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Virender Sehwag was cleaned up by Mohammad Asif as India slumped to 8 for 2 © AFP

Shoaib Akhtar provided the initial incision with the prized wicket of Rahul Dravid, and Mohammad Asif and Abdul Razzaq then produced sterling displays of seam bowling as Pakistan romped to a 341-run victory at the National Stadium. The triumph was every bit as emphatic as the marginsuggested, with India left to look back ruefully at the opening morning when Kamran Akmal’s century for the ages lifted Pakistan from the depths of 39 for 6. Set a mammoth 607 to win, or more realistically 164 overs to survive, India lasted just 58.4 overs, with Yuvraj Singh’s magnificent 122 the only spot of balm on a gaping wound.India’s stumble towards their second-heaviest defeat – Australia had routed them by 342 runs at Nagpur in October 2004 – started in the very first over when Shoaib’s fearsome pace induced the thinnest of edges from Dravid’s bat. That set the stage for Asif, the 23-year-old whose accuracy and use of the seam at lively pace evoked the incomparable Glenn McGrath.He got prodigious movement back to flummox the leaden-footed Virender Sehwag and leave India down for the count. Sachin Tendulkar, perhaps playing his final Test innings against Pakistan, then walked to the middle and appeared determined to go down swinging, playing two superb back-foot punches through the off side and a pull for four off Shoaib bowling at near-maximum pace. He and Laxman drove and nudged their way to lunch, swaying out of the way of some nasty bouncers, but soon after the interval, it all went pear-shaped. Again, it was Asif’s brilliant use of the seam that did the damage, with Laxman undone by subtle movement into him and Tendulkar floored – literally – by one that kept slightly low to cannon into the middle of off stump.

Mohammad Asif tore into the Indian top order with an impressive spell of seam bowling © AFP

Sourav Ganguly started with a couple of sublimely timed off-drives and with Yuvraj also driving and pulling like a dream, the runs came at a frenetic clip. Asif kept probing away, beating the bat regularly, while Shoaib came back for a fiery second spell where an edge from Yuvraj felljust short of Imran Farhat at second slip. With the match almost certainly lost, both batsmen played with great freedom as Pakistan set attacking fields. Yuvraj took just 45 balls for his half-century, and both he and Ganguly saw off the threat of Danish Kaneria with only the odd alarm.Any hope of great escapes and miracles was however extinguished as soon as the players came back after tea, with Razzaq shaping one back onto Ganguly’s pad. Having already taken three wickets in the first innings and made 135 runs, Razzaq made an even greater impression with his spell in the final session. Faisal Iqbal dropped a sitter at square leg with Yuvraj on 77, but Razzaq didn’t let his shoulders droop, getting Mahendra Dhoni on the drive with some extra bounce and then having Irfan Pathan fend off a bouncer to gully.Kaneria, who finally got a bowl in the 24th over of the second innings, then winkled out Anil Kumble and Zaheer Khan, before Razzaq capped a splendid allround display by having Yuvraj caught behind. By then, Yuvraj had let his stamp on proceedings with a second Test century, an innings of the highest class in a patently hopeless situation. He drove beautifully and pulled with power when the ball was pitched short, finishing with 19 fours and a six in an innings that stood out among the ruins of a famed batting line-up.Before doing untold damage with the ball, Pakistan had exacerbated India’s pain with the bat, piling up 88 runs from just 13.1 overs in the morning before the declaration came. Razzaq thumped his way to 90 before lofting Kumble down to Yuvraj at long-on, soon after Iqbal had departed, having stroked a wonderful 139 from just 220 balls.Razzaq started the morning’s carnage by slapping a Rudra Pratap Singh delivery past point, and then took 14 from an Pathan over that included a big six over long-on. Iqbal joined in the fun, pulling and flicking Rudra Pratap in another 14-run over. That prompted Dravid to turn to spin, butRazzaq’s response was to smash Kumble over long-on for six. Tendulkar’s introduction provoked a similarly violent reaction from Iqbal, who smacked him down to the sightscreen and over cover, before an effortless loft cleared the rope behind the bowler’s head.By the time he and Razzaq tried one biff too many, the damage had been done, leaving India with a Himalayan target to scale. With the exception of Yuvraj, no one even left base camp, and they can now reflect on a match where Pakistan finally produced the promised green-top and then pulverised them.

