A round-up of the second round of the inaugural Bangladesh Cricket League

ESPNcricinfo staff05-Jan-2013
ScorecardSohag Gazi’s maiden first-class ten-wicket haul ended up being the difference in South Zone’s tight win against East Zone in Mirpur. Needing 137 runs to win on the final day with eight wickets in hand, East Zone were in a comfortable position. But their day started disastrously as from 154 for 2, they slipped to 171 for 8 in a matter of six overs, with Gazi picking up four of the six wickets to complete his second five-for of the match. There was a brief resistance before East Zone collapsed to hand over the win to the South.East Zone, after putting South into bat, had struck regularly to reduce them to 196 for 9 with only Anamul Haque getting past 50. But a last-wicket stand 52 runs helped South pull ahead. In response, East made a solid start with Nafees Iqbal and Mominul Haque scoring half-centuries, but a lower-order collapse triggered by Gazi and Abdur Razzak meant that East ended 12 runs behind South.South responded with a century stand for the second wicket between Soumya Sarkar and Anamul and although Nabil Samad picked up six wickets, South again managed 248 in the second innings, setting up a tough fourth-innings chase.
ScorecardA rapid century by Nasir Hossain lit up the last day of the match between North Zone and Central Zone before it ended in a draw. North had already wiped off the 75-run deficit and with a result unlikely, Nasir played attacking cricket to bring up his century of 89 balls with six fours and three sixes. Farhad Reza and Maisuqur Rahman also scored half-centuries in an innings where all eleven of Central’s players were used for bowling.Nasir’s ton overcame his failure in the first innings in which only North’s top-order had contributed to help the team to 361 with Mushfiqur Rahim unbeaten on 76. In response, Central had stumbled to 88 for 4 at one stage, but a 228-run stand between Mohammad Ashraful, who scored 133, and Mehrab Hossain jnr, who scored 131, set the platform for the team to take a first innings lead and take three points from the match.

Saeed Ajmal, who was a notable omission from the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award list, has swept the bowling awards at the inaugural PCB annual award function

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Jan-2013Saeed Ajmal, who was a notable omission from the ICC Test Cricket of the Year award list, has swept the bowling awards at the inaugural PCB annual awards function. Apart from being named the best bowler in all three categories – Tests, ODIs and T20s – Ajmal also won the PCB special prize for Best Bowler of the Year.”Around the cricketing world, Pakistan over the years has been known for its bowling attack,” Ajmal said. “To be named the best for the year from such a special group, for me this is an out of this world feeling. It took me 16 years to reach at this point in my life.”Bowling in a Test match requires fitness, perseverance and skill. You have to think the batsman out. I am happy that I was rated as the best out of an attack that is considered second to none.”In 2012, Ajmal played six Tests in which he claimed 39 wickets at an average of 20.56, which was the best among the top ten bowlers. His best came in the UAE, where his 24 wickets at 14.70 helped Pakistan demolish England, the then No. 1 side in the world, 3-0. He also bagged 31 wickets in ODIs and 25 in T20s in this period.Nasir Jamshed, who made a comeback to the Pakistan team last year, also won awards in more than one category. He was named Batsman of the Year in both ODIs and T20s, while the prize for the Test Batsman of the Year went to Azhar Ali, who scored 551 runs at an average of 55.10.Mohammad Hafeez, who took over the reins of Pakistan’s T20 team last year, was named the Player of the Year for his successes with both bat and ball. Junaid Khan, the young fast bowler, was named the Emerging Player of the Year.The awards were decided by a jury comprising of Intikhab Alam, Pakistan’s chief selector, Iqbal Qasim and veteran journalist Qamar Ahmed.List of winnersPlayer of the Year – Mohammad HafeezTest Bowler of the Year – Saeed AjmalTest Batsman of the Year – Azhar AliODI Bowler of the Year – Saeed AjmalODI Batsman of the Year – Nasir JamshedT20 Bowler of the Year – Saeed AjmalT20 Batsman of the Year – Nasir JamshedSpecial prize for Best Bowler of the Year – Saeed AjmalEmerging Player of the Year – Junaid KhanLifetime Achievement Award – Imtiaz AhmedMost Valuable Domestic Bowler of the Year – Zulfiqar BabarWoman Cricketer of the Year – Sana MirBlind Cricketer of the Year – Muhammad JamilDeaf Cricketer of the Year – Muhammad ShakilUmpire of the Year – Ahsan RazaCurator of the Year – Haji Muhammad Bashir

