http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 beat New Zealand – Cricket News Round-up – March 17, 2012 – Part 2
South Africa beat http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 by nine-wickets in the 3rd day of their 2nd Test, played at Seddon Park in Hamilton today on March 17.
Aided by pacer Vernon Philander’s 6-wicket haul in the second innings, the South Africans dismantled the host team’s batting line-up on 168 before successfully chasing down 101 with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Smith-c1473 remaining unbeaten, to round up an emphatic
win.
The Proteas took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match Test series, after the first game was drawn due to rain. Philander was awarded Player of the Match, with a total of 10 wickets to his name.
Sachin’s 100th century drew glowing tributes from all quarters, with the legendary batsman going on to add that he had no plans of retiring any time soon.
Following his record-breaking 100th ton, scored against Bangladesh in the 4th match of the Asia Cup, former players paid tribute to the veteran batsman’s skill, among them his former teammate http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229, legendary Aussie leg-spinner
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Qadir-c41605.
The Little Master, who is due to turn 39 in April, announced that he had no plans of retiring, after his recent return to form. He added that it would be selfish of him to retire when he could still contribute to his team.
Indian skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in the 4th match of the ongoing Asia Cup on March 16.
Dhoni cited pressure as a main factor which had led to the disintegration of the Indian bowling attack, allowing the host team’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045 to power their team to victory. The Indian bowlers were unable to restrict
the Bangladeshi batsmen, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RD-Shah-c2298 Ashwin proving particularly expensive.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 will be playing their next Asia Cup match against rivals Pakistan on March 18 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf claimed that the board would not be broaching the subject of a bilateral series with India anymore, following repeated rebuffs by the BCCI.
The PCB had been attempting to organize a series between the two nations, after cricketing ties were severed following the 2008 terrorist attacks in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820. However, the BCCI remained hesitant, claiming the Indian team’s schedule was too packed, and they
would be unable to accommodate the Men in Green.
The board will be moving on to negotiate a series with Bangladesh, and has been occupied in convincing the BCB to allow their team to visit http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 has agreed to grant the series official status, but will not be sending match officials
to Pakistan, owing to security concerns. This has led to the BCB adopting a hesitant stance, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397 is due to meet with his Bangladeshi counterpart next month.
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