Karachi Ramazan night cricket galore

KARACHI: The fresh wave of violence has not deterred the youth of the metropolis from playing night cricket during Ramzan. Miscreants in the city have managed to throw trade and industry in disarray, but they have not dampened the sporting spirit of the youth.Night cricket matches are being played all across the city which has become a tradition during the holy month of Ramzan. National cricketers are also participating in the inaugural Ramzan Night Cricket Tournament at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium which proves that fear can be overcome by sports.Member of the Sindh Assembly and tournament organizer, Dr.Muhammed Ali Shah said that cricket could play a vital role in bringing people of different nationalities together. The traditional rush at the stadium during the inaugural match of the tournament was lackluster, however the fans present at the stadium were hopeful that as time passed things would improve.Other night cricket tournaments have been arranged during the month of Ramzan, where participation of star cricketers will help draw in crowds, notwithstanding the mayhem in the city

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1ST CORPORATE T20 NIGHT TOURNAMENT
Sr. No	Match			Day	Date	Time	Status	Venue	Result
1	PIA	vs	NBP	Sat	Aug,6, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan
2	HBL	vs	Port Qasim	Sun	Aug,7, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan
3	Omer Associates	vs	Sayid Paper Mills	Mon	Aug,8, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan
4	WAPDA	vs	KESC	Tue	Aug,9, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan
5	NBP	vs	Sayid Paper Mills	Wed	Aug.10, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan
6	HBL	vs	KESC	Thu	Aug,11, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan
7	PIA	vs	Sayid Paper Mills	Fri	Aug,12, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan
8	WAPDA	vs	Port Qasim	Sat	Aug,13, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan
9	NBP	vs	Omer Associates	Sun	Aug,14, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan
10	HBL	vs	WAPDA	Mon	Aug,15, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan
11	PIA	vs	Omer Associates	Tue	Aug,16, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan
12	Port Qasim	vs	KESC	Wed	Aug.17, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan
13	1st Semi-Final			Thu	Aug,18, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan
14	2nd Semi-Final			Fri	Aug,19, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan
15	FINAL			Sat	Aug,20, 2011	10:00 PM		DHA Sports Club Moin Khan

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Hamid puts Afghanistan on top with devastating spell

A brilliant spell of fast bowling from Afghanistan’s Hamid Hassan ensured that there was a dramatic finish to the opening day's play of the ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Canada in Toronto.Replying to Afghanistan's 293 all out, Hamid destroyed Canada's top order with four wickets before the close of play, leaving him with impressive figures of 4-12 off just six overs.All top four of Canada's batting order were dismissed with Gunasekera, Patel, Gordon and Surkari all out before the end of play.Earlier in the day's play, the defending champions had recovered from 24-2 and 151-6 to record a respectable 293 all out.Samiullah Shenwari once again rescued Afghanistan's top order with an excellent display of middle-order batting, cracking 12 boundaries in his innings of 70. Mirwais Ashraf, with whom Samiullah added 74 for the seventh wicket, made an excellent 48, as Canada's attack shared the wickets around their four main bowlers

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England's domination becoming almost predictable

Once a word used to deride England's cricketers, "predictable" is fast becoming a badge of honour that captain Andrew Strauss and his squad can wear with pride.Two crushing test victories over India, the second coming in a rush of wickets at Trent Bridge on Monday, have put England on the brink of the top ranking in the five-day format of the game and talk of "domination" is in the air.While there have been many false dawns, the momentous 2005 Ashes win over Australia being one of them, the riches available to Strauss and manager Andy Flower suggest the D word is not out of place.In fast bowlers James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Chris Tremlett and off-spinner Graeme Swann, England have an attack full of potency while Tim Bresnan showed in taking five wickets to skittle India for 158 that Strauss has the kind of back-up options that are the envy of the world.What India would have done for a bowler of Bresnan's quality as they toiled in the heat with the game slipping away from them on Sunday afternoon.Wicketkeeper Matt Prior has improved beyond measure with the gloves and his batting is now approaching the heights reached by great Australian Adam Gilchrist in the all-conquering sides captained by Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.Although openers Strauss and Alastair Cook are struggling for runs, the batting order rarely collapses like a house of cards these days and the tailenders regularly score heavily.Bresnan and Broad contributed 209 runs to England's cause at Trent Bridge, a key factor in the 319-run victory which left the hosts 2-0 up and top-ranked India staring at a demoralising rout. COMMON CAUSE Kevin Pietersen has put his ego to one side and emerged as a batsman who can dig in for the common cause while Ian Bell, with a test average of 47, is world class.Comparisons with the swaggering Australian teams for whom victory was almost a pre-requisite are not misplaced, especially when considering the fringe players who have proved consistently that they can come in and feed off the confidence within the ranks.England have won seven of their last eight test series. That should soon become eight from nine and although matching the domination of Australia, who between 2000 and 2008 lost just two series, is unlikely, they certainly look like the team to be measured against for the forseeable future.It is all a far cry from the days of tortoise-like scoring rates followed by rapid collapses, scatter-gun bowling and sloppy fielding which drew scorn from Down Under.Shane Warne, once the tormentor of England's batsman, sees many similarities with the Australian sides he played in."When Australia were on top and dominating world cricket, the things we wanted to do were score fast, take the game away from the opposition and intimidate the tail," Warne wrote in the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday. "England are doing all those things and showing the qualities that will make them No. 1."Warne said there were no obvious weaknesses in England's squad and like Australia of old, someone would make runs or take wickets at the important moments."England are not carrying anyone," he said. "When you become No.1 side in the world it is all about depth.Former England captain Nasser Hussain heaped praise on Strauss's team. "There is just no weak link," he said. "They are the best England team I have ever seen. They are an amazing set of players I think England are now realising that they are embarking on what might become a very special journey.

