Cricket News in Brief – September 28, 2011 – Part 1
South Australia beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 19 runs in another thrilling match of the Champions League Twenty20 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792, India on Tuesday, September 27, 2011.
South Australia under the captaincy of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447’s Kolkata Knight Riders on 169 runs in 20 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CJ-Ferguson-c1264 was named as the Man of the Match for being the highest scorer in the game.
Sialkot Stallions beat Lahore http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 by six wickets in the ongoing Faysal Bank T20 Cup after successfully chasing 122 runs in a match that was played at National Stadium, Karachi on Tuesday, September 27, 2011.
After winning the toss, Lahore chose to bat first and managed to post 121 runs on the board; however, they failed to restrict the opposition from reaching the target as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sialkot-c842 handsomely overcame the tally with five deliveries remaining in the game.
Sialkot batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Yousuf-c89461 was named as the Player of the Match for playing a belligerent knock of 47 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 scheduled to begin from October 14, 2011.
The decision has come just a day after there were speculations of KP’s return after he was enforced to rest out the five-match one-day series against India and then the two-match Twenty20 series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in September, 2011.
Meanwhile, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851’s uncapped pacer Stuart Meaker has been picked in place of Anderson.
Expressing his delight on playing for the national side, the 22-year-old South African born said, “This is a very proud day for me. This is something I've been looking forward to since first playing for Surrey as a young man and I've been looking forward to making this dream come true."
According to England national selector http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Geoffrey-Miller-c58870, the omission of 29-year-old Anderson was made on grounds of managing player workloads to prevent injuries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 Cricket Board (PCB) is looking to approach high-profile names for the job of the national team’s coach after receiving poor response from potential contenders.
Former coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 in September, 2011.
According to insiders, PCB is hoping to attract big names such as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Timothy-John-Nielsen-c94043 for the top job. However, according to a PCB source, the board has not contacted these individuals and nor have they contacted the board.
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