PakistanFaisal Iqbal c Tendulkar b Zaheer 139 (598 for 6)
Abdul Razzaq c Yuvraj b Kumble 90 (599 for 7)
IndiaRahul Dravid c Akmal b Shoaib 2 (8 for 1)
Virender Sehwag b Asif 4 (8 for 2)
VVS Laxman b Asif 21 (63 for 3) Sachin Tendulkar b Asif 26 (74 for 4) Sourav Ganguly lbw Razzaq 37 (177 for 5) Mahendra Singh Dhoni c Farhat b Razzaq 18 (208 for 6) Irfan Pathan c Iqbal b Razzaq 4 (216 for 7) Anil Kumble c Farhat b Kaneria 5 (231 for 8) Zaheer Khan b Kaneria 10 (251 for 9) Yuvraj Singh c Akmal b Razzaq 122 (265 all out)

New Zealand have given Daniel Vettori a chance to protect his sore back in Wellington© Getty Images

Daniel Vettori will rest his delicate back for the Test series after he was named 12th man for the fourth one-day match against Australia at Wellington’s Basin Reserve tomorrow. The precaution is a blow for New Zealand as Vettori was the side’s best bowler in the first three matches of the series, which Australia sealed at Auckland on Saturday.New Zealand were forced to reshuffle their side, which is missing Michael Papps after he was twice stuck in the head by Brett Lee, and handed a debut to Lance Hamilton, the left-arm seamer. Otago’s Craig Cumming will play his 11th match while Jeff Wilson is recalled for his sixth game after he was hit for 57 in six overs during the second ODI at Christchurch.The side is missing valuable experience but John Bracewell, the coach, is also worried about the below-average returns of his big guns Stephen Fleming and Chris Cairns. “These guys know all about their responsibilities, they’re acutely aware of the need to put their hands up,” he told reporters in Wellington. “We know they’re the best players we’ve got, and we know they’re going to give us the best chance of doing well against Australia, so it’s important to support them."New Zealand need to win one of the remaining two games to hold their No. 2 ranking ahead of the 2007 World Cup seedings, which are finalised in April. If Australia cleansweep the five-match contest the Kiwis will swap places with Sri Lanka.New Zealand 1 Stephen Fleming (capt), 2 Nathan Astle, 3 Hamish Marshall, 4 Craig McMillan, 5 James Marshall, 6 Craig Cumming, 7 Chris Cairns, 8 Brendon McCullum, 9 Jeff Wilson, 10 Lance Hamilton, 11 Kyle Mills, 12 Daniel Vettori.

The provisional squad for the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh in Feburary is as follows.

• Umar Bhatti
• Durand Soraine
• Trevin Bastiampillai
• Gavin Bastiampillai
• Muhammad Qazi
• Ryan Lall
• Kenneth Carto
• Soham Anjaria
• Karun Jethi
• Shaheed Keshvani
• Adam Baksh
• Simon Upton
• Hensen Fernandes
• Krunal Patel
• Kasun Perera
• Sumanta Paitya
• Aabid Keshvani
• Andrew Chatterpaul
• Jasjit Mangat
• Umer Nawaz

The final 14 will be named on or about January 6th 2004.

