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Yuvraj Singh revealed his class once more but India went down by five wickets at Hyderabad © Getty Images

South Africa’s faster men began with a bang, rattling the Indian top order with seam, pace and bounce, before their batsmen strung together vital partnerships, held their nerve and wrapped up an absorbing opening game of the five-match series at Hyderabad. In a match that turned on several pivots, Yuvraj Singh produced a glorious century and India showed their steel by battling back whenever they fell behind, but ultimately, the happenings in the first hour of the game helped South Africa seal the five-wicket win.With the pitch easing up as the day wore on, South Africa were always the favourites to get to a target of 250. Graeme Smith kickstarted the chase before the pluck of Ashwell Prince, the experience of Jacques Kallis and the power of Justin Kemp took over. India snapped up wickets at regular intervals, set attacking fields throughout and didn’t give in easily but when you are undefeated for 19 games in a row, you certainly know how to win the close ones.In a new series, against different opponents, in a stadium hosting its first international game, it was India who appeared to be the visiting side as South Africa’s faster bowlers delivered a masterful lesson in new-ball bowling methods. Shaun Pollock’s precise length combined beautifully with Makhaya Ntini’s pace and Andre Nel’s zing and they justified Smith’s decision to field first on a pitch that offered both seam movement and bounce.Ntini struck in his very first ball of the series – Virender Sehwag lashed hard at one that was dug in but Prince, at backward point, intercepted it with an acrobatic dive to his left, latching on while he was still airborne. Pollock then nailed Mohammad Kaif with one that jagged back a shade and went on to strike the lethal blow in his next over when he got Sachin Tendulkar to push at one that was full and slightly wide with the umpire upholding the appeal despite considerable doubt. Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir, the Supersub who came in place of Murali Kartik, fell soon and India were reeling at 35 for 5, the hangover of the 6-1 mauling against Sri Lanka was receding rapidly and the Vishaka Stadium was slowly resembling Centurion Park.Enter Yuvraj and counterpunch followed counterpunch, the most thrilling one being the exhilarating pulled six off Ntini. There was stunning bat speed, glorious drives with pendulum-like follow through, and there was awesome power. Once the intent had been stated, he shifted to a lower gear. Help arrived in the form of Irfan Pathan and the duo went about repairing the damage. Yuvraj preferred to push the ball around rather than give it the mighty thump. Nothing came easy in the middle overs and it was a case of biding one’s time and waiting for the right moment to accelerate.Once the 35th over had passed, Yuvraj began to open out with a few bold strokes and he laid into Kallis in the 38th with a splendid six over long-on. Hurrying between the wickets and stealing singles at the slightest opportunity, he ensured that the score was being pushed along even when the mighty hits weren’t being produced. He reached his hundred in style – a massive six over long-on was followed by a savage cut to the point fence – and though he fell soon, Harbhajan Singh, picked up the baton wonderfully. He swiped four fours and two sixes towards the end and ended the innings on a thrilling note.

Rahul Dravid and the rest of the top order didn’t stay for too long as the South African bowlers got on top © Getty Images

Until today, Smith averaged 2.33 in the four previous games against India but he quickly went about making amends by bludgeoning the new-ball attack that was bordering on the erratic. Irfan Pathan’s inconsistent line was punished with seven fours as Smith scattered him to various corners of the park, producing his characteristic punched flicks, punched cuts and punched drives.But a double strike, when Justin Ontong and Smith departed in successive deliveries, brought India back into the contest. RP Singh continued the fine form that he had shown against Sri Lanka and despite spraying around seven wides, he was particularly impressive against the left-handers and often got the ball to bounce awkwardly. Along with Harbhajan, he helped India claw their way back into the game as South Africa’s run-rate considerably slowed down in the middle overs.Prince changed that with a sensible approach, milking the spinners in the middle overs and stitching together a fine partnership with Kallis. And despite Prince falling with 85 still needed, and Mark Boucher following him soon, Kallis piloted the innings with assurance and Kemp motored them towards the finish line with biff and blast. Adding 84 in less than 15 overs, the two handled the spinners with ease, rode their luck against the medium-pacers and capitalised on the attacking fields that were set. Despite the stutters, the victory came with a sense of inevitability and India will travel to Bangalore knowing how tough it is to beat a team when they’re on a roll. Just as Sri Lanka.

