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Fast bowler Mohammad Irfan has been added to Pakistan’s one-day squad for the Sri Lanka series, as cover for the concussed Junaid Khan

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Aug-2014Fast bowler Mohammad Irfan has been added to Pakistan’s one-day squad for the Sri Lanka series, as cover for the concussed Junaid Khan. Irfan, who will leave for Sri Lanka on Wednesday, has not played international cricket since November 2013 due to a hip injury.”Junaid is getting better and has started practising,” Pakistan’s team manager Moin Khan told ESPNcricinfo. “We just want to strengthen the bench, in case anything goes wrong with Junaid, then we can have a bowler to replace him.”The 7ft 1in Irfan, who has 39 wickets from 27 ODIs at 27.12, had suffered two fractures in the ischium bone of his hip and underwent rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore for the injury. For a while, his recovery was slow and it was feared he might need surgery, but eventually he healed without the operation. He had said in June that being ready for the World Cup was his priority, and he was not rushing his comeback since he was “ensuring this time that I can go a long way without breaking down”.Junaid missed the second half of the SSC Test after he was hit on the head by a bouncer from Dhammika Prasad during Pakistan’s first innings. After he completed his innings and returned to the dressing room, he lost his balance and had to undergo observation in hospital. He was said to have a slight concussion and was advised rest.The three-match ODI series begins in Hambantota on August 23.

Will Gidman again proved himself a thorn in Leicestershire sides as Gloucestershire moved into a dominant position on the second day at Bristol.

04-Sep-2013
ScorecardDay two was the Will Gidman show with the bat•PA PhotosWill Gidman again proved himself a thorn in Leicestershire sides as Gloucestershire moved into a dominant position on the second day at Bristol.Having returned career-best bowling figures of 6 for 15 runs on the opening day, Gidman posted his highest ever score of 143 to propel Gloucestershire to 516 for nine declared and an imposing first-innings lead of 399.Leicestershire reached the close on 60 for the loss of Greg Smith in their second innings and are still 339 runs behind – and staring down the barrel of an innings defeat.Gidman will no doubt have his sights set on taking 10 wickets in the match to add to his superb hundred when play resumes with Gloucestershire seeking their fourth Championship win of the summer.Resuming on 210 for 4, Gloucestershire’s aim was to bat for as long as possible and wear down the pitch as well as their opponents. Certainly, the fifth wicket pair of Hamish Marshall and Benny Howell commenced in positive fashion, feeding off a series of short deliveries as boundaries flowed on the second morning.These two had already banked a second batting bonus point and were looking increasingly secure when their partnership of 69 was unexpectedly terminated in the 64th over, Howell mistiming a drive and skying a catch to mid-off to gift former Durham paceman Ben Raine his first success of the match. Howell had harvested 34 from 61 balls and mustered six fours in a stand which set the tone for the rest of the day.Not content to act as the junior partner, new batsman Gidman immediately matched Marshall blow for blow despite the pitch becoming slower and lower. Veteran New Zealander Marshall was first to 50, raising that landmark with his seventh boundary, a square cut four at the expense of Shiv Thakor.Having started the match on 856 first-class runs for the season, Marshall had three figures firmly in his sights when he was pinned lbw by Raine for 81. Especially strong off the back foot, he faced 152 balls, struck 11 fours and helped add 97 for the sixth wicket with Gidman.Maximum batting bonus points and a lead of 300 represented minimum requirements for Gloucestershire and the in-form Gidman ensured both boxes were ticked prior to the tea interval. His 50 came from 105 balls and he required a further 45 deliveries to realise three figures. He faced 183 balls in all, accrued 16 fours and two sixes and comfortably surpassed his previous career-best score of 116 not out, made in a losing cause against Northamptonshire in Bristol in 2011.On loan from Middlesex and eager to earn a contract offer, offspinner Tom Smith did his prospects no harm at all by posting his first 50 for Gloucestershire, more than holding his own in a progressive partnership of 131 in 35 overs with Gidman for the seventh wicket.Required to negotiate 15 overs at the end of the day, Leicestershire were further undermined when Smith departed for 9, trapped lbw by David Payne’s left-arm swing.

