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Após três jogos na Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro e sem derrotas na disputa, o elenco do Coritiba está motivado para a sequência da temporada. Um dos titulares do Coxa no início do ano, o lateral-direito Felipe Mattioni falou sobre a importância do clube fazer uma competição segura, de muita intensidade, para alcançar suas metas nela.

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‘Temos que manter esse ritmo para crescermos de produção na Série B, que é uma competição difícil e que exige isso dos clubes. A intensidade conta muito. A equipe fez bons jogos neste início de disputa e tem tudo para evoluir e manter essa invencibilidade durante um bom tempo. Só depende da gente’, afirmou.

Ainda segundo o defensor, o Coxa precisa assumir o protagonismo na Série B e permanecer entre os primeiros colocados desde o início da competição.

‘Não tem como pensarmos diferente. O Coritiba é um clube grande e vai brigar pelo acesso esse ano. Vamos trabalhar muito para que isso seja possível. O elenco sabe das dificuldades que vai enfrentar, mas confiamos no trabalho da comissão técnica e vamos nos preparar cada vez mais’, concluiu.

A round-up of all the matches played in the Premier Limited Overs Tournament on December 3, 2013

Andrew Fidel Fernando03-Dec-2013

Group AColts Cricket Club blew past Colombo Cricket Club’s total of 182 with five wickets in hand, as Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Milinda Siriwardene hit sprightly half-centuries. Colts opened their innings with Kusal Perera and Thisara Perera, as both men seek batting form ahead of the tour of the UAE, but although they had set their side off to a fast start at 39 after five overs, Kusal was out for 18, and Thisara fell for 30 in the following over.Rajapakse and Siriwardene joined forces for the fourth wicket, and provided the backbone of the chase in their 94-run stand. Colts eclipsed the target in the 31st over.Even that modest CCC target was only made possible by Chathuranga Kumara’s 75-ball 93, after Thisara had buried the top order with the new ball. Opening the bowling alongside Nuwan Kulasekara, Thisara took three wickets in his first six overs, and had CCC at 51 for 6, before Kumara and captain Hasantha Fernando put up a century stand. The lower order unraveled quickly after Fernando’s demise, and CCC were all out in the 44th over.Opener Dhananjaya de Silva’s 132 from 129 balls set up a 97-run victory for Ragama Cricket Club, over Air Force Sports Club. De Silva had been aggressive from the outset, as his opening partner and No. 3 batsman Lahiru Thirimanne fell cheaply, but he soon forged a 105-run association for the third wicket with Ian Daniel, who hit 52. Brisk contributions from the lower middle order saw Ragama hit 294 for 6 from their 50 overs.Air Force were never convincing in their reply. Seam bowlers Nilanka Premaratne and Lahiru Jayaratne had the top order tottering at 47 for 4, before the middle order surrendered three wickets to the offspin of Alankara Silva, plunging the side to 107 for 7. An unbeaten 50 for No.9 batsman Pishan Hewage pushed the team towards respectability, and prevented the side from being all out. Air Force were 197 for 9 after their 50 overs.Army Sports Club prevailed by three wickets in a low-scorer against Badureliya Sports Club, as typically, the spin bowlers prospered at Army’s Panagoda ground. After Badureliya were asked to bat first, all but one of their wickets was lost to spin, with offspinning allrounder Manjula de Zoysa taking 3 for 14, while Ajantha Mendis and Ravindra Palleguruge claimed two apiece. Opener Saman Jayantha was the only Badureliya batsman to hit a fifty, and they were all out for 149 in the 41st over.Badureliya’s spin bowlers accounted for five of the seven Army wickets, but while they made encouraging breakthroughs, they were not able to swing the match dramatically in their direction. In the end, a fifty from Asela Gunaratne and minor contributions from the top order were enough to lift army to the target, which they achieved in the 39th over.Group BSinhalese Sports Club sauntered to a target of 134 with four wickets to spare against Bloomfield. Having chosen to bat first at their own ground, Bloomfield’s openers succumbed inside four overs, and the remainder of their batting wasn’t any better. The highest partnership in the innings was 34 for the seventh wicket, and the hosts were all out in the 42nd over.22-year-old medium-pacer Charith Jayampathi gleaned three scalps in the innings, including that of opener Nadeera Nawela for a duck, to set Bloomfield’s woeful slide in motion. Sachithra Senanayake took 2 for 23.SSC lost three batsmen to run outs in their innings, after Bloomfield had also lost two to the same mode of dismissal, but they were in a favourable position throughout the chase. Kaushal Silva hit 41 and Thilina Kandamby and Senanayake brought the match home in the 29th over.Strong contributions from the lower-middle order with both bat and ball helped Moors Sports Club to a 13-run victory over Ports Authority Cricket Club at Moors’ ground. Moors lost their top four for 24 runs, and their fifth at 51, but an 81-run partnership between Kaushalya Gajasinghe and Janaka Gunaratne – who was the only man to cross 50 – helped shore up the innings. Dilhara Lokuhettige’s 30 eventually pushed the team to 214.Ports Authority were steady after an early loss, reaching 79 for 1 by the 19th over, but began to lose wickets quickly after that, to both spin and pace. Chaturanga de Silva took 3 for 41 and Lokuhettige finished with 2 for 32, as Moors wiped the opposition out for 201.Nondescripts Cricket Club cruised to a six-wicket win against Chilaw Marians. After Chilaw were put in to bat, Lasith Malinga struck an early blow for NCC, but it wasn’t until spinners Sohan Boralessa and Tharindu Kaushal came into the attack that wickets truly began to tumble. Umesh Karunaratne resisted with 63 as the remainder of the top order fell around him, and remained unbeaten as his team was bowled out for 152 in the 45th over. Kaushal and Boralessa took three wickets apiece, with the latter earning the better economy rate.NCC openers Niroshan Dickwella and Upul Tharanga provided a sturdy start, hitting 40 and 35 respectively. Dinesh Chandimal struck 36 and Angelo Perera remained unbeaten on a run-a-ball 40 as his side crossed the target in 33 overs.

