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Billy Godleman has been appointed captain of Derbyshire’s County Championship side after Wayne Madsen stepped down

George Dobell24-Mar-2016Billy Godleman has been appointed captain of Derbyshire’s County Championship side after Wayne Madsen stepped down.Madsen had led Derbyshire in red ball cricket for four seasons, a spell that included winning promotion to Division One. While Derbyshire were relegated the following year, Madsen was named as Championship player of the year for his defiant batting.Godleman, 27, enjoyed a good season with the bat in 2015. In the course of passing 1,000 Championship runs in a season for the first time, he made centuries in three successive innings and impressed as stand-in captain in three games when Madsen suffered a broken finger.Godleman, who has also had spells at Middlesex and Essex, recently signed a new deal to keep him at Derbyshire until the end of 2017. Only William Storer, Levi Wright, Peter Kirsten and Kim Barnett had previously scored three centuries in succession for the club.32-year-old Madsen recently signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until the end of 2019.”He’s been a great captain and he’s still got ambitions to play for England,” Graeme Welch, the club’s Elite Performance Director told the . “I still believe he is one of the best players in the country and I think he is good enough to play for England.”He is still a great ambassador for this club and still one of our main men but he just wants to move back into the ranks and help the younger lads that way. He just sees himself in a bit of a different role at this time.”Wes Durston will continue to lead Derbyshire in the NatWest T20 Blast and Royal London One-Day Cup.Derbyshire have also agreed a two-year contract extension with Welch, which secures his future until the end of the 2018 season.”Graeme has played a key part in the club’s progression over the past two-and-a-half years and his contract extension will ensure stability for everyone involved,” Chris Grant, the club’s chairman, said.”If we are to continue to be sustainable as a county, we need to be producing our own players and Graeme’s role in this has been clear to see. Our goal is for success on the field while developing England players and Graeme has already shown his ability to achieve this with England recognition for Mark Footitt, Tom Taylor and Matt Critchley.”The club have also announced that Kim Barnett, who set a host of records for Derbyshire during his playing career, is to be their new their president for the next two years.

Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah has rued the five washed-out days during the series against South Africa, saying that playing against the No. 1 Test side would have been valuable experience

Mohammad Isam in Mirpur02-Aug-2015Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah has rued the five washed-out days during the series against South Africa, saying that playing against the No. 1 Test side would have been valuable experience for a growing team. He said the players would now have to use the Bangladesh Cricket League, which is reportedly going to be held soon, to tune up for the two Tests against Australia in October.”It would have helped us immensely had there been ten days of cricket, whether we won, lost or drew the matches,” Mahmudullah said after a third successive day of the second Test in Mirpur was lost to rain. The last two days of the Chittagong Test had also been washed out. “We would have played ten days against the best team in the world, and tested our skills better against them. It will be good if there is BCL before the Australia series, gives us a chance to play matches before a big series.”There was sunshine at the Shere Bangla Stadium around 2.00 pm on Sunday, less than half an hour after the fourth day was abandoned. Both teams were at the venue, but the ground was not fit for play following a heavy afternoon downpour. This Test, and with it the two-match series, is certain to be drawn.On the first day, Mahmudullah had made 35 after batting for more than two hours, and he said it was a crime to get out after putting in the hard work to get a start. “I think everyone understands the need to take the opportunities,” he said. “It is always hard to score the first 20-30 runs. It is the major hurdle. Then one has to play normally. Three-four of us got out in the 30s and 40s. I think it is a big crime. We have to find out, by speaking in groups and individually, how we can get out of this.”Over the last three days, like the other players, Mahmudullah has also been frustrated by the weather. “I think it is quite a tough situation. It is quite frustrating when you prepare yourself mentally for a five-day game and three days on the trot get called off. But it is important that one doesn’t lose focus. It is also important to enjoy and relax when we are back at the hotel. When we head to the ground, we have to switch on since we have to get prepared for the match.””At breakfast today I was talking to Imrul about what would have happened had the match taken place properly. We sometimes talk about such things. We spend time in the hotel room but when we are together, we talk cricket. We share ideas. He [Nasir Hossain] was telling me in the morning that he isn’t feeling well. He has been not out for two days. We all want to play but we have to face the circumstances. Let’s see what happens tomorrow.”

