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The footmarks developing on the Sharjah pitch are crucial to Sri lanka’s hopes of winning the series 2-0, Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara said

Andrew Fidel Fernando in Sharjah18-Jan-2014The footmarks developing on the Sharjah pitch are crucial to Sri Lanka’s hopes of winning the series 2-0, Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara said. Day three saw the surface play reasonably well for the batsmen, even if it remained a challenging pitch for stroke-making, but Sri Lanka’s spinners achieved success by attacking rough areas either side of the pitch.There has been no unplayable turn or bounce from the footmarks, but on a surface on which the fast bowlers could not generate movement save with the old ball, the rough on the pavilion end of the pitch, in particular, presented hope for effecting dismissals. Pakistan trail Sri Lanka by 137 runs with four wickets remaining.”There are a lot of rough areas on the wicket and the real challenge is to exploit that rough,” Sangakkara said. “For our spinners, it’s really important to have a look at where the position of the rough is, and how well they can use it to generate the unpredictable. It’s just the third day, so on the fourth and fifth day, it’s bound to get worse to bat on. Anyway, scoring is pretty difficult. By getting 400 in the first innings, we put ourselves in a pretty good position.”Rangana Herath pitched well outside the off stump throughout many of his spells on day three, but Sangakkara suggested this was not a stalling tactic from Sri Lanka, who lead the series 1-0. Constant plugging away at that line prompted a reverse-sweep from Ahmed Shehzad, who dragged the ball onto his off stump on 147, and had earlier also accounted for Younis Khan, who edged one down the leg side. Herath finished the day with 3 for 88 from his 31.3 overs – the best returns for his team so far.”There was rough outside leg, to try and pitch the ball in,” he said. “A lot of batsmen don’t have the patience anyway when you bowl those kind of lines. It seems negative when you look at it from the outside, but the plan was quite positive – to try and get them to hit against the line, try and get one to turn from off the rough and see whether we can get something happening on that track. When you bowl around the wicket, there wasn’t much purchase on it because there isn’t much rough in line with the stumps.”Sri Lanka’s route to victory will also be marked by damage control and self-preservation with the bat, Sangakkara said, as the onus rests on Pakistan to force the pace in the match. Pakistan had progressed at 2.28 runs an over in the first session of the day, before the scoring rate gathered momentum in the evening, but they will likely have to bat out at least two sessions on day four to establish a first-innings lead.”If we get a couple of wickets in the morning tomorrow, especially Misbahul-Haq, then we would be able to do quite well in the Test,” Sangakkara said. “They were pushing for runs today, trying to get as close as possible to our total but the two wickets at end of the day were very crucial for us.”Pakistan will have to try and push to get a result, losing 1-0 or 2-0 is going to be the same when you have lost the series. They are going for broke and our job is to try and hold our nerve and absorb the pressure. First of all, we have to limit the damage – runs-wise – and if we do get a chance to bat again, we have to ensure we bat well.”Kumar Sangakkara praised Shaminda Eranga for the discipline and fitness the bowler had shown•AFPSangakkara said he had expected the pitch to deteriorate faster than it has by the end of day three, but found no fault in it. The cricket has been attritional throughout the series – owing to the teams’ approach as much as to the surfaces – but the pitch in Sharjah has been particularly difficult to score on, without offering much for the bowlers.”There are different types of wickets. A lot of people have different ideas of what Test cricket should be. What Test cricket should produce is a great contest, whether it’s a test of patience or skills of players,” he said. “When it’s hard to get runs and it’s hard to get purchase, to see how well the sides adapt to those situations. Those are signs of good Test players and, on this kind of pitch, maybe there wasn’t anything for the fast bowlers with the new ball, but there was reverse swing. There can be a lot more turn in the next two days, so we have to wait and see how it plays.”By the look of it on the first day, I thought that there would be lot more turn than we have seen on the first two days. Probably the first day turned a lot more, while the top was a bit softer and a heavy roller compacted it, and made it a lot better for batting.”Sri Lanka’s fast bowlers have been a vital ingredient in the team’s success in the series, and produced long, disciplined spells again on day three, helping limit Pakistan’s scoring. Shaminda Eranga took two wickets, both achieved through reverse-swing.”I think the bowling has been a revelation – especially Lakmal and Eranga. The discipline and the fitness they have shown to last three Tests, bowling very long spells is fantastic,” Sangakkara said. “They prepared well, especially Eranga, before coming here. Also on this tour, he worked hard with the bowling coach. Chaminda Vaas has done well with them. They have done all you can ask of them as fast bowlers on this tour, and I think they are incredible for us.”