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Em preparação para a disputa do Campeonato Paulista de 2019, as categorias sub-20, sub-17 e sub-11 do Santos realizaram amistosos no último final de semana e venceram os adversários por placares elásticos. Enquanto isso, os Meninos da Vila das categorias sub-13 e sub-15 fizeram treinamentos de rotina, Os torneios têm início no mês de abril. Veja um resumo dos jogos:

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Na manhã do último sábado, no CT Rei Pelé, a equipe sub-20 do Peixe, sob o comando do técnico Márcio Zanardi, venceu o USAC (Suzano) pelo placar de 8 a 1. A partida, que foi dividida em 3 tempos de 30 minutos, foi decidida com os gols de Bruno Marques (2), Vinícius Balieiro (2), Nicolas Bernardo, Alexandre Tan, Kaique Rocha e Matheus Moraes.

Os Meninos da Vila estão no Grupo 5 do Campeonato Paulista sub-20 e estreiam no dia 13 de abril contra o Taboão da Serra, às 15h, no CT Rei Pelé. Além de Santos e Taboão da Serra, completam o grupo Água Santa, Corinthians, EC São Bernardo, Santo André, São Caetano e São Bernardo FC. Na primeira fase, as equipes jogam em turno e returno dentro dos grupos e os quatro primeiros, além dos quatro melhores quintos colocados, garantem vaga na segunda fase.

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Os Meninos do sub-17 também realizaram partida amistosa no último sábado, no CT Rei Pelé. A equipe, comandada pelo técnico Márcio Griggio, venceu o ADG (Guarujá) pelo placar de 4 a 1. Os gols santistas foram marcados por Gabriel Pirani, Fernandinho Paiva, Andrey Quintino e Thiaguinho.

O sub-17 do Peixe está no Grupo 10 do Campeonato Paulista, e estreia no dia 13 de abril contra o São Bernardo, às 11h, no Estádio Municipal Gíglio Portugal Pichinin, conhecido como “Baetão”, em São Bernardo do Campo. Além de Santos e EC São Bernardo, completam o grupo: Grêmio Mauaense, Jabaquara, Mauá Futebol, Portuguesa Santista, e São Bernardo FC.