Frequently asked questions: the who, what and how much of IPL 2013

Vishal Dikshit02-Feb-2013Which players are going to be a part of the 2013 IPL auction?
The 2013 IPL auction will feature new names as well as those cricketers who were let go by the franchises when they announced a list of players they had retained and released in keeping with the October 31, 2012, deadline.The original Hyderabad-based franchise, Deccan Chargers, was terminated from the IPL in October. That led to a new team, SunRisers Hyderabad, being formed, and they retained 20 players from the Chargers franchise and released the remaining 13.How much money can the teams spend at the auction?
Each franchise can spend up to $12.5 million on their 2013 squad. The franchises have already spent a portion of that sum on the players they retained in November 2012, and on the ones they traded/signed in the transfer window that closed on January 18. The franchises can now spend the remainder of the amount during the auction.In 2008, every franchise had $5 million as the auction purse. In 2011, that was increased to $9 million. But there was no restriction on what was spent outside of the auction and, last year, there were few high-value trades outside of the auction – for example Dinesh Karthik went from Kings XI Punjab to Mumbai Indians for a million. Subsequently, many franchises complained about the big money being spent outside of the auction purse. So the IPL decided that this year, instead of just regulating the amount being spent at the auction, they would set a consolidated sum of $12.5 million for the franchises’ entire 2013 squads.For how long will the players, who are bought on Sunday, be able to play for the franchise that buys them?
The players signed on Sunday will be available to play for their respective franchises only in this year’s IPL.The contracts of the players who are already with franchises will also end this year. When the players were signed in 2011, the contracts were for two years with the option of extending them for an extra year. The 2014 auction will see more players being auctioned as new contracts will be signed.Is there a cap on the maximum amount a franchise can bid for any player, and will there be a tie-breaker this year too?
In effect, there is no cap on bids for any player. The teams can spend whatever amount they want on procuring a player, based on how much of their $12.5 million purse they have remaining.Yes, the tie-breaker rule still exists. As per this rule, if two franchises submitted the same maximum bid for the same player, they must then submit a cheque with an undisclosed amount to the BCCI – this money comes from outside of the $12.5 million purse. The franchise whose cheque offers the higher amount gets the player and the undisclosed amount goes to the BCCI.How many players in total, and overseas players, can each franchise have?
Each franchise can have a total of 33 players, including 11 from overseas. The squad size was increased from 30 to 33 before the 2012 IPL auction. When it was 30, 20 Indian and 10 overseas players were allowed. However, in the final XI, only four overseas players can be included.Can overseas players be bought outside the auction?
Under normal circumstances, overseas players, whether capped or uncapped, can be bought only at the auction. However, in case of injuries cropping up in a squad, the franchise has the right to sign an overseas player outside the auction as a replacement.In the case of Indian players, uncapped players are signed outside the auction. Capped players, on the other hand, have to be signed at the auction. Capped Indian players can be bought outside the auction only if they are released by a franchise during the trading window. For example, Abhinav Mukund, who has played five Tests, was released by Chennai Super Kings in November and signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore in January.What are capped and uncapped players?
A capped player is one who has played international cricket for his country in any format of the game: Tests, ODIs or Twenty20s. An uncapped player is one who is yet to make his international debut.Why was the Deccan Chargers franchise terminated?
The Deccan Chargers franchise was terminated in October 2012 after its owners, Deccan Chronicles Holdings Limited (DCHL), failed to produce the bank guarantee that the Bombay High Court had stipulated they furnish in order to avoid termination from the league.The franchise had defaulted on several fronts (including payments to players and foreign boards) after DCHL ran into financial problems. The BCCI, subsequently, had set a deadline of September 15, 2012, for the owners to clear all dues. Since the owners were unable to sort out their financial problems, they put the franchise up for sale. They then rejected the sole bid they received, and were unable to offer viable a solution, which eventually led to their termination.Why is there a new franchise from the same city as Deccan Chargers, instead of from a different city?
Once Chargers were terminated, the BCCI invited bids for a new IPL franchise from one of 12 cities, including Hyderabad. The Sun TV Network won the bid, offering Rs 85.05 crores per year for a five-year deal, for a Hyderabad-based franchise.