India
Virender Sehwag c Prince b Ntini 1 (1 for 1)
Mohammad Kaif lbw b Pollock 1 (4 for 2)
Sachin Tendulkar c Boucher b Pollock 3 (5 for 3)
Rahul Dravid b Nel 8 (34 for 4)
Gautam Gambhir c Boucher b Ntini 1 (35 for 5)
Irfan Pathan b Botha 46 (110 for 6)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni run-out (Nel/Boucher) 17 (159 for 7)
Ajit Agarkar c Kemp b Nel 21 (198 for 8)
Yuvraj Singh run-out (Kallis) 103 (227 for 9)
South AfricaAB de Villiers lbw b Agarkar 7 (32 for 1)
Justin Ontong c Dravid b Agarkar 11 (76 for 2)
Graeme Smith b RP Singh 48 (76 for 3)
Ashwell Prince c Sehwag b Harbhajan 46 (165 for 4)
Boucher c Dravid b Tendulkar 2 (168 for 5)

On Friday, the Zimbabwe selectors will name the team to take on England in five one-day internationals. Steven Price takes a closer look at some players who should make it to the 15-man squad based on perfomances in the Faithwear one-day competition Tatenda Taibu The Zimbabwe skipper scored an unbeaten 121 against Matabeleland in the first match but he is leading a troubled Mashonaland side and that has adversely affected his performances. He has scored only 17 runs in the last two matches but is a class act and should do better.Mark Vermeulen The Matabeleland top-order batsman has finally got his head right and has led by example with scores of 75 against Mashonaland, 91 against Manicaland and 105 against Namibia, giving him an average of 90.33. His form on the international scene had plunged alarmingly and it is good to see him scoring runs. Christopher Mpofu The tall Matabeleland pace bowler has been magnificent in the three matches for his province. He picked up 6 for 42 against Mashonaland in the first game and never looked back – his tally now stands at 11 in the competition. He is surely putting into practice the tips he got from Damien Fleming at the Commonwealth Bank for Excellence in Brisbane where he was attached for a month. Gavin Ewing He only played two Tests for Zimbabwe before the crisis broke out and should be given a chance in the shorter version of the game. He scored 56 not out against Mashonaland, his batting average stands at 93.00, and he has proved effective with his offspin which has gained him five wickets. He can make the team as an allrounder.Brendan Taylor He is part of a troubled Mashonaland side and that has seen him score 66 runs with a high score 52 but is certainly capable of doing better.Kuda Samunderu The youngster has been in good form, from the first game when he scored 43 against Matabeleland, he has an average of 37.00 in the three matches.Stuart Matsikenyeri He has been the outstanding batsman for Manicaland with an average of 69.50 and a high of 80 not out – hopefully he can transform that onto the international scene.Vusumuzi Sibanda In great form for his province with a high score of 64, he is the best in a team of average players with a batting avarage of 45.50. He is another player who has failed to replicate form for his province onto the international scene.Other players who have an outside chance of being picked are the Matabeleland top order trio of Tinashe Hove, Terrence Duffin and Wisdom Siziba and the Midlands bowling trio of Ian Nicholson, Innocent Chinyoka and Hillary Matanga.

Despite his success in picking up five wickets during South Africa’s famous victory at Lord’s, Andrew Hall has been given special permission to play for Worcestershire in their C&G Trophy semi-final against Lancashire on Saturday.Hall played an important part in South Africa’s one-day squad, but signed for Worcestershire after he had originally been left out of the Test side. But when Jacques Kallis was ruled out of the second Test following the death of his father, Hall was drafted in and proved an immediate success.South Africa were initially reluctant to allow Hall to play in the match against Lancashire, but they had a change of heart after being contacted by Worcestershire’s director of cricket Tom Moody.”Tom Moody has spoken with our coach Eric Simons and they have agreed on that position as regards Hall," said a South Africa spokesman. “We’re going to release him for Saturday’s game. He will be available to play for Worcestershire in their semi-final."”It’s great news for us," said Moody. "It means we can go into the game with Lancashire at full strength. I would like to thank South Africa for their help in this matter.”

