'Cairns ordered me to fix matches' – Vincent

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Lou Vincent, the former New Zealand batsman, has claimed he was acting under “direct orders” from Chris Cairns, his captain at Chandigarh Lions, when he agreed to fix matches

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Oct-2015Lou Vincent, the former New Zealand batsman, has claimed he was acting under “direct orders” from Chris Cairns, his captain at Chandigarh Lions, when he agreed to fix matches during the now-defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL) in 2008.Vincent, who was last year banned for life from all cricket after admitting his involvement in match-fixing, claimed he was lured into the practice with offers including a cash bribe masquerading as an advance payment on a bat sponsorship, and subsequently earned US$50,000 (£32,000) for each of the games that he helped to manipulate.”I was under direct orders from Chris Cairns to be involved in match-fixing,” Vincent alleged under examination from Sasha Wass QC at Southwark Crown Court, where Cairns is on trial for perjury and perverting the course of justice, charges that relate to his successful libel action against Lalit Modi in 2012.”I looked up to Chris, he was a role model,” Vincent said. “All of a sudden I had been invited into this little world. There was talk of the tournament and how every game is going to be fixed.”

Dinesh Mongia’s reaction

“I was not involved in any match-fixing,” Dinesh Mongia told when contacted in Chandigarh. “I played for the Chandigarh Lions but I don’t know what the New Zealanders (Cairns, Tuffey and Vincent) were doing.”

Vincent told the court that his introduction to match-fixing had come via a bookmaker called Varun Gandhi, who offered him a bundle of cash during a meeting in a hotel room and told him that a woman who was also present was there to keep him company.”I was aware that she was available for sex … that was when the penny started to drop,” he said.Vincent initially reported the approach to his agent, Leanne McGoldrick, but claimed that Cairns’ subsequent response was to recruit him to his own match-fixing operation.”‘You have done the right thing’,” Vincent claimed Cairns had told him. “Right, you are working for me now, that will act as good cover’. That was how the whole introduction of being asked to match-fix for Chris Cairns happened.”Vincent, who had been suffering from depression since being dropped from the New Zealand team the previous year, described how he received instructions “either on the bus or at breakfast” in three or four of the matches that he played in the 2008 ICL tournament. However, he claimed to have struggled to “master the art of getting out”.”I was under instructions to fix,” he said. “When you are underperforming you just play dead-bat shots, play more defensive, you can control your scoring tempo but the actual art of getting out is actually quite hard.”One of the easiest ways is to get run out, hit the ball to a fielder and keep running. Try to get stumped. Miss a straight ball.”I didn’t master the art of getting out very well. Cairns suggested if I was playing club cricket in England I practise the art of getting out.”Vincent also alleged that, in addition to Cairns, the Indian batsman Dinesh Mongia and New Zealand fast bowler Daryl Tuffey were involved in match-fixing during their time at Chandigarh Lions.Cairns denies charges of perjury and perverting the course of justice. His former barrister, Andrew Fitch Holland, denies a charge of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.The trial continues.

Bangladesh look to stretch successful home run

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Bangladesh will be keen to end the year on a high after their most successful stretch in international cricket, as they take on Zimbabwe in the first ODI of the series in Mirpur on Saturday