A round-up of the second day’s play in the third round of Division One Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches in 2011-12

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Oct-2011The astonishing turnaround in the tone of action at the Jinnah Stadium seemed to imply an overnight pitch-swap. After a chaotic first day yielded 192 for 17, the second unveiled in an unrecognisably rambunctious fashion as 387 runs were scored for the loss of seven wickets. Three of those belonged to the Sialkot tail that subsided to Sohail Tanvir (6 for 19), to leave Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited with a 24-run lead despite the side having folded for 121. ZTBL’s second innings progressed along very different lines thanks to Sharjeel Khan, who smashed a mind-boggling 205 off 186 balls, studded with 33 fours and five sixes. Shahid Yousuf and the usually belligerent Imran Nazir were reduced to sideshows, but their half-centuries were equally important in driving ZTBL to an imposing lead of 385 with six wickets standing.Habib Bank Limited made a strong comeback to finish the second day 190 runs ahead of Rawalpindi‘s first-innings score at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. No. 3 batsman Bilal Shafayat was at the heart of HBL’s turnaround, after they were shot out by Sadaf Hussain’s nine-wicket haul on the opening day. Shafayat was unbeaten on 97 and, supported by Shan Masood’s 58 and Ahmed Shehzad’s 45, pushed HBL to a strong 237 for 2 by stumps. Sadaf struck both second-innings blows to account for 11 out of a possible 12 wickets so far in the game. Earlier, Fahad Masood and Sarmad Ansar shared nine wickets to bowl out Rawalpindi for 161, giving them a first-innings lead of only 47.Saad Altaf’s five-wicket haul helped State Bank of Pakistan bowl Islamabad out for 276, but the hosts were in control by stumps at the Diamond Club Ground, after reducing SBP to 166 for 7. Afaq Raheem, who was unbeaten on 89 overnight, duly completed his century before becoming Altaf’s fourth victim. Shehzad Azam contributed a doughty 25 to guide Islamabad past 250 before Altaf got rid of No. 11 Nasrullah Khan to complete his five-for. Azam and Nasrullah then dismantled SBP’s top order to reduce them to 49 for 4. Captain Kashif Siddiq scored a battling half-century to spark a fightback with the lower order, but SBP were still 110 runs behind at close of play.Faisalabad launched a confident reply at the Iqbal Stadium after Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)‘s middle order led them to an imposing 396 in the first innings. PIA lost their last four wickets for only 44 runs on the second morning, as new-ball bowler Abdur Rauf ran through the tail to finish with 5 for 93. An obdurate Farrukh Shehzad led Faisalabad’s response, moving to an unbeaten 76 off 195 balls by stumps. Shahid Siddiq, Asif Hussain and the unbeaten Zeeshan Butt all contributed scores in the 30s to push Faisalabad to 192 for 2.National Bank of Pakistan’s (NBP) and Abbottabad scrapped for the ascendancy through the second day at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, to leave the game delicately poised. Resuming at 37 for 1 after having dismissed Abbottabad for 222 on the opening day, NBP ran into an inspired Ahmed Jamal (6 for 55) to succumb for 187, despite Umar Amin’s 70. Abbottabad’s openers, led by a free-stroking 53 from Fawad Khan, extended the lead into three-figures with an 84-run stand before losing five wickets for the addition of just 27 runs to give SBP an opening.Karachi Blues were in a spot of bother against Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) at the National Stadium, finishing the second day 91 runs ahead in the second innings, but with only five wickets remaining. A series of starts from the WAPDA middle order meant they went past 200, despite only one batsman – Ali Azmat (51) – managing a half-century. Sohail Khan’s four-wicket haul kept them down to 219, giving them a 75-run first-innings lead. Shahzaib Hasan (71) led Karachi Blues’ reply, but frequent incisions at the other end meant WAPDA held the aces at the end of play.

