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Kaieteur News
Friday August 30, 2013
Aaron Finch hits 156 as Australia beat England in T20 opener Aaron Finch smashed a world record 156 as Australia beat England by 39 runs in the first of their two Twenty20 internationals in Southampton. The opener hit 14 sixes and 11 fours in a 63-ball knock to help Australia record their first win of the summer over England and first win in 200 days. Shane Watson’s 16-ball 37 lifted Australia to 248-6 the second highest T20 international score. Joe Root scored 90 not out off 49 deliveries as England ended on 209-6. On any other night, Root and England’s effort may well have kept them in touch but Finch’s extraordinary innings left them with too tough a target to chase. Finch, a 26-year-old
Aaron Finch made a century from just 47 balls right-hander from Victoria, signalled his intent by pulling the first delivery he faced, from Steven Finn, to
the leg-side boundary for six. He brought up his second T20 international half century with a straight
six and then clubbed three successive maximums and two fours off what proved to be Root’s solitary over to race into the 90s. Finch looked set to break South African Richard Levi’s record for the fastest international T20 century 45 balls - but faltered for a couple of deliveries before finally bringing up his ton with a six to fine leg off his 47th ball. Once he reached his century, Finch accelerated again, hitting a six to move past the previous international best of 123 by New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum. He took just 13 balls to move from 100 to 150, reaching the landmark with another maximum. But, with Chris Gayle’s T20 record score of 175 in
Experts select Limacol Caribbean Premier League Team of the Tournament
sight, his stunning innings was ended when he chopped a slow bouncer from Jade Dernbach onto his middle stump. Dernbach, who was the pick of the England bowlers, then bowled Watson with a superb slower delivery and removed Glenn Maxwell (1) at the death as he finished with 3-34. England opener Michael Lumb briefly looked like he may follow Finch’s lead, hitting 14 off Mitchell Johnson’s opening over but he was trapped leg before wicket by the left-arm seamer on 22 to leave England 33-1. Alex Hales (8), Luke Wright (4) and Eoin Morgan (0) all fell cheaply as England limped to 42-4 and although Root, playing his
first international T20 innings, and Ravi Bopara (45) put on 95 for the fifth wicket and Jos Buttler hit a quickfire 27, they were unable to match Finch’s hitting power. The hosts did, however, compile their second highest T20 score, six adrift of the 214 they scored against New Zealand earlier in 2013. Australia broke the record for most sixes in a T20 innings - 18 - while the aggregate score of 457 is the highest recorded, beating a tied game between Australia and New Zealand in 2010. Earlier on Thursday, England’s women regained the Ashes by beating Australia on the same pitch and they meet again at 10:00 BST on Saturday at Durham, ahead of the men’s second T20 match.
Hafeez sparkles for Pakistan Mohammad Hafeez
The inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) has named its team of the tournament. The team, a playing eleven plus a twelfth man, and in batting order, is: 1. Andre Fletcher (St. Lucia Zouks) 2. Chris Gayle (Jamaica Tallawahs, captain) 3. Lendl Simmons (Guyana Amazon Warriors) 4. Shoaib Malik (Barbados Tridents) 5. James Franklin (Guyana Amazon Warriors) 6. Andre Russell (Jamaica Tallawahs) 7. Marlon Samuels (Antigua Hawksbills) 8. Shakib Al Hasan (Barbados Tridents) 9. Rayad Emrit (Barbados Tridents)
10. Krishmar Santokie (Guyana Amazon Warriors) 11. Muttiah Muralitharan (Jamaica Tallawahs) 12th man: Ashley Nurse (Barbados Tridents) The side, which includes six players from the finalists, the Jamaica Tallawahs and the Guyana Amazon Warriors, was chosen on the basis of it being balanced and, as a result, t h e o r e tically capable of playing a match. Selections were made from performances in the tournament only; past records and reputations were not taken into consideration. The captain was only selected once the side had been chosen.
It was agreed that a minimum number of four matches had to be played by an individual in the tournament in order to be eligible for a place in the side. The side was selected by a group of individuals brought together by the Limacol CPL for their knowledge and understanding of the game and their in-depth knowledge of player performances during the tournament. The selection panel was made up of Mike Procter, the former South Africa allrounder and a match referee in the tournament; ex-West Indies and Jamaica wicketkeeper-batsman Jeffrey Dujon, a member of the television commentary team; Mike Haysman, the former
South Australia batsman and part of the television commentary team; Craig Cozier, a journalist with extensive regional and international experience, and also a producer for the television coverage of the tournament; and Billy Bowden, Nigel Duguid, Joel Wilson and Danesh Ramdhanie – all umpires who have officiated in Limacol CPL. The Limacol Caribbean Premier League took place between 30 July and 24 August and involved six franchises from across the region. The Jamaica Tallawahs beat the Guyana Amazon Warriors by seven wickets in the final, played at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.
Mohammad Hafeez’s brilliant unbeaten century helped Pakistan level up their one-day international series against Zimbabwe with a 90run victory in Harare. Zimbabwe caused a huge upset on Tuesday when they took the lead in the threematch series with a sevenwicket win - their first ODI triumph over Pakistan in 15 years. However, wounded Pakistan hit back in style in the second match on Thursday as Hafeez’s 136 not out helped them reach 299 for four batting first and then paceman Junaid Khan claimed superb figures of four for 15 as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 209 in reply. Captain Brendan Taylor top-scored for the hosts with
79 while Sean Williams (37) and Malcolm Waller (40) made useful middle-order contributions as Zimbabwe reached 200 for four in the 39th over. At that point they still had an outside chance of snatching the win, but their slim hopes disappeared completely in the following overs as they suffered a massive collapse, losing their last six wickets for the addition of just nine runs. Hafeez, who struck nine fours and five sixes in his 130ball knock as he followed up his 70 from the first game, was named man of the match. The third and final match takes place in Harare on Saturday before the two nations face each other in a short Test series.