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NZC has announced further changes to the support staff for the national team, including reducing the role of performance director Roger Mortimer and naming a new physiotherapist

ESPNcricinfo staff23-Dec-2010Three days after appointing John Wright as New Zealand coach, NZC has announced sweeping changes to the support staff for the national team, including reducing the role of performance director Roger Mortimer and naming a new physiotherapist. The decisions come as part of a review following forgettable tours of Bangladesh and India in the past three months.Earlier in the week, former New Zealand batsman Mark Greatbatch was sacked as coach and the captain Daniel Vettori lost his position as a selector. The three-man selection committee will now include Greatbatch, former captain Glenn Turner and new appointment Lance Cairns.Mortimer will continue to work with NZC but will no longer travel with the team on tours. He had been appointed in May after guiding cyclist Sarah Ulmer and triathlete Hamish Carter to Olympic glory.Other changes include Dayle Shackel, who was the team’s long-time psyhiotherapist till 2008, returning to the role, replacing Kate Stalker. Fielding coach Mark O’Donnell and bowling coach Shane Jurgensen have been axed. Those who retain their posts include the assistant coach Trent Woodhill, the team manager Dave Currie and the team trainer Bryan Stronach.New Zealand were drubbed 4-0 in the one-dayers against Bangladesh in October, and followed that up with a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of an under-strength Indian side. Their next challenge is a home series against Pakistan, starting Sunday.”I am positive the changes outlined will act as a great stimulus to improve performance for the Black Caps,” NZC chief executive Justin Vaughan said. “I am hopeful the Auckland cricketing public will get out and support the team on Boxing Day for the T20 international against Pakistan.”Meanwhile, former internationals Paul Wiseman and Matt Horne have been appointed as co-coaches of the New Zealand under-19 team and will lead the side to the 2012 World Cup in Australia.

Scotland raced to their second win of the 2009-10 Intercontinental Cup on the 4th day at Nairobi Gymkhana despite Maurice Ouma’s battling century. Scotland made light work of their second innings target, with Douglas Lockhart and Ewan Chalmers sealing an

Cricinfo staff28-Jan-2010Close Scotland 306 and 110 for 2 (Lockhart 51*) beat Kenya 91 and 323 (Ouma 130, Nel 5-107) by 8 wickets

ScorecardDewald Nel’s five wickets contributed to Scotland’s victory over Kenya at Nairobi•International Cricket Council

Scotland raced to their second win of the 2009-10 Intercontinental Cup on the 4th day at Nairobi Gymkhana despite Maurice Ouma’s battling century. Scotland made light work of their target, with Douglas Lockhart and Ewan Chalmers sealing an eight-wicket win just after lunch after Dewald Nel’s maiden first-class five-for wrapped up the Kenyan tail.Kenya began the morning session in a dire position, with a slim 73-run lead and only three wickets still standing. Ouma, on 106 overnight, continued in a positive vein while Elijah Otieno, who has no pretensions as a batsman, gave him admirable support at the other end. The pair added 31 runs in just over 15 overs before Otieno, who had survived for 71 balls, edged Nel through to wicketkeeper Simon Smith.His dismissal broke Kenya’s resistance, with Ouma falling in Nel’s next over for a hard-fought 130 – his best effort in first-class cricket. James Ngoche, in his debut game for the national side, was dismissed soon after as Kenya folded for 323 to set Scotland a paltry 109 for victory.An early wicket could have put some pressure on the Scottish side, but it was not to be as Lockhart and Kyle Coetzer eased to 70 before Ngoche found Coetzer’s edge. Qasim Sheikh, the first innings centurion, was run out without scoring this time round, but with only 31 runs still needed the result was already all but sealed. The experienced Lockhart went to his half century, while Chalmers cracked four boundaries in his short innings to wrap the game up in the 33rd over.This win takes Scotland to the top of the points table, six points clear of second-placed Afghanistan. They will now remain in Kenya for the one-day tri-series, with Uganda being the third participant, before heading to the United Arab Emirates for the World Twenty20 qualifiers in February.