Aaron Finch and Dwayne Bravo helped Gujarat Lions ease into the IPL with a thumping win against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali

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Aaron Finch and Dwayne Bravo helped Gujarat Lions ease into the IPL with a thumping win against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali. Barring the first over, Lions were in total control in their chase of 162; they won with 14 balls to spare on the back of Finch’s 47-ball 74.Brendon McCullum, who made a whirlwind ton in his final Test in February, was stumped by Wriddhiman Saha, standing up to the stumps to the medium-pacer Sandeep Sharma, in the first over of the chase. Sandeep, who anticipated a forward shimmy, bowled a superb outswinger to leave McCullum stranded. Finch and Suresh Raina then took the attack to the pacers, capitalising on loose deliveries to drive the chase.While Raina holed out to mid-on in the sixth over, Finch peppered the boundary with deft touch and exemplary placement, particularly behind square on the off side. He hit 12 fours.It needed a moment of brilliance from Pardeep Sahu, the legspinner, to dismiss him. Finch was drawn forward, and was beaten in the air and off the pitch as Saha completed his second stumping. The rest of the chase was a mere formality as Dinesh Karthik accrued his runs with sweeps and punchy strokes in front of the wicket to finish 41 not out.Earlier, Kings XI were given an ideal start by their openers M Vijay and Manan Vohra, who saw off the swinging new ball before getting stuck into their work. A blend of crisp drives and flicks earned the pair a half-century stand within the Powerplay. The spread fields after the sixth over did not impede Vohra, as he manufactured boundaries courtesy swift footwork off the spinners.However, the momentum shifted rapidly when Ravindra Jadeja struck twice in consecutive overs to remove the openers. Dwayne Bravo then undid Glenn Maxwell and David Miller in the space of three balls in the 12th over. The ball that got Miller – the slow, dipping yorker – made Bravo the first bowler to pick up 300 T20 wickets.Suddenly, debutant Marcus Stoinis and Wriddhiman Saha were left to rebuild. The pair were forced to use pockets of space in the large Mohali outfield to find their runs, and struggled to score quickly. Much of that was down to the efficiency of the Lions bowlers, who executed their yorkers and slower balls well. Bravo took two more wickets off consecutive slower balls in the last over, and could have had his best T20 bowling figures had Sarabjit Ladda not spilled a skier off the last ball.Only two boundaries and 36 runs were scored off the last five overs as Kings XI mustered 161. Lions then rode their momentum to consign Kings XI to their ninth loss in 10 matches.

Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney hailed Paul Mullin's hat-trick in his side's 6-0 win over Morecambe as 'incredible'.

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Wrexham thrash Morecambe 6-0Mullin scores a hat-trickCo-owner McElhenney praises strikerWHAT HAPPENED?

Phil Parkinson's men went second in League Two after thrashing Morecambe at the Racecourse Ground on Saturday. Joel Senior's own goal got the Welsh side up and running in the fifth minute before Mullin opened his account for the afternoon two minutes later. Substitute Jacob Mendy added an emphatic third in the 35th minute before Mullin scored in the 67th and 77th minute to complete his hat-trick. James Jones rounded off the scoring at the death to cap off a remarkable afternoon – one that co-owner McElhenney felt compelled to comment on.

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When Wrexham got promoted out of the National League in April, McElhenney quipped Mullin was one of the greatest footballers in the world. After his hat-trick, he continued his praise for the 29-year-old.