As Michael Slater’s cricketing career approached the crossroads, New South Wales coach Steve Rixon today said it was “fair enough” questions had been raised over the ex-Test opener’s place in his side.Speculation over whether Slater would be dropped from the team for this week’s Pura Cup match against Victoria in Sydney gathered momentum after his doublefailure batting at No.3 in Adelaide last week.Already out of the Blues’ one day line-up, Slater has amassed 257 first class runs this season at a modest average of 25.70 with just one 50 from 11 innings.The NSW selectors are this week expected to make at least one change to an underachieving batting line-up after the Blues dropped to fourth on the Pura Cupladder.While Slater was a key senior figure in an understrength team missing most of its international stars, Rixon said he had no problem with the discarded Test opener’s position being questioned and scrutinised.”Slater has been out of form, so I don’t think it is unfair,” Rixon said.”Because if you look at the side, obviously the focus will always be on someone like `Slats’ because there’s been a lot of attention his way recently.”But the reality is that he hasn’t been scoring runs and the questions are now getting asked `Is it time?’ and that’s fair enough, it’s a performance based game.”Rixon said he and acting NSW captain Stuart MacGill made the decision to drop Slater to No.3 in Adelaide after the former Test opener indicated he had noproblem with the switch.”Michael was very proactive in that move, which was good,” he said.”He felt it was in the best interest of the team balance and he was quite happy to bat at No.3.”And when he had his chance in the first innings, he looked very solid for a period of time, but missed out after that.”Rixon felt one of the Blues’ failings this season had been their inability to build big opening partnerships.NSW managed only two opening stands over 50 and none over 100 to date this Pura Cup season.If NSW picked up no points from this week’s SCG clash, the Blues will emulate their performance of last January when they didn’t get a single point in eithercompetition.Rixon said he was “relatively content” with NSW lying fourth in the Pura Cup and third in the ING Cup despite its fruitless start to the New Year.”I would have liked this year to probably be looking at a more comfortable position and having established a comfort zone – we’ve not made life easy for ourselves again,” Rixon said.”So from that point of view, having played poorly and still be very much in the hunt to possibly host both finals is a pretty good wicket from our point of view.”

Match facts

Tuesday, February 9, 2016Start time 0900 local (0300 GMT)India Under-19s will look to Avesh Khan to provide early breakthroughs•International Cricket Council

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India-Sri Lanka contests, at all levels, have often been about their batsmen and one team outscoring the other in run fests. This time however, the clash between the India Under-19s and the Sri Lanka Under-19s could come down to their respective bowling attacks and India’s pace or Sri Lanka’s spin could well end up determining the outcome of the 2016 Under-19 World Cup’s first semi-final.The ability of India quick bowler Avesh Khan to bring his side an early breakthrough could make or break this game. If the Sri Lankan opening batsmen can withstand Avesh’s barrage of short balls or make their way past his full deliveries, the contest will be quite open. The game will also be about how the Indian batsmen take on Sri Lanka’s own barrage of spinners.Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka has said that India can expect to face a lot of spin bowling, and Sri Lanka will stick to spin which is their strength. India can handle spin bowling well but it will be interesting to see how they smother the likes of legspinner Wanidu Hasaranga and the left-arm spinner Damith Silva.The spotlight will also be on the captains, Asalanka and Ishan Kishan, particularly the latter who hasn’t made as many runs as he would have liked. Kishan, however, can rely on Sarfaraz Khan or Rishabh Pant to give his team the batting platform. India’s familiarity with the tracks in Mirpur – they played all four league games here, while Sri Lanka have played two – will also work in their favour.Sri Lanka will be India’s second Full Member opposition in the tournament so far and Asalanka has already said his team have an edge having beaten an opposition England in the quarter-final.