The controversial Cricket Wars tournament which was due to take place this weekend at Nairobi Gymkhana has been postponed for a second time

Martin Williamson30-Jan-2013The controversial Cricket Wars tournament which was due to take place this weekend at Nairobi Gymkhana has been postponed for a second time. While not an official event, the last-minute cancellation is another blow for the already tarnished image of Kenyan cricket which is widely seen as disorganised and ravaged by in-fighting.Organisers, who have failed to respond to questions in recent days, broke the news on the tournament’s Facebook page. “We are having to postpone it but we assure you that it is going to happen soon,” a post on Wednesday morning said. “Thank you for all the support, we appreciate it.”The three-day competition was originally scheduled for early December and then, at short notice, moved to the first weekend of February. But organisers had fallen foul of Cricket Kenya after they failed to respond to repeated requests for clarity over the financial arrangements. As a result, no players affiliated to the board – or any board overseas – was given clearance to take part.It was clear by Tuesday that there were problems. ESPNcricinfo was contacted by someone who had paid for a concession at the ground only the be advised the event had been delayed for at least a fortnight.Earlier this month Jay Varia, one of the movers behind the tournament, boasted there would be “Kenyan and international cricketers” taking part, but with the board refusing to sanction the event it is unclear who will appear. While local club players could have made up the numbers it was highly unlikely any of the Kenyan national team, who have professional contracts with the board, would have been allowed to participate.There was at least more clarity on the non-cricketing talent lined up to take part with media website Tellychakkar.com reporting eight Indian TV names were due to head to Nairobi including Manav Gohil, Vrajesh Hirjee, Madhura Naik, Sehban Azim and Hassan Zaidi.However, Gohil told the site “we will travel soon but the dates are still need to be worked out” while Naik admitted she had no idea how to play cricket, adding: “I am scared that I might fling the cricket bat thinking it to be a baseball.”

Izatullah Dawlatzai took career-best figures of 6 for 57 to dismiss Scotland for a paltry 125 in the Intercontinental Cup in Abu Dhabi

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Mar-2013
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Izatullah Dawlatzai took career-best figures of 6 for 57 to dismiss Scotland for a paltry 125 in the Intercontinental Cup in Abu Dhabi. After Afghanistan chose to field, Mirwais Ashraf dismissed both the openers in his first five overs and Dawlatzai ran through the Scotland batsmen after that, starting with a double-strike in the 15th over. Ashraf struck again after that when he trapped Calum McLeaod lbw for a duck in the very next over.Dawlatzai took two wickets in his next two overs, with wickets of David Murphy for a duck and Matt Machan for eight, leaving Scotland at 44 for 7. However, No. 8 Robert Taylor struck an unbeaten 54-ball 48 to take them past 100. He forged a 57-run stand for the last wicket with Safyaan Sharif to post 125.Afghanistan got off to a cautious start with a 39-run opening stand but lost Nawroz Mangal in the 18th over. Shabir Noori (33) and Asghar Stanikzai (41) put on 48 for the second wicket but Noori fell to Majid Haq. They lost two quick wickets just after the 100-run mark, including that of Stanikzai, and finished the day 25 ahead of Scotland.

A round-up of matches of the Campus Cricket World Final 2012-13 played on April 2

