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Asia Cup 2012 Schedule

Final: Barisal Burners v Dhaka Gladiators

BIG MATCH EXPECTED TODAY

T E A M

Aftab Ahmed, Anamul Haque, Awais Zia, Azhar Mahmood, Dhiman Ghosh†, Elias Sunny, Imran Nazir, Mashrafe Mortaza*, Mehrab Hossain jnr, Mohammad Ashraful, Mosharraf Hossain, Naved-ul-Hasan, Nazimuddin, Nazmul Hossain, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, DI Stevens, Tanveer Haider

 T E A M

Ahmed Shehzad, Alauddin Babu, Kabir Ali, Al-Amin Hossain, Farhad Hossain, SM Harwood, BJ Hodge*, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Mithun Ali, Mominul Haque, P Mustard†, Nazmul Islam, Rameez Raja (2), Shahriar Nafees, Sohag Gazi, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Yasir Arafat

In the final on Wednesday (today), Barisal will face Dhaka Gladiators, who overcame scary Khulna Royal Bengals after a tough battle in the other semifinal. Shehzad hit six sixes and 12 fours in his 49-ball 113 not out as Barisal reached 189, past the target of 185 runs, in just 16 overs. He and skipper BJ Hodge made 103 runs for the first wicket within the first eight overs, setting a solid base for the chase. Hodge scored 33 off 23, striking two sixes and three fours, before he was bowled by Saqlain Sajib.

Shehzad found another good partner in P Mustard who hit 33 off 20 balls with the help of six fours. They pushed the total to 177 before Mustard fell to Shabbir Rehman in the 15th over. Mohammad Sami, who had 17 wickets from previous 10 games, failed to increase his tally as he gave away 30 runs in his three overs. Seasoned allrounder Abdul Razzaq was hammered for 26 in his only over.

Ahmed Shazed Shines in 1st semi-final: Barisal Burners

1st semi-final: Barisal Burners v Duronto Rajshahi at Dhaka, Feb 28, 2012

Ahmed Shehzad acknowledges the applause after completing his hundred, Barisal Burners v Duronto Rajshahi, BPL, 1st semi-final

 Barisal Burners 189 for 2 (Shehzad 113*) beat Duronto Rajshahi 184 for 6 (Ervine 82, Mushfiqur 58, Arafat 3-30) by eight wickets

A master-class in big-hitting from Ahmed Shehzad put the unlikely semi-finalists, Barisal Burners, in the final of the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20. They beat the in-form Duronto Rajshahi by eight wickets, with ridiculous ease. Shehzad, the Pakistan opener, struck an unbeaten 49-ball 113, guiding the steep 185-run chase and giving the slowly-growing crowd a lot to cheer about at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

Man-of-the-match Shehzad hit six sixes, including four in a row off Abdul Razzaq (who conceded 26 in that over), and a dozen boundaries in his whirlwind innings - his hundred was the fourth fastest in all Twenty20 cricket. He added 103 runs in 7.5 overs for the first wicket with Brad Hodge, who made 33 off 23 balls with three fours and two sixes. Then, Shehzad added 74 runs for the second wicket with Phil Mustard, who also made 33.

It was entirely Shehzad's day as he also survived two dropped chances on 23 (at midwicket by Sabbir Rahman) and 71 (at deep-square leg by Taijul Islam). In fact, Hodge also got a few lives in an un-Rajshahi like display out on the field. The ease with which Barisal won was demonstrated by the fact that they cruised home with 24 balls to spare.

Earlier, Rajshahi overcame a first-over burst from Yasir Arafat, to make 184 for 6. Arafat, the Pakistan seamer, removed Shahzaib Hasan, Junaid Siddique and Marlon Samuels in the very first over - Shahzaib miscued a pull and was caught at mid-on, Junaid was bowled and Samuels adjudged lbw to a ball seemingly headed down the leg side.

Rajshahi captain Mushfiqur Rahim and Zimbabwe's Sean Ervine led the revival with a 110-run fourth-wicket stand. Mushfiqur made 58 off 33 balls with six fours and three sixes, while Ervine made 82 off 61 balls (eight fours and three sixes). After Arafat backed up his early burst with the run-out of Mushfiqur at a crucial time, Razzaq put the finishing touches to the innings, slamming 32 off 19 balls. 

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Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq accepts blame for T20 England loss

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq took full responsibility for the team’s failure to win the final Twenty20 match and the series at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Monday night.

