PCB requests Oz, NZ to send teams for T20 series
KARACHI: The PCB has requested the Australian and New Zealand boards to send teams to Pakistan to play T20 matches instead of the UAE. An source in PCB said during the ICC meet in Kolkata last month, PCB chairman, Najam Sethi and COO Subhan Ahmad held talks with Australian and New Zealand officials. “The two boards have been requested to play T20 matches of their series in Pakistan to help support the PCB in bringing back international cricket,” he said. Pakistan will host Australia for three Test matches and a T20 match in UAE in October followed by three Tests, five ODIS and three T20s in November against New Zealand.
Umesh Yadav cranked up pace, getting some movement along with it, to slice through the Mumbai Indians (MI) top-order, helping script Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) much-needed victory at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday.
Their 14-run win is only the third of the season and puts them above Mumbai Indians on the points table.
They have six points while Mumbai stay on four. Umesh, who wasn’t surprisingly played on India’s tour of South Africa, had begun the tournament well, before wavering off in the last match. Here he gobbled up key wickets to put RCB on course early on.
HARDIK FIGHTBACK
However, just as it looked like RCB would have it easy, Hardik Pandya began to show glimpses of his talent, first playing some powerful strokes to ward off pressure and then watchfully steering the MI ship close to the total.
Umesh had got the wickets of Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit, the latter through an almost unplayable ball that jagged in, after Southee had dismissed Ishan Kishan in the very first over. Mohammed Siraj then got Kieron Pollard to leave MI at 47 for four and gasping for breath.
ADVANTAGE CHAHAL
The early wickets allowed RCB skipper Virat Kohli to bring his spin ace Chahal after the powerplay when the field spread out. It gave Chahal to bowl at something and even though he failed to pick a wicket, he made an impact. Hardik Pandya, oth- Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni set a new record for most runs as captain in IPL during his unbeaten 51 against the Delhi Daredevils on Monday. G Gambhir V Kohli R Sharma D Warner 151 129 89 82 47
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