Afghanistan have received a boost after a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the development of Afghanistan cricket ahead of the 2015 World Cup. The PCB will provide technical and professional support, including game-education programmes, coaching courses, skill and performance analysis, and basic...
Zimbabwe surrender to Shillingford, again
West Indies 381 for 8 dec (Chanderpaul 108, Gayle 101) beat Zimbabwe 175 (Taylor 33, Shillingford 5-59) and 141 (Sibanda 35, Shillingford 5-34) by an innings and 65 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details It took just 42.2 overs on the third day for West Indies to clinch the second Test, sweep the series, win six Tests in a row and inflict another surrender to spin on Zimbabwe. The hosts promptly...
'I'm back and I plan to stay' - Shillingford
As West Indies completed an innings and 65-run victory over Zimbabwe in Dominica to wrap up the series 2-0, there were a number of milestones achieved: keeper Denesh Ramdin claimed his 150th Test dismissal, West Indies won six consecutive Tests for the first time in over two decades, and offspinner Shane Shillingford snatched the team record for the highest wicket tally in a two-match series from...
Southee cameo takes New Zealand past 400
Tea New Zealand 414 for 6 (Southee 35*, Watling 13*) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details He may not have been the man Alastair Cook envisaged making the breakthrough when he inserted New Zealand five sessions ago, but Jonathan Trott claimed a vital wicket for England on the afternoon session of the second day of the final Test in Auckland. Trott, called into the attack when Cook had...
Mar
22
Injured Smith unlikely for Benoni decider
Graeme Smith is unlikely to play a part in the fifth and final ODI against Pakistan in Benoni on Sunday due a recurrence of an ankle injury during South Africa's defeat in the fourth ODI in Durban. Smith was unable to field for a majority of Pakistan's innings due to the injury. "Graeme's chronic left ankle problem has surfaced again during this ODI series," Dr Mohammed Moosajee, South Africa's team...
Batting fightbacks on 'slow pitch' please Misbah, de Villiers
A lot of attention coming into the fourth South Africa-Pakistan ODI in Durban was centred around the pitch and subcontinental-like conditions the venue often proffers. While both captains agreed that the track was a bit slow after Pakistan's three-wicket win, South Africa's AB de Villiers said the conditions weren't that "difficult" to deal with, rather it was losing set batsmen at the wrong time...
Chanderpaul thrives on 'pretty tough day'
West Indies might have piled up a 206-run lead against Zimbabwe by the end of the second day in Dominica, but the pitch remains a tough one to bat on, according to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who scored his 28th Test century on the day. "It was a pretty tough day, hard work. You could see it was not an easy wicket to bat on," Chanderpaul said after play. "The ball was bouncing and turning a lot, and...
Fulton, Williamson lay platform
Tea New Zealand 173 for 1 (Fulton 95*, Williamson 39*) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Peter Fulton, with his highest Test score, helped New Zealand tighten their grip on the first day of the final Test in Auckland. New Zealand have only once beaten England in a Test series at home - in 1983-84 - but, going into this game with the series level at 0-0, will hope that Fulton has...
Mar
21
Kushal Perera slams triple for Colts
Kushal Janith Perera's brutal 336 from 275 deliveries for Colts Cricket Club was the highlight of round seven in the Premier League tournament, after which Panadura Cricket Club and Tamil Union remained atop the group tables. The round produced one draw and five innings victories, and the leading clubs have now pulled firmly away from those that will fight to remain in the league in the two remaining...
Lahore Lions hold off Sialkot to reach final
Lahore Lions 232 all out (Siddiq 59, Nasim 55*, Bhatti 3-40, Abbas 3-38) beat Sialkot Stallions 192 all out (Yousaf 40, Ashraf 4-33) by 46 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Lahore Lions beat Sialkot Stallions by 46 runs in a rain-affected match to secure a spot in the Faysal Bank One-Day Cup final, which will be at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on March 23. Saad Nasim's late unbeaten half-century...
My honesty helped earn Tendulkar's captaincy recommendation - Dhoni
MS Dhoni believes his forthrightness helped him earn a captaincy recommendation from Sachin Tendulkar. He said he received Tendulkar's backing in the matter, which was a "huge thing". "On the field, I always give my honest inputs about team strategy," Dhoni said at the launch of Sachin - The Cricketer of the Century, a book that celebrates his stellar innings. "Tendulkar and I used to discuss team...
Deadlocked sides target final flourish
Match facts Friday, March 22, Eden Park, AucklandStart time 1030 (2130 GMT previous day) Big Picture There is a Test series up for grabs in New Zealand, but England's thoughts are never far away from the important summer that lies in wait. Their hosting of the Champions Trophy offers them a chance to break their duck in a 50-over ICC tournament and then there is the little matter of back-to-back...
Mar
20
Mishra, Patel build Kenya reply
Kenya 202 for 3 (Patel 59*, Mishra 57*) trail Canada 358 by 156 runsScorecard A century partnership between Tanmay Mishra and Rakep Patel saw Kenya fightback against Canada on the second day in Dubai. At 95 for 3 Kenya were facing a sizable deficit but Mishra and Patel got together to put their side in a strong position. Both players made half-centuries with Patel's the livelier, coming in just...
