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Faf du Plessis given an extended period of rest, Pite van Biljon and Sisanda Magala get maiden call-ups

Firdose Moonda08-Feb-2020Quinton de Kock will captain the South Africa men’s T20I squad, with regular skipper Faf du Plessis given an extended period of rest, for the three-match series against England at home from February 16 to 20. Kagiso Rabada, who is currently on holiday in the United States, will also not feature in the series but Dale Steyn makes a return to the national side after an absence of 11 months.Batsman Pite van Biljon and seam bowler Sisanda Magala have received maiden call-ups, with Magala’s involvement in the series dependent on him passing a fitness test as was the case with the ongoing ODI rubber. Magala, along with Tabraiz Shamsi, Jon-Jon Smuts and Lungi Ngidi, attended a CSA-organised strength and conditioning camp in January which addressed weight, nutrition and skills training. The other three players were successful in completing their fitness assessments ahead of the ODI series, in which they have been playing, and have also been included in the T20I playing group.The T20I squad also includes eight other players who are part of the fifty-over set-up, including Temba Bavuma and left-arm spinner Bjorn Fortuin, both of whom have only played in two T20Is to date. Allrounder Dwaine Pretorius, who made his debut in the Tests series but did not feature in the ODIs, returns to the T20I squad and wicketkeeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen, who last played for South Africa in a Test in India, has also been recalled. Van Biljon, who finished in the top 15 on the Mzansi Super League (MSL) run charts, has been rewarded for a consistent 24 months and given the opportunity to stake a claim for the T20 World Cup.”With a T20 World Cup not too far away, we have begun the process of identifying several players whom we will be looking at over a period of time and hope that by the time September comes along, we will have the best possible squad of 15 representing South Africa,” Graeme Smith, CSA’s acting director of cricket, said.Du Plessis is set to be part of that group although there is no indication of the outcome of the talks between him and Smith being made public yet. Du Plessis, who remains South Africa’s Test and T20 captain and is available for fifty-over selection, told the media on numerous occasions during the Test series that he is committed to playing for the country until after the T20 World Cup, and Smith said he would have discussions with du Plessis over his future in the break between the England Tests and T20s. South Africa also host Australia for three ODIs and three T20s immediately after England depart and that series may provide more clarity on du Plessis’ future.Steyn’s situation is more transparent. The fast bowler retired from red-ball cricket last year to concentrate on shorter formats but was left out of South Africa’s T20 tour to India despite declaring himself fit. He went on to play in the MSL – where he was the third-highest wicket-taker – and in the Big Bash League, and is part of South Africa’s T20 World Cup plans.So are AB de Villiers, Chris Morris and Imran Tahir but none of the three are in the squad to face England. De Villiers, who retired from all international cricket last year, and Morris, who is no longer contracted to CSA, have also been involved at the Big Bash. It is understood that de Villiers would only be considered for reintegration into the team after the IPL, while Tahir has been stood down so South Africa can explore other spin options. He is currently playing for the Dolphins in the domestic one-day competition and is certain to travel to the T20 World Cup.South Africa Squad: Quinton de Kock (capt & wk), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Pite van Biljon, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Jon-Jon Smuts, Beuran Hendricks, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, Sisanda Magala, Bjorn Fortuin, Dale Steyn, Heinrich Klaasen

There was late drama at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, as Naeem Islam defied all odds to steer Bangladesh to a narrow one-wicket win

Cricinfo staff05-Nov-2009
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
Naeem Islam’s heroics overshadowed what had been a virtuoso batting effort in the morning from Brendan Taylor•Associated Press