The Preview by Mohammad Isam06-Nov-2015

Match facts

November 7, 2015
Start time 1300 local (0700 GMT)1:37

Isam: Bangladesh, Zimbabwe bring out the best in each other

Big Picture

Bangladesh currently have the third-best win-loss ratio in ODIs this year after Australia and New Zealand. Zimbabwe have the third-worst, just above Scotland and UAE. Bangladesh have won ODI series against Pakistan, India and South Africa this year, while Zimbabwe recently lost both ODI and T20 series to Afghanistan, at home.Among the five international contests currently ongoing, this seems to be the least fashionable. But don’t count out a Bangladesh-Zimbabwe encounter so easily. Both sides have plenty to play for.Bangladesh will be keen to end the year on a high after their most successful stretch in international cricket. They have become a different team with a ready line-up of stroke-makers, accumulators and finishers. They possess a bowling attack that offers variety and guile while they are fielding better than ever. They are also led by a man whose humility balances out his hunger for success.Zimbabwe, on the other hand, are a different side since the exit of Brendan Taylor during the World Cup earlier this year. The likes of Chamu Chibhabha, Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams now hold the batting key with their captain Elton Chigumbura providing the late flourish. In Craig Ervine they have a steady hand who doesn’t get flustered too easily. The bowling attack is led by another steady figure – Tinashe Panyangara. Spinners Wellington Masakadza, Tendai Chisoro and Graeme Cremer all have the skills to put the skids on the Bangladesh line-up.For the first time in the history of this contest, Zimbabwe have to deal with a Bangladesh team that is ranked far above them, at No. 7 in the ICC ODI rankings while they are at No. 10. This could be motivation enough for the visitors while the home side will be having to maintain their form.

Form guide

(last five completed matches, most recent first)
Bangladesh WWLLW
Zimbabwe LLWLW

In the spotlight

Sean Williams has been Zimbabwe’s most valuable players with both bat and ball in 2015, and much will depend on his work in the middle order. Williams has previous experience in Bangladesh, and will be expected to play spin well. His left-arm spin will also be handy.Among the youngsters in the Bangladesh team, only Liton Das doesn’t have a big score in international cricket. This will be a great opportunity for the No. 3 batsman to launch himself.

Team news

Bangladesh could stick to their tendency of using eight batsmen but Mashrafe’s lack of fitness and the absence of Soumya Sarkar means they need a bit of cover in the pace bowling front. Al-Amin Hossain could be included if that’s how the management feels, replacing either Liton Das or Imrul Kayes.Bangladesh: (probable) 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imrul Kayes, 3 Liton Das, 4 Mahmudullah, 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 7 Sabbir Rahman, 8 Nasir Hossain, 9 Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), 10 Arafat Sunny, 11 Mustafizur RahmanZimbabwe have a number of spin-bowling options but from the evidence of Thursday’s practice match, legspinner Graeme Cremer should be ahead of Wellington Masakadza and John Nyumbu. Among the pace bowlers, Luke Jongwe could be expected to share the new ball with Tinashe Panyangara after Jongwe’s three-wicket haul in Fatullah.Zimbabwe (probable): 1 Chamu Chibhabha, 2 Richmond Mutumbami (wk), 3 Craig Ervine, 4 Sean Williams, 5 Regis Chakabva, 6 Sikandar Raza, 7 Elton Chigumbura (capt), 8 Tendai Chisoro, 9 Luke Jongwe, 10 Graeme Cremer, 11 Tinashe Panyangara

Pitch and conditions

The pitch in Mirpur will be hard but there will be moments when the ball will keep low, and there will be minimal turn. Even though the temperature hasn’t dropped, it is officially winter in Bangladesh, so dew could come into play after sunset. Weather, otherwise, should be clear.

Stats and trivia

  • This will be the first time in almost five years that Hamilton Masakadza won’t be involved in a Bangladesh-Zimbabwe ODI.
  • Bangladesh have won eight out of the 14 bilateral series between the two sides since 2001.
  • Zimbabwe are the only team against whom Tamim Iqbal has more than 1,000 ODI runs.

Quotes

“I am still not 100%. I needed a bit more time to recover and do training. But since it is for Bangladesh, I will take that risk and hopefully I can last till the end.”
“The most important part is about to come in the first ODI tomorrow. We just have to make sure what we did yesterday, and not change too much.”

Williamson fights, but Australia on top

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New Zealand finished the second day in Perth on 2 for 140, with Kane Williamson unbeaten on 70. They trailed by 419 runs after Australia declared on 9 for 559 earlier in the day

The Report by Brydon Coverdale14-Nov-2015
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details4:05

