Kolkata cruise to victory

May 20, 2012
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Kolkata Knight Riders cruised into the play-offs in style beating Pune Warriors by 34 runs in their last league encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Subroto Roy Sahara Stadium .


Knight Riders qualified as the second-placed side and will now play toppers Delhi in the Qualifier 1. In the eliminator, Mumbai Indians will facing either defending Chennai Super Kings or Royal Challengers Bangalore.

The win was also Knight Riders' second in the season against Pune Warriors, having beaten them in the much-hyped home-leg by seven runs as well.

At Pune, however, it was a difficult track to bat on and after skipper Gautam Gambhir opted to bat, Knight Riders managed a modest 136 for four in 20 overs. Shakib Al Hasan was the top scorer with 42 while Brendan McCullum made 41.

While chasing 137, Pune Warriors fared miserably, losing batsmen at regular intervals and finished at 102 for eight in 20 overs. Jesse Ryder was the top scorer with 22.

Pune Warriors batsmen struggled against the slow bowlers of Knight Riders, who hardly gave any room to the hosts. Left-arm spinner Hasan bagged two, including the prized scalp of Warriors skipper Sourav Ganguly (5), and gave away just 18 runs from his four overs. The former Bangladesh captain was also adjudged as Man of the Match for his all-round show.

Yusuf Pathan also bagged two for 12 while West Indies' mystery spinner Sunil Narine was again at his miserly best giving away just 15 runs for one wicket from his four overs.


SCOREBOARD

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Brendan McCullum c Ryder b Parnell 41

Gautam Gambhir c Nehra b Parnell 10

Jacques Kallis b Clarke 13

Shakib Al Hasan b Kumar 42

Manoj Tiwary not out 8

Yusuf Pathan not out 15

Extras (b 4, lb 1, nb 2) 7

Total (for four wickets in 20 overs) 136

Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Gambhir, 4.3 overs), 2-40 (Kallis, 8.4), 3-107 (McCullum, 16.1), 4-117 (Shakib Al Hasan, 17.5)

Bowling:

Ashish Nehra 4-0-35-0

Ali Murtaza 2-0-11-0

Wayne Parnell 4-0-18-2

Bhuvaneshwar Kumar 4-0-23-1

Michael Clarke 4-0-27-1

Sourav Ganguly 2-0-17-0

Pune Warriors:

Robin Uthappa c Tiwary b Iqbal Abdulla 8

Jesse Ryder b Pathan 22

Michael Clarke st McCullum b Pathan 13

Sourav Ganguly lbw Shakib Al Hasan 5

Anustup Majumdar st McCullum b Shakib 17

Calum Ferguson c Kallis b Bhatia 12

Harpreet Singh c & b Narine 6

Wayne Parnell c sub (Shukla) b Balaji 3

Bhuvaneshwar Kumar not out 3

Ali Murtaza not out 3

Extras (b 1, lb 2, w 7) 10

Total (for eight wickets in 20 overs) 102

Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Uthappa, 2.2 overs), 2-51 (Clarke, 7.4), 3-56 (Ryder, 9.2), 4-62 (Ganguly, 10.4), 5-86 (Majumdar, 15.5), 6-92 (Ferguson, 16.6), 7-. (Harpreet Singh, 17.5), 8-97 (Parnell, 18.3)

Bowling:

Lakshmipathy Balaji 4-0-20-1

Shakib Al Hasan 4-0-18-2

Iqbal Abdulla 3-0-20-1

Sunil Narine 4-0-15-1

Yusuf Pathan 2-0-12-2

Rajat Bhatia 3-0-14-1

Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders, who chose to bat

Result: Knight Riders won by 34 runs

Umpires: Sudhir Asnani and Billy Doctrove (West Indies)

TV umpire: Subroto Das

Match referee: Graeme Labrooy (Sri Lanka)

POINTS TABLE

Teams Mat Won Lost N/R Pts Net RR

Delhi Daredevils 16 11 5 0 22 +0.617

Kolkata Knight Riders 16 10 5 1 21 +0.561

Mumbai Indians 15 9 6 0 18 -0.160

Chennai Super Kings 16 8 7 1 17 +0.100

Royal Challengers Bangalore 15 8 6 1 17 +0.010

Kings XI Punjab 16 8 8 0 16 -0.216

Rajasthan Royals 15 7 8 0 14 +0.272

Pune Warriors 16 4 12 0 8 -0.551

Deccan Chargers 15 3 11 1 7 -0.582



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News Network
February 10,2020

Potchefstroom, Feb 10: India's under-19 cricket team manager Anil Patel says the ICC has taken a serious view of the aggressive celebrations by Bangladesh players after their World Cup triumph and will be reviewing the footage of the final game's "last few minutes".