Categoria sub-11

Já os meninos do sub-11, comandados pelo técnico Bruno Silva, realizaram na última sexta-feira, no CT Meninos da Vila, uma partida amistosa contra o TC Liderança (SP) e venceram pelo placar de 6 a 1. Os gols do santistas foram marcados por Ícaro (2), Renanzinho, Virão, Antony e Artur Leão.

Durante a última semana, as categorias sub-15 e sub-13 treinaram regularmente, mas não realizaram jogos amistosos.

Nottinghamshire have signed New Zealand fast bowler Ian Butler ahead of their first Friends Life t20 match against Leicestershire

ESPNcricinfo staff27-Jun-2013

Nottinghamshire have signed New Zealand fast bowler Ian Butler ahead of their first Friends Life t20 match against Leicestershire. Butler, currently part of the New Zealand squad involved in the two-match T20 series against England, will join the county side after the T20I at the Oval.”The Notts Outlaws squad looks very strong and I feel well prepared having played two twenty20 internationals this week,” Butler said. “There is a great tradition of New Zealand cricketers doing well with Nottinghamshire and I am really looking forward to playing at Trent Bridge.”Butler has played eight Tests, 26 ODIs and 18 T20Is for New Zealand and has taken 75 international wickets. He has previously represented Gloucestershire and Kent in T20s.”Ian has a good international pedigree and he was very effective bowling to England’s top order in Tuesday’s match,” Nottinghamshire director of cricket Mick Newell said. “We’re placing a heavy workload on Ajmal Shahzad, Luke Fletcher and Harry Gurney and this signing will improve our quality and depth.”Butler will only be available for the T20 matches as the format allows fielding two overseas players, David Hussey being Nottinghamshire’s other overseas player.

Mark Lane has stood down as England Women’s head coach after five years, having overseen a successful period during which England became one of the best sides in the world.

ESPNcricinfo staff13-May-2013

Mark Lane has stood down as England Women’s head coach after five years having overseen a successful period during which England became one of the best sides in the world.But his resignation follows disappointment, coming three months after a disastrous Women’s World Cup where England underperformed having entered the tournament as favourites. England were made to sweat on progressing from the group stage before failing to make the final having come up short chasing 147 against Australia in the Super Six phase.The tournament marks a poor end to Lane’s reign which, on the whole, was very fruitful. England won two global tournaments and the profile of women’s cricket has been raised significantly. Between April 2008 and February 2013, England won 46 out of 60 Women’s one-day internationals and won 43 out of 54 Women’s T20s.The ECB will name a successor to Lane ahead of the Ashes series against Australia which begins on August 11. An interim appointment may be made for the limited-overs series against Pakistan at the start of July.”After a period of reflection I have decided that my time has come to a close,” Lane, who played for Berkshire Minor Counties, said. “With a new World Cup cycle ahead, I believe now is the right time for the players and staff to work with a new head coach. Likewise, it is the right time for me to seek new challenges.”I have had five privileged years in the role and can look back on a period of significant success. 2009 was undoubtedly the highlight – two wins in ICC global events and a series whitewash over Australia as well as retaining the Ashes. As I reflect, I can see how far we’ve come and I’m immensely proud to have contributed to the team’s success.”After being appointed in April 2008, Lane guided England to World Cup glory just one year into the job with victory over New Zealand in Sydney – England’s second World Cup triumph. Three months later, England became Twenty20 World Champions and followed that by retaining the Ashes. Lane was named as coach of the year by Sport Coach UK.Those heights weren’t matched in subsequent years as senior players retired and Lane refreshed the squad with younger talent. England lost the Ashes January 2011 but bounced back in the shortest format, winning 21 consecutive T20s before reaching the final of the 2012 Women’s World T20, losing to Australia in the final.”Mark has made a huge contribution to women’s cricket in this country,” Hugh Morris, managing director of England Cricket, said. “He should be proud of his and the team’s achievements over a period of almost unprecedented success. I would like to thank him for his commitment and dedication over the past five years.”Clare Connor, former England Women’s captain and now head of England Women’s Cricket, added: “Mark has been instrumental in the sustained success enjoyed by England Women and we will never forget 2009, that magical period of time when England Women became to first team to win two ICC World trophies in the same year. Before taking on the role of head coach, Mark devoted years to coaching and developing the skills of female cricketers and his knowledge, skill and enthusiasm are highly valued by all who have worked with him.”