Sam Elliott ran through the Sri Lanka batting with five wickets during the first one-day game in Darwin

AAP04-Jul-2025Matt Renshaw and Nathan McSweeney starred with the bat before Sam Elliott unleashed with the ball as Australia A powered their way to a 198-run one-day victory over Sri Lanka A in Darwin.Renshaw scored 80 off 84 balls and McSweeney blasted an unbeaten 85 off 63 balls in Friday’s match at Marrara Oval to help propel Australia A to a formidable 332 for 4.Related

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Eighteen-year-old Oliver Peake (55 not out from 38 balls) and Jason Sangha (50 from 65 balls) also scored half-centuries.In reply, Sri Lanka A were bowled out for 134 in 35.4 overs, with Victorian paceman Elliott the chief destroyer in a breakout performance against international opposition from the 25-year-old. Elliott’s best List A figures are the 7 for 12 he grabbed while playing for Victoria against Tasmania in September.Billy Stanlake chipped in with 3 for 18 on Friday in a dominant bowling display by the hosts, with Kamil Mishara (65 off 79 balls) and Pavan Rathnayake the only Sri Lankans to put up any real resistance.Renshaw looms as a potential middle-order inclusion in Australia’s ODI rebuild following the retirements of Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell. He has already featured in 14 Tests for Australia, but is yet to be chosen in either of the white-ball formats.McSweeney, with three Tests to his name, is also pushing for an ODI call-up, and he gave his hopes a massive boost with an unbeaten knock that featured nine fours and one six.Elliott’s pace and change of length proved too much to handle for Sri Lanka A, the visitors losing 7 for 25 to go from 109 for 3 to 134 all out.The two teams face off in two more one-day games before taking part in two four-day matches against each other.

There was confusion in the Renegades’ innings when a no-ball was called against Hurricanes’ Jordan for an incorrect field

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Matthew Wade blasted 82 as the Hobart Hurricanes overcame the Melbourne Renegades and some fielding-restriction drama to notch a breakthrough Big Bash win.After missing a game with back spasms, Wade’s 50-ball knock on Saturday night at Blundstone Arena got his side past Renegades’ 183 for 5 with an over to spare and six wickets in the sheds. Wade shared a 140-run partnership with Mac Wright, a late inclusion for Ben McDermott who copped a blow at training.Wright played a support role early but finished with five sixes and five fours in his 36-ball 63.He faced all 12 balls of the power surge, which went for 39 runs, before being caught trying to clear the fence in the 13th over. Wade, who muscled nine fours and three sixes, was caught in the deep in the 17th over but by then the damage had been done. The Hurricanes are 1-2 from three games, while the Renegades are without a win from four matches.There was confusion late in the Renegades’ innings when a no-ball was called against Hurricanes’ quick Chris Jordan in the final over for an incorrect field.Under competition rules, teams are limited to four fielders outside the circle if they don’t bowl their overs in the allotted time.Hurricanes’ Tim David told he was under the impression the team had not gone over time.”I dare say if we were told we needed an extra fielder in, we wouldn’t have bowled (with that field),” he said via the on-field mic. “We were told the previous over the time on the scoreboard was wrong and we had until 8.45 (pm).”The scoreboard said 8.43 and we bowled it, and it was a no-ball. Got to respect the umpire’s decision.”Renegades allrounder Will Sutherland hit the ensuing free-hit for a boundary.Earlier, imports Quinton de Kock (38 from 22) and Joe Clarke (38 from 25) got the Renegades off to a quick start after they were sent in to bat.De Kock was in the groove inside the powerplay, hitting 21 runs including two sixes off speedster Riley Meredith’s second over.
Melbourne were flying at 78 for 0 in the eighth over, before losing three wickets in four deliveries.Hurricanes spinner Paddy Dooley (2-32) got rid of de Kock and danger man Jake Fraser-McGurk for a first-ball duck in consecutive balls.Nathan Ellis then clean bowled Clarke off the first ball of the next over.Jono Wells (40 not out from 24) and Aaron Finch (31 from 28) steadied before swinging freely late. Finch didn’t field for the Renegades because of back soreness.

