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The results from the third day of the Ranji Trophy one-day tournament 2008-09

Cricinfo staff17-Feb-2009
Ashish Nehra took a hat-trick against Punjab © Cricinfo Ltd
North ZoneAshish Nehra took a hat-trick which sent Punjab crashing from 21 for 1 to 21 for 4, a position from which they never recovered against Delhi in Dharamsala. Nehra had begun his spell by bowling Sunny Sohal off the first ball of the match and returned to strike thrice in the seventh over. He had Ravi Inder Singh caught by Shikhar Dhawan, trapped Pankaj Dharmani lbw, and had Ankur Kakkar caught behind. Despite Uday Kaul’s 107, Punjab could only reach 202, a target which Delhi overhauled in the 39th over. Virat Kohli starred in Delhi’s chase, smashing 119 off 110 balls while Rajat Bhatia contributed 53.Yashpal Singh scored an unbeaten century to ensure that Services clinched a thriller off the last ball against Jammu and Kashmir at Una. Chasing 232 for victory, Services had slumped to 14 for 4 before they were rescued by a fourth-wicket partnership of 157 between Yashpal and Sarabjit Singh. Sarabjit contributed 61 to the stand before he was bowled by Ahmed Nizam but Yashpal remained firm and added 59 with Abhimanyu Singh to secure victory. Earlier Ian Dev Singh and Parvez Rassol had scored 81 and 59 respectively to get J&K off to a steady start, reaching 147 in the 36th over. However, they lost their way thereafter and lost eight wickets for 84 runs to finish with 231 for 9 when they looked like getting much more at one stage. Narender Singh took 4 for 32 for Services while Digamber Attri picked up 3 for 44.A strong all-round performance from Himachal Pradesh helped secure a seven-wicket win against Haryana in Una. Rahul Dewan and Dhruv Singh scored half-centuries for Haryana but they were restricted to 201 by Vishal Bhatia and Mukesh Sharma, who took three wickets apiece. Sangram Singh led Himachal’s strong reply, scoring 80 off 93 balls with three sixes. He steered his team to 126 before he became Amit Mishra’s second wicket. Paras Dogra and Vinit Indulkar added an unbeaten 76 for the fourth wicket to complete Himachal’s victory.East ZoneAn unbeaten century from wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha steered Bengal to an eight-wicket win against Assam at Eden Gardens. Chasing 270 to win, Bengal openers, Saha and Abhishek Banerjee, added 98 for the first wicket, a partnership which was dominated by Abhishek who scored 68 off 71 balls before he was trapped lbw by offspinner Arnald Konwar. Sourav Ganguly ensured that Kolkata didn’t lose momentum after the wicket, scoring a quick 64 in a 136-run stand with Saha for the second wicket. Ganguly too fell to Konwar but Saha remained not out on 102 as the winning runs were scored in the 46th over.Earlier, Assam opener Sibsankar Roy had also scored a century – 111 off 120 balls – to lead his team to 269 for 8. He didn’t get much support from the top order and Assam stumbled to 92 for 4 before Roy and Deepak Sharma, who scored 79 off 74 balls, added 147 for the fifth wicket.A weak batting performance from Tripura allowed Orissa to complete an easy run-chase with seven wickets and 97 balls to spare at the Jadhavpur University Complex in Kolkata. Having won the toss, Orissa struck early, reducing Tripura to 35 for 2 before a second wicket partnership of 67 between Sourav Dubey and Nishit Shetty offered some resistance. Their partnership was broken when Dubey was run out and thereafter Orissa struck regularly to dismiss Tripura for 179 in 44 overs. Orissa’s openers Natraj Behera and SS Das, who top scored with 73, provided their team with a solid start and laid the foundation for an easy run-chase.Central ZoneSanjay Bangar was agonisingly stranded one run short of his century as his team, Railways, crushed Vidarbha by eight wickets in Indore. Chasing 191, Bangar scored 99 not out off only 110 balls and received solid support from opener V Cheluvaraj and No.3 Dhiraj Salvi, who contributed 48 to the run-chase. Earlier medium-pacer Anureet Singh and left-arm spinner Murali Kartik had taken three wickets a apiece to cripple Vidarbha’s innings. Anureet took three top-order wickets to help reduce Vidarbha to 37 for 5, and Kartik broke the resistance offered by half-centurion Ranjit Paradkar and claimed two more lower-order wickets to restrict them to 190 for 9.A strong performance from Uttar Pradesh’s spinners, Praveen Gupta and Piyush Chawla, set up a comfortable seven-wicket win against Madhya Pradesh in Indore. Chawla took 4 for 36 and combined with Gupta, who picked up 3 for 23, to run through MP’s middle and lower order. Faced with a target of 152, UP captain Mohammad Kaif scored an unbeaten 51 to lead his team to victory in the 39th over.