The dead rubber provided what this series has sorely lacked – a close finish. Naeem Islam was the hero for Bangladesh, conjuring a one-wicket victory with an unbeaten 73 in which he exploited the Powerplays perfectly. Naeem’s heroics overshadowed what had been a virtuoso batting effort in the morning from Brendan Taylor, whose unbeaten 118, with very little support form the rest, was the difference between a familiar Zimbabwean batting failure and a defendable total.Naeem had last man and uber-rabbit Nazmul Hossain for company, with Bangladesh still needing 35 for victory. The many singles that he turned down to remain on strike had the crowd getting restive, but Naeem had them chanting his name in joy with three consecutive sixes off Chamu Chibhabha in the 48th over to give the final twist to a topsy-turvy match. Those three deliveries turned Chibhabha from hero to zero, after he had put Zimbabwe in charge with a double-wicket maiden in the 43rd over.Bangladesh had lost wickets at key junctures of their chase. The openers failed (Tamim Iqbal retired hurt early with a hand injury, and only returned at No. 10) and Mohammad
Ashraful was run out by a brilliant bit of fielding from Stuart Matsikenyeri, who latched onto the ball quickly at short midwicket and threw down the stumps. Raqibul Hasan was extremely scratchy, and lucky to survive after plenty of swings and misses against Chris Mpofu, who was getting the ball to swing away from the right-hander. Matsikenyeri also did his bit with the ball, taking two key wickets – of Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim.The coach Jamie Siddons had talked about how the past few victorious months have taught Bangladesh how to win, and they showed that by refusing to give up in the face of several setbacks. One example of that was when their most dependable batsman, Shakib, was dismissed leaving Bangladesh stuttering at 105 for 5. The home team fought back though with a mature partnership between Naeem and Mahmudullah, the pair adding 69 patient runs with both batsmen abandoning the flashy shots that has cost Bangladesh dear on so many occasions.There would have been no need for the nail-biting and tensions had Taylor been dismissed cheaply in the morning. His maiden international century had bailed Zimbabwe’s fragile batting from yet another embarrassing display, but it all amounted to nothing. Bangladesh’s spinners proved too crafty for most of the visitors’ batsmen again, and Zimbabwe were reduced to 113 for 7 in the 29th over. However, Zimbabwe’s lower order showed more spine than most of their specialist batsmen, and supported Taylor well to lift the total beyond 200.Bangladesh again stuck to their policy of filling the side with spinners, and it again paid off as the slow bowlers took all nine wickets to fall. Abdur Razzak has regularly picked up wickets with the new ball, and today was no different as he left Zimbabwe at 18 for 2 in the eighth over.Elton Chigumbura dominated a stabilising 62-run stand with Taylor, smashing six fours in a run-a-ball 38 before being foxed by a quicker one from offspinner Mahmudullah. Things got worse for Zimbabwe two deliveries later when another quicker one fooled Malcolm Waller.
Taylor could only watch in frustration as three more wickets went down quickly. Later, Shakib bagged two wickets in three balls, of Forster Mutizwa and Chamu Chibhabha, in the 29th over.Taylor had quietly moved along to 65, with only 22 runs in boundaries, but steadily pushed Zimbabwe to 181 for 8 by the end of 45 overs with the help of Ray Price. He launched an assault in the final over, ransacking 19 runs to dent Mahmudullah’s figures.

“Our head coach [Russell Domingo] is a very knowledgeable coach, but he is not that aggressive,” says Jalal Yunus

Mohammad Isam08-Aug-2022Jalal Yunus, BCB’s cricket operations chairman, has said that Bangladesh’s coaches have to do more to “transform” their players to be more attacking in limited-overs cricket.Bangladesh are under fire for losing both the T20I and ODI series against Zimbabwe. Concerns over their performance in the 50-overs format isn’t grave – it is only their first loss in six series – but their 20-overs form has prompted some serious introspection.”The support staff is very dedicated but maybe their way of coaching is different,” Yunus said. “Some coaches are aggressive, some coaches aren’t aggressive. You talk about Chandika Hathurusingha [who coached Bangladesh from 2014 to 2017]. He has the aggressive style we need. Our head coach [Russell Domingo] is a very knowledgeable coach, but he is not that aggressive. We want that aggression.Related