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Sehwag to bolster Indian squad in England

Virender Sehwag will be leaving for England Wednesday morning to join the struggling Indian team which is 0-2 down in the four-match Test series.India got a 319-run hammering by England in the second Test at Trent Bridge after losing the first Test at Lord's by 196 runs.Sehwag's presence will certainly bolster the team grappling with injuries to its senior players. Sehwag missed the first two Tests because he had to undergo a shoulder surgery while pace spearhead and experienced batsman Gautam Gambhir suffered hamstring injuries during the first Test at Lord's.'Virender Sehwag will fly to England early tomorrow morning to join the Indian cricket team,' said BCCI secretary N. Srinivasan in a statement Tuesday.India next play a two-day tour game against Northants from Friday, followed by the third Test starting at Edgbaston Wednesday

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Kenya names squad for friendly fixture

The Cricket Kenya selection panel has named a 16-man squad to play Indian Ranji Trophy team Andhra in the first four matches of their three week tour to Kenya The matches include two three day games and two Twenty 20 matches starting at Simba Union on Wednesday 3rd August.
Chairman of Selectors Alpesh Vader said: 'We have a lot of cricket over the next three weeks against Andhra which is a great opportunity for new coach Mike Hesson and the new selection panel to have a look at a variety of players in the coming weeks.'This squad will take part in the first four games and we will review the squad as the matches progress and look at giving other players, including some of our Under 19 squad, an opportunity in the later fixtures.'Already last week we have seen some new players come in and do very well and we are looking to build a wider group of players that compete for places in the national squad.

The squad is as follows:
Collins Obuya (captain)

Rakep Patel
Alex Obanda
Runish Gudhka
Hiren Varaiya
Lucas Oluoch
Dominic Wesonga
Karen Kaul
David Obuya
Morris Ouma
Nehemiah Odhiambo
Nelson Odhiambo
James Ngoche
Shem Obado
Elijah Otieno
Alfred Luseno

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England stars enjoy rankings rise after Trent Bridge victory

England's Ian Bell has broken into the top five in the Reliance ICC Test Rankings after recording a career-high batting rating following his brilliant 159 against India at Trent Bridge.And Stuart Broad's all-round heroics have seen him climb to third in the all-rounder rankings, while he has also jumped to seventh place in the bowling table following match figures of 8-76.Bell, who recorded his fourth century in the space of six Test Matches, has recorded a new career-high rating and is just 16 rating points behind England and county teammate Jonathan Trott, who has slipped two places in the rankings to fourth position Matt Prior (21st), Stuart Broad (44th) and Tim Bresnan (joint 75th) have also achieved new career-high ratings following England's 319-run victory which gave it a 2-0 lead in the four-match series.However, it is not all good news for England's batters, as Alastair Cook has slipped six places to 11th position following a disappointing series in which he has made just 20 runs in four innings.Rahul Dravid, who made his second consecutive Test match hundred of the series, has continued his climb up the rankings, rising four places to joint 11th, and is on the verge of breaking back into the top 10, with his best batting rating since India's last Test series in England in 2007. There are already three India batters in the top 10, with Sachin Tendulkar (third), VVS Laxman (ninth) and Virender Sehwag (10th) just ahead of Dravid.Tim Bresnan has risen 14 places in the bowling rankings, following his first five-wicket Test haul, to put him 25th on the list, while his innings of 90 in the second innings has helped him rise to 13th in the all-rounder standings.England is now on course to take top spot on the Reliance ICC Test Championship table. A series win of two clear Tests in the four-match series (2-0 or 3-1) will see Andrew Strauss's men topple India as the number-one Test side in the world. The table is updated only at the end of each series.Elsewhere, some of Bangladesh's star players will be eyeing the opportunity to climb the rankings when they face Zimbabwe in the one-off Test match which begins in Harare on Thursday.Shakib Al Hasan will be looking to regain ground on Stuart Broad in the all-rounder rankings, having lost his third position as a result of the Trent Bridge Test, and he will also be looking to improve his ninth-place bowling ranking and close the 12-point rating gap on eighth ranked Ishant Sharma.Bangladesh's top-ranked batsman is Tamim Iqbal in 19th position and, with just 44 points separating the 10th-placed and 20th-placed players, this is a clear opportunity for him to improve his position

