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Faf du Plessis has been asked by Cricket South Africa not to play for Somerset in the Friends Life T20

ESPNcricinfo staff14-May-2012Faf du Plessis has been asked by Cricket South Africa not to play for Somerset in the Friends Life T20. He will now stay at home and play for South Africa A against Sri Lanka A and join South Africa’s Twenty20 tour to Zimbabwe.”The period that Somerset want him for is when we have some tours of our own,” Mohammad Moosajee, South Africa team manager, told ESPNcricinfo. “Faf features in the selectors’ plans for those tours so it would not be possible for him to go.”Du Plessis has played 21 ODIs for South Africa and is currently taking part in the IPL, having been signed by Chennai Super Kings for $120,000 in 2011. He will also play for South Africa A against Sri Lanka A in June before South Africa’s T20 side travel to Zimbabwe for an unofficial tri-series that also features Bangladesh.The loss of du Plessis is another blow to Somerset’s plans for the Flt20. They signed Albie Morkel and hoped to bring in Chris Gayle as a second overseas player. But Gayle reneged on his deal and agreed to be available for West Indies’ ODI series against England, potentially making his international comeback after more than a year’s absence.Morkel, who will not be part of the four-day matches against Sri Lanka A, has been given the green light by CSA to play for Somerset. If Morkel is selected for South Africa’s T20 squad to tour Zimbabwe, though, Moosajee said Somerset would have to release him for that period.Along with losing Gayle, Somerset have a string of injuries with captain Marcus Trescothick out with an ankle injury and only 12 fit players available at the moment. They were forced to cancel a second XI match with Gloucestershire this week due to a lack of players.Somerset were also asked by CSA to limit the workload of Vernon Philander, the South African bowler who has taken 18 wickets in four first-class matches.Brian Rose, Somerset’s director of cricket, said he “thought there was a possibility” that du Plessis would be barred from joining them. “We’re still exploring the market but I think I must have run over a whole road of black cats.” Along with Trescothick, Somerset are currently without bowlers Adam Dibble, Gemaal Hussain, Steve Kirby and batsman Jos Buttler.Somerset will keep a close eye on Pakistan’s potential series against Australia. It will no longer be hosted by Sri Lanka and if the tour is postponed, players may become available for the second half of the season.

Ravi Bopara scored his first half-century of the summer as Essex were made to battle for runs on the second day of their Championship match against Glamorgan at Chelmsford

27-Apr-2011
ScorecardRavi Bopara scored his first half-century of the summer as Essex were made to battle for runs on the second day of their Championship match against Glamorgan at Chelmsford. But despite his 61 and 53 from Mark Pettini, the home side still finished 24 short of Glamorgan’s first innings total after being bowled out for 258.By the close the Welsh county had moved to 50 for 1 in their second innings to establish an overall lead of 74. Before the game Bopara, who is desperate to win back his England Test place after gaining the last of his 10 caps in 2009, had scored only 92 runs from six trips to the middle.But after a scratchy start, he reached his 50 from 77 balls with the help of nine boundaries and added one more before he was beaten in the flight by left-arm spinner Dean Cosker and offered a simple return catch. Following Bopara’s departure, it was left to Pettini to add some much-needed steel to the Essex reply.Recently restored to the side, the former captain followed up his unbeaten 67 against Northamptonshire with another half century that consumed 125 deliveries and contained six boundaries.Pettini’s resistance was finally brought to an end when he was caught behind by Mark Wallace to provide Cosker with a further success. Tim Phillips ensured Essex collected their second batting point with a fighting 30 before he became the fourth victim of paceman James Harris, with those wickets coming at a cost of 68 from 22.3 overs.The impressive Cosker finished with 4 for 35 from 21 overs while the other two were claimed by Huw Waters. He removed Billy Godleman and night watchman Davis Masters in the morning during a six-over spell that cost 16. But then a back problem sidelined the medium pacer for the remainder of the innings.When Glamorgan went in again, Gareth Rees and Alviro Petersen moved to 36 without too much trouble before the latter was guilty of a gross error of judgement. He failed to offer a stroke to a Bopara delivery that nipped back and was trapped leg before.Rees should have followed two runs later, but Matt Walker failed to hold on at second slip after Lonwabo Tsotsobe found the edge. That let-off left Rees going into the third day on 25 and with Glamorgan holding the upper hand.

