Delhi 191 for 3 (Gambhir 64, Manhas 60*, Javed 2-36) trail Mumbai 324 (Lad 74, Awana 5-72) by 133 runsScorecard Despite the traditional rivalry between Mumbai and Delhi, the Ranji Trophy Group A tie between the arch rivals was more significant for the three biggest players featuring in the match - all of whom had received a latest setback on Thursday when two of them, Mumbai captain Zaheer Khan...
Himachal eye big win in Dharamsala
Jammu & Kashmir 14 for 1 and 178 trail Himachal Pradesh 454 (Dogra 96, Bipul 74, Chauhan 53, Dhawan 50) trail by 262 runsScorecard Paras Dogra missed his second century of the season by four runs, but his 96 set the tone for a solid Himachal Pradesh total that has put them in a dominating position against Jammu & Kashmir. Dogra's innings was followed by fifties from Rishi Dhawan, Bipul...
Colvin steps away for new career
Holly Colvin, the England left-arm spinner who played in two Ashes-winning sides plus the victorious World Twenty20 and World Cup campaigns in 2009, has decided to pursue a career outside cricket and will not be available for January's Ashes series or the World Twenty20. Colvin, 24, made her international debut aged 15 against Australia in 2005 and still harbours ambitions to resume her England career...
Du Plessis, bowlers secure 2-0 win
South Africa 150 for 5 (du Plessis 58*, Amla 48, Ajmal 3-25) beat Pakistan 144 for 9 (Maqsood 37, Parnell 3-25) by six runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Dale Steyn bowled it full, Shahid Afridi hit it cleanly, the boundary was in sight but there was something in the way. Faf du Plessis moved to his left, cupped his hands and snatched the ball out of the sky. In that moment, the match and...
Nov
15
Sunny, Dalal take Haryana to 296
Haryana 296 for 8 (Dalal 58, Sunny 53, Nadeem 3-108) v JharkhandScorecard A fine showing from Haryana's top order- including fifties from Sunny Singh and Rahul Dalal- helped them to 296 for 8 against Jharkhand in Rohtak. With the exception of Nitin Saini who was dismissed for 8 in the fifth over, Haryana's first six batsmen all scored at least 30. Sunny's 53 included eight fours, and he added...
Close contest expected in derby final
There have been 31 matches. Seven were decided in the last two overs and three others finished with a result margin of one or two runs. And now there are two teams left. South Africa's domestic one-day title will go the way of either the Titans or the Cobras in a north-south derby that, if recent records are to be believed, will be closely contested. They've already played each twice in the tournament,...
Sammy's shot reflects West Indies' poor commitment
It is unclear what West Indies have really learned from Kolkata. Their batsmen remain distracted. Their bowlers continue to spray the ball all round. And their captain has failed to lead by example Jeff Dujon: 'West Indies need to rotate the strike more' Empty words. That is what Darren Sammy has delivered so far not only to the fans in the West Indies, but also the general cricketing crowd....
Injured Corey Anderson to return home
New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson has been ruled out of the remainder of the Sri Lanka tour to begin rehabilitation on the rib injury which ruled him out of the second ODI in Hambantota. Anderson underwent an MRI scan of his side on Wednesday, which ruled out any major damage. He is being flown back to New Zealand as a precautionary measure and will miss the third and final ODI on Saturday and...
Nov
14
Fawad, Azam set up big win for NBP
A clinical performance in both departments put Habib Bank Limited over Khan Research Laboratories by seven wickets in Rawalpindi. The slide started early for Habib Bank as they chose to bat. They lost Imran Farhat off the first ball and fumbled to 40 for 5, with captain Younis Khan (69) holding the innings together. He forged a 64-run union with wicketkeeper Jamal Anwar but with only three batsmen...
Mathews' weather gamble backfires
Angelo Mathews has admitted Sri Lanka did not consider the likelihood of rain when they chose their XI for the second ODI against New Zealand, nor did they vouch on weather hampering the team bowling second, at the toss. New Zealand have hoped to bowl first in both matches in Hambantota, reasoning that Duckworth-Lewis recalculations favour chasing sides, but despite the potency of Sri Lanka's ongoing...
All-round Imad Wasim helps Leopards to big win
Group II A century from Afaq Raheem and a half-century from the captain Imad Wasim helped Islamabad Leopards to a massive 356 and set up a 103-run win against Hyderabad Hawks at Diamond Club Ground. Wasim also took three wickets with his left-arm spin to cap a fine all-round performance. Leopards were put in to bat and they were powered initially by a stand of 137 between Raheem and Asadullah Sumari....
Sixteen-year-old Doran to face England
Jake Doran, a 16-year-old, batsman from New South Wales, has been chosen to play against England in their tour match in Alice Springs that follows the first Test in Brisbane. Doran has been named in the 12-man squad for the Cricket Australia Chairman's XI and the former Test spinner Michael Beer will captain the side for the two-day match. Most members of the side are fringe state players, with Beer...
Nov
13
Dhawal Kulkarni in India ODI squad, Ishant dropped
Mumbai pace bowler Dhawal Kulkarni has earned a maiden national limited-overs call-up, being picked in India's 15-man squad for the one-dayers against West Indies. Ishant Sharma and Vinay Kumar, who had forgettable series against Australia last month, have been dropped. Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja, who was rested for the preceding Test series to allow him the chance to recover from a shoulder niggle,...