Form guide

India: WWWWW (last five completed matches, most recent first)
Sri Lanka: WLWWL

Strengths

India have shown the ability to score quickly. They have so far put up scores at run rates of 5.36, 5.16, 9.63 and 6.98 in their four matches respectively. Even if they lose wickets early, India haven’t held back their stroke-play. Of the players who have batted for them, six have a strike rate of over 100, while four have batted at a strike rate of more than 90.Sri Lanka’s bowling depth has shown the potential to keep them in contests for long. After a bit of medium-pace from Asitha Fernando, Asalanka brings out his full catalogue of spinners – offspin, legspin and slow left-arm orthodox. For most of the innings, whether in the Powerplays or in the death overs, they have had spinners in operation and, so far, it has been effective.Charith Asalanka has led Sri Lanka Under-19s from the front, with consistent knocks•International Cricket Council

Star performers

While Rishabh Pant has been Man of the Match in India’s last two games, Sarfaraz Khan has been the most prolific batsman for the side in the tournament so far. He walked in during two tight situations against New Zealand and Ireland, and scored 74 each time. He is the team’s second-highest scorer so far with 245 runs, only seven behind Pant’s tally of 252.Charith Asalanka has led from the front with his runs in the middle-order and tight off-breaks. He has, however, fallen twice in the seventies, a statistic he would like to correct against India. Ahead of the tournament, he had said he held the responsibility of bringing the trophy back home and is two wins away from realizing that dream.

Key player

Avesh Khan has been India’s best bowler on show. He has mostly clocked over 130 kph and has found movement whenever he has pitched it up to the batsmen. He also bowled a few short deliveries at the batsmen’s bodies, to get them to play awkward pulls. Having already taken nine wickets, India will now hope that he can remove the Sri Lankan top order cheaply.The leg-spinner Wanidu Hasaranga has taken a wicket every 30 balls for Sri Lanka, and is their joint highest-wicket taker with seven wickets at a bowling average of 15.71. He has bowled with freedom, either giving the ball some air or bowling it slightly fuller and flatter. He took 3 for 34 against England in the quarter-final, and Sri Lanka will hope that he can get the legbreaks to grip on the Mirpur pitch.

Underperformers

Ishan Kishan has made only 62 runs in four innings, including a half-century. Three low scores don’t necessarily suggest a batsman out of form but the India captain has given it away at times and would like to remedy that in the semi-final.Allrounder Shammu Ashan made 74 in Sri Lanka’s first game against Canada Under-19s but since made 3, 1 and 5 not out. In October last year, he made a century and an unbeaten 75 against Pakistan Under-19s and much is expected from him. His offspin has rarely been used, but he took 1 for 20 in six overs against England in the quarter-final.

Pitch and conditions

The Mirpur pitches during this tournament have often played slow but there has been bounce. The tracks have not worn out too quickly, so chasing can still be a choice for the captain who wins the toss. In the six matches of the World Cup held at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, so far, three teams have won batting first.

Quotes

“It doesn’t matter what’s the name or the man. We just play the ball. It is like playing another big game for us. We will play our cricket.”

“Pressure is there for everyone because this is not an easy level for cricketers. It is the Under-19 World Cup.”

Journalist Pete O’Rourke believes Leeds United will not want to lose chief executive Angus Kinnear, GiveMeSport report.

The Lowdown: Resign claims

It has been a period of change at Elland Road in recent weeks, with Jesse Marsch coming in to replace Marcelo Bielsa as head coach.

There could well be more exits to come behind the scenes, with insider sources at the club suggesting Kinnear will resign at the end of the season.

There have also been rumours regarding director of football Victor Orta departing over the coming months, with the San Francisco 49ers having the option to buy the club in full by January 2024.

The Latest: O’Rourke’s comments

Talking to GiveMeSport regarding Kinnear after the resignation claims, O’Rourke had this to say.

“Angus Kinnear has done a good job in the background at Leeds United, so they wouldn’t want to lose him as well as Bielsa in a matter of months.

“Maybe that might point to more influence from the 49ers and the American side of things as well.”

The Verdict: Would be a blow

Phil Hay has previously claimed that the San Francisco 49ers’ want to keep Kinnear and Orta on board after they have taken full control, ruling out O’Rourke’s claim regarding American influence.