Lalit Modi, the suspended IPL chairman, has submitted documents relating to several important IPL contracts sought by income-tax officers to the BCCI

Cricinfo staff08-May-2010Lalit Modi, the suspended IPL chairman, has submitted to the BCCI documents sought by income-tax officers relating to several important IPL contracts. “Some more documents are to come which, we have been told, would be delivered in a day or two,” Ratnakar Shetty, the chief administrative officer of the BCCI, told .The documents submitted reportedly include original as well as notarised copies of all franchise agreements, global media rights agreements, global media rights packages, bids by franchises, media rights licensee agreements, eligibility letters of all bidders with details and sponsorship agreementsThe board, previously, did not possess several original documents which included the three losing bids in the 2008 auction where the eight franchises were bought, and the agreement with Multi Screen Media (MSM), which holds the rights to broadcast the tournament. Shetty was entrusted by the BCCI president, Shashank Manohar, following the IPL governing council meeting on April 26, to retrieve the documents.Modi was suspended by the BCCI following allegations of financial impropriety, and will respond to the charges on May 10. “I have just come to wrap up my reply to the show cause that I have to submit on Monday. I am going to reply personally because there is nothing to hide,” Modi was quoted by as saying.

Derbyshire, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Middlesex, Sussex, Worcestershire, Yorkshire in second tier from 2025

ESPNcricinfo staff18-Jul-2024Derbyshire, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Middlesex, Sussex, Worcestershire and Yorkshire will form the second tier of the new domestic women’s competitions in England and Wales from next year.The ten Tier 2 counties will play 50-over and 20-over cricket, with details of the competition structure and schedule for 2025 yet to be announced. Tier 3 status will be awarded to all National Counties who would like to participate in the new competitions at that level from 2025.With all three tiers to be closed from between the 2025 and 2028 seasons, with no promotion or relegation, the ECB also announced on Thursday a knock-out cup competition consisting of teams from all three tiers, giving all counties a chance to compete against each other. It is anticipated that the cup competition will be launched in 2025, alongside the establishment of the three-tiered structure.Related

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Earlier this year, the ECB announced that Durham, Essex, Surrey, Hampshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset and Warwickshire would play in Tier 1 of the new competitions starting in 2025. Yorkshire will become a Tier 1 Club for the 2026 season, subject to meeting a series of conditions, and Glamorgan will join Tier 1 in 2027. The ECB also aims to expand Tier 1 to 12 teams by 2029.Beth Barrett-Wild, director of the women’s professional game, said: “It’s exciting to see the three tiers finalised. It brings the new landscape of women’s professional domestic cricket one step closer. From next summer we will see up to 39 counties competing across the new structure, which will both accommodate the growth and accelerate the depth of the women’s professional game – on and off the field.”We shouldn’t underestimate how big this step is for women’s cricket and indeed the whole game; a thriving and sustainable women’s domestic pyramid underneath the Hundred and England Women, with more professional female players, increased investment, and enhanced alignment across the men’s and women’s game, is a huge step forward for cricket.”Under the plans, £8m in new funding per year will be invested in women’s domestic cricket by 2027 – taking annual investment in this area to about £19m.

After disappointing displays in the ODIs, Sri Lanka finally found form in first T20I in Auckland

Madushka Balasuriya02-Apr-2023Sri Lanka’s top order hasn’t had the best time on tour so far, but in Auckland on Sunday, they finally clicked into gear. Pathum Nissanka may have fallen first-ball, but Kusal Mendis scored 25 in just nine balls, Dhananjaya de Silva 15 in 10, and then Charith Asalanka and Kusal Perera raced at nearly 10-an-over during a century-plus stand.It helped Sri Lanka tie the game and then score their first win of the tour in the Super Over. For Perera, playing his first competitive match for some 15 months, the intent shown by all those batters should be the blueprint going forward for success in the format.”It’s hard to play a T20 without momentum, and to win in T20 cricket you need a batter to provide that momentum,” Perera said after the game.Related

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“I went ahead with a positive mindset, I wasn’t thinking about how long I had been out. Likewise, all the other batters also went out with a positive mindset, and that’s how we managed to capitalise on the conditions.”As for his own game, while he wasn’t completely at his destructive best, Perera was hopeful that with more consistent game time a more familar “match rhythm” would return.”Of course being out there in the middle and playing, I’m very happy with my performance. More than that I’m happy that the team won. That said I know there’s room for improvement and that will only come as I improve my match rhythm.”Charith Asalanka made a 41-ball 67•AFP/Getty Images