Wristspinner grabbed 4 for 18, with Washington Sundar and Shahbaz Ahmed getting two each, as visitors folded for 99

Firdose Moonda11-Oct-20221:07

Jaffer: Kuldeep should have been in T20 World Cup squad

India 105 for 3 (Gill 49, Iyer 28*, Fortuin 1-20) beat South Africa 99 (Klaasen 34, Kuldeep 4-18, Washington 2-15) by seven wickets
India stormed to a fifth successive ODI series win with a crushing victory over South Africa in Delhi. Their spinners combined to bowl South Africa out for 99, their lowest ODI total against them – and fourth-lowest in the format – inside 28 overs. Spinners Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed and Kuldeep Yadav shared eight wickets between them, with Kuldeep completing his third four-for against South Africa.As a result of the loss, South Africa end the series at 11th position in the Super League table, after having already cancelled their ODIs against Australia. They must finish in the top eight if they seek direct qualification for the 2023 World Cup.This is the fourth time in ODI history that South Africa have been bowled out for under 100, and the second time in 2022 after they were dismissed for 83 by England. The batting collapse apart, Tuesday added to a mounting list of concerns for the visitors ahead of the T20 World Cup: regular captain Temba Bavuma, stand-in skipper Keshav Maharaj and wristspinner Tabraiz Shamsi all sat out the fixture with an illness.While Maharaj is freshly infected, Bavuma and Shamsi had also missed the second ODI, with CSA saying they are “feeling better” but benched as a “precaution”. David Miller led the team for the first time in an ODI but was unable to lift them from 43 for 4. They lost their last six wickets for 33 runs in 50 balls, and found themselves with an improbable task in the field.No team has defended less than 125 in a 50-over match, while South Africa’s lowest successful defence remains 129. They had to attempt to better that without their pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada, who was rested, and Wayne Parnell, who played in the previous two matches but made way for the other allrounders Andile Phehlukwayo and Marco Jansen in this one.South Africa men’s lowest ODI totals against India•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

India reached the 100-run target in the 20th over. The chase was as routine as they come after India had already won the match in the field with a bowling performance that exposed South Africa’s perennial weakness against spin, and what appears to be a return of the yips that creep in in pressure situations.Their line-up was completely blown away by spin, although it may not be very effective during the T20 World Cup in Australia. However, it has still left big questions about their readiness for the big tournament, where they are grouped with all three heavyweight subcontinent sides – Bangladesh, Pakistan and India – and may also be joined by Sri Lanka after the first round.Washington opened the bowling with Mohammed Siraj, and immediately found spin. He troubled Quinton de Kock, who was beaten by a ball that just passed his outside edge, and then top-edged a paddle that went over Sanju Samson and the lone slip. But de Kock soon slashed at a wide ball and sent it straight to Avesh Khan at short third.Siraj was less problematic at first, and Janneman Malan took advantage when he erred in length. Malan sent an overpitched ball through the covers, a short one through square leg and then hit the shot of the innings in terms of timing and placement: a stunning drive. But his fun did not last long. Malan mistimed the next ball to Avesh at deep square, who had just been placed in the position.By that point, Reeza Hendricks had successfully reviewed being given out lbw to Avesh, when ball tracking showed it was too high, but couldn’t make his reprieve count. He was undone by a Siraj short ball which he sliced to short fine. South Africa finished the powerplay on 26 for 3 – their joint-lowest score until the first ten overs since 2008.Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen saw off five boundary-less overs before Markram’s trial by spin failed. Unlike in the first ODI, when he was foxed by Kuldeep, in this match it was the left-arm orthodox spinner Shahbaz who drew him forward and found the edge.South Africa’s boundary drought ended when Siraj misfielded a Klaasen back-foot punch at mid-on, before Klaasen earned his next four when he went back to pull a Shahbaz half-tracker through midwicket. He stayed in his crease to cut at a Washington short ball but just when his partnership with Miller was starting to stabilise South Africa, Miller missed an arm ball from Washington and was bowled.Shubman Gill fell just one short of his fifty•Getty Images

