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Three teams still remain in contention for a place in the 2019 World Cup, though Zimbabwe no longer have their fate in their own hands

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Mar-2018So, who’s through to the World Cup?As things stand, only West Indies have sealed their spot in next year’s World Cup. They will finish top of the Super Sixes table with eight points, irrespective of how Friday’s game between Afghanistan and Ireland goes.Zimbabwe, who are currently on the second qualifying spot despite a narrow defeat at the hands of UAE, are all but out of World Cup contention.Does that mean Zimbabwe still theoretically hold a chance of qualifying?Yes, it is quite a slender chance though. Zimbabwe will need the match between Afghanistan and Ireland to finish as a tie, which would bring down Ireland’s Net Run Rate down to 0.377, which is less than their NRR of 0.420.What do Ireland and Afghanistan need to do to qualify?Simple, win their final Super Sixes game, where they face off against each other on Friday. It is a knockout clash for all practical purposes, with the winner moving up to six points and qualifying for the final, and more crucially, taking the 10th and final World Cup spot.What happens if Friday’s game is washed out?In that case, Ireland, who currently sit at four points and a superior Net Run Rate to Zimbabwe’s, will go through, since a washout will have no impact on their NRR.

A round-up of the Regional Super 50 2016-17 Group B matches played on February 1, 2017

ESPNcricinfo staff02-Feb-2017Jamaica jumped from fourth to second place on the Group B table with a 67-run win (Duckworth-Lewis method) in a rain-affected match against ICC Americas on Wednesday. With the game reduced to 46 overs a side, Jamaica recovered from a shaky 53 for 3 to post 251 for 5, after fifties from Andre McCarthy (63 off 87 balls), John Campbell (66 not out off 42 balls) and Rovman Powell (52 not out off 38 balls). Campbell and Powell put together an unbroken 101-run partnership for the sixth wicket, which came at a scoring rate of 9.04. This was Powell’s second successive fifty in the tournament.Set a revised target of 254, ICC Americas were anchored by opener Kamau Leverock, who struck 75 off 83 balls. The rest of the batting, however, failed. ICC Americas lost seven wickets for 57 runs, folding for 187 in the 45th over. Legspinner Damion Jacobs took 5 for 24, his second five-for in List A cricket, to aid his side’s bonus-point victory.Barbados steamrolled Combined Campuses and Colleges by 200 runs for their fourth consecutive win in the tournament. Having compiled 294 after opting to bat, Barbados bowled CCC out for a mere 94 runs in an innings that lasted 36.2 overs. CCC gave up their last seven wickets for 50 runs, with the only notable contributions coming from Vikash Mohan (29) and Amir Jangoo (23). Sulieman Benn was the best bowler for Barbados with 3 for 25, while Jason Holder and Ashley Nurse took two wickets each.Earlier, strong performances from the batsmen took Barbados to a strong total, despite a late slump that saw them lose six for 36 in three overs. Of the top six batsmen, only one failed to score more than 30, with the top score coming from Roston Chase, who struck a 55-ball 76.

A five-for by fast bowler Liam Hatcher and a knock of 102 by debutant Jason Sangha set the base for Australia Under-19s’ 23-run win (Duckworth-Lewis method) over Pakistan Under-19s

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Jan-2016
ScorecardA five-for by fast bowler Liam Hatcher and a knock of 102 by debutant batsman Jason Sangha set the base for Australia Under-19s’ 23-run win (Duckworth-Lewis method) over Pakistan Under-19s, their first win in the tri-nation tournament in the UAE.Batting at no. 6, Sangha’s 113-ball century in his first Youth ODI helped Australia recover from a poor start of 45 for 5 after they were put in to bat. Pacer Sameen Gul, who went on to finish with returns of 5 for 44, did most of the damage in this period taking three of the first five wickets. Sangha, however, rallied the lower order to lift Australia past 200. He was involved in partnerships of 55 and 51 for the eighth and ninth wickets with Wes Agar and Tom O’Donnell respectively, before his dismissal in 47th over. Sangha’s knock included 13 fours and two sixes.Pakistan were set a revised target of 207 runs from 48 overs but managed only 183 as the Australia attack bowled them out in 44.3 overs. Australia chipped away at wickets and thwarted promising partnerships, ensuring that only two batsmen – top-scorer and captain Gauhar Hafeez (48) and No. 8 Shadab Khan (36) – notched up scores of above 30. Hatcher cleaned up the lower order in his 5 for 39 and was well supported by Agar’s pace, which accounted for an early wicket, and the off-spin pair of Michael Cormack and Sam Grimwade, who took two wickets each.Pakistan, who are yet to register a win in the tournament, will target a win in their next match, against Australia on January 16, to keep their hopes of a place in the final alive.

