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Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel huffed and puffed and just scraped through to their first win of the season by three wickets in a low-scoring encounter against Guyana Amazon Warriors. Requiring five in the last over, T&T nearly found a way to lose as legspinner Devendra Bishoo picked up his second wicket of the over with the penultimate delivery, but on inspection a no-ball was called by the third umpire because the bowler had overstepped. With one to get and two balls still remaining, Kevon Cooper smashed the free-hit for six to win it for Red Steel.Cameron Delport had got Red Steel off to a brisk start in the chase of 119, making 22 out of a first-wicket stand of 23 with Jacques Kallis. Darren Bravo and Kallis then added 38 in 44 balls, but both got out in quick succession. Again a partnership built, with Dwayne Bravo and Kamran Akmal adding 31, and Red Steel were comfortably placed at the end of 15 overs – needing 20 to win off 30 balls.Kamran played an inspired cameo – 30 off 17 – but was dismissed in the 16th over with Red Steel still requiring 13 for victory with four overs remaining. However, three frugal overs ensued, including a tight 18th over by Bishoo, in which he took one wicket and conceded just one run. Tasked with defending five off the last, Bishoo conceded three singles and took a wicket in his first four balls, and also had Cooper stumped off the fifth. That delivery, however, turned out to be a no-ball, too large an error in a game of small margins.Amazon Warriors had made a poor start to the game after choosing to bat, losing two wickets in the third over. Lendl Simmons and Brad Hodge began rebuilding with a 35-run stand, before Hodge was caught and bowled off Samuel Badree for 19. Sunil Narine came out to bat at No. 5 but couldn’t get going, eventually holing out to long-on for 14. Simmons was bowled just after he reached his half-century as Amazon Warriors slumped to 104 for 7. They were soon bowled out for 118. Dwayne Bravo produced his career-best bowling figures of 4 for 18, while Kallis and Cooper took two wickets each.

Sri Lanka’s champion allrounder Sanath Jayasuriya said that whoever tries to emulate his feat of scoring 12,000 runs and 300 wickets in ODIs will have to work really hard for it and also have luck on his side.”It’s tough to get 300 wickets and score over 12,000 runs. Its hard work and a lot of sacrifice in your career. It’s not easy. Somebody who wants achieve that feat willhave to work really hard and be lucky,” Jayasuriya said after taking four wicketsfor 31 runs as well as the Man-of-the-Match award in the second one-day internationalagainst Bangladesh.Jayasuriya who started the match with 296 wickets from 396 matches said: “I neverthought of getting the four wickets today. But I am extremely happy with myachievement.”His great moment came when he snapped up the final Bangladesh wicket by having lastman Syed Rasel caught by Jehan Mubarak at mid-off. “I am not a big wicket-taking bowler. When I bowl I am not looking at taking wickets but I try to bowl my ten overs for less runs and try to keep it as tight as possible. I just want to do the basic things for the team. If I am lucky I will getwickets,” the 38-year-old allrounder said.”Some of my best bowling had been in the 1996 World Cup against England and against India in the semi-finals. I also took crucial wickets in the 2007 World Cup. Sometimes if you fail to score runs but can contribute with the ball it is good for the team and it also gives me a lot of confidence.”I went through a rather lean patch in my bowling and when I was in India the lasttime I got some help from Bruce Yardley [the former Australian offspinner andformer Sri Lanka coach]. That worked really well for me.”Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene recognising Jayasuriya’s achievement said:”It’s a great achievement when you look back and see that no one has done it. Sanathhas done it in a very quite manner. He hasn’t taken a lot of credit for the work hehas done for Sri Lanka cricket.”Batting-wise a lot of people have recognised him, not many have recognised hiscapabilities with the ball. He’s made a huge difference to our team over the last10-12 years with his bowling. That’s why we’ve got a very good balance in our team. We have three guys with over 300 wickets in our line-up. We got another two young guys who are doing well. It’s a very good combination to have.”Jayawardene stated that his team made some mistakes in this match which they won byfive wickets to take a winning 2-0 lead in the 3-match series.”We made a few mistakes today. We dropped a few catches and batting wise we lost afew wickets. We need to iron out all those mistakes and be very professional in ourgame. When we have a target like this the tendency is to finish it off quickly. Wewere not sure about the weather also. It was drizzling a bit and we didn’t want totake it to another day. The wicket was not coming that well in the latter part andit was a bit difficult to play shots. We probably should have been a bit morepatient with our approach,” Jayawardene said.Bangladesh coach Shaun Williams expressed disappointment in their batting and saidthe main problem was that the batsmen were unable to cope with the bounce.”It was disappointing again we need to find a way to bat better. You need to givecredit to their bowlers. They are doing exceptionally well. We are not playing aswell as we need to. We are struggling to cope with bounce and the Sri Lankan fastbowlers are really exposing that,” Williams said.”If we are to move forward as a batting side we need to come out with a way to overcome it. The only way to do that is when you go back home you need to have pitchesprepared in a way that prepares us better to face the bouncing ball. Even in theTest matches the extra bounce was the major problem.”Having lost the Test series 3-0, the Bangladesh team is trying hard to avoid anotherwhitewash in the one-day series.”We are putting every effort into and making sure we post a score. If we do that wegot a good chance. We can be confident we can bowl well. We bowled quite well in thefirst two matches,” Williams said.The third and final match is scheduled for July 25 at the same venue, the RPremadasa Stadium.

