S Badrinath is padded up for a new project - leading Hyderabad to Ranji Trophy fulfillment within the forthcoming season. Badrinath, who captained Vidarbha for two seasons, is presently playing for Karaikudi Kalai inside the Tamil Nadu gold standard League. The Hyderabad Ranji facet hasn't executed too properly for many years now and because the chief of the team, the onus could be on him to deliver. "sure, it will be pretty challenging and i am game for it," Badrinath said on Friday (September 2). "i used to be doing the equal task for Vidarbha and am glad they made it to the knockouts of the Ranji Trophy and also reached quarters in one-dayers and T20s. It become a big gaining knowledge of revel in for me and i'm prepared to absorb this task. "I agree that it is in no way easy to shape a winning mixture overnight. The complete method desires methodical making plans and that has to be completed well. i have positive plans in thoughts and i am confident that i'll have a terrific time with the Hyderabad group." It changed into now not an clean choice to make for Badri. He became keen on a twin role of player-mentor for his home state Tamil Nadu, however whilst the Hyderabad provide came, he took it up after a whole lot deliberation. "to begin with, travelling from Hyderabad to Chennai could be less difficult than it changed into from Nagpur," he stated. "I initially notion of coming back to Chennai and play for Tamil Nadu. however in view that we will be gambling most effective away suits because of neutral venue concept, I considered Hyderabad as a better choice for me because it offers clean demanding situations." apart from main the group, Badri will have the obligation of mentoring the players as Hyderabad have determined to shape a young team. "that is what i have been informed through the HCA. i will be running with educate Bharath Arun, who i have regarded for years, and that makes my task secure. We nonetheless have a while left and i'm certain the whole thing will fall into location as soon as I take rate of the group. i'll have a detailed discussion with my train as soon as the TNPL gets over and put together a destiny plan along side him."

Chhattisgarh will make their satisfactory debut whilst the 83rd version of the Ranji Trophy receives underway from October 6. The Mohammad Kaif-led side, delivered as a 10th crew in institution C, will tackle Tripura of their commencing stumble upon in Ranchi. The 2015 season of Ranji Trophy was played in two durations, with the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy sandwiched among the league ranges and the knock-out ranges of the great opposition. however, that won't be the case for the approaching season because the T20 competition and the 50-over tournament will simplest start after the Ranji season ends. Following hints from the BCCI's technical committee, which is headed by means of former India captain Sourav Ganguly, the 2016-17 season of Ranji Trophy could be held at impartial venues. The area-finals can be played among December 17-21, accompanied by using the semi-finals from December 27. The final could be held between January 7-11, 2017. The Irani Cup, a good way to see the winner of Ranji Trophy tackle a relaxation of India side, will be held from January 18 to January 22, 2017. this may be followed by means of the constrained-overs competitions, beginning with the revamped Syed Mushtaq Trophy, which begins on January 29. An interstate One-Day opposition, with 4 companies of seven groups each, could be played from February 25. The top-two teams of each group will compete in the All India Knock-out Vijay Hazare Trophy, beginning March thirteen. India's 2016-17 home season will come to an quit with the Deodhar Trophy, to be performed from March 25 to March 29. it will be a triangular collection, just like the Challenger Trophy, with India A, India B and the winner of the Vijay Hazare Trophy as the 3 participating teams. Mumbai, defending champions of Ranji Trophy, are grouped alongside Madhya Pradesh - one of the semi-finalists remaining season - as well as Punjab, Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Railways. Saurashtra, who earned a advertising after finishing as runners-up, are in group B, which additionally has Karnataka, Delhi and Vidarbha. Andhra and Haryana, the two relegated aspects, are a part of group C, along with Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, among others. Bengaluru will not host any Ranji Trophy games this season because of the ongoing upkeep paintings on the M Chinnaswamy stadium, where the ground's drainage machine is present process an upgrade. Belgaum and Raipur are the 2 new venues for the season, so that you can see games carried out across 40 centres. Ranji Trophy companies: organization A: Mumbai, Baroda, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Bengal, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Railways, Uttar Pradesh group B: Saurashtra, Odisha, Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Vidarbha, Rajasthan, Assam, Jharkhand group C: Hyderabad, Haryana, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, offerings, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Andhra, Chhattisgarh