Sahara’s decision to pull Pune Warriors out of the IPL has thrown into question its pending payments to the franchise’s players

Amol Karhadkar21-May-2013Sahara’s decision to pull Pune Warriors out of the IPL has thrown into question its pending payments to the franchise’s players. The players’ contract stipulate that 35% of their salaries will be paid after the tournament ends.Senior batsman Robin Uthappa said he had no worries about payment, although at least three domestic players confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that they hadn’t yet been paid their second instalment of 50%, which was due by May 1.”Sahara have never defaulted so far in the previous seasons,” Uthappa told ESPNcricinfo. “In fact, two out of the four instalments for this year have already come. The remaining two are scheduled to come in September and then November. They have always paid very well, and I have no doubt they will not falter.”Even though Sahara may have paid a few senior players the second instalment of their salaries, hardly any of the domestic uncapped players has been paid after the first instalment of 15%.”We just hope that whatever be the fallout between the owners and the board, our interests will be safeguarded,” a player said, requesting anonymity.A Sahara spokesperson said the domestic uncapped players had nothing to worry about. “Why should we falter the payment of those players especially when we are paying millions to the senior players,” the spokesperson said. “Remember, last year we even paid a senior professional like Yuvraj Singh his full contracted fee of $1.8 million even when he had could not play a single match due to his illness.”The BCCI, meanwhile, has decided to not let the players suffer for what it termed “the owners’ goof-up”. “The players’ payments will be adjusted from the franchise’s share of the central pool,” a board official said. “The board will deduct players’ payments before settling the share of their central pool revenue.”According to the IPL player contracts, a tripartite agreement between the player, the franchise and the board, players’ fees are supposed to be disbursed in four instalments. The first of 15% is due before the start of the season, the second of 50% before May 1, the third – a share of 20% – immediately after the conclusion of the Champions League Twenty20 and the remaining 15% before December 1.The coaching staff’s contracts, however, are bilateral, and it could not be ascertained whether the support staff’s dues were cleared. In the past two seasons, the coaching staff’s contract fees were settled after several reminders from the specialist coaches and rest of the support staff members.

ESPNcricinfo previews the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai

The Preview by Devashish Fuloria08-May-2012

Match facts

Wednesday, May 9, Mumbai
Start time 2000 (1430 GMT)Will it be again down to Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers for Royal Challengers?•AFP

Big Picture

Mumbai Indians face Royal Challengers Bangalore for the first time this season, thanks to the scheduling. The two heavyweights have met each other nine times in IPL and the record is almost even with five wins to Mumbai Indians.Both teams were pre-tournament favourites, boasting intimidating batsmen and experienced bowlers. However, things haven’t gone smoothly for either. Royal Challengers have five wins and five losses and they are lingering in mid-table, trying to push their way up. A loss in Mumbai will put them in a tight spot. Mumbai Indians have been slightly luckier with seven wins out of eleven, even though they have been inconsistent. Whereas, Royal Challengers have been overly dependent on the Gayle-de Villiers duo, Mumbai’s batting has flickered between good and ordinary.However, the difference between the teams is mainly in the potency of their bowling attacks. Mumbai Indians are the second most economical team, giving away 7.28 runs per over as against Royal Challengers’ 8.47, the worst in the tournament. This has affected their ability to take wickets as they average 36.82 runs per wicket against Mumbai Indians’ 21.80, the best among all the teams. No surprises here as Mumbai Indians also have three bowlers in the top ten list of leading wicket takers while Zaheer Khan, Royal Challenger’s top bowler, is 18th. Royal Challengers addressed the issue by bringing back Muttiah Muralitharan in place of Daniel Vettori in their previous game and he responded with an economical spell, but lacked support from the other end.Both teams have done better in chases with a few last-ball finishes. However, de Villiers, who has been critical in those situations, might find Lasith Malinga slightly trickier than Dale Steyn in such a situation. In any case, that sets the stage for interesting contests – Tendulkar-Muralitharan, Malinga-Gayle, Malinga-de Villiers.