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Wrexham are now in the automatic promotion spots after their win on Saturday. They are looking for back-to-back promotions and with Mullin back amongst the goals, the Welsh side could kick on even more this season – such is his goal threat.

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Wrexham have just a few days to recover from this clash as they take on Harrogate Town on Tuesday night in another League Two clash.

Roddy Estwick, the West Indies U-19 coach, has challenged his batsmen to step up if they intend to overcome Australia in the ICC World Cup quarter-finals

Renaldo Matadeen22-Feb-2014Roddy Estwick, the West Indies U-19 coach, has challenged his batsmen to step up if they intend to overcome Australia in the ICC World Cup quarter-finals. Estwick said his side’s loss to South Africa exposed frailties in the line-up as they crumbled for 104, chasing 199. Though West Indies posted over 270 against Zimbabwe and Canada, Estwick sees room for improvement.”We started off terribly against South Africa,” he said. “But after that, we batted first and lasted the entire 50 overs and we hope to continue like this against Australia. Before we left the Caribbean, we knew we weren’t doing well batting-wise and that’s still a challenge. We need to spend more time in the crease, build big partnerships and get top scores from the people in the top four [positions].”We’re doing some work in the nets in the short space of time we have and we have gotten accustomed to the conditions here,” he said. “Our batsmen need to play what they see and not what they expect. Take it one ball at a time.”Estwick said Australia were not as strong a side as in the past and was confident West Indies would be able to hold their own. “Watching the scores, the games they played and such, they’re not playing spin as well as other Australian teams so once we focus on this as well as our game, and we concentrate on keeping our discipline, we’ll do well,” he said.Australia lost to Afghanistan, were beaten by Zimbabwe and Pakistan in the warm-ups and before that came to the tournament on the back of a difficult tour of Sri Lanka.Having played their first game in Dubai, Estwick counted on the advantage of familiar conditions to challenge Australia, who are yet to play at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. “It was colder in the earlies but now it’s getting hotter and pitches are moving from green to drier,” he said. “Balls are moving around more too and this showed when we played Canada at Abu Dhabi. We have adjusted to the heat and also in case the pitch loses liveliness.”

Sunrisers Hyderabad moved up the table but questions still loom over their batting. Delhi Daredevils need to win as many as possible from here on

