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JP Duminy is set to regain his Test place after 11 months as South Africa embark on a two-Test series against Pakistan

Firdose Moonda04-Oct-2013JP Duminy is set to regain his Test place after 11 months as South Africa embark on a two-Test series against Pakistan. Duminy spent six months recovering from a ruptured Achilles’ tendon and after a successful one-day return, has been given a vote of confidence from the national coach to make a Test comeback as well.”How we’ve worked is that when a player has a spot and he gets injured, once he is fit again, he will regain his spot. I think that’s only fair,” Russell Domingo, South Africa’s coach said ahead of the squad’s departure. “I very much see JP being in the starting XI.”Duminy had previously spent two years out of the Test team following a loss of form after creating a stir with a 50 and unbeaten 166 against Australia in his first two matches. He returned against New Zealand in March 2012 and scored a century and also played an important role in South Africa’s win against England at Lord’s last June which gave them the Test mace.He could play no part in their victory over Australia because of his injury. Faf du Plessis took his spot and impressed with a match-saving century in Adelaide. That would mean the likely loser from Duminy’s return would be Dean Elgar, who replaced Jacques Rudolph and, apart from a century against New Zealand, has not made the spot his own.Following an extensive rehabilitation period, Duminy returned to action during the Champions Trophy in June this year. He scored an unbeaten 150 before the tournament during a warm-up against the Netherlands, had a lean run through the competition but had one innings of 97 in the ODI series in Sri Lanka, which South Africa lost 4-1. He has also become a significant contributor with the ball, sending down 36.2 overs of offspin in the five matches.Duminy’s potential as an allrounder is what South Africa are hoping to use to their advantage in the UAE. “With JP back in the mix, whether we need to play a second spinner still needs to be debated,” Domingo said.Conditions are expected to be conducive to turn – given that was how Pakistan got the better of the last No.1 side to tour the UAE, England – and South Africa have included two specialist spinners in their squad. Robin Peterson is the incumbent but they have also brought back Pakistani-born legspinner Imran Tahir, who played 11 Tests but was dropped after conceding 260 runs without taking a wicket in Adelaide.Peterson has had some success, most notably with five wickets in a match against Pakistan in Cape Town, but Tahir’s attacking ability were thought to create a tough contest between the two for a spot. Domingo confirmed he would allow Peterson to start before turning to Tahir. “At the moment, I still feel Robbie is the guy. He has made some contributions,” he said. “You are always going to take two spinners to the subcontinent but Imran has to do something special to knock the door down.”The rest of the line-up will retain its familiar look with Graeme Smith fully recovered from ankle surgery to lead the team and open the batting. Domingo indicated he would continue with the seven batsmen and three seamers strategy that was used under Gary Kirsten. “I would be a fool to go in there and make drastic changes,” he said. “There might be one change in terms of personnel but the balance of the side will stay pretty much the same.”That one change would be Duminy’s return but Elgar need not despair yet. There is a chance he will feature in the series after all because South Africa may have to do without Hashim Amla for the second Test. The No.3 batsman and his wife, Sumayya, are expecting their second child to be born “some time after the first Test” according to team manager Mohammad Moosajee.Amla will leave Dubai as soon as the match is done and “depending on when the baby arrives”, a decision will be made on his availability for the second match. There is a four-day turnaround between games and if Amla does not make it back in time, Elgar, who has batted in the top-order for most of his career, could assume the spot.Everyone else in the South African squad is fit. Dale Steyn has recovered from the assortment of injuries that plagued him at the Champions Trophy. Rory Kleinveldt’s toe laceration has healed and Wayne Parnell’s heart issue has also been sorted out.

