Sussex have re-signed Scott Styris as an overseas player for the 2013 Friends Life t20 season. Styris, the 37-year-old former New Zealand international, who has previously had spells in county cricket with Middlesex, Durham and Essex, enjoyed an impressive season with Sussex in 2012. Most eye-catching was the 37-ball century against Gloucestershire in the quarter-final which included five fours and...
Chennai look to bounce back against Lions
Match facts October 16, 2012Start time 1730 (Start time 1530 GMT) Big Picture Both Chennai Super Kings and Lions had contrasting results at the Wanderers on Sunday. In the first game of the double-header, Chennai failed to keep Sydney Sixers to a par score and couldn't overhaul the target of 185. Later in the evening, the Lions did well to keep Mumbai Indians to 157, and came out victorious...
'Yuvraj has proved a lot of critics wrong'
Yuvraj Singh has answered questions over his fitness with a double-century against Central Zone in his first first-class match since recovering from cancer, according to two men who watched the innings closely. Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj's North Zone captain, said no one could play such a long knock without being fit. Ajay Mehra, the former first-class cricketer who is working as a commentator on the...
All-round Mahmood pushes Kolkata to the brink
Auckland Aces 139 for 3 (Mahmood 51*) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 137 for 6 (McCullum 40, Mahmood 3-16) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details A high impact all-round performance from Azhar Mahmood, his second of this Champions League Twenty20, gave qualifiers Auckland Aces their third comprehensive victory in South Africa, and severely damaged Kolkata Knight Riders' prospects of...
Oct
15
Chittagong Kings confirm Lara as ambassador
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...
Oct
14
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...
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