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ICC joins forces with broadcasters to hold third-umpire technology training

The International Cricket Council is partnering with Ten Sports and Sri Lanka Cricket to deliver the first simulated TV umpire technology training course at Galle, Sri Lanka, on 30 August 2011The course will be run by the highly respected Australian umpire and member of the Emirates ICC Elite Umpires panel Simon Taufel, who has been named Umpire of the Year at the LG ICC Awards on five occasions.Mr Taufel said: "This is a great initiative which will benefit the elite panel umpires and also the international panel umpires from Sri Lanka. The decision-making module will involve training on run out, stumping, clean catches, bump ball, lbw (Decision Review System), caught (DRS), boundaries and front-foot no-balls. While working through the various decision-making elements, there will also be a focus on effective communication skills.ICC Referees' and Umpires' Manager Vince van der Bijl said: "We would like to thank our partners, Sri Lanka Cricket and Ten Sports, in helping us develop this TV umpire simulation programme, that will be run by Simon. This is the first simulated training course we have run and we are delighted with the extension of our training programme aimed at developing the world's best match officials.Chief Executive of Taj TV Ten Sports Atul Pande added: "Taj TV (Ten Sports) is delighted to partner with the ICC for the launch of this third-umpire technology simulation training programme with the aim of developing world-class umpires."The occasion is all the more significant for us as this pilot program involves Sri Lanka Cricket – a long standing partner of Ten Sports. We have no doubt that this project will be a great success and will pave the way for both the ICC and Ten Sports to work in close partnership to replicate projects of this nature in other member countries in the near future. We wish everyone involved in this project the very best.Chairman of the interim committee of Sri Lanka Cricket Upali Dharmadasa added: "Sri Lanka Cricket is grateful to both ICC and Ten Sports for taking the initiative and developing this unique training programme. We are confident that the local umpires will benefit from this programme and we are grateful to ICC for choosing Sri Lanka as the location to run the pilot programme just prior to the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia. SLC is committed to work with ICC and Ten Sports to find ways to improve the quality of umpiring among the local umpires by encouraging such programmes and trying to make it a regular feature.

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Strauss expects more from England after India rout

England captain Andrew Strauss insisted his team could become a better side after thrashing India by the huge margin of 319 runs in the second Test at Trent Bridge. Victory, achieved with more than a day to spare, was a record in terms of runs in all 101 England-India Tests and left Strauss's side 2-0 up in this four-match series It also left England on course to replace India at the top of the ICC's Test Championship table - something they will achieve if they win the third Test at Edgbaston starting on August 10. England, however, did not have things all their own way after losing the toss at Trent Bridge and being inserted in seamer-friendly conditionsThey were 124 for eight in their first innings before man-of-the-match Stuart Broad made 64 to boost the total to 221. And with India threatening a big first innings lead fast-medium bowler Broad, on his Nottinghamshire home ground, took a hat-trick on his way to Test-best figures of six for 46.Ian Bell then produced a sublime 159, an innings whose quality threatened to be overshadowed by a lapse of concentration that saw him run out, then sportingly reinstated by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, after he carelessly left his crease off the last ball before tea on Sunday.England's imposing second innings 544 also saw Tim Bresnan, in for the injured Chris Tremlett, contribute 90 down the order before the seamer took a Test-best five for 48 as India, chasing a record 478 to win, were skittled out for 158 on Monday.We had to dig very deep - we were twice in a position where India looked very much like favourites to win the game - and we dragged it round," Strauss said.There were some outstanding individual performances. "There was Stuart, both with the ball and the bat in the first innings - to rescue our innings, and then turn the match on its head with the second new ball. But also Ian Bell and Tim Bresnan with the second-innings batting gave us breathing space. One of the real measures of a good side is whether they are able to come back from difficult circumstances.In the last two Test matches we've had to dig pretty deep, and it gives me a lot of pride to see guys putting their hands up and delivering when it matters," said Strauss, who also led England to a 196-run series-opening win at his Lord's home ground. It also fills me with a lot of confidence for the future that we can go on and become a better side said the Ashes-winning skipper.Meanwhile an elated Broad, whose place had been called into question before the first Test, said: "It helps getting a hat-trick on your home ground which is something I will look back on with a lot of pleasure.""I have looked to bowl a fuller length and the ball has swung for me. It's nice when cricket is going your way for a little while but it makes it even more special when you have had a pretty tough time over the last couple of months.Broad, the son of ex-England opener Chris, added: "We try to take the game by the scruff of the neck and we'll be looking to do the same at Edgbaston."As well as Tremlett (hamstring), England also have fitness concerns over batsman Jonathan Trott, who injured his shoulder fielding at Trent Bridge."We are not too sure on the injuries to both Trott and Tremlett at this stage but it's fantastic to see Stuart scoring runs as well as taking wickets and Tim Bresnan showing his all-round capabilities as well,said Strauss.

