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England and New Zealand 'tie' thrilling ODI
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori took one run when two were needed from the last ball of the match to leave his team 340 for seven in reply to England's 340 for six
- Staff Reporter
- Published: 11:49 February 20, 2008
Napier: New Zealand Jamie How scored a maiden century, a classy 139, but was run out one ball and two runs from the end of New Zealand's fourth limited-overs cricket international against England, leaving the match to finish in a thrilling tie yesterday.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori took one run when two were needed from the last ball of the match to leave his team 340 for seven in reply to England's 340 for six, the second tie between the teams in one-day internationals.
The result keeps alive the five-match series, which concludes in Christchurch on Saturday. New Zealand leads 2-1 but England can square the series if it wins the last match at Lancaster Park.
Dhoni fetches whopping $1.5 million in IPL auction
Mumbai Indian skipper Mahendra Dhoni attracted the highest price of US$1.5 million (euro1.02 million) in the first round of bidding yesterday for the lucrative Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition.
Dhoni was bought by the Chennai team for the first three years of the IPL, a city focused team featuring eight teams. Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist attracted the next highest bid - US$700,000 (euro474,833.81) from Hyderabad, while Sri Lanka's ace spinner Muttiah Muralitharan went to Chennai for US$600,000 (euro407,000.41).
These players were among the six 'A' list cricketers or 'marquee players' who were pegged as the biggest draw and started the bidding session at a seafront Mumbai hotel.
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