Charlton put on a show on Tuesday night as they produced a magnificent display against Crawley in the EFL Trophy, winning 6-1.

The Addicks have had a disappointing start to the 2021/22 campaign and this result could help lift the confidence heading into the rest of the season. Nigel Adkins’ side lost four of their first five competitive fixtures and picked up one solitary point in a 0-0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday on the opening day.

Their first League One victory came last weekend with a 2-0 win over Crewe Alexandra, with Charlton following that up with an exceptional 6-1 win against Crawley. Josh Davison scored twice, with Corey Taylor, Elliot Lee and Mason Burstow also scoring, along with an own goal from Crawley’s George Francomb.

Davison and the other goalscorers will take the acclaim for finding the back of the net, but there was a player in Charlton’s midfield who was the unsung hero with his performance in the middle of the park – George Dobson.

The 23-year-old, who arrived from Sunderland in the summer, put on a superb display in midfield as he dominated the game. He recorded a SofaScore rating of 7.9 for his showing, the highest out of all the players who failed to get on the scoresheet – with goals, of course, boosting the ratings of the goalscorers.

Per SofaScore, Dobson won the majority of his duels on the pitch – winning seven of his 12 contests, six of 11 on the ground and one out of one in the air. His key defensive stats, however, are where the true excellence of his performance lay. He made three clearances, five tackles, two blocks and eight interceptions over the course of 90 minutes.

To put that into perspective, Ian Maatsen’s average of 4.5 tackles and interceptions per game in League One was the highest in the Charlton squad last season. Dobson managed a combined 13 tackles and interceptions against Crawley, illustrating his dominance in midfield.

Whilst it is easy to be attracted to the players who scored the goals, Dobson was the one winning the ball back and initiating the attacks for Charlton. Without his incredible work in midfield, the rest of the team may not have had the opportunities to go on and score the goals they did, whilst the ex-Black Cats man also registered an assist for his troubles as well.

This is why he was the unsung hero for Adkins on Tuesday night. However, the Addicks boss will now be wanting to see a similar style of display more consistently from the beast in League One going forward.

Some Everton fans have been left fuming as the arrival of Andy Lonergan was confirmed by the Toffees.

As per the official website of the Goodison Park faithful, they have signed the goalkeeper until the end of the 2021/22 season.

This is because Joao Virginia is poised to leave the Merseyside club on a loan deal, and Harry Tyrer suffered a serious injury in training.

With Jordan Pickford in the squad, Lonergan is not likely to get much game time under Rafa Benitez, if any, and at 37 years of age, is certainly not a signing for the future and a bit uninspiring with less than two weeks of the summer window left to go.

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He is also a former Liverpool player, and so it is understandable to see so many Toffees supporters against the move.

Everton fans on Lonergan signing

These Blues fumed as news of the signing was shared on Twitter, with one even going as far as to claim that it is ’embarrassing’:

“Nearly as bad as me signing Adrian on FM this”

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“How do Everton constantly find a new way to shock you?”

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“Did we really just sign some random 37-year-old keeper? Where are the proper signings exactly? That improve the first team + squad. We are still desperate for a right-back more than anything”

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“Sign some actual good players please”

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“Embarrassing”

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“We are signing a player that is unlikely to even make the bench?”