دخل نجم فريق باريس سان جيرمان، ليونيل ميسي، تاريخ كرة القدم، محطمًا رقم غريمه كريستيانو رونالدو بعدما سجل هدفًا منذ قليل.

ويلتقي فريق باريس سان جيرمان مع ستراسبورج، في إطار منافسات الجولة السابعة والثلاثين من الدوري الفرنسي.

وتمكن ليونيل ميسي من تسجيل الهدف الأول لصالح باريس سان جيرمان، في الدقيقة 59. هدف ميسي أمام ستراسبورج

وأصبح ليونيل ميسي أفضل هداف في الدوريات الأوروبية الخمس الكبرى، متفوقًا على كريستيانو رونالدو.

وسجل ميسي 496 هدفًا في 577 مباراة، مقابل 495 هدفًا في 626 مباراة لصالح رونالدو البرتغالي.

Fortunes swung in an absorbing opening one-dayer, but it was Pakistan who held their nerve to record a six-wicket win and go one-up in Chennai

The Report by Kanishkaa Balachandran30-Dec-2012
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsJunaid Khan ran through the top order with four quick wickets•BCCI

Fortunes swung in an absorbing opening one-dayer, but it was Pakistan who held their nerve to record a six-wicket win and go one-up in Chennai. Junaid Khan had India reeling with a remarkable spell of swing bowling, MS Dhoni bailed India out with a tenacious, unbeaten century but the target of 228 wasn’t enough to test Pakistan. Nasir Jamshed played a composed, yet chancy century, but nevertheless took the responsibility of finishing the job he had started.The difference was in the way the teams batted against the new ball. India were put in and ended up losing five for 29 by the tenth over. Dhoni toiled masterfully, fighting off cramps to take India to a respectable total, but not quite a winning one. Pakistan too looked shaky when they came out against the moving ball, but ensured they didn’t lose wickets in a clump early, unlike India.The morning had ingredients you wouldn’t normally associate with one-day cricket in India – morning start, overcast conditions, a green pitch, moisture. The left-arm seam duo of Junaid and Mohammad Irfan hit the timber with such regularity that they might well have come out wielding axes rather than cricket balls. Reputations counted for nothing as India’s top order was exposed for their lack of technique against the moving ball against two seamers with a combined experience of 15 ODIs.Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh were all bowled, playing down the wrong line to full, swinging deliveries. Dhoni and Suresh Raina came together at 29 for 5 and focused on picking up singles rather than counterattacking their way to a recovery.The innings could have finished earlier had Misbah not put down Dhoni at midwicket on 16. The drop was to cost Pakistan 97 runs. The boundaries had dried up during an attritional phase in which only two boundaries were scored in the space of nearly 30 overs.Smart stats

Nasir Jamshed’s 101 not out is his second ODI hundred, both of which have come against India. In three innings against them, Jamshed has scored 266 runs for one dismissal.

Junaid Khan’s 4 for 43 was his second four-wicket haul in ODIs. In 14 matches he has taken 21 wickets at 24.33.

MS Dhoni’s unbeaten 113 was his first century in almost three years, but in the 50 innings in which he didn’t score one, he still averaged 49.60 at a strike rate of 85.88, with 12 fifties.

India’s top five batsmen totalled 18, which is their second-lowest in ODIs, next only to their total of 15 in that famous ODI against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup, when Kapil Dev’s unbeaten 175 bailed India out.

The 73-run partnership between Dhoni and Suresh Raina is the highest that India have had for the sixth wickets after losing their first five for under 30 runs.

This is the firsttime India’s top four batsmen have all been bowled in an ODI. It’s only the seventh time this has happened to any team in ODIs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has become the 17th bowler, and the second Indian, to take a wicket with his first ball in ODIs.

The unbeaten 125-run stand between Dhoni and R Ashwin is the third-highest for the seventh wicket in all ODIs, and the highest for India.

