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ScorecardVidarbha rode on a superb unbeaten 129 from Faiz Fazal, the opener, to complete a comfortable eight-wicket victory against Madhya Pradesh in Indore. Set a challenging target of 275, Vidarbha got off to a perfect start with Fazal and Harshal Shitoot putting together 99 for the opening wicket. Shitoot fell for 49, but Fazal then found an ideal foil in Owamir Afzal, who made 58 and added 150 for the second wicket to seal the game. Madhya Pradesh’s score was built around a 113-ball 110 from Monish Mishra. His partnership with Shadab Khan, who made 58, helped stabilise the innings after they had slumped to 78 for 4. Mishra hammered four sixes and six fours in his knock, and was dismissed off the last ball of the innings. Vidarbha have now lost all three matches in the tournament, while Madhya Pradesh have won one out of two.
ScorecardA strong bowling performance by Uttar Pradesh helped them to their second win in two days as they trounced Railways by 63 runs at the Emerald High School Ground in Indore. After being put in to bat, Uttar Pradesh lost three early wickets – including the crucial one of Mohammad Kaif, who followed his blistering 151 against Rajasthan with just 3 – but were propped up by Ravikant Shukla, who made 54, and other useful contributions from Suresh Raina (39 retired hurt), Ali Martaza and Parvinder Singh (30 each). Jai P Yadav was the most successful bowler for Railways, taking 4 for 28. Chasing a target of 247, Railways were never in the hunt, losing half their side with only 75 on the board. Karan Sharma made 40, while Rahul Deb, the wicketkeeper, made an unbeaten 32, but those contributions only delayed the inevitable.

Shaharyar Khan confirmed that the ball is back in Asia’s court for a second bid at the 2011 World Cup © Getty Images

Asia’s bid to host the 2011 World Cup came close to being derailed at the recent ICC Executive Board meeting in Dubai. Shaharyar Khan, the Pakisan Cricket Board chairman, told reporters at the National Stadium in Karachi that the bloc, consisting of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had asked – and been granted – a deadline extension for the submission of their bid. The request, he added, met sustained resistance from certain ICC member countries.Shaharyar said Asia had failed to hand in the compliance book (the document that outlines various logistical information including details of venues and facilities) by the February 28 deadline. “We missed the original deadline and asked for an extension which we got till March 16. Now the compliance book has been compiled but it still has certain problems which need to be addressed. There was lots of heated debate and resistance among members but with great difficulty we got the ICC to accept that there are genuine reasons for the delay.”The group now has till April 21 to submit the compliance book and a final decision is likely to be taken nine on 30 April. Shaharyar also admitted India had been initially a reluctant potential host but the issue had now been resolved. “I don’t think it is true anymore (that India weren’t keen). We had bilateral discussions during the meeting and India is keen and willing now – they are 100% on board.”Some concerns are yet to be resolved. Reports have suggested that Sri Lanka are not happy with the allocation of matches across the four countries (22 in India, 16 in Pakistan, 9 in Sri Lanka and six in Bangladesh) although Shaharyar said no issue was raised by Sri Lanka in Dubai. The semi-finals and final, according to the chairman, are likely to be staged along the lines of the 1996 World Cup, which means India will host both semi-finals and Pakistan the final.The other headache will be an Indian one, concerning which eight or nine venues will be chosen to host the 22 matches and which will miss out. “The major problem is the rotation policy in India. It is for now India to work out and identify its centres. But we have decided that the 51 World Cup matches would be played on 15 Asian centres.”Despite the typically subcontinent problems with the bidding, Shaharyar remains confident their proposal will be eventually accepted. “I am convinced the compliance book will be ready by April 21 and it will be very difficult to reject that bid. Anyway there is an understanding that Asia will host every third World Cup so I am 95% sure that we will get it.”Shaharyar also revealed that India and Pakistan were strongly opposed to the concept of a Twenty20 World Cup so soon after the inception of the format. The ICC announced after the meeting that Twenty20 cricket is set to become an official part of the international calendar from 2007 onwards and that England could host an inaugural world championship as soon as 2009.But Shaharyar argued that it was too early to host a Twenty20 world cup. “We understand that it’s a popular concept and that if the ICC don’t do it, we could have a Mr Packer no.2 situation. But our stance is that the format has just begun. A few countries haven’t even tried it out domestically so how can you have a world cup? We hosted two tournaments so far but we can’t say definitively that it is a success just yet.”We took the position – and India was with us on this – that this isn’t furthering cricket, it debases it and it furthers only commercialism. We were the only two to oppose it officially. It needs more time. Touring teams to Pakistan will not have to play an international Twenty20 game as part of the series although if we tour somewhere else we will fulfill any such obligation.”