Needing 130 runs for victory, Pakistan fell short by five runs after being in the hunt for the most part. They needed 23 runs from the last three overs and had seven wickets in hand, but could only muster 17 runs and lost three batsmen. 

Giving full credit to the England bowlers for pulling off a sensational win, Misbah said: “We made an effort but the England bowlers bowled the last three overs exceedingly well by mixing up the slower ones. We, who were in the middle, are responsible for the defeat as we could not finish the game. I should have finished the game, but I did not have any answer to their excellent bowling.”

Misbah felt the match was within’s Pakistan reach till the 18th over when 17 were needed off the last 12 balls but Stuart Broad’s over, in which he conceded just four runs, sealed their fate. “Until the 17th over, it was very much gettable with so many wickets in hand. Then Dernbach bowled a good over and the second last over bowled by Broad simply pushed the game away from us.”

Calling the defeat one of the biggest disappointments of his career, Misbah felt serious measures were needed to fix batting problems.

Meanwhile, England’s Man of the Match Kevin Pietersen, who struck a valuable knock of 62 not out, said his team produced an “exceptional end”. He added: “I think full credit should go to the bowlers who bowled brilliantly throughout the whole series.”

Captain Broad waxed lyrical over Pietersen’s innings, which he felt set up the game. “It was a tense game and KP showed his experience. Once we got to 130 I thought it was a competitive total and if we took it as deep as possible we stood a chance. Jade (Dernbach) was fantastic, he showed his T20 class here.”

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Ban on Aamir from ICC likely to be lifted soon

: Five-year ban on fast bowler M Aamir due to spot-fixing charges likely to be lifted by International Cricket Council (ICC) soon. Aamir is banned by the ICC until September 2015 for bowling deliberate no-balls. According to reports, Aamir has decided not to challenge his ban in the court and this decision may lead ICC to lift the ban.

Bangladesh Premier League: PCB contacts Bangladesh board

 KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has contacted its Bangladeshi counterparts following the arrest of a Pakistani citizen over suspicion of spot-fixing during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Sajid Khan, a Karachi resident, was questioned by Mirpur police after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials noticed ‘his suspicious movements’ during the tournament. The PCB, which has issued NOCs to several Pakistani players for the event, was alarmed at the development.
“We’ve sought details from the BCB,” a PCB official told The Express Tribune. “Many Pakistanis are featuring in the event and we’re concerned for them. We’ll follow the matter closely until its conclusion.”
Meanwhile, one player has been called into a hearing by the BPL on Monday in the aftermath of Khan’s arrest, according to ESPNcricinfo. It is understood that the security officers found the bank account number of a Chittagong Kings’ player and the e-mail address of another who is playing for the Dhaka Gladiators in Khan’s mobile inbox.
The ongoing tournament had earlier come under suspicion when former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza claimed that he was approached by a former cricketer to help in spot-fixing.
Sami destroys Dhaka
Meanwhile, Pakistan fast-bowler Mohammad Sami produced a brilliant show with remarkable figures of five for six to help Duronto Rajshahi register a three-wicket win over the Dhaka Gladiators.
Darren Stevens (28) and Nazimuddin (26) had shared a 52-run third wicket partnership before Sami ripped through the line-up as Dhaka were dismissed for 116.
In reply Rajshahi were reduced to 80 for six before Mushfiqur Rahim (40) produced a captain’s knock to guide his team home. Despite the defeat, Dhaka qualified for the semi-finals of the event, while Rajshahi have already made it to the last-four.
Elsewhere, Khulna Royals Bengal and the Barisal Burners completed the semi-final line-up after the former whipped the Sylhet Royals by 69 runs.
Dwayne Smith starred with a 73-ball 103 to fire the Bengals to 186 for two, hitting six maximums in his match-winning knock. Scott Styris was the lone wicket-taker for Sylhet as their bowlers wilted under the assault launched by Smith and Herschelle Gibbs (41). 
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Kohli and Gambhir Help India For a Stunnig Chase 329 Againts Lanka

India 321 for 3 (Kohli 133*) beat Sri Lanka 320 for 4 by seven wickets
Congrats INDIA

                                                           

  Virat Kohli   On top with Un beatable 133Runs

Kohli masterclass keeps India alive

India showed plenty of spunk in their response to an imposing Sri Lankan score, a task made all the more difficult by the pressure of having to scale it down in 40 overs to retain hope of qualifying for the tournament finals. They, however, showed little sign of that pressure, and the openers, especially, batted uninhibitedly before Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir continued the fight, scoring fluently, keeping India's required rate to an achievable limit and preserving their wickets to keep Sri Lanka on their toes after their dominating performance with the bat. 

