Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladesh batsman, has been ruled out of the rest of the ODI series against Sri Lanka due to a hairline fracture on his right thumb. Tamim picked up the injury while fielding in the first ODI in Hambantota, a match in which he had earlier hit his first one-day century in three years. Tamim was hurt attempting to stop a powerful shot from Kushal Perera in the seventh over of the...
Tamim ends century drought
Tamim Iqbal had a long talk with Jahurul Islam on the eve of the first ODI against Sri Lanka. In the discussion between one batsman who hasn't scored an international hundred for nearly two years and another who is known to possess a perceptive mind, the dominant topic had to be the hundred that wasn't coming for Tamim. When it finally came in the form of 112 runs that gave Bangladesh a genuine chance...
Clarke smarting from 'kick up the backside'
As Michael Clarke left for India in February, he forecast the tour as the most difficult of his captaincy. He landed back in Sydney on Sunday with that grim prognostication very much intact, having presided over three consecutive defeats, a breakdown of team discipline ruled punishable by the suspension of four players, and the further deterioration of his troublesome back. In Clarke's absence from...
New Zealand end Prior's fight and keep control
Tea England 176 for 6 (Root 37*, Broad 0*) trail New Zealand 443 by 267 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details New Zealand claimed only one wicket in the session but remained on course for a series victory against England in the afternoon session of the third day of the third Test in Auckland. While New Zealand were held up by a stubborn sixth-wicket partnership of 101 in 42.3 overs between...
Mar
23
Afghanistan sign up to Pakistan support
Afghanistan have received a boost after a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the development of Afghanistan cricket ahead of the 2015 World Cup. The PCB will provide technical and professional support, including game-education programmes, coaching courses, skill and performance analysis, and basic...
Zimbabwe surrender to Shillingford, again
West Indies 381 for 8 dec (Chanderpaul 108, Gayle 101) beat Zimbabwe 175 (Taylor 33, Shillingford 5-59) and 141 (Sibanda 35, Shillingford 5-34) by an innings and 65 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details It took just 42.2 overs on the third day for West Indies to clinch the second Test, sweep the series, win six Tests in a row and inflict another surrender to spin on Zimbabwe. The hosts promptly...
'I'm back and I plan to stay' - Shillingford
As West Indies completed an innings and 65-run victory over Zimbabwe in Dominica to wrap up the series 2-0, there were a number of milestones achieved: keeper Denesh Ramdin claimed his 150th Test dismissal, West Indies won six consecutive Tests for the first time in over two decades, and offspinner Shane Shillingford snatched the team record for the highest wicket tally in a two-match series from...
Southee cameo takes New Zealand past 400
Tea New Zealand 414 for 6 (Southee 35*, Watling 13*) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details He may not have been the man Alastair Cook envisaged making the breakthrough when he inserted New Zealand five sessions ago, but Jonathan Trott claimed a vital wicket for England on the afternoon session of the second day of the final Test in Auckland. Trott, called into the attack when Cook had...
Mar
22
Injured Smith unlikely for Benoni decider
Graeme Smith is unlikely to play a part in the fifth and final ODI against Pakistan in Benoni on Sunday due a recurrence of an ankle injury during South Africa's defeat in the fourth ODI in Durban. Smith was unable to field for a majority of Pakistan's innings due to the injury. "Graeme's chronic left ankle problem has surfaced again during this ODI series," Dr Mohammed Moosajee, South Africa's team...
Batting fightbacks on 'slow pitch' please Misbah, de Villiers
A lot of attention coming into the fourth South Africa-Pakistan ODI in Durban was centred around the pitch and subcontinental-like conditions the venue often proffers. While both captains agreed that the track was a bit slow after Pakistan's three-wicket win, South Africa's AB de Villiers said the conditions weren't that "difficult" to deal with, rather it was losing set batsmen at the wrong time...
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