India Under-19 472 for 4 dec (Pujara 211, Tewari 109) beat England Under-19 258 and 77 (Nadeem 6-23) by an innings and 137 runs
ScorecardAndy Pick, England Under-19’s coach, had no excuses after watching his side lose 16 wickets on the final day of their Test series against India. The debacle wrapped up a 3-0 series whitewash, as the left-arm spinner, Shanbaz Nadeem, bamboozled the young batsmen with figures of 10 for 131, including 6 for 23 as the second innings folded for 77."It was a flat wicket and their boys batted well,” Pick told ecb.co.uk. “We didn’t bowl particularly badly but we just never looked like getting anybody out. Having encouraged the boys to be cautious and selective when they batted in the first two Tests and bat some time, this time we told them to play some shots and express themselves. We had nothing to lose so we told the boys to go out there and show what we can do.”England had begun the final day on a decent 189 for 4 in their first innings, with Ben Harmison, the younger brother of Steve, unbeaten on 40. He went on to make 65, once we was the fifth man out, the tail collapsed without him. “We followed on and it was a debacle,” added Pick. “There was no application. We were a team that looked as if we had had the stuffing knocked out of us and batted accordingly."We’ve been second-best in all departments really,” said Pick. “We’ve had no bowlers who have been in a position to put any pressure on them or look like getting people out. We’ve bowled like we were just trying to contain and just hoping something would happen rather than force something to happen.”"As a group we’ve failed to apply ourselves time and time again. I’ve sat down with John Abrahams [the tour manager] and we asked ourselves `are we really this bad?’ We don’t think we are. We’ve seen the players that we’ve brought with us play well in the past and know that they are capable of better than they have shown on this trip.”A five-match one-day series begins in Agartala on Tuesday. England’s young cricketers will need to lift their performances considerably if they are to avoid further humiliation.

