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• It was the 1715th ODI in cricket history.
• It was West Indies’ 421st and South Africa’s 226th match.
• It was the 22nd match between these two sides. The record now reads: South Africa 15, West Indies 7.
• Umpire Glanroy Johnson was officiating for the first time in a ODI. The other umpire Eddie Nicholls was standing in his 25th match. He became 45th umpire to officiate in 25 or more matches.
• Jacques Kallis was missing a match for the first time since March 28, 2000 when he did not appear against Pakistan in the final league match of Coca-Cola Cup. Since then Kallis had made 32 consecutive appearances for South Africa.
• Brian Lara playing in his 187th match (183rd innings), completed his 7000 runs in ODIs when his score reached 5. He became second West Indian after Desmond Haynes (8648 runs from 238 matches) and 12th batsman in cricket history to reach this landmark.
• Lara, with 183 innings and 187 matches, has now become the quickest among the 12 batsmen to get to this mark. The previous record for the quickest 7000 was on the name of former teammate Desmond Haynes who did so in 187 innings and 188 matches on December 14, 1991. The following table gives details of matches and innings taken by all 12 batsmen with 7000 plus runs in a career.

  Batsman For Mts Inns NO Ave Hs 100s 0s Vs seriesBC Lara WI 187 183 18 42.42 169 14 11 SA 2000-01DL Haynes WI 188 187 24 42.94 152* 16 6 Ind 1991-92SR Tendulkar Ind 196 189 18 40.94 143 16 8 SL 1997-98Saeed Anwar Pak 197 194 16 39.33 194 17 12 Aus 1999-00ME Waugh Aus 203 198 16 38.46 130 13 11 Pak 1999-00Javed Miandad Pak 215 204 40 42.68 119* 8 6 WI 1992-93Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak 219 208 28 38.89 137* 7 9 WI 1999-00PA de Silva SL 222 216 24 36.46 145 10 9 SA 1997-98A Ranatunga SL 247 233 47 37.63 131* 4 13 Ind 1998-99M Azharuddin Ind 252 233 46 37.43 111* 4 7 SL 1997-98Salim Malik Pak 272 246 38 33.65 102 5 18 Ind 1998SR Waugh Aus 303 271 55 32.41 120* 3 15 Zim 2000-01

• The fifth wicket partnership of 67 runs between Carl Hooper and Marlon Samuels was West Indies’ best for this wicket against South Africa in all matches. This obliterated the previous highest of 62* between Keith Arthurton and Hooper at Johannesburg on 22-01-1999.
• The sixth wicket partnership of 46 runs between Samuels and Ridley Jacobs was West Indies’ alltime best against South Africa for this wicket putting into shade the 24 run-partnership between Hooper and Jacobs at Bloemfontein on 05-02-1999.
• Allan Donald (4-38) took four wickets in a match for the 12th time in his career. This was also his best bowling against West Indies bettering the 3 for 21 at Port Elizabeth on 11-02-1993.
• Donald’s figures were also the best by any South African on West Indian soil beating Shaun Pollock’s 3 for 23 in the previous encounter between these two sides on this same ground just a day before.
• West Indies have now lost three matches at a trot in the series – its worst losing streak at home soil. West Indies had faced defeat in two successive matches on three occasions – vs Australia in 1990-91 on two occasions and vs Pakistan in 1992-93.
• Allan Donald was winning his eighth Man of the Match award. His last award had come against Australia at Melbourne on 23-01-1998.
  