Struggling first to bowl Haryana out early, Services then compoundedtheir bad performance by collapsing to 219/6 by the close of play onDay Two of their Ranji Trophy league match at Faridabad.Resuming at 275/8, their overnight score, Haryana added 72 vital runsfor the loss of the last two wickets, finally being bowled out for347. Services started off strongly, with PMS Reddy (77) and K Chawda(33) put on 103 runs for the first wicket.Haryana came back into the game with the help of twin strikes from SVidyut as he removed first Chawda and Reddy. Amit Mishra and Vidyuttook two and three wickets respectively, destroying Services’ toporder.By stumps, Services were down six wickets for only 219, with onlySarabjit Singh contributing substantially. CD Thomson and SachinNadkarni were unbeaten on 13 and 12 respectively.

Goa 239 (Misal 106, Jadeja 3-41) and 299 for 7 dec. (Asnodkar 104, Kauthankar 58, Makvana 3-85) drew with Saurashtra 258 (Barot 56, Rituraj 5-70) and 223 for 5 (Barot 93, Jackson 55, Yadav 3-52)
ScorecardAvi Barot struck fifties in both innings but it was insufficient to take Saurashtra to their fifth successive win•BCCI

Late wickets halted Saurashtra’s quest to secure their fifth successive win, as they eventually settled for a draw against Goa in Rajkot. Saurashtra, who were set a target of 281, were placed at 223 for 5 when both captains decided no result would be possible.But the scenario was drastically different in the afternoon as Avi Barot (93) and Sheldon Jackson (55) built on the good work done by Sagar Jogiyani (44) as Saurashtra’s brisk scoring rate ensured they were primed for six points. But the wickets of Barot and Jackson brought about a breakdown in momentum, with the lower-middle order unable to get the ball off the square against the turning ball. Amit Yadav, the offspinner, had the best figures for Goa (3 for 52).The day began with Goa on the attack, trying to build their lead towards 300 before forcing an end to the innings. They began well courtesy Dheeraj Jadhav (50*) and Snehal Kauthankar (58), but a slew of late wickets resulted in a declaration just before lunch. But all that, in the end, amounted to a solitary point that left Goa scrapping for a mid-table position.
ScorecardMore than half the day was lost due to bad light as the match ended in a stalemate, with both sides having to settle for one point each in Dharamsala. Services, who resumed on 344 for 3 in response to Himachal’s 531, lost overnight centurions Rajat Paliwal (107) and Yashpal Singh (115) early as Himachal entertained hopes of taking a lead. But they were denied, first by Vikas Hathwala (38) and Khalid Ahmed (35*), and then by bad light as Services were on 448 for 8 when the light that forced players off the field failed to improve before the cut-off time.The match will be remembered for Paras Dogra’s 227 that allowed him to equal Ajay Sharma’s record for most double centuries (7) in Ranji history.
ScorecardSandeep Warrier, the pacer, took six wickets as Kerala nipped out a 110-run lead over Tripura in Mallapuram, before Rohan Prem drove the game forward with an aggressive unbeaten 72 to set up a declaration on 117 for 4. Needing 228 to win in little over a session, Tripura were on 52 for no loss when bad light ended play early as the hosts walked away with three points.During the course of his unbeaten 72, Prem, the captain, also overtook Shreyas Iyer to become the leading run-getter this season after six rounds.
ScorecardIan Dev Singh’s 126 was the lone bright spark for Jammu & Kashmir after they were made to follow-on by Jharkhand in Jamshedpur. The visitors, who were bowled out for 309 in response to Jharkhand’s 551 for 8, achieved largely on the back of centuries from Ishan Kishan and Anand Singh, were 265 for 4 when the captains shook hands.Ian Dev’s efforts were complemented first by opener Shubham Khajuria (77), and then later by Mithun Mahnas, who made 50 to go with his 98 in the first innings. J&K are languishing at the sixth spot, while Jharkhand are only a shade better at No. 5.

Promising Leeds United centre-back Leo Hjelde could miss the rest of the 2021/22 season through injury, according to expert Ben Dinnery.

The Lowdown: Injury setback for Hjelde

The 18-year-old is seen as a hugely exciting youngster at Elland Road, with his former Ross County manager John Hughes describing him as a ‘fantastic’ addition for the Whites upon signing him.

Hjelde has only made three appearances for Leeds this season and unfortunately he has suffered a severe setback, having picked up a leg injury against Everton.

It remains to be seen if the Norwegian will require surgery but the current situation doesn’t look positive.