Andile Phehlukwayo misread a googly from Kuldeep and played on, which might not do his chances of replacing Dwaine Pretorius in the T20 World Cup squad any good. Marco Jansen, the other contender for Pretorius’ place, gave a better account of himself and sent Kuldeep over long-on for the innings’ only six.But Klaasen, who did not play one shot on the front foot, couldn’t stay with him and was beaten by a Shahbaz ball that spun away before he was bowled, after which Kuldeep cleaned up the tail. He struck Bjorn Fortuin under the knee roll with a loopy delivery and then beat Anrich Nortje with a googly off back-to-back deliveries. Kuldeep’s hat-trick ball was against Lungi Ngidi, who, however, blocked it.Jansen then took South Africa close to 100 with a reverse sweep off Shahbaz but then tried to slog sweep Kuldeep and hit him to deep square.In reply, India’s opening pair raced to 42 off the first 37 balls, and it did not look like anyone in the South African attack could separate them. Eventually no one did, and it took a mix-up for South Africa to get their first wicket when Shubman Gill called Shikhar Dhawan through for a run and then sent him back. Dhawan was run out for 8, with a top score of 40 from his last five innings.Ishan Kishan was the other India batter who did not capitalise and was caught behind off Fortuin for 10. Gill went on to 49 – his highest score of the series – and executed himself particularly well against the short ball. He cut and pulled well, and had Shreyas Iyer – the series’ highest run-getter – for company, as India marched towards victory.Iyer had one nervy moment when he upper cut Nortje to the tall Jansen at deep third. Jansen jumped, got fingertips to the ball, realised he was going over the boundary and tossed the ball back up, but then lost control as he made his way back on to the field. The end result was six runs, an angry Nortje and a disappointed Miller, which just about summed up South Africa’s series.Iyer went on to slam Fortuin straight down the ground for two fours in three balls, and Gill sent an Ngidi half volley through the covers for his eighth four. Gill was only one away from fifty when he played around a full Ngidi delivery and was struck in front of middle stump to be given out lbw. Iyer hit the winning runs when he lofted Jansen for six over long-off.

“But he obviously has to go and have a scan at some point,” Warner said of Natarajan’s knee issue

Hemant Brar21-Apr-2021T Natarajan’s knee issue is keeping him out of action at IPL 2021, but he has not left the bubble to have a scan yet as that would mean he would need to quarantine for seven days to re-enter the team’s bubble. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner said as much after Natarajan missed a second game in a row, against the Punjab Kings on Wednesday.”He obviously has got a sore knee,” Warner said at the post-match press conference. “Given the circumstances in these bubbles, if he goes and gets a scan, he obviously has to sit out for seven days; he has to go back into quarantine. We are just monitoring at the moment. The physios are doing their best to analyse from a face point of view. But he obviously has to go and have a scan at some point.”In Natarajan’s absence, his replacement Khaleel Ahmed picked up 1 for 24 and 3 for 21 against the Mumbai Indians and the Kings respectively.Last month, Natarajan had missed the first three T20Is against England as well because of knee trouble. He was picked for the fifth T20I in which he went for 1 for 39 in four overs. He also played the final ODI against England in Pune, registering figures of 1 for 79 from ten overs.Natarajan had risen to prominence in the last IPL, where his yorkers made him a difficult bowler to score against in the death overs. After that his life took a fairy-tale turn: he was picked as a net bowler for the Australia tour but ended up making his debut for India in all three formats. Overall, he has played one Test, two ODIs and four T20Is for India.

Dhawan, who was first-choice opener prior to a grade two injury to his shoulder, will report to Bangalore for rehabilitation

