Knight Riders knock out Rajasthan RoyalsMay 20th, 2009 DURBAN - Defending champions Rajasthan Royals bowed out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after losing their last league match to Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets here Wednesday. Brief scores: Rajasthan Royals 101/9 in 20 overs (Naman Ojha 22, Shane Warne 18; Charl Langeveldt 3-15) against Kolkata Knight Riders 102/6 in 19.3 overs (L.
Rajasthan Royal meet Knight Riders in decisive matchMay 19th, 2009 DURBAN - Rajasthan Royals will look to turn the tide in their favour when they take on a revived Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match at the Kingsmead here Wednesday. Rajasthan, with their 14-run loss to Delhi Daredevils, are at the fifth position with 13 points from 13 matches and must win here to keep themselves in hunt for a semi-final berth.
Delhi Daredevils beat Rajathan Royals by 14 runsMay 18th, 2009 BLOEMFONTEIN - Delhi Daredevils beat Rajasthan Royals by 14 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Sunday. Brief scores: Delhi Daredevils 150 for three in 20 overs (AB de Villiers 79 not out, Tillakaratne Dilshan 33; Munaf Patel 2-39).
Botha signs up with Rajasthan RoyalsMay 14th, 2009 DURBAN - South Africa's one-day vice-captain Johan Botha, who was cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to play in the World Twenty20 despite banning his doosra, has been signed up by Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The South African spinner is likely to play in Rajasthan's next match against Mumbai Indians, Royals' coach Darren Berry said.
Munaf clinches a thriller for Rajasthan RoyalsMay 14th, 2009 DURBAN - Munaf Patel bowled a sensational last over as defending champions Rajasthan Royals pipped Mumbai Indians by two runs in a heart-stopping Indian Premier League contest (IPL) here Thursday to jump to the third spot in the standings. Royals now have 13 points with two matches remaining.
Botha cleared of suspected bowling action with a riderMay 12th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - South African off-spinner Johan Botha has been cleared to bowl by the International Cricket Council (ICC). South Africa's limited-overs vice-captain Botha had been cited for a suspected illegal action by umpires after the ODI against Australia in Port Elizabeth in April.
Botha cleared of suspected bowling action with a riderMay 12th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - South African off-spinner Johan Botha has been cleared to bowl by the International Cricket Council (ICC). South Africa's limited-overs vice-captain Botha had been cited for a suspected illegal action by umpires after the ODI against Australia in Port Elizabeth in April.
Kumble's IPL tips will help Roelof prepare for Twenty20 World CupMay 11th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - South African spinner Johan Botha said that veteran Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble's tips will help newcomer Roelof van der Merwe to perform well in next month's Twenty20 World Cup in England. The 24-year-old van der Merwe is a newcomer in South Africa's one-day and Twenty20 side and is playing under former Indian skipper Kumble in Bangalore Royal Challengers in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) here.
IPL Scoreboard: Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan RoyalsApril 29th, 2009 BLOEMFONTEIN - Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals here Sunday. Delhi Daredevils
Gautam Gambhir c & b Patel 8 (8)
Virender Sehwag lbw b Patel 2 (8)
AB de Villiers not out 79 (55)
Tillekaratane Dilshan b Botha 33 (41)
Dinesh Karthik not out 23 (11)
Extras (lb 1, w 1, nb 3) 5
Total (for thee wickets in 20 overs) 150
Fall of wickets 1-12 (Gambhir, 2.1 overs), 2-15 (Sehwag, 2.5), 3-102 (Dilshan, 16.4)
Bowling
Munaf Patel 4-0-39-2
Amit Singh 3-0-23-0
Siddharth Trivedi 1-0-9-0
Johan Botha 4-0-23-1
Shane Warne 4-0-28-0
Ravindra Jadeja 2-0-13-0
Abhishek Raut 1-0-10-0
Yusuf Pathan 1-0-4-0
Rajasthan Royals
Rob Quiney c Nannes b Nehra 6 (10)
Graeme Smith c Salvi b Nannes 0 (4)
Naman Ojha c Sehwag b Salvi 9 (17)
Johan Botha c Sehwag b Maharoof 37 (31)
Ravindra Jadeja c Karthik b Salvi 24 (18)
Yusuf Pathan c Karthik b Maharoof 1 (5)
Abhishek Raut b Mishra 11 (13)
Shane Warne st Karthik b Mishra 6 (3)
Amit Singh st Karthik b Mishra 0 (1)
Siddharth Trivedi not out 6 (10)
Munaf Patel not out 23 (10)
Extras (lb-6, w-5, nb-2) 13
Total (for nine wickets in 20 overs) 136
Fall of wickets 1-7 (Smith, 1.5 overs), 2-8 (Quiney, 2.2), 3-24 (Ojha, 6.2),
4-79 (Jadeja, 12.1), 5-82 (Pathan, 13.2), 6-98 (Botha, 15.5), 7-99 (Raut, 16.1),
8-99 (Singh, 16.2), 9-107 (Warne, 16.6)
Bowling
Ashish Nehra 3-0-8-1
Derek Nannes 4-0-33-1
Aaviskar Salvi 4-0-19-2
Farveez Maharoof 4-0-27-2
Amit Mishra 4-0-33-3
Tillakaratane Dilshan 1-0-10-0
Toss: Delhi Daredevils, chose to bat
Points: Delhi Daredevils 2, Rajasthan Royals 0
Man of the Match: AB de Villiers (Delhi Daredevils)
Umpires: S.