Zimbabwe A 276 for 7 (Mufambisi 67, Hove 64) v Bangladesh ATafadzwa Mufambisi and Tinashe Hove scored half centuries to give Zimbabwe A a fine start on the first day of their third and final four-day Test against Bangladesh A at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.Mufambisi, who came in at No. 6, rode his luck to top score with 67 from 129 deliveries and dispatched nine fours while opener Hove was second best with 64 runs from 148 balls as Zimbabwe A, who won the toss and elected to bat, closed the first day on 276 for 7 in 90 overs.Mufambisi was given the benefit of doubt when yet to open his account when he drove left-arm spinner Enamul Haque (jnr) to mid-off where the fielder juggled with the ball but eventually held onto it – but umpire Kevan Barbour gave the batsman the benefit of doubt.Hove put on 68 for the second wicket with Friday Kasteni (38) and then went on to share in a 71-run stand for the fifth wicket before Hove, who seemed on his way to a big score, was run out going for a single that was never there.Shakib Al Hassan and Haque picked up two wickets each, but the latter, who has given the home batsmen a torrid time in this series, looked ordinary.

A one-day tournament so soon after the ICC Champions Trophy probably won’t excite many, but all three teams will have a point to prove when the Paktel Cup starts in Multan tomorrow, when Pakistan take on Zimbabwe. The peculiar tournament schedule means that the third team in the fray, Sri Lanka, don’t play a game until next Wednesday (October 6), but then will probably end up playing five matches in a row over 11 days.Going into the competition, Pakistan are probably the favourites. Since Bob Woolmer took over, there has been a noticeable change in attitude, and it has shown in the results as well – they reached the finals of the tri-nation tournament in Holland, eventually losing narrowly to Australia, and then beat India in the Champions Trophy. They’re still a work-in-progress side – the spineless collapse against West Indies in the Champions Trophy semi-final was a throwback to their old, erratic ways – but there have been enough positives of late to suggest that this might be a side which could realise its potential.There’s much at stake for Pakistan here. As the home team, there will be immense pressure on Inzamam-ul-Haq and the rest of the team, and any result other than a win in the final will be taken as a failure. Especially after the fiasco at the toss at the Rose Bowl against West Indies, a decision which still hasn’t been explained satisfactorily by the captain or the coach.Pakistan’s only realistic threat in the tournament comes from Sri Lanka, who have won 16 of their last 18 one-day internationals. That is a slightly misleading stat, though – five of those wins came against a second-string Zimbabwe – but their annihilation of South Africa in the five-match series was impressive, all the more so because Muttiah Muralitharan didn’t figure in any of those games.Murali will no doubt be missed – by both the Sri Lankan team and the spectators – but if the series against South Africa was anything to go by, the team is gradually learning to win without him. This series should be a good opportunity to give an extended run to Dilhara Fernando, who has finally regained full fitness after a string of back injuries. And in conditions that should be excellent for batting, expect the likes of Jayasuriya, Atapattu, Sangakkara and Jayawardene to come into their own.What of the Zimbabweans? No-one expects them to pull off a win, or even come close. Tatenda Taibu and his band have been game tryers, but it’s hard to see them being anything other than target practice for the big boys. Zimbabwe do get four games, though, in which to show the world that they can compete at the highest level. The tournament hasn’t yet begun, but come October 16 it’s easy to imagine Inzamam and Atapattu walking out for the toss in the final. Anything else will require a major miracle … or two.Squads
PakistanYasir Hameed, Salman Butt, Shoaib Malik, Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), Yousuf Youhana, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Bazid Khan, Abdul Razzaq, Moin Khan (wk), Shahid Afridi, Naved-ul-Hasan, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Sami, Iftikhar Anjum.Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu (capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Saman Jayantha, Avishka Gunawardene, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Upul Chandana, Nuwan Zoysa, Dilhara Fernando, Thilina Kandamby, Rangana Herath, Kaushal Lokuarachchi.Zimbabwe Brendan Taylor, Vusi Sibanda, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Mark Vermeulen, Dion Ebrahim, Tatenda Taibu (capt & wk), Elton Chigumbura, Douglas Hondo, Alester Maregwede, Tawanda Mupariwa, Mluleki Nkala, Tinashe Panyangara, Edward Rainsford, Prosper Utseya, Graeme Cremer.