Nicholas: Australia near-certain to win the match

Spectators arrived at the WACA on Saturday morning hoping to see something special. David Warner was on 244, and he scores fast. What was to come? A triple-century? An Australian record? A world record? No. Instead, this was a day of more sedate Test cricket, of New Zealand doing what they could to claw back into the Test. Australia remained on top, but this day at least was more evenly fought.In fact, all the batsmen combined on day two didn’t outscore Warner’s personal day one tally by much – 283 to 244. Warner added only nine and was first out, for 253. By stumps, the new most important man was Kane Williamson, who again looked a class above his team-mates, and was unbeaten on 70. Ross Taylor had shown some encouraging signs, on 26, and New Zealand were 2 for 140, still trailing by 419.That deficit was almost exactly the amount Australia had scored on the first day, and the first day is what will likely still cost New Zealand the match. As outstanding as Williamson was – and he was brilliant in moving to his half-century from his 90th delivery with a lovely cover-driven boundary off Mitchell Johnson – he will need significant support on day three. And with Doug Bracewell at No.7, this is a team short a batsman.Williamson scored heavily through cover and struck 10 fours, and Australia continued to have trouble finding his weakness. Probably because he doesn’t seem to have one. Notably, Taylor was much more crisp than in his scratchy Gabba performance, punching through cover-point and slog-sweeping Nathan Lyon for four. He had started to look something like the confident Taylor of old.But Australia had struck twice. Mitchell Starc was especially dangerous early, accurate and finding swing at high speed. In the third over of the innings, Starc trapped Martin Guptill lbw with a quick inswinger, and New Zealand did well to avoid losing any further wickets to Starc. It was not until Lyon found some turn later that they claimed another, Tom Latham caught at slip for 36.There was a serious concern for Australia shortly after tea, when Usman Khawaja pulled up short while chasing a ball to the boundary and left the field with what appeared to be a hamstring injury. Khawaja had scored 121 on the first day, his second century in consecutive Tests, and his efforts were key to Australia being able to post their 9 for 559 declared.Steven Smith had called an end to the innings shortly after drinks in the second session, Australia having added 143 to their overnight total. Wickets had started to tumble late in the innings, including three in one over from Mark Craig, but by then Australia were searching for fast runs and the wickets meant little to the overall contest.The day had started with the anticlimax of Warner edging to third slip off Trent Boult for 253 in the sixth over of the day. Like most of the New Zealand bowlers, Boult was much more impressive on the second day than on day one, keeping to more consistent lines and lengths. On the first day they had bowled only one maiden, on the second they managed 10. But the pressure they built was nominal only, given Australia’s hefty total.Only a few lusty late blows from Mitchell Marsh and the tail indicated that Australia were nearing a declaration; for much of the rest of the day they batted without hurry, secure in the knowledge that they were tiring New Zealand out with every over. When Smith did attempt a heave off Matt Henry he tickled a catch behind on 27, and it was then Adam Voges who steered the innings.Voges managed 41 before he was caught behind off Boult. Marsh struck five fours and a six on his way to 34 before he was spectacularly taken by Bracewell, a magnificent, reflexive return catch. The umpires checked on a possible no-ball and Bracewell may well have had nothing behind the crease, but the margin was tight and the third official gave him the benefit of the doubt.Craig then finished off with three wickets in an over as Australia’s lower order sought quick late runs. Peter Nevill danced down and was stumped for 19, Starc holed out for a golden duck and next ball Johnson was also stumped after advancing down the pitch. Lyon survived the hat-trick ball and the declaration came after the next over.The day ended with nine wickets having fallen, a much more even contest between bat and ball, and between Australia and New Zealand. Brendon McCullum’s men could only wish it had been that way one day one.

Wagner paves way to NZ's 122-run victory

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Neil Wagner led the attack for New Zealand, breaking a fluent stand between Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal on the fifth morning, after which two more wickets fell

The Report by George Binoy13-Dec-2015
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details4:06