In seven previous series in India, New Zealand have won just two Tests and lost 10. Wisden Cricinfo looks back at the highlights of those seven series.1955-56
It was New Zealand’s first tour of India, and the only time that they played a five-Test series here. India romped home 2-0, winning both Tests by an innings. Vinoo Mankad, Vijay Manjrekar and Pankaj Roy hammered two hundreds in the series, while Subhash Gupte was a one-man army with the ball, taking a phenomenal 34 wickets – exactly as many as all the other Indian bowlers put together. Despite the domination by the Indian batsmen, only once did their opening pair put together a century partnership. When they did manage one, though – in the fifth Test – Vinoo Mankad and Roy went on to add 413, a record for the first wicket which stands till today. Bert Sutcliffe and John Reid were the only two New Zealanders who conquered the Indian spinners, hitting two hundreds each.1964-65
A superb debut series for S Venkataraghavan, who took 21 wickets in four Tests and singlehandedly fashioned an Indian victory in the last Test, the only decisive match of the series. Venkat wheeled away for 112.4 overs and took 12 for 152 at the Feroz Shah Kotla to turn an evenly contested series – New Zealand took the first-innings lead twice in four matches – India’s way. New Zealand found an unlikely hero in Bruce Taylor, the allrounder, who scored a century and took a five-for on debut in the second Test at Calcutta, the only player to have achieved the feat till today.1969-70
The Indians had a mighty spin line-up in Bishan Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna and S Venkataraghavan, but New Zealand found a spin spearhead of their own in Hedley Howarth. His nine wickets in the second Test at Nagpur gave New Zealand their first Test victory in India. This was a series New Zealand dominated – they took the first-innings lead in all three Tests, and despite losing the first one, nearly snatched the series: requiring 268 to win in the last match, India just about managed to hold on for a draw, finishing on a miserable 76 for 7.1976-77
This time there was no stopping the Indian spinners. Bishan Bedi led the charge, taking 22 wickets in three Tests, including two five-fors, as India romped to a convincing 2-0 win. The crucial difference between the previous series and this one was the emergence of a solid Indian batting line-up – Sunil Gavaskar, Anshuman Gaekwad, Mohinder Amarnath and Gundappa Viswanath formed a formidable top four, and with Syed Kirmani chipping in handily in the lower order, New Zealand just could not find a way to dismiss India cheaply enough. This was also Richard Hadlee’s first series in India, and while 13 wickets in three wickets was a fair effort, it was too little to make a difference.1988-89
Richard Hadlee (10 for 88) and John Bracewell (8 for 132) led New Zealand to only their second Test win, by a thumping 136-run margin at Bombay. New Zealand lost matches on either side of that Test, though, to lose the series 1-2. In a bowler-dominated series, India topped 300 just twice, while New Zealand’s highest was 279. The pitches were tailor-made for India’s spinners – they accounted for almost 80% of the wickets taken by the team – but Hadlee showed that he could deliver even in inhospitable conditions. Tormenting the Indian batsmen with seam, swing, and impeccable accuracy, he took 18 wickets at 14, with a scalp every five-and-a-half overs.1995-96
A series marred by inclement weather. India won the first Test at Bangalore, and then held on to the lead as rains played spoilsport in the next two. Anil Kumble has reason to remember the series, though: Martin Crowe became his 100th Test victim in the Bangalore Test, as Kumble took nine wickets in the match and was largely instrumental in fashioning the victory.1999-2000
The three-Test series started off in sensational fashion when, on a damp and green pitch, Dion Nash and co. bundled out India’s much-vaunted batting line-up for 83 in a mere 27 overs. Incredibly, only 17 wickets fell in the next four days after the first day produced 13, as the match ended in a draw. The second Test was on a more conventional turner, and Kumble starred in yet another home win, grabbing six wickets in the second innings, and ten in the match. This series also marked the return to captaincy for Sachin Tendulkar, while Kapil Dev took over as coach. Tendulkar’s batting was not affected – he notched up his maiden Test double-century in the third match – but his high-profile partnership with Kapil didn’t quite produce the desired results for Indian cricket: a three-nil drubbing in Australia was followed by a more shocking two-zero whitewash against South Africa at home, and Tendulkar’s second stint as captain came to an unceremonious end.