ESPNcricinfo staff03-Apr-2013India’s DAV College, Chandigarh defeated Australia’s University of New South Wales by five wickets in the opening match of the Campus Cricket World Final tournament at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Chandigarh won the toss and put their opponents in to bat, grabbing 3 wickets for 39 runs in the Powerplay. Several New South Wales batsmen got starts, but were unable to reach 30 and the regular fall of wickets – with three run-outs – restricted the side to 124 for 8 in 20 overs. Gurinder Singh took 2 wickets for 16.
In reply, Chandigarh lost opener Deepak Sharma early, but a second-wicket partnership of 45 runs between Jaskaran Singh and Simran Singh set their side on course for the target. Chandigarh lost three quick wickets after that partnership, but Gurinder Singh and Gaurav Tandon arrested the slide, hitting 25 and 21 respectively, to take their side past the target with an over to spare.Sri Lanka’s University of Moratuwa went down by 63 runs to Great Britain Combined University Team in the Group B opener. Put in to bat, Great Britain began well, with a sprightly 25 from Syed Fuad, before Harry Bush provided the biggest contribution of the innings, scoring 43 off 30 balls. No. 7 Jay O’Nien took his side past 160, with an unbeaten 28 from 10 deliveries that included three fours and two sixes. Vihangun Ariyaratne was the best of Moratuwa’s bowlers, taking two wickets for 29.
In reply, Josh Poysden and James Lomas took three wickets apiece as Morutawa crumbled. Only three batsmen made double-figure scores as the hosts slipped to 99 all out in 17 overs.Pakistan’s Karachi University inflicted another loss on University of New South Wales, defeating them in their second match by 26 runs. Karachi chose to bat first and made 161. Faraz Ali top-scored with an unbeaten 68 off 40 balls, injecting some urgency into the innings after Karachi struggled early on. He added 54 runs for the fifth wicket with Nabeel Khalid, who made 24 from 10 deliveries. Geoffrey Ashmore took two wickets for New South Wales, but conceded runs at an average of ten runs an over.
A 73-run partnership between Brendon McLean, who made 45 off 24 balls and James McNeil (40 off 45 balls) revived New South Wales’ innings, after they were floundering at 27 for 3 in the sixth over. However, the innings lost impetus after McLean’s dismissal in the 15th over, and New South Wales managed only 135 for 7 from their 20 overs. Mirza Jamil took 2 wickets while Meer Hamza finished with 1 for 15.University of Moratuwa also suffered their second loss of the day losing by eight wickets to University of Liberal Arts. Moratuwa’s batting failed once more, as they posted 86 for 8 in 20 overs after batting first. Moratuwa’s batsmen struggled as Arman Badsha, Tanmoy Roy and Asif Shazzad took two wickets apiece.
Liberal Arts’ openers ensured there would be no hiccups in the small chase, when they hit 57 in five overs. They were dismissed in quick succession a few runs short of the target and the middle-order batsmen took the side home in 9.3 overs.

Zimbabwe believe there is enough time in the game to win and are, hence, willing to forego the helpful early morning bowling conditions they might enjoy by declaring overnight

Firdose Moonda in Harare19-Apr-2013Zimbabwe believe there is enough time in the game to win and are, hence, willing to forego the helpful early morning bowling conditions they might enjoy by declaring overnight.They are holding out solely for Brendan Taylor’s second century of the match, which will put him level with Andy and Grant Flower as the only Zimbabweans to score a hundred in each innings of a Test. “There are still two days to go, so hopefully Brendan gets his milestone and then we can put them straight in,” Kyle Jarvis said.Although the first three days have proved batting is most difficult early on, Zimbabwe feel they need not rely on that to trigger a collapse similar to what they achieved in the first innings. Jarvis and Shingi Masakadza, who took four wickets each, are confident the surface will retain its “up-and-down,” tendencies, as Robiul Islam put it, and it will be up to them to exploit it.”Yesterday, we tried to do too much when the wicket could do it for us,” Jarvis said. “There wasn’t a huge change in the wicket, just a change in our lengths today.” Jarvis was guilty of bowling too full and the whole attack offered width to Bangladesh’s line-up, despite the knowledge that the opposition batsmen enjoy playing expansively.When they cut out the run-scoring opportunities and put pressure on Bangladesh, they had success. Masakadza said he “definitely,” felt as though it was just a waiting game and that he knew if Zimbabwe were willing to ride it out for longer than Bangladesh, wickets would fall. “You have to try and be patient, which we didn’t do so well last night,” Masakadza said. “They looked like they wanted to play their shots so when you get that jaffa, or that one with the extra bounce, it can take the edge.”By cramping Bangladesh’s batsmen for room, Zimbabwe’s bowlers forced them into errors, like Ashraful’s mistimed pull and Mahmudullah’s inside-edge. That left the tail for Jarvis, who has developed into a go-to man. “I have a lot more experience now than I had before,” Jarvis said. “I see myself as a bit of a leader of the bowling group, so I guess there’s a little bit more pressure on me as well.”That’s not nearly as much as the pressure on the Bangladesh batsmen, who will need to achieve a world-record chase to win the match and will need to bat for at least five sessions to draw. Robiul, who single-handedly brought them back into the game, found a way to see the positive side in that. “If we can get Zimbabwe out in the first hour and the lead will be something like 480, with one-and-a-half days of batting, it’s still possible,” Robiul said.It’s that length of time that Zimbabwe believe gives them the advantage, because even though it’s long enough for runs to be scored, the tale of the first innings suggests differently. Its evidence suggests that the bowlers, if they continue to frustrate their opposition, are likely to evoke a rash response which will result in wickets.When Zimbabwe did the same thing, they also wobbled in their second innings. The best way to approach batting on this pitch is the way Zimbabwe did in the first innings and the way Taylor, in particular, has gone about his work. He displayed the Test match temperament required to excel at this level. “He has survived, even though we bowled well, which our batsmen didn’t manage to do,” Robiul conceded. “It’s going to be difficult for us but it is still possible.”