Matthew Wade’s place in the Australian batting order against Pakistan may hinge on the outcome of the coin toss as concerns mount over his workload in the Sharjah heat

Daniel Brettig27-Aug-2012Matthew Wade’s place in the Australian batting order against Pakistan may hinge on the outcome of the coin toss, as concerns mount over his ability to play as an opener after keeping wicket for 50 overs in the enervating heat of Sharjah.Australia’s acting coach – and former Test wicketkeeper – Steve Rixon has flagged the possibility of Wade being sent down the order should Australia field first against Pakistan in the opening match of the series, even suggesting that Michael Hussey may be promoted to open the batting as he does for Chennai, Rixon’s IPL team.In the defeat of Afghanistan, Wade batted at the top of the order and contributed a battling 75 before snaffling three catches. He was noticeably drained by the end, but would be stretched even further with only the dinner break between keeping wicket and opening the batting in a chase.”Matthew Wade is probably the biggest concern,” Rixon said in Sharjah. “He has a dual role to play. If he has to field first, and then go out and do the batting, he’s going to look a lot more tired doing it that way than the way he did it last night. He’s a guy we will have to manage well and his position in the batting may have a bearing on that.”Rixon made it clear he would welcome the chance to send Hussey up the order, though he demonstrated his value in the middle order with a rapid-fire 49 from 37 balls to ensure Australia reached a strong total against Afghanistan. The captain Michael Clarke, just promoted to No. 3, and the floating George Bailey are other options to open the batting.”Probably a really positive option would be Mike Hussey,” Rixon said, “who has opened with the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.”Ahead of Australia’s first meeting with Pakistan since the 2011 World Cup, Rixon suggested that Australia needed to play to the pace strength demonstrated against Afghanistan, though it is known that Pakistan will stack their side with up to four slow bowlers of quality.”We’ve learnt a lot by actually playing a lot of our guys over the years in the Indian Premier League and other subcontinent competitions where we’ve actually seen how quicks bowling into the wicket with pace can be hard work,” Rixon said. “To me, if that’s our trump card, by all means we’ll be using it accordingly. You don’t just play spinners for the sake of it.”You’ve got to be getting people who are going to play a role in your side. If that means three or four quicks, or three quicks and say [absent allrounder] Shane Watson to come into your bowling attack, by all means, that will be our attack. It’s something we took on board and we’ll probably be using it as one of our strengths.”Nonetheless, Clarke was keen to emphasise the importance of handling and using spin bowling as critical to the outcome of the series. Xavier Doherty, Glenn Maxwell and Steven Smith may be used primarily in support of Mitchell Starc, James Pattinson and Mitchell Johnson, but Clarke did not wish to underplay their importance to a winning combination.”Whoever bowls spin the best and whoever plays spin the best will win the series,” Clarke said. “Whether it is attacking or defending, the way our spinners bowl is going to be crucial to us having success. It doesn’t mean they take all the wickets, as we’ve seen.”The Australian way is, for a long time, fast bowlers have had success all around the world. I see this series being no different, but I do believe our spinners are going to play a huge part in us taking 10 wickets in every game.”As for the issue of humidity, Clarke said extra attention had to be paid in the form of sweatbands, and towels. “Probably the most important thing for us is when bowling second, realise how much you’re sweating,” Clarke said. “So we’ll combat that with guys wearing sweatbands, make sure there’s towels, to be able to hang onto the ball.”

As in Brisbane nine months ago this was a day for the record books with Alastair Cook to the fore, but the landmark of a triple hundred eluded him when he fell for 294

The Report by Andrew McGlashan12-Aug-2011
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsAlastair Cook fell short of the elite 300-club but his innings put England in a fantastic position•Getty Images