Portsmouth look to have secured their premier division status after parents agreed to take control of their troubled colts section.But cricket development manager Les Randall has refused to be part of it and quit the club.Randall had earlier been asked to leave the club by officials in a dispute which had left the colts without both training and matches for the past three weeks.The disagreement threatened Portsmouth’s place in premier division one with league rules stating a club must have a functioning colts section to earn accreditation.But fears of demotion to the Hampshire League have been allayed after parents voted to form a committee.In a meeting at Drayton Park on Friday night, proposals were accepted to create a committee containing seven parents and a manager from each of the four age groups to oversee the running of the colts.The decision will see coaching sessions and matches start up once again from today.But Randall has declined to be part of it.A parent said: ‘We were keen for Les to agree to the proposals and run the colts section again.’We hope he will reconsider his decision but, whatever happens, we thank him for his incredible work to date in establishing such a strong colts section.’In the meantime, what we need now is to get the colts back playing cricket as soon as possible.’As part of the new regime, two senior players will be on hand to offer help and advice at every coaching session.A general meeting has also been scheduled for July 1 to adopt a formal constitution.In the meantime, coaching will take place at Drayton Park from 6-7.30pm on Mondays (under-11s), Tuesdays (under-13s) and Wednesdays (under-9s). Under-15s will meet at St Helens on Fridays from 6.15pm.Randall said: ‘I have parted company with the club and would like to thank the parents and colts for the support they have given me at all times. It has been greatly appreciated.’It is true I was invited to take a role in the running of the new section but turned it down.’Colts enquiries can be e-mailed to [email protected]

It is not often that a No 11 batsman gets a hundred in first class cricket. And in 67 years of the Ranji Trophy competition, no player going in last had reached the three figure mark – until Sunday. The record score had been held by S Mubarak Ali who scored 90 for Nawanagar against Bengal way back in 1936-37. In the process, he and Yadvendrasinhji added 138 runs, a record in the national competition that stood for 47 years. On Sunday, at the picturesque IIT-Chemplastground in Chennai, Vidyuth Sivaramakrishnan created Ranji history by scoring 115 in the Ranji Trophy pre quarterfinal against Delhi.When the second day started under clear blue skies and a burning sun, Delhi would undoubtedly have hoped for early wickets to wind up the Tamil Nadu first innings. So they did, enjoying a period of fortune and some good cricket to restrict Tamil Nadu, who resumed at 287/3, to 434/9 in the 127th over. A score in the region of 450 is not insurmountable in Indian domestic cricket. Indeed, Robin Singh must have been kicking himself for playing the delicate cut stroke, which he missed and was bowled after making an impressive 63. The Tamil Naduinnings went on a tailspin after the skipper’s dismissal.At the fall of the ninth wicket, Vidyuth, the junior India left-arm spinner, walked out to join the young MR Shrinivas. Delhi captain Vijay Dahiya persisted with spin to get the last wicket. What followed was history. The left handed Vidyuth made 115 off just 122 balls, striking 17 boundaries and three huge sixes out of the ground. In one over from Virendra Shewag, he smashed three fours and a six, as the Delhi players hung their heads in disbelief. By the time the fast bowlers were called in to the attack, Vidyuth was in full flow,pulling and hooking the short stuff bowled at him. He got to his hundred with a hook shot to long leg, where Amit Suman dropped the easy catch to give away two runs.While Vidyuth had his moment of glory, the unsung hero at the other end was Shrinivas who played with a lot of responsibility to make an unbeaten 42 off 141 balls with four strokes past the ropes. It was his assuring knock that helped Vidyuth to go on the rampage. By the time, the reliable Delhi seamer, Robin Singh Jr, bowled Vidyuth, the two batsmen had added 158 runs for the last wicket to take Tamil Nadu to an imposing 592 runs. The only higher last wicket stand in the national competition is 233 between Ajay Sharma and Maninder Singh for Delhi against Bombay in 1991-92.Earlier, JR Madanagopal raced to his fifty but was then brilliantly run out by Amit Bhandari. Madanagopal made 54 in the score of 297/4, hitting five boundaries and a six.Hemanth Kumar carried on in his good form and added just 13 more runs to his overnight score. He was caught by Bhandari off the bowling of Shewag for 121, the fifth wicket falling at 336. S Mahesh (6) was the next batsman to be dismissed at 357, caught behind by Pradeep Chawla off Amit Suman’s bowling. Mahesh might have been a shade unlucky to be given out as he walked back to the pavilion dejected.Reuben Paul and Robin Singh added 60 runs for the sixth wicket in double quick time. Robin struck nine boundaries and a massive straight six in his knock. Paul was more adventurous, striking the ball clean and sweet. He played a hook shot that easily cleared the ground and sent the ball sailing into the woods. Paul was dismissed to the ball which followed Robin Singh’s dismissal, Mithun Minhas taking a stunning catch at gully off a powerful square cut. Paul made 35 off just 32 balls. Ashish Kapoor (12) was the ninth wicket to fall at 434bowled by Robin Singh Jr. who finished with 3/96 in 33.5 overs.Delhi had spent almost two full days in the scorching sun. They were left with the uncomfortable prospect of batting for ten overs in the evening, as the shadows grew longer. Shrinivas who showed amazing skills with the bat, bowled a fiery spell, hurrying and beating the batsmen with sheer pace. This enabled the other medium pacer Mahesh to bowl Akash Chopra (11). At close of play Delhi were 32/1 with Gautham Ghambir on 17 and Rahul Sanghvi on four.

