South Africa Women 274 for 3 (Du Preez 79*, Kapp 72) beat Sri Lanka Women 207 for 8 (Siriwardene 68, Ismail 3-34)Scorecard South Africa Women took an unassailable 2-0 lead courtesy of three top-order half-centuries, as they beat Sri Lanka Women by 67 runs in the second ODI in Potchefstroom. Sri Lanka elected to field, but early breakthroughs were a difficult commodity as 21-year old Lizelle...
Ranji pitches and points system in focus
With another Ranji Trophy season set to begin, the familiar complaints about the quality of pitches and the points system are in the spotlight again. Too many sides are happy to roll out flat tracks and convert matches into first-innings batting shootouts. There were a few exceptions like Rohtak and Mohali, where bowlers enjoyed themselves last season, but in many other venues centuries came easily....
Haryana not overawed by Tendulkar factor - Jadeja
Ajay Jadeja, the former India allrounder, finds himself playing a part in what is likely to be Sachin Tendulkar's final domestic match and, while relishing the prospect of an unexpected encounter, says his team won't be overawed by the occasion. Jadeja, who came out of retirement to lead Haryana in the Buchi Babu tournament, and will now do the same against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, says he isn't...
All eyes on Delhi's Sehwag and Gambhir
Delhi: The Sehwag and