As in Brisbane nine months ago this was a day for the record books with Alastair Cook to the fore. However, the landmark of a triple hundred eluded him when he fell for 294 as England built up a monumental lead of 486 at Edgbaston. Cook and Eoin Morgan, who made his second Test hundred, added 222 for the fourth wicket on another day of complete England dominance before they were given the perfect finish by removing Virender Sehwag for a king pair.Most of the day became filled with various milestones for Cook and by tea he was in the top 10 of all-time scores for England, within touching distance of joining his mentor, Graham Gooch, in the 300-club. But, trying to drive through the off side – a rare show of aggression during a display of remorseless accumulation – he picked out deep point and, instead, joined another select band of those who reached the 290s.That list includes Sehwag – who, of course, also has triple hundreds – but in this match he hasn’t been able to score a single run. Cook’s dismissal prompted the declaration and Sehwag was back in the pavilion to the second ball of the innings when he played a booming drive at James Anderson which flew to first slip. England could also have removed Gautam Gambhir before the close when Graeme Swann had an lbw turned down that was hitting middle and leg. Swann will have a big say on Saturday.Sehwag clearly wasn’t ready for this Test, physically or mentally, but even for someone so renowned for shelving the coaching manual his shot-selection didn’t given him much of a chance. Cook’s method of batting could not be more removed from Sehwag. He has expanded his game in recent months, but in Test cricket still enjoys playing at his own pace. Cook scored seven boundaries during the day and cheers that greeted his later fours may have included a hint of irony about them. Yet even those who wished for something a touch more flamboyant can’t help but marvel at Cook’s powers of concentration and remorselessness. There was an era when England cried out for batsmen who could score huge totals and now they have a top-order full of them, with Cook leading the way.

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• Cook’s 294 is now has the highest score by a batsman at Edgbaston surpassing Peter May’s 285 against West Indies in 1957.

• Cook’s effort is also the second-longest innings in terms of balls faced by an English batsman against India. Geoff Boycott’s 555-ball 246 in 1967 is on top of the list.

• It is the second occasion in the series that England have managed three century stands in one innings and the fourth time they have achieved the feat since the start of the year.

• England’s total of 710 for 7 is their third-highest team total and their highest against India.

• England’s score of 596 at the start of the fifth wicket is their fifth-highest in Tests and their third-highest against India after the 641 for 4 at Lord’s in 1990 and 599 for 4 in Chennai in 1985.

• The 222-run stand between Cook and Morgan is the highest fourth-wicket stand for England against India at Edgbaston going past the 191 between Boycott and David Gower in 1979.

• This is the fifth occasion that a team has taken a lead over 400 against India at the end of the second innings after fielding first. India have gone on to lose on three occasions.

• Rahul Dravid became the first player to reach the 10000-run mark at the No.3 position. His 27 centuries at No.3 are second only to Ricky Ponting’s 32.

• Virender Sehwag was dismissed for a duck for the 14th time in his career. This is his first pair in Tests and the fourth for an Indian opening batsman.

Before lunch he registered his double hundred from 378 balls and soon moved past his previous best of 235 at Brisbane in November. And the milestones kept on coming. When he went to 247 it gave him the second-highest score by an England batsman against India, with only Gooch ahead of him with 333, and Cook’s 250 – which came from 485 balls – was the first such score for England since that 1990 epic by Gooch.Alongside Cook’s personal landmarks it was also a day for England to set some high points with the final total their third-highest and their best in non-timeless Tests. England’s progress wasn’t always scintillating but they were content to grind India down with two days still available. The innings was also halted twice for poor light, the first occasion when the floodlights couldn’t be turned on due to a power failure at the ground.As they had yesterday, England wanted to wear down the bowlers for later acceleration and that came as Tim Bresnan played some shots during a crisp half-century in a 97-run stand alongside Cook. It was a slightly improved display from the Indians as there were a few more dives in the outfield while bowlers put in some hard yards.The main partnership, and the one that built on the previous day’s gains, was between Cook and Morgan. With a deep-set field more akin to the middle overs of a one-day game it was a perfect situation for Morgan to help himself to a Test hundred. He had to be watchful against Praveen Kumar and Ishant Sharma, but was given plenty of spin to milk around.His century arrived from 188 balls and he was soon using his feet to loft Suresh Raina down the ground. Morgan, though, hadn’t wasted the two lives he was given on the second day and following two scores in the 70s this season it will have settled any debate about his position in the line-up for the foreseeable future. If he’d stayed in the middle England’s rate would have increased, but attempting an inside-out drive he picked out Sehwag at cover – fortunately, given the standard of India’s catching, he didn’t have to move far to hold on.It meant Ravi Bopara, on his return to Test cricket, came in at 596 for 4 with little to gain and, almost inevitably having watched the 69-over stand that preceded him, he didn’t manage a long stay. He opened his account with a back-cut to third man but was trapped lbw by Amit Mishra when a delivery straightened and would have hit middle. It was due recognition for Mishra who had bowled with more verve and found considerable turn, although that was probably of more interest to Swann.Mishra claimed his third success when Matt Prior top-edged a sweep that was well caught by Sachin Tendulkar who made good ground running from deep square leg. Wickets, though, were irrelevant; it was just a matter of Cook’s progress and how many England wanted to lead by.Bresnan provided useful impetus just as things were threatening to stall and his stay included a mighty six over midwicket off Ishant. Cook would have dearly wanted those six runs for himself, but it was about the only thing that didn’t quite go to script. India have a huge challenge to even take this match to the final day.