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New manager to be appointed for Zimbabwe series

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will appoint a new manager for the national cricket team and Intikhab Alam has been dropped as the manager for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe According to sources, Naveed Akram Cheema is the frontrunner to replace Alam as team manager. Cheema is currently a member of the PCB governing board.

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England crush India by 319 runs within four days

NOTTINGHAM: Tim Bresnan shone with both bat and ball as England crushed India by 319 runs at Trent Bridge here on Monday to win the second Test with more than a day to spare.England's victory, achieved despite Sachin Tendulkar's fifty, gave them a 2-0 lead in this four-match series as they looked to knock India off top spot in the ICC's Test Championship table.Andrew Strauss's side will replace India at the summit if they maintain or better their lead in the remaining two Tests.India set a record victory target of 478, were bowled out for 158 with Tendulkar top-scoring with 56 but still left searching for an unprecedented and elusive 100th international hundred.Bresnan, who earlier made 90 batting at number eight in England's second innings 544, did the bulk of the damage with a maiden Test five wicket haul of five wickets for 48 runs in 12 overs including two in two balls before tea.Only three India batsmen made double figure scores on Monday's fourth day, with Tendulkar the lone member of their powerful top order to achieve the feat.No team has made more in the fourth innings to win a Test than the 418 for seven posted by the West Indies against Australia at St John's, Antigua, in 2002/03.Before lunch England, who won the first Test at Lord's by 196 runs, saw off Rahul Dravid, who made 117 in India's first innings, for just six when he was caught behind off a lifting delivery from man of the match Stuart Broad.Venkatsai Laxman, another of India's star batsmen, was then clean bowled by a superb James Anderson delivery for four.Opener Abhinav Mukund, dropped on nought, struggled to three off 41 balls before falling to Bresnan's fifth ball, a bouncer he gloved to first slip Strauss.And Bresnan succeeded with the short ball again when Suresh Raina hit a hook straight to substitute Scott Elstone at long leg.Tendulkar had struck some typically sublime straight drives off Anderson but he could do nothing as Bresnan, only playing in this match after fast bowler Chris Tremlett was injured, took two wickets in two balls.First Yuvraj Singh gloved a rising delivery to Alastair Cook at backward silly point and was out for eight.Next ball India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, inexplicably playing no shot, was lbw for a golden duck to leave the tourists 55 for six and Bresnan on a hat-trick at the start of his next over, which Harbhajan Singh survived.Tendulkar square-cut Bresnan for four to complete his first fifty of the series with his eighth four before Harbhajan slogged opposing off-spinner Graeme Swann for six.But Tendulkar fell when he was undone by a good length inswinger from Anderson, taking his wicket for the seventh time in eight Tests. Harbhajan exited for 46 when a hook off Bresnan was caught by Elstone.That wicket gave 26-year-old Yorkshire seamer Bresnan, in his eighth match at this level, a new Test-best, surpassing his four for 50 against Australia in Melbourne in December.Broad ended the match by bowling last man Shanthakumaran Sreesanth for nought.England resumed Monday on 441 for six with Ian Bell having made 159 after being sportingly reprieved by Dhoni following his run out for 137 on Sunday when incorrectly assuming the ball had gone dead.Matt Prior, again frustrating India, was 64 not out and Bresnan 47 not out.Wicketkeeper Prior was out for 73 to end a seventh-wicket stand of 119 at nearly a run-a-ball when he was caught behind off Praveen Kumar, who led India's attack with four for 124.Broad, who'd top-scored with 64 in England's first innings 221 and had then taken a hat-trick on his way to Test-best figures of six for 46 in India's 288, followed up with 44 on his Nottinghamshire home ground.But a ball after Broad was run out, Bresnan's quest for a maiden Test hundred ended when he fended Kumar to Dravid in the gully Bresnan, whose Test-best score remains the 91 he made against Bangladesh in Dhaka last year, faced 118 balls with 17 fours.The third Test starts at Edgbaston on August 10.

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England win second Test against India

NOTTINGHAM: England beat India by 319 runs to win the second Test at Trent Bridge with more than a day to spare here on Monday and go 2-0 up in the four-match series.Brief scores:England 221 (S Broad 64; P Kumar 3-45, I Sharma 3-66, S Sreesanth 3-77) and 544 (I Bell 159, T Bresnan 90, M Prior 73, E Morgan 70, K Pietersen 63; P Kumar 4-124) v India 288 (R Dravid 117, Yuvraj Singh 62, V Laxman 54; S Broad 6-46) and 158 (S Tendulkar 56; T Bresnan 5-48, J Anderson 3-51)Result: England won by 319 runs

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India set 478 to win second Test against England