Sussex returned to the top of Group A in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as Chris Nash’s maiden one-day century set up a 19-run victory over Kent at Canterbury

22-May-2011
ScorecardSussex returned to the top of Group A in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as Chris Nash’s maiden one-day century set up a 19-run victory over Kent at Canterbury.Nash hit an unbeaten 124 while Luke Wright scored 41 as Sussex set a total of 249 all out after being put in to bat. Rob Key top scored with 59 in reply but Kent were never able to keep up with the required rate as they suffered their third defeat in five games in the competition.Nash had made a first century of the season in the last round of County Championship matches against Somerset and carried on where he left off. He set the tone by crashing Azhar Mahmood for three boundaries in the first over and together with Ed Joyce put on 50 for the first wicket.Joyce was caught at mid off trying to hit James Tredwell’s first ball out of the ground but it did not halt Sussex’s momentum as Luke Wright came in to put on 77 with Nash for the second wicket.
Wright fell for 41 as he holed out trying to hit down the ground and it was left to Nash to hold together the Sussex innings.Nash brought up his 50 off 50 balls with seven fours and then hit Adam Ball for the only six of the match on his way to passing his previous best one-day score of 85.The 28-year-old completed his century with a single of James Tredwell but Sussex floundered in the last ten overs as they went from 180 for three to 249 all out, including losing four wickets for two runs in the final over.Kent’s reply was hindered when Joe Denly and Matt Coles fell in quick succession which left Key and Martin van Jaarsveld to rebuild their innings.They put on 48 together in cautious fashion before Nash pulled off a stunning catch to dismiss van Jaarsveld for 24 off the bowling of Monty Panesar. Rana Naved then dropped a simple chance at mid-off when Darren Stevens was just four and it looked like being costly as Stevens went on to hit 43 from just 37 balls.Rana made amend by trapping Stevens lbw and Kent’s hopes looked over when Key followed soon after for 59. Geraint Jones and Azhar Mahmood briefly threatened to set up a dramatic finish but both fell in successive balls to Yardy and Rana as Sussex ran out comfortable winners.

Australia will tour Bangladesh for the first time since 2006 in April 2011, straight after the on-going World Cup, for a three-match bilateral one-day series

ESPNcricinfo staff27-Feb-2011Australia will tour Bangladesh for the first time since 2006 in April 2011, straight after the on-going World Cup, for a three-match bilateral one-day series. They are scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on April 4, just two days after the World Cup final, and will play ODIs on April 9, April 11 and April 13, all at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur.In accordance with the ICC Future Tours Programme, Test playing nations must tour each other at least once every six years, and Australia have toured Bangladesh just once since they attained Test status. That tour was in April 2006 and Australia won both Tests and all three one-dayers. The FTP had Australia scheduled to play two Tests this time around as well, but the Bangladesh Cricket Board have announced Australia will leave immediately after the three ODIs.One repercussion of the tour will be that the players from both teams’ squads will miss the first week of the IPL, which begins on April 8. As many as 36 current Australia players were sold to IPL franchises during January’s auction, while Shakib Al Hasan is the only Bangladesh player who is part of the Twenty20 tournament.Australia have had a busy last five months, having played series against India, Sri Lanka and England in the lead-up to the World Cup. Bangladesh have enjoyed a slightly more spread-out schedule, with a couple of one-day home series the only cricket they played in the six months before the World Cup.Bangladesh have beaten Australia just once in 16 one-dayers against them, back in 2007 in Cardiff. Since they last played Australia in September 2008, they have won 25 of their 53 one-day games, and have been on a good run at home, where they recently won series against New Zealand and Zimbabwe.