Canterbury 265 for 8 (Harris 78, Wiseman 51*) v Central Districts
ScorecardCanterbury might lead the State Championship, but their one-day conquerors, Central Districts, gave them a healthy welcome back to the four-day game at Rangiora today.The second round of the competition started with the top three teams beginning a series of games against the bottom-placed three teams, from which the two top sides will contest the final next month.Canterbury also had the disadvantage of being without one of the key runscorers this summer. Michael Papps, who is now part of the international one-day side, is now likely to miss the remainder of the championship programme. Aaron Redmond was promoted to opener for Canterbury, but he scored 1 and was out by the time 10 runs had been scored. It was left to Chris Harris, the perennial run gatherer, to restore the side’s fortunes as he scored 78 off 127 balls, an innings which included three sixes and nine fours. Paul Wiseman was unbeaten on 50 at stumps, the ninth half-century of his first-class career, while Regan West, the left-arm spinner, took 2 for 28 from his 20 overs.
ScorecardNorthern Districts, after a dreadful one-day season, attempted to confront their batting demons head on when choosing to bat first against Wellington at the Basin Reserve. The start had been delayed due to bad weather, and once play started it finished early.Nick Horsley provided early impetus to the innings with 30 off 44 balls, while Grant Robinson was 43 not out at stumps, and carrying much of ND’s hopes for setting Wellington a reasonable target. Iain O’Brien finished with 2 for 33, and Mark Gillespie 1 for 28 for Wellington.
ScorecardAuckland were asked to bat first at the revamped University Oval at Dunedin when play finally got started after the scheduled lunch break. Warren McSkimming took 2 for 32, while Jeff Wilson returned from his injury frustrations and bowled with fire to take 1 for 20. Matt Horne scored 35 while Aaron Barnes was 28 not out at stumps. Play ended early when bad light set in.

The squad for the Logan Cup has been hit by injuries and unavailability of three players, not a great start to the campaign. Keith Dabengwa, last year’s CFX Academy student of the year, has undergone an emergency appendix operation, Clement Mahachi, also a student at the academy two years ago, has recurring back strains and Dash Vaghmaria is again unavailable.With young Ian Engelbrecht, the promising left-arm spinner, overlooked by the selectors due to his imminent departure to the UK, and the absence of Dabengwa, young Gavin Ewing seems set to make his debut in the provincial side. It would now appear that the bowling will be focused around Mbangwa, Nkala, Townshend and Strydom, providing the seam attack, with Ewing and, depending on his form, Mecury Kenny as the two spinners.Matabeleland open their season with a hard game against Mashonaland in Bulawayo and it will be interesting to see if the national players make themselves available having only just returned from their current tour and then the short tour of India. Should they be available then Heath Streak who for whatever reason was not named in the Logan Cup side will hopefully also be available. The forthcoming tour of India will mean the national players are away for the first two rounds of the competition.In the National League some of the squad had reasonable performances, with Matthew Townshend of Queens taking three wickets in each game against Old Georgians and Alexandra Sports Club, a welcome return to form, while national team discard Mluleki Nkala did well with both bat and ball. Pommie Mbangwa had steady performances on both days, a player who is now thriving on his responsibilities as a captain.Queens lost to Old Georgians and then beat Alexandra; Macdonald Club lost to Mutare Sports Club; Bulawayo Sports Club lost to Kwekwe Sports Club; while BAC also lost to Old Georgians. The gap between some of the Bulawayo sides and Harare sides still evident, though one must take into account the population ratio between the two cities.