Arnold: NZ quicks’ variety was the clincher

In conditions where the old ball did nothing and New Zealand’s three first-choice quicks produced innocuous medium-pace, Neil Wagner ran in relentlessly with tremendous stamina, sending down a barrage of short deliveries, harrying the batsmen at around 140 kph and broke Sri Lanka’s resistance. Until Wagner came on, Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews had been untroubled and scored freely, but once he broke through his one wicket quickly led to many, and New Zealand completed a 122-run victory after lunch on the final day in Dunedin.Before Brendon McCullum turned to Wagner, Sri Lanka made 45 runs in 15.5 overs, and Mitchell Santner and Doug Bracewell had just begun to control a previously brisk run rate. Wagner immediately resorted to a short-pitched attack from over the wicket – like he had done on the third day – targeting the right-hand batsman’s ribs with men catching close on the leg side.Chandimal had been cover-driving and cutting Trent Boult and Tim Southee, his fierce punishment of anything loose taking him swiftly to a half-century. Mathews had played with softer hands and a straighter bat, batting with calm. Wagner gave them no width, no opportunity to get on the front foot, hustling them with pace, forcing hurried evasive actions and awkward fends off the body.Wagner’s method of attack had become so ingrained in the batsman’s psyche that they expected little else from him. And so Mathews, after moving hurriedly towards the off side to let two consecutive short balls whizz past his ribs, began to play the third delivery in a similar manner. Except that this time Wagner bowled a full length. The ball crashed into the inside of his front pad, shot between his legs and flattened middle stump. Mathews had not even played a shot, and was the first Sri Lankan batsman to not be caught in this Test.Chandimal had to shelve his cavalier approach against Wagner. He had got to 50 off 90 balls – scoring 19 off 26 this morning – but made only eight off his next 41 deliveries. Subdued into a defensive mind-set, he padded up to a ball from the left-arm spinner Santner that went on with the arm, and was adjudged lbw not offering a shot. After a partnership of 56, Mathews and Chandimal had fallen with the score on 165.Wagner now went around the wicket to aim at the ribs of the two left-handers – Kithuruwan Vithanage and Milinda Siriwardana. He pinned them to the crease with his length, and then bowled a fast full-toss at Siriwardana, who was hit on the back pad as he squared up in his crease. The umpire Nigel Llong gave him lbw but Siriwardana successfully reviewed the decision, replays surprisingly suggesting the ball would have missed off stump, perhaps because Wagner had delivered from extremely wide of the crease.Wagner was given the second new ball for the last delivery of his first spell, which comprised eight overs at speeds that did not ebb.Southee took two deliveries to strike with the new ball, swinging it back into Vithanage from over the wicket, hitting the left-hander’s pads. Vithanage had played an enterprising innings, a run-a-ball 38 full of shots.The slide was swift after lunch. Boult struck in the third and fifth over of the second session – drawing an edge from Rangana Herath and having Siriwardana caught at short cover, both batsmen not bothering with defence.Sri Lanka went down swinging, and were bowled out for 282. However, the fact that an inexperienced batting line-up had lasted 95.2 overs after playing 117.1 in the first innings will be some consolation for a team rebuilding from the retirements of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.

India explores day-night options for Duleep Trophy

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The BCCI tours and fixtures committee has recommended to its technical committee to consider playing day-night games with the pink ball in the Duleep Trophy

ESPNcricinfo staff05-Jan-20163:23

Chopra: Day-night Test matches the way forward

The BCCI tours and fixtures committee has recommended to its technical committee to consider playing day-night games with the pink ball in the Duleep Trophy. The Duleep Trophy is a inter-zonal first-class tournament, which was not held during this first-class season because of a crowded calendar. The next Duleep Trophy is likely to be played at the start of India’s next season, during which the national team is expected to play 13 Tests at home.A BCCI release said the committee discussed “various options” to bring more fans to Test matches in the coming season. The idea of day-night Tests has the support of India’s Test captain Virat Kohli. Just before the first day-night Test, in Adelaide, Kohli had said: “I’m glad the two teams have actually agreed to play an official Test like that as an experiment. Credit to Australia and New Zealand, both, that they have decided to do this. Hopefully it will be better for the game. It will be a step which we all might remember few years down the line. Let’s hope so.”It is a step towards something. If it is officially put into place it will be something different, it will be something exciting. As cricketers we all should be willing and accepting of the fact that we need to step forward and contribute to the game however possible. If this is a step towards improving the excitement and the popularity of Test cricket, then I think every team should be in for it.”The problem anticipated with playing day-night matches during the first-class season in India is that a majority of it is played in the winter, which makes dew a big factor.If the proposal is implemented, this won’t be the first day-night first-class match in India. The Ranji Trophy final of the 1996-97 final was a day-night affair. It was played with a white ball in the month of April.”I played in a five-day Ranji Trophy final in Gwalior that was a day-night fixture, and it was one of the best first-class matches I ever played in – the main reason being that we played in front of a big crowd for a change,” Sanjay Manjrekar wrote of the match. “But clearly the white ball was an issue in that game and so the experiment was not repeated.”

