Angelo Mathews said his team's two-wicket win over Pakistan in Dubai was borne of spirit, after Sri Lanka chased down 286 with two balls and two wickets to spare. Sri Lanka's chase was the highest second-innings score at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, and the second-highest overall. Mathews, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Dinesh Chandimal all crossed 40 in the chase, and Nuwan Kulasekara...
Pujara and Kohli defy expectations
The skill and acumen exhibited by Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli in the Johannesburg Test befit batsmen who have had much longer stints in Test cricket Match Point: 'Pujara, Kohli showed more patience than some veterans' Cheteshwar Pujara is playing his third Test in South Africa, and his third outside Asia. Virat Kohli is in his first in South Africa, and his eighth outside Asia. The...
Misbah frustrated by bowling effort
Misbah-ul-Haq laid the blame for Pakistan's two-wicket loss in Dubai at the feet of his bowlers, although he admitted his team could perhaps have scored 15 more runs. Pakistan's 284 for 4 was the second-highest total at the stadium, but they conceded defeat with two balls to spare. "Looking at the pitch, it was a good total and they were still needing around 50 runs, seven wickets down. We should...
Taylor takes NZ to 349, Narine gets six
Tea New Zealand 349 (Taylor 131, Williamson 58, Narine 6-91) trail West Indies 367 by 18 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ross Taylor made it three hundreds in three Tests but Sunil Narine cleaned up the tail to finish with six wickets and earn a slender lead for West Indies. The four remaining proper batsmen for New Zealand all went trying big strokes, the first two against spin and...
Dec
20
Tenacious India seamers rewrite script
The team has slipped from promising positions in overseas Tests in the past, but the Zaheer Khan-led bowling attack helped India maintain a firm grip on the second day Dravid: India recognised and won critical moment The first session of the second day had a bad old feeling for India. A movie seen before. A movie fresh in the mind. In the first Test of their tour of Australia in 2011-12,...
Hurting Philander eases South Africa's pain
Vernon Philander was suffering from a toothache last night but he was incisive with the ball, before shoring up a South Africa collapse with a defiant innings 'Philander ran in with purpose today' Close to midnight after the first day of the Test, something was bothering Vernon Philander. "Toothache … you are starting to annoy the shit out of me now," he tweeted as the hour approached. "24...
Watling keeps Ronchi on his toes
BJ Watling will be able to put pressure on Luke Ronchi for New Zealand's one-day wicketkeeping slot if he can increase his strike-rate. That was the strong indication given by Bruce Edgar, the national selection, after he named the one-day squad to face West Indies where Ronchi will be given a chance to cement the keeper's role in the middle order but faces competition. Watling is secure in the Test...
WI remove Rutherford and Fulton
Tea New Zealand 76 for 2 (Williamson 34*, Taylor 15*) trail West Indies 367 (Chanderpaul 122*, Ramdin 107, Southee 4-79) by 291 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details West Indies threw New Zealand their stiffest challenge of the series. First, their last two wickets added 60 to stretch the innings to 367. And then, their bowlers tied down the New Zealand top order in batting-friendly conditions....
Can Kallis make a U-turn?
He may have hit one of the roughest patches in his career, but Jacques Kallis, in the past, has shown he can recover spectacularly Cullinan: Kallis should assess where his career is At Mark Boucher's tribute dinner recently, he wished his best friend Jacques Kallis "best of luck for the next 20 years of your international cricket career". Amid laughter Kallis responded he would either stop...
SSC, NCC, Colts and Ragama in semis
Sinhalese Sports Club, Colts Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club and Ragama Cricket Club will contest the semi-finals of the Premier Limited Overs competition, after finishing in the top two of their groups at the end of the round-robin phase. Both semi-finals will be played at the Premadasa Stadium with Colts taking on NCC on December 21, before SSC face Ragama on December 23. Group B Opening...
Hurting Philander eases South Africa's pain
Vernon Philander was suffering from a toothache last night but he was incisive with the ball, before shoring up a South Africa collapse with a defiant innings 'Philander ran in with purpose today' Close to midnight after the first day of the Test, something was bothering Vernon Philander. "Toothache … you are starting to annoy the shit out of me now," he tweeted as the hour approached. "24...
Tenacious India seamers rewrite script
The team has slipped from promising positions in overseas Tests in the past, but the Zaheer Khan-led bowling attack helped India maintain a firm grip on the second day Manjrekar: India batsmen had better footwork than SA The first session of the second day had a bad old feeling for India. A movie seen before. A movie fresh in the mind. In the first Test of their tour of Australia in 2011-12,...
Dec
19
Ramdin, Chanderpaul halt collapse
Tea West Indies 142 for 5 (Chanderpaul 30*, Ramdin 30*) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details West Indies showed they could collapse regardless of the pitch, conditions or bowling. Put in on a slow surface that was nowhere close to being difficult for batting, they went from 77 for 1 to 86 for 5 in the space of 34 deliveries. On a day they could have dominated for once in the series,...
