With India and Pakistan set to face-off in a bilateral series for the first time in five years, Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore is excited. On the opening day of Pakistan's preparatory camp in Lahore, he said he is 'very keen to play the series' and take on the challenge of playing India in India. "India v Pakistan in India is not going to be an easy one, particularly with the added interest of the neighbours...
MCC Royal Charter eases financial fears
MCC has been granted a Royal Charter, so easing the fears of its members that they could become liable should the club's redevelopment plans ever run into financial difficulties. The charter, which comes into effect in July next year, is awarded by the Queen on the advice of the Privy Council and alters MCC's status from that of unincorporated association to become a body incorporated by royal charter....
Delhi target outright win with four quicks
As the winter in Delhi begins to bite, its Ranji Trophy team has decided it must do the same - with a bullet. With only two matches left and 11 miserable points from six matches, Delhi will attempt to bring all their powers of purpose down on Maharashtra from Saturday at the Roshanara Club in north Delhi. Those powers begin with the fortuitous occurrence of a home ground going into preparation lockdown...
Hussey and Wade steer steady Australia
Lunch Australia 5 for 364 (Hussey 66*, Wade 31*) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Michael Hussey continued his productive summer with a half-century that kept Australia on track for a very healthy first-innings total against Sri Lanka. In a session shortened by rain, the Australians added 65 to their overnight score and went to lunch on 5 for 364, with Hussey on 66 and Matthew...
Dec
13
Eagles, Rhinos clinch easy wins
Mashonaland Eagles 182 for 2 (Matsikenyeri 77, Raza 46) beat Mountaineers 179 for 9 (S Masakadza 52*, H Masakadza 49) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details A 102-run partnership between opener Stuart Matsikenyeri and No. 4 Sikandar Raza sealed Mashonaland Eagles' eight-wicket win over Mountaineers in Harare. This was after their collective bowling effort helped restrict Mountaineers...
Shakib ties knot with US-based girl
Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has married Umme Ahmed Shishir, a US-based software engineer, in Dhaka on Wednesday. The private ceremony was held at a five-star hotel where the couple completed their Akhd, the Islamic marriage formality. The media wasn't allowed inside the hotel, and when the couple arrived to find photographers and cameramen trying to capture them, it resulted in a melee....
Sri Lanka seek first win in Australia
Match facts December 14-18, Bellerive OvalStart time 1030 (2330 GMT) Big Picture For Australian cricket fans, it will be difficult not to think that the main course has been served before the entrée. The battle with South Africa for the No.1 Test ranking has come and gone, all before the most popular part of Australia's international cricket season, the Christmas and New Year period. But as...
Jayawardene to step down as captain after tour
Mahela Jaywardene has confirmed he will step down from the captaincy at the end of Sri Lanka's tour of Australia - a move he had hinted at for some months now. Jayawardene's second stint at the helm began in January, when he was called in to replace Tillakaratne Dilshan, and he committed to a 12-month tenure, which expires at the end of the current tour. The second Twenty20 at the MCG on January 28...
Dec
12
Services maintain lead at top
Services 473 (Yashpal 166*, Chaterjee 103, Jakati 4-100) and 99 for 2 (Gupta 62*, Bandekar 1-7) drew with Goa 381 (Asnodkar 83, Shukla 78, Yashpal 4-12)Scorecard Services dismissed the last five Goa batsmen in time to take the points for first-innings lead in Porvorim and maintain their position at the top of the Group C table. They broke the 119-run fourth-wicket partnership between Ravikant Shukla...
Vinay bullish about reaching quarters
It took five games for a struggling Karnataka to get their first win of the season, but with only 11 points on the board their captain Vinay Kumar is bullish about making the quarter-finals, if they can make the most of their three remaining games. Playing in familiar surroundings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, Karnataka picked up six points from their victory over Delhi on Tuesday which...
India will come out fighting, warns Swann
Graeme Swann has urged caution ahead of England's final Test against India, warning that the hosts will be desperate for a victory in Nagpur that would tie the series. Back-to-back wins in Mumbai and Kolkata have put England on the verge of their first series victory in India since 1984-85 and, while Swann expects to play a prominent role alongside Monty Panesar on another spin-friendly pitch, he...
Brad Young signs with Adelaide Strikers
Brad Young has become the latest veteran spinner to join the Big Bash League after signing with the Adelaide Strikers. Young, 39, has been confirmed as the team's replacement for his fellow left-arm orthodox bowler Jon Holland, who will miss the entire BBL season while recovering from shoulder surgery. Young played six one-day internationals for Australia in 1998 and 1999, and he also took a hat-trick...