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The Latest: Expert makes worrying claim over Hjelde injury

Speaking to Football Insider, injury expert Dinnery even hinted that Hjelde’s season could be over, especially if surgery is needed. He outlined:

“We don’t have a definitive diagnosis here, so we’re trying to read between the lines. In terms of the mechanism, it happened quite late in the game. Based on what we’ve seen in the past, it could be related to his meniscus.

“If that’s the case, they will try to manage it conservatively in this three-week period. The other option is surgical intervention, which is a real possibility.

“We’re two-thirds of the way through the season. Once you go under the knife, the expectation is that you can be three or four months out.

“If it is the meniscus, they will try it for that three-week period. If there’s a chance he can play again this season, great. But the reality is that, if you’re going to go under the knife, the focus is going to be getting ready for pre-season.”

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The Verdict: Don’t rush him back

It is vital that Leeds handle the teenager with care in his current situation, ensuring that he isn’t rushed back as it could potentially aggravate the problem further down the line.

The Norwegian is not in a situation where he is desperately needed by Marcelo Bielsa at the moment, having been used sparingly by the manager, and the most important thing is ensuring that he recovers fully.

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If that means Hjelde doesn’t return until next season, so be it, and he should be viewed as someone who can be a star in the future, rather than an inexperienced head who is thrown into the intense glare of Leeds’ current Premier League relegation battle.

In other news, another candidate has emerged in the race to potentially replace Bielsa. Read more here.

The inaugural tournament of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) – the ICL 20 20 Indian Championship – will be held between November 30 and December 16 at the Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium in Panchkula, Chandigarh.The announcement was made at the ICL’s executive board meeting in Chennai. The tournament will consist of 20 Twenty20 matches, and will culminate with the final on December 16, preceded by the playoff matches for 3rd/4th and 5th/6th place.”The ICL 20 20 Indian Championship will be held as promised, later next month at Chandigarh. We are working hard to deliver a very exciting tournament for the Indian viewers,” Kapil Dev, the chairman of the ICL’s executive board, said. “I am confident that the public in this country will witness for the first time a fully professionally run and organised extravaganza of cricket.”The ICL, launched by the Essel Group, has signed players such as Brian Lara, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Lance Klusener, Nicky Boje, Damien Martyn, Deep Dasgupta and Dinesh Mongia. Mohammad Yousuf had joined as well, but opted out ahead of Pakistan’s home series against South Africa.The dates for the tournament clash with India’s home Test series against Pakistan.

Michael Vaughan spent a full day in the field but no one was able to ask him how it went © Getty Images

What on earth is Michael Vaughan doing in this England team? That was the question that everyone was asking at the end of an inconclusive day at the WACA, but it was one that Vaughan himself was not permitted to answer. England’s injured captain emerged unscathed (we believe) from his first day in the team since the tour of India in February, and even took charge for a two-over spell when Andrew Strauss had to leave the field. But to what end, no-one was quite able to fathom.Instead, after requests for a post-match interview were turned down by the ECB, it was left to Sajid Mahmood to speak on Vaughan’s behalf. “He’s still vocal, still his usual self. It’s good to have him back,” said Mahmood, who produced a decent but inconclusive spell of 2 for 61 and spent most of his time fielding various enquiries about the form and fitness of a man he has never played under in Test cricket.It’s becoming a recurring theme on this trip, because Vaughan’s presence in Australia is veering towards the supernatural. He’s the captain without a voice, the minister without portfolio, the familiar face among the anonymous rookies of the ECB Academy. And the harder the ECB attempt to play down his presence, the more they stir their own pot of innuendo.And so, we ask again, what on earth is Vaughan doing in this match? It’s a reasonable question and it deserved a reasonable answer, especially given Duncan Fletcher’s suggestion to the BBC yesterday. “There’s not enough cricket between now and the third, fourth and fifth Tests,” said Fletcher, “especially cricket where he has to stay in the field for a long time, probably two days standing on that leg, and for a long innings. So until he can do that and he’s confident in his knee we won’t consider Michael Vaughan.”So here instead, courtesy of the ECB, is Mahmood’s take on the situation: “He was a huge success in the Ashes last year, and to have him back in the field was great for the lads.” So, given that all we are can to do is speculate, Vaughan must be out there geeing up a dispirited side and getting them back on track for the last three Tests. I bet that’ll do wonders for Andrew Flintoff’s sapping morale. After all, leading by inspiration is meant to be his one true talent as a captain.Make no mistake, Vaughan deserves sympathy for his plight and admiration for his refusal to bow to what has long seemed the inevitable. Like Jonny Wilkinson, his rise and fall is a tale lifted straight from a Greek tragedy – the glory of his finest hour giving way instantly to pain, suffering and recriminations. But there is a time and a place for such a public show of single-mindedness, and right here, right now – on the eve of England’s make-or-break moment in an Ashes series – is emphatically neither.Before the tour began, those in the know – most of whom are in and around the press box and the England camp – were scoffing at the prospect of Vaughan making an Ashes comeback. Many in fact questioned whether he would ever be seen on a cricket field again. Now, however, who knows what we are to believe. England have already shown themselves to be obsessively fixated with the team of 2005. Is it really so improbable that Vaughan is about to be parachuted into the fray?