England Under-19 were made to work hard in another closely-fought encounter but held their nerve to defeat Sri Lanka Under-19 by three wickets with just four balls to spare at Fenner’s

The Bulletin by Liam Brickhill07-Aug-2010
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David Payne and Luke Wells sealed a tense, three-wicket win in the final over•Getty Images

In keeping with the nature of the recent contests between these two sides, England Under-19 were made to work hard in another closely-fought encounter but held their nerve to defeat Sri Lanka Under-19 by three wickets with just four balls to spare at Fenner’s and take a 1-0 lead in the five match one-day series.England were well-placed at 190 for 4 in the 44th over, needing just 18 runs to win, but Alex Barrow’s dismissal shortly after he had reached fifty sparked a nervous passage of play and with Sri Lanka’s bowlers putting in a disciplined performance to keep the pressure on the batsmen two further wickets fell before Luke Wells and No. 9 David Payne sealed the win in the last over, bowled by left-arm seamer Chathura Peiris.England captain Paul Best won the toss and elected to put the tourists in to bat and was rewarded in the fourth over when Rumesh Buddika was caught by Barrow off the bowling of Jacob Ball. Matthew Dunn had Yasoda Lanka caught behind to leave Sri Lanka struggling on 26 for 2 in the seventh over. Sri Lanka continued to lose wickets regularly and at 116 for 7, England looked firmly in control.However an eighth wicket partnership of 91 between Dhanushka Gunathilleke and Sanitha de Mel helped Sri Lanka reach 207 for 7 from their 50 overs. Gunathilleke top scored, finishing unbeaten on 83 from 102 balls with de Mel adding 29 from 33 balls in support.Needing to score at just over 4 runs an over for victory England’s reply began well with Jack Manuel playing a typically aggressive innings to reach 23 off 17 balls before being bowled by de Mel. Joe Root’s controlled 48 helped England past the 100 mark and Barrow and Luke Wells kept the scoreboard ticking over without taking unnecessary risks.Even when Barrow was bowled by Buddika in the 44th over, leaving England on 190 for 5, the home side would have been confident of a comfortable victory. But with Sri Lanka showing great fight in the field the match went down to the wire before Wells, who finished unbeaten on 39, and Payne maintained their composure to steer England to their target of 208 with four balls to spare.”We are delighted to be one up and are looking forward to resuming the ODI series at Arundel on Monday,” said Best after the game. “Today’s match was closer than it needed to be and we aim to be more disciplined and ruthless going forward.”

Without Bumrah, India’s hopes faded away as Australia wrapped up the win within three days

Deivarayan Muthu05-Jan-20253:19

Cummins on making WTC final: ‘It’s huge, we talk about it a lot’

Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the silverware that had eluded them for a decade, and confirmed their spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final alongside South Africa, after finishing off India inside three days at the SCG.India’s hopes of staying in contention for the WTC final rested on Jasprit Bumrah, but without him those faded away. For someone who had a massive influence on this series, with the most wickets by an India bowler on a tour of Australia, it was a shame he couldn’t play a part in the final act, though he had still done enough to be the Player of the Series.Related