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Jan-2020Prithvi Shaw could be in line for an ODI debut in New Zealand having replaced the injured Shikhar Dhawan for the three-match series set to begin on February 5. Both teams play a five-match T20I series prior to that, for which Sanju Samson has been picked as the BCCI confirmed Dhawan, who was first-choice opener before a grade two injury to his shoulder, will report to the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore for rehabilitation.Shaw, who made a Test century on debut in 2018, is already in New Zealand with the India A team and has been in excellent form. The 20-year old opener struck a compelling 150 against New Zealand A in a warm-up game on Sunday to follow a double-hundred for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy. He did suffer a minor injury scare a few weeks ago, having fallen on his shoulder while fielding, but judging by that hundred in Lincoln, which included 22 fours and two sixes, there appears to be little discomfort.Prithvi Shaw has been called up to India’s ODI squad for the first time•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Shaw has been on an upward track since his return from doping violation in November 2019. His first innings back was a half-century which he celebrated by pointing at his back and then making a talking gesture. The BCCI, while imposing a back-dated sanction, said Shaw had accidentally taken a forbidden substance commonly found in cough syrups. Should he make it to the XI during this three-match series against New Zealand, he will make his ODI debut in the same place where he led India to the Under-19 World Cup title in 2017. Outside of his inclusion, India kept faith in the same squad that beat Australia 2-1 at home.Samson, meanwhile, has been on the fringes of national selection for several years. The wicketkeeper batsman played his first international in July 2015 and that had been his only game for India until earlier this month when he made the squad for the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Both Samson and Shaw may yet be confined to the reserves considering India still have Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul to open the batting and Rishabh Pant to keep wicket.Sanju Samson has replaced the injured Shikhar Dhawan in India’s T20I squad•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Mohammed Shami is the only other addition to the T20I squad that beat Sri Lanka 2-0. He has shown great improvement in his limited-overs skills, some of which were display on his last tour of New Zealand when he picked up nine wickets from four ODIs. He joined a fast-bowling line-up which includes Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini and Shardul Thakur. India were spoiled for choice in the spin department as well with Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar all part of the squad for the five-match T20I series.

The future of Shaun Marsh, the quest for an allrounder, Matthew Wade’s chances and the fast-bowling back-up were all areas addressed by Trevor Hohns

Andrew McGlashan09-Jan-2019There was another Australia squad with plenty to digest as the selectors brought in a new-look top order to try and overcome the batting woes for the Sri Lanka series. Shaun and Mitchell Marsh, Peter Handscomb and Aaron Finch have been dropped – their Ashes hope now hanging by a thread – with Joe Burns, Matt Renshaw and the uncapped Will Pucovski taking their place. National selector Trevor Hohns addressed the media to cover various issues, both in terms of the immediate selection and the bigger picture, and here’s how he reacted to the major talking points.Hohns: “Shaun hasn’t done what we’d like him to have done over the last period and I am sure he would say the same thing. As far as the Ashes go that’s a long way off, he now has the opportunity in one-day cricket to get some form back. But the door is certainly not closedHohns: “Joe Burns has a good record in Test cricket and has been in good form leading up to when the Big Bash started. Matt Renshaw on the other hand is very, very highly regarded young player, he’s scored a lot of runs in England when he went over there and played county cricket. With the Ashes in mind it’s probably time now to get him back and around the group.”Hohns: “With Matthew Wade it’s fantastic to see him scoring a lot of runs. It wasn’t long ago that he was in our Test squad, he struggled and we dropped him. He was wicketkeeper at that stage, he’s playing as a wicketkeeper-batsman for Tasmania and it just so happens we have a wicketkeeper-batsman in our Test side who is the captain. If Matthew wants to be considered as a straight out batsman it would be nice to see him batting a little higher up for Tasmania and that conversation has been had.”Mitchell Marsh takes a breather•Getty Images

Hohns: “There’s always talk about having an allrounder in your side. My only answer to that is if the allrounder isn’t performing and you don’t have a good allrounder, well maybe we shouldn’t have one and go back to the stock standard six batsmen, four bowlers. But if you have a match-winning allrounder, they’re like gold. If we can unearth one, that’d be fantastic.”Hohns: “They are definitely our best three fast bowlers, I don’t think anyone would argue that. Whether they are operating as the best unit, I’m sure there’s some improvement that can be had there. There are fringe bowlers there’s no doubt about that and three of those are in the CA XI squad. We also have Jhye Richardson who is seen as a very bright prospect. But we think it’s essential that we have Pete around. He’s such an experienced campaigner and he’s great around the group.”Hohns: “Of course a lot will depend on the availability of Smith, Warner and Bancroft for that matter as well. Our players right now and through the Indian series had a great opportunity – we saw it like that and we hoped that they would see it like that – to make it difficult for us if and when these players come back and are available. There are still positions available of course, particularly given the revamp of the squad for now. So these guys now have the opportunity to cement a place or at least make it difficult for us to leave them out going forward.”

