Irfan takes encouragement from Yusuf

Yusuf Pathan, who has made a stain with his volatile batting, has also made a feeling on his brother Irfan, who now needs to follow in his footsteps.

The younger of the two Pathans said he hoped to duplicate the presentation of his brother, who made a quick-fire 47 next to Deccan Chargers for Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday night ten ways to being named Man of the Match.

"Hopefully my parents will also be praying for me, when I'm on the earth," he said.
"I'm surely looking for better performance from myself and its departing to happen. There has been some perfection with my bowling and batting in the IPL matches so distant and I will like to do more. The more balls I face and more balls I bowl in the matches I am going to get better and better."

"If I stay playing well and do what I'm at best... presentation will come," the Delhi Daredevils players said adding that he wished to move ahead by taking one pace at a time and not putting too much force on himself.

Thursday sees Delhi play Deccan Chargers, and Pathan said the game would be an motivating contest. "Deccan Chargers and we both haven't done that well," he said. "We want to make certain that we play really well next to the Chargers.

"Obviously, we haven't completed well as a team so far in the IPL this period. There are still five more matches to go and if we play well in these entire matches and win, we will still qualify and if that doesn't happen we still require making sure that we are playing for our pride," he added.

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Andre Botha announce retirement

Ireland Andre Botha has announced his international retirement.

The 35-year-old, who appears in the past two World Cups and made 141 appearance for his country, called time after stressed with damage in recent seasons.

"I have specified this matter serious and long thought, but eventually have come to the end that the time is right now," said Botha, who was controlled to just two games at the recent World Cup because of wound.

"I can declare you it's a substance I haven't taken frivolously, but sometimes your body makes up your mind for you." Botha has been a key figure in Ireland's new appearance on the world phase and took two for five in their significant victory over Pakistan at the 2007 World Cup.

In all he made 42 one-day international appearance, claiming 42 wickets at 27 while also averaging 19.58 with the bat. "Andre has been an essential part of this Irish team's success since his first appearance way back in 2001," Coach Phil Simmons said.

"He will be deeply missed, not only for his smartly disguised slower balls or his trademark square cuts, but for his total devotion to the cause and the team. "His courage ongoing to stand for Ireland with the dissimilar injury he's endure over the last pair of years has been unbelievable, and shows just what a big heart he has."

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Mumbai Win Pune Warriors by 21 Runs

Mumbai Indians 160 for 7 (Suman 36, Rahul 2-7) beat Pune Warriors 139 for 7 (Pandey 59, Malinga 3-25) by 21 runs

Pune Warriors India's unhappy form sustained as they succumb to their seventh without delay loss in a 21-run beat to Mumbai Indians. Mumbai were at first grateful to back-end cameos from Tirumalasetti Suman (36) and Kieron Pollard (28) for stretch their total to 160, after starting the 16th over at just 97.

They fare much better with the ball - Lasith Malinga took three for 25 - as Pune stutter to 84 for four and ultimately ran out of overs to play in spite of Manish Pandey's 59 off 47 balls and Robin Uthappa's 34. Sent in to bat, Aiden Blizzard could not make the most of his recollect, out early for just six, but Captain Sachin Tendulkar and Ambati Rayudu (27) help Mumbai keep a stable grip.

It desirable a headfirst catch from Jesse Ryder to send away Tendulkar for 24 after a 40-run stand, and skipper Yuvraj Singh had a second in his after that over as Rayudu holed out to long-off. Rohit Sharma was next to depart, follow a few overs later by Suman, whose brave 36 integrated three boundaries and as many sixes.

Pollard then provides the late firework with his 21-ball salvo - he was dismissing on the final ball - as Mumbai picked up 46 off the last three overs. Pune's batting was nervous at the start as Ryder departed first ball to Harbhajan Singh and Graeme Smith was oust in the fourth over by Munaf Patel's bouncer.

Pandey attempt to keep Pune in the chase but establish little support at the other end, as Abhishek Jhunjhunwala (10) and Yuvraj (20) fell to Pollard and Malinga in that order. Pandey ultimately got to his half-century in 43 deliveries courtesy of a few big hits late on, but Malinga's 19th-over double hit detached him and Mithun Manhas as Pune fell short having reach 139.

