIDA

Nesta sexta-feira, o Chelsea veio a público repreender os cantos antissemitas, proferidos por parte de sua torcida no empate por 2 a 2 com o Vidi, em duelo válido pela Liga Europa. Os cânticos tinham como alvo principal a torcida do Tottenham, clube com fortes ligações com a comunidade judaica da Inglaterra.

A Uefa ainda estuda uma possível punição ao Chelsea; a decisão de abrir ou não um caso disciplinar contra o clube inglês será decidida nesta sexta-feira.
Caso os torcedores sejam culpabilizados, o clube pode sofrer o fechamento parcial de seu estádio, o Stamford Bridge, em uma partida da Liga Europa.

RICHARLISON COM MORAL ALTA COM GUARDIOLA

O Manchester City recebe o Everton neste sábado no Etihad Stadium, em jogo válido pela décima sétima rodada da Premier League, às 10h30 (horário brasileiro de verão). Por conta disso, Pep Guardiola concedeu entrevista coletiva aos jornalistas no centro de imprensa dos Citizens.

O treinador espanhol, no entanto, não mediu elogios para falar dos jogadores do adversário deste final de semana e principalmente sobre Richarlison, o qual ele considera um grande jogador. “É rápido, provoca muitas faltas. Joga pela direita, pela esquerda, é forte pelo alto. É realmente um jogador top”, disse o treinador do Manchester City.

BARCELONA E A PROIBIÇÃO CURIOSA A DEMBELÉ

Ousmane Dembélé está sempre na mídia, seja por golaços pelo Barcelona, seja por ausências e atrasos nos treinos. Na tentativa de recuperar o atleta, o clube catalão tomou uma medida no mínimo curiosa. Segundo o “Marca”, o jogador francês está proibido de dormir com o celular desligado.

De acordo com o periódico espanhol, no Barcelona afirmam que o problema de Dembelé está na imaturidade. O jogador tem problemas para dormir cedo, mas não por conta de noitadas: o francês fica em casa vendo séries e jogando videogame.

OURO E RECORDE MUNDIAL PARA O BRASIL NA NATAÇÃO

O quarto dia de provas no Mundial de piscina curta não era dos melhores para o Brasil no início das atividades. Etiene Medeiros, Cesar Cielo e Guilherme Guido não tinham conseguido bons resultados em suas finais, até que o revezamento masculino do 4x200m livre surpreendeu. Sem favoritismo, na raia sete, Luiz Altamir, Fernando Scheffer, Leonardo Santos e Breno Correia conquistaram o ouro e ainda bateram o recorde mundial da prova, com 6m46s81, quase dois segundo a menos que a marca anterior, de 6m49s04.

Mais esperada do dia, a prova dos 4x200m livre tinha como franco favoritos os americanos e os chineses. Mas o Brasil, que se classificou para a final apenas com o sexto tempo, fez uma ótima bateria e conseguiu o lugar mais alto do pódio. Foi a segunda medalha do país, que já havia faturado o bronze no 4x100m livre. A Rússia levou a prata (6m46s84) e a China ficou com o bronze (6m47s53).

CIELO FICA EM SÉTIMO E ETIENE CAI NA LARGADA

Grandes nomes da natação do Brasil, Cesar Cielo, Etiene Medeiros e Guilherme Guido não conseguiram corresponder às expectativas nesta sexta-feira no Mundial de piscina curta, em Huangzou, na China. O campeão olímpico ficou em sétimo nos 50m livre. A campeã mundial não avançou à final dos 50m costas após um acidente na largada na semifinal. Guido lutou até o fim, mas ficou a centésimos do bronze nos 50m costas.

Uma das maiores nadadoras da história do Brasil, Etiene tinha a prova dos 50m costas como uma de suas especialidades. Ao largar, a brasileira escorregou na impulsão, se distanciou do bloco e não conseguiu recuperar o ritmo. Com o pior tempo da bateria, a nadadora ficou apenas no 15º geral, com um 26s91.

CALDERANO ESTREIA COM VITÓRIA NO GRAND FINALS

Começou com o pé direito! Nesta sexta-feira, Hugo Calderano estreou com vitória no ITTF Grand Finais, torneio que reúne os 16 melhores mesa-tenistas do Circuito Mundial. Em Incheon, na Coreia do Sul, ele derrotou o japonês Yuya Oshima de virada por 4 sets a 3 (parciais de 11/5, 4/11, 11/8, 8/11, 9/11, 11/4 e 11/7). O resultado positivo garantiu ao brasileiro uma vaga nas quartas de final.