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In other news, find out what Team News had these Evertonians talking here!

Left-arm spinner Bipul Sharma was the eighth bowler used by Chandigarh Lions and his spell of 4 for 8 was crucial in dismissing Royal Bengal Tigers for 120, a target which Chandigarh overhauled with six wickets in hand in Hyderabad. Bengal’s openers had added 44 runs in quick time before Deep Dasgupta fell. The innings went downhill thereafter as wickets fell at regular intervals. Bipul ran through the middle and lower order, taking four wickets in three overs. Chandigarh opener Chetan Sharma scored 51 off 42 balls to rule out the possibility of Bengal bouncing back. Bipul remained unbeaten on 11 off six balls when the winning runs were scored in the final over.Chennai Superstars’ openers Ganapathi Vignesh and Hemanth Kumar added 92 for the first wicket against Delhi Giants, a partnership that laid the foundation for their team’s 24-run victory in Hyderabad. Vignesh scored 49 and Kumar made 80 and by the time the latter was dismissed, Chennai had reached 151 in the 18th over. They lost four wickets cheaply as the remaining batsmen tried to accelerate and settled for a total of 167 for 7. TP Sudhindra was Delhi’s best bowler, taking 4 for 35 in four overs. Delhi’s openers struggled against Chennai’s new-ball attack of Rajamani Jesuraj and Tamil Kumaran, and they slipped to 50 for 5 in the 11th over. Syed Mohammad struck two more quick blows to ensure there was no fightback even though Abid Nabi smashed 41 off 15 balls with three sixes. Delhi finished on 143 for 8 after 20 overs.

England dominated the first of three Twenty20s by thumping South Africa by 54 runs at Northampton on Friday

Cricinfo staff22-Aug-2008
ScorecardEngland dominated the first of three Twenty20s by thumping South Africa by 54 runs at Northampton on Friday. Charlotte Edwards’ 34-ball 45 helped give England the early momentum and her team-mates joined her in hitting out to boost the home side to 138 for 6. In reply, South Africa struggled from the off to seal the conclusion early on, though they didn’t fold entirely.Claire Taylor missed out with illness but England still cashed in, although Ebony Rainford-Brent registered a duck on debut, coming in for the last few balls of the first innings after Cri-Zelda Brits sent them in.South Africa soon slumped to 28 for 4, as Isa Guha, Katherine Brunt and Holly Colvin troubled them, but Brits and Susan Benade were able to add a respectable unbeaten 56. Brits will be happy with that kind of spirit – the England leg of this tour has been about fighting back.Benade was unbeaten on 34 from 41 balls, having earlier picked up 2 for 21, while Brits was unbeaten on 20. This was only the fourth Twenty20 for Brits’ side and South Africa will barely have time to pause for breath before returning to the County Ground on Saturday for a double-header after Wednesday’s opener was washed out.

Sri Lanka have made changes to their squad for the five-ODI series against India, bringing in left-hand batsmen Jehan Mubarak and Malinda Warnapura

Sa'adi Thawfeeq12-Aug-2008
Malinda Warnapura’s impressive showings in the Tests has earned him a berth in the one-day squad © AFP
Sri Lanka have made changes to their squad for the five-ODI series against India, bringing in left-hand batsmen Jehan Mubarak and Malinda Warnapura. The 15-member squad does not include allrounder Kaushalya Weeraratne, who was selected in the original list of 14.Warnapura and Mubarak will also feature in a Sri Lankan XI that will take on the Indians in a warm-up match at the P Saranvanamuttu Stadium in Colombo on Friday. Chamara Kapugedera has been named captain of that side, which includes Mahela Udawatte, Chamara Silva, Weeraratne, Dilhara Fernando and Thilan Thushara. Kaushal Silva, the former Under-19 player, was chosen as wicketkeeper while legspinner Malinda Bandara provides the slow-bowling option.Mubarak had not been selected in Sri Lanka’s initial 14-member squad for the India ODIs but was in the 15 chosen for the Champions Trophy. He was to tour with the Sri Lanka A team to South Africa but will now stay back with the senior team. Kanchana Gunawardene, the Nondescripts Cricket Club opening batsman, replaces him in the A team.Warnapura, 29, has only played one ODI, against Pakistan last year. He was in impressive form in the Test series against India, which Sri Lanka won 2-1. He scored 243 runs at 60.75, with a hundred in the first Test at the SSC, and two fifties.Sri Lankan XI (from):
Chamara Kapugedera (captain), Upul Tharanga, Mahela Udawatte, Malinda Warnapura, Jehan Mubarak, Chamara Silva, Kaushal Silva (wk), Malinga Bandara, Kaushalya Weeraratne, Dilhara Fernando, Thilan Thushara,Chanaka Welegedara.