NOTTINGHAM: India were set what would be a record total of 478 to win the second Test after England were dismissed for 544 in their second innings on the fourth day at Trent Bridge here on Monday No side has scored more runs to win in the fourth innings of a Test than the 418 for seven made by the West Indies against Australia at St John's, Antigua, in 2002/03.India's target was also well in excess of the corresponding Trent Bridge Test record of 284 for six set by England against New Zealand in 2004.Ian Bell, dramatically reprieved by India on 137 when the visitors withdrew a run out appeal after the batsman mistakenly thought the ball was dead, batted superbly for 159 before he was dismissed on Sunday's third day Tim Bresnan, recalled for this match in place of injured Surrey fast bowler Chris Tremlett, made 90 batting at number eight on Monday after Matt Prior (73), Eoin Morgan (70) and Kevin Pietersen (63) had also posted fifties. Medium-pacer Praveen Kumar led India's attack with four for 124 in 36 overs.England lead the series 1-0 after a 196-run first Test victory at Lord's.If they win this four-match contest by a margin of 2-0 or better, they will replace India at the top of the ICC's Test Championship table

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Bresnan stars as England thrash India

Tim Bresnan shone with both bat and ball as England crushed India by 319 runs at Trent Bridge here on Monday to win the second Test with more than a day to spare England's victory, achieved despite Sachin Tendulkar's fifty, gave them a 2-0 lead in this four-match series as they looked to knock India off top spot in the ICC's Test Championship table.Andrew Strauss's side will replace India at the summit if they maintain or better their lead in the remaining two Tests.India set a record victory target of 478, were bowled out for 158 with Tendulkar top-scoring with 56 but still left searching for an unprecedented and elusive 100th international hundredBresnan, who earlier made 90 batting at number eight in England's second innings 544, did the bulk of the damage with a maiden Test five wicket haul of five wickets for 48 runs in 12 overs including two in two balls before tea Only three India batsmen made double figure scores on Monday's fourth day, with Tendulkar the lone member of their powerful top order to achieve the feat No team has made more in the fourth innings to win a Test than the 418 for seven posted by the West Indies against Australia at St John's, Antigua, in 2002/03 Before lunch England, who won the first Test at Lord's by 196 runs, saw off Rahul Dravid, who made 117 in India's first innings, for just six when he was caught behind off a lifting delivery from man of the match Stuart Broad.Venkatsai Laxman, another of India's star batsmen, was then clean bowled by a superb James Anderson delivery for four Opener Abhinav Mukund, dropped on nought, struggled to three off 41 balls before falling to Bresnan's fifth ball, a bouncer he gloved to first slip StraussAnd Bresnan succeeded with the short ball again when Suresh Raina hit a hook straight to substitute Scott Elstone at long legTendulkar had struck some typically sublime straight drives off Anderson but he could do nothing as Bresnan, only playing in this match after fast bowler Chris Tremlett was injured, took two wickets in two balls First Yuvraj Singh gloved a rising delivery to Alastair Cook at backward silly point and was out for eight Next ball India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, inexplicably playing no shot, was lbw for a golden duck to leave the tourists 55 for six and Bresnan on a hat-trick at the start of his next over, which Harbhajan Singh survived.Tendulkar square-cut Bresnan for four to complete his first fifty of the series with his eighth four before Harbhajan slogged opposing off-spinner Graeme Swann for six.But Tendulkar fell when he was undone by a good length inswinger from Anderson, taking his wicket for the seventh time in eight Tests.Harbhajan exited for 46 when a hook off Bresnan was caught by Elstone.That wicket gave 26 year old Yorkshire seamer Bresnan, in his eighth match at this level, a new Test-best, surpassing his four for 50 against Australia in Melbourne in December.Broad ended the match by bowling last man Shanthakumaran Sreesanth for nought.England resumed Monday on 441 for six with Ian Bell having made 159 after being sportingly reprieved by Dhoni following his run out for 137 on Sunday when incorrectly assuming the ball had gone dead.Matt Prior, again frustrating India, was 64 not out and Bresnan 47 not out.Wicketkeeper Prior was out for 73 to end a seventh-wicket stand of 119 at nearly a run-a-ball when he was caught behind off Praveen Kumar, who led India's attack with four for 124Broad, who'd top-scored with 64 in England's first innings 221 and had then taken a hat-trick on his way to Test-best figures of six for 46 in India's 288, followed up with 44 on his Nottinghamshire home ground.But a ball after Broad was run out, Bresnan's quest for a maiden Test hundred ended when he fended Kumar to Dravid in the gully.Bresnan, whose Test-best score remains the 91 he made against Bangladesh in Dhaka last year, faced 118 balls with 17 fours

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Asia Cup History

1984, UAE

The first edition of the Asia Cup, called the Rothmans Asia Cup and conceived in 1983 with the creation of the Asian Cricket Council, was held in Sharjah. The tournament was a round-robin tournament; India won the title on the back of a ten-wicket win over Sri Lanka and a 54-run win against Pakistan

1986, Sri Lanka

Now termed the John Player Gold Leaf Trophy, the second edition was held in Sri Lanka, the first such multi-nation tournament to be held there. The current champions India were not participate, Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup with a five-wicket against Pakistan after losing their first match to the against Pak. Arjuna Ranatunga was named Man of the Series.