ScorecardHasan Raza’s unbeaten 42-ball 58 ensured Habib Bank posted a competitive total•Pakistan Cricket Board

A disciplined bowling effort from the Habib Bank Limited bowlers ensured they defended their 148-run target against Port Qasim Authority, winning the second semi-final by a margin of 14 runs in Karachi. Habib Bank will now play Pakistan International Airlines in the final of the Ramadan T20 Cup on July 25.Habib Bank chose to bat first, but their top order struggled against PQA’s new-ball attack as pacer Mohammad Talha snared three wickets within the first four overs of the match. Habib Bank were a precarious 47 for 5 in the 11th over before Hasan Raza and Humayun Farhat combined for a 46-run, sixth-wicket stand. Once Farhat fell for 22, Hussain came in and immediately began attacking PQA’s bowlers, hitting 30 off 16 balls. Hussain and Raza put on a further 41 runs before the innings closed at 148 for 7. Raza finished with an unbeaten 42-ball 58, with Talha taking three wickets for 29 runs.In reply, PQA’s chase looked to be on track at 53 for 1 before a flurry of wickets between the 9th and 13th overs reduced them to 75 for 5. Sarmad Anwar dismissed PQA’s top order to finish with 3 for 26. The constant pressure applied by the HBL bowlers made PQA’s batsmen run ragged, with the last two wickets falling to run-outs. In the end, the 149-run target looked too much for PQA, who eventually finished 14 runs short, at 134 for 9.

Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsCanada’s bowlers, spearheaded by pacer Jeremy Gordon, gave the hosts an early advantage against UAE in the four-day Intercontinental Cup match in King City.After rain had completely washed out play on the opening day, the players had to wait for much of day two for the ground to be fit enough to play on. Eventually it began, and Canada, opting to field, got an early breakthrough as UAE opener Haroon Ifthikar edged a delivery from Gordon back to the keeper Hamza Tariq. Paceman Henry Osinde dismissed the other opener Arshad Ali for two in the ninth over to leave the visitors struggling at 11 for 2.However, Swapnil Patil kept the innings afloat. Patil struck five fours during his innings of 43, and added 37 for the third wicket with left-hand batsman Khurram Khan.But Canada struck again later on, as Gordon removed Khurram for 21, and left-arm spinner Parth Desai got the wicket of Shaiman Anwar in the 24th over, to leave UAE precariously placed at 73 for 4 at the end of day two.

