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...
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'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...
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'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...
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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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Mar
16

Cowan keen on just batting long

There are plenty of professional cricketers who live with their heads in the sand. Most followers of the game would argue that the well-rounded Ed Cowan is not one of them. But Cowan has forced such a mindset upon himself since becoming a Test cricketer, trying his best to ignore criticism from past players and journalists, avoiding Twitter and the often mindless condemnation that it facilitates between...
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Pune stadium to remain Warriors' host

Pune Warriors' IPL 2013 home matches will be held at the stadium at Gahunje on the outskirts of the city it has been confirmed, despite the ongoing dispute between the Sahara Group - which owns the Warriors franchise - and the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) over the title rights of the stadium. The BCCI working committee was informed at a meeting in Mumbai on Friday that the Warriors' owners...
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Steyn available for English T20

Dale Steyn, the South Africa fast bowler who tops the world Test rankings, is available to play Twenty20 cricket this summer after the end of the Champions Trophy. Warwickshire were offered first refusal for Steyn, who enjoyed a successful stint at Edgbaston in 2007, but they have chosen not to go ahead, leaving the way open for other counties to consider the option. At a time when England's FLt20...
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NZ follow-on after Broad's six

Tea New Zealand 254 (McCullum 69, Watling 60, Broad 6-51) trail England 465 by 211 runs.Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Stuart Broad, looking sharp and contented again, ripped out New Zealand's tail to finish with six wickets and secure a first-innings lead of 211 for England by tea on the third day of the second Test. Alastair Cook faced a tricky decision about whether to enforce the...
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Mar
15

Brendan Taylor rues batting failure

Brendan Taylor, the Zimbabwe captain, rued his team's performance with the bat in the first Test in Barbados, where West Indies won comfortably by nine wickets. Several Zimbabwe batsmen, including Taylor, squandered starts in the first innings to post just 211 on the first day, and then collapsed in the second innings to be bowled out for 107. "It was a tough Test, we let ourselves down in the first...
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BCCI to meet about massive tax bill

Friday will be a busy day at the Cricket Centre - the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai - with a host of meetings lined up. The most important will be the working committee meeting to discuss the income tax department's recent notice, and there will also be an IPL-centric conference. The tax authorities had slapped a Rs 2300 crore notice (approx. $433m) on the Indian board following a change in the BCCI's...
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