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SA20, 2023 by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Share Tweet Capitals won the last-ball thriller by one wicket to become the first team to enter the semis. © Cricket South Africa With a game still in hand, Pretoria Capitals became the first team to seal their semis spot in the inaugural SA20 courtesy a thrilling one-wicket last-ball win against MI Cape Town at Centurion on Saturday. Sam Curran had done well for the first-five balls of the final over - defending just two runs - by giving away only a single off the first and eking out the wicket of a well-settled Senuran Muthusamy. But a hobbling Capitals captain Wayne Parnell - who had earlier walked off with a groin injury - pulled through when his team needed to run two off the last ball to clinch the game. Capitals' run chase of 160 had begun smoothly with Kusal Mendis (39 off 25 balls) leading the charge in the opening stand of 50 but Curran's twin strikes in the sixth … [Read more...] about Pretoria Capitals clinch last-ball thriller to seal semis spot

WEST INDIES TOUR OF ZIMBABWE, 2023 by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on Share Tweet Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagnarine Chanderpaul stroked unbeaten half-centuries © Getty Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagnarine Chanderpaul scored 55 not out each, stitching an undefeated stand of 112 to give the West Indies a solid platform in the opening Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. Nearing to the end of the second session, rain stopped play and early tea was taken. In the first over of the second session, Chanderpaul started with more intent, cracking Brad Evans for a couple of boundaries. However, Zimbabwe continued to bowl with discipline. It was only in the 42nd over that the West Indies collected their next boundary, with Brathwaite glancing Victor Nyuchi to the boundary boards. Brathwaite also reached his fifty with a drive off Nyuchi. A few overs later, Chanderpaul followed his captain by stroking a boundary off Brandon Mavuta to complete … [Read more...] about Brathwaite, Chanderpaul provide West Indies strong platform

ZIMBABWE VS WEST INDIES, 1ST TEST by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Share Tweet Tagenarine Chanderpaul remains unbeaten on 20 off 95 at Lunch © Getty Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Kraigg Brathwaite stitched an unbeaten stand of 54 for the opening wicket as the West Indies made a steady start in the first session of their first Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. The tourists, who elected to bat, went at just two runs an over but did well to not lose a wicket against a disciplined attack. In fact, it was only in the seventh over that Chanderpaul opened his account with a pulled boundary off Richard Ngarava, it also turned out to be the first four of the day for the West Indies. In the 13th over, Brathwaite then essayed his first boundary of his innings when he flicked medium pacer Victor Nyauchi to the boundary hoardings. For the home side, Ngarava found a hint of movement and also beat Brathwaite a couple of times on the … [Read more...] about West Indies off to fine start in slow-moving session

RANJI TROPHY 2022-23 by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Share Tweet A fine all-round performance from Parth Bhut powered Saurashtra into the semis © Saurashtra Cricket Association The left-arm spin duo of Dharmadresinh Jadeja and Parth Bhut helped rout Punjab for just 180 as Saurashtra clinched a spot in the semifinal of Ranji Trophy, 2022-23 Punjab entered the final day needing 200 runs with eight wickets in hand but found themselves in a rut early in the day even though they managed to delay the blows. Pukhraj Mann held the fort with a 119-ball 42 to help set a base initially but his dismissal opened the floodgates. Skipper Mandeep Singh was the next to offer some resistance with his 45 but was soon running out of partners. Bhut, who had already played a stellar role in the game with a first innings hundred and a fifty in the next, in addition to three wickets, proved to be the wrecker-in-chief in the final innings. … [Read more...] about Parth Bhut’s all-round brilliance puts Saurashtra in semifinal

BBL FINAL by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on Share Tweet Scorchers chased down a target of 176 with five wickets in hand and three deliveries to spare © Getty Ashton Turner's 32-ball 53 and cameos from Cooper Connolly (25* off 11) and Nick Hobson (18* off 7) helped the Perth Scorchers lift the BBL title for the fifth time . Brisbane Heat's remarkable turnaround late in the tournament did not materialise into a trophy as the Scorchers chased down a target of 176 with five wickets in hand and three deliveries to spare at the Perth Stadium on Saturday (February 4). The Scorchers got off to a steady start in the chase as Stephen Eskinazi and Cameron Bancroft scored regular boundaries, helping the team to 31/0 at the end of the fourth over. Eskinazi, who had earlier been reprieved by a missed direct hit, was sluggish in going back to the bowler's end and ended up being run out for 21 in the fifth over. Bancroft fell a couple of … [Read more...] about Turner, Connolly help Scorchers seal fifth BBL title