Now 32, Perera is one of the seniors in the squad, and his 45-ball 53 where he batted through the innings highlighted his evolving role in the side. Whereas once he was the player the side looked to for impetus, now he’s seemingly content to bat deep and allow the likes of Mendis and Asalanka to take on the bowling. In this game, Asalanka scored 67 off 41 in their 103-run partnership.”A lot of the batters showed good initiative, but batting with him [Asalanka] was easy as he took the strike and took on the bowling. That took the pressure off me, and what I tried to do from that point was turn over the strike and bat deep. When you have an innings like that [of Asalanka’s], more often than not you’re going to be nearing 200.”The action now moves to Dunedin and Queenstown thereafter, where the weather is expected to be much colder. Perera believes overseas tours such as these, in unfamiliar situations and conditions, will provide invaluable experience to younger members of the squad.”We know that the next venue is going to have different conditions, we just need to figure out how to be as competitive as we were today.”For me, experience means knowing how to handle certain situations. There are a lot of young players in the squad, and what I’ve told them is you have start learning now how to handle uncomfortable situations. Bowlers aren’t going to bowl how you like, they’re going to analyse you and be aware of your strengths and weaknesses. We need to be smart in those situations.”

There has been no Snicko available throughout the Test, to add to the lack of no-ball monitoring

ESPNcricinfo staff10-Dec-2021Malfunctioning technology has continued to hamper the officials in the opening Ashes Test in Brisbane with the absence of Snicko coming to the fore on the third day.The Snicko system, used to detect edges, has been unavailable throughout the match with Cricket Australia saying border restrictions prevented getting technical support to the venue to fix an issue. Both teams were kept aware of the situation by match referee David Boon who has ensured the DRS has been kept consistent throughout, but it has meant a less complete version is available.It was centre stage when Australia called for a review in England’s second innings against Dawid Malan, who was on 16, when they thought he had edged Josh Hazlewood. There was a suggestion of a faint mark on the bottom of the bat from Hot Spot but third umpire Paul Wilson did not believe it was sufficient evidence to overturn the on-field not-out decision.Australia thought they saw a mark on the bat but accepted that the lack of Snicko left the TV umpire no option.”I was at first slip, I didn’t hear a noise but the other four guys around me were adamant there was bat,” Marnus Labuschagne said. “For us on-field, obviously we are a long way away, it looked like it had hit the bottom of the toe. We thought there looked like there was a mark on the bottom of the toe when you pointed the toe more towards the camera. But when you don’t have Snicko that decision is never going to get turned over.”Malan was always confident he was safe. “I didn’t hit, I missed it by a mile,” he said.The absence of Snicko was first apparent on the opening day when Australia reviewed for a leg-side catch against Jos Buttler although on that occasion there was clearer evidence from Hot Spot that it had only brushed the thigh pad.Another key part of the technology missing throughout the game has been the camera system which allows the third umpire to monitor and call no-balls. That was revealed when Ben Stokes overstepped with his first three deliveries on day two, then claimed David Warner with his fourth only for it to be chalked off because the front foot was checked due to it being a wicket-taking delivery.This match is being played under the previous protocols where the on-field umpires call no-balls and only when a batter is dismissed is the front line checked.It is expected that the full complement of DRS technology will be available for the second Test in Adelaide. Queensland’s closed borders created challenges ahead of the opening game with the England squad and a significant number of Australia’s needing to quarantine ahead of the game, as well as officials and those involved in putting the match on.

David Warner has backed his young batsmen to come good, despite a collapse against RCB in their IPL 2020 opener

Sidharth Monga21-Sep-20202:04

Our team made some basic errors – Warner

You are 89 for 1 and 121 for 2 chasing 164 when the opposition feels there is so much dew the ball feels like a cake of soap. You find a way to lose from there. Sunrisers Hyderabad will not only be gutted about the two points lost against Royal Challengers Bangalore, but the implications of it for the rest of the IPL 2020 season.They came into the season with a suspect middle order to address, which they would have been tempted to sacrifice a bowling allrounder for Kane Williamson. However, a quad injury to Williamson during training took that out of their hand. His replacement, Mitchell Marsh, injured his ankle into his first over of bowling, an injury that looked bad enough to cast a shadow over the rest of his IPL. There is no word on when Williamson will be available for selection, but what happened in their chase might leave Sunrisers desperate for his calm and his experience, especially given Dubai and Abu Dhabi won’t be offering up too many 200 pitches.ALSO SEE: RCB v SRH live score 20th September 2020The Sunrisers captain was left looking for answers, but he was more disappointed with the senior batsmen who were in rather than the rookie middle order. Jonny Bairstow and Manish Pandey both fell trying to hit Yuzvendra Chahal for a six. Bairstow did so in Chahal’s last over, giving the Royal Challengers a window of opportunity, which became a big gaping hole in no time at all.Vijay Shankar loses his stumps to Yuzvendra Chahal•BCCI