After England’s bowlers had given their side an excellent start to the final Test in Karachi, it was Pakistan’s batsmen who gradually took over as the day progressed and by stumps, finished on a commanding 292 for three.An imperious Inzamam-ul-Haq and an equally authoritative Yousuf Youhana, took control of the Pakistan innings into which England had made early in-roads, despite the home side deciding to make first use of another pitch in this series made for the batsmen to thrive on.Inzamam and Youhana both made a tentative start under the pressure that England’s bowlers had exerted upon their side, but once they had settled in they played more freely and by tea, which was taken on 160 for three, they were beginning to dominate.Facing accurate English bowling and fine fielding in the first two sessions of the day, Pakistan took time to recover from being reduced to 64 for three before lunch.Darren Gough had taken the first wicket, the important one of Saeed Anwar for eight and on the total of 44, Imran Nazir, one of two changes in the Pakistan team – the other being Waqar Younis for the under-performing Wasim Akram – was dismissed for 20.Marcus Trescothick, who is becoming such a reliable bowler, had Nazir caught by Ashley Giles from an edged half-volley, to claim his first Test wicket. Twenty runs later, and ten minutes before lunch, the third wicket went with Saleem Elahi playing on to Andy Caddick for 28. Caddick had earlier dropped him on 13, at third-man, from a difficult chance off Trescothick.By the latter part of the second session of play Pakistan’s batsmen had revived the innings and Inzamam had brought up his fifty from 109 balls. Pakistan’s 200 followed Youhana’s fifty from 111 balls. He reached it with a beautiful drive to mid-on off Craig White, whose three over spell went for seventeen.Inzamam, who was fortunate not to be given out leg before wicket to Trescothick by umpire Nazir Jnr. (replays confirmed that he was struck on the ankle of his back leg right in front of his stumps), when he had four, was, by the final session of play, dictating terms to the bowlers.The stroke-play of the two batsmen had become most entertaining, particularly Inzamam who reached his twelfth Test century with a cover drive for four off Ian Salisbury. The rate of scoring had increased substantially in the last session with 132 runs being scored compared with 71 in the first session, though there were ten fewer overs in the morning.Shortly before the new ball was taken, in the 83rd over, Youhana hit Giles for a straight six and later square cut Caddick for four to reach his fifth Test century. Prior to this, in this series, he scored 124 in the first Test and 77 in the second. Inzamam has been equally prolific with 63 in the first Test and 71 in the second innings of the next Test.Apart from the lbw that Inzamam survived, he gave a difficult chance, on 73, to slip off White. Michael Atherton got his out stretched right hand to it but the ball went to third man for a single.By close of play Inzamam was unbeaten on 123 from 223 balls, eighteen of which had been hit to the boundary. Youhana was 104 not out having faced 211 balls and their unbroken fourth wicket stand was worth a monumental 228. Their stand also helped Inzamam overtake Andy Flower’s tally of 966 runs to become the leading Test run scorer this year with 1044 runs from 12 matches.They had grafted early on to consolidate Pakistan’s innings and then placed their team into control. Unless England are able to break this partnership early tomorrow and then follow it up with a couple of quick wickets, they will struggle to save this final Test.”That was the toughest day we’ve had on tour,” admitted Trescothick afterwards. “We have to remember that there are four days left and who knows what will happen tomorrow morning — it only takes one wicket and suddenly we’re back in the game.”He refused to blame the lbw claim that was turned down for England’s difficult day. “That’s the way these things go sometimes, you have to take the rough with the smooth,” Trescothick said. “We’ll never know what would have happened if he’d been given, but the umpire said not out, we carried on as normal and worked hard for the rest of the day. I thought that if there was anything wrong with it, it must have been going down the leg side and I asked the umpire and that’s what he said happened.”