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“We feel he can motivate players in the right way. Tell them have an aggressive attitude on the field. I think there lies the difference. We need someone who can transform us from playing slow cricket to playing attacking cricket, how it is played in T20s. Our coaches are professional and competent. But we have to discuss the aggression with them. We can’t just replace them on a whim. We have to know their plan.”So, the BCB has summoned the coaching staff to Dhaka to discuss just that. “They are supposed to land on August 19, so we are likely to sit the next day,” Yunus said. “We need to have a comprehensive plan until the England [white-ball] series [in March] next year. We have back-to-back tournaments coming up, so there are issues of player availability and injuries.”Bangladesh have the Asia Cup and a tri-series in New Zealand to try new things before the T20 World Cup but still there is very little expectation that they will perform well once the marquee event begins in Australia in October. Litton Das even admitted as much last month.Bangladesh have lost 15 of their last 19 T20Is•AFP/Getty Images

Under Domingo, Bangladesh have won four T20I series, including those against Australia and New Zealand. But since those two successes at home on raging turners, they have lost just 15 out of 19 matches. They were blanked in the Super 12 stage of the last World Cup and more recently they were done 2-1 by Zimbabwe and 2-0 by West Indies. Team director Khaled Mahmud last week called the players’ performance a disgrace.Bangladesh went through a number of changes in Zimbabwe. Mahmudullah was sacked as captain – only to be recalled as a player when his successor Nurul Hasan got injured. Many felt this was a backwards step. Their newcomers, Munim Shahriar and Parvez Hossain Emon, also struggled to make an impact and morale hit an all-time low when, having kept the series alive in the previous T20I, they failed to chase down a target of 157 in the decider.”We all saw what happened so you can evaluate what happened in the third T20I,” Yunus said. “We should have chased down that target. We admitted that we are not good in T20s, so we took a positive approach to making changes in the team.”We had a very precise plan, which we wanted to implement [in Zimbabwe]. Maybe those we selected didn’t perform up to the mark but we are not disappointed.”Yunus also said that Bangladesh will announce their squad for the Asia Cup this week after seeking extra time from the Asian Cricket Council. With Nurul still sidelined, there are question marks over who will captain the team as well. It has been reported that Shakib Al Hasan is the BCB’s No. 1 choice to step in and take charge.”We have a long injury list. Litton is injured. [Mohammad] Saifuddin is still working on his fitness. Yasir [Ali] is still not fit. Mustafizur [Rahman] has some pain. We want to submit a confirmed squad that is injury-free. We have the World Cup preparation after the Asia Cup, so want to have a similar set of players. This is why we are taking our time,” Yunus said.

“I will be very happy with whatever comes my way, but the aspirations and dreams never die”

Afzal Jiwani24-Aug-2022Mayank Agarwal, who had a disappointing run in IPL 2022 with the bat while leading Punjab Kings, has been working on trying to turn his white-ball game around by “opening up four-five areas”.Agarwal tallied just 196 runs in 12 innings for Kings in IPL 2022, averaging 16.33 and striking at 122.50 – he was not even among the top five scorers for his side in the competition. But now, at the Maharaja T20 Trophy – the local T20 tournament in Karnataka – he has struck 480 runs in 11 innings at an average of 53.33 and strike rate of 167.24, with two centuries, for Bengaluru Blasters.”In the last four months, I’ve really worked hard on my batting. As you can see, I’ve started sweeping and reverse-sweeping the ball, that too against the fast bowlers,” Agarwal told ESPNcricinfo. “I’ve opened up four-five areas in my game which are paying rich dividends. I am very happy that the hard work I put in is paying off now.Related

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“Getting two hundreds in a T20 tournament like the Maharaja Trophy feels amazing. It feels really nice when the players respond to you the way you want. Obviously runs behind my back really makes me feel good and then I can lead from the front.”In the 287 balls he has faced in the Maharaja T20 Trophy, Agarwal has hit as many as 50 fours and 20 sixes and brought up centuries off 48 balls against K Gowtham’s Shivamogga Strikers and off 58 balls against Gulbarga Mystics led by Manish Pandey. The last win put Blasters in the final.At a time when the surfeit of international cricket is forcing India’s team management, and selectors, to broaden the pool of players to never-before proportions, Agarwal has been conspicuous by his absence. He has played 21 Tests and five ODIs [but no T20Is] over the years, but the last of them came back in March against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru. He wasn’t picked in the original squad for the fifth Test at Edgbaston in July, but flew across as cover for KL Rahul, who was injured, and Rohit Sharma, who had tested positive for Covid-19. He didn’t play the Test, though, because India decided to open with Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara.”I am somebody who isn’t going to give up,” Agarwal said about his international future. “I am going to keep chasing it and improve my game with each passing day. I will be very happy with whatever comes my way, but the aspirations and dreams never die.”It’s about going out there, improving and ticking all those boxes.”