Form guide

(most recent first, completed games)
Mumbai Indians: WWWLW
Royal Challengers Bangalore: WLLWW

Players to watch

AB de Villiers made Steyn look pedestrian, taking 23 runs off his last over. Overall, de Villiers has scored 292 runs at a strike-rate of 171.76. With no support from the Indian contingent in the team, the responsibility of setting up the pace would again be on him along with Chris Gayle.Lasith Malinga has been taking wickets for fun. If he can break the Gayle-de Villiers combine -the spine of Royal Challengers’ batting – that would be more than half the job done.

Stats and trivia

• Royal Challengers Bangalore are the second fastest batting team behind Delhi Daredevils with a strike rate of 130.71. Mumbai Indians are the slowest with 114.27.
• Royal Challengers have hit the most sixes in the tournament – 73. Most of them have come from Gayle (31) and de Villiers (14). Mumbai Indians have hit 51 sixes.
• Three of Mumbai Indians’ seven wins have come off the last ball. They also managed another tight win against Kings XI Punjab with only one remaining.
  

  Quotes

  “I told him [RP Singh] to give me the three balls that were left as I knew I could do it from there.”

  “I won’t say I’m a finisher of the game. I can even get better hopefully as there’s lots of room for improvement.” “

John Morris has been sacked as Derbyshire’s head of cricket midway through their current Championship match against Essex

ESPNcricinfo staff11-May-2011John Morris has been sacked as Derbyshire’s head of cricket midway through their current Championship match against Essex. Andy Brown, his assistant, has also been told his services are no longer required.Morris’s contract was due to expire at the end of September and Brown’s at the end of December but the pair’s departure is immediate, to the extent that they won’t see out the final two days of a Championship game that Derbyshire are well-placed to win.Derbyshire have only won one of their first four Championship games but are top of Group A in the Clydesdale Bank 40 after three wins. Luke Sutton, the captain, will take charge of the team along with academy director Karl Krikken, bowling coach Steffan Jones and committee member Tony Borrington.”After careful consideration, it has been decided not to renew their contracts and both will be released from performing their duties immediately,” Chris Grant, the club chairman, said. “The positions of lead physiotherapist James Pipe, strength and conditioning coach Luke Storey and Second XI coach AJ Harris are unaffected.”I would like to thank both John and Andy for their efforts while they have been employed by Derbyshire and wish them the very best in their future endeavours.”

urham’s left-handed batting prodigy Ben Stokes crashed 26 in an over to ease the reigning County Champions to their second victory of the season with more than two sessions to spare against winless Kent

20-May-2010
Scorecard
Durham’s left-handed batting prodigy Ben Stokes crashed 26 in an over to ease the reigning County Champions to their second victory of the season with more than two sessions to spare against winless Kent.Fresh from scoring a career-best unbeaten 161 in the first innings at Canterbury, the New Zealand-born teenager marched in to clatter an unbeaten 42 from 22 balls to secure the visitors a six-wicket win by 12.17pm on the final day of a fluctuating game.Chasing 169 for victory and having resumed on their overnight score of 67 for 3, Durham eased to within 52 of their target courtesy of a steady and sensible fourth-wicket stand of 80 between Dale Benkenstein and Ian Blackwell.Benkenstein was only one short of a half-century when he became Durham’s only casualty 11 overs into the final session. Advancing down the pitch when aiming a lofted shot over extra cover, the right-hander edged an overhead catch to Martin van Jaarsveld at slip to give Rob Ferley his only wicket in a costly eight-over spell of one for 54.Blackwell pulled his left calf muscle running a single to take his score to 46 and was joined by runner Scott Borthwick in order to post his 60-ball half-century, with five fours and a six. Otherwise, Durham suffered no further alarms.It was left to Stokes to win it in style with a six and five fours in the only over of the day from Kent’s part-time leg-spinner Joe Denly. Stokes, only 18, took his match aggregate to an unbeaten 203 in the process and left Kent still without a win after 11 starts in all forms of cricket.