All-rounder Ben Stokes (69 off 70 balls) and Jonny Bairstow (sixty one off 83 balls) defied the efforts of Azhar Ali (80 off 104 balls) and Imad Wasim (fifty seven off 41 balls) to pave the manner England's four-wicket win on the Headingley in Leeds on Thursday (September 1) that gave the hosts a four-0 lead inside the five-fit ODI collection. After Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali spun an internet across the visitors and accounted for 5 of the eight Pakistan wickets to fall, the britain batting line-up suffered a unprecedented blip. In a sub-par but difficult chase, the hosts misplaced their pinnacle 4 via the 15th over but Stokes and Bairstow did sufficient to keep Pakistan from starting their account inside the ODI series. of their quest to exorcise the ghosts of the 444 drubbing, Pakistan made 4 adjustments, which include the ousters of Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Amir, while the hosts additionally altered their line-up, giving possibilities to the likes of Chris Jordan and two local boys - David Willey and Bairstow. Azhar's first minor victory become to deny England the opportunity to set the goal as he gained the toss and opted to bat. His batsmen, however, were extremely slow to get off the blocks, allowing the hosts to dominate early lawsuits. Sharjeel Khan, who become one of the very few positives for Pakistan from the 169-run defeat at Trent Bridge, could not pretty center the ball like he did two days in the past, reducing a Jordan transport high in the air over the quilt location in only the fourth over. Stokes included exact floor walking backwards and finished the trap. Azhar walked out and took the onus of carrying his teams upon himself, and stitched a cautious stand with Sami Aslam. before the skipper may want to discover the next tools, his batting accomplice turned into sent packing by Liam Plunkett, courtesy of another Stokes trap. Azhar and Babar Azam's combine changed into additionally a slow and watchful one, which additionally died an immature loss of life at the hands of Moeen Ali. The off-spinner bowled a brief transport but Azam changed into accomplished in by using a chunk of extra soar and pinnacle-edged the ball to Plunkett at backward factor inside the twenty third over. Six deliveries on, Azhar delivered up his gritty 1/2-century however the captain had loads more to do if his facet became to pose a actual mission to England's famed batting order. A crucial duration, for each groups, ensued, in which the britain spinners helped their side gain an upperhand. Azhar watched helplessly from the alternative cease as Rashid and Moeen accounted for the next three wickets to fall in the span of just eleven overs, leaving Pakistan reeling on 152 for five within the thirty fourth over. when Azhar fell for eighty 4 overs later, the writing become at the wall for the visitors. Imad Wasim displayed a few lower-order resistance to steer his crew past the 2 hundred-run mark with a forty one-ball fifty seven. Mohammad Irfan, playing an ODI for the primary time when you consider that January this year, gave Pakistan a first-class begin in their defence of 247. He brushed off openers Jason Roy and Alex Hales early, giving the journeying fanatics a motive to smile. The in-form Joe Root walked out and stamped his authority with an array of photographs, however a tame pull shot off Hasan Ali in the 12th over got the site visitors excited. Azhar's call to convey again Umar Gul after four disciplined overs within the first spell furnished instantaneous gratification, as Eoin Morgan gave catching practice to Sharjeel at first slip in the fifteenth over. Having reduced England to seventy two for four in the 15th over, Pakistan had been in with a shot at redemption after poor performances in ODIs so far. enter Stokes and Bairstow. The center-order pair masterfully guided their side out of the rut and bided their time in a small chase. in spite of a exceptional begin, Pakistan needed wickets to maintain the stress up on the hosts. at the same time as Stokes did not keep again in opposition to loose deliveries, he wasn't openly flashy, playing properly to the situation. As their stand turned into constructing and the goal diminishing, Wasim almost made a large effect on the court