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After having left the SCG on the second day for scans on his back, Bumrah returned to bat at No. 11 on the third day but wasn’t fit to bowl. All the early visuals had portended Bumrah’s absence. He didn’t warm up with the other bowlers and only did a bit of shadow-bowling. Then, after becoming the last India batter to be dismissed, for a duck, he didn’t take the field at all for India’s defence of 161. Given his history of back issues, India had to wrap him in cotton wool.The target was a substantial one for Australia, especially on this spicy SCG surface, but it did appear a whole lot smaller when Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna sprayed the new ball around. The pair conceded 12 runs via wides and byes down the leg side in the first two overs. Though Prasidh tightened up and took three wickets, including that of Steven Smith, Bumrah’s absence hung like Coleridge’s albatross around India’s neck.The batters didn’t make it any easier for India’s depleted attack. They lost 4 for 16 in 7.5 overs on the third morning to fold for 157. Scott Boland, who might not have played this series had Josh Hazlewood been fit and might not be a certainty for Australia’s next Test assignment in Sri Lanka, bagged his first ten-wicket haul in professional cricket to hasten India’s collapse. Having taken four wickets on the opening day at the SCG, Boland added six to his tally – his second five-for in Test cricket since his 6 for 7 on debut, which was just as glorious.The Australians got their hands on the trophy after a long gap•Getty Images

Boland had started the day with a maiden and continued to stalk both the edges by hitting a perfect length. He had Siraj caught at first slip and castled Bumrah in the 40th over to wrap up India’s innings. Boland then, fittingly, held the ball aloft and led Australia off the field, with the SCG crowd giving him a rousing reception.His captain Cummins had earlier accounted for Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar. Jadeja had been dropped by Smith in the slips on 6 on day two, but it cost Australia just seven runs, with Cummins going much fuller to kiss Jadeja’s outside edge. He then nipped one through Washington’s gate to expose India’s tail to Boland.Australia capitalised on the wayward new-ball bowling from Siraj and Krishna, running away to 39 for no loss in the fourth over. Prasidh provided India with the breakthrough when he had Sam Konstas miscuing a slog to mid-off for 22 off 17 balls.After the second day’s play, Prasidh spoke of how he shifted from his stock back of a length plan to a much fuller one after a chat with the analyst. However, on Sunday, with the harder, newer ball, he gleaned more bounce and seam movement with his natural length. After smacking Marnus Labuschagne on his elbow, Prasidh had him steering a catch to gully.For the second time in two days, more than 40,000 fans at the SCG were poised to celebrate Smith scaling 10,000 Test runs, but Prasidh had other ideas and snared him one shy of the landmark with a prancing delivery. Smith will now have to wait until the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle later this month for his next opportunity to become the 15th Test batter in the 10,000 club.India had to wait until after lunch to get rid of Usman Khawaja. The opener misjudged Siraj’s length, bottom-edging a pull to Pant for 41 off 45 balls. India felt that they were on to something after that. Siraj roared while Virat Kohli, who stood in as captain, charged towards his bowler from the slips and animatedly pumped his fist.Beau Webster, the debutant, roars after hitting the winning runs•Getty Images

Travis Head and debutant Beau Webster, however, changed the mood and the game quickly. When Nitish Kumar Reddy offered up a wide half-volley in his first over, Head stayed leg side of the ball and unleashed a rasping blow through the covers. At the other end, Webster was less adventurous, but still scored at a fast clip, thanks to his long reach, which messed with the lengths of the bowlers.Webster, who had made his first-class debut back in 2014, might have wondered if his time at the top level would ever come. When it finally did, the 31-year-old made it a memorable one. He top-scored for Australia with 57 in their first innings – only Pant scored more runs than him – and dismissed Shubman Gill to go with some excellent catching in the slips.On Sunday, Webster struck an unbeaten 39 off 34 balls and provided the when he stepped out to Washington and pumped him straight of mid-off for four. Australia chased down 162 in 27 overs.Prasidh and Siraj bowled 24 of the first 25 overs in the chase. Their only respite – besides a lunch break – came when Australia were three hits away from victory. Jadeja didn’t bowl at all in the final innings and Washington bowled just one over, bringing India’s selection into sharp focus once again. While Australia had immense depth in their attack, India lacked it and Bumrah’s injury only compounded their troubled tour of Australia.