South African quicks aim to refocus radar
Just as they did at The Oval last July, South Africa's quicks bowled too wide on the first day. Allan Donald hopes they can stage an Oval-style turnaround Cullinan: 'Smith could've managed bowlers better' M Vijay vigilantly watched half of the first over of this Test match sail past him. Dale Steyn was steaming in, swinging the ball away, and although he beat Vijay's outside edge once, he...
Don't think SA quicks were threatening - Kohli
'Kohli showed tremendous adjustment' After scoring a hundred in his first Test innings in South Africa, a knock that reminded Allan Donald of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli displayed a sense of occasion befitting an elder statesman, and some anger at host broadcasters. Both motivate him, and should not be overly frowned upon. It was at Wanderers that Kohli was hit by a short ball in the ribcage...
Ryder recalled to one-day squad
Jesse Ryder has been recalled to New Zealand colours for the first time since February 2012 as part of a 13-man squad for the one-day series against West Indies. Elsewhere in the squad, Martin Guptill has returned from injury and will partner Ryder at the top of the order, meaning that Tom Latham misses out. Tim Southee will miss the first two matches of the series to have a toe problem dealt with,...
Dec
18
Can England's senior players fight back?
It used to be said that a player never recovers from the disappointment of a poor Ashes tour. What are the prospects for the senior England players who failed to deliver?It used to be said that a player never recovers from the disappointment of a poor Ashes tour. There is plentiful evidence in this England side to suggest otherwise: Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, James Anderson and Kevin Pietersen were...
NZ aim to bury brittle Windies
Match Facts December 19-23, 2013, HamiltonStart time 10.30am (2130GMT previous day) The Big Picture It was always suspected that New Zealand would be too good against West Indies in home conditions. Then came the Dunedin fightback. Perhaps the visitors could offer a sterner challenge. Then came Wellington. No they couldn't, at least over those three days. There is nothing to be ashamed about...
Warner, Smith, Bailey released to BBL
Victory in the Ashes has allowed Cricket Australia to make a concession to the start of the Big Bash League, releasing David Warner, Steven Smith and George Bailey to take part in the opening round of the Twenty20 competition this week. Warner, Smith and Bailey were all key contributors to Australia's series-clinching win at the WACA Ground, the two New South Welshmen each making centuries while...
'I'd love to spill my guts' - Sammy
Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, has bit his lip over the suspension of offspinner Shane Shillingford due an illegal action but admitted there was a lot he would like to say about the issue. There is a strong sense that West Indies feel harshly treated over Shillingford, whose doosra and traditional offspinner were found to breach the 15-degree limit laid down by the ICC. Before the report...
Dec
17
India's next gen gear for torrid test
When Sachin Tendulkar was not a former India player, he always took the front left seat on the team bus. Nobody used to sit next to him. It was always Tendulkar and his thoughts. Two days before India go into a big test of their transition, Virat Kohli was in that seat on the team bus. It was perhaps symbolic that while Kohli might have sat in that row, he didn't take the Tendulkar seat. He sat in...
Israrullah double-ton gives Peshawar innings win
Group I Peshawar jumped to second place with an innings win over Lahore Ravi in Peshawar. Israrullah's double hundred was the highlight of the match which gave Peshawar a 279-run lead in the first innings. Lahore opted to bat but managed only 239 despite good starts from Abdul Wahab Dar (40), Jahangir (51) and Tanzeel Altaf (52). However, Azizullah's four wickets restricted them before Israrullah...
Jogiyani ton leads Saurashtra reply
Saurashtra 362 for 3 (Jogiyani 137*, Jackson 84, Pathak 81) trail Madhya Pradesh 619 for 8 dec by 257 runsScorecard Saurashtra rallied from losing a wicket in the second over of the day's play through Sagar Jogiyani's unbeaten century but, despite a strong day's performance - 313 runs for the loss of three wickets - Madhya Pradesh are still a considerable distance ahead. A misfiring Jogiyani...
WACA faces uncertain future
The WACA faces an uncertain future as an international venue after a major redevelopment plan was abandoned on Monday. The project had been intended to provide the venue with financial security by linking an upgrade of the ground to the construction of commercial and residential buildings on site, but disappointing pre-sales for that development has led to the scrapping of the plan. That means...
Dec
16
Delhi dominate, Sehwag strikes form
Delhi 448 for 9 (Manha 100, Yadav 81, Nehra 57, Sehwag 56) lead Vidarbha 88 by 360 runsScorecard Virender Sehwag showed glimpses of his shot-making prowess for an hour and 49 minutes as Delhi's batsmen took apart a below-par Vidarbha attack. On the same Roshanara track where Vidarbha were shot out for 88 on the first day, Sehwag hit his first half-century of the season. While Sehwag will take...
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