The Preview by Kanishkaa Balachandran09-May-2014Match factsSaturday, May 10, 2014
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Big PictureSunrisers Hyderabad jumped from seventh position to fifth after defending 134 on Wednesday against Rajasthan Royals. It only makes the mid-table battle more compelling, as teams that missed out in the first half of the tournament look to catch up in the second.Sunrisers are known for defending middling targets and on a sluggish pitch in Ahmedabad, didn’t let Royals get close. While the bowling looks in good health, their top-order concerns remain. Shikhar Dhawan has four scores in the 30s but hasn’t gone on to convert those. Aaron Finch, after scores of 88 and 44, has three sub-20 scores. In their last game, they had KL Rahul and Naman Ojha in the top four, ahead of David Warner, but they fell short of expectations. There is instability in the batting and while it didn’t matter on Wednesday, Sunrisers wouldn’t want to routinely leave it to their bowlers to win games.Delhi Daredevils continue to languish at the bottom and will have to try and win most, if not all, of the remaining games to qualify for the play-offs. Playing at home has made no difference to their fortunes, for they have lost three out of three at the Kotla. Kevin Pietersen is yet to play the type of game-changing knocks he is known for. Their bowlers have struggled for wickets, having picked up seven in the last three games combined. In seven games, they have only picked up 28 wickets. Sunrisers on the other hand have picked up 44 from the same number of games.Form guideDelhi Daredevils LLLWL
Sunrisers Hyderabad WLWLWWhere they standDelhi Daredevils: Last place, with two wins in eight matches
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 5th, with three wins in seven matchesPlayers to watchIn seven games, David Warner has batted in three different positions. He has played four innings at No. 3, two at No. 4, and in the last game he was pushed down to No. 5. Warner is a specialist opener for Australia but Sunrisers have been reluctant to use him there. Warner likes to attack the new ball but with this franchise, his role has changed to that of an innings anchor. Though he has three fifties, Sunrisers need to find him a permanent slot.Kedar Jadhav has assumed the role of a finisher for Daredevils, with brisk 20s in his last three innings, at a strike rate of 170.17. He has not been dismissed in any of his four innings. His best chance of getting more crease time is if Daredevils give him a promotion.Previous encounterThe teams last met in Dubai, with Sunrisers prevailing by four runs in a high-scoring encounter. Aaron Finch (88*) and David Warner (58*) lifted Sunrisers to 184 for 1 and Daredevils began strongly, with the openers M Vijay and Quinton de Kock adding 99. They fell away after that and despite a late surge by JP Duminy, fell narrowly short.Stats and trivia Daredevils’ batsmen have scored the most hundreds in the IPL (5) but Sunrisers’ batsmen have scored none. However, Sunrisers’ David Warner has scored two hundreds while playing for Daredevils Amit Mishra has taken a hat-trick while playing for Daredevils – the only hat-trick by a Daredevils bowler in the IPL. This came against Deccan Chargers – the old avatar of his current franchise M Vijay and Dinesh Karthik’s numbers so far are almost identical – 8 matches, 8 innings, 193 runs, average of 24.12. Their strike rates vary though. Karthik’s stands at 125.32 while Vijay’s at 114.20Quotes”We felt we were 20 short when batting but they didn’t get disheartened. The bowlers have shown good fighting spirit.”

Visitors Glamorgan appear to be homing in on their second win of the Division Two campaign after making basement side Kent follow-on in Canterbury

14-Jun-2013
ScorecardVisitors Glamorgan appear to be homing in on their second win of the Division Two campaign after making basement side Kent follow-on in Canterbury.Dismissed for 135 to concede a first-innings lead of 243, winless Kent batted marginally better second time around to at least take the game into its final day by reaching 254 for 4 at stumps – a slender match lead of 11.Having been skittled before lunch inside 47 overs, Kent made a better fist of things in a second innings that started with a single over before the lunch interval. After the break, openers Rob Key and Sam Northeast appeared to be in little or no trouble in adding 75 for the first wicket until Northeast (33) drove a return catch to veteran spinner Dean Cosker.Another Kent youngster, Daniel Bell-Drummond, then saw Jim Allenby pull off a stunning reflex catch at slip that sent him packing for 14, bringing together Key and Brendan Nash for a responsible third-wicket partnership that added 95 in 26 overs.Key went past 50 for the fourth time this season, from 112 balls that included five fours, while Nash reached the milestone from 74 balls before both fell in quick succession. Only five deliveries after reaching his half-century and without addition, Nash edged an attempted push drive against Michael Hogan into the gloves of Mark Wallace to leave with his side on 192 for 3.Then, only 15 runs short of a third century of the summer and the 49th of his career, Key’s late decision to kick away a Cosker arm-ball led to his demise leg before wicket after facing 166 balls.Though Ben Harmison and Darren Stevens survived the remaining 26 overs, Kent still face an uphill task to make the game safe on the fourth and final day.The hosts had started the day already deep in trouble at 73 for 4 and were only able to add a further 62 to their tally before losing their six remaining wickets.Allenby caused their early headaches, nipping one back to snare Stevens’ leg before for 10 as he shouldered arms, then having Harmison caught behind for 12 off a lunging defensive push.Geraint Jones, the acting Kent skipper, drove over a full ball from Hogan to lose his off stump before on-loan debutant Mitchell Claydon drove to mid-on and gifted Graham Wagg a second wicket.Calum Haggett made a late, and bad, decision to leave a shooting off-cutter from Michael Reed that plucked out off stump, but at least 10th wicket partners Charlie Shreck and Adam Riley enjoyed themselves in adding 25 – the second best partnership of the innings.Shreck, playing in his 122nd first-class match, was only four short of equalling his career best when Riley nicked behind to see Wallace hold on at the second attempt to end the innings and give Cosker a wicket with his fifth ball of the match.