Chigumbura steps down as Zimbabwe captain

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Elton Chigumbura stepped down as Zimbabwe captain shortly after leading his team to a 18-run win that helped them level the four match T20I series against Bangladesh in Khulna

ESPNcricinfo staff22-Jan-2016Elton Chigumbura stepped down as Zimbabwe captain shortly after leading his team to an 18-run win that helped them level the four-match T20I series against Bangladesh in Khulna.Chigumbura, who ends his second stint as captain, reiterated his commitment to keep playing for Zimbabwe, but said the time was right for someone else to take over as captain. “I have enjoyed the challenges that came with leading the team,” he said. “Now I feel it’s the best time to leave it to the next guy to lead us so I can focus on my game as a player. I am sure I will lead from the front as a senior player as I still believe I have more years of playing in me and of winning games for the team.”Chigumbura captained Zimbabwe in 80 limited-overs matches, winning 20 of them. He famously led them to ODI wins over Australia and New Zealand at home in 2014 and 2015 respectively. In May 2015, he led Zimbabwe on a limited-overs tour of Pakistan that marked the return of international cricket in the country after a gap of six years. On a personal note, he brought up his maiden ODI century on the tour.Chigumbura’s first stint as captain lasted a year after he took over in May 2010. Four years later, he took over the limited-overs teams while Brendan Taylor was retained as Test captain. Taylor’s retirement following a Kolpak deal with Nottinghamshire meant the leadership mantle fell back on Chigumbura. Now he resigns after 11 months in charge.Zimbabwe Cricket is yet to name a replacement. The team’s next assignment is likely to be a short limited-overs tour of West Indies in February ahead of the World T20 in India.

Quetta Gladiators go top with big win

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After having been blown away by Umar Akmal blitz on Monday night, Quetta Gladiators rebounded with a punishing win against Islamabad United in Sharjah

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Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsAfter having been blown away by Umar Akmal’s blitz on Monday night, Quetta Gladiators rebounded with a punishing win against Islamabad United, their fourth of the tournament, in Sharjah. Victory meant that Quetta took the top spot from Peshawar Zalmi, who had edged a thriller in the first match of the day. The Quetta bowlers vindicated Sarfraz Ahmed’s decision to bowl by knocking over Islamabad for 117 in 19.1 overs. Sarfraz himself then led the chase with a typically busy fifty.New Zealand allrounder Grant Elliott, who had cracked a fifty against Australia three days ago in Brendan McCullum’s final ODI at Seddon Park, struck twice in two balls to set the match up for Quetta. Brad Haddin was first stumped by a canny back-of-the-hand slow roller, and then Sam Billings was trapped leg-before. Elliott’s double-blow lifted Quetta, after a quick start from Shane Watson, who stood in as captain again; Misbah-ul-Haq was still injured.The slide seeped into the lower order as well, with Imran Khalid’s 18 being the second-best score, following Watson’s 28-ball 40. The pitch had slowed down considerably, but Islamabad’s shot selection was iffy. Each of Quetta’s six bowlers punched his name into the wickets column, Elliott being the best with figures of 3 for 25.Andre Russell, who had managed only 10 off 13 balls with the bat, engineered a double-strike of his own in the chase, and accounted for Quetta’s top three. Sarfraz, however, built on opener Ahmed Shehzad’s 41, and sealed the win with seven wickets and 23 balls to spare.Sarfraz largely profited from sweeps and pulls during his unbeaten 51 off 39 balls, including six fours. Mohammad Nawaz, meanwhile, scratched his way to 14 not out off 21 balls, despite repeatedly getting beaten outside off by Saeed Ajmal.