Former Australia all-rounder to be joined by Daniel Vettori on the coaching staff

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Jul-2019Andrew McDonald has been confirmed as the men’s coach of Birmingham Phoenix with Daniel Vettori as his assistant, as first revealed by ESPNcricinfo last month.McDonald, 38, has a growing reputation as a coach, after leading Melbourne Renegades to their maiden Big Bash League title this year. He has also taken Victoria to two Sheffield Shield titles, and a domestic one-day crown.He has also held roles in the IPL, where he was Royal Challengers Bangalore’s bowling coach, and in county cricket with Leicestershire.Trevor Bayliss had previously been linked with the role after Paul Farbrace, his deputy for most of his tenure as England coach, was appointed as director of cricket, and as many as eight candidates were shortlisted, but McDonald came out on top.Vettori has previously coached Royal Challengers, Middlesex, and Brisbane Heat with limited success, and will be assisted by Warwickshire and Worcestershire’s coaches Jim Troughton and Alex Gidman.”The Hundred is a tournament that’s generating interest across the globe,” said McDonald, “and the opportunity to be part of it as Head Coach of the Birmingham team is something that I’m relishing.”From behind the scenes talking to players at the Renegades and from talk in the IPL, players around the world want to be a part of it,” he said.”The players that have a clear schedule at that time of the year want to be nominating to be a part of it. It’s an exciting new format and they get to put their footprint on it.”

In pursuit of 223, RCB folded for 82 to lose by an embarrassing margin of 140 runs

The Retroreport by S Rajesh18-Apr-20209:28

Dada said 158* in IPL opener changed my life forever – McCullum

The opening ceremony was a spectacular affair, but what followed was even more breathtaking, as Brendon McCullum destroyed the home team in the inaugural match of the IPL. In what was a brutal one-man assault on Bangalore Royal Challengers, McCullum blasted an unbeaten 158 from a mere 73 deliveries, the highest score in a Twenty20 match, to propel Kolkata Knight Riders to an imposing 222 for 3. The punch-drunk Royal Challengers were in no condition to fight back after that battering, and collapsed limply to 82 to lose by an embarrassing margin of 140 runs, the fourth-largest defeat in this sort of match.Chris Gayle was expected to be the aggressive opener for Kolkata, but McCullum’s stunning knock ensured Gayle’s absence wasn’t felt at all. In an innings which was reminiscent of Gayle’s blistering knock in the World Twenty20 opener – he had scored 117 from 57 – McCullum gave the Royal Challengers attack no chance. Pace and spin were both treated with equal contempt, and the crowd was treated to an innings of rare explosiveness.The start, though, was deceptive. Six balls into his innings, McCullum didn’t have a single run as Praveen Kumar bowled an excellent first over. Four deliveries later, McCullum had blazed to 18, flicking and pulling Zaheer Khan for four, and then miscuing a flick which, quite incredibly, soared over third man for the first six.Zaheer was quickly pulled out of the attack, but his replacement, Ashley Noffke, fared even worse. His first ball was so wayward that neither McCullum nor Mark Boucher, the wicketkeeper, had a chance of getting to it. When the ball landed within McCullum’s reach, the result was even more devastating: a pulled six over square leg and another over extra cover. Twenty-three in the over, and Noffke out of the attack as well.McCullum allowed himself a breather after that, going 17 deliveries without a boundary, before the floodgates opened again. Sunil Joshi was slog-swept twice – with the bottom hand coming off the bat once – for sixes, before he turned his attention to Cameron White and Jacques Kallis. Line, length, and pace mattered not a jot, as balls disappeared over the ground with ridiculous frequency. When Zaheer returned for another spell, McCullum manufactured the stroke of the evening, going down on one knee and scooping the ball over fine leg for six.Praveen, who bowled superbly in his first three overs, had escaped the McCullum onslaught for most of the evening, but he too suffered in the last over of the innings, as the first two balls vanished over midwicket, before McCullum put the final seal on his innings, depositing the last ball of the innings over long-on. That brought his sixes’ tally to 13, the most in a Twenty20 innings.Shahrukh Khan, the owner of the franchise, had danced through the McCullum innings, and he had even more reason to celebrate as his bowlers then got into the act with equal gusto. Rahul Dravid, under immense pressure facing an asking-rate of more than 11, lasted three balls, losing his middle stump while attempting a heave. The loss of the captain started the slide, and it went downhill quickly thereafter.Kallis mounted the briefest of challenges, lofting Ajit Agarkar over extra cover for a huge six, but fell next ball, pulling tamely to mid-on. The pitch offered some pace and bounce, and Ishant Sharma, especially, exploited it, getting the ball to zip at a fair pace. Agarkar also prised out White, who had held the record for the highest Twenty20 score till a few minutes before. Royal Challengers’ only chance was if he produced a similar stunner, but by the time he nicked one off Agarkar the contest was already over. The end came soon after, when Joshi fell to a miscued pull with 29 deliveries still left in the innings.The match may have been over long before the last ball was bowled, but McCullum’s stunner has given the IPL, and Kolkata, a dream start. With Ganguly’s team playing their next match at the Eden Gardens, this result should ensure that Sunday’s clash against the Deccan Chargers draws a full house, and more. The IPL extravaganza has well and truly begun.