Calderano é o único atleta não-asiático ainda disputando o torneio, incluindo os torneios individuais e de duplas, masculino e feminino. Nas quartas de final, ele enfrentará o número 1 ranking mundial e eleito o melhor jogador da temporada: o chinês Fan Zhendong. O confronto será neste sábado, às 2h50 (horário de Brasília).

وجه محمود عبد المنعم كهربا لاعب فريق الأهلي رسالة خاصة إلى جماهير القلعة الحمراء، بعد التأهل إلى دور الـ8 من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

الأهلي فاز على الهلال السوداني، بثلاثية نظيفة، على استاد القاهرة الدولي، السبت الماضي، في حضور 50 ألف متفرج، وتأهل إلى دور ربع النهائي من دوري الأبطال.

طالع | تقارير: “كاف” يحسم الجدل بشأن إعادة مباراة الأهلي والهلال في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

وقال كهربا عبر صفحته على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي “فيس بوك”: “لا صوت يعلو فوق صوت الثالثة شمال”.

وسجل كهربا هدف الأهلي الأول أمام الهلال السوداني، وتوجه إلى جماهير القلعة الحمراء التي ملئت الاستاد، وخاصة في مكانها المعتاد مدرج الثالثة شمال.

واختتم: “جماهير الأهلي العظيمة دمتم لي خير سند”. هدف كهربا أمام الهلال السوداني

ScorecardLeft-arm spinner Liam Dawson took three late wickets to enable Hampshire to finish in a much stronger position than they could have expected after Greg Smith’s bright half-century for Leicestershire. On a rain-ruined first day, play did not get under way until 2pm and at the close Leicestershire had slumped to 159 for 6 from 62.2 overs despite a promising start to their innings.Hampshire were led by former Australia international Simon Katich in the absence of Jimmy Adams, who missed the match for personal reasons, and Katich had no hesitation in fielding first in gloomy conditions. But Leicestershire found batting easier than they might have anticipated as bowlers struggled to cope with a wet ball and soaking outfield.Matthew Boyce and Smith put on 34 for the first wicket, while Jacques Du Toit made just 8 but his dismissal meant Smith was joined by captain Ramnaresh Sarwan in the best stand of the day, worth 81. Smith and Sarwan took the score to 146 for 2 before a late flurry of wickets following Dawson’s introduction to the attack saw four fall for 13.Smith was first to go, bowled by Dawson after an increasingly fluent innings of 68 from 168 balls and including seven fours. That was the signal for the Leicestershire collapse to begin, Dawson striking in his next over when Sarwan’s innings of 46 was ended by a slip catch by Sean Ervine.Kadeer Ali had his off stump knocked back by left-arm pace bowler Chris Wood before Dawson won an appeal for lbw against Nadeem Malik.Dawson came on as fourth change and only because Hampshire had chosen to leave out No. 1 spinner Danny Briggs, expecting the pitch to help their battery of pace bowlers. Dawson, who bowls only occasionally, ended the day with figures of 3 for 13.

Chris Dent and Ian Cockbain scored unbeaten fifties for Gloucestershire on a rain-interrupted day in Southampton