Veteran left-hander Hashan Tillakaratne scored his second century of theseries and Russel Arnold partially broke off the shackles of poor form asSri Lanka batted throughout the third day of this third and finalJanashakthi National Test match.The day had been touted beforehand as a pivotal one and with Sri Lankaovertaking the West Indies first innings total with five wickets to spare,the odds are now stacked against the tourists avoiding the humiliation of aseries whitewash.By the close of play Sri Lanka had turned a 197 run deficit into an 87 runlead after 141-run fifth wicket partnership between Tillakaratne and Arnoldand then an unbroken 133 sixth wicket partnership between Tillakaratne andThilan Samaraweera.Tillakaratne innings was the highlight of the day and the best of his fourhundreds since returning to the side four months ago after a two-yearabsence. Whether he should have been discarded after the 1999 World Cup isdebatable, but one senses his frustration at being sidelined has made himeven hungrier for success in the twilight of his career.During this series he scored 105 not out in Galle, 87 and 7* in Kandy andnow an unbeaten 143 here, which surpasses his previous career best (136*)scored against India in August. Remarkably, he has only been out once in theseries having batted for just short of seventeen hours.The 34-year-old, who was troubled with a hamstring injury for much of the day, is known best for his dour accumulation and back-to-the-wall defiance, but on this occasion he showed another side, batting stylishly and vigorously to reach his fifty off 77-balls and hundred off 149 balls. His timing was impeccable; especially his straight drives which fizzed across the lush green outfield to the boundary.Tillakaratne came to the crease after the fall of Mahela Jayawardene for 32,who was trapped lbw by Mervyn Dillon, after the first half hour thismorning. It appeared a crucial break through as Jaywardene is also in regalform, whilst Arnold, the remaining batsmen, hadn’t scored a fifty for 10consecutive innings.But Arnold finally repaid some of the faith shown in him by the selectorsand team management as he went onto score 65 in a controlled inningsspanning nearly four hours. The 28-year-old left-hander hadn’t lost his formcompletely, just his capacity to stay at the wicket. He was hitting the ballcleanly, but had suffered from an over-eagerness to dominate and anover-reliance on those nurdles and flicks that he employs so well in theone-day game. This time he played straighter and with greater patience.Still, he will be cursing his failure to capitalise fully and score acentury after being caught behind off a cross batted shot.Sri Lanka were 345 for five at that stage, mid-way through the afternoon,still with a deficit of 45 runs. But the obdurate Thilan Samaraweera stayedwith Tillakaratne till the close to post the pair’s third century stand infive Test matches. Samaraweera was 68 not out at the close having playedwithin his limitations and with great application.Four months ago Dav Whatmore was bemoaning a wobbly late middle-order, butthe adhesive pair have helped solve that the problem for meantime, at leaston sub-continental wickets, anyway, where Samaraweera can play a role withhis off-spin.”Hashan (Tillakaratne) has been batting very well for us since he cameback,” he said. “He took a couple of games to get back into the grove butsince then he showed us what we have been missing.”Thilan (Samaraweera) is a very committed cricketer. He may not have theskill of the Jayasuriya’s and Jayawardene’s but he is very determined andthat determination can be as effective in its own way.”Tomorrow Sri Lanka will try to chisel out as large a lead as possible. Thereis no great urgency with over six sessions remaining, though there may beconcerns that the pitch seems to be wearing too slowly.West Indies are not out of the game if they can conjure up a early morningcollapse, but this seems unlikely with a bowling attack – with the singleexception of Dillon who bowled with great heart – that is looking moreinnocuous with each passing session. They were further handicapped by a sideinjury to leg-spinner Dinanath Ramnarine, who has only been able to bowl 17overs in the innings.

Mumbai set Delhi a victory target of 501 runs after Jatin Paranjpe andVinod Kambli had hit hundreds in contrasting styles on the third dayof their Super League match at the Feroze Shah Kotla today. At stumpsthe Delhi openers had survived nine overs to make 41/0 with DevinderSharma batting positively to run up 32 in 33 balls.The runs came in torrents during the day, 401 in all, with Mumbaiscoring 360 of them. After Amol Muzumdar (38) departed at 151,Paranjpe and Kambli conjured up a 210 run partnership in just 30.5overs. Paranjpe was a shade circumspect with his hundred coming off235 balls but Kambli displayed no inhibitions in clubbing an 87 ballhundred. His 114 (97 balls) was studded with 21 fours and one six andreinforced that at this level of cricket he had no peers.Mumbai captain Samir Dighe declared when Paranjpe (185) was eighth outat 453. Paranjpe, whose knock numbered 16 fours and 5 sixes, hadstepped up the pace after reaching his centuryhe needed only 90 moreballs to get to 185. For Delhi, Virender Shewag claimed 4/87 from 36.4overs with his off spinners.

According to The Sun, it appears yet another Tottenham Hotspur signing by Fabio Paratici in Emerson Royal could now leave amid rumours of goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini’s certain return to Atalanta.

The Lowdown: Tottenham decisions made?

Reports by Corriere della Sera (via Sport Witness) and Goal both claim that loanee shot stopper Gollini is all but certain to leave Spurs in June with the Lilywhites opting not to trigger his option-to-buy clause.

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As manager Antonio Conte seeks to rebuild the club, Tottenham’s summer window may well be a crucial period for the club as Paratici and chairman Daniel Levy aim to back him with proven quality.

Spurs, whilst needing to make signings, also need to decide who could leave at the end of this season.

While reports suggest Gollini’s future is sealed, a new report has now surfaced involving Royal.

The Latest: Tottenham open to sale…

The Sun believe Tottenham’s Brazilian ‘could be heading out the door’ less than a year after joining as the Lilywhites are ‘believed’ to be open to offers for Royal this summer.

As Spurs could now green-light his exit, it is claimed that Paratici and co are already eyeing his potential replacement in Middlesbrough full-back Djed Spence – who is currently on loan at Nottingham Forest.

The Verdict: Right call?

