Gambhir century sets India up for victory

July 29, 2012

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Gautam Gambhir's 11th one-day internationl century laid the foundation for India's five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international on Saturday.

Gambhir scored a compact 102 off 101 balls, his sixth ODI hundred against Sri Lanka, as India chased down the home team's total of 286-5 with two balls to spare.

India lead 2-1 in the five-match series.

Opener Gambhir was run out in the 39th over and India were guided home by sixth wicket pair Suresh Raina and Irfan Pathan who shared an unbroken stand of 92.

Raina hit an unbeaten 65 and Pathan made 34 not out.

Lasith Malinga gave Sri Lanka hope when he grabbed two quick wickets off successive balls, sending back MS Dhoni for 31 and Rohit Sharma for a duck at the start of the batting power play, but Raina and Pathan snuffed out the threat.

Sri Lanka slipped to 20-3 inside six overs after winning the toss, but Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene staged a recovery with a partnership of 121.

Sangakkara, hit on the right little finger by a ball from Ashok Dinda, continued to bat after being treated on the field to top score with 73.

Jayawardene made 65 before being trapped lbw by Rahul Sharma.

The Sri Lankan innings was given momentum by sixth wicket pair Angelo Mathews and Jeevan Mendis who added 104 off 73 balls.

Scoreboard


Sri Lanka innings:

U Tharanga c Dhoni b Khan 8

T Dilshan b Khan 4

K Sangakkara c Kohli b Dinda 73

D Chandimal lbw b Pathan 0

M Jayawardene lbw b Rahul Sharma 65

A Mathews not out 71

J Mendis not out 45

Extras: (b-2, lb-8, nb-1, w-9) 20

Total: (five wickets, 50 overs) 286

Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-19, 3-20, 4-141, 5-182.

Did not bat: T Perera, R Herath, L Malinga, I Udana. Bowling: Khan 10-0-39-2 (w-3), Pathan 10-0-59-1 (w-3, nb-1), Dinda 10-0-76-1 (w-1), Rahul Sharma 8-0-45-1 (w-1), Ashwin 10-0-50-0 (w-1), Sehwag 1-0-3-0, Rohith Sharma 1-0-4-0.

India innings:

G Gambhir run out 102

V Sehwag c sub (S Senanayake) b Perera 3

V Kohli c and b Herath 38

M Dhoni b Malinga 31

Rohit Sharma lbw b Malinga 0

S Raina not out 65

I Pathan not out 34

Extras: (lb-11, w-4) 15

Total: (five wickets, 49.4 overs) 288

Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-113, 3-180, 4-180, 5-196.

Did not bat: Z Khan, R Ashwin, Rahul Sharma, A Dinda.

Bowling: Malinga 10-0-60-2, Perera 9-0-57-1, Udana 6-0-42-0 (w-4), Mathews 8.4-0-49-0, Herath 9-0-36-1, Dilshan 3-0-14-0, Mendis 4-0-19-0.

India won by five wickets




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News Network
May 26,2020

Mumbai, May 26: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar said that if he was playing currently he and Virat Kohli would have been the best of friends off the field, but real enemies whenever they stepped on the field.

Akhtar also said that he would have liked to challenge Kohli to drive the ball.

"Virat Kohli and I would have been the best of friends as both of us are Punjabi, but on the field, we would have been the best of the enemies. I would have loved to get inside the head of Kohli. I would have told him that you cannot play a cut or pull shot against me," Akhtar told Sanjay Manjrekar in a videocast hosted by ESPNCricinfo.

"I would have gone wide of the crease and bowled a ball that would go away from him, I would have forced him to drive the ball as it is his favourite shot. So I would keep forcing him to play the drive shot at my pace," he added.

Akhtar also said that he wishes that Kohli could have played against some of the top bowlers in the game.

The Rawalpindi Express said that Kohli would have enjoyed the challenge of facing bowlers like Wasim Akram, Shane Warne, and Waqar Younis.

"I would also keep talking to him, because if I get him to lose his focus then that would have been great. The great thing about Kohli is that he gets more focused when he is challenged. But I believe Virat Kohli would have still scored the same amount of runs if I was playing," Akhtar said.

"I really wish that he had played against Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shane Warne, and then Virat would have also enjoyed the challenge," he added.

Akhtar played 224 matches for Pakistan in international cricket and took 444 wickets across all formats.

Over the years, comparisons between Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar have been growing and many have picked the current Indian skipper to break the records set by Tendulkar.

Tendulkar called time on his career after registering 100 international centuries, while Kohli has 70 centuries across all formats.

Currently, Kohli is ranked at the top spot in the ICC ODI rankings while he is in second place in the Tests rankings.

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March 4,2020

Mar 4: The BCCI has decided to implement strict cost cutting measures with the notable decision being IPL 2020 champions' prize money will be halved as compared to 2019. In a circular sent to all IPL franchises, the BCCI has notified that instead of a whopping Rs 20 crore, the IPL champion team will now receive Rs 10 crore only. "The financial rewards have been reworked as a part of the cost cutting measures. The champions will get Rs 10 crore instead of Rs 20 crore. The runners-up will get Rs 6.25 crore from earlier Rs 12.5 crore," a BCCI notification, in possession of news agency, read.

The two losing qualifiers will now get Rs 4.375 crore each.

"The franchises are all in good health. They also have multiple ways like sponsorships to bolster their income. Hence the decision on prize money taken," a senior BCCI source said.

However, a state association hosting IPL games will get Rs 1 crore each with franchises and BCCI contributing Rs 50 lakh each.

It has also been learnt that mid-level BCCI employees won't be allowed to avail business class flights like earlier times for flying to the Asian countries (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, UAE) where the flying time is less than eight hours.

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Agencies
March 13,2020

New Delhi, Mar 13: The remaining ODI series between India and South Africa has been called-off amidst the rising concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

"The second and third ODI between India and South Africa in Lucknow and Kolkata respectively are called off," the BCCI source told media persons.

The first match of the series was abandoned due to rain and wet outfield without a toss at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium on Thursday.

The second and third ODI was scheduled to be played at Lucknow and Kolkata on March 15 and 18 respectively. Earlier on Thursday, the BCCI has decided to play the remaining two ODIs behind closed doors.

"After holding discussions with the MYAS and MOHFW, the BCCI on Thursday announced that the remaining two One-day Internationals (ODIs) of the three-match series of South Africa tour of India, 2020, will be played without any public gathering, including spectators," the BCCI had said in a statement.

The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has advised all the federations to avoid large gatherings.

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday had declared the coronavirus outbreak a 'pandemic' and expressed deep concerns.

The coronavirus disease was first detected in Wuhan in China's Hubei province, in late December, and has since spread worldwide.

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