The pitch was pancake flat and slow, the disheartened India A bowling a little listless, and the fielding poor. However, West Indies A balanced it out by throwing away wickets, not taking full advantage of three dropped catches, and failing to convert two

The Report by Sidharth Monga in Shimoga02-Oct-2013
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The crowds came in huge numbers, but the action didn’t quite live up to their enthusiasm•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

An enthusiastic holiday crowd of over 10,000 packed under – and on – the trees that surround the cricket ground of Shimoga’s Jawaharlal Nehru College of Engineering, but what happened on the field of play didn’t match their enthusiasm. The pitch was pancake flat and slow, the disheartened India A bowling a little listless, and the fielding poor. However, West Indies A balanced it out by throwing away wickets, not taking full advantage of three dropped catches, and failing to convert two half-centuries into hundreds. They ended at 283 for 6 with Kraigg Brathwaite and Assad Fudadin scoring fifties, and Leon Johnson and Chadwick Walton cushioning the blow of two quick wickets with a 68-run partnership for the sixth wicket.The day began with pleasantries for West Indies A. First they won the toss on the benign pitch, and then as they waited to go out to bat they were treated to a rendition of “Rally Round the West Indies”. Similarly hospitable bowling followed from Mohammed Shami and Zaheer Khan, who couldn’t manage movement in the air. There wasn’t going to be much off the pitch anyway. The openers got through the quicks’ opening spell without having to play at many deliveries.Against spin, though, Kieran Powell and captain Kirk Edwards lost their heads. Powell holed out to cow corner, and Edwards walked past one soon after he was dropped and hit a six off left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt. Narsinh Deonarine played across the line to Zaheer, and was given out lbw.West Indies A had gone from 55 for 1 to 98 for 3, but Brathwaite wasn’t about to lose his mind. He ground the runs out with the spinners – Bhatt and Parvez Rasool offered enough cutting and driving opportunities, sometimes off successive deliveries. Fudadin wasn’t as alert as Bratwaite, but he was dropped by VA Jagadeesh and Mohammad Kaif on 12 and 27 at square gully and backward point. Abhishek Nayar and Shami were the unfortunate bowlers.Either side of tea, the two added 117 runs. After the drops, the game settled into a lethargic little stroll with easy runs for the two. Zaheer bowled a third spell, but wasn’t effective. After Zaheer was taken off after two overs in that spell, spin came on at both ends, and pretty much only a mistake was going to get any batsman out. The mistakes duly arrived. Fudadin fell lbw while sweeping Bhatt, and Brathwaite edged to the keeper while cutting Rasool.The twin breakthrough didn’t buoy India A enough to overcome conditions, and Johnson and Walton began to accumulate runs again. Both of them showed preference for clearing the infield, and kept managing to find vacant spaces to put the ball in. Johnson did that five times in one Rasool over, taking 20 off it. He ended the day unbeaten on 36.India A didn’t claim the new ball, but in the 88th over of the day Walton handed them fillip by trying to square-drive a wide ball and offering Uday Kaul an easy catch.

تلقى دييجو سيميوني المدير الفني لفريق أتلتيكو مدريد الإسباني عرضًا من الدوري السعودي وفقًا لتقارير.

وتواصل المملكة العربية السعودية حركتها الموسعة لاستقطاب مدربين ولاعبين من أوروبا إلى الدوري السعودي، وذلك منذ انضمام كريستيانو رونالدو إلى النصر في يناير الماضي.

وبحسب صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية، بدأ الأهلي السعودي مفاوضاته لضم سيميوني واتخذ أولى خطواته بعد سلسلة محادثات غير رسمية في وقت سابق.

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وتشير “ماركا” وفقًا لمصادر مطلعة أن العرض الذي يحاول الأهلي اقناع سيميوني به، هو من العروض الأعلى في الدوري.