1988, Bangladesh

Bangladesh hosted the Wills Asia Cup but failed to win any of its three games. Sri Lanka cruised into the final with three wins in a row but Finally India won again Asia Cup. Man-of-the-Series Navjot Sidhu's.

1990-91, India

India hosted the fourth edition and won it for the third time, defeating Sri Lanka in the final in Eden Garden, Kolkata Pakistan had pulled out of the tournament, which helped India's cause. Four wickets from Kapil Dev restricted Sri Lanka to 204 in the final, and a powerful middle order knocked off the runs in just 42.1 Overs.

1993, Pakistan Cancelled

1995, UAE

With the 1993 tournament cancelled due to political tensions, the official fifth edition returned to Sharjah after 11 years. India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan were tied on points after the preliminary round but the former two teams went in by virtue of a better run rate. For the third successive time India defeated Sri Lanka in the final. Led by a magnificent third-wicket stand of 175 off 184 balls by Sidhu and Mohammad Azharuddin, India cruised to an eight -wicket victory. This win took India's overall win tally to four, the most for the Asia Cup.

1997, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka lifted the 1997 Pepsi Asia Cup by defeating India by eight wickets at home. Sri Lanka, having lifted the World Cup the year before, were a force to be reckoned with. The world champions made use of a slow surface to defeat Pakistan by 15 runs in the tournament opener, brushed aside India thanks to a brilliant Ranatunga century, and demolished Bangladesh courtesy Sanath Jayasuriya's 83-ball 108. Ranatunga and Jayasuriya starred in the final in Colombo as well, a triumph that followed their success in the Singer Akai Cup and Independence Cup in India earlier in the year.

2000, Bangladesh

Pakistan remained unbeaten all tournament and rightfully lifted the title for the first time. Bangladesh lost all their matches and India only beat the hosts. Pakistan were well-rounded; Bangladesh were thumped by 223 runs, Yousuf Youhana and Abdul Razzaq combined to down India by 44 runs, and Sri Lanka were beaten by seven wickets, with Youhana again the star. Come the final, at Dhaka's Bangabandhu National Stadium, and another all-round effort under lights earned Pakistan a 39-run win.

2004, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka shrugged off an indifferent season with a 25-run win over India in Colombo in the finals, after losing just one match all tournament. Hong Kong and the UAE also participated but did little of note; Bangladesh beat Hong Kong by 116 runs to open up their account in the tournament history. Pakistan began well only to crash out due to an error in net run rate calculation and India came through despite a couple sluggish displays. But Sri Lanka once again proved dominant at home, defending a total of 228 with some tigerish fielding and top-class spin bowling from Jayasuriya and Upul Chandana.

2008, Pakistan

Sri Lanka beat in Indian again in finals at Karachi by 100 runs. Man of the match of final and Player of the series BAW Mendis (Sri Lanka) break Indian middle order claim 6/13 (8 overs). Sri Lankan batting star Sanath Jayasuriya make his 27th century after Indian get 4 Sri Lankan wicket just 66.

2010, Sri Lanka

Once again Sri Lanka take on India in Asia Cup Final. But this time seamers set up India's thumping title win at Dambulla. India beat host by 81-runs and lifts Asia Cup record 5th times. Ashish Nehra (4-40) proves to be the deadliest of three medium-pacers, repeatedly making the ball land on the seam, and regaining his special ability to get swing with back-of-a-length deliveries, taking three huge wickets for five runs. Man of the match of final Dinesh Karthik for top scorer of the match and Player of the series Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi. Pakistan does not reach in final but Afridi highest scorer and took three wickets as well.

2012, Bangladesh

The 2012 Asia Cup, the 11th edition of this tournament, will be held in Bangladesh. China was interested to host the Asia cup at Guangzhgou but it was decided by the Asian Cricket Council that Bangladesh will host the event. It will be the third time Bangladesh will host the event.

Asia Cup Championship Details (Since 1984)

Year	Host	Champion	Runner-Up
1984	UAE	India	Sri Lanka
1986	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	Pakistan
1988	Bangladesh	India	Sri Lanka
1990-91	India	India	Sri Lanka
1993	Pakistan (Cancelled)
1995	UAE	India	Sri Lanka
1997	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	India
2000	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
2004	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	India
2008	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	India
2010	Sri Lanka	India	Sri Lanka
2012	Bangladesh	TBD	TBD

Schedule

Venues    :         Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dates      :         12th – 22nd March 

Teams     :         Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Mon, Mar 12    Bangladesh v Pakistan
Tue, Mar 13      India v Sri Lanka
Thu, Mar 15     Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Fri, Mar 16       India v Bangladesh
Sun, Mar 18     India v Pakistan
Tue, Mar 20     Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
Thu, Mar 22    FINAL
Tittle Won       INDIA 05 

Tittle Won       SRILANKA 04
Tittle Won       PAKISTAN 01
Tittle Won      BANGLADESH 00

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A win for Spain on a day of rain