Dec
11
Tiwary ruled out for six weeks
Manoj Tiwary has been ruled out of action for at least six weeks after suffering a back injury in the Ranji Trophy. The injury means he will miss the Twenty20 series against England, the visit of Pakistan and could struggle to be in contention for the ODIs against England in January. Tiwary, the 27-year-old Bengal captain who had been named in India's 15-man squad for the England T20s, picked up...
Sammy disappointed despite T20 win
The West Indies captain Darren Sammy admitted that their goal ahead of the Bangladesh tour had not been fulfilled after they won two out of the three formats. Their win in the one-off Twenty20 international ensured they left in good spirits, but the ODI series loss was still hurting the visitors. "We won the same amount of series as we did last year so we haven't achieved what we set out to do,"...
Kaneria's ban appeal adjourned
Danish Kaneria's appeal against the lifetime ban given to him by the ECB was adjourned in London on Monday and is unlikely to resume until the New Year. The adjournment came following legal submissions from both sides and a new date for the hearing will be agreed in due course. Mervyn Westfield was not present on Monday. Kaneria was punished by an ECB disciplinary panel in June for his role in...
Gooch predicts Cook's best still to come
As if the last couple of weeks have not contained enough bad news for India, Graham Gooch had a little more for them: as far as Gooch is concerned, the best of Alastair Cook is yet to come. Cook's batting has been one of the major differences between the teams this series. In three Tests, he has contributed three centuries and his tally of runs - 548 at an average of 109.60 - is more than Sachin...
Dec
10
Hafeez spins Lahore Lions to title
Lahore Lions 154 for 7 (Jamshed 42, Adil 3-23) beat Faisalabad Wolves 121 for 8 (Hafeez 4-11) by 33 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mohammad Hafeez's economical and incisive spell bowled Lahore Lions to a comprehensive victory against Faisalabad Wolves in the final of the Faysal Bank T-20, and potentially secured them a place in the Champions League T20 next year. Chasing a target of...
Masakadza's record haul skittles Tuskers
A six-wicket haul from Shingi Masakadza led Mountaineers to a 30-run win against Matabeleland Tuskers at Mutare Sports Club. The performance - 6 for 16 - was Masakadza's best in domestic T20s and the fifth best in all T20 cricket. Defending 136, Tendai Chatara struck the first blow for Mountaineers, dismissing Moeen Ali for 1 in the second over. In the third, Masakadza had the captain Gavin Ewing...
Khulna champions after narrow win
Khulna Division became National Cricket League champions by beating Rajshahi Division by 33 runs in a low-scoring game in Bogra. The win put them on 40 points, ten ahead of Dhaka Division, who can't catch up even though they are poised to thrash Barisal Division in Rajshahi. It is Khulna's third NCL triumph after winning the tournament in 2002-03 and 2007-08. Rajshahi had a shot at victory after...
Birt, Shah blow Heat away
Hobart Hurricanes 2 for 175 (Birt 57*) beat Brisbane Heat 6 for 172 (Christian 49, Gulbis 3-29) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details A half-century from Travis Birt and some crisp hitting from Owais Shah helped Hobart Hurricanes to a comfortable two-wicket win over Brisbane Heat at the Gabba. Birt and Shah combined for a 95-run partnership in less than nine overs, as the hosts'...
Dec
09
Meth, Mpofu lead Tuskers to close win
Matabeleland Tuskers 211 for 7 (Ali 48, Williams 48, Chatara 3-34) beat Mountaineers 210 (Sauramba 40, Mpofu 4-43) by nine runs (D/L method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details An all-round effective bowling performance by Matabeleland Tuskers took them to a close nine-run win against Mountaineers in a rain-shortened contest at Mutare Sports Club. Chasing 220, Mountaineers were seven down for 164 when...
Ranji spectators turned away in Bangalore
While domestic matches in India are not known to fill seats in stadiums in the bigger cities, the first day of the Karnataka-Delhi Ranji Trophy match in Bangalore actually had the few spectators who showed up turned away; security has been tightened around the Chinnaswamy Stadium in the lead-up to the Twenty20 between India and Pakistan on December 25. A top Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA)...
J&K, Kerala even on record-breaking day
Kerala 0 for 0 v Jammu and Kashmir 215 (Dev Singh 117*, Shahid 8-51)Scorecard On a strange day in which two players single-handedly dominated the bowling and batting for their respective sides, and in doing so, created history, Jammu and Kashmir played out an evenly-contested first day against hosts Kerala. Opener Ian Dev Singh scored an unbeaten century, becoming the second J&K batsman to...
'We deserved to win this ODI series' - Mushfiqur
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has said his team earned the 3-2 ODI series victory over West Indies through skill and by building up towards peak form over the past four weeks. The coming together of all three departments in the crucial final game of the series, albeit with some major scares along the way, he said, was what made the difference for Bangladesh. "We deserved to win this ODI series,...
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