Wednesday, June 3, 2015
New Zealand Beats The Home Side England To Level The Series 1-1
Hearts and minds are one thing but what New Zealand really wanted to win was this Test. At Headingley, the ground where they first claimed a Test victory in England more than 30 years ago, they had to battle the weather, which took almost a day out of the game, and an England side still swaggering from their heroics at Lord's last week.
They overcame both with time to spare, having scored 804 runs at almost five an over and twice rattled through England with pace, swing and, on the final day, spin. Every member of the side contributed to their victory in the second Investec Test, one which levelled the series and preserved a two-year unbeaten run. In 54 Tests against England in England, it was only New Zealand's fifth victory and their first of the 21st century.
Mark Craig followed some lower-order slugging and immaculate slip catching with three wickets on a wearing surface, finishing England's resistance by having Jos Buttler lbw without playing a shot. Kane Williamson also picked up three-for with his part-time offspin, after Trent Boult, the joint-leading wicket-taker on either side, had struck twice early on to set New Zealand on their way.
That England extended the game into the final session was chiefly down to dogged half-centuries from Buttler and Alastair Cook. Obdurate crease occupation is Cook's greatest strength and he absorbed 171 balls in making 56, bowing his head over the bat like a monk at prayer. Buttler showed a different side to his game by playing with admirable restraint during his lengthiest Test innings, in terms of balls faced.
England had gone to lunch five down, any bravado about attempting to chase 455 scattered to the far corners of the Yorkshire Ridings. Cook was their chief hope of saving the game but he fell shortly after having become the youngest man to record 9000 Test runs - when he failed in an attempt to reverse his lbw decision against Williamson, who struck in the first over of a spell for the second time, Brendon McCullum knew things were going his way.
Buttler made it through to tea, surviving a review for caught down the leg side off Tim Southee and a working over by Matt Henry, who followed a throat ball with one that took the outside edge and fell short of slip; Buttler also required treatment after a length delivery from Henry leapt to strike him a vicious blow on the hand. He was later doubled up by the same bowler, winded by a blow to the stomach. It was an apt representation of England's pummelling.
New Zealand had enjoyed a perfect morning, Boult and Craig taking two wickets apiece in the first hour to help New Zealand once again seize the initiative. Only a scattering of spectators had braved another icy day - despite reduced ticket prices - as the people of Yorkshire wisely decided England were not worth the investment. This was a working Tuesday, after all, and England did not get close to replicating the final-day drama served up against Sri Lanka at Headingley a year ago, never mind their Auckland rescue act against McCullum's New Zealand in 2013.
Still, for the couple of thousand in attendance as well as those watching on television screens around the world, there was much to admire in the way New Zealand went about their business, each wicket celebrated with joyous collective abandon. McCullum's side have not lost a Test series since their last visit to England and they have won many more admirers besides for the spirit in which they approach a challenge.
It made the absence of a deciding Test all the more disappointing, though both sides could take credit from the fact that no two-match series has ever enjoyed such a glut of run-scoring (not to mention 78 wickets as well).
If England did intend to play positively and keep the threat of a world-record run chase in the back of Kiwi minds, it was not easy to discern. Five of the first six overs were maidens, one of which included the wicket of Adam Lyth, caught behind after nicking yet another good one from Boult. With Boult making the ball swing under grey skies and McCullum able to do much as he pleased with his fielders, England regressed into the defensive posture that has frequently cost them in recent years.
Lyth was always the likelier of England's openers to press New Zealand back with his strokeplay but his dismissal without adding to his overnight score brought the seemingly ill-at-ease Gary Ballance to the middle. Despite an attempt to counter a perceived weakness against full, swinging deliveries by batting out of his crease (before stepping back in as per his trigger movement), he was undone by the skills of Boult for the second time in the match. Lightning struck twice, this time via a full ball deflecting off the pads and into off stump.
The offspinner Craig, who England dealt with brusquely at Lord's, was able to settle into a rhythm from the Kirkstall Lane End and he gained rich reward halfway through the session, removing Ian Bell and Joe Root within the space of three deliveries.