Delhi confirmed as World T20 semi-final venue

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Delhi will host the first semi-final of the World T20 on March 30, as originally scheduled

Nagraj Gollapudi23-Mar-20161:46

Delhi retains World T20 semi-final

Delhi will host the first semi-final of the World T20 on March 30, as originally scheduled. Strong doubts had surfaced about the venue over the past couple of weeks, with talk of the match being shifted elsewhere after the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) had failed to secure a clearance certificate from the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) for one of the Feroz Shah Kotla stands.Chetan Chauhan, vice-president of the DDCA, confirmed the situation in an impromptu press announcement in the media lounge at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium during the closing stages of England’s Group 1 match against Afghanistan.”I am pleased to announce that all necessary permissions have been received, and tickets for the RP Mehra Block will go on sale from 26 March,” he told reporters.The issue centred around the RP Mehra Block of the stadium, which houses the old club house. In a previous case pertaining to the venue, the Delhi High Court ruled that the Mehra Block could not be open to the public till SDMC clearance was granted for the structure. About 2000 seats are housed in the Mehra Block, which is behind the bowler’s arm, which the ICC wanted open to the public for the semi-final. So far in the tournament, the stand had been closed to fans, with Justice (retired) Mukul Mudgal – appointed as the observer by the Delhi High Court for the World T20 matches in Delhi – having said he would only allow the media and cameramen to be positioned in the Mehra Block.However, on a day full of hectic negotiations, the DDCA finally secured the required clearance from the SDMC in the late afternoon today, thus saving the organisers – both the BCCI and the ICC – the headache of finding an alternate venue. “I am going to give the permission subject to the DDCA signing an undertaking about the conduct of the match. It is now routine,” Justice Mudgal said.On March 17, the ICC sent a letter to the BCCI, the tournament host, asking for a clarification on whether the Mehra Block was available completely. On Monday, the DDCA approached the court with a petition seeking to open the stand in an attempt to avoid the semi-final being shifted to an alternate venue. On Tuesday, the court told the DDCA that it would not intervene in the matter, and asked the DDCA to deal with the ICC directly. The ICC, PTI reported, then set a Wednesday noon deadline for DDCA to sort out the issue.

Mustafizur, Warner hand Sunrisers comfortable win

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Mustafizur Rahman and David Warner produced clinical performances to pave the way for Sunrisers Hyderabad’s thumping five-wicket win against Kings XI Punjab in Hyderabad

The Report by Nikhil Kalro23-Apr-2016
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsMustafizur Rahman produced the most economical figures of the season to restrict Kings XI Punjab to 143•BCCI

Mustafizur Rahman and David Warner produced clinical performances to pave the way for Sunrisers Hyderabad’s thumping five-wicket win against Kings XI Punjab in Hyderabad. Mustafizur executed his offcutters and yorkers again to return figures of 2 for 9 – the most economical numbers of the season – as Kings XI were restricted to 143. Warner then blasted his third consecutive fifty, off just 23 balls, to effectively finish the game. Sunrisers’ third win of the season pushed them to third spot on the points table, while Kings XI were left languishing at the bottom with just one win in five games.The tone for Kings XI was set by an outswinger from Bhuvneshwar Kumar that took M Vijay’s outside edge in the third over. Manan Vohra then stabilised the innings with a flurry of boundaries, including an exquisitely-timed drive over cover for six. Just when it looked like the batsmen were wrestling back the momentum, Vohra pushed one to cover and set off for a non-existent single. Shikhar Dhawan hit the stumps and Vohra made his crease at the batsman’s end, but his bat bounced up after a full-length dive.Moises Henriques dented Kings XI further with a double-strike, removing David Miller and Glenn Maxwell in the space of five balls, the third time they have been dismissed in the same over this season. Shaun Marsh trudged along and looked set for his second successive fifty before he was undone by an offcutter from Mustafizur.However, Nikhil Naik, on IPL debut, and Axar Patel gave Kings XI a chance with a 50-run sixth-wicket stand. Axar was particularly dominant in the arc between long-on and deep midwicket – all his three sixes were hit in that area. Mustafizur, though, ensured Kings XI did not get much more with another frugal display. Fifty-four runs were scored off the last seven overs, and Mustafizur conceded just nine off three overs in that period. He brought out all his variations – offcutters, yorkers and slower bouncers – to befuddle the batsmen.In the chase, Warner and Dhawan resumed from where they left against Gujarat Lions. Dhawan pierced the cover region with two crisp drives for four in the first two overs, before Warner took over.Warner laid into Sandeep Sharma’s second over – the third of the innings – with two lofted drives over long-off. He hit six more boundaries in the remainder of the Powerplay as Sunrisers plundered 65.In the 10th over, Warner holed out to long-on for a 31-ball 59, an innings that featured seven fours and three sixes. Aditya Tare, promoted to No. 3, was run out off his first ball and Kings XI believed again.However, Dhawan and Eoin Morgan snuffed out any hope Kings XI had. Dhawan dropped anchor after Warner’s dismissal, but top-edged a length delivery from Rishi Dhawan to the keeper for 45. Morgan’s 20-ball 25 took Sunrisers within five of a comfortable win before he picked out midwicket with a jabbed pull. Eventually, Sunrisers cruised to the target with 13 balls to spare to keep their winning streak alive.