Canada consolidated their dominant position against Afghanistan by piling on 566, and nipping out three wickets before the close of play on the second day

Cricinfo staff21-Feb-2010
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Canada consolidated their dominant position against Afghanistan by piling on 566, and nipping out three wickets before the close of play on the second day. Canada’s was a combined batting effort, led by Sunil Dhaniram’s 130, which included 17 fours and a six. His knock was backed up by important contributions; the last four wickets added 221 with each of the last four batsmen managing 20-plus scores. Ten batsmen in Canada’s innings reached double-digits, and the extras furthered their tally by 34 runs.Canada built on a strong performance on the first day by Ashish Bagai, who had helped steer his team to 350 for 6 and Dhaniram, together with the lower order, got them to a score greater than what they would have expected at the start of the second day.For Afghanistan, legspinner Samiullah Shenwari grabbed 4 for 118, but the bowlers were handled quite comfortably as Canada reached a virtually invincible position. In reply, Shabir Noori held one end together with an unbeaten 46 but lost three partners, including captain Nowroz Mangal, as his side finished on 110 for 3 at stumps.

England reached their highest batting total of the Women’s Cricket World Series in Christchurch, New Zealand today, but it was not enough to halt the progress of the host nation and current World Champions, who ran out seven-wicket winners.

Andrea Wiggins25-Dec-2009England reached their highest batting total of the Women’s Cricket World Series in Christchurch, New Zealand today, but it was not enough to halt the progress of the host nation and current World Champions, who ran out seven-wicket winners.England Captain Clare Connor won the toss and elected to bat, with England reaching 173 for nine in their 50 overs. The new opening partnership of Kathryn Leng (Yorkshire) and Sarah Collyer (Somerset) made a solid start, Leng especially looking in fine touch driving opening bowler Kate Pulford straight down the ground for four in the first over.The pair had reached 38 in the ninth over before Leng was caught by Haidee Tiffen off Mason for 16. She was replaced by Claire Taylor, who has been playing State cricket in Canterbury this season, and drove imperiously to open her account.Tiffen’s fielding is one of the reasons why New Zealand hold the cherished World Championship crown, and a direct hit ran out Taylor when she had made just eight.Collyer stayed at the crease to reach 39 in the 28th over, before being run out by more sharp fielding, and England were 83 for three. Steele then removed three England middle order wickets in quick succession as Connor was caught and bowled, Arran Thompson stumped by Rebecca Rolls, and Laura Newton dismissed lbw, which saw England at 106 for six in the 37th over.This time, England’s tail had some venom, and attacking batting from youngsters Laura Spragg and Nicki Shaw assisted Dawn Holden in taking England to 144 for eight, Holden reaching 26 before being adjudged lbw.Shaw, in particular, drove well, starting her innings with two fours and the Nottinghamshire pair kept the scoreboard ticking over with well-worked singles as England’s run rate reached 3.30 an over for the first time since the opening stand.Clare Taylor, who became the first Englishwoman to reach 100 caps for her country during the tournament, finished on 16 not out.New Zealand skipper Emily Drumm led the reply after England had taken two quick wickets in the opening spell to leave the match finely balanced with the home side on 53 for two.With New Zealand significantly trailing the required run rate Drumm began to assert some authority over the England bowling. She was dismissed on 92 in the 45th over of the match, when the scores were level, trying to make the winning runs. That honour fell to Tiffen.Despite England’s bowlers containing the New Zealanders, who didn’t reach the required run rate until the 41st over, they were unable to take key wickets and New Zealand have secured their place in the Final on Saturday. They face Australia in a repeat of the thrilling World Cup Final at the same venue in December 2000.England will play India in their last group game on Thursday 6th Feb and will face them again the following day in the play-off for third place.ENGLAND: Kathryn Leng (Yorkshire), Sarah Collyer (Somerset), Claire Taylor (Berkshire), Arran Thompson (Lancashire), Laura Newton (Cheshire), Clare Connor (Capt, Sussex), Dawn Holden (Nottinghamshire), Laura Spragg (Yorkshire), Nicki Shaw (Nottinghamshire), Clare Taylor (Yorkshire), Lucy Pearson (Staffordshire).