Sajid Mahmood on Vaughan: ‘To have him back in the field was great for the lads’ © Getty Images

After all, the damage has already been done on this trip. Mahmood, Chris Read and Monty Panesar were whipped out of a winning side and left to simmer on the sidelines, smarting at such a public show of no-confidence from an administration that remains perversely loyal to its non-playing captain. “It’s been frustrating,” admitted Mahmood today, just as Panesar admitted to Cricinfo on Thursday and Read to anyone within earshot. Panesar’s display today was remarkable – it was skill blended with relief blended with fury when he snatched his jumper back after an appeal was turned down. His desperation to impress seemed to dent some of his unbridled love for the game. And that is as sad as it is wrong.Vaughan is not a quitter. That much is abundantly clear, and so there is a perverse logic in having him hanging around so close to this Ashes squad, so close to their final, final, chance. But that’s all it is. Perverse. In days gone by, before he lost faith in the men at his disposal, Fletcher would have backed his captain to the hilt – publicly, privately, and everywhere in between. And by captain, I mean Flintoff, who had to reiterate last week that he had been put in charge for all five Tests, and not Vaughan. Just in case Fletcher has forgotten.Instead, Fletcher has thrown a hospital pass to his active captain by blaming him, through a mysterious source at The Daily Mail, for the selection disasters at Brisbane and Adelaide. Rumours, rumours. But now, what’s this we read today? ” It was the right choice to make [Freddie] captain and I’m not sure if he’s getting the side he wants,” said a certain Shane Warne in his Times column today.Shane Who? Amid all the bickering, the struggle for the Ashes seems to have been forgotten. But at least we now know that Mahmood “put the ball in good areas” and “felt in good rhythm in the nets”. All hope is not yet lost.

Bennett King: Not backward in coming forward to defend his players © Getty Images

Bennett King, the West Indies coach, defended his cricketers against claims by Michael Holding, former fast bowling great, of an attitude problem, just days before the opening Test against Australia.Holding has criticised the current touring party, accusing the squad of not focusing on cricket and on representing the West Indies. He said the attitude problem would lead to the Caribbean tourists being demolished in all three Tests against Australia. The West Indies have not won a Test in Australia since February 1997.Holding said, “I’m concerned about their general focus. They aren’t focused on their game enough, they aren’t focused on representing the Windies enough.”Holding, in Australia as a television commentator on the series, pointed to the disciplining of fast bowler Tino Best last week over a training incident as an example of the lax attitude within the squad.But King stood up for his players and questioned Holding’s knowledge of the contemporary Windies squad.”He’s not privy to the group now I don’t think,” King told a lunch. “The group actually works really hard and I think publicly they’re getting more acceptance.”The more things they do right publicly, I think the better they’ll be accepted as well.”King, who came to the West Indies job last year after coaching stints with Queensland and the Australian Cricket Academy, said his squad was happy, competitive and dedicated.”I think you’ll see a change in their fortunes sometime, but certainly it’s quite young in their development.”The West Indies had the better of Queensland in their four-day warm-up match ahead of Thursday’s Test with the Queenslanders having to scramble to get a draw after the tourists amassed 612 in their only innings.King said Marlon Samuels had improved his Test selection chances by scoring a first-innings double century and taking five wickets with his off-spinners. Wavell Hinds will definitely miss the Brisbane Test with a broken finger, opening up the opportunity for Samuels.King said he expected key batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan to overcome a knee injury while Daren Powell and batting superstar Brian Lara, both suffering various niggles, would also be fit to play.