يشير التقرير أيضًا إلى أن الأهلي يحاول كذلك ضم مهاجم أتلتيكو مدريد، ألفارو موراتا، وحال موافقة المدرب واللاعب، يمكن لهما الاستمرار معًا ولكن تلك المرة في المملكة العربية السعودية.

Michael Lumb’s aggressive 57 maintained Nottinghamshire’s winning start to their Yorkshire Bank 40 campaign with a seven-wicket win

23-May-2013
ScorecardMichael Lumb’s aggressive 57 maintained Nottinghamshire’s winning start to their Yorkshire Bank 40 campaign with a seven-wicket win over Warwickshire in a rain-interrupted contest at Edgbaston.The England Twenty20 international struck nine fours and a six from just 41 balls to ensure that Nottinghamshire, who were set a revised target of 194 from 30 overs, were well ahead of the rate when it was further adjusted to 133 in 21 overs after another stoppage for rain. Nottinghamshire needed 21 from 20 balls when the players returned but they eased home with nine deliveries to spare thanks to a composed unbeaten 39 from James Taylor.Warwickshire’s total of 186 for 7, based around Rikki Clarke’s first one-day half-century in a year, looked competitive – but Lumb soon made it look inadequate as he contributed 43 to an opening stand of 52 with a subdued Alex Hales. Lumb had mustered only 16 runs in his previous three innings in the competition this season but he was quickly into his stride, taking three fours from Chris Woakes’ opening over then straight driving Chris Wright for a six.Woakes and Wright both absorbed heavy punishment so Warwickshire turned to New Zealand offspinner Jeetan Patel who struck with his first ball when Hales shovelled a catch to Ateeq Javid at square leg. Lumb raced to a 28-ball half century but then failed to dig out a yorker from Steffan Piolet’s first ball.Samit Patel holed out to deep square in Boyd Rankin’s first over just before umpires Neil Bainton and Steve O’Shaughnessy took the players off for rain but Taylor finished the job that Lumb had started. Warwickshire managed only 29 in their opening eight over Powerplay and, thanks to Lumb’s superb strokeplay, Nottinghamshire needed only 18 balls to pass that figure.Warwickshire’s innings was twice interrupted early on by hailstorms which meant that the match was reduced first to a 37 overs contest and then to 30 overs after a second and more lengthy stoppage. Warwickshire stuttered as Varun Chopra struggled to time the ball but Clarke got the innings going after he was promoted up the order by lifting Patel for six over long-on.Chopra grafted for his 42 before he went leg before wicket sweeping Steve Mullaney but Clarke was more fluent and reached a 42-ball 50 in the penultimate over of the innings. Clarke, who was bowled pulling Jake Ball, was given spirited support by Tim Ambrose and Piolet, who provided late acceleration with unselfish cameos, but Warwickshire were still left seeking their first win in this season’s competition.

The 85-minute delay due to a power failure before the start of the chase in Hambantota seemed enough to rev up Sri Lanka, as they raced to 144 for 1 in 20 overs

The Report by Mohammad Isam in Hambantota23-Mar-2013
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Kushal Janith Perera brought back memories of Sanath Jayasuriya•Associated Press