Both fell to excellent leg-side catches, though the decision making - from Bell in particular - was questionable. Having seen McCullum instruct Kane Williamson to go and stand at leg slip, Bell went back into his crease and steered the ball obligingly straight to the fielder, who scooped it off the ground with glee. Root struck his leg glance much more powerfully, only for Tom Latham's woolly jumper to absorb the impact and his hands to gratefully clutch the ball.
Root had declared on the fourth evening that England still had a chance of chasing 455 but a slim chance had become no chance by the time he was the fourth batsman out inside the first hour. England attempted the talk but it was New Zealand who walked it.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
England Vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 2england new
Alastair Cook was on the verge of breaking Graham Gooch's England Test runs record at Headingley on Saturday.
At lunch on the second day of the second Test, England were 54 without loss in reply to New Zealand's first innings 350 following some effective late-order hitting by the tourists.
Both Adam Lyth and fellow opener Cook were 27 not out.
That left the England captain needing just five runs to break mentor Gooch's record mark of 8900.
Meanwhile Lyth, on his Yorkshire home ground, posted his highest Test score after managing just seven and 12 on debut during England's 124-run win in the first of this two-Test series.
New Zealand resumed on 297 for eight, having scored briskly on Friday after rain washed out the opening session. They thrashed 53 runs in just 7.1 overs on Saturday before they were dismissed.
Their total was all the more impressive after being sent in to bat and collapsing to two for two as James Anderson became the first England bowler to take 400 Test wickets.
But Luke Ronchi marked his Test debut by top-scoring with a counter-attacking 88 and the wicket-keeper also shared a stand of 120 with Tom Latham (84).
Play resumed on Saturday in sunshine and the fourth ball of the day saw Matt Henry pull all-rounder Ben Stokes to bring up New Zealand's 300.
Last man Trent Boult eventually holed out to give paceman Broad figures of five for 109 in 17.1 overs.
Monday, May 25, 2015
French Open 2015 Begins
The 2015 French Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It will be the 114th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It will take place at the Stade Roland Garros from 24 May to 7 June. It will consist of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.
Rafael Nadal is the five-time defending champion in the men's singles, while Maria Sharapova will be defending the women's singles title.
About The Tournament:
The 2015 French Open will be the 114th edition of the French Open and is being held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.
The tournament is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2015 ATP World Tour and the 2015 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There is a singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament is being played on clay courts and is taking place over a series of twenty courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Indian Premier League 2015 Final Between Mumbai And Chennai
So the final day of the Indian premier league 2015 has arrived and the final of this league will be played on Sunday in kolkata iden garden.Its Mumbai Indian Versus The Chennai Super Kings.Chennai Super Kings Have won two IPL titles in 2011 and 2012.on the other hand the Mumbai Indians have won their single title in 2013 against the same opponents that is the Chennai Super Kings.
So it will be a great match to watch the final of the IPL-8.Its quite difficult to predict the winners among these two as both the sides seems to be well balanced.Mumbai Indians have match winners like Rohit Sharma,Kiron Pollard ,Lasith Malinga and on the other hand Chennai Super Kings Have a great match winners like the Mr.cricket Mike Hussey who scored a crucial 56 runs from 46 balls against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the eliminator.They also have players like Suresh Raina,M.S. Dhoni ,Dwayne Bravo who is the purple cap holder by taking the most numbers of wickets in the tournament so far.so all in all it will be a great game of cricket irrespective of whether Chennai Super Kings will win or the Mumbai Indians.
Friday, May 8, 2015
IPL 8: Mumbai extend unbeaten run with 6-wicket win over Chennai
Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in a breathtaking finish to record their fifth successive win of the Indian Premier League on Friday.
Needing 30 runs off the last 12 balls, Hardik Pandya (21 not out of 8 balls) and Ambati Rayudu (34 off 19) smashed left-arm spinner Pawan Negi for 25 runs in the penultimate over to tilt the high-pressure game in Mumbai's favour.
Mumbai took two balls to knock off the five runs needed in the final over, ending at 159/4. Super Kings had recovered to post 158 for five in 20 overs.
Pandya was the star of the night as he backed his effort on the field by hitting three sixes in the 19th over, proving to be the difference in the end.
Super Kings remained at top in the points table despite their first defeat at home this season while Mumbai added to their remarkable turnaround with a fifth win in as many games.