Manchester United are set to pursue a move for a new midfielder in the next couple of transfer windows. There are a few names on their list, but two who keep cropping up as real options are England duo Adam Wharton and Elliot Anderson.

Neither of the two players would come cheap for the Red Devils. Both of their respective clubs, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, could ask for as much as £100m for each of the midfielders. Given the fact that the England star would perhaps be considered their club’s prize asset, it is no surprise they want so much money.

Aside from the price, it is easy to see why United want to sign one, or both, of the midfielders.

What Wharton and Anderson could bring to United

Someone who knows a thing or two about what makes a good United midfielder is Paul Scholes. Well, the legendary Red Devils midfielder said it’s “close” between the pair of them, suggesting there is not much difference in terms of quality.

However, they do have slightly different skill sets. The Palace number 20 is a master on the ball, excelling at turning out of tight spaces. He also averages 5.81 progressive passes per 90 minutes in the Premier League this season.

Whilst he is very much a controller in the midfield, Scholes asked if he, “can he get around the pitch?” That implies there might be a lack of physicality to Wharton’s game. Anderson is more athletic and physical, perhaps highlighted best in the 8.25 ball recoveries per game he makes, placing him in the top 1% of Premier League midfielders.

However, the Forest star offers plenty of quality in possession, too. This term, he is playing 8.31 progressive passes each game, and assists like this for Chris Wood at the start of the season show the quality he has.

Ultimately, the England duo are both excellent players. Yet, United might be able to save themselves a lot of money by unleashing an in-house star.

United’s in-house version of Wharton and Anderson

It is quite frustrating for United fans that homegrown superstar Kobbie Mainoo has simply not gotten the game time he should have this season. The 20-year-old has only featured for 212 minutes in the Premier League.

It has got to the point where there are reports of a departure from Old Trafford. Mainoo is wanted by several clubs on a loan deal, and reports in Spain recently suggested that Real Madrid could pay £79m to bring him to the Bernabeu.

Rather than making such a rash decision and selling such a prized academy graduate, perhaps United should utilise Mainoo instead. It was not for nothing that his England teammate Declan Rice said the Three Lions players love the fact “he has that leadership and the way he takes the ball and is comfortable.”

Described as a midfield “maestro” by Statman Dave, Mainoo possesses a lot of desirable qualities for a modern midfielder in an elite team. A brilliant ball-carrier, his 1.25 successful take-ons per 90 minutes over the last year place him in the top 8% of midfielders in Europe.

Mainoo’s key stats in last 365 days

Stat (per 90)

Number

Percentile

Key passes

1.4

80th

Tackles

2.5

77th

Take-ons completed

1.25

92nd

Progressive carries

1.99

84th

Stats from FBref

It is easy to see how Mainoo is a bit of a hybrid of Wharton and Anderson. As Rice pointed out, he is incredibly comfortable on the ball. The United number 37 is a progressive player who excels in small spaces and can create in the final third, whilst also being an efficient ball-winner.

Another ex-United midfielder, Nicky Butt, said the Red Devils would “go and buy” Mainoo if he played for a club such as Palace. It is ironic, then, that United might cash in on him, only to go and sign Wharton or Anderson to replace the academy graduate.

Rather than going all in for one of those midfielders, perhaps manager Ruben Amorim should trust the 20-year-old and give him an extended run in the side, something all United fans want to see.