Bangladesh’s first ODI of the year should be remembered for several events, including a Tamim Iqbal century, but the assault on their bowlers by the Sri Lanka openers overshadowed all that. Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kushal Janith Perera, playing only his fifth ODI, took less than an hour to decimate an already feeble pace attack and demoralise the spinners, Bangladesh’s strength. Sri Lanka eased to an eight-wicket victory, giving them a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.Bangladesh’s score of 258 for 9 was supposed to test Sri Lanka, especially in Hambantota where the previous highest successful chase was 211. The added advantage for Bangladesh was the 85-minute delay in-between innings due to a power failure in two light towers, which gave Sri Lanka a revised target of 238 in 41 overs.Sri Lanka’s task had been made more difficult, but Dilshan and Perera responded ruthlessly. They added 106 in just 12.1 overs, hammering 13 boundaries and a six. Seven of those fours came off the first 14 deliveries that Abul Hasan and Rubel Hossain served up. It was one of those games the late Tony Greig would have loved to call; one of those carving the bowling, Kushal, was almost a copy of Sanath Jayasuriya.Save the superstitious touches of the pad, helmet and bat, the stance and the shots of Kushal were reminiscent of Jayasuriya’s style of play. The first square cut threw you back to the mid 1990s, when Jayasuriya gained the reputation for being a destroyer of bowling attacks.As the fours poured in, there were signs of more similarity. Kushal’s grip tends to stay towards the bottom of the handle as well, but his attacking instincts almost led to an early dismissal when he swept one straight to deep square leg. But Abdur Razzak parried the chance over the boundary ropes.Kushal took a lot of the limelight, being the younger batsman, but it was Dilshan who was the wrecker-in-chief. Dilshan contributed 56 to the opening partnership, and later consolidated on the start with Kumar Sangakkara. It appeared as if the pair had slowed down considerably but they scored at a fair clip, though the Bangladesh bowlers bowled better with an extra fielder outside the 30-yard circle. Sangakkara made 63 off 68 balls, adding 128 runs for the second wicket. He was caught at the third-man boundary, five runs short of victory.Dilshan reached his 15th ODI century*, his second against Bangladesh, in the 31st over. He was severe on anything overpitched, and there were several offerings from Rubel Hossain, Abul Hasan and Abdur Razzak, who were unable to stop the flow of boundaries.The other century of the day came from Tamim’s bat, but Bangladesh suffered a setback as he was ruled out of the series after injuring his right thumb during the chase. The century, his fourth in ODIs, was his first in international cricket in almost three years. It was also the first hundred in the format against Sri Lanka by a Bangladesh batsman in 31 matches between the teams.Tamim’s 112 off 136 balls, and an unbeaten 73 off 59 balls by Nasir Hossain, was undermined by the others’ failure to make a significant contribution. Sri Lanka’s bowlers showed patience to induce Anamul Haque, Mohammad Ashraful and captain Mushfiqur Rahim to play ordinary shots, and get out against the run of play. One dragged it on, the other fell to a lobbed drive, and Mushfiqur fell to an ugly hoick – the Bangladesh top and middle-order collapsed in the space of 31 deliveries.Tamim held the innings together till the 44th over, being involved in key partnerships with Mahmudullah (for the fourth wicket) and Nasir (for the fifth). He played some of his favourite shots, especially the cuts and drives, as he found different angles and enough height to clear the fielders. Whenever the bowlers pitched it up or provided him width, he was at it quickly. Each of the twelve boundaries was well thought, while the six off Lasith Malinga was a calculated loft over long-on late in the innings. After he was run out, Nasir took over the baton to give the innings a final flourish. He smashed six fours and three sixes, as Bangladesh added 90 runs in the last 10 overs.Sri Lanka picked up those 90 runs in the first 9.3 overs, without losing a wicket, facing two new balls and against bowlers who represent Bangladesh’s “best available options” at the moment. The home side, too, has to fare better with the ball, but their challenge in this department is going to be much easier.08:22am GMT, March 24: Article has been updated to reflect actual number of ODI centuries Tillakaratne Dilshan has scored

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Brasil x Alemanha no Mineirão, pela Copa do Mundo de 2014 ainda gera arrepios nos fãs brasileiros de futebol pelo histórico 7 a 1 aplicado pelos alemães na Seleção Brasileira na semifinal do Mundial.

O feito alemão se tornou tão expressivo que mesmo sendo uma página dolorosa para o futebol nacional, o povo do país europeu tratou de gerar um benefício ao Brasil.

As redes do duelo histórico foram picotadas em diversos pedaços e vendidas na Alemanha para quem queria guardar uma lembrança da partida. E o valor arrecadado vai ajudar quatro instituições brasileiras.

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A venda das redes do “Mineiraço” renderam 800 mil reais que serão divididos entre as instituições brasileiras, que receberão cada uma R$ 200 mil cada.
Cada comprador alemão pagou 71 euros, cerca de 320 reais, para ficar com um pedaço da incrível goleada alemã. A iniciativa de vender os pedaços das redes é do Projeto Goleada do Bem, uma parceria entre o Mineirão, o consulado da Alemanha no Brasil e a Dahw – ONG alemã que capta recursos para tratamentos de hanseníase.

– Cumprimos mais uma etapa de um grande projeto. Agora, começa o trabalho mais gratificante, que é ver os projetos apresentados saírem do papel e impactarem diretamente e de forma muito positiva a sociedade e a vida das pessoas – afirmou a gerente de Relações Institucionais do Mineirão, Ludmila Ximenes.