Some Bangladeshi players got carried away while celebrating their historic three-wicket win over India in the final on Sunday. While their captain Akbar Ali apologised for the "unfortunate incident", his Indian counterpart Priyam Garg said their reaction was "dirty".

"We don't know what actually happened," Patel told 'ESPNCricinfo' on Sunday.

"Everybody was in a shock, absolutely, but we don't know what happened exactly. The ICC officials are going to watch the footage of the last few minutes and they are going to let us know," he said.

Even when the match was on, the Bangladesh players were overly aggressive while fielding and their lead pacer Shoriful Islam sledged the Indian batsmen after every delivery.

As soon as the match ended, it became tense with Bangladeshi players rushing to the ground and displaying aggressive body language. The two teams nearly came to blows before the situation was defused by the coaching staff and on-field officials.

Patel claimed that match referee Graeme Labrooy met him and expressed regret at what transpired on the field.

"The referee came to me. He was sorry about the incident. He clarified the ICC is going to take very seriously what has happened during the match and the last session. They are going to witness the footage and they will tell us in the morning (Monday)."

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January 28,2020

New Delhi, Jan 28: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is clear that while they have no problem with the Pakistan Cricket Board hosting the 2020 edition of the Asia Cup -- set to be a preparatory ground for the T20 World Cup in Australia -- the venue needs to be a neutral one as travelling to the neighbouring country isn't an option at present.

Speaking to news agency, a BCCI official said that the hosting rights is not an issue and it is just a case of picking a neutral venue as the Indian team wouldn't be travelling to Pakistan for the T20 tournament that will see the top Asian teams in action.

"The question isn't about the PCB hosting the tournament. It is about the venue and as things stand now, it is quite clear that we would need a neutral venue. There is no way that an Indian team can visit Pakistan to even participate in a multi-nation event like the Asia Cup. If the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is ok with an Asia Cup minus India then it is a different ball game. But if India is to participate in the Asia Cup, then the venue cannot be Pakistan," the official said.

In fact, issues in obtaining visa for Pakistan players to come and play the 2018 edition of the Asia Cup in India was one of the major reasons why the tournament was shifted out of the country with BCCI hosting the event in UAE.

The official said that the PCB can do just the same and host the event in a neutral venue. "A neutral venue is always an option. BCCI did it in 2018," the official pointed.

Cricket returned to Pakistan after a decade when Sri Lanka toured the nation in 2019. While Sri Lanka was the first nation to play a full series in the country, Bangladesh is currently in the country as they just finished playing three T20Is. They will play a Test from February 7 to 11 and then play a one-off ODI before playing the second Test from April 5 to 9.

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Agencies
February 12,2020

Mumbai, Feb 12: Former Indian greats Kapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin have been left disappointed by the behaviour of the Under-19 team after the World Cup final where they were involved in an altercation with their Bangladeshi counterparts.

After Bangladesh won the final beating India by three wickets (via DLS) at the Senwes Park on Sunday, the players of the two teams were seen engaging in an exchange of words and even some pushing and shoving on the field.

"I would like to see the board (BCCI) take some strict action against the players to set an example. Cricket is not about abusing the opponent. I am sure there is enough reason for these youngsters to be dealt with firmly by BCCI," Kapil was quoted as saying by The Hindu.

"I welcome aggression, nothing wrong in it. But it has to be controlled aggression. You can't cross the line of decency in the name of being competitive. I would say it was unacceptable that youngsters put up such an obnoxious display on the cricket field," he added.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has sanctioned five players, including three from Bangladesh -- Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain and Rakibul Hasan --and two from India --Akash Singh and Ravi Bishnoi for the scuffle.

Azharuddin also reiterated what Kapil said, insisting that players need to be disciplined.

"I would take action against the errant Under 19 players, but I also want to know what role has the support staff played in educating these youngsters. Act now before it is too late. The players have to be disciplined," Azharuddin said.

Earlier, Bishan Singh Bedi has lashed out at the Priyam Garg-led team, saying their behaviour was disgusting and disgraceful.

"You bat, bowl and field badly�happens, but there's no excuse for behaving badly. The behaviour was disgusting and most disgraceful. The innocence of that age was not visible at all," Bedi told Mid Day.

Bedi, who represented India in 67 Tests and 10 ODIs, said the behaviour of the Bangladesh cricketers is not our problem.

"Look, what Bangladesh do is their problem, what our boys do is our problem. You could see that there was abusive language used," he said.

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