Willey looks to build on T20 exploits
David Willey is already Northamptonshire's answer to Ian Botham but he is not done there - he has already set his sights on the international stage. That might sound like a bold claim for a man who rocketed into the public consciousness for the first time last summer with his exploits on Friends Life t20 finals day. But after a call-up to the England Performance Programme for the winter tour of...
Mark Robinson to coach England Lions
Sussex's coaching staff is suddenly all the rage. After Sri Lanka's announcement that Mark Davis was on a shortlist of two for their vacant role of national coach, Sussex's head coach, Mark Robinson, has also won recognition by being asked to take charge of the England Lions tour to Sri Lanka next year. The Lions will play three four-day Tests against the Sri Lanka Emerging Players team on a tour...
Make sports cheating a criminal offence - Dravid
A law against sports fraud that offers real consequences of "jail time" could well be the deterrent for athletes in the fight against corruption in sports, former India captain Rahul Dravid has said. Speaking at a conference conducted by India's premier investigation agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation, Dravid said the four issues needing legal intervention were doping, deliberate underperformance,...
Nov
12
Washout forces SL rethink on young players
Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lanka captain, admitted a washed-out first match will likely force the hosts to field their best XI again on Tuesday, altering earlier plans to make player development the focus of the last two games of the series against New Zealand. Before the tour, Mathews had said Sri Lanka would seek a series victory before entertaining thoughts of blooding new talent, but chief selector...
Azhar Ali ton sets up big SNGPL win
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited moved to the top of the table with a 237-run win over United Bank Limited in Faisalabad. SNGPL were in trouble at 132 for 6 on day one after choosing to bat, but a 63 from No 8 Bilawal Bhatti stretched the innings to 279. Bhatti also starred on the final day, taking 5 for 13 as UBL were dismissed for 95 in their pursuit of 333. After Bhatti's rearguard in the first...
Lahore secure resounding win
Group II Multan's lower-order collapse on the final day, triggered by pacer Mohammad Saeed's four-wicket haul, resulted in an eight-wicket rout at the hands of Lahore Shalimar, who brushed aside a 76-run target and moved to second place in Group II. Lahore Shalimar won the toss and chose to bowl, and were handed an immediate advantage when Mohammad Bilawal took seven wickets to dismiss Multan for...
Bailey named in Test squad
George Bailey is set to become Australia's 435th Test cricketer after beating his fellow Tasmanian Alex Doolan for the final batting place in the squad for the first Ashes Test at the Gabba. Bailey has been included in Australia's 12-man squad despite his disappointing first-class form over the past year, as the selectors instead backed his strong efforts in one-day internationals, including as captain...
Nov
11
Raina, spinners deliver big win for UP
Uttar Pradesh 302 (Raina 123, Utkarsh 5-73, Bhatt 5-105) and 294 for 6 dec (Srivastava 125*, Raina 65) beat Baroda 228 (Wakaskar 70, Rayudu 65, RP Singh 4-50) and 186 (Rayudu 56*, Gupta 4-14) by 182 runsScorecard Baroda failed to show fight for sustained periods on a wearing fourth-day pitch at Moti Bagh, conceding the game by 182 runs to Uttar Pradesh. Baroda were on the back foot coming in to...
Jaffer hits yet another hundred, Sehwag's dismal run
Sehwag's poor run, Venugopal Rao's first hundred in six seasons, Akshar takes maiden five-forGujarat v Delhi, SuratVirender Sehwag scored 1 and 15 in the two opportunities he got in this match; he has now gone 13 first-class innings without hitting a half-century. Venugopal Rao hit his first hundred in six first-class seasons, in Gujarat's first innings. In five first-class seasons before this one,...
Ferguson to face England again in tour match
Callum Ferguson, Aaron Finch, Adam Voges and Steve O'Keefe are among the players who will face England in a four-day match in Sydney this week as part of a Cricket Australia Invitational XI. As they did for the Australia A squad that played in Hobart last week, the selectors have picked a strong batting line-up featuring several players who could come into international contention soon, but a weakened...
Carberry gains from Flower's ruthless call
England's batting order has lost some of its stability with Alastair Cook set to have his third opening partner of the year and Michael Carberry's resurgence has surely shut the door on Nick ComptonMichael Carberry's path towards an opening batting position in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba highlights how quickly fortunes can change. After launching his Australia tour with scores of 78 and 153...
Nov
10
Qualification would be 'massive' for Scotland - Coetzer
Scotland captain, Kyle Coetzer, has targeted Afghanistan and Netherlands as the two main sides to beat in his team's World Twenty20 Qualifier group. Scotland are one of 16 teams competing for six places at next year's World Twenty20 and Coetzer said that qualification would be "massive for cricket" in the country. Teams have begun to arrive in the UAE ahead of the tournament, which runs from November...
Cutting departs from script
Ben Cutting's spell during the afternoon may have caught the selectors' eye, whilst also giving England the testing workout they cravedAs he watched Ben Cutting charge in at England's batsmen on an otherwise turgid final afternoon of the Australia A match in Hobart, it is likely the selector on duty, Rod Marsh, would have been equal parts impressed and peeved. Impressed because Cutting was taking...
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