O Goleada do Bem recebeu a inscrição de mais de 50 projetos de todas as regiões do brasileiras e após um processo de avaliação e de enquadramento em todos os pré-requisitos do edital, chegou-se às quatro instituições que serão contempladas pelo projeto.

Foram escolhidas para receber os recursos do Goleada do Bem o Instituto Geração 4, de Jaboatão dos Guararapes, em Pernambuco, a Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FUNFARME) e duas instituições de Belo Horizonte, a Fundação Benjamin Guimarães – Hospital da Baleia e o Projeto Bom na Bola, Bom na Vida.

تحدث عادل عبد الرحمن لاعب الأهلي السابق، عن استعدادات المارد الأحمر للقاء السوبر أمام بيراميدز، مُشيرًا إلى أنه حزين بسبب اعتذار الزمالك.

ومن المقرر أن يلتقي الأهلي بطل كأس مصر النسخة الماضية، مع بيراميدز وصيف الدوري، يوم الجمعة المُقبل، الموافق 5 مايو، على ملعب هزاع بن زايد بدولة الإمارات.

وقال عبد الرحمن في تصريحات عبر برنامج “بوكس تو بوكس” المُذاع على قناة “etc”: “كولر المدير الفني للأهلي قام بتجهيز عدد كبير من اللاعبين في بداية الدوري، والآن يجني ثمار التدوير الذي قام به، خصوصًا أن الفريق ضاع منه الدوري في آخر موسمين بسبب الإجهاد والضغط في المراحل الحاسمة والأخيرة من البطولة”.

وتابع: “كولر لديه قائمة في الوقت الحالي يعتمد عليها، وسيواصل الاعتماد عليهم حتى حسم بطولة إفريقيا، وحال حسم الدوري مبكرًا سيعطي فرص للاعبين الآخرين”.

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وواصل: “كان من الأفضل أن يواجه الأهلي نظيره الزمالك بدلًا من بيراميدز، في ظل مستوى الفريقين خلال الوقت الحالي وترتيب كل فريق بجدول الدوري المصري، ولو كان الأبيض متأكدًا أن مستواه الفني مميز كان سيخوض لقاء السوبر بعيدًا عن أزمة كهربا”.

وأردف: “بيراميدز فريق جيد وسيخوض المباراة بحثًا عن اللقب بكل تأكيد، ولا يمتلك ضغط جماهيري أو إعلامي، والحجة ستكون جاهزة بأنه لم يكن مستعدًا بشكل قوي للمباراة، والمواجهة تميل للأهلي بنسبة 60%، الفريق السماوي سيخوض اللقاء بدون ضغوط، ولو حقق الفوز سيذكر الجميع بما فعله منتخب الدنمارك عندما توج بأمم أوروبا بعد استدعاء اللاعبين من على الشواطئ”.

وأكد عادل عبد الرحمن على حزنه بسبب اعتذار الزمالك عن المشاركة في المباراة، مُعلقًا: “الأهلي لديه لاعبين كثيرين، وكهربا ليس (مارادونا)، والفريق فاز كثيرًا في غيابه، وهناك محمد شريف يتألق بشكل كبير أمام الزمالك، لكن حزين على ما يحدث في الوقت الحالي، الزمالك سبق واستفاد من قرار لجنة التظلمات بقيد لاعبيه، فلماذا يهاجمون اللجنة الآن؟”.

وشدد: “الزمالك كان عليه إعلاء المصلحة الوطنية، لأنهم سيخوضان لقاء السوبر للتعبير عن الكرة المصرية ومكانتها في الخليج ودولة الإمارات، كان على النادي الأبيض اللعب وخوض اللقاء وبعد ذلك يبحث عن حقوقه بالطريقة التي يراها”.

واختتم: “مجاملة الأهلي شماعة يختلقها البعض لتعليق فشلهم الدائم عليها، النادي الأهلي مؤسسة كبيرة واتبع الخطوات القانونية في أزمة كهربا”.