“I think everyone knows that,” David Warner told Star, the host broadcaster, when asked if the seniors should have played Chahal more smartly. “If they could go back and play that back again, I think they’ll just do that. At the end of the day, there are talking points but I think the guys know exactly what they have to do in the next game.”At the post-match press conference, Warner sought to give his inexperienced middle order of Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar and Abhishek Sharma a vote of confidence. “We wouldn’t have put them in the middle order if we didn’t feel they weren’t good enough,” Warner said. “If there is anyone who wants to criticise the middle-order batting, [they have got to remember] it is something I haven’t seen before. Three bizarre dismissals [a ramp into the helmet onto the stumps and a run-out after two batsmen collided mid-pitch].”Warner also made it clear he was not going to put undue pressure on the youngsters. “I have encouraged them to keep playing their way, and not think too much about the scenario or the situation,” Warner said. “We got to really rely on our senior players to guide them out in the middle. If it so happens to be two youngsters out there, my message is just to play their natural game. At the end of the day, that is the only way you can learn. It can be difficult at times. You know it is pressure environment, 100 million people watching this. Just got to keep it calm, keep it simple for them.”It will be a matter of interest how Sunrisers deal with this middle-order issue in the rest of the tournament. Possible reinforcements are spinners Mohammad Nabi and Fabian Allen. While Allen has hit a six every 10 balls in T20 cricket, Nabi carries the steady head they might need. If and when Williamson is available, he will be an option too, with Garg possibly making way for an Indian allrounder, like Abdul Samad. Another route is for one of the top three to drop down in the middle order, but that will have to be weighed against what they lose in the early overs by doing so.Whatever might be the case, on the evidence of Sunrisers’ opening match, no team will ever consider themselves out of the game against them.

The two teams are meeting for the first time since Bangladesh’s tour of New Zealand was tragically cut short by the Christchurch terror attacks

The Preview by Saurabh Somani04-Jun-2019

Big Picture

London is a long way from Christchurch, and New Zealand will be meeting Bangladesh for the first time in more than two months. But the shadow of March 15 will still hang heavy, with Bangladesh’s tour of New Zealand cut tragically short due to a heinous terror attack. There was grace and empathy shown by both sides that time, and both sets of players will doubtless have warm feelings towards each other, even if born out of tragedy. But this is a World Cup, and sentiment will be left at the boundary when the teams face off in what shapes up to be a crucial match.That New Zealand have begun this World Cup strongly shouldn’t surprise anyone. They fly under the radar at most times, but in spite of that, they’ve been a remarkably consistent team at World Cups, and a consistent presence in the later stages of the tournament.That Bangladesh, too, are among the teams in the top half of the table at this early stage will have surprised several people, though it shouldn’t. Since the 2015 event, Bangladesh have steadily grown as a one-day force, and they came into this tournament as one of the banana-peel teams. South Africa duly slipped up against them.But Bangladesh will believe, with justification, that they aren’t just here to upset teams, but are serious contenders. The scrum for the four semi-final spots is likely to be a close one, and the team that goes on a run of form will have the advantage over similar contenders. Bangladesh have taken a big step towards being near the front of that line. Another win against an established team and they will hold legitimate hopes.Bangladesh’s two weaker areas of late have been their opening pair and pace bowling. With Soumya Sarkar’s recent run of form, they’ve got one of them covered, while Mustafizur Rahman finding his rhythm again and Mohammad Saifuddin’s progress have ensured the second one isn’t crippling.New Zealand will be quietly confident, though, with a win against India in the warm-ups followed by a demolition job against Sri Lanka. Their pace bowling, in particular, looked in fine fettle. Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry looked a fearsome prospect in helpful conditions. If they get that help again, they could have the Bangladesh batsmen hopping.Traditionally, subcontinental teams have had their share of problems against accurate and hostile short-pitched bowling, so unless the pitch is flat, that could be part of New Zealand’s plans. Their batting is helmed by a powerful top order, with Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson the reassuring figures relied upon to steer the innings.