They are now fourth in the standings with six wins and five losses.
The away team made a flying start in the chase, racing to 61 for no loss in six overs.
Parthiv Patel (45) was aggressive from the outset, getting his first four with a exquisite punch on a length ball from medium pacer Mohit Sharma.
Simmons soon joined in punishing the bowlers, especially in-form speedster Ashish Nehra, smashing the experienced Indian for a six and couple of fours.
Having already off to their best start of the season, Mumbai were cruising at 84 for no loss in 10 overs.
The momentum shifted dramatically in the next over when R Ashwin removed the openers in space of four balls, sending the partisan crowd into a frenzy.
And soon it became 86 for three as Dwayne Bravo had his West Indies teammate run out Kieron Pollard with a spectacular direct hit. Super Kings were right back into the game out of nowhere.
Mumbai, needing 58 runs off the last 30 balls, were now relying heavily on skipper Rohit Sharma and Rayudu. The seasoned pair took the team closer the to target by hammering Nehra for 17 runs in the 17th over, their team still needing 34 off 18 balls.
While Rohit got out, Rayudu led his team to a thrilling win.
Earlier, M S Dhoni (39 not out off 32 balls) and Negi (36 off 17) smashed 55 off the last five overs to push their team to a fighting total after it struggled for runs in major part of the innings.
The home team had a rather quiet start by the standards of their explosive openers as they reached 44 for one in the first six overs.
Brendon McCullum (23 off 11) was given a life early on with Harbhajan Singh dropping a simple catch at backward square leg off left-arm spinner J Suchith.
It seemed the New Zealander will make Mumbai pay for their mistake when he hit three successive fours off medium pacer Vinay Kumar. However, much to the relief of the visitors, the dangerous batsman was caught at deep mid-wicket the next ball after he mistimed another hit off the Karnataka bowler.
His opening partner Dwayne Smith (27 off 34) too was holed out at deep-midwicket, as well as Suresh Raina (10), who was sent back with a brilliant running catch by Hardik Pandya, leaving Super Kings at 67/3 in 10 overs. Pandya was the catcher in all three dismissals.
Faf du Plessis (17) and Dhoni then gathered 39 runs for the fourth wicket but just when they looked ready for the death overs onslaught, the South African fell to a leaping catch by Simmons off pacer Mitchell McClenaghan.
Dhoni now had Negi by his side and the Delhi based cricketer, coming ahead of Ravindra Jadeja, did not disappoint his skipper, smashing four fours and a six in quick time.
The captain too got into the groove late into his innings, collecting two sixes and as many boundaries to the delight of his fans at Chepauk.
Teams(from):
Mumbai Indians: Lendl Simmons, Parthiv Patel(wk), Rohit Sharma(c), Corey Anderson, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, Hardik Pandya, Jagadeesha Suchith, Vinay Kumar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ben Hilfenhaus, Colin Munro, Aditya Tare, Jasprit Bumrah, Marchant de Lange, Pawan Suyal, Shreyas Gopal, Pragyan Ojha, Abhimanyu Mithun, Aiden Blizzard, Akshay Wakhare, Nitish Rana, Siddhesh Lad, Unmukt Chand
Chennai Super Kings: Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni(c/wk), Dwayne Bravo, Pawan Negi, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohit Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Ishwar Pandey, Baba Aparajith, Matt Henry, Mithun Manhas, Samuel Badree, Ronit More, Michael Hussey, Rahul Sharma, Kyle Abbott, Ankush Bains, Irfan Pathan, Pratyush Singh, Andrew Tye, Eklavya Dwivedi, Ravichandran Ashwin
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Soccer News
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiolahas been charged by UEFA after wearing a t-shirt in a news conference before Tuesday's Champions League victory over Porto demanding justice for a journalist who died during the World Cup.
Argentine sports reporter Jorge Lopez, known as 'Topo', was killed in Guarulhos, Sao Paulo in July in a road accident during last year's tournament. Guardiola wore a T-shirt with the slogan '#JusticiaParaTopo' ahead of Bayern's 6-1 quarter-final, second leg win and was charged on Wednesday by European soccer's governing body for an 'incident of non-sporting nature'.
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