Concerns over SL players' IPL 2013 stint
The participation of Sri Lanka players in the 2013 IPL, which begins on April 3, has been thrown into some doubt following political tensions in India over the treatment of Tamils in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Players' Association has raised strong concerns about the safety of Sri Lanka cricketers who will play in Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu, and officials from a couple of franchises...
Dhawan out, Raina in for Delhi Test
Suresh Raina has been called up to the India squad for the fourth Test against Australia as replacement for the injured Shikhar Dhawan, who has been ruled out for six weeks with a fractured left hand. Gautam Gambhir, who had been dropped in favour of Dhawan for the Australia Tests, was also added to the squad initially, before a blood test showed he was down with jaundice, a BCCI release said. Dhawan...
'Didn't want to break down in front of Yuvraj' - Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar has said he was scared of breaking down in front of Yuvraj Singh when he met the latter in London after his treatment in the United States for a rare germ cell cancer. Tendulkar was speaking in Delhi at the release of Yuvraj's book The Test of My Life: From Cricket to Cancer and Back, published by Random House India. "When I went to meet him in London, I was telling my wife that...
Mar
19
Sangakkara expects tough finish
Kumar Sangakkara has said Sri Lanka have tough work ahead of them on day four if they are to avoid an embarrassing score line on a Premadasa pitch that is becoming difficult to bat on. Bangladesh finished the third day 52 runs ahead with six wickets in hand, as the surface grew handier for the slow bowlers with each session. Sri Lanka had two opportunities to have the visitors at least five down...
Notts take pre-season title
Success on pre-season tours has been the precursor to good performances during the season for many counties in previous years, so Nottinghamshire can take heart from winning the Barbados T20 cup. Six counties took up the opportunity of some warm-weather practise ahead of the new season and Notts thrashed Derbyshire in the final at Kensington Oval to add this trophy to the T20 competition won in Dubai...
Bracewell to be added to New Zealand Test squad
Doug Bracewell, the New Zealand seamer, will be added to the New Zealand squad for the final Test in Auckland if he gets through Central Districts' Ford Trophy game against Canterbury on Wednesday unscathed. Bracewell missed the first two Tests against England due to a foot injury and the extent of his recovery will be tested on Wednesday. Two other members already in the Test squad, Tom Latham and...
Starc flies home for ankle surgery
Mitchell Starc will fly home from India to have surgery on his ankle and will miss the fourth and final Test in Delhi. Starc has been affected by bone spurs in his right ankle for some time and the problem was a key factor in him being rested for the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka, and while he was able to continue through the rest of the Australian summer and the Indian tour, the Australians...
Mar
18
SA stay cool to take series lead
As Shahid Afridi flayed the South African attack, memories of their last two, perhaps even three ODIs at the Wanderers came flooding back. South Africa have not won at the Bullring since February 2008, losing to Australia, India and Sri Lanka in the process. The last two were close defeats in matches which underlined South Africa's problems with pressure. Against India, South Africa were bowled...
Wellington washout keeps series square
New Zealand 254 (McCullum 69, Broad 6-51) and 162 for 2 (Williamson 55*) drew with England 465 (Trott 121, Compton 100, Prior 82)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Auckland will decide the Test series after the final day at the Basin Reserve was abandoned without a ball bowled. The final decision, which had looked likely from early morning as steady rain fell, came shortly after 2pm. The tail-end...
Watson returns to India tour
Shane Watson is to return to India in time for the fourth Test after spending a week in Australia around the birth of his first son, Will. Watson had arrived in Sydney on Tuesday, his departure from Chandigarh also coinciding with him being one of four players stood down from the Australia team for this week's third Test due to their failure to complete a task set by the coach Mickey Arthur. When...
Mar
17
Obuya, Otieno lead Kenya to 21-run win
Kenya 139 for 7 (Aga 31, Patel 2-23) beat Canada 118 (Gunasekera 38, Obuya 3-17, Otieno 3-18) by 21 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Some late hitting from Ragheb Aga and three wickets each from Collins Obuya and Elijah Oteino helped Kenya win the second T20 against Canada in Dubai and share the series 1-1. Having scored 139 after electing to bat, Kenya dismissed Canada for 118 with seven...
'Lots of fun' getting to 99 - Starc
Mitchell Starc has described his innings of 99 as "lots of fun", despite the agony of falling one run short of a Test century. Starc came within touching distance of becoming the first Australian in more than 65 years to score a Test hundred batting from No.9 or below, but instead he edged behind off Ishant Sharma. Starc smiled to himself as he walked off the field, disappointed at the missed opportunity...
'I didn't feel I rushed things' - Dhawan
As he put together his whirlwind debut century, Shikhar Dhawan had it in the back of his head that he could have been run out without facing a ball. As Mitchell Starc ran in to open the bowling in the Indian innings, the ball slipped out of his hand and fell onto the stumps at the non-striker's end. Dhawan, at that time, was a foot outside the crease. It is debatable if he had been given out had...
Williamson and Taylor lift NZ
Tea New Zealand 254 and 153 for 2 (Williamson 51*, Taylor 36*) trail England 465 by 58 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Cyclone Sandra wiped out the afternoon session at Basin Reserve to undermine England's attempts to force a victory in the second Test. Even before the rain made its long-heralded arrival over lunch, the going was tough for England as New Zealand batted resiliently on...
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