An explosive opening, something India have been deprived of this series, was the need of the hour in a crunch encounter, and they got it with Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar stepping up. There was a power failure at the Bellerieve Oval in Hobart and the lights were out in one of the floodlight towers but Match Referee Chris Broad allowed the game to continue in the hope that the problem would be rectified during the course of the chase - not all lights were required at the time the chase began. 

Sehwag, out of form this series, began the onslaught, carting Nuwan Kulasekara and Lasith Malinga over the in-field on the leg side. Tendulkar was equally aggressive, merciless against any available scoring opportunity - he made room to slash Kulasekara through point before creaming him through cover the same over. 

Malinga bore the brunt of the early attack, Sehwag dispatching a short ball into the deep square leg grass bank in an over that fetched 15 but soon perished, mistiming an attempted pull off Farveez Maharoof to offer a catch to Tillakaratne Dilshan at mid-on. 

Gambhir didn't take too long to get going, steering Kulasekara through point off his third ball before punching him through midwicket for another four. Tendulkar was threatening, lofting Malinga over mid-on but walked too far across the next ball to be trapped in front while attempting a glance. It might end up being his last innings in Australia, though Kohli and Gambhir kept trying their best to ensure that India's chances remained intact by not letting the momentum slip. 

He picked off runs at ease through his favourite midwicket region, whipping the ball off his pads with ease and despite a boundary drought lasting 35 balls, keeping the runs coming through some swift running between the wickets and putting pressure on the outfielders. He broke that drought through an imperious drive off Thisara Perara past extra cover and later launched Angelo Mathews over the wide long-off boundary. At the halfway stage in the chase, the pair had notched up half-centuries and with ten Powerplay overs still remaining in the innings, gave India a fighting chance at qualification that, at one point, seemed improbable.

  

Dilshan, Sangakkara dominate India (Target For India 320)

On a day that India needed to be at their most attacking, with their finals hopes hanging by a thread, they were palpably below-par and Sri Lanka capitalised on their lack of intensity to deliver a dominating performance. Tillakaratne Dilshan shrugged off his initial unease against the swinging ball to gradually open up and march towards his 11th ODI century. Kumar Sangakkara played an innings as attractive as several of his abruptly-terminated cameos this tournament, only longer in duration this time, full of confidence and more pleasing to the eye. An ardous task awaited India, who need to overhaul 320 in 40 overs to stay in contention for the finals; given how their batting has panned out so far this series, they may struggle to do in 50.

Both Dilshan and Sangakkara scored heavily off the back foot, as the spinners dropped short often; Dilshan had the width he needed to play his favoured cut and Sangakkara the length he required to execute his much relied-on punch through cover. Virender Sehwag was taken for runs by the pair, Sangakkara launching him for six, when it appeared Praveen Kumar at long-on was in by a yard or two too many, and bringing up his fifty by clanking him past the bowler. The batting Powerplay was taken in the 33rd over, and the seamers didn't help India's cause by doling out deliveries on leg stump with a fine leg up. Dilshan clipped Zaheer to the boundary and Sangakkara sent Yadav into the stands with a whip off the pads.
The cue for a final surge came in the 41st over, right after Dilshan reached three-figures. Sangakkara, with three fielders in the deep on the leg side, still found the boundary on two consecutive occasions, swinging through long-on and square leg. He reached his 13th ODI century, off 84 balls, with a leading edge against Zaheer, who continued to bowl gift balls outside leg stump to Dilshan in his final spell. Sangakkara's innings ended in the 44th over as he tried to scoop a full delivery from Praveen but Dilshan ensured the tempo remained unhindered. 
As attempted yorkers fell short of their desired length, Dilshan swung Zaheer and Yadav into the crowd behind deep square leg and deep midwicket, before reserving the same treatment for Suresh Raina in the final over on his way to a equaling his career-best score. A tired Indian team looked on, the likelihood of this being their last match on a forgettable tour staring them in the face.