Ivo Tennant at the Rose Bowl12-Apr-2012
ScorecardThe sparse crowd on a numbingly cold, showery day in Southampton indicated why Hampshire have decided to rebrand their ground as part of a sponsorship deal to bring in extra revenue. There was cricket to match the low turnout: a half-century scored in 50 overs by Chris Dent, which was, of course, precisely what Gloucestershire required following a heavy defeat at Chelmsford last week and the loss of four wickets for 87 runs on Thursday after being put in on a greenish pitch. Fortunately for them, this proved somewhat deceptive.The old pros always know. “If they bat through the first hour, it will play well,” said the long-serving former Hampshire seamer Kevan James, who now works in the local media. The initial difficulty was dealing with the new ball seaming around under menacing skies. David Balcombe, brimming with early season zest, had Richard Coughtrie taken at first slip by Simon Katich, Dan Housego at the wicket by the talented Michael Bates – fencing at one that lifted – and Hamish Marshall leg-before aiming to play through mid-on.What with Alex Gidman going lbw to Sean Ervine, half forward, thoughts of another swift finish were to the fore. So the gumption of the left-handed and somewhat old-fashioned Dent – head over the ball, always in line – and Ian Cockbain, missed at second slip on 48 off Balcombe, was impressive, not least because the players were on and off the field throughout the day. The former reached his half century with eight fours, the latter with nine. One or two of them were streaky.Perhaps we should not be surprised that four wickets were Hampshire’s lot. They have not won a Championship match at the Rose Bowl since July 2010. Besides, James Tomlinson had a foot injury, Kabir Ali was suffering from ankle trouble and Dimitri Mascarenhas is involved in the IPL. Balcombe maintained a tidy length and extracted movement in the first hour, but other than having Cockbain dropped, lacked the same potency in the afternoon. Hail, thunder and lightning, combined with good old April showers, meant only 60 overs were possible.Even when Danny Briggs came on well into the afternoon, his first two deliveries were loose and were dispatched to the cover boundary. That was quite uncharacteristic of him. At lunchtime he had been presented with his county cap by the Hampshire chairman, Rod Bransgrove – deservedly so given his undoubted promise and recognition by England over the winter. Somehow, he is still managing to commute from the Isle of Wight.Ageas, the new backers of Hampshire cricket, have also had Shane Warne’s name expunged from his own suite. The injection of capital by the insurance company, though, will go some way towards offsetting the loss that will be announced by Bransgrove in the coming weeks, and indeed make up for the inevitability of less revenue through smaller attendances on account of dropping into Division Two.As to the disappearance of the Shane Warne Suite, that assuredly will not matter given that every time the former Hampshire captain returns to this ground he will be feted everywhere he goes. The Shaun Udal Suite survives. So, given Bransgrove’s financial acumen, has this club, although he will not wish to see it linger in the second division for too long before he finally retires to Spain.

Luke Sutton, the Derbyshire captain, has retired from first-class cricket after revealing that he has been having treatment for depression and anxiety.Sutton captained Derbyshire for three of his six years with the club and guided them from the bottom of Division Two of the County Championship in 2010 to fifth place last season.”I have been aware for some time that I have problems with certain aspects of my mental health,” said Sutton. “I have always pushed myself to the limit but I reached a point that it was having an adverse effect on my relationships with my family and colleagues, and my health in general.”Although as a professional sportsman it is extremely embarrassing to admit to a weakness, I’m proud to have found the strength of character to seek treatment, enabling me now to feel extremely positive about my future.”Sutton, 35, also has business interests and got married in 2008. He now has a young family. “A number of other important reasons have led me to decide to retire,” he said. “In addition to concerns about my own health, my two-year-old daughter has recently been diagnosed with diabetes and the growing success and, therefore, pressure of my business has forced me to take a long look at my future.”I’ve recently undergone hand surgery which has also played its part in this decision. Upon reflection, and although a difficult decision, it is the right time to move on.”Having started his career at Somerset in 1997, Sutton played for Derbyshire from 1999 to 2005, unexpectedly becoming captain in 2004. He left for Lancashire in 2006 before returning to captain Derbyshire again last season.”I’ve had a brilliant time over my 14 years in the game,” said Sutton, who scored 7,353 first-class runs. “I have made some incredible friends. I thank each and every one of them for making it a genuinely amazing experience. In particular I’d like to thank the squad and members at Derbyshire for their great support and encouragement during my time at the club.”I have thought long and hard about this decision, and I know it is for the best of the club. I genuinely don’t feel I would be able to fulfil my position at the club to the level that I know is required. I have great affection for Derbyshire and I wish the club every success for the future.”Sutton is one a number of cricketers that have sought help for depression. Former England batsman Marcus Trescothick retired from international cricket in 2006 having experienced problems when touring abroad. Michael Yardy, the Sussex captain, took a break from cricket having flown home during the World Cup in March.Derbyshire chairman Chris Grant thanked Sutton for his efforts with the club. “Luke’s retirement was unexpected but we respect his decision. With the changes that were made at the club during the 2011 season, we appreciate it was a testing year for Luke and on a personal level I would like to thank him for his loyal support.”I speak for everybody connected with the club in saying that I wish Luke all the very best in his continued recovery and in his future endeavours,” he added. “We will be announcing Luke’s successor as club captain in the next few days and preparations for the 2012 season continue as planned.”