Preview for the match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai

The Preview by Kanishkaa Balachandran26-Apr-2013

Match facts

April 27, 2013
Start time 2000 (1430 GMT)The earlier Chris Gayle goes, the better it is for Mumbai•BCCI

Big Picture

Halfway through the tournament, Royal Challengers Bangalore are in pole position, tied on points with Chennai Super Kings but ahead on net run rate. They have played a huge chunk of their home games in a cluster, and made the most of familiar conditions and vociferous support, winning six out of six at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Their two losses have been away games.For their next six matches, starting with Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede, Royal Challengers will be traveling the country. Away from the comfort of their surroundings, their consistency will be put to test. Royal Challengers should guard against peaking too early, and their coach Ray Jennings said their early success will count for nothing if they lose focus in their second round of games. A pleasing aspect for Royal Challengers is that their two leading wicket-takers are Indians, Vinay Kumar and RP Singh.Mumbai Indians are a better team on paper than their position in the points table – No. 6 – suggests. They sprung a surprise when Ricky Ponting opted out of the previous match and handed over the captaincy to Rohit Sharma. Mumbai scrambled to a five-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, and with their next six games at home they have a chance to get back into the top four. What remains to be seen is whether Ponting returns.

Form guide

(last five matches, most recent first)

Mumbai Indians WLLWW
Royal Challengers Bangalore WWWLW

Players to watch

All bowlers v Gayle – How does one keep Chris Gayle quiet? Among the Pune Warriors bowlers who got slaughtered in Bangalore, only Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Luke Wright finished with economy rates of less than seven. Length deliveries were duly hammered and the bowlers were guilty of bowling far too many deliveries on the middle and leg line. Fast yorkers are an option and Mumbai have one such bowler who could crack the Gayle puzzle. Malinga v Gayle will be the contest to watch.Dwayne Smith replaced Ponting as opener two matches ago, and though Smith failed against Delhi Daredevils, he made it count with a match-winning 62 against Knight Riders in the next game. With Ponting struggling for runs, Smith could make the opening position his own going forward.

Stats and trivia

• Lasith Malinga is currently the joint-highest wicket-taker in the IPL, with Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Amit Mishra, on 88 wickets
• Malinga has bowled the most balls at Gayle in the IPL without being hit for six – 39 deliveries. He’s conceded only 36 runs to Gayle
• Royal Challengers have played three games at Wankhede, winning two and losing one

Quotes

“I would like to ignore what has happened in first eight.”
.”It was his decision to opt out, and it takes a lot of heart and guts to do that.”

Ajmal Shahzad bowled with pace and aggression to check Sussex’s progress after half-centuries from Luke Wells and Ed Joyce

Vithushan Ehantharajah at Hove01-Jun-2013
ScorecardLions beware: Ajmal Shahzad roars in delight•Getty Images