Dhoni’s innings was of two contrasting parts. He nudged and poked his way to 50 off 86 balls, hitting just two boundaries and a six. The plan was to delay the slog till the final block of ten overs. His next 63 came off just 39 balls. As the innings closed, Dhoni could barely stand. In a bid to conserve energy, Dhoni focused on hitting out and it was a blessing in disguise for India as he regularly found the gaps, helping India ransack an unlikely 81 off the last 10 overs.Dhoni bashed the free hit off Junaid over wide long-on for the first six of the innings, launched Ajmal out of the ground over long-on and brought up his century with a six over extra cover. His stand of 125 with Ashwin was India’s highest for the seventh wicket. Dhoni’s march towards his century featured an array of shots on both sides of the wicket, including the helicopter shot, the pull and the squirt past gully.India held control at the start of the innings when Mohammad Hafeez misjudged a viscious inswinger and lost his off stump, giving Bhuvneshwar Kumar a wicket off his first ball in ODIs. Bhuvneshwar dismissed a shaky Azhar Ali cheaply to reduce Pakistan to 21 for 2 after 10.2 overs. Thereafter, the initiative slipped from India due to a combination of bad luck and poor fielding.Jamshed was let off thrice in his innings, on 7, 24 and 68. He first set off for a single that should never have happened, scampered back but there was nobody to back Bhuvneshwar’s throw. He was then let off by the umpire, who failed to spot an inside edge to the pads on its way to slip. Later, Yuvraj spilled a sitter at point at a time when India were desperate for a wicket.In between, Jamshed impressed with his temperament and it helped that he had the experienced Younis Khan to guide him. The pair focused on preserving wickets, preferring to keep with the asking rate rather than exceed it. Younis didn’t allow the spinners to settle, picking Yuvraj for boundaries through the on side. Yuvraj was India’s best spinner in the T20s, but he wasn’t as effective today. Raina leaked two sixes in an over, thereby forcing Dhoni to look at other options.Ashok Dinda broke the stand when he had Younis chipping a low catch to Ashwin at midwicket, and he ought to have had Jamshed as well, had Yuvraj hung on at point. As Jamshed began to tire, Misbah and Shoaib Malik scored boundaries to take Pakistan closer. Jamshed reached his century with a pull, drawing comparisons with his innings against Australia in Abu Dhabi in August, also scored under excessive humidity.

Chris Woakes leads England’s charge with ball, India under-par despite rapid fifty from Shardul Thakur

Matt Roller02-Sep-20211:16

Laxman: Joe Root’s wicket puts day one in balance

India were bowled out cheaply on the first day for the second Test in a row but retained a foothold after taking three England wickets in the late-afternoon sunshine at The Oval.Chris Woakes – playing a first-class game for the first time since August 2020 after missing 11 Tests through isolation, rotation and injury – took four wickets and Ollie Robinson continued his fine summer with three, with England’s seamers relentless in reducing India to 127 for 7.Most of India’s batters had made starts before being dismissed – Virat Kohli played fluently for 50 before falling to Robinson for the third consecutive Test – but Shardul Thakur’s 57 off 36 balls changed the complexion of their innings. He teed off from No. 8 after being recalled to the side, and his half-century – the fastest recorded in a Test in England – gave India something to bowl at.England had chosen to bowl after winning the toss in overcast conditions but were basking in hazy sunshine by the time their openers headed out midway through the final session. But three late wickets – both openers falling to Jasprit Bumrah and Joe Root castled by Umesh Yadav – left them teetering at 53 for 3 by the close.Much of England’s early success came from bowling dry. They had initially struggled to find swing with the lacquer still on the new ball – James Anderson conceded 20 in his first four overs and was punished for overpitching – but Robinson and Woakes rarely erred from a good length and strung together seven consecutive maidens with the score on 28.2:20

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Those maidens included the dismissals of both openers. Woakes, back to fitness after a freak heel injury suffering slipping down a flight of stairs, had the ball swinging immediately and induced an outside edge; Rohit Sharma had been leaving fuller balls, but Woakes dragged his length back and had him caught behind by Jonny Bairstow, keeping wicket with Jos Buttler absent on paternity leave.And after an immaculate new-ball spell, Robinson had KL Rahul trapped lbw with a nip-backer. The decision was upheld via the DRS but only thanks to Richard Illingworth’s earlier on-field call; Rahul was nearly outside the line as he was hit on the back pad, but ball-tracking said umpire’s call.Anderson’s second spell was a significant improvement, and he had Cheteshwar Pujara feathering an edge behind to Bairstow. Kohli looked in fine touch earlier on, but the main talking point over the lunch interval was the promotion of Ravindra Jadeja to No. 5 – seemingly to break up the run of right-hand batters in India’s middle order.Related

