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| Cricket: Pakistan's World Cup games shifted from Mumbai Posted: 25 Jan 2013 05:21 PM PST NEW DELHI: Pakistan's matches in the forthcoming Women's World Cup have been moved from Mumbai because of a right-wing nationalist group's threat to disrupt them, cricket officials said on Friday. The entire eight-nation event, to be held from January 31 to February 17, was due to take place in the financial city but the International Cricket Council (ICC) has revised its schedule following Shiv Sena's planned protests. The eastern city of Cuttack will now host all of Group B's matches, featuring Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Pakistan will play its three league games at Cuttack's Test venue, the Barabati Stadium, while the other group games will be held at the nearby Driems cricket ground. Pakistan will stay in Cuttack if they qualify for the second round, but will still have to travel to Mumbai if they make the final, the ICC said in a statement. Group A matches between defending champions England, India, the West Indies and Sri Lanka will remain in Mumbai as originally scheduled. The dates of the tournament also remained unchanged. Shiv Sena's anger stems from recent border tension between India and Pakistan. Tension was heightened in early January by a series of cross-border exchanges in disputed Kashmir along the de facto border known as the Line of Control. Protests by Shiv Sena in Mumbai has already forced organisers of the inaugural Hockey India League to withdraw nine Pakistani players from the tournament and sent them home. ICC chief executive David Richardson said in the statement that he was glad the governing body had come out of a "difficult situation which was not of cricket's making". - AFP |
| Cricket: Pakistan slip after good start Posted: 25 Jan 2013 05:15 PM PST EAST LONDON: The touring Pakistan suffered a collapse after a century opening partnership on the opening day of their four-day match against a South African Invitation XI at Buffalo Park on Friday. The tourists were 178 for six at the close on a day shortened by rain and bad light. Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed put on 105 for the first wicket but the Pakistanis then lost six wickets for the addition of 40 runs. Wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed and fast bowler Umar Gul added an unbeaten 33 for the seventh wicket. Hafeez made 55 off 95 deliveries with ten fours before he was dismissed by opening bowler Kyle Abbott. But the batsmen who followed were unable to take advantage of the good start in their only warm-up match before three Test matches against South Africa. Jamshed saw Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq dismissed cheaply before he fell to off-spinner Simon Harmer to be sixth man out for 68, compiled off 158 balls with eight fours. - AFP Close of play scores on the first day of a four-day match between a South African Invitation XI and the touring Pakistan at Buffalo Park on Friday. Pakistan, first innings Mohammad Hafeez c Puttick b Abbott 55 Nasir Jamshed c Chetty b Harmer 68 Azhar Ali c Chetty b Harmer 2 Younis Khan c Vilas b Hendricks 5 Misbah-ul-Haq c Van Jaarsveld b Hendricks 4 Asad Shafiq b Abbott 4 Sarfraz Ahmed not out 10 Umar Gul not out 23 Extras (lb1, nb6) 7 Total (6 wkts, 66 overs) 178 Fall of wickets: 1-105 (Hafeez), 2-116 (Ali), 3-135 (Khan), 4-139 (Misbah), 5-145 (Shafiq), 6-145 (Jamshed) Bowling: Abbott 16-5-50-2 (2nb), Hendricks 13-5-39-2 (2nb), Parnell 13-2-38-0 (1nb), Harmer 24-7-50-2 SA Invitation XI: J. Ontong, D. Jacobs, A. Puttick, S. van Zyl, V. van Jaarsveld, C. Chetty, D. Vilas, W. Parnell, B. Hendricks, S. Harmer, K. Abbott. Match situation: Pakistan are 178 for six in the first innings Toss: Pakistan Umpires: Ian Howell, Dennis Smith (both RSA) Match referee: Tiffie Barnes (RSA) - AFP |
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