A washout would suit India just fine, sealing their semi-finals spot, but not so for Australia

Karthik Krishnaswamy23-Jun-20241:49

Finch: Head vs Bumrah will be a great battle

Match details

Australia vs India
St Lucia, June 24, 10.30am local time

Big picture: Rain threat in St Lucia

This episode of Australia-India was always going to be spicy, because, well, it’s Australia-India, and because November 19 and all that. But now, after the events of June 22, there’s even more riding on it. Group 1 of the Super Eight in T20 World Cup 2024 is now thrillingly open.This isn’t a must-win game for either team, but Australia will be on wafer-thin ice if they lose. And while India’s net run rate gives them a decent safety net, there is still a chance they could lose out on a semi-finals slot.It’s Australia-India, then, and the stakes are as high as they could possibly be. What more could a cricket fan ask for? Well, there’s one thing: the weather forecast in St Lucia isn’t hugely encouraging.A washout would suit India just fine, sealing their semi-finals spot, but for Australia the difference between two points and one could be humongous. They are well aware of this, having been haunted by this difference in a global tournament not that long ago.

Form guide

Australia LWWWW (last five completed T20Is, most recent first)
India WWWWW

In the spotlight – Marsh and Arshdeep

This hasn’t been the best of World Cups for Mitchell Marsh, with six innings bringing him just 88 runs at an average of 17.60 and a strike rate of 111.39. Conditions in the West Indies haven’t always been conducive to the Australia captain’s brand of hit-through-the-line strokeplay, but a return to St Lucia, the highest-scoring venue of this tournament, could help him find his way back into form.Arshdeep Singh is India’s highest wicket-taker in this World Cup with 12 strikes at the rate of one every 10 balls, but he’s also been their only regular bowler with an economy rate north of 7. He’s looked hugely impressive when the ball has swung, but he’s also looked inconsistent with his lengths at other times, which he will want to guard against on Monday given the opposition and the likely conditions.

Team news: Starc in or out?

Australia played the extra spinner against Afghanistan, bringing in Ashton Agar and leaving out Mitchell Starc. They could yet continue with that combination – Agar featured in their one previous game in St Lucia, against Scotland – particularly with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli not too fond of facing left-arm spin in the powerplay, but given the nature of this contest, will they continue to leave out one of their most tried-and-tested match-winners?Australia (probable): 1 Travis Head, 2 David Warner, 3 Mitchell Marsh (capt), 4 Glenn Maxwell, 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Tim David, 7 Matthew Wade (wk), 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Mitchell Starc/Ashton Agar, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood.It seems unlikely India will tinker with their 3-3 bowling combination (with Hardik Pandya as one of their three seamers), but their two left-arm orthodox spinners may come under a bit of pressure if either Travis Head or David Warner bats into the middle overs.India (probable): 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Virat Kohli, 3 Rishabh Pant (wk), 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Shivam Dube, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Arshdeep Singh, 10 Kuldeep Yadav, 11 Jasprit Bumrah.

Pitch and conditions: Pace on, runs on

St Lucia has been the most batting-friendly venue of this T20 World Cup in terms of both scoring rate (8.92) and average (28.76). Fast bowlers have struggled to keep the runs down here, going at a worst-in-the-competition 9.42, but spinners have done relatively better, returning a better economy rate here (7.91) than in both Dallas and Antigua.There is a good chance of rain in St Lucia, though, with forecasts predicting showers through Monday morning with the weather clearing up roughly between 10am and 4pm.