Joe Wainman, formerly of All Leeds TV, expects Leeds United to make a serious push for FC Midtjylland midfielder Jens Cajuste after missing out on Conor Gallagher to Crystal Palace.

Leeds were said to be keen on bringing Gallagher in on loan from Chelsea but, in the end, the 21-year-old opted for Palace.

The Yorkshire club will now have to turn their attention elsewhere and have been linked with Cajuste.

Prior to losing the race for Gallagher, SportExpressen reported that Leeds have shown concrete interest in the Sweden international.

They could face competition, though, with The Athletic claiming that Premier League rivals Newcastle United, Wolves and Palace are also interested.

Whatever the case, for Wainman, Cajuste is now likely to be a priority for Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds.

“He seems to be the next target on the list, Jens Cajuste,” Wainman told TT.

“I think we do need someone who can go box-to-box, you know, a little bit like Conor Gallagher really, to be fair. I think he would have been the ideal signature, but I think the thing with Jens Cajuste, he’s 21, Swedish international, clearly a prospect. 

“I think the figures, I think it’s around 15 million I’m seeing that he could move on for, so I think he would be a great signing.”

Described as an “all-action” midfielder who has flair to his game by Leeds Live, it looks like the Whites have stumbled across a gem in the 21-year-old.

After watching Gallagher go to Palace, Bielsa will surely be desperate to get this one over the line.

Birmingham City have agreed a deal that will see Matija Sarkic spend next season at St. Andrew’s.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by The Athletic, who claim that the Blues have agreed to take the Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper on a season-long loan deal after impressing during a trial period at the club.

The report continues by stating that the 23-year-old will now challenge for a place in the Birmingham starting XI ahead of the club’s upcoming Championship campaign, with Neil Etheridge looking likely to be sidelined for what could be a number of months following his hospitalisation due to illness.

Finally, it is reported that the Montenegro international’s switch to the Championship side is expected to be confirmed by the club in the very near future.

Bowyer masterclass

With Lee Bowyer having already secured the services of a number of impressive arrivals at St. Andrew’s in the summer transfer window, with all of Jordan Graham, Ryan Woods, Chuks Aneke, Dion Sanderson, Juan Familia-Castillo and Tahith Chong linking up with the Blues squad, considering just how much potential Sarkic appears to possess, the 23-year-old looks to be yet another transfer masterclass by the 44-year-old manager.

Indeed, the ‘keeper impressed over his 26 League One appearances while on loan at Shrewsbury Town last season, with the £90k-rated man keeping nine clean sheets, conceding an average of just one goal per game and making an average of 2.3 saves per league fixture.

These returns saw the man Kris Boyd dubbed an “excellent” player earn an average SofaScore match rating of 6.80, ranking him as the Shrews’ joint 11th-best performer in the English third tier.

Furthermore, the £4.9k-per-week shot-stopper also impressed in Birmingham’s recent 3-0 pre-season friendly victory against Cheltenham Town, keeping a clean sheet and making a number of important saves.

And, with Etheridge’s fitness ahead of the start of the Championship season appearing questionable at present, Bowyer was very much in need of another solid option between the Blues sticks, with Sarkic seeming to be exactly that.

In other news: Alan Nixon drops 8-word transfer claim that’ll surely have Birmingham fans buzzing

تتضح ملامح جولة نادي برشلونة التمهيدية والصيفية شيئًا فشيء، في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، بعد بعض التغييرات في الأسابيع الأخيرة.