Misbah Help England For Winning

England 129 for 6 (Pietersen 62*, Ajmal 4-23) beat 


Pakistan 124 for 6 (Shafiq 34) by five runs


My Opinion :-
                           (((((Misbah is not fit for One Day,s Cricket ))))))

Misbah-ul-Haq has led an impassioned defence of his captaincy and urged the media not to destabilise Pakistan cricket by pursuing "their own agendas".

What should have been a moment of celebration for Misbah and his team was soured when Pakistan's captain was asked about his own position in the press conference following victory over England in the first of three Twenty20 internationals.
It is not hard to understand why Misbah might have been irritated. He assumed the captaincy of Pakistan in late 2010 with the team disgraced and defeated. Not only that, but he was denied some of the nation's best players due to their involvement in the spot-fixing controversy.
He responded better than most could have dreamed possible. Not only did Misbah restore the good reputation of Pakistan cricket on the pitch, he has done so off it, too.
He has led Pakistan to five Test series victories out of seven - the other two series were drawn - including the recent 3-0 whitewash of England, the No. 1-ranked Test team. On Thursday he led Pakistan to victory over the No.1-rated T20 team in world cricket and afterwards vented his frustration at the media - and the Pakistan media in particular - who seem to want Shahid Afridi restored as captain.

England produced world-class death bowling coupled with moments of brilliance in the field to snatch a five-run victory in the deciding Twenty20 against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and seal the series 2-1. With Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal together, needing 35 off the last five overs, Pakistan were in control but Stuart Broad and Jade Dernbach showed nerves of steel to finish the tour on a high.

Broad bowled the 16th and 19th overs which cost just four runs apiece and that included a misfield by Jonny Bairstow at long-on in the penultimate over which gave away a boundary. Broad removed Akmal, who skied a catch to long-off after missing the first two balls of the 19th over, and Bairstow redeemed himself in the last with a powerful throw to Craig Kieswetter which found Shahid Afridi short of his crease.

Dernbach, who bowled the 17th over for six runs, was left with 13 to play with for the last and was in control except when a slower ball looped out short to be called wide. That left Pakistan needing eight off three deliveries but Hammad Azam and Misbah could only muster two singles before a trademark slower ball from Dernbach castled Misbah and set of wild celebrations from the bowler.


AFRIDI SHOULD BE THE CAPTAIN  OF PAKISTAN  PLEASE 
PCB Remove MISBAH FROM ODI,s ANd T20,s 

Dwayne Smith hundred helps Khulna

Khulna Royal Bengals 186 for 2 (Smith 103*, Gibbs 41) 


beat Sylhet Royals 117 (Tanvir 26*) by 69 runs

Dwayne Smith scored the third hundred of the Bangladesh Premier League, setting up an easy win for Khulna Royal Bengals against Sylhet Royals in Mirpur, in the tournament's final group match. The victory places Khulna at No. 2 on the points table, meaning they will play the third-placed Dhaka Gladiators in the semi-finals on Tuesday.

Khulna was asked to bat and faced an early set-back, losing opener Shivnarine Chanderpaul early. From there on, though, they dominated, first through Herschelle Gibbs - who made 41 off 28 - and then Smith. Smith, batting at No 3, finished the innings unbeaten on 103 off 73 balls with six fours and six sixes, splitting his West Indies team-mate Chris Gayle's tournament-record scores of 101 not out and 116.

England bat in Twenty20 , On Difficult Pitch :)

England under Stuart Broad has clinched a hat-trick of winning tosses in this 3-T20I Series and will bat first in the third and final match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Today’s match will be the decider of the Series after England had leveled it at 1-1 following an impressive victory day before yesterday at Dubai.

England : KP Pietersen, C Kieswetter (Wicket Keeper), RS Bopara, EJG Morgan, JM Bairstow, JC Buttler, S

England look to be the favourites to win the third and final T20I after posting a fighting total of 129 for 6 on what is a sluggish pitch at Abu Dhabi. Opener Kevin Pietersen carried his bat responsibly to ensure that England got what they wanted on a pitch that was very slow with low bounce. Pietersen batted all the 20 overs to remain unbeaten on 62 from 52 balls with 6 fours and a last ball six of the English innings.

Apart from Kevin Pietersen, none of the English batsmen really got going on a difficult pitch to bat on at the Sheik Zayed Stadium. Pietersen who has been in-form scoring two centuries in the One Day Series batted according to the pitch conditions and played most of his big shots perfectly after picking up vacant spots in the outfield. Saeed Ajmal was once again amongst the wickets for Pakistan taking 4 for 23 in four overs.

