Cricket News in Brief – September 12, 2011 – Part 1
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The hosts were leading by 51 runs at lunch on the final day, with six wickets in hand.
They will have to bat for most of the day in order to ensure that the series goes in to the final Test match, after the visitors won the first Test match convincingly.
The English ODI captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 was a fair result, which helped the side take the series 2-0, with one match remaining.
After frequent rain interruptions, the match was decided by the Duckworth Lewis method, under which the game ended with both sides sharing the spoils.
England made 270 for 8 in reply to their opponent’s target of 281 at Lord's, with Cook praising his lower order for their resilience under testing circumstances.
Pakistan romped to a 10-wicket win against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 to clinch the three-match One Day series 2-0, after the openers shared a 228-run unbeaten stand.
The hosts made 225 for 6 in their 50 overs, thanks to Hamilton Maskadza's 68. However, this was not enough as Muhammad Hafeez (139*) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Farhat-c64218 (75*) easily chased the target with 7 overs to spare.
The win meant that the visitors have a 2-0 unassailable lead in the series, with the one match still to be played on the 14th of September at Harare.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 but failed as the hosts clinched a thrilling victory through a one-over eliminator.
In reply to the visitors' mediocre total of 72, the hosts lost wickets at regular intervals before the match ended in a tie.
However, the Carribbean Women triumphed, winning the four-match T20 series 3-1, with player of the series award going to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shanel-Francine-Daley-c89696, for her outstanding performance throughout.
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