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Hussey lead Chennai Win by Chasing

Chennai Super Kings 149 for 2 (Hussey 79*, Raina 61) hit Rajasthan Royals 147 for 6 (Dravid 66, Watson 32, Jakati 2-22) by eight wickets

Mike Hussey and Suresh Raina strike half-centuries to direct Chennai to an eight-wicket triumph next to the Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday.

Batting first, experienced person Rahul Dravid (66) imprinted an 86-run opening stand with Shane Watson (32), but Rajasthan were limited to 147 for six thanks to two wickets each from Albie Morkel and Shadab Jakati.

Chennai misplaced Murali Vijay (five) early on, but Raina (61) and Hussey (79) joint for a mammoth 137 runs to make sure a Chennai Supper Kings win in 18.4 overs and uphold their five-match victorious home record.

Dravid lead the Royals' early charge - cracking nine boundaries to reach 50 in 37 balls - as he and Watson meted out extraordinary action to a bland Chennai spin attack.

Ironically, it was turn that brings Chennai back into the match as Watson fell to Jakati, who also get rid of Johan Botha (eight) after Ravichandran Ashwin had snap up Ashok Menaria (two).

Dravid was ultimately wedged out attempt a slog off Suraj Randiv, and while Ross Taylor added 20 vital runs, Morkel dismiss him and Ajinkya Rahane (four) culminate in a Doug Bollinger final over that yield just seven.

In reply, Raina and Hussey help Chennai overcome the near the beginning loss of Vijay and kept them in cruise control all through. Both reach their half-centuries in the 13th over and made full use of the measured pitch to smash 11 boundaries between them.

Only skippers Shane Warne maintain a tight line to keep the necessity at a run a ball going into the last five overs. Siddharth Trivedi's bouncer had Raina trapped by Johan Botha but it was for naught as Hussey hit the charming boundary to round things off.

TEAMS

Chennai: M Vijay, MEK Hussey, SK Raina, MS Dhoni (captain & WK), JA Morkel, S Badrinath, S Anirudha, R Ashwin, DE Bollinger, SB Jakati, S Randiv

Rajasthan: SR Watson, R Dravid, J Botha, AL Menaria, LRPL Taylor, AM Rahane, SK Warne (captain), ND Doshi, STR Binny, DH Yagnik (WK), SK Trivedi

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Pride still at chance as Windies break duck

The rot has been stopped by West Indies, although it was quite a mix up to get crossways the line. Thanks to Dwayne Bravo's planned six over midwicket in the fourth ODI in Barbados, the Windies did just sufficient to slip in front of the Duckworth-Lewis calculation before the space opened two deliveries later. However, had the match left the full 50-over detachment, Pakistan would have been confident of defensive their total of 248 for 9, the highest yet recorded in a low-scoring series.

The score line now stands at 3-1 in its place of 4-0, and though it's not sufficient to get them back into the series, it is however an important crumb of calm for a team that had not beaten senior Test opponent for the best part of two years. Their eight-wicket victory at Kingston in June 2009 was the previous such time, so the chance to scrape the score line back to 3-2, with the two-Test succession to follow, is not one that have to to be sniff at.

Pakistan, however, look for the instant to be an enviably established unit - and given their new history, that debatably says more about West Indies' current disorder than no matter which else, even if their chief selector Mohsin Khan is receiving prepared to rock their boat ahead of the Test series. The equanimity shown by Mohammad Hafeez in his second ODI hundred, and by Asad Shafiq in their 153-run stand for the second wicket, set the tone for what should have been a frightening total, until Devendra Bishoo's wiles derail the latter stages of the innings.

There are clear signs of life in the West Indies squad, with Bishoo's enthusiasm matched by Lendl Simmons' early ambush, in which he belt a 36-ball half-century to push their rain-affected run-chase. But as the remember of Ramnaresh Sarwan confirmed, not to declare the ongoing issues nearby Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the changing of the guard in the Caribbean looks set to be a messy and extended affair. Better times may lie ahead, but one dead-rubber win can barely be taken as verification of a new dawn.

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