Described as a ‘relentless’, ‘perfect’ and ‘all action’ full-back by La Liga expert and former Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell, his performances have been up and down recently.

Despite some occasional good displays, Conte now appears to favour Matt Doherty in the wing-back role with the Republic of Ireland international hugely impressing as of late.

Emerson’s energy has reportedly been revered by those within Spurs as reliable correspondent Alasdair Gold claimed that they were blown away by fitness levels.

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However, having registered just one assist all campaign, it is also understandable why the club could green-light his exit in favour of a possible move for Spence – with Alan Hutton calling the latter man ‘incredible’.

Conte will need financial backing to move for Spence and selling the Brazilian could go a long way.

In other news: Tottenham official sent to club as Conte now eyes ‘monster’ player who wanted to join in 2020, find out more here.

	The return of Matthew Hayden will give Australia what they need at the top of the order, according to Phil Jaques © Getty Images

Phil Jaques will put his first taste of Test defeat to positive use, declaring that Australia will be “fiercely competitive” and “as aggressive as possible” in a bid to ram home the series win. Jaques said being the senior opener in Perth in just his fifth Test, with Chris Rogers making his debut, did not unduly burden him but he is boosted by Matthew Hayden’s expected return in Adelaide on Thursday.”We will approach it how we always approach it,” Jaques said, “which is fiercely competitive and play the game the right way but play the game hard. We will be trying to be as aggressive as possible without crossing that line.”Hayden should come back from a hamstring injury that forced him to miss the third Test and Jaques, for one, can’t wait. “Matt coming back into the side will make a difference to our team and give us a whole lot of confidence,” Jaques said. “He’s a fine player, with a fine record.”He’s fantastic, a wealth of knowledge. My mindset didn’t change too much not having Matt there, but having him there will give the side what we need at the top of the order.”He was confident Rogers would be a success in his future Test opportunities, but for the meantime it’s set to be the Hayden and Jaques show with the latter having ensured his spot for a while with good scores against Sri Lanka and now India; Perth was a rare double failure. His partnership with Hayden is developing well, too.”Every Test we get a little more understanding of the way the other plays,” Jaques said. “We are starting to work out when we’re having our low periods and our high periods. It’s definitely good to have a regular player there that’s for sure but it’s good to have Chris as well. He did his best last week and I’m sure next time round he’ll make a big score.”Having struggled against the seamers – and Irfan Pathan in particular, who bagged him twice – Jaques said there would be some adjustments. “We will be looking at revising some plans and going from there. Everyone’s entitled to a bad game every now and then. [Pathan] bowled really tight lines, really nicely. He bowled me a couple of good balls. That happens in cricket, hopefully I can get him next time.”He also promised his foot movement would be better and that the approach would not to be too different if India selected two spinners or one. Speaking of spin, Jaques backed Brad Hogg to get the nod ahead of Shaun Tait’s pace, which would deny Tait a home Test. “Usually we do play spinners here, it’s one of those wickets that does spin. Personally I think Hogg might play but we will have to look at the wicket.”It will be all eyes on the pitch in the next day or so, as this will affect India’s line-up also, with suggestions that they may play five bowlers, bringing back two spinners. The weather may also come into play, as showers are forecast for the first two days at least. But with Australia’s top order promising to put up a fight, and India with the desire to level the series, where top-quality cricket is concerned the outlook is sunny.

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Jason Borgas added stability to South Australia’s top order © Getty Images

The fiery South Australia attack of Shaun Tait and Jason Gillespie loomed as the key in the Redbacks’ victory plans after their batsmen ensured a thrilling final day at Brisbane. Jason Borgas, Mark Cosgrove and Darren Lehmann helped South Australia build a lead of 185 at stumps as they searched for their first Pura Cup win of the season.Andy Bichel had the visitors in big trouble at 2 for 7 before Lehmann hammered 65 from 61 balls in his first match back from a hamstring injury. Borgas and Cosgrove each made half-centuries in a 109-run partnership but Cosgrove missed the chance for a century in each innings when he was out for 67.Borgas continued to add stability to the Redbacks’ fragile top order and batted for more than three hours to remain unbeaten on 68. The Bulls were without one of their bowlers as James Hopes had not returned to the field since straining his thigh late on the first day.Hopes did not bat as Queensland reached 409 and a 32-run advantage. Clinton Perren made 69 not out before Lehmann came on for an inspired spell. His 3 for 4 ended the home side’s chances of building a big lead and the match remained evenly poised after three days.