They're at it again: Lumb still on rampage as Nottinghamshire top 400

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Nottinghamshire broke the 400 barrier for the second time in 48 hours at Trent Bridge and again had to withstand a spirited retort from the opposition before claiming victory

ECB Reporters Network08-Jun-2016
ScorecardMichael Lumb continued where he had left off with another century•Getty Images

Notts Outlaws smashed the 400 barrier for the second time in the week as they defeated Warwickshire by 36 runs in their Royal London One-Day Cup tie at Trent Bridge.After hitting 445 in Monday’s win over Northants, the home side were at it again with another colossal contribution after being put in, thanks in part to their openers putting on 178 for the first wicket.Michael Lumb made 133 and Riki Wessels hit 76, scores that were then backed up by Greg Smith’s 73 and Dan Christian’s brutal 94 as the Outlaws realised 415 for five after being asked to bat first.Mick Newell, Nottinghamshire’s director of cricket, said: “We’ve seen a magnificent pitch, so all credit to the groundsman. He’s given us a fantastic surface for one-day cricket and a fantastic outfield. When we rocked up on Monday we had no idea that we were going to score over 440. You look at it, see it’s a sunny nice and a good track and take it from there. We thought 320 was a par score both days but we’ve gone way past that.”Rikki Clarke was the only frontline bowler to spare severe punishment, returning figures of 2 for 45 from his 10 overs. Clarke also sent down the only maiden, something not seen in the 99 overs of mayhem earlier in the week.Wessels hit seven fours and two sixes in his run-a-ball effort, which ended when he tamely miscued Richard Jones to Clarke at mid off.Lumb powered on and followed his 184 against the Steelbacks with an 88-ball century, comprising nine fours and three sixes. He was eventually bowled by Clarke, who swiftly delivered the same fate to Brendan Taylor.Smith and Christian put on 141 together, with the Australian hitting the first two balls of the final over for six before lifting Oliver Hannon-Dalby into the hands of midwicket when looking to reach his century. His 94 came from only 47 balls with eight fours and six sixes. Samit Patel applied the final flourish to the innings, with an unbeaten 17 from only five deliveries.Having conceded their highest limited overs score, Warwickshire fought back bravely to post their own highest total against a first class county, before being bowled out in the final over for 379.Jonathan Trott led the charge, playing a defiant, battling knock of 100. The former England international scored his runs from 93 balls, with nine fours and two sixes and whilst he was at the crease with Ian Bell an unlikely upset seemed possible.The pair put on 95 for the third wicket, with Bell making 60 – but Steven Mullaney removed them both on his way to taking three for 81.Support for Trott and Bell came from Sam Hain, who followed the hundred he had made 24 hours earlier by hitting 69 and Tim Ambrose, who reached 50 in only 28 deliveries before falling for 73.Harry Gurney had Ambrose caught at mid off and also dismissed Ateeq Javid and Jeetan Patel on his way to taking figures of three for 58, the best of the day.Notts have now won both of their opening fixtures and are already handily situated to qualify out of the North Group, whilst Warwickshire’s defeat leaves them with just two points from three matches played.