Finals series will also be tweaked, going from five teams qualifying to four, with a yet-to-be-determined four-match system

AAP12-May-2023The Big Bash League will be shortened to ten games per side this summer after Cricket Australia struck a deal with broadcasters to cut back the competition. Already due to be 16 games shorter in 2024-25, officials have confirmed that the move from 56 regular-season games to 40 will be brought forward to this summer.The finals series will also be tweaked, going from five teams qualifying to four, with a yet-to-be-determined four-match finals system.Often criticised for being too long, the reduction in men’s matches takes the competition back to 2017-18, when it was in its prime.While dates are yet to be set for this summer, the reduced competition should allow the season to be played entirely within the Christmas school holidays. It will also ensure marquee overseas players are available for a higher percentage of matches, along with giving a greater chance for Australia’s white-ball stars to play all games.CA had first indicated its desire to shorten the competition during last summer’s broadcast negotiations, with changes mooted for 2024-25.Both Foxtel and Seven had been open to bringing the change in sooner, but a number of deals had to be struck with club sponsors, and to alter venue arrangements. However, the general feel across most stakeholders was a shorter season would lead to a better competition with increased ratings and exposure for each match.”A shortened BBL will allow us greater flexibility to ensure we can deliver the best possible fixture for clubs and fans,” BBL general manager Alistair Dobson said. “[We can do that] while providing a platform that allows players to continue to produce the world-class levels of cricket we’ve seen over the duration of the tournament.”No changes, however, will be made to the WBBL for now. While a shorter tournament remains a possibility in the future to continue to attract overseas talent, domestic players prefer a 14-game regular season, given it is the pinnacle of their summer.CA is banking on the notion of drastically increasing the pay for the best overseas talent to $110,000 for the season to try and entice them to the competition.”It’s vital that we make sure the tournament continues to be at the forefront of T20 Leagues, as the global women’s game continues to evolve at a rapid rate,” Dobson said. “As a league, we’re always reviewing and looking at ways we can evolve, adapt and innovate, and as part of that we’ll continue to consider the structure of the WBBL season.”The BBL will also open the door for clubs to begin re-signing off-contract players from next week, before advances from rivals are made from May 22.Officials have also confirmed clubs will be able to begin trading draft order picks for the first time as part of player-trade deals.