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The MCC has submitted a planning application to Westminster City Council for six floodlights at Lord’s to be installed at the start of each season from 2009 for five years.Having floodlights is one of the provisions for hosting ICC World Twenty20 matches next year and could also be used for one-day internationals and county matches. If the plan is approved there will be six light pylons, the tallest standing at just under 48 metres behind the Warner, Compton, Edrich, and Tavern Stands. They will remain in place throughout the season and removed each winter.The application follows an in-depth study by the MCC which looked at the growing demand for day/night games The MCC realises that Lord’s needs floodlights to remain an attractive venue for day/night matches. Lord’s is one of three grounds that will host the World Twenty20, conditional on the provision of floodlights that meet ECB standards and the requirements of broadcasters.The MCC has already experimented with temporary mobile floodlighting for a day/night match in 2007 but found that they failed to meet ECB standards and there were problems with light spill and glare. A further day/night trial with temporary mobile floodlights is scheduled for August 2008 to address some of these issues.The temporary floodlights now proposed for 2009 are specifically designed for Lord’s and will implement higher quality and more accurate lighting to minimise light spill for local residents and eliminate glare for players, umpires, broadcasters and spectators. It will also enable the MCC to continue to monitor the impact of floodlighting on both the game and across the wider neighbourhood over a longer period of time.”Floodlights are now a key component for staging one day and Twenty20 matches,” said Keith Bradshaw, the MCC secretary and chief executive. “This application provides a solution to floodlighting for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in 2009, a major international sporting event, as well as matches over the next five years. As the home of cricket globally, it is crucial that Lord’s continues to host these games.””The temporary option has been developed following a thorough analysis of floodlighting solutions. It’s important that we take into account the effect on the local area as well as how it fits in with the Lord’s masterplan, which will see significant and long-term improvements at Lord’s.”

Bangladesh know they can hold their own, they also know they can beat India; now it’s a matter of believing they can win again. They began leaning on hope once the first match started slipping, despite having outplayed India for 80 overs of the contest. How well they recover will determine how close the second one-dayer will be.India are bound to feel relieved after Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik masterminded a rescue act. Realising that the weather here will take a lot out of them, they chose to not practise today, conserving their energy instead.They may also ease Dhoni’s workload tomorrow, as India’s manager Ravi Shastri had mentioned after the first game, by having Karthik share the wicketkeeping duties with him. They will also hope to win the toss tomorrow, bat first, and post a big total. Rahul Dravid has expressed his dislike for fielding first here – it’s not easy to bat on a sluggish pitch after fielding in the sweltering heat.Dravid and Shastri had said that a few other teams would have failed in Thursday’s chase, given the climatic and match conditions. They will also need to tell themselves that those few other teams would have been much more alert in the field, giving themselves 25 to 30 runs less to chase.For Bangladesh, batting in the slog overs remains a worry, as does any form of bowling that isn’t left-arm spin. They would have ideally looked at 20 more runs in the last 10 overs but their batsmen, slight of build, couldn’t generate enough power against India’s slower bowlers; nor did they get enough pace to execute the cute little paddle shots they played so effectively against South Africa in the World Cup clash at Guyana.

Bangladesh missed Mashrafe Mortaza yesterday and will need him back, as India may again try to go after their opening bowlers. As of now, the word on Mortaza is “so far so good”. Habibul Bashar, the captain, said that the physio had given him a test, was satisfied, and will give him another tomorrow. “He is 70% fit and the physio is confident.”Bashar’s batting form has been another cause for concern. In the 10 games he’s played since the start of the World Cup, he has scored 105 runs at 11.66 and is under fire. He’s perhaps playing only because this is a very young team and no one else seems to be in a state to captain. His job, he knows, is quite simple. “If you don’t score, the pressure will be there. The best thing is to come back and score runs, the pressure won’t be there.” Bashar is likely to announce his retirement at the end of the series; regaining his touch in a must-win game wouldn’t be a bad idea.The conditions are not expected to change, except there’s a chance of a washout. Thunderstorms are expected and the forecasts predict a 90% chance of rain. They will play on a different pitch, but it is not expected to be too different in character.Two spent teams went off the field yesterday – India physically and Bangladesh mentally. Bashar put it the best: “Plenty of people come in this hot weather to watch us the whole day. We feel bad for them. It’s not only not easy to play, it’s not easy to watch either. We would love to win this game for them; they will feel less heat.”Teams (likely)Bangladesh1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Javed Omar, 3 Habibul Bashar (capt), 4 Saqibul Hasan, 5 Mohammad Ashraful, 6 Aftab Ahmed, 7 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 8 Mohammad Rafique, 9 Abdur Razzak, 10 Shahadat Hossain, 11 Syed Rasel.India 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 MS Dhoni (wk), 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Rahul Dravid (capt), 6 Dinesh Mongia, 7 Dinesh Karthik, 8 Ramesh Powar, 9 Zaheer Khan, 10 Sreesanth, 11 Munaf Patel.