ScorecardMiddlesex strengthened their bid for promotion from Division Two in the County Championship by completing a ten-wicket victory over against Leicestershire 40 minutes before lunch on the final day at Lord’s.Middlesex now take over at the top of Division Two, where they will remain after the current round of matches have been completed unless Northamptonshire recover to beat Surrey. Leicestershire, meanwhile, stay rooted to the bottom and now look odds-on to claim the wooden spoon.Toby Roland-Jones picked up two of Leicestershire’s three remaining wickets to finish with figures of 4 for 64, leaving Chris Rogers and Andrew Strauss to knock off the 36 runs required for victory in less than six overs. With Leicestershire resuming on 308 for 7, Rob Taylor and Jigar Naik added a further seven, taking their eighth wicket partnership to 48, before Naik, playing a loose drive, was caught at gully off Tim Murtagh.Having earlier pulled Corey Collymore for four, Taylor picked Murtagh up over mid-wicket for six. But in the ninth over of the day Nathan Buck, driving, was caught behind off the toe-end of his bat. Roland-Jones also accounted for Taylor, who was bowled off a thick inside edge within touching distance of his second championship half-century in as many matches. Taylor’s entertaining innings of 49 from 75 balls had included six fours and two sixes.Middlesex’s seventh win of the season saw them claim the maximum 24 points, while, for the first time this season, Leicestershire went away from the contest with no points.

Pakistan’s assistant coach Aaqib Javed has said bowlers will struggle to produce reverse-swing following the recent rule-change in ODIs mandating the usage of two new balls, one from each end.”Bowlers will now have to focus on conventional swing,” Aaqib said. “I think the overall advantage goes to the new-ball bowlers. In terms of reverse swing, [only] some pitches can alter the condition of the ball so as to aid bowlers at the death. That’s when they can take advantage and produce some reverse swing.”After its annual conference in June, the ICC had announced the usage of two balls in one-dayers, and also restricted batting and bowling Powerplays to the period between the 16th and the 40th over.Aaqib also said the ongoing training camp in Lahore for fast bowlers has helped identify potential talent for the national side.”There are various bowlers in our domestic circuit, who are taking wickets regularly. We are keeping an eye on their attitude, fitness, discipline and their approach [at the camp],” he said. “Through this method, we have realised that some of them are not fit to play international cricket.”

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Wayne Parnell took 2 for 12 to help restrict Punjab•AFP

Pune Warriors finally ended their horror run of seven defeats by limiting fellow stragglers Kings XI Punjab to 119 in Mohali, a target which didn’t tax their batting too much The defeat means Punjab are now putting together a losing streak to nearly match Pune’s – having gone five games without a win. Legspinner Rahul Sharma was once again the standout bowler for Pune, with South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell and Bhuvneshwar Kumar aiding him in shackling Punjab.Preity Zinta was back to cheer on her side, and the Mohali crowd had something to shout about early on as Paul Valthaty repeatedly crashed the ball through cover for boundaries. Adam Gilchrist came into this game on the back of two ducks, and he couldn’t find his timing today either, swinging Rahul to deep midwicket for 3 off 8 balls. Valthaty was cramped by the lack of room, and when he was given some, he cut at it but Rahul’s extra bounce meant it resulted in a top edge to backward point.Shaun Marsh has been Punjab’s best batsman this tournament, and he showed why with some lovely hits. Yuvraj Singh was dispatched over long-on, Rahul was eased through cover for four, and his younger brother Mitchell was pulled for a boundary. Dinesh Karthik wasn’t as fluent, but in the company of Shaun, the pair guided Punjab to a reasonable 71 for 2 in ten overs.That platform was wasted though as neither batsman went on to make a big score on a slightly sluggish track. A Bhuvneshwar Kumar slower ball accounted for Shaun, who dragged the ball onto the stumps, and a couple of overs later Punjab’s most expensive acquisition, David Hussey, nicked to the keeper. They were floundering at 94 for 4.Karthik couldn’t quite hit top gear and there was a wicket in almost each of the final six overs as the innings fell apart to a series of attempted big hits.Punjab’s bowlers needed to be accurate and incisive if they were to stand a chance, and they began well, with a maiden from Praveen Kumar. The next three overs, though, were plundered for 30 runs, and in a match where the fielding standards were shoddy, Jesse Ryder was given a let-off by Valthaty in the fourth over. There was more fortune for Pune as Manish Pandey survived a dead-on lbw shout in the fifth over, bowled by Bhargav Bhatt, two balls after Ryder was dismissed.Robin Uthappa came out swinging, and though they were several fresh-air swishes, he found the boundary three times to whittle down the target with a quick 22. Pandey was dismissed after a relatively quiet 28, which had two of his trademark forehand smashes down the ground. If the wickets of Pandey and Uthappa gave Punjab some hope, Yuvraj extinguished that by clubbing Bhatt for two sixes and two fours in an over.