Yorkshire remain hopeful they will have Tim Bresnan available for the Friends Life t20 Finals Day despite the ECB announcement on Wednesday that he would not be freed from England duty.Finals Day is staged in Cardiff on Saturday the day after England take on South Africa in the opening one-day international at the same ground. Jonny Bairstow has already been confirmed as being available for Yorkshire, while Craig Kieswetter, the Somerset wicketkeeper, is also allowed to play.”The club understands that Tim’s involvement in Finals Day depends on decisions to be made by the England management following the NatWest ODI on Friday,” a Yorkshire statement said. “The club remains hopeful that Tim will be able to represent Yorkshire on Finals Day but will also respect any decision made that furthers the chances of the England national side.”When Bresnan was left out of the final Test against South Africa he linked up with Yorkshire for their Championship match against Derbyshire and also played the CB40 against Sussex.The Friends Life t20 has endured a difficult season, especially during the group stages which were badly affected by the weather, and the appearance of England players would be an added attraction to the day. Matt Prior and Luke Wright will line up for Sussex while Danny Briggs, the left-arm spinner named in the World Twenty20 squad, is part of the Hampshire set up.The other significant availability news confirmed by the ECB is that Kevin Pietersen can play for Surrey for the remainder of the season but James Anderson will not be free for Lancashire’s final Championship match of the summer, against Surrey at Aigburth, where he would have gone head-to-head with Pietersen in what could be a relegation decider.Anderson was left out of the World Twenty20 squad so will end his international season after the one-day series against South Africa, but the ECB have opted to begin is time off straight away after that.Elsewhere, Andrew Strauss will see out the season with Middlesex after a short family break following the end of the Test series against South Africa. He will play Championship matches against Worcestershire and Lancashire.

كشفت تقارير سعودية، عن إتمام نادي الهلال، الاتفاق مع النجم العالمي ليونيل ميسي، من أجل الانضمام إلى الزعيم خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية المُقبلة.

ومن المعروف أن العقد الحالي للاعب صاحب الـ35 عامًا مع باريس سان جيرمان سينتهي بنهاية الموسم الحالي، أي صيف 2023، وسط تقارير تُشير إلى اقترابه من الانضمام إلى الدوري السعودي.

وأكدت صحيفة “اليوم السعودية” عبر صفحة الموقع “الميدان الرياضي” على “تويتر”: “ميسي ما بين الهلال والاتحاد حسم الأمر للأول لمدة ثلاث سنوات”.

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وأضافت: “تأكد هذا القرار بعد صافرات الاستهجان ضد اللاعب في المباريات الأخيرة لفريقه الحالي الباريسي من قبل الجماهير، عندما علموا برحيله وعدم موافقته للتجديد معهم”.

وترغب السعودية في الجمع بين ميسي وغريمه التقليدي، كريستيانو رونالدو، في دوري واحد مثلما كان الحال في معظم مسيرتهما الكروية في الدوري الإسباني لتزيد من تسويق المسابقة المحلية في السنوات المقبلة.

#ميسي ما بين #الهلال و #الاتحاد حسم الأمر للأول لثلاث سنوات وتأكد هذا القرار بعد صافرات الاستهجان للاعب في المباريات الأخيرة لفريقه الحالي الباريسي من قبل الجماهير عندما علموا برحيله وعدم موافقته للتجديد معهم#الميدان| #باريس_سان_جيرمان | #دوري_روشن_السعودي pic.twitter.com/XHWkFixd8t

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A round-up of the matches in the One-Day National Cup 2012, Division Two

ESPNcricinfo staff05-Mar-2012Usman Arshad rescued Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) with a steady, unbeaten 70, leading them to a four-wicket victory against Peshawar Panthers at the Arbab Niaz Stadium.Having chosen to field, SNGPL managed to dismiss Peshawar for 179, with Asad Ali and Raza Ali Dar taking 4 for 38 and 3 for 30 respectively. Mohamamd Rizwan (65) and Gauhar Ali (31) were the only batsmen to make contributions of note to the Peshawar total.Peshawar, however, were strong at the start of the defence, reducing SNGPL to 30 for 5. Adnan Akmal, Azeem Ghumman and Ali Waqas were dismissed for a duck. But Arshad, along with Raza Ali (36) and Yasir Shah (35) ensured victory with 18 balls to spare. Riaz Afridi and Waqar Ahmed took two wickets each for Peshawar.SNGPL have finished their league matches, winning two and losing two to earn four points. Peshawar, despite losing this game, are at the top of table with four points and one match to go.