Stats and trivia

• India have a 3-2 edge over Australia in their T20 World Cup meetings so far. The last time they clashed in this tournament, however, was back in 2016.
• Virat Kohli (4103) and Rohit Sharma (4073) are separated by just 30 runs on top of India’s run-scoring leaderboard in T20Is.
• If they both feature, Agar and Arshdeep will play their 50th T20Is. Agar made his T20I debut in March 2016, while Arshdeep made his in July 2022. New Zealand’s Ish Sodhi (51) is the only player from a Full Member team to play more T20Is than Arshdeep since his debut.
• Australia could find a way to bowl spin to Kohli and Rohit in the powerplay even if they leave Agar out. Offspinners have bowled effectively to them in the powerplay so far at this World Cup, with Mohammad Nabi and Mahedi Hasan getting through quiet overs. Kohli has scored nine off 12 balls against offspin in the powerplay so far, and Rohit nine off eight. Glenn Maxwell, then, could be a useful option.

Quotes

“We have a lot of belief in our group. We are a very good cricket team. Yes, tonight we had an off night but I guess there’s also a positive in the fact that in 36 hours we go again. It’s a big game, it will be against India, obviously, and it’s a must-win game. I think if you look back at the short history of this team, I know for a fact that it brings out the best in our guys, so the boys will certainly be up and about for it.”
“In T20s, I don’t believe you need to get fifties and hundreds. How you can put pressure on the opposition is what matters. All the batters were trying to do that from the word go. That’s how we want to play and encourage ourselves to go forward. Yes, you need to understand the conditions as well, but we have a lot of experience in the squad, and we back them to use that experience on the field.”

CSA introduces split coaching team for red- and white-ball formats

Firdose Moonda14-Jan-2023Shukri Conrad and Rob Walter are expected to be unveiled as South Africa’s new men’s international coaches. Conrad’s most recent position was in charge of South Africa’s Under-19 side, while Walter will move from his role as head coach of Central Districts in New Zealand.The pair were preferred to current interim coach Malibongwe Maketa, former West Indies director of cricket Richard Pybus and former national assistant coach Adi Birrel (who applied for the red-ball job only). Lance Klusener, who was the frontrunner for the white-ball role, withdrew his application on Monday to focus on his work in T20 leagues.The appointments, overseen by CSA director of cricket, Enoch Nkwe, will see South Africa’s men’s teams working under a split coaching set-up, following Mark Boucher’s resignation last year. South Africa previously tried something similar more than a decade ago, when Russell Domingo, who was then Gary Kirsten’s assistant, was was put in charge of the T20 side, with Kirsten remaining Test and ODI coach. Domingo then succeeded Kirsten six months later, as all-format coach.It is not yet known which format will be coached by Conrad and which by Walter, but whoever gets the white-ball role will start immediately. South Africa play England in three World Cup Super League matches from January 27.The Test coach will have a reduced workload at international level for now as South Africa still retain hopes of reaching the World Test Championship final, despite defeats in their two most-recent series in Australia and England, but currently only have two matches scheduled – at home to West Indies in March – in the next 11 months. In the long gaps between Tests, the Test coach will play an overseeing role in the first-class system.Both Conrad and Walter have worked extensively in South Africa’s domestic set-up . Conrad coached both the Lions and Cobras franchises (under South Africa’s previous domestic structure) and won four titles with the two teams, including one first-class title. Since then, he worked as head coach of Uganda, as South Africa’s National Academy coach, and most recently as coach of the national Under-19 team. South Africa finished seventh at the 2022 Under-19 World Cup, with Dewald Brevis announcing himself, and Conrad then coached them to victory in the CSA T20 knockout challenge in October. This will be his first job as a Full Member national men’s team head coach.Related

• Boucher unveiled as new Mumbai Indians head coach

• Smith hopes SA20 will help end South Africa's World Cup wait

• Archer returns to England's ODI squad for tour of South Africa

• Klusener withdraws application to be South Africa white-ball coach

The same applies to Walter, though he has been involved in international cricket, having been South Africa’s strength and conditioning coach between 2009 and 2013. His first role after turning to coaching was as head coach of the Titans franchise, where he won three trophies in three seasons before moving to New Zealand. Walter coached Otago Volts for five years and turned them from wooden spooners in 2016-17 to a competitive side in the seasons that followed. In April 2021, he moved to the Central Stags. Walter also has IPL experience with Pune Warriors and Delhi Daredevils.The pair succeed Boucher, who was appointed in December 2019 on a four-year deal. Boucher was due to stay on to take South Africa to the 50-over World Cup later this year, but announced his resignation in August 2022, on South Africa’s tour of England. His last series was the T20 World Cup in Australia, where South Africa missed out on the semi-finals after losing to Netherlands. Boucher has since been announced as the head coach of IPL franchise Mumbai Indians.