Ashes aspirants Hilton Cartwright and Marcus Stoinis made thirty-somethings each to push the hosts’ lead to 294 by stumps on the third day in Perth

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Oct-2017
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Ashes aspirants Hilton Cartwright and Marcus Stoinis each made thirties to help tighten Western Australia’s grip over Tasmania in the rain-hit day-night fixture in Perth.It was the bowlers who set things up for WA, dismissing Tasmania for 231 from an overnight 6 for 134. Ben McDermott stayed unbeaten on 45 off 63 balls, including eight fours. Debutant seamer Matthew Kelly impressed with 4 for 58. He claimed three of the four Tasmania wickets to fall on the third day. Jhye Richardson also chipped in with 3 for 30, helping Western Australia secure a 92-run first-innings lead.The batsmen then stretched it to nearly 300 by stumps. After being reduced to 3 for 39, Cartwright and Stoinis added 60 for the fourth wicket. The stand ended when Stoinis was dismissed for 32 in the 35th over, and three overs later Cartwright exited for 38. Richardson and Nathan Coulter-Nile then put on an unbroken 57-run stand in 52 balls to close out the day.

Darren Sammy smashed 59 off 35 balls to lead St Lucia Zouks to a crucial victory against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium

ESPNcricinfo staff22-Jul-2016
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsDarren Sammy made his highest CPL score and entertained his home crowd•CPL/Sportsfile

Darren Sammy ran amok in the first match at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, at Gros Islet, since it had been renamed in the honour of West Indies’ World T20 winning captain. Sammy belted 59 off 35 balls, including five sixes and two fours, to lift St Lucia Zouks, coming off three successive losses, to a 35-run victory and knock St Kitts & Nevis Patriots out of contention for the knockouts.Coming in at the fall of Michael Hussey at a precarious 83 for 4, halfway into the 12th over, Sammy set to work by launching a straight six off legspinner Samuel Badree. He then hit Jonathan Carter for two boundaries in the following over. David Miller was bowled by a Krishmar Santokie cutter for 11 off 19 balls, but the dismissal hardly dented Sammy’s momentum.Sammy carted Santokie for back-to-back sixes before raising his first half-century off the tournament off 32 balls, with a drilled four down the ground. Sammy celebrated the landmark by kissing the turf and bowing to the crowd. He top edged fast bowler Alzarri Joseph to long leg in the final over, but by then Zouks had passed 160. Joseph finished well with three wickets off the last four balls of Zouks’ innings.Joseph had started positively as well, taking a tumbling catch at third man off Sheldon Cottrell to dismiss Andre Fletcher in the second over. He then struck with his first ball to limit the contribution of Johnson Charles, who has a stand named after him at this ground, to 25 off 14 balls. Carter got rid of the Australian pair of Shane Watson and Hussey, but Sammy ensured his side ended with a competitive 174.That total began to look bigger when Patriots’ openers – Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis – fell within the Powerplay in the chase. JJ Smuts (30) and captain Faf du Plessis (48) counter-punched, but the scoreboard pressure was too much for the visitors. They lost their last five wickets for 13 runs and ultimately fell short by 35.Left-arm seamer Delorn Johnson was the pick of the bowlers for Patriots with figures of 3 for 37, while Sammy pitched in with the wicket of wicketkeeper Devon Thomas. The ticket prices had been slashed by 50% to celebrate the first game at the ground, and the crowd lapped up Sammy’s all-round show.The night had begun with Sammy and Charles walking through a guard or honour, and it ended with Sammy bagging the Man-of-the-Match award. The win dragged Zouks up from the bottom of the points table. They face Barbados Tridents next at the same venue on Saturday and Guyana Amazon Warriors on Sunday. Patriots have a week-long break before taking on Trinbago Knight Riders at Lauderhill on July 29.”It was a big day for Darren [Sammy] and it was important for the guys to get the win… It has been a frustrating campaign for the Zouks, and we have had rain, we played out games with breaks between games, it was tricky,” Morne Morkel, who took 1 for 29, said after the match. “As a bowling unit, we rely on a lot of rhythm. Hopefully, with us playing at home with back-to-back games, we will get that sort of rhythm.”