Glamorgan 196 for 3 (Rees 84*, Goodwin 57*) trail Hampshire 341 (Dawson 72, Vince 80, Hogan 3-48, Cosker 3-82) by 145 runs
ScorecardGareth Rees scored 84 not out on his first appearance of the season as Glamorgan fought back on the second day of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Hampshire at Cardiff.Out of favour all summer, left-handed opener Rees was only in the Glamorgan side because of an injury to Will Bragg.But Rees and veteran Murray Goodwin put on an unbeaten 112 in 39 overs for the fourth wicket as Glamorgan finished the day on 196 for 3 in their first innings, 145 behind.Hampshire’s last five wickets could only add a further 67 runs before they were bowled out 10 minutes before the lunch interval.Seamer Hogan broke through as early as the fourth over of the day to have Liam Dawson caught at slip by Jim Allenby, who then had Sohail Tanvir caught behind.Adam Wheater and Danny Briggs stopped the rot to add 47 for the eighth wicket, but Wheater was caught at point trying to reverse sweep slow left-armer Cosker.David Balcombe edged Mike Reed behind before Cosker wrapped up the innings to have James Tomlinson caught at slip by Allenby only 10 minutes before lunch.In reply Glamorgan had reached 114 for 3 by tea with opener Rees reaching 50 from 110 balls with eight fours.But he had to watch as he lost three partners in the afternoon session. Ben Wright was caught behind chasing a wide one from Tomlinson. And 24 for one became 35 for two when Stewart Walters went for a nine ball caught at slip by Sean Ervine off Tanvir.Rees and Marcus North combined to put on 49 for the third wicket but North was stumped by Adam Wheater going down the pitch to the first ball of left-arm spin he had faced from Briggs.From 84 for 3, Rees and Goodwin took their stand to 100 just before the close, and in the last over of the day Goodwin completed his half-century from 115 balls with seven fours.

Marcus Trescothick, the Somerset captain, has said he was “embarrassed” by his team’s performance against Sussex where they crumbled to an innings defeat in little more than four sessions at Horsham.They were bowled out before lunch on the first day for 76 and only crept into double figures second time around with 108. It was their third Championship defeat in six matches and they are seventh in table without a victory just three points clear of the relegation spots.”It’s not an easy performance to take, and I’m quite embarrassed by what we’ve done,” Trescothick told BBC Somerset. “We’ve got to try and turn it around. That’s all we can do.”I’m devastated. It’s a hard situation to be involved in and I’m not understanding why we’re playing like we are. We’ve got to find a solution. It’s been going on for a couple of games and we’ve not been near what we expect.”But there’s no easy answer. If I knew that we could put our finger on it and go from there.”Following the two-day defeat the squad had an extra training session at Taunton on Friday and their coach, Andy Hurry, echoed Trescothick’s sentiments about the performance. “Our professional pride is hurt and we are fully aware that we have underachieved and haven’t performed at all with the bat,” he told the club website.”We know its only a matter of time before we put in a performance and dominate a side, but when it does turn around we are going to hit somebody very hard, so we are in the process at the moment of trying to turn things around.”Somerset have been without Nick Compton in recent weeks due to England duty and Craig Kieswetter who broke a thumb against Warwickshire in April. Alviro Petersen, their overseas player, will soon join the South Africa squad for the Champions Trophy as a replacement for Graeme Smith. His countryman Dean Elgar has been signed as cover.Jos Buttler will be on one-day duty with England from next week and Somerset will hope that will coincide with Kieswetter’s return.Their next Championship match is against Yorkshire, at Taunton, starting on May 28.

Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsAjinkya Rahane’s 59 helped guide Rajasthan Royals to an eight-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab•BCCI