On a day of rain at Vagabonds, Spain secured their first win of the tournament, beating Germany when bad light finally brought an end to the match at 7.30pm In a match initially reduced to 43 overs, Germany won the toss and elected to bat first. A 45 ball half century from captain Steven Richards led them to a total of 122-6 from 28 overs before rain brought an end to their innings.After a lengthy rain delay, play resumed with Spain needing to chase 154 in 28 overs to secure their first win of the tournament.Spain initially seemed to be scoring at too slow a rate, but when bad light finally brought an end to the days play with seven wickets down, they needed to be at 124 and were on 129-7, winning by three wickets In the other Group A match at St John's between the Isle of Man and Italy, the weather prevented play from starting at all, and both teams received one point each.Tomorrow's final matches in Group A will see the Isle of Man take on Spain, with the hosts needing a win to reach the final. In the other match, Germany will play Gibraltar.Group B of the ICC European Under 19 Division Two championship saw both matches record a result with France and Israel beating Norway and Belgium respectively A delayed start at Cronkbourne reduced the match between France and Norway to 47 overs, and France quickly had the Norwegians on the back foot with captain Thomas Liddiard bowling well with three wickets to reduce Norway to 21-4.France let Norway back in a little though, conceding 21 runs in extras, and when rain brought an early end to their innings, Norway had scored 86-6 in 27 overs.After a lengthy rain delay, during which both teams entertained themselves by watching the England v India Test match on television, play got back underway at 5.30pm, with France needing 93 in 25 overs to win the match.Sensing the prospect of more rain in the air, France set about chasing down the target in rapid fashion. Usman Shahid scored 41 from 39 balls and William Smati scored 38 in 31 balls to secure a nine wicket win for France in their final group game.In the Israel v Belgium game at King William's College, play started late, but it was the only game not to see a reduction in overs.Put into bat by Belgium, Israel scored 195-9 from their 50 overs, Josh Evans leading the way with 65. Belgium experimented with their bowlers, using nine in all, but Waqas Shafiq was the pick of the bunch with 4-35.In reply, Robert Sehmi scored a battling 42, but no other batsman reached double figures and Belgium were bowled out for 124, Raphael Schachat taking 5-23 Group B concludes tomorrow with Denmark playing Israel and Belgium playing Norway.

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Trott and Anderson rise to second place in the world

England's Jonathan Trott and James Anderson have risen to second place in the Reliance ICC Test Rankings following their side's 196-run victory over India on Monday at Lord's Trott has climbed two places, above India's Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, to second spot in the batting rankings, after his innings of 70 and 22 in the 2000th Test in history which was the opening game of the four-match series.Anderson's seven-wicket haul in the match, including his 11th five-wicket Test haul of 5-65 in the second innings, has seen him overtake teammate Graeme Swann in the bowling rankings, with a new career best ranking rating.Kevin Pietersen, whose magnificent unbeaten double century earned him the Man of the Match Award, has returned to the top 20, climbing 14 places to joint 15th in the rankings alongside Rahul Dravid, who rose seven places following his unbeaten first innings hundred.The other centurion in the match, England wicket-keeper Matt Prior, has also achieved a new career-best rating, rising 10 places to 21st, and is now on the brink of entering the world's top twenty.Chris Tremlett's four wickets in the match have helped him to ninth place in the rankings, also achieving a new career best rating, while Stuart Broad climbs four places to join Harbhajan Singh, who falls four places, in joint 11th place. Board has also moved to fifth in the all-rounders ranking table India still has two bowlers in the top ten of the rankings, with Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma lying in fifth and seventh place respectively while in the batting top 10, along with Sachin Tendulkar, India have VVS Laxman in seventh while Virender Sehwag, who missed the Lord's Test through injury, has dropped to 10th

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Clarke aims to build on Australia's lead at top of table

Australia captain Michael Clarke has revealed that he is determined for his side to maintain its lead at the top of the Reliance ICC ODI Rankings table.

Following the annual update of the Reliance ICC ODI Championship, Australia has extended its lead at the top of the table to 12 points, with Sri Lanka and India leading the chasing pack Clarke said that his side is looking to maintain its position in the table and is already building towards The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 which will be held in Australia and New Zealand."This Australian side is extremely proud to be ranked the number one one day side in the world. However, we realise there is some significant work to be done if this is to remain the case  said Clarke Being knocked out of the ICC Cricket World Cup at the quarter-final stage was very disappointing and our group has already started its planning to reclaim the title on our home shoresThis summer in Australia will be a great stepping stone towards this aim as we take on World Cup champions India and runners up Sri Lanka in a return of the tri-series competition throughout Australia The 50 over game proved itself an exciting and unpredictable format during the tournament on the ub-continent and we are looking forward to the fans supporting what we are sure will be another great event in 2015.The annual rankings update is carried out to ensure the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table continues to reflect recent form. As such, the new table only includes results from matches played after 1 August 2009, with older results from between 1 August 2008 - 31 July 2009 being discarded. Despite capturing the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, India falls one place to third in the updated rankings. This is due to the fact that in the 2008 09 rating year  now dropped, India won 17 ODIs and lost only five games, which was easily the best record during that period. In the same year Australia won 11 and lost 11 ODIs and so now Michael Clarke?s side are no longer penalised for that relatively poor year.In the past 12 months, India has lost nine ODIs, including its last two ODIs against eighth ranked West Indies and one in the group stages of the ICC Cricket World Cup, and has a win-loss ratio that is poorer than World Cup finalists Sri Lanka and quarter finalists Australia and South Africa. Note that the rankings give equal weight to all ODIs played over the year, with no extra points for performances in the ICC Cricket World Cup.The number one ranked side in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship on 1 April 2012 will receive US $175,000, while the second placed side will earn US $75,000