To look at the Sussex scorecard will paint the picture of a top order of starts needlessly squandered but the truth could not be more different. For that, credit must go to Nottinghamshire’s captain, Chris Read, who, on a Hove pitch that offered something for both sides, rotated his attack well enough to curtail the home batsmen as soon as it looked like they may take the game away.His main weapon was Ajmal Shahzad, who started the day responsibly to bring up his first half-century in nearly two years and notch a fourth batting point for Nottinghamshire – something that seemed unlikely when Chris Jordan took his sixth wicket of the innings to send Luke Fletcher on his way.An extrovert with the ball, Shahzad’s batting is prim and proper. Dealing primarily in drives and pushes as he acted as Samit Patel’s deputy on Friday evening, before taking over as the lead act and farming the strike in a responsible manner this morning. The late Graham Roope, who coached Shahzad at Woodhouse Grove School in Bradford, believed him to be as good with the bat as he was with the ball and he would have been buoyed by the application his former pupil displayed.When Steve Magoffin tempted him to hook from in front of his nose, he controlled it brilliantly to get the ball in front of square and away for four to the midwicket boundary to reach 53 in 139 balls. Three runs later he was gone, flashing at wide ball from James Anyon, but he could be forgiven for having a go after playing his part in a rearguard resistance that saw the last four wickets put on 244 runs (more than twice as much as the first six).Luke Wells and Chris Nash got the Sussex reply off to a great start with 57 runs in the remaining 13 overs before lunch, as Harry Gurney, Fletcher and Shahzad were either a touch too full or a smidge too wide. But they wrestled back control well and Shahzad, who was starting build up a good head of steam, found the breakthrough when he got a good length ball to rise up, take Nash’s inside edge and remove the bail adjoining middle and leg stump.Further pressure brought about the demise of Wells, whose innings typified Nottinghamshire’s increasing control in the field, as he chipped Patel back to Fletcher at mid-on having looked at ease with proceedings.Ed Joyce joined Michael Yardy at the crease – the latter looking in fine fettle as he took some runs off his bowl-a-like Patel – and the two left-handers began to push the score along nicely, until a bloody-minded Shahzad spell after tea broke their stand.Thundering in down the slope from the Cromwell Road End, he fired one through the defence of Yardy that upended his off stump before letting out a hellacious roar that would have made a lion back down. Shahzad had a third three overs later when Rory Hamilton-Brown gave an extremely difficult chance low to the left of Alex Hales at first slip, who did incredibly well to get a hand to the ball, let alone hold on.The biggest wicket of the day was arguably Joyce’s, not least because he was accruing in a typically classy manner. When he could only greet Gurney’s first ball of his evening spell with the shoulder of his bat – James Taylor running in from cover to take a dolly of a catch – Nottinghamshire would have fancied themselves to hustle out a couple more before stumps.But some fine counterattacking from Ben Brown and Jordan put 41 more runs on the board in only 35 deliveries to leave things nicely balanced going into the second half of the game.

Rohit Sharma, the India batsman, has said he is relishing opening the batting for India in one-day cricket

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Jul-2013Rohit Sharma, the India batsman, has said he is relishing opening the batting for India in one-day cricket. The consistent run he had all through the Champions Trophy and the tri-series in West Indies, he said, was his most satisfying phase in international cricket so far.”I am enjoying my new role as an opener. That I have been successful and my contribution has helped the team’s cause makes it even more satisfying,” Rohit told in an interview. “From the point of view of consistency, this has certainly been my best phase as an international cricketer.”Rohit, who usually bats in the middle order, was bumped up to open in the last two ODIs of the home series against England in January after the out-of-form Virender Sehwag was dropped and Ajinkya Rahane failed to grab his chance. He began with 83 off 93 balls in Mohali and has opened in all India’s ODIs since, averaging 43.72 in 12 games. In the West Indies, he produced scores of 60, 5, 46, 48* and 58 in difficult batting conditions. And the move seems to be working for India too, as they have won nine of those 12 games and all three tournaments.The ODI opener’s role has changed with the introduction of the rule by which two new balls are used, Rohit said, but he has the technique to succeed. “The role with two new balls coming into play is different. It’s no longer going after the bowling from the word go. There are a few shots that should be avoided during the initial overs.”But I was always confident about my technique. The opener’s job is specialised one, but I always knew that I could hold my own if I am given an opportunity at the top of the order. The innings of 83 against England wasn’t the best but proved to be a morale booster for me.”India’s next one-day series is against Zimbabwe, beginning July 24.