Kinnear has played his part in transforming the Whites from a mid-table Championship club to a Premier League side off the field, along with Orta, owner Andrea Radrizzani and Bielsa.

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He’s also highly thought of by the 49ers’, so should he resign over the coming months, it would prove to be a big blow going forward, especially as we are unsure what division Leeds will be playing in next season.

In other news: Phil Hay drops huge Leeds news from Thorp Arch before Villa. 

Alastair Cook is deftly caught by Mahela Jayawardene off the part-time (and rather effective) spin of Chamara Silva © Getty Images

Dismissal of the day
Mahela Jayawardene has heeded the plea from his main man,Muttiah Muralitharan, and spent much of this second innings scouting aroundfor a potential spin partner. First he tried Jehan Mubarak, to nogreat success; then he dusted off his own offbreaks, aftertwo-and-a-half years in mothballs. Then, finally, he lobbed the ballto Chamara Silva, whose only international overs had come – bizarrely- in Twenty20 cricket. He sent down three half-decent overs of legspinbefore lunch, and then struck with the very first ball of theresumption, as Alastair Cook prodded lamely to slip.Bravado of the day
Ian Bell is nothing if not positive at the crease these days. No shotbetter exemplified his new-found derring-do than the lofted drive forfour which took England to the lunch break. There was no timidity inthat choice of blow, as he strode down the pitch, plonked Muralitharan over mid-on, then turned on his heel and went to put hisfeet up. Admittedly, he later gave his wicket away with an identicalchoice of stroke, but as Steve Harmison said on the fourth evening:”If you die in a hole, you’re going to get battered.”Shot of the day
.There wasn’t a whole lot to choose from on a day that never reallyignited. But Kevin Pietersen can always be relied upon to enliven theproceedings. He made light of the problems that Silva had been causinghis peers, and pummelled him ruthlessly over midwicket for six. It wasEngland’s only maximum of the match.Klutz of the day
Lasith Malinga bowled with customary pace and hostility, but in thefield he had a shocker. There’s not much that can go wrong when you’rebeing hidden at third man and deep midwicket, but Malinga somehowmanaged to make a meal of two of the simpler shots that came his way.On 9, Pietersen whipped Muralitharan through the leg-side, where Malinga stuck out a boot, missed, stumbled, and tumbled into the rope as he tried to make amends. Then, seven overs later, he was at it again, as a delicate nudge rolled straight through his legsat third man. The Barmy Army bugler gave him a quick burst of BennyHill for that effort.

Shaun Pollock: an A+ performer © Getty Images

Shaun Pollock, Ashwell Prince and Andre Nel have all received a mid-season bonus from Cricket South Africa (CSA) because of their outstanding performances during 2006-07. Each man has received an upgrade to their current contracts.The decision was announced on Wednesday by Gerald Majola, the chief executive of CSA, two days before the second Test against Pakistan at Port Elizabeth.”Shaun, Ashwell and Andre have played pivotal roles in the success of the Proteas this season,” said Majola. “CSA has consequently decided to upgrade their contracts mid-season as a reward for their hard work, commitment to the team effort and outstanding performances on the field”.Pollock, who was Man of the Series in both the Tests and one-dayers against India, moves from “A” to “A+”. He took 13 wickets at 16 and scored 187 runs at 31.16 in the 2-1 Test win, and also picked up 10 wickets at 8.30 in the one-dayers.Prince and Nel, meanwhile, go from “C” to “B” contracts. Prince captained South Africa in two Tests against Sri Lanka, before scoring 121 against India at Durban and 138 against Pakistan at Centurion last week. He is his country’s leading run-scorer in Test cricket this season with 905 runs at 47.63, including 306 runs at 61.20 against India.Nel was one of the star bowlers against India in 4-0 one-day series victory, where he picked up the remarkable figures of 8-2-13-4 at Durban.