“We are taking inspiration from Netherlands,” Shakib says of the game against South Africa, their next opponents at the World Cup

Mohammad Isam23-Oct-20234:35

Preview: Is batting first Bangladesh’s only chance to beat SA?

Shakib Al Hasan strolling past the Wankhede Stadium pitches and towards the North Stand meant that he was going to attend a press conference for the first time at the World Cup. It also meant, more importantly, that he had likely recovered enough to play against South Africa on Tuesday.What happened next wasn’t surprising at all – Shakib was testy, especially when discussing Tamim Iqbal and his own fitness.Shakib was asked whether it was he who had planned to bat Tamim down the order against Afghanistan in July; Tamim had taken it as an affront, especially at being told this over a phone call by a BCB official two weeks before the game.Related

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“How do I relate it with Afghanistan? What is my answer going to be? You want to know who told Tamim? I don’t know who called him. It wasn’t me,” Shakib said.Is he fit, after missing the game against India with a quad injury? Is he ready to play even if he isn’t 100% fit? “What is the fitness parameter? You are just here to ask questions… I don’t know what to say to you. I am pain-free, and if that continues, I hope to play.”Shakib is expected to play, but Taskin Ahmed is out with a shoulder injury.”Taskin is not available for tomorrow’s game. He will be available after tomorrow’s game,” Shakib said. “He has a shoulder issue that he has had for the last two games. The doctor decided a bit of rest will get him fit for the last four games. We don’t want to lose him for the tournament, as he is an important member of this side.”If there’s no problem with running, I can play tomorrow. I wasn’t 100% before the India game. It was also important that I don’t risk the rest of the World Cup. I am in a good shape now. I am pain free.”Bangladesh are at No. 7* on the points table, with just one win – against Afghanistan – in four games so far. Not much has gone right for them, most of all their batting, with Najmul Hossain Shanto, among others, not quite delivering up to expectations yet.1:30

Shanto says team has to make fewer mistakes to survive at the World Cup

“We didn’t come here to play only four matches. We are here to play nine or eleven matches. We know that a player can’t do well in every game,” Shakib said. “When he starts doing well, and can continue for five games, that helps the team. I don’t want to comment on this, but we want to do well as a team. We have room for improvement.”Shakib also defended the team management’s decision to move the batters around in the batting order – Mehidy Hasan Miraz walking out ahead of more established batters like himself, Shanto and Towhid Hridoy, for example.”When Miraz scored that hundred as an opener against Afghanistan [in the Asia Cup], we thought he should do it again in the World Cup,” Shakib said. “He made runs against England and Sri Lanka in the practice matches [at of the World Cup]. He again scored runs against Afghanistan. So you have to give a batter who is doing well more chance. This is why he is batting higher up the order.”I also agree that some of our established batters are going a bit low the order, but is there a guarantee that they will score higher up the order? These are difficult and tricky decisions that we have to take. It has mixed results. I think we still had chances to score 280-290 runs in all three matches. Only [Mahmudullah] Riyad batted well till the end [against New Zealand and India].”I don’t think you can criticise this. Riyad is doing well but if we bring him up and he can’t perform out of his usual position, then we will all feel bad about it.”Taskin Ahmed will miss the South Africa game, but Bangladesh are expecting him to play a role later in the tournament•ICC via Getty Images

Shakib: ‘Spinners won’t play a big role’ vs South Africa

South Africa come into the game after bouncing back in style against England following the loss to Netherlands. Shakib doesn’t expect spin to play a big role at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, and is backing his fast bowlers to do the job.”It doesn’t matter if you win or lose your last game in a World Cup, what matters who is performing better on the day,” Shakib said of South Africa. “We saw South Africa flying high. We saw them lose to Netherlands. They played brilliantly against England. We will prepare the way we usually prepare. We will try to play our best cricket and see where we are.”The spinners won’t play a big role in this venue, which is relatively a smaller ground. It is a high-scoring ground. Still, we are planning to restrict them to a low total. We are taking inspiration from how Netherlands restricted them. We have been looking at their weaknesses from the last one or two years.”Bangladesh’s pre-tournament aspiration of making it to the last four is looking shaky. A lot depends on this game against South Africa. Another loss, and it might be all over.”We still have the dream to play the semi-finals. Other teams are helping us also [by beating higher-ranked teams], so if we can help ourselves, it can happen,” Shakib said. “We still have the chance on paper. Let’s finish this campaign first and then you can whole-heartedly feel disappointed.”Combative to the end there, that’s Shakib.