Southern Vipers slip to rare home defeat but qualify for knockouts regardless

ECB Reporters Network07-Sep-2024Sunrisers reached the knockout stages of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for the first time after beating holders Southern Vipers in a rain-affected thriller. Grace Scrivens’ side failed to win a match in the first three editions of the competition, before narrowly missing out on qualification last year.But after fifties for Cordelia Griffith and Lissy MacLeod set them up for 281 in the face of former Sunriser Naomi Dattani’s maiden five-wicket haul, they restricted Vipers to 88 in their 10-over chase of 94 for their seventh win of the tournament.Despite a winless return from the Hundred, holders Vipers had already qualified for next Saturday’s semi-final and had hopes of a home tie ended by South East Stars victory over Northern Diamonds. Vipers will face Stars in their semi-final, while Sunrisers will travel to Diamonds. The winners of those matches will face off at Leicester on September 21.Dattani bowled in two spells, plus a one-off over at the death, which each changed the flow of Sunrisers’ innings. Scrivens and Jo Gardner had serenely pocketed 70 runs in the first 13 overs, after Vipers had put them in, before Dattani schemed to work a way to dismiss the former.She began with four deliveries tight to the stumps before offering width, with Scrivens trying to fashion her own, and found an uncomfortable jab to point, before Gardner was bowled two overs later to one that nipped away.Dattani exited the attack and Sunrisers sprouted again through Griffith and Jodi Grewcock’s 75-run partnership, although both were tested by Rebecca Tyson and Ava Lee’s tight spin.But Dattani’s return immediately saw Grewcock pinned lbw and Eva Grey comprehensively bowled either side of Lee getting her reward by having Griffith stumped – after a 10th half-century for Sunrisers.At 174 for 5, the visitors needed a counter, and found one through the enterprising hitting of MacLeod and Flo Miller. MacLeod biffed a 37-ball fifty – her first in the RHFT since 2021, but third in all competitions this season – while Miller struck 41 off 31 balls in the rapid 90-run stand.But the final three overs saw wickets fall, as MacLeod skewed to short third and Amara Carr was leg before first ball to Georgia Adams. Dattani’s crowning moment – just the third five-for in Vipers history – came when Miller swung straight to deep backward point, before a pair of run outs in the final over saw Sunrisers end on 281.Rain came in the interval, and stayed until it had restricted the Vipers’ innings to just 10 overs – with 94 now their unlikely target, even with minuscule boundaries.Rhianna Southby sliced to backward point in the second over, Ella McCaughan struck a trio of boundaries but took on one ball too many to sky straight up and Dattani swept to short fine leg. Even after Adams was run out, they had stayed ahead of the dizzying rate, helped by Emily Windsor and Nancy Harman’s smart running in a stand worth 26But Harman and Windsor holed out and Abi Norgrove was run out to leave 13 needed off the last over, of which Vipers could only muster seven.After five seasons of regional cricket, Sunrisers are the only team to win a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match at the Utilita Bowl, having also tasted victory on the ground last season.

CSK’s bowlers executed their plans perfectly on a slow pitch to consign Royals to their third straight defeat

Sidharth Monga12-May-20241:19

‘Royals were a batter short so couldn’t take risk’

Chennai Super Kings signed off their home league campaign with a win, giving themselves a decent chance of coming back to Chennai for the last two playoff games. Despite losing their 11th toss out of 13 and being asked to field in the afternoon heat 40 hours after finishing their last match in Ahmedabad, the CSK bowlers used a slow pitch expertly to keep Rajasthan Royals down to 141, which they chased down with relative ease.The slow pitch was right up the home bowlers’ alley, and they kept Royals quiet in a wicketless powerplay after which Simarjeet Singh kept getting wickets every time Royals tried to push back. Royals never really succeeded in mounting an attack, which CSK’s New Zealand batters, Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell, successfully did to put their chase on course with a Shivam Dube putting them on top.Related

