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Facing flak for mulling use of undercover agents posing as bookies,the ICC has said it was just a suggestion.

Undercover agents just a thought: Lorgat

Mumbai: Facing flak for mulling use of undercover agents posing as bookies,the ICC has said it was just a suggestion. Its not a plan at the moment. There was a lot of suggestion that was going on. One such suggestion was to consider some sort of undercover player that would ensure the players report what they are obliged to do, ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said.

SA make 399

Benoni: JP Duminy and AB de Villiers made centuries and shared a record 219-run partnership as South Africa racked up 399-6 against struggling Zimbabwe in the final one-dayer. De Villiers recorded his fifth ODI century this year and second in a row against Zimbabwe before eventually falling for 109. Duminy made an ODI career-best 129 from 117 balls,with seven fours and four sixes. South Africa leads the series 2-0.

Brief score: South Africa 399/6 in 50 overs JP Duminy 129,AB de Villiers 109

Ponting keen on Lee,Tait

Melbourne: Ricky Ponting considers Brett Lee as a big player who,along with pace colleagues Shaun Tait and Mitchell Johnson,can help Australia win their fourth consecutive World Cup title. Lets hope he Lee is ready to go. He could be a big player for us in the World Cup, Ponting was quoted as saying by The Australian.

Rains may play spoilsport

Panaji: Rains may play spoilsport for the third India-Australia ODI to be played at here on Sunday. Meteorological department have said that rains are likely to occur in next 48 hours in several parts of the state.

ICC,Castrol partnership

Mumbai: The ICC has named Castrol as its official performance partner for the next five years. ICC has entered into an agreement which awards Castrol a worldwide rights package from 2010 to 2015,including the 2011 World Cup.

RP Singh wrecks Railways

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Jaipur: India medium-pacer RP Singh 5/8 helped Uttar Pradesh prevail over Railways by 10 runs in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Central Zone T20 league. Chasing 166,Railways could only manage 155 for nine in their 20 overs. It was the second-best spell in the competition with figures of 4-1-8-5 to help UP register their first win.

Brief scores: UP 165/5 T Srivastava 40,RP Srivastava 36,R Shukla 36; K Sharma 1/6,S Bangar 1/22,M Kartik 1/15; Railways: 155/9 S Khanolkar 61,JP Yadav 30; RP Singh 5/8.