Pakistan v England, 3rd Twenty20

Did Ajaml Teesra Works Today ? ? ? ? ? ?

Monday, February 27, Abu Dhabi


Start time 2000 (1600 GMT)

After two whitewashes we now have a series decider following 

England's slick victory in the second Twenty20 international 

in Dubai. Twenty20 matches can swing on the smallest of  

factors, but the intensity and sharpness of England's display 

on Saturday suggests they are the side finishing stronger.

A series victory will help consolidate England's position at the 

top of the rankings, although the bigger picture, and it applies 

to both teams, is putting in place plans for the World 

Twenty20 in Sri Lanka during September and October. 

Twenty20 internationals are few and far between - 

three-match series are a new breed in this format - so each 

game is important towards building a unit.

England learned quickly between the first and second 

matches in Dubai while Pakistan regressed quite significantly, 

especially with the bat. Jonny Bairstow showed that England's 

young players are soaking up their experiences while the 
incisiveness of the bowling attack is now consistent across all 
three formats.

Pakistan Team

Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Abdur Rehman, Adnan Akmal (w), Aizaz Cheema, Asad Shafiq, Awais Zia, Hammad Azam, Imran Farhat, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal

England Team

SCJ Broad (c), JM Anderson, JM Bairstow, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, DR Briggs, JC Buttler, AN Cook, JW Dernbach, ST Finn, AD Hales WE HOPE THAT AFRIDI SHOULD PERFORM TODAY

Spot-fixer Aamer deserves Pakistan recall once his ban is over

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has called for Mohammad Aamer to be recalled to the national team once he has served his ban for spot-fixing.

Aamer was last year jailed along with Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif after taking part in spot-fixing during Pakistan's tour of England in a scandal that rocked cricket. 

Amir was also given a five-year ban from cricket but has appealed against the length of the sentence and indicated a desire to resume his cricket as soon as possible. 

Jailed: But Aamer (left) deserves a second chance, says Imran (right)

'I would have him back,' Khan said during an interview on the BBC's TMS. 'He didn't lie. He was straightforward. He said, "Look, I did this, it was a mistake, and I ask for forgiveness". 

'And for a 19-year-old, yes, I would forgive him. 

'My heart has always gone out to Aamer because he was one of the best young talents I've seen. But at least he pleaded guilty straight away and said "I've made a mistake".'

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Bangladesh Premier League NewsBangladesh Premier League news

Another Fixer From Pakistan 

One player has been called into hearing by the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and ICC Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) officials on Monday after a man was arrested the previous night for his suspected involvement in fixing in the BPL.

Sajid Khan, a Pakistani citizen, was approached by Chittagong Kings officials during their game against Barisal Burners at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday evening. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) security staff stopped him near the players' zone, which he was trying to access.

The BCB security chief, Col (rtd) Mesbahuddin Serniabat, told New Age that the BCB had kept an eye on Sajid since the matches held in Chittagong, and finally captured him on Sunday. "His movement was very suspicious and we followed him from Chittagong," he said, adding that they had immediately taken him to the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit official before handing him over to the Mirpur police, who were supposed to raid the man's hotel room.

It is understood that the security officers found the bank account number of one player of the Chittagong Kings and the e-mail address of another who is playing for the Dhaka Gladiators in Sajid's mobile inbox.

"He [Sajid] has been handed over to the police so the investigation is now in their hands," BCB media committee chairman Jalal Yunus said. "We are happy to have caught him though it is certain that such individuals have been visiting the country for many cricket series in the past. I hope we can get to the bottom of this situation."

An official of the Chittagong franchise, requesting anonymity, has told ESPNcricinfo that Sajid had been found talking to some of their foreign players during the tournament, eliciting suspicion after sitting directly on top of the players' dugout and dressing room during the matches held in Mirpur.

The incident occurs just over two weeks after Dhaka Gladiators captain Mashrafe Mortaza reported to his franchise that he had been approached by a fellow cricketer regarding potential spot-fixing during the BPL. The BCB has formed a four-member committee to inquire into the allegation.

SAJID KHAN BIOGRAPHY

Full name    Sajid Khan

Born date    unknown

Born Country PAKISTAN

Major teams Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct	St
List A	2	2	0	21	21	10.50	0	0	0	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
List A	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

List A span

1983-1984

Thay are already involve in spot fixing scandal 

May Allah Bless Pakistan


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