Despite the on-going dispute between the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Umpires and Scorers Council (T&TCUSC) and the Association of Cricket Umpires of Trinidad and Tobago (ACUTT), the Carib Sunday and Super leagues are scheduled to come off this weekend, with the TTCUSC promising to field enough umpires to officiate the entire season.However, the ACUTT, who say they have the support of 70 % of the umpires in the country and are lobbying to replace the TTCUSC as the representative body for umpires to the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB), are claiming that percentage is incorrect and that the TTCUSC do not have sufficient qualified personnel to carry out the job.Last week, as part of a process to arrive at a resolution to the impasse, representatives of both entities met with Ronald Ramcharan, Chamber of Commerce mediator.However, the Daily Express understands that the TTCB are awaiting the report of that mediation effort. But Parasram Ramsubar, a TTCUSC representative, said yesterday that no matter what the outcome of the mediation, there will be officials to ensure the smooth sailing of the 2006 Carib sponsored competitions. “We have already appointed the umpires that have said they will be available,” Ramsubar stated. “We have more than 20 qualified umpires and that will be sufficient to run the (Carib Sunday) League.” Ramsubar added that those figures were based on the responses to a request from the TTCUSC seeking the availability of umpires from the five zones last December.And while there were no replies from the North and North East Zones, acceptances were forthcoming from umpires in the Central, South and South East Zones Ramsubar indicated that they would need a minimum of 16 umpires to officiate the league competently.However, Harry Mahabal, the ACUTT chairman, suggested that cannot be the case. “Let’s put it this way,” he emphasised, “when the season starts you will see what will happen with the clubs. But according to our record, I don’t think they can have as many as 20 qualified. We also understand they have recalled several umpires who have stopped umpiring for the last 15 years back to the fold. Most of these people have not even seen the cover of a new rule book.”Regarding the mediation, Mahabal stated that Ramcharan was now seeking a legal opinion after the ACUTT presented two legal opinions of their own. Forbes Persaud, TTCB general secretary, said the local governing body would recognise the TTCUSC as the official body of the umpires as they had done so for the last 49 years. But Mahabal stated that the TTCB would determine the representative body at a meeting later this month.

Darren Lehmann will miss out on the New Zealand tour© Getty Images

Darren Lehmann has been ruled out of the Test series against New Zealand and will have shoulder surgery next week. Lehmann, who will lead South Australia in the Pura Cup match against Western Australia beginning on Thursday, aggravated the injury that restricts his bowling and throwing actions, but is confident of fighting his way back for the Ashes series in July.”I want to get the shoulder right so that I am fit and ready for selection for the Ashes later in the year,” he said. “I am keen to play for the Redbacks this week, and have been assured that I will not set back my recovery by doing so. However, the shoulder would not stand up to the rigors of three Test matches.”Lehmann, 35, was dropped for Australia’s last Test against Pakistan in January and his place was in doubt for the New Zealand Test tour once he was cut from the one-day squad last month. The injury delays the decision on his international future and Trevor Hohns, the chairman of selectors, said he would be considered for England. “It is important that he has this surgery to enable him to continue his cricketing career in the future,” Hohns said.Lehmann will at least provide the Redbacks’ awful batting line-up with some class as they attempt to lift from the bottom of the table against the Warriors, who lead the competition on 36 points. After Lehmann scored a brutal 104 against Queensland last Saturday, South Australia collapsed for a mere 200, and they face more stringent tests at the WACA from Thursday.Tom Plant is missing from the Brisbane squad and has been replaced by Shane Deitz. Western Australia will name their side tomorrow as they push to earn the right to host the final, which starts on March 18.South Australia Greg Blewett, Shane Deitz, Darren Lehmann (capt), Daniel Harris, Callum Ferguson, Nathan Adcock, Cameron Borgas, Graham Manou (wk), Daniel Cullen, Ryan Harris, Paul Rofe, Shaun Tait.