An unbeaten century from Tillakaratne Dilshan and 91 from Kumar Sangakkara carried Sri Lanka to a series win over South Africa with one match to play

The Report by Firdose Moonda28-Jul-2013
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsTillakaratne Dilshan smashed 16 boundaries in his unbeaten century•Associated Press

An unbeaten century from Tillakaratne Dilshan and 91 from Kumar Sangakkara carried Sri Lanka to a series win over South Africa with one match to play. The pair ensured the hosts achieved the highest successful run chase at Pallekele with six overs to spare to underline some of South Africa’s most pressing issues as they attempt to rebuild their one-day side.At first glance, it would seem the bowlers are to blame but South Africa’s middle-order are the real culprits in their defeat. Hashim Amla and JP Duminy shared a second-wicket stand of 101 to set a strong base for the team but the batsmen who followed squandered the advantage.From 118 for 1, South Africa were 238 all out, losing nine wickets for 120 runs. By contrast, Dilshan and Sangakkara shared a partnership of 184 – Sri Lanka’s highest against South Africa – to maintain their strong record at home against South Africa.South Africa have only won two ODIs in Sri Lanka and their inability to adapt to conditions was exposed again. The absence of quality spinners and senior players to take responsibility in the batting line-up cost them dearly and they will now return to Colombo with only pride to play for.South Africa began to make some amends for their failings with the bat and Hashim Amla’s return was central to that. Amla, who missed the first and third match with injury and could not bat in the second, recovered in time to form one half of South Africa’s fourth opening pair in as many matches.While Quinton de Kock’s inexperience was exposed against Lasith Malinga, when he was yorked for 8, Amla had the Sri Lankan attack erring. The seamers continually offered him too much width and he pulled and cut at will.Amla and JP Duminy, who has looked good without producing results in the series so far, settled in and took the batting powerplay after 15 overs. That proved a tactical mistake. Sri Lanka’s slew of spinners limited run-scoring opportunities and only 22 were scored in the five-over period.The pair succeeded in planting a platform but Amla did not stick around to help the launch from it. He was lbw to Dilshan, who went around the wicket to trap him on the back foot, and even a review could not save him.AB de Villiers’ lean run continued as he was caught behind trying to paddle-sweep. Faf du Plessis also did not contribute, offering a chance to Angelo Mathews in his follow-through and eventually being stumped.Ajantha Mendis foxed the less-experienced players, who have not learnt to pick him. David Miller was bowled by the legbreak and Farhaan Behardien clipped him straight to short leg.The fall of wickets forced Duminy to continue a quiet vigil and his strike rate remained in the 60s, until the last four overs, when he finally decided to launch against Malinga. Duminy managed to improvise, turning would-be yorkers into low full-tosses, but Malinga’s change of pace accounted for the tail.Still, South Africa would have thought they had enough with 198 the previous-best successful chase in Pallekele. Their bowlers started well against a changed Sri Lankan top order – with Mahela Jayawardene replacing Upula Tharanga – as Morne Morkel and Lonwabo Tsotsobe extracted extra bounce and got movement, but ill-discipline infected them again. South Africa sent down 17 wides, taking their series total to 58, and indicating an obvious problem with line.Jayawardene was frustrated by the early squeeze and when he tried to steer Tsotsobe to third man, he was caught by a diving Amla at gully. That was the last success South Africa saw until it was too late. Dilshan showed a willingness to ride out the pressure and looked for singles with Sangakkara instead of going for big shots to thwart the bowlers.But South Africa still had their chances. Sangakkara was on three when he edged Kleinveldt but Amla could not pull off the half chance, and on 33, when Duminy appealed for an lbw against him. South Africa had a review in hand but de Villiers chose not to use it. Afterwards, he said neither Duminy nor de Kock, who was keeping, were convinced, Replays, though, showed Sangakkara was out.His flirtation with fortune over, Sangakkara matches Dilshan blow for blow thereafter. Dilshan was strong square of the wicket and on the pull and brought out his trademark scoop off Tsotsobe. His century came off 119 balls with a swivel down to fine leg.Sangakkara peppered the on-side, with 52 of his runs coming in that area. After Dilshan crossed the century mark, Sangakkara was racing against the remaining runs to get there. He smacked Morkel for two fours to get into the nineties, but fell on his sword when he top-edged to mid-off.Dilshan finished things off to leave South Africa with plenty to think about. Foremost in their minds will be their poor effort in the field, and their decision-making under pressure, both of which need work before Wednesday.