IPL scoreboard: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight RidersApril 24th, 2009 DURBAN - Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders at Kingsmead here Wednesday. Rajasthan Royals:
Naman Ojha c Shaikh b Langeveldt 22 (12)
Rob Quiney c Shaikh b Langeveldt 1 (2)
Swapnil Asnodkar run out (Dinda) 4 (6)
Niraj Patel c Ganguly b Langeveldt 14( 22)
Johan Botha b Agarkar 8 (6)
Yusuf Pathan run out (Shukla) 9 (15)
Ravindra Jadeja b Sarkar 14 (19)
Tyron Henderson run out (Hussey) 0 (1)
Shane Warne b Agarkar 18 (29)
Munaf Patel not out 5 (6)
Amit Singh not out 1 (2)
Extras: (lb 2, w 3) 5
Total: (For nine wickets in 20 overs) 101
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Quiney, 1.1 overs), 2-28 (Asnodkar, 2.5), 3-28 (Ojha, 3.3), 4-42 (Botha, 5.3), 5-59 (Niraj, 9.2), 6-62 (Pathan, 10.5), 7-62 (Henderson, 11.2), 8-92 (Jadeja, 17.2), 9-99 (Warne, 19.3)
Bowling:
Brad Hodge 1 0 22 0
Charl Langeveldt 4 0 15 3 (1w)
Ashok Dinda 4 0 12 0 (1w)
Ajit Agarkar 4 0 15 2
Sourav Sarkar 3 0 15 1
Laxmi Shukla 4 0 20 0 (1w)
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Brendon McCullum lbw b Singh 9 (4)
Sourav Ganguly c Jadeja b Munaf 0 (3)
Brad Hodge st Ojha b Botha 6 (8)
Yashpal Singh c Quiney b Munaf 6 (20)
David Hussey c Niraj b Botha 9 (13)
Laxmi Shukla not out 48 (46)
Shoaib Shaikh run out (Botha/Pathan) 6 (7)
Ajit Agarkar not out 13 (17)
Extras: (b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 1) 5
Total: (For six wickets in 19.3 overs) 102
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Ganguly, 0.6 overs), 2-9 (McCullum, 1.1), 3-21 (Yashpal Singh, 4.6), 4-30 (Hodge, 7.1), 5-37 (Hussey, 9.1), 6-45 (Shaikh, 11.3)
Bowling:
Munaf Patel 4 0 14 2 (1nb)
Amit Singh 3.3 0 19 1
Johan Botha 4 0 19 2
Shane Warne 4 0 24 0 (1w)
Ravindra Jadeja 2 0 13 0
Tyron Henderson 2 0 10 0 5.00
Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders, who chose to field first
Man of the match: Laxmi Shukla (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Umpires: Bryan Jerling and Simon Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire: Sanjay Hazare (India)
Match referee: D.
Suspected suicide bomber held in IslamabadApril 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A suspected suicide bomber has been arrested in this Pakistani federal capital, Geo TV reported late Monday. The arrested person has been identified as Khurram Shahzad, it quoted sources as saying.
Chucking surfaces in women's cricketMarch 17th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Chucking has surfaced in the Women's World Cup cricket, with authorities failing to adequately deal with the bowlers who throw. In what has become a spectacular case of technology contradicting itself, England fast bowler Jenny Gunn has been cleared of throwing by the International Cricket Council (ICC) a fortnight after she was banned from Australian domestic cricket while playing for Western Australia (WA).
Two bowlers reported for suspected illegal bowling actions at ICC Women's World CupMarch 12th, 2009 DUBAI - England fast bowler Jenny Gunn and Sri Lanka off-spinner Rose Fernando have been reported because of suspected illegal actions. The two bowlers were reported by umpires Gerard Abood and Kathy Cross at the conclusion of their ICC Women's World Cup 2009 match which England won by 100 runs at the Manuka Oval, Canberra on Saturday.
S African cricket hero Botha was almost a no-showFebruary 2nd, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Three years ago South African cricketer Johan Botha's career was almost over as he had to return home from Australia as the bad guy who was banned from bowling after an illegal action. This week Botha was being hailed as the hero after he led the South Africans to a historic 4-1 win over the Aussies on their home turf.
South Africa snatch series and No.1 ODI spot from AustraliaJanuary 29th, 2009 PERTH - Left-arm fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe sizzled on debut with four wickets as South Africa beat Australia by 39 runs in the fifth One-day cricket international to clinch the series 4-1 and also snatch the No.1 spot from the hosts here Friday. Having already lost the series 3-1, Australia had to chase 289 to salvage some pride in the inconsequential tie at the Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA) Ground.
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