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Kohli was given a life on 22 by Root, who put down a chance at first slip off Woakes – though arguably Rory Burns, at second, should have gone for the catch to his left, since Root saw it late and had to move a long way to his right. Root made amends of sorts in Woakes’ next over, hanging onto another tough chance off Jadeja’s outside edge, but Kohli’s fluency was ominous for England.Following on from a second-innings half-century in Leeds, Kohli adjusted his stance slightly, shuffling across towards his off stump, and drove with authority and timing. The pick of his shots, a drive on the up through extra cover off Anderson, brought him to 45, and he reached a second consecutive fifty off only 85 balls, but Robinson – his nemesis throughout this series – tied him down.After soaking up 10 consecutive dot balls, Kohli was anxious to score and shaped to turn a length ball into the leg side, but Robinson’s unerring line and length did not allow him to do so. Instead, he found a hint of nip away off the seam, taking Kohli’s outside edge and leaving India reeling at 105 for 5.Umesh Yadav came into the XI for India, and got the big wicket of Joe Root•AFP/Getty Images

Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant, both under pressure after poor tours, fell after contrasting innings: Rahane tentative throughout, steering Overton to third slip where Moeen Ali clung onto a low chance; Pant frenetic, skipping down to hack Woakes’ slower ball to mid-off, three balls after Overton had put him down in the slips.That left Thakur – brought back into the side with Mohammed Shami ruled out with a niggle, Ishant Sharma dropped and R Ashwin overlooked yet again – as the last batter of any note and he decided the only way to go was to attack. He swung hard, thumping Overton for six over mid-off and tucking into Woakes, smiting him for six fours and a six.Thakur rode his luck throughout, dropped on 43 after gloving a pull to Bairstow and with several shots falling just short of fielders, but flat-batted Robinson back over his head for four then pulled his next ball for six to reach a 31-ball fifty – the second-fastest by an India batter – which he greeted with a triumphant roar. He was pinned by Woakes, out lbw on review, shortly after, before Bumrah was run out and Umesh Yadav edged behind as India lost their last three wickets in the space of four balls.Bumrah blew the game back open by removing both England openers in the space of five balls, finding extra bounce from just short of a length. Rory Burns looked to play late but inside-edged onto his own stumps, and Haseeb Hameed’s attempted back-cut only managed to divert a short ball into Pant’s gloves.Root and Dawid Malan rebuilt with some fluency from 6 for 2, punishing any width on either side of the wicket in a stand of 46 in 11.3 overs, but Root’s dismissal late in the day – bowled by an inch-perfect nip-backer from Umesh, which beat his inside edge and kissed the top of his off stump – could yet prove to be a significant moment, keeping India in the game. Overton was sent in as nightwatchman and Ollie Pope, recalled in Buttler’s place on his home ground, will be due in at No. 6.

S Badrinath, the Tamil Nadu batsman, has been called up to the India squad for the Tests against New Zealand as a replacement for VVS Laxman

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Aug-2012S Badrinath, the Tamil Nadu batsman, has been called up to the India squad for the Tests against New Zealand as a replacement for VVS Laxman. Laxman, who was in the 15-man squad for the two-Test series, announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect on Saturday.Badrinath, 31, has played two Tests for India, the last being in early 2010 in the home series against South Africa. He has a Test best of 56 in his three innings. His most recent international appearance was during the limited-overs leg of India’s tour of the West Indies last summer.A consistent performer on the domestic circuit, Badrinath was the highest run-getter in the 2010-11 Ranji Trophy, where he amassed 922 runs at 131.71. However, he had a middling 2011-12 season: he had picked up a shoulder injury during the Challenger Trophy in October last year and, as a result, missed the first three rounds of the Ranji Trophy. When he returned, he scored 292 runs in nine innings.When Rahul Dravid retired in March, Badrinath’s name floated around as a possible replacement for him in the India Test middle-order. But, at that point, a BCCI official had told ESPNcricinfo that the odds were against Badrinath. “Not only is he 30-plus, but he has been tested already,” the official said. “He is a good player at domestic level but unfortunately does not seem to fit at the highest level.”