Form guide

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In the spotlight

Soumya Sarkar hasn’t always done justice to his enormous talent. He averages 36.80 in ODIs, but scores at better than a run a ball. The speed of scoring speaks of his ability to find the boundaries and the gaps, but the average says he hasn’t always made fast starts count. Since the start of 2018, though, despite a spell out of the team, Soumya has added consistency too. He averages 41.69 and rattles along at a strike-rate of 109.05 – both considerably above his career numbers. He has been a changed batsman since hitting his maiden Test century during the tour of New Zealand at the start of the year. His last four ODIs have brought scores of 73, 54, 66 and 42. Another good score at fast pace, and he will have set the platform for Bangladesh’s pedigreed middle order to take charge.Since the 2015 World Cup, Ross Taylor‘s ODI average of 68.85 is second only to Virat Kohli’s. He has quietly, efficiently and methodically piled on the runs. He made 71 against India in the warm-ups, and by almost any reckoning has been among the top few batsmen in ODIs in the last four years. That he’s still not spoken of in the elite category of batsmen says more about perception than his performance. But New Zealand know just how reliable Taylor is. And opposition teams know it too.Lockie Ferguson celebrates taking the wicket of Dhananjaya de Silva•Getty Images

Team news

Bangladesh will likely stick with the XI that delivered victory against South Africa. Tamim Iqbal, Mustafizur and Saifuddin all have niggles, though nothing serious enough to prevent them from playing.Bangladesh (probable): 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3 Shakib Al Hasan, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 5 Mohammad Mithun, 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Mosaddek Hossain, 8 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 9 Mohammad Saifuddin, 10 Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), 11 Mustafizur RahmanNew Zealand are also likely to stay unchanged. Tim Southee and Henry Nicholls are not yet at 100% fitness, which makes the decision easier.New Zealand (probable): 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Colin Munro, 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Tom Latham (wk), 6 James Neesham, 7 Colin de Grandhomme, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Matt Henry, 10 Lockie Ferguson, 11 Trent Boult

Pitch and conditions

In the two matches that have already taken place at The Oval at this World Cup, three innings have gone past 300. This match will take place on a new pitch, though. The weather could also play a part. The forecast is for a mostly cloudy day with some showers. Depending on when those showers arrive, it could force teams to change tactics midway through.

Strategy punt

• Bangladesh have been promoting Shakib Al Hasan up the order in recent times, and it’s a move they should stick with. His average at Nos. 3 and 4 is 43.4. From No. 5 to 7, it slips to 33.8. There is no big difference in strike rate, 80 in the upper middle order and 82.3 lower down. The reason for Shakib’s improved numbers up the order could lie in his respective records against pace and spin. Since 2016, he has averaged a stunning 60.5 at a strike rate of 96.5 against pace. The corresponding numbers against spin are 28.8 and 73.9 – making it a no-brainer, really, to push him up the order.
• Matt Henry might have got his opportunity partly due to Tim Southee being injured, but now that he’s in the XI, New Zealand shouldn’t hesitate to throw him the new ball. Henry has been among the most effective, and under-rated, opening bowlers in ODIs. He averages 19.3 in the first ten overs, better than Trent Boult’s 24.1. He also has a better bowling average against the top three (24.1) than he does against Nos. 4 to 7 (27.3), or even the tail (25.3) – further arguments for giving him the new ball. Finally, the clincher is Henry’s stats against Asian teams versus non-Asian teams – he outperforms on every metric, average (20.7 to 35.9), economy rate (5.0 to 6.4) and strike rate (24.6 to 33.8).

Stats and trivia

• Ross Taylor is set to play his 400th international match. He will be the third New Zealander, behind Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum, to get to the landmark.
• This will be Shakib Al Hasan’s 200th ODI.
• Trent Boult needs two wickets to get to 150 in ODIs.

Quotes

“We played in their home conditions recently, but we are in a neutral venue for this game. There’s always pressure in a big tournament. They would be under more pressure if they are considered the favourites. We know each other well. We cannot underestimate ourselves, regardless of who we are playing against.”
“Last time Bangladesh were in our country, it obviously wasn’t ideal. It will be great to see them tomorrow. I’m sure both sides are looking forward to getting out there, and I guess getting back to the cricket field around what we love doing. You know they left pretty quickly, so we didn’t get a chance to, I guess, see them, but it will be great to get out on the cricket field tomorrow and do what we love doing.”