وتخوض الأندية جولات صيفية في إطار الاستعداد والتحضير للموسم الجديد ودمج اللاعبين الجدد تحت قيادة المدرب.

ووفقًا لصحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية تشمل جولة برشلونة في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية مباراة كلاسيكيو ضد ريال مدريد في لاس فيجاس وثلاث مباريات أخرى ضد إنتر ميامي ويوفنتوس ونيويورك ريد بولز.

وستكون جولة برشلونة في نهاية شهر يوليو، من يوم 19 إلى 30، وسيكسب النادي حوالي 10 ملايين يورو.

اقرأ أيضًا | رسميًا | أوباميانج يعتزل اللعب دوليًا مع منتخب الجابون

وتقام مباراة برشلونة وريال مدريد في لاس فيجاس، فيما تقام مباراتيه مع إنتر ميامي ونيويورك ريد بولز في مدينتهما ومباراة يوفنتوس في لوس أنجلوس.

اللاعبون الذين ليس لديهم مباريات دولية سيكونون بالفعل في إجازة وسيتعين على الباقين الانتظار حتى انتهاء مباريات المنتخبات في حوالي 6 يوليو، سيبدأون التدريب بأوامر من تشافي.

HOBART, Nov 21 AAP – New South Wales captain Simon Katich is hoping for his first big score for his new team while Tasmanian skipper Jamie Cox simply wants a big score from someone when the two meet in the Pura Cup cricket match starting here

Don Woolford21-Nov-2002HOBART, Nov 21 AAP – New South Wales captain Simon Katich is hoping for his first big score for his new team while Tasmanian skipper Jamie Cox simply wants a big score from someone when the two meet in the Pura Cup cricket match starting here tomorrow.Apart from an unexpected outright loss to South Australia at the SCG last Sunday, NSW has had a good start to the domestic season, trailing Pura Cup leaders Victoria and the Redbacks by just two points after two outright wins from four matches.But Katich said he hoped that 27-run loss to the Redbacks would be a good wake-up call for his team.The classy lefthanded batsman would also be looking for a catalyst for his own form.Katich averages 48.24 from 78 first class games, amassing more than 5,500 runs but since moving from Western Australia this season, times have been tough.Katich is yet to make a big score for the Blues despite being tipped as a future Test batsman.”I’m not disappointed with the way I’m hitting them, but I’m disappointed I haven’t converted,” he said.In his Warrior days, he regularly plundered the Tasmanian attack on Bellerive Oval.But he expected batting to be harder in this match.”Bellerive isn’t the same batters’ paradise it used to be,” he said.While NSW has made a strong start to the season, Tasmania, a finalist last season, is pointless after three away losses — including one to the Blues when Brett Lee, fired up after being dropped for the first Ashes Test, took 10 wickets for the match.The Tigers can at least be grateful that Lee is in Adelaide as Australia’s 12th man rather than Hobart this week.Cox said he’d been trying to figure out for 15 years why Tasmania always made poor starts to the season.”I’d like to have more to show at this stage, but we haven’t deserved more,” he said.”We haven’t been dreadful, but we haven’t had anyone make a big score or be a multiple wicket taker.”Katich was kinder to the Tigers.”They’ve had a slow start to the season and had less cricket than the NSW players,” he said.”Cricket is a confidence game. When you haven’t been playing a lot or getting the results you want, then it’s tough.”Teams (12th men to be named tomorrow morning)NSW: Simon Katich (c), Matthew Phelps, Michael Slater, Corey Richards, Michael Bevan, Michael Clarke, Mark Waugh, Brad Haddin, Stuart MacGill, Don Nash, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark.Tasmania: Jamie Cox (c), Sean Clingeleffer, Michael Dighton, Michael Di Venuto, Xavier Doherty, Adam Griffith, Shane Jurgensen, Scott Kremerskothen, Dan Marsh, Scott Mason, Shane Watson, Damien Wright.