Brian Lara has become the brand ambassador of the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chittagong Kings, its owner confirmed on Sunday. Lara has signed a three-year contract with Kings and will arrive inDhaka to complete formalities in November. "I am excited and honoured to announce that Brian Lara has agreed to join us as the brand ambassador of the Chittagong Kings," Sameer Quader Chowdhury, the...
Warriors collapse hands Cobras narrow victory
Cape Cobras 262 (Gray 67, Vilas 45, Smuts 3-22) and 297 for 8 dec (Gray 125, Van Zyl 75, Smuts 4-45) beat Warriors 266 (Ingram 80, Prince 53, Kleinveldt 3-51) and 275 (Jacobs 104, Smuts 54, Louw 3-42) by 18 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details A century by Davy Jacobs went in vain as Warriors lost six wickets for 30 runs to lose by 18 runs in a thrilling Sunfoil Series match against Cape Cobras...
Professional Lions outclass Mumbai Indians
Lions 158 for 2 (McKenzie 68*, de Kock 51*) beat Mumbai Indians 157 for 6 (Johnson 30) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details A calm and collected Neil McKenzie, and a young and fearless Quinton de Kock added 123 for the third wicket to take Lions to a comprehensive win, their second over the superstar-filled Mumbai Indians. It was a scrappy ungainly match until McKenzie and de Kock...
Auckland look to cause surprises
Match facts October 15, 2012Start time 1730 (1530 GMT) Big Picture The Champions League moves to Newlands in Cape Town, which will host its first game, between Auckland and Kolkata Knight Riders. The IPL 2012 winners, Knight Riders, got off to a terrible start on Saturday, losing heavily to Delhi Daredevils in Centurion. Chasing 161, Knight Riders were reeling at 3 for 3, undone by pace...
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Tuskers, Rhinos post wins
After Mashonaland Eagles were bowled out for 182, half-centuries from Vusi Sibanda and Jaik Mickleburgh helped Mid West Rhinos win by four wickets at the Kwekwe Sports Club. Spinners Malcolm Waller and Graeme Cremer, who also effected two run outs, didn't allow Eagles to build big partnerships as the opening stand of 40 was their highest of the innings. A confident chase, led by a second-wicket stand...
Lions out for another IPL scalp
When the Lions lined up against Mumbai Indians for the first match of the Champions League T20 in 2010, there were very few people expecting anything from them. Most of the crowd cheered Mumbai, even though the match was played at the Wanderers, and Indian flags waved from the stands. There was a moment of stunned silence when a young allrounder Shane Burger dismissed every young boy's cricketing...
Will David stun Goliath again?
Match facts October 14, 2012Start time 1730 (1530 GMT) Big Picture If you are a powerful IPL franchise, the Champions League T20 is a cushy place to be. You can have the tournament rules changed midway to increase the number of overseas players in your XI from four to five. You finish fourth in the qualification tournament for the CLT20 2012, which used to offer direct entry only to the first...
Permaul picked for Bangladesh Tests
Veerasammy Permaul, the Guyana left-arm spinner, is the only new face in the 15-man West Indies squad for the two Tests in Bangladesh next month. He has led and performed for the A team throughout 2012, on top of an impressive first-class record. Permaul, 23, recently troubled the Bangladesh batsmen during the West Indies High Performance Centre's tour, taking 12 wickets in the two four-day games....
Oct
13
Kent batsman Tony Pawson dies
The former Kent batsman Tony Pawson, who became the Observer cricket correspondent, has died at the age of 91. Pawson played 69 first-class matches, mostly for Kent and Oxford University, scoring seven hundreds as he made 3807 runs at 37.32. He was Kent's oldest surviving capped player. As a 15-year-old, in 1937, he scored 237 at Lord's when playing for a Lord's XI against a CF Tufnell's XI and...
Nepal, UAE share ACC Elite title after thrilling tie
United Arab Emirates 241 for 6 (Saqib 101*, Khurram 61, Gauchan 3-36) tied with Nepal 241 for 9 (Khakurel 55, Mandal 44)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details After a thrilling tied final in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates and Nepal shared the Asian Cricket Council Elite Trophy. Saqib Ali led UAE's recovery from 24 for 3 to help them post 241, a target that looked in Nepal's sight after their 94-run...
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