Manchester United have reportedly joined the race for Bayern Munich star Ryan Gravenberch, putting them in another battle with arch-rivals Liverpool.

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Dutch star moved to Germany in 2022Has worked with Ten Hag beforeWanted at Old Trafford and AnfieldWHAT HAPPENED?

The Red Devils have long been linked with the Netherlands international, with efforts made to acquire his services in 2022. Gravenberch snubbed the Premier League giants at that stage, with the decision taken to link up with Bundesliga champions Bayern instead.

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Gravenberch was, however, restricted to just six starts for Bayern last season and is said to be looking for another fresh start. That has alerted Liverpool to his potential availability, with Jurgen Klopp still in the market for reinforcements in the Anfield engine room.

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reports that United are ready to rekindle their interest. Gravenberch has previously worked with Erik ten Hag at Ajax and would help to cover the expected departure of Donny van de Beek as he closes in on a move to Real Sociedad.

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Liverpool will be reluctant to miss out on a deal to old adversaries, having already been beaten to Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia by Chelsea this summer. However, United have plenty of factors working in their favour and have seen the need for midfield additions highlighted through their opening two games of the 2023-24 campaign.

Allrounder Shoaib Malik and fast bowler Mohammad Sami have been recalled to the Pakistan team for the two Twenty20 internationals against Zimbabwe in Lahore

Umar Farooq19-May-2015Allrounder Shoaib Malik and fast bowler Mohammad Sami have been recalled to the Pakistan team for the two Twenty20 internationals against Zimbabwe in Lahore. Uncapped 19-year-old opener Nauman Anwar and former under-19 captain Imad Wasim were given call-ups.Anwar Ali, Bilawal Bhatti and Hammad Azam also returned to the squad, while Saad Nasim, Imran Khan and Haris Sohail were dropped from the Pakistan T20 squad that played against Bangladesh in Mirpur last month. Saeed Ajmal, who was ineffective with his new bowling action, was also dropped along with Sohail Tanvir. Both Sohaib Maqsood and Sohail Khan were sidelined over fitness issues, and Junaid Khan was the other notable exclusion for the Zimbabwe series.Sami’s call-up came as a surprise considering he has not played for Pakistan since June 2012, when they toured Sri Lanka. He took six wickets in three matches in the Super8 T20 competition in Faisalabad last week.Anwar, who entered the domestic circuit last year, has only played a handful of first-class matches but caught the attention of the selectors after an extraordinary show in the recently concluded Super8 tournament in Faisalabad, scoring 270 runs at a strike-rate of 162.65 for Sialkot Stallions. Wasim, who led the Pakistan Under-19 World Cup team in 2007, was selected on the basis of his all-round performance for Pakistan A in the ongoing series against Sri Lanka A.The selectors retained Ahmed Shehzad, who was not part of the ODI series in Bangladesh but played the T20. He scored 0, 58*, 8 and 8 in four innings in the Super8 tournament. Umar Akmal, who was also not part of the Pakistan side against Bangladesh, returned to the squad after putting up scores of 35, 1, 95*and 85*.Pakistan will play two T20Is and three ODIs against Zimbabwe – the first international cricket to be played in the country since March 2009. Only six players – Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Sami – in this T20 squad have played an international match in Pakistan.Squad: Shahid Afridi (capt), Sarfraz Ahmed (vc), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Mukhtar Ahmed, Nauman Anwar, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan, Anwar Ali, Hammad Azam, Imad Wasim, Bilawal Bhatti, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Sami