A replacement has not yet been announced for the bowler, who was injured after a ball struck him on the arm during the game against Jersey

Peter Della Penna12-Jul-2022USA’s 2022 T20 World Cup Qualifier chances have taken a hit with fast bowler Ali Khan ruled out for the rest of the tournament with a fracture in his right forearm. He will fly this week from Zimbabwe back to Texas, where he is scheduled for surgery to insert a plate and screws to help repair the injury and is expected to be out for a minimum of six weeks.The injury happened in the 19th over of the first innings against Jersey on the opening day of the tournament on Monday, when Jersey batter Ben Ward drove a full delivery straight back to Ali. The 31-year-old fast bowler tried to get his hands up to protect his face while also attempting to catch the ball, but it struck the outside of his forearm, just above his wrist and ricocheted away for two runs.Related

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Ali reacted immediately in severe pain and a several-minute delay ensued while he received treatment from the USA physiotherapist. He then tried to bowl one more delivery but his inability to grip the ball properly from the pain resulted in the ball sailing 10 yards wide of the pitch down the leg side to the boundary for five no balls. Ali then walked off the field immediately and took no further part in the match, which USA won by eight wickets chasing a target of 155 with 11 balls to spare, thanks to a century from Steven Taylor.USA won their second match of the tournament on Tuesday, defeating Singapore by 132 runs after posting a total of 201 before bowling out Singapore for 69 in reply. However, a far bigger test of USA’s bowling depth without Ali will come when they take on hosts Zimbabwe in the Group A finale on Thursday. Both teams have already qualified for the tournament semi-final, but the result will determine the seeding for the playoff phase.”My heart goes out to Ali,” said USA fast bowler Saurabh Netravalkar at the post-match presentation following USA’s win over Singapore after he claimed his side’s first-ever T20I five-wicket haul with figures of 5 for 12. “We want to do it for him. We want to make it to the World Cup for him. That’s what we promised him and we’ll do our best.”As of Tuesday, USA Cricket had not announced a replacement player for Ali in their T20 World Cup Qualifier squad. It is unlikely that a player would arrive in time to be available for USA’s final Group A match against Zimbabwe on Thursday but may possibly be available for the semi-final on Friday. Among the options being considered according to sources are New Jersey fast bowler Jessy Singh and Florida fast bowler Kyle Phillip.Ali’s injury not only ends his tournament early but may also put his participation in the Caribbean Premier League in doubt. He was re-signed by Trinbago Knight Riders for the 2022 edition which is set to start on August 31. Ali has represented TKR in every edition of the tournament since 2018.Ali shot to T20 franchise cricket superstardom in the 2018 CPL, taking 16 wickets for the eventual champions. He was part of another TKR title-winning side in 2020, and his performances that season helped him get signed as a replacement player in the 2020 IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders, making him the first USA player ever signed by an IPL franchise. However, he never took the field for KKR during that season.

Dasun Shanaka, the appointed captain, is yet to join the team because of a delay in obtaining a US transit visa

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Feb-2021Angelo Mathews has been named as Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain for the T20I series in the West Indies as Dasun Shanaka, the appointed captain, is yet to join the team because of a delay in obtaining a US transit visa. Mathews has previously led Sri Lanka in 34 Tests, 106 ODIs and 13 T20Is.As it stands on Sunday, Shanaka is yet to receive the visa, and as such seems likely to miss the entire T20I series – his first assignment as the new T20I captain. He will hope to make the ODI leg of the tour at least, which starts on March 9.Shanaka did have a proper US transit visa – valid for five years – on a previous passport. But as he had lost that passport two years ago, visa officers told him they must do additional checks, meaning they were not able to greenlight the visa for this tour in time for him to make the flight.This news is the latest setback for Sri Lanka, who also lost the services of Lahiru Kumara for this tour after testing positive for Covid-19 in the days before departure for the West Indies.Sri Lanka’s multi-format tour of the Caribbean kicks off on March 3, with the T20I series.