A masterful death bowling effort, and Ajinkya Rahane’s third straight fifty, helped consolidate Rajasthan Royals’ place in the top four as they beat Kings XI Punjab by eight wickets in Mohali. Kevon Cooper was the primary architect of Kings XI’s slow-down towards the end of their innings, as his measured slower deliveries exploited the slow nature of the Mohali surface, and swept away much of the momentum Shaun Marsh and Adam Gilchrist had secured in a 102-run stand. Having arrived at the 14th over at 100 for 1, Kings XI could only stumble to 145 for 6 in their 20 overs and the batsmen failed to hit a boundary in the last four overs of their innings.Cooper’s first victim was Gilchrist, who reinstated himself in the side after three matches. He had batted securely for 42 from 32, and helped Marsh overcome an indifferent start, until he offered Cooper a return catch off an offcutter that took longer to arrive than he had anticipated. Cooper returned in the 17th over, proving difficult to get away, and should have had Marsh out then, had Rahul Dravid held on to a catch running back from cover. Cooper got both Marsh and David Miller next over though, again off slower balls, as both men perished attempting heaves across the line. He finished with 3 wickets for 23 from his four overs.At the toss, Dravid had cited his side’s preference for chasing scores as a reason for fielding first, and his choice proved an insightful one as Royals executed a smooth run chase to record their seventh-straight victory batting second. Dravid was uncharacteristically undone by the flight of a dipping Bipul Sharma delivery, but Rahane steadied the chase, alongside Shane Watson, and they rarely allowed the run rate to waver.The pitch seemed to quicken as the match headed to its denouement – again a phenomenon Dravid had expected at the toss – and the hosts’ fast bowlers could not build any pressure on the batsmen. Among Rahane’s finest strokes was a languid six over extra-cover off Piyush Chawla, and an arrogant punch through the covers off Parvinder Awana.Watson and Rahane put on 66 before Watson was dismissed by Chawla. Rahane subsequently gained a bundle of spirited raw-talent in 18-year-old Sanju Samson, who actually outshone Rahane in the latter part of the innings. The pair relied largely on singles and twos to form the base of their partnership, but quickly began finding the boundary as well, Samson doing so with particular audacity. He was unbeaten on 47 from 33 after hitting the winning boundary at the end of the 19th over, with Rahane on 59 from 49.Marsh’s 64-ball 77 was the backbone of Kings XI’s foundation, but their failure to kick on from a good start ultimately cost them the match.

ScorecardJamaica cemented their spot at the top of the table and entered the semi-finals of the Regional Four Day Competition with a 214-run win over Guyana. The win – their fifth consecutive in the tournament – gives Jamaica 60 points and they have a chance to widen that gap when they take on Combined Campuses and Colleges in the last league match on April 25.Wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh and fast bowler Sheldon Cotterrell were the pillars of Jamaica’s win over Guyana. Batting first, Jamaica had slumped to 12 for 4 after fast bowler Keon Joseph ran through the top order. They were a precarious 88 for 6 before Baugh and Nikita Miller added 89 runs for the seventh wicket, taking Jamaica towards the 200-run mark. The side was eventually all out for 208. Joseph picked up four wickets for 53 runs while Devendra Bishoo took 3 for 51.In reply, Guyana crumbled to 96 all out. They were 10 for 5 at one stage and the pace-bowling pair of Cotterrell and Andrew Richardson dismissed as many as five batsmen for ducks. Fast bowler David Bernard then dismissed the lower order, the only resistance coming from captain Veerasammy Permaul who played a lone hand of 49.Baugh narrowly missed out on his 13th first-class hundred, caught short of the crease on 99, as Jamaica went about extending their 112-run lead in the second innings. He shared a 138-run, sixth-wicket partnership with Blackwood before Jamaica declared their innings at 257 for 8, setting Guyana a target of 370.The Jamaican bowlers dismissed Guyana for 155 to set up their side’s fifth win of the tournament. Except for a 70 from Leon Johnson, Guyana put up another dismal batting display and finish the competition fifth on the points table, after losing four of their six matches.
ScorecardA nine-wicket win over Leeward Islands helped Windward Islands qualify for the semi-final. Put in to bat first, Leewards were a relatively safe 102 for 2 before they lost eight wickets for 27 runs. Shane Shillingford picked up six of those wickets to finish with figures of 7 for 45 off 17.5 overs. Kieran Powell was the only Leewards batsman to fire, scoring 51.In reply, Windwards recovered from a score of 58 for 5 to post 268. Captain Liam Sebastien led the recovery with an innings of 93 and received support from Lindon James (21) and Shillingford (42). Yannick Leonard was the most successful bowler for Leewards, picking up four wickets for 63 runs.With a lead of 139 to wipe out, the Leewards’ batsmen failed for the second time. Powell’s second fifty of the match was the only substantial innings, after the batsmen squandered their starts and the side were out for 158, narrowly avoiding an innings defeat. Sebastien followed up his half-century with a five-wicket haul, while Shillingford picked up three wickets to take his match haul to ten. Windwards strolled past their target of 20 for the loss of just one wicket.
ScorecardSplendid bowling efforts from Miguel Cummins and Sulieman Benn took Barbados to victory over Trinidad & Tobago in just two days at Port of Spain. Both teams have qualified for the semi-final. Barbados with 48 points are placed third in the league, while Trinidad and Tobago are fourth.T&T batted first, losing wickets at regular intervals. Cummins starred with the ball, taking 7 for 45, as T&T were scuttled out for 109 in 37 overs. The only real form of resistance came from batsman Imran Khan with his unbeaten 30.Barbados in reply posted 194 before being dismissed. Contributions from Kirk Edwards (29), Shane Dowrich (24), Benn (22) and an unbeaten 56 from Javon Searles ensured they had a slim 85-run lead going into the next innings.T&T in their second innings simply couldn’t muster enough runs as Benn, Searles and Cummins combined to blast them out for just 129. Imran Khan once again top-scored with 33, while contributions from Lendl Simmons (26) and Rayad Emrit (26) were not enough to create a significant advantage. Benn ran through the order with 5 for 49, with Searles complementing him with 3 for 26.This left just 45 runs for Barbados to chase for victory. The openers would see off the chase as Barbados won by 10 wickets. With this result they are tied on 48 points with Jamaica and Windward Islands, but Jamaica has played two less matches, while Windward has played one less. This means the points scenario could change in the next fixtures.