ScorecardThe West Indies presented their Group B match to Australia on a platter when they lost by the slim margin of 13 runs on Wednesday.Chasing Australia’s total of 251, West Indies were well on course to victory at 192 for 3 in the 35th over, before collapsing to 238 all out in 48 overs. At that stage, they required 60 runs off the last 15 overs with seven wickets in hand. But Gajanand Singh’s dismissal for 33, chipping a delivery to third man, triggered off a sensational collapse where West Indies lost six wickets for 25 runs in 58 balls.The last pair of Javon Searles and Rishi Bachan valiantly tried to turn things around, and brought the West Indies to within 14 runs of victory, but a run out sealed their fate.”It was a win we didn’t expect,” Brian MacFadyen, Australia’s coach, said. “With 15 overs to go they certainly had the upper hand which was pretty obvious. It was certainly very encouraging for us to fight back from that sort of position. We felt we’ve been solidly outplayed till that point,” he said.West Indies manager Jimmy Adams said his team paid a big price for some poor decisions in the middle.”We really put ourselves in a position to win. We batted well up to the first 33 overs,” he said, “and then after that we made some poor decisions and we paid a big price for it. I’d rather learn here than at any point in the future. The earlier they learn these lessons the better.”We batted ourselves into a very good position and then batted ourselves into a very bad position. It’s a learning curve for all these young men. One has to hope that they learn quickly,” he continued.”Having done the hard work earlier and brought the run rate under four, you would have said from the outside that would be normal batting. But again these are situations that these young men. They are new to this form of the game. They haven’t played much one day cricket. What we are gonna find out in the next couple of weeks is how quickly they learn,” he said.The defeat has put West Indies in a spot of difficulty: they now have to beat South Africa in their final group game on Friday to ensure a place in the quarter-finals.”We put ourselves in a position where we have a crunch game in two days time. We’ll have to pick ourselves up and make sure that we have everything working on that day. It will be a key game for both teams. It’s all to play for. It’s going to be a final for us,” said Adams.As for the Australians – who have two wins under their belts with a victory over South Africa and the West Indies – a quarter-final place is assured. They take on USA in their final match on Thursday.However the Australian coach said that his team had got a lot of work to do in all aspects of the game going into the next round.”We played pretty well throughout and looked like we were set like 270. Then to lose those wickets and be all out was disappointing. We knew the West Indies would be a good side and they proved that. We opened the door a little bit by not batting as well as we should have in our finish,” MacFadyen said.”We [have] still got wides and no-balls to worry about. All the teams are doing that but we don’t want to be leaders in that area. The umpires are applying strict rules as they should. Perhaps these boys haven’t had a lot of experience playing under those strict ICC conditions. Today the ball wasn’t swinging but both teams bowled lots of wides. Neither team could blame swing. It is an interesting one as to why it is happening,” he said.Australia, who won the toss and chose to bat, got off to a bad start when they lost Tom Cooper for a duck to the second ball of the innings. They did, however, recover through a solid knock of 77 off 110 balls from Usman Khawaja and reached 194 for 3 in the 40th over. However a series of poor shots, coupled with some good bowling by the West Indies, saw them crash to 251 all out in 47.5 overs.On an excellent batting pitch it was certainly not a total Australia could be content with, aptly proved when the West Indies started their run chase and the top-order once again started gathering runs at a hectic pace. But when the momentum appeared to swing their way, Singh, on 33, chipped the ball to third man where Ben Cutting made a good catch diving forward. In the following over, Jason Mohammed (57) fell lbw to David Warner and the floodgates were open.Four wickets fell in four overs and soon West Indies were 200 for 8. Narine’s run-out ended the match when the batsmen tried to steal an impossible second run.The umpires officiating in the match wore black arm bands as a mark of respect to Trevor Henry, a distinguished Irish international umpire who passed away at the age of 51. Henry was one of the umpires selected to officiate in this World Cup, but illness prevented him from participating.