RCB stutter in their chase despite having the firepower of Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry and Heather Knight

Sruthi Ravindranath05-Mar-2023It was just over a week ago when a disappointed Shafali Verma was watching Australia captain Meg Lanning celebrate a thrilling win over India in the T20 World Cup semi-finals in Cape Town. On Sunday, the two came together to feast on a listless Royal Challengers Bangalore bowling, fist-bumping their way to a rollicking 162-run stand in 14.3 overs at the Brabourne Stadium.Delhi Capitals amassed 223 for 2, the second 200-plus total in a row in the WPL, and in turn, Royal Challengers could only get to 163 for 8, as USA’s Tara Norris – the only Associate player in the tournament – bagged five wickets.It wasn’t like Royal Challengers did not have the firepower. Having Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry and Heather Knight in your line-up is an absolute dream. On a good batting surface, you expect these big names to show up. But Capitals have Lanning and she is no ordinary captain. Actually, we can say it out loud: she is a five-time World Cup-winning captain.She placed a mid-off and prompted Alice Capsey to bowl wide to Devine, who had been targeting that area for boundaries. That resulted in a superb catch by Shafali at mid-off to dismiss the dangerous Devine for just 14. Lanning brought on left-arm spinner Radha Yadav only after Mandhana was dismissed. And she never gave Royal Challengers a chance to recover after that.

The Shafali-Lanning serve: elegance, power and everything in between

“, video analyst (Every team has a video analyst so everyone knows others’ strength and weakness, we have planned everything and we will execute it).”That was Shafali’s response to the host broadcaster before the match on being asked what advise she gave Lanning to stop Mandhana from scoring runs. On the day, Shafali made sure Royal Challengers did not execute any of their strategies they possibly had for her, as she brought her . It was evident in the way she effortlessly charged down the pitch to gracefully drive the ball over long-on or how she backed away to heave a short and wide ball from Devine powerfully over mid-off.While acknowledging that she found her fluency on the day, Shafali also said she was upset that she fell before reaching her century.”I knew it was my day today,” she said after the match. “I was telling myself that I need to bat throughout. When I got out in my 80s, I got really sad because it was that kind of a day, and I couldn’t get my century. It was my time to have hit a century. My family’s presence at the stadium also gave me confidence. And I was only thinking that I should convert and that I shouldn’t play any loose shot.”At the other end was world-class Lanning, showing off her elegance with every shot. She played her favourite cut every time the ball fell short and wide. She also targeted the area behind square with her pulls and sweeps. The duo hardly spared any bowler, leaving Royal Challengers clueless. They put up the fifth-highest stand in women’s T20 leagues, and they did that by constantly encouraging each other in the middle.”She [Lanning] was constantly appreciating me and I was more and more encouraged by it,” Shafali said. “We were just backing each other. She knows how I play and I know how she plays. I was also trying to back her, [I wanted her to be] confident and comfortable playing with me. When I hit a four she said, ‘good shot, keep playing’ and I also (did) that, kept telling her ‘good shot, keep going like this’ and I really enjoyed playing with her.”Ahead of the tournament, Lanning had said she couldn’t wait to stand at the other end and watch Shafali “whack other teams around the park”. Not only did her wish come true in Capitals’ first match, but she also got to join the party. On a sweltering Sunday afternoon, the duo made Mandhana regret her decision to bowl first.While we’ll leave you to decide what the pair’s nickname should be, all we can say is we ship this budding womance.Tara Norris bagged a five-for on WPL debut•BCCI

Kapp’s blitz and Tara Norris, the Associate trump card

The duo also laid the perfect platform for Marizanne Kapp to the off from. Along with Jemimah Rodrigues, Kapp made sure the run rate did not drop as she took on Perry, Megan Schutt and Knight for fours and sixes to get the team total to 200 in the 19th over. She scored a boundary off the last ball of the innings to finish with a 17-ball 39.Capitals had a standout performer in the bowling department too. Norris, the USA left-arm quick, who has been building her experience by plying her trade in the England domestic circuit, came to the party later in the evening.When Perry was just finding her touch in the tall chase, Norris all but ended Royal Challengers’ hopes by getting her to drag on in the 11th over. In the same over, she sent No. 4 Disha Kasat back with a short ball. Norris struck twice in her next over too, dismissing Richa Ghosh and Kanika Ahuja. By the end of that 13th over, Royal Challengers’ equation had reached an improbable 128 off 42 balls with just four wickets in hand.And in her final over, with Royal Challengers floundering, Norris also had Knight caught at cover to cap a memorable spell of 5 for 29.