ScorecardToby Roland-Jones took four wickets in the second innings•Getty Images

Surrey once again departed Lord’s glum-faced after another defeat. Their record is miserable over the Thames – one win in their last 18 visits. They turned on the wicket as the primary cause of this loss: a soft pitch, perhaps underprepared after poor weather in the days before the match, which created havoc for the 76 overs the final two innings lasted.Chris Adams, Surrey’s team director, described it as the worst pitch he had ever seen at Lord’s. Surrey, in pursuit of 141, lost 6 for 36 to fail by three runs – Surrey’s narrowest margin of defeat to their neighbours.Victory here was envisaged as part of their early-season run to confirm them as many people’s outside tip for the title. Sussex, Middlesex and Worcestershire – with two of those games at The Oval – are the three opponents many would pick out for early-season points. But they were left stunned by their final morning collapse.”It was one of the worst wickets I’ve played on,” Surrey’s captain Rory Hamilton-Brown said. “It went up and down, the seam movement was so exaggerated, people were getting hit and two first-class sides scored not many more than a hundred. It made for a battle out there.”Hamilton-Brown is grateful for a quick return to The Oval next week where Surrey should bounce back against Worcestershire. But his victorious Middlesex counterpart did not see the surface as a hindrance to playing good cricket.”It was one of those wickets you knew there was something in it all game,” Neil Dexter said. “The pitch lasted almost the four days so to be playing on that wicket early season I don’t think was too bad. The way they got out this morning had nothing to do with the wicket, it was the shots and some good bowling.”The victory song in the home dressing room wasn’t quite by Dexy’s Midnight Runners but Middlesex’s “Dexy” – of no pop music fame – was certainly declaring: “I’m in heaven, I’m in heaven” after a miraculous victory.The celebrations probably sent the MCC secretary straight to his inkwell. Tim Murtagh has a history of wild abandon after sealing big wins – once whipping off his shirt to acclaim his success in a T20 quarter-final bowlout for Surrey against Warwickshire at The Oval. Here his fourth wicket sparked a 50-yard sprint towards the Tavern, creating a heap of elated Middlesex bodies on the Lord’s turf.”I think I’ve been watching too much football recently, but that’s one of the best feelings I’ve ever had on a cricket field,” said Murtagh, a Liverpool supporter, of what he described as his best win for Middlesex. “It would have been a great shame to lose two games having played decent cricket in both. We have had two collapses in both games but we’ve showed unbelievable fighting spirit.”Middlesex would have begun to move a little uneasily with consecutive defeats and a powerful Durham side arriving next week. This victory is an early fillip for their survival hopes. And they have Andrew Strauss and Steven Finn against Durham, causing a selection headache. Dexter said he will feel bad leaving out players who have done little wrong.None of the bowlers deserved to be dropped. On the final morning, Gareth Berg took two wickets; Tim Murtagh bowled Chris Jordan and took the final wicket; Toby Roland-Jones removed Tim Linley caught at slip and had Hamilton-Brown caught behind.Hamilton-Brown sought to blast his way through the dangers of a seaming ball and varying bounce. His 49-ball half-century was the most aggressive innings of the match. But he watched Tom Maynard, for the addition of three, and Gareth Batty, for a duck, depart as the task of 46 more runs lurched from the formality it was proving the previous evening to a stern examination of technique and guts. Had bad light not intervened on Saturday evening, Surrey may well have claimed the extra half hour that would have allowed Hamilton-Brown and Maynard, both free scoring, to knock off the runs.The small chase was created by Jon Lewis’ five wickets the previous afternoon – the spell of the match. His 17-ball 21 looked to be the late-order innings Surrey needed but he could only look to the heavens as Hamilton-Brown edged Roland-Jones, who was excellent from the Pavilion End, to the wicketkeeper John Simpson. Lewis was then too trusting of Nos. 10 and 11; leaving Linley the entire 38th over to face from Roland-Jones. He nicked the fifth ball to slip. Lewis then offered Jade Dernbach the chance of five balls from Tim Murtagh. A straight-drive gone wrong skied the winning catch to Sam Robson at cover.