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Bell leads England into strong position against India

NOTTINGHAM: Ian Bell maiden Test hundred against India allied to a sporting reprieve saw England into a commanding lead on the third day of the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Sunday.England, in their second innings, were 441 for six at the close, giving them a lead of 374 runs.Bell made a superb 159 but only after being run out when on 137 to the last ball before tea.Having completed three runs with Eoin Morgan following a misfield by Praveen Kumar, he sprinted off the field believing the umpires had called time'.In fact the ball was still live'Morgan gestured to his partner to regain his ground and after calling in the third umpire, the on-field officials gave a stunned Bell out.England coach Andy Flower and captain Andrew Strauss went to the visitors dressing room at tea to ask India, whose coach is ex-England supremo Duncan Fletcher, if they wanted the appeal to stand.And minutes later India withdrew their appeal.Umpires Marais Erasmus of South Africa and Pakistan's Asad Rauf emerged after tea to boos from spectators, unaware the decision had been reversed, as did India before the jeers became cheers when Bell resumed his innings.Although Bell made only 22 more runs following the reversal of a decision which was quite correct, he added an additional 69 with Morgan in what turned out to be a fourth wicket partnership of 104.Bell's eventual 159 included 24 fours and was made in nearly five-and-a-half hours at the crease

He was finally out when his cut off part-time left-arm spinner Yuvraj Singh was caught by Venkatsai Laxman at slip.Left-hander Morgan went to a 60-ball fifty, featuring seven fours, with a straight six against off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.But the advent of the new ball, as it had done in India's first innings on Saturday, led to wickets with medium-pacer Praveen Kumar taking two for five runs in nine balls.Morgan was caught behind for 70 before Jonathan Trott, batting down the order after suffering a shoulder injury while fielding on Saturday, gloved a rising delivery to Rahul Dravid in the slips.England were 339 for six at that point, but wicketkeeper Matt Prior again proved a thorn in India's side with the bat, hooking fast bowler hanthakumaran Sreesanth for six on his way to an unbeaten 64. He received excellent support from Tim Bresnan 47 not out, in an unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 102. Ealrier, Bell had helped add 162 for the third wicket before Kevin Pietersen (63) was caught behind off Sreesanth by India captain and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.Bell, 84 not out at lunch and scoring briskly, went to 98 with a fluent cover-driven four off Kumar.Then a leg-glanced two off Sreesanth saw the 29-year-old Bell, batting at number three because of Warwickshire colleague Trott's injury, to his 15th hundred in 67 Tests and fourth this year.England resumed on 24 for onestill 43 runs behind despite Stuart Broad taking a hat-trick on Saturday on his way to Test-best figures of six for 46 on his Nottinghamshire home ground.India's first innings of 288 also saw Dravid make 117 his 34th Test century and second in as many matches after his 103 not out during England's 196-run first Test win at Lord's.England will replace India at the top of the ICC's Test Championship table if they win this four-match series 2-0 or better.

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Moon sighted; 1st Ramazan on Tuesday

KARACHI: The moon for the holy month of Ramazan has been sighted and the fasting will begin from Tuesday,The official announcement will be made shortly by the Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman. Tommoro First Roza In Ramazan ul mubbarakh
Sehr-o-Iftar Timing / Ramadan Calendar 2011 / Ramadan TimeTable 2011Insh'Allah Ta'la 1st Roza in Ramadan 2011 will Start from 2 August 2011

R Sehr - Iftaar
1 3:48 - 7:16
2 3:49 - 7:15
3 3:50 - 7:14
4 3:51 - 7:14
5 3:52 - 7:13
6 3:53 - 7:12
7 3:54 - 7:11
8 3:55 - 7:10
9 3:56 - 7:09
10 3:57 - 7:08
11 3:58 - 7:06
12 3:59 - 7:05
13 4:00 - 7:04
14 4:01 - 7:03
15 4:02 - 7:02
16 4:04 - 7:01
17 4:05 - 7:00
18 4:06 - 6:59
19 4:07 - 6:57
20 4:07 - 6:56
21 4:08 - 6:55
22 4:09 - 6:54
23 4:10 - 6:52
24 4:11 - 6:51
25 4:12 - 6:50
26 4:13 - 6:49
27 4:14 - 6:47
28 4:15 - 6:46
29 4:16 - 6:45
30 4:17 - 6:43

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