England dismiss India for 327 on day two

November 24, 2012

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Mumbai, November 24: England spinners claimed four wickets in the first session on day two to bundle out India for 327 in their first innings in the second Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.

While Graeme Swann took three out of four remaining wickets after India resumed at the overnight total of 266 for six, Panesar chipped in with one to finish with impressive figures of five for 129, his first five-wicket haul against India anywhere and 11th overall.

India got out 22 minutes before lunch and at the break, England were seven for no loss with captain Alastair Cook (4) and Nick Compton (3) at the crease.

India added 61 runs today morning to their last night’s total with off-spinner Swann (4/70) sending back Pujara, Harbhajan Singh (21) and Zaheer Khan in the space of 10 balls spread over three overs. Panesar dismissed Ravichandran Ashwin for a well-made 68.

The last four wickets of India added 158 runs and helped them bounce back from 169 for six yesterday with Cheteshwar Pujara scoring a superb 135.

England finally managed to dismiss Pujara for the first time in this series. He was the ninth batsman to get out at 316 after batting for almost the entire day yesterday and with just half an hour left for lunch today.

Pujara’s seven-and-a-half hour vigil saw him facing 350 balls and laced with 12 boundaries.

The 24-year-old Pujara had scored an unbeaten 206 in India’s first innings total of 521 for 7 declared in the first Test at Ahmedabad and then followed it up with 41 not out as the hosts chased 77-run target to win by 9 wickets.

India got off to a slow start on the second day today and added just 27 runs in 17 overs for the loss of overnight batsman Ashwin in the first hour of play.

Ashwin, resuming at 60, was troubled by Panesar, who was extracting sharp turn off the pitch. Beaten a few times, the Indian tried to use his feet but finally was trapped leg before by Panesar.

Ashwin, who batted for 147 minutes, facing 114 balls and striking nine fours, put on a 111-run stand for the seventh wicket with Pujara after joining the one-down batsman yesterday when India were in deep trouble at 169 for six. The duo’s partnership had helped India cross the 250-run mark.

Panesar’s previous best figures against India was four for 101 at Nottingham in 2008, while in India, it was three for 65 at Chennai on England’s previous visit four years ago.

After Ashwin’s dismissal, Harbhajan Singh joined Pujara.

But he looked all at sea against the spinning ball and survived some anxious moments, including an edge to wicketkeeper Matt Prior off Panesar.

The ball struck the glove of Prior and flew past Jonathan Trott in the slip region for a four.

India’s 300 came up in the 19th over of the day when Harbhajan edged Panesar for another four. He then slogged the bowler over the long on fence for the first six of the innings.

The eighth wicket stand between the off spinner, who hit two fours and a six during his 21-run knock off 35 balls, and Pujara yielded a valuable 35 runs in 78 balls.

Harbhajan became Swann’s 200th Test victim in his 48th match. He is the 14th Englishman to achieve the feat.

Swann also ended Pujara’s unconquered streak in the series, stretching to over 17 hours combined at Ahmedabad in the series opener and here, by drawing the batsman out of the crease and having him stumped by wicketkeeper Prior.

Swann then terminated the Indian innings with Zaheer Khan’s wicket. Zaheer scored run-a-ball 11, studded with a four and a six.

Scores:

India 1st Innings: 327 all out

England 1st innings: Alastair Cook batting 4 Nick Compton batting 3

Extras: 0

Total: (0 wickets; 4 overs) 7

Bowling: R Ashwin 2—1—1—0, Pragyan Ojha 2—0—6—0.



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August 2,2020

New Delhi, Aug 2: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Sunday said the Women's IPL or the Challenger series, as it is better known, is "very much on", ending speculation about the parent body not having a plan for Harmanpreet Kaur and her team.

The men's IPL will be held between September 19 and November 8 or 10 (final date yet to be locked in) in the UAE due to the surge in Covid-19 cases in India. The women's IPL will also be fit in to the schedule, according to the BCCI chief.

"I can confirm to you that the women's IPL is very much on and we do have a plan in place for the national team also," Ganguly told PTI ahead of the IPL Governing Council meeting later on Sunday.

The BCCI president, who is awaiting a Supreme Court verdict on waiver of the cooling-off period to continue in the position, did not divulge details but another senior official privy to the development said that women's Challenger will be held during the last phase of IPL like last year.

"The women's Challenger series is likely to be held between November 1-10 and there could be a camp before that," the source said.

The former India captain also said that the centrally contracted women players will have a camp which has been delayed due to the prevailing situation in the country.

"We couldn't have exposed any of our cricketers -- be it male or female to health risk. It would have been dangerous," Ganguly said.

"The NCA also remained shut because of Covid-19. But we have a plan in place and we will have a camp for women, I can tell you that," he added.

The BCCI's cricket operations team is chalking up a schedule where Indian women are likely to have two full-fledged white-ball series against South Africa and the West Indies before playing the ODI World Cup in New Zealand. 

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News Network
April 24,2020

New Delhi, Apr 24: Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said he doesn't think Mahendra Singh Dhoni will play for India again, adding to the guessing game over the future of the superstar former captain.

Dhoni, 38, has not appeared for club or country since last year's 50-over World Cup and India's coronavirus lockdown could threaten his chances of getting back into the national team.

The Indian Premier League, the main platform before this year's scheduled T20 World Cup, is likely to be truncated or cancelled because of the pandemic.

Harbhajan, who plays with Dhoni at IPL side Chennai Super Kings, said international retirement was on the cards for Dhoni and that he was increasingly being asked about his teammate.

"It's up to him. You need to know whether he wants to play for India again," Harbhajan said in an online forum.

"As far as I know him, he won't want to wear India's blue jersey again. IPL he will play, but for India I think he had decided the (2019) World Cup was his last."

Dhoni, who gave up Test cricket in 2014, started training for the Super Kings in March but has not commented on his international future.

Dhoni led India to win the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in 2007. He hit a six to seal the 2011 World Cup final victory and, along with it, his status as a national hero. He has amassed 10,773 runs from 350 ODIs.

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March 7,2020

Melbourne, Mar 7: Ahead of the Women's T20 World Cup against Australia, India spinner Poonam Yadav said that skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has given her a lot of support.

"Harmanpreet has been of immense support. When I got hit for a six in the first over, she came to me and said, 'Poonam, you're one of the most experienced players in the team, and we expect better of you'," Poonam said.

The 28-year-old experienced bowler has played 68 shortest format games for India and taken 94 wickets at an average of 22.66.

She has been in devastating form throughout the tournament and has bagged nine wickets so far.

"So, that kind of stirred something within me. I told myself if my captain has that much faith in me, I should be able to make a comeback," she said.

"I took a wicket in the very next ball, and didn't look back since. Now when I look back at that moment, it means so much in the context of my individual performance and run to the final," she added.

In the opening game against Australia at Sydney Showground, Poonam came within a whisker of the third hat-trick in Women's T20 World Cup history, dismissing Rachael Haynes and Ellyse Perry before Jess Jonassen was dropped.

The final of the tournament will be played at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on March 8 -- International Women's Day.

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