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The win took CSK up to 14 points from 13 matches, level with Sunrisers Hyderabad who have a game in hand, and two points clear of the nearest challengers outside the top four. Royals suffered their third straight defeat, which will be a cause for concern for them going into the playoffs, especially with Jos Buttler not expected to be available for the final week.RR’s power-less-play
These are the two slowest teams in the first two overs of the IPL. They like to suss the pitch out before they start attacking. Royals stayed true to form, scoring just seven off the first two, but they couldn’t kick on even after that with Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana and Shardul Thakur giving them nothing to drive. Their 42 for 0 was the slowest wicketless powerplay of IPL 2024, one run behind their 43 for 0 against Punjab Kings, but that came in a small chase.Simarjeet Singh exults after dismissing Jos Buttler•BCCI

Simarjeet cashes in
Usually CSK go to Ravindra Jadeja in the seventh over, but perhaps because of the right-left combination, which didn’t let their orthodox spinners bowl in their last match against Gujarat Titans, they bowled Simarjeet in the seventh over. Playing only his third match this year, Simarjeet had ground to make up after going for 60 in that Titans match. On this slow pitch, he was immediately on target: hard lengths and no room. When Yashasvi Jaiswal tried to take him on, the ball got big on him and resulted in a skier to cover. In his next over, Simarjeet became the beneficiary of an odd shot from a frustrated Buttler: a ramp on a slow pitch with fine leg back on the fence.With Royals’ only left-hand top-order batter gone, Jadeja rattled through his four overs for just 24 runs to go with Theekshana’s four overs for 28. Sanju Samson just kept looking for singles while Riyan Parag tried the odd boundary. It seemed as if Royals had decided they needed to get somewhere around 160 and not aim too high.The final kick doesn’t arrive
Even to get to 160, they would need two a ball for the last six overs after getting to 89 for 2 in 14 overs, which is when the spinners bowled out. Royals were banking on cashing in on pace, but just when they tried to go hard they handed Simarjeet another wicket: Samson caught at mid-off. Again Royals were pushed back.Deshpande and Thakur stuck to their plans in the death overs, and Royals never got the big overs. Only Parag’s 47 off 35 took them to 141, which was 23 less than the lowest total successfully defended in this IPL. Royals attacked just 30 balls in their innings, the sixth-lowest figure this season in non-all-out innings when setting a target.Shivam Dube played a crucial cameo after CSK had gone 39 balls without a boundary•Associated Press

Ravindra, Mitchell get chase going
CSK have been the only team slower than Royals in the early goings but they were mindful of not letting the bowlers settle into their defence. Ravindra flicked Sandeep Sharma for a six over midwicket in the second over, and went after compatriot Trent Boult in the third. Even though R Ashwin got Ravindra out in the fourth, Mitchell kept up the intent. Their 56 for 1 was their fourth-highest powerplay of this IPL.Royals claw back but Dube breaks chase open
In the middle overs, Royals clawed their way back. Yuzvendra Chahal got Mitchell, the spinners kept Moeen Ali and Ruturaj Gaikwad quiet, Moeen got out for 10 off 13, and 39 balls went without a boundary. Still it was 50 needed off seven overs. This was when Ashwin came on to bowl his last over with Dube on strike. Dube took the veteran spinner on for 6, 4, 4, with a leg-side wide in between, and while Ashwin came back with Dube’s wicket, CSK needed 35 off the last six.Captain Gaikwad stayed true to his anchor role for this chase, and saw his team home despite Jadeja getting himself out obstructing the field.

Maphaka takes five as South Africa crush Zimbabwe, while Borson and Jibon set up Bangladesh’s win over Nepal