Wayne Parnell, the South Africa and Pune Warriors bowler, has been granted bail by a Mumbai court after surrendering before it on charges of testing positive for recreational drugs, following a police raid on a party in the city last year. Legspinner Rahul Sharma, who also tested positive in that case, played for Warriors on Sunday against Kings XI Punjab.A Warriors spokesman said Parnell went to the authorities with his lawyer. “He still hasn’t joined the squad,” the spokesman said. “He cannot do so until he gets bail and BCCI clearance.” However, it is understood that securing bail will make it much easier for him to secure the BCCI clearance – Sharma has already obtained it.Tony Irish, CEO of the South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA), said the issue was being dealt with as an individual matter with Parnell and his agent. “He [Parnell] knew this was going to happen and he appointed Indian lawyers to deal with it,” Irish said to ESPNcricinfo. “He is going through the process and we don’t believe there is any substance to the charges. The next step is for the prosecution to see if there is sufficient evidence to have a trial or if they will dismiss the charges.”Speaking to ESPNcricinfo last month, Parnell had confirmed he would play in the IPL and claimed innocence on the drug charge. “As far as I am concerned, everything is fine,” he said. “I’ve received a mail from Pune saying I have to come. I’ve got nothing to hide. The full story will come out once I get over there. They tested everyone that was at the party. I need to find my sample, because if they tested me they must have my sample and we need to match that up.”I’ve been subjected to drug testing in my last five years as a professional cricketer, and I haven’t tested positive once. So I’ve got nothing to worry about. As far as I am aware, they didn’t give any specific samples and put them to names. They just said that a certain number of people tested positive. The individual samples need to be shown now.”Parnell and Sharma were among 90 people detained following the party at a hotel in the Juhu suburb of Mumbai on May 20 last year, a day after Pune Warriors’ IPL 2012 campaign ended. According to reports, drugs including cocaine, MDMA and cannabis were consumed at the party.Of the 90 people, 86 apparently tested positive – including 35 foreign nationals, who have been “shown as wanted” according to a police official. These 86 people had a 1200-page charge sheet drawn up against them last month, according to .