New national team captain, who is currently playing in BBL 2021, also talks about Test aspirations

Peter Della Penna21-Dec-2021Newly appointed Nepal captain Sandeep Lamichhane says he hopes his team-mates will be able to move past a turbulent period off the field, in which players have been engaged in a protracted payment dispute with Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). The dispute ultimately resulted in the axing of Gyanendra Malla as captain and Dipendra Singh Airee prior to Lamichhane’s appointment.Speaking from Australia, where he is currently playing for Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League, Lamichhane expressed confidence that the Nepal squad would be able to move past recent off-field disagreements and rally together to perform well enough on the field to qualify for the 2023 T20 World Cup.”It’s an honour for me to lead this country,” Lamichhane told ESPNcricinfo. “There’s been a lot going on between players and CAN. In this tough time, we have to back up each other. All the players and CAN have to come in one place to take Nepal cricket to next heights. It’s a tough time for Nepal cricket but I’m looking forward to getting this team through every thick and thin so that we have a great time ahead.”It hurts to see all these things right now. There’s nobody who can help us to go through it. There has been a lot of ups and downs. But the kind of skills our players have and the kind of big heart they have, I’m pretty sure they’re going to represent Nepal and prove themselves. [Malla and Airee] are one of the main pillars of the Nepal team. Though they are not captain or vice-captain or don’t have that tag right now, but for me they are still the best players in the team.”Related

• Lamichhane replaces Gyanendra Malla as Nepal captain

• Pubudu Dassanayake appointed Nepal head coach

A number of current players have voiced their displeasure on social media in the past week after Malla, Airee and allrounder Sompal Kami also had their central contracts suspended for six months. Former captain Paras Khadka also put out a statement in support of the players in their ongoing dispute.”We are in support of our cricket players,” Khadka wrote. “Justice has to be served. Hopefully CAN will take its decision back and players can start training to focus in preparations for the T-20 World Cup qualifier in February and to maintain our ODI STATUS in coming days.”Lamichhane, meanwhile, is looking forward to the arrival of Pubudu Dassanayake after Christmas following the announcement that Dassanayake has been hired to start a fresh tenure as Nepal head coach, having had a successful stint from 2011-2016.”He is the real architect of Nepal cricket and the one who made the definition of cricket in Nepal,” Lamichhane said of Dassanayake. “Especially for me, the way he took me from nowhere to the national camp. Definitely it’s going to be a pleasure for me and for all the players. There’s going to be a lot of changes and a lot of positivity around when Pubudu comes back to Nepal. I’m looking forward to good times and uniting the team.”Lamichhane has also set his sights on lifting Nepal beyond ODI status. He hopes he can play a major role in leading Nepal not just to their maiden ODI World Cup appearance, but also to attain the long-term goal of Test status.”We have been saying one thing all the time: we have to play World Cups and be a Test nation,” Lamichhane said. “Definitely it’s going to be a new challenge and as far as I’m there, we will put everything possible from our side to become a Test nation as well. I haven’t taken the field yet but it’s an immense pleasure to lead this beautiful country, not only this squad of 21 players and people including staff members, but it’s an immense pleasure to lead 30 million people around the world, all the Nepalese people. So I’m definitely looking forward to it.”Every team goes through ups and downs. A lot of things have happened in the past, but from here onward me as a leader, we are only looking for brighter days ahead. Everybody who is dreaming to play for this beautiful country and performing for this country, for me as a leader it will be a good challenge and I hope to get the best out of any player. That’s my motivation for right now to help us win games.”