ESPNcricinfo staff31-Jan-2024Australia captain Hugh Weibgen led his side from the front to dismantle England in a rain-hit game in Kimberley. England, who came into the game with just two points and an NRR of -0.08, are now on the brink of elimination.Weibgen made 120 after being sent in and lifted Australia to a competitive 266 for 6 on a tough pitch. He started watchfully along with Harry Dixon after Sebastian Morgan breached Sam Konstas’ defence in the first over.Both Weibgen and Dixon defended firmly and ran quick singles in the powerplay. England had a chance to break the promising stand in the 12th over but Luc Benkenstein dropped Weibgen – on 20 at the time – at backward point off seamer Eddie Jack.Dixon cruised along with Weibgen and reached his fifty in the 20th over. But Theo Wylie, the pick of the England bowlers, had him holed out at deep midwicket right after. Ryan Hicks and Tom Campbell were not quick to get off the blocks but stuck around with Weibgen as Australia moved to 176 for 5 in 38 overs.Weibgen hit a pair of boundaries in the 39th and did the same in the 42nd and brought up his hundred in the 44th. Wylie knocked over Weibgen on return but Raf MacMillan smacked two fours and a six in a 20-run final over that carried Australia to 266.England started positively, hitting ten fours and a six in the first 57 balls but also lost four wickets to a red-hot Callum Vidler. They were reeling at 60 for 4 in the tenth over when lightning and rain forced the players off the field.The revised target, after a 140-minute break, was a daunting 215 off 24 overs. So England needed another 155 from 87 balls. But Tom Straker and MacMillan took five wickets in the next six overs to flatten them. Campbell finished off the game by dismissing Tazeem Ali in the 17th over.

Borson, Jibon help Bangladesh take down Nepal

Ariful Islam and Rohanat Doullah Borson celebrate Akash Chand’s wicket•ICC/Getty Images

Medium-pacer Rohanat Doullah Borson and offspinner Sheikh Paevez Jibon shared seven wickets to set up Bangladesh’s five-wicket win over Nepal in Bloemfontein.After opting to bat, Nepal did not have a great start and lost three wickets for just 29 runs. Captain Dev Khanal and Bishal Bikram KC stabilised the innings by adding 62 off 115 balls for the fourth wicket. The stand was broken when Jishan Alam dismissed Khanal for 35.Bikram and Gulsan Jha had steered the side to 121 for 4 when Jibon triggered a collapse that had Nepal losing five wickets in 21 runs. He dismissed Jha and Dipak Bohara in his successive overs before Borson cleaned up Bikram, for 48, and the tail. Despite the last wicket adding 27, Nepal were all out for 169 on the penultimate ball of their innings.Nepal’s hopes of a comeback were dashed by Alam, who raced to 55 off just 43 balls at the top of the order. After he got out, Ariful Islam took over and smashed an unbeaten 59 off 38 to take Bangladesh over the line in the 26th over.For Nepal, offspinner Subash Bhandari made regular strikes and took all five wickets that Bangladesh lost but there were not enough runs on the board.

Maphaka takes five as South Africa crush Zimbabwe

Kwena Maphaka took 5 for 34•ICC/Getty Images

Left-arm quick Kwena Maphaka picked up 5 for 34, including three of the top four batters, as South Africa crushed Zimbabwe in the Super Sixes of the Under-19 World Cup. Maphaka’s spell helped bundle Zimbabwe out for 102, with the hosts’ top order hunting down the target in less than 14 overs.Zimbabwe were reduced to 16 for 4 at the start of the fifth over, and three of those wickets had gone to Maphaka. He had struck first in the third over of the innings, removing both Brandon Sunguro and Campbell Macmillan without scoring. That is when Ronak Patel and Ryan Kamwemba got down for a repair job with a half-century stand.But right-arm quick Tristan Luus ensured that partnership didn’t last too long, as he started the 16th over by dismissing Ronak for a better-than-a-run-a-ball 32, which included five boundaries. Four balls later, Luus struck again to get the opposition captain Matthew Schonken for a duck. That started another slide for Zimbabwe, who lost 6 for 33 in a middle and lower-order collapse.Maphaka returned to nab two lower-order wickets, as he and Luus wrapped the tail up.South Africa’s chase got off to a flyer, with openers Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Steve Stolk pumping boundaries regularly. The first four overs fetched 42, while the powerplay ended with 86 runs already getting knocked off. Next ball, Anesu Kamuriwo got Stolk for 37, but Pretorius continued in a hurry, getting to his fifty off 38 balls to end the 12th over.Come the 14th over, David Teeger hit the winning runs, as South Africa won with plenty to spare. The victory put South Africa at second place in Group 2, with the margin of victory giving their net run rate a massive boost.