The 16-team tournament will last 24 days, with the final scheduled for February 9

ESPNcricinfo staff24-Oct-2019Hosts South Africa will kickstart the 2020 U-19 World Cup on January 17, when they take on Afghanistan in Kimberley. The schedule for the 16-team tournament, to be played over 24 days across eight venues, was announced by the ICC on Thursday. Apart from Kimberley, the games will be played in Benoni, Bloemfontein and Potchefstroom with the final scheduled for February 9. There is free entry to all matches.Along with Afghanistan, South Africa have UAE and Canada in Group D. Defending champions India are in Group A, slotted with New Zealand, Sri Lanka and first-time qualifiers Japan. Australia, the runners-up of the 2018 edition, are paired up with England, West Indies and another first-time team Nigeria in Group B while Group C sees Pakistan being joined by Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Scotland. From each group, the bottom two teams will fight in the Plate tournament while the top two teams will proceed for the Super League stage.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Potchefstroom’s JP Marks Oval will play host to both semi-finals and the final. There are also warm-up games scheduled between January 12-15 in Johannesburg and Pretoria.Japan and Nigeria qualified for the tournament after emerging as champions of the East Asia Pacific and Africa regions. The other three regional qualifiers are Canada (Americas), UAE (Asia) and Scotland (Europe). With four titles, India have won the most U-19 World Cups. Australia have won three times, Pakistan twice while England, West Indies and South Africa have won once each.

Several players were recalled for the three-ODI series and two uncapped spinners were picked for the five T20Is against South Africa

ESPNcricinfo staff07-Sep-2018West Indies have named Shemaine Campbelle, Natasha McLean and Shakera Selman in their 13-member squad for the three-match ICC Women’s Championship ODI series against South Africa that is scheduled to begin on September 16 in Barbados.Uncapped spinners Karishma Ramharack and Sheneta Grimmond were the two additions to the squad that will play five Twenty20 Internationals against South Africa from September 24 to October 6. The series will serve as a prelude to a three-match series against India later in October that will lead up to the World T20 in November. West Indies, who won the 2016 edition of the tournament, will look to defend the title at home.”As we approach the ICC WWT20, both the ODI and T20 series will be key as our preparation continues towards the tournament,” West Indies women chairman of selectors Courtney Browne said. “After a disappointing tour of New Zealand, our players now have the opportunity to be highly competitive in familiar conditions.”Campbelle, a 25-year old wicketkeeper-batsman, last made an international appearance during the 2016 tour of India, and made her way back to the national squad with strong domestic performances. McLean, 23, hasn’t played an ODI for West Indies since September 2014. Selman, the 29-year old fast bowler, returned from an injury that kept her out of the side that toured New Zealand in March.Several players from that tour, on which West Indies lost both the ODI and the T20I series, were dropped. Britney Cooper, Reniece Boyce, Kyshona Knight, Akeira Peters and Tremayne Smartt were left out, while 17-year-old Qiana Joseph, who debuted during the 2017 World Cup and played only two one-dayers since, found a place in the ODI squad.ODI squad: Stafanie Taylor (capt), Merissa Aguilleira (wk), Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Qiana Joseph, Kycia Knight, Hayley Matthews, Natasha Mclean, Chedean Nation, Shakera Selman, Anisa MohammedT20I squad: Stafanie Taylor (capt), Merissa Aguilleira (wk), Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Qiana Joseph, Kycia Knight, Hayley Matthews, Natasha Mclean, Chedean Nation, Shakera Selman, Anisa Mohammed, Sheneta Grimmond, Karishma Ramharack