cases for the second one time within the day. He forced Stokes into a false shot but Mohammad Nawaz placed down a difficult threat strolling in from rectangular leg. Stokes completed his run-a-ball 1/2-century inside the 28th over, swinging the pendulum of momentum again in his aspect's favour. As Pakistan were jogging out of ideas to discover a leap forward, Stokes and Bairstow started to hazard their hands and get short runs after having completed the tough work of getting their eye in. Azhar looked a busy captain at the day, lots different from his passive self from days in the past, but he could not discover approaches to break the stubborn partnership. while Stokes finally departed in the 35th over, he'd executed enough to carry down the asking fee to much less than 5 an over. The wicket did no longer motive any kind of panic amongst the Englishmen as Bairstow assumed the duties of the anchorman and brought up his first fifty on his home ground, and 2d usual. even when he fell within the forty fifth over, the suit turned into nonetheless England's lose, showcasing the depth in their batting riches. Moeen and Willey calmly turned around strike whilst the equation changed into getting tighter, with 21 to get from 30 balls. Azhar opted to bowl himself and permit spin sow seeds of doubt within the minds of batsmen and create the pressure. Moeen but, noticed thru it and completed the win with two sixes inside the forty eighth over. With this win, England taken an unassailable 16-8 lead within the extraordinary series. short ratings: Pakistan 247/8 in 50 overs (Azhar Ali 80, Imad Wasim fifty seven; Adil Rashid three-47, Moeen Ali 2-39) misplaced to England 252/6 (Ben Stokes sixty nine, Jonny Bairstow sixty one; Mohammad Irfan 2-26) by means of 4 wickets

 September 2016 ALL SERIES Bangladesh Women tour of Ireland, 2016 Sep 05 - Sep 14 Hong Kong tour of Ireland, 2016 Sep 05 - Sep 06 Hong Kong tour of Scotland, 2016 Sep 08 - Sep 10 Australia Women tour of Sri Lanka, 2016 Sep 18 - Sep 27 New Zealand tour of India, 2016 Sep 22 - Oct 29 Pakistan v West Indies in UAE, 2016 Sep 23 - Nov 03 Ireland and Australia tour of South Africa, 2016 Sep 25 - Sep 27 Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh, 2016 Sep 25 - Oct 01 Australia tour of South Africa - 2016 Sep 30 - Oct 12 India A tour of Australia, 2016 Sep 08 - Sep 18 Pakistan v West Indies Practice matches in UAE, 2016 Sep 20 - Oct 09

George Bailey's unbeaten 90 combined with John Hastings' six-wicket haul handed Australia a massive six-wicket win over Sri Lanka to take the One-Day International series at Dambulla with one to play. However, Sri Lanka were dealt with an even mightier blow as their captain Angelo Mathews is in serious doubt for the fifth one-dayer and the subsequent Twenty20 International series after suffering from a suspected calf strain. Mathews, on Wednesday (August 31), was batting on 28, when he pulled up short after setting off for a single. He, however, resumed batting after having received treatment but soon figured he was unfit to carry on and left the field with Sri Lanka at 115 for 3 in 27.1 overs. The all-rounder made his way back into the middle in the 48th over and belted a couple of boundaries. "Unfortunately he's got a calf strain," Dinesh Chandimal, the stand-in skipper, confirmed after play. "So he's going to have a CT scan tomorrow and the physio is going to tell us whether he can play or not. "He is unlikely to play in this series, unfortunately." Although Mathews had a lean series with both bat and ball, having scored 99 runs across four matches at 24.75, and picking up just four wickets in as many games, Sri Lanka will miss the experience and expertise going into the T20I format. Sri Lanka and Australia will contest the fifth and final ODI on Sunday (September 4) in Kandy. The following two-match T20I series will be played in Kandy and Colombo on September 6 and September 9 respectively to wrap up the tour.

Australia have completed their 1/3 bilateral collection win against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka by means of taking an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-fit ODI collection. They won the fourth ODI in Dambulla by means of six wickets thanks to John Hastings's six-wicket haul, Aaron Finch's quick-hearth 55 and George Bailey's composed unbeaten ninety. Sri Lanka should handiest muster 212 in 50 overs with simplest Dhananjaya de Silva and skipper Angelo Mathews going past 25. Stats excerpts from Australia's fourth ODI towards Sri Lanka in Dambulla: At 18y 148d, Avishka Fernando is the third youngest Sri Lankan to make his debut in ODIs, after Sudath Pasqual (17y 237d) and Arjuna Ranatunga (18y 75d). This turned into also his debut in any first magnificence, list A or T20 cricket. 3 Avishka Fernando became the 0.33 Sri Lankan openers on debut to get dismissed for a duck, after Susil Fernando towards New Zealand in Dunedin in 1983 and Mahela Udawatte in opposition to West Indies in Port-of-Spain in 2008. 7 Dhananjaya de Silva became the seventh Sri Lankan to score a fifty in his maiden innings as an opener in ODIs. 76 scored with the aid of him is the best among them, surpassing Saman Jayantha's 74* against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo in 2008. Dhananjaya's preceding ratings in ODIs study 3*, 2, 7 and 12. 76 by means of Dhananjaya de Silva is the third highest score for a Sri Lankan opener against Australia at home after 111 through Upul Tharanga in Hambantota in 2011 and 95* by Romesh Kaluwitharana in Colombo (RPS) in 1999. eighty four-run unbeaten partnership via Dhananjaya de Silva and Mathews is Sri Lanka's first fourth-wicket stand this series attaining double figures. The 3 fourth-wicket stands previous to these days were zero, nine and seven. best bowling figures for Australia in ODIs player Figures towards ground Date Glenn McGrath 7/15 Nam Potchefstroom 27-Feb-03 Andy Bichel 7/20 Eng Port Elizabeth 2-Mar-03 Gary Gilmour 6/14 Eng Leeds 18-Jun-75 Mitchell Starc 6/28 NZ Auckland 28-Feb-15 Mitchell Johnson 6/31 SL Pallekele 10-Aug-eleven Ken MacLeay 6/39 Ind Nottingham thirteen-Jun-83 Mitchell Starc 6/forty three Ind Melbourne 18-Jan-15 John Hastings 6/45 SL Dambulla 31-Aug-16 6 for 45 with the aid of John Hastings is the second one-maximum bowling figures for Australia in ODIs inside the subcontinent, after 6 for 31 by means of Mitchell Johnson in Pallekele in 2011. he's the 6th Australian to take a five-fer in Sri Lanka. 18-ball fifty through Aaron Finch is the joint fastest for Australia in ODIs in conjunction with Simon O'Donnell against Sri Lanka in Sharjah in 1990 and Glenn Maxwell towards India in Bangalore in 2013. quickest 1950s for Australia in ODIs participant Balls very last score towards Venue Date Simon O'Donnell 18 74 (29) SL Sharjah 2-may additionally-ninety Glenn Maxwell 18 60 (22) Ind Bangalore 2-Nov-13 Aaron Finch 18 fifty five (19) SL Dambulla 31-Aug-sixteen David Hussey 19 52 (21) WI Basseterre 6-Jul-08 Glenn Maxwell 21 88 (39) Afg Perth 4-Mar-15 Damien Martyn 22 92 (fifty one)* Ban Cairns three-Aug-03 Luke Ronchi 22 sixty four (28) WI Basseterre 6-Jul-08 289.47 Strike fee for Aaron Finch in his 19-ball innings of fifty five. it is the 0.33 quickest for an opening batsman with fifty or more runs after 310.00 by means of Martin Guptill and 308.00 by Brendon McCullum 13.forty five Partnership run rate for the first-wicket stand between Finch and David Warner - the best for first wicket in ODIs in which at least 50 runs have been scored. eight.1 Overs taken through Australia to reach 100, the quickest known for them in ODIs. The preceding fastest became off nine.6 overs towards Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2011. 9.50 David Warner's batting common in this series, the lowest for him an ODI collection in which he batted at least thrice. In eleven innings in the subcontinent, Warner has made just 240 runs at 21.eighty one and has a dark strike charge of seventy two.28 in comparison to 91.91 standard. 40-ball fifty by way of George Bailey is the 1/3-recognized fastest fifty for Australia in ODIs in Sri Lanka after Finch's 18-ball fifty earlier inside the same innings and the 37-ball fifty by way of Finch in the first suit of this collection. four Fifty-plus stands for the fourth wicket for Australia in this collection - the most for them in a bilateral ODI series with a most of five fits. The partnerships examine sixty two, 61, 62 and 100 with Bailey worried in all the 4. 100-run stand among Bailey and Travis Head is the best for Australia against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka for the fourth wicket or underneath. The preceding maximum become eighty four via David Boon and Mark Waugh, also for the fourth wicket, in Colombo (RPS) in 1992. 90* via Bailey is the joint 2nd-highest for an Australian batsman in run chases in Sri Lanka after 93 by using Matthew Hayden on the equal venue in 2004. Ricky Ponting additionally scored an unbeaten 90 towards Sri Lanka in Hambantota in 2011. 114 The wide variety of balls remaining for Australia chasing 213 nowadays. it's miles the second maximum variety of balls final in an ODI win for them chasing 2 hundred or greater after one hundred forty four balls towards Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2011 (goal 230). 2 bigger wins for Australia in Sri Lanka in terms of balls last. They beat Bangladesh with 176 balls left in Colombo (SSC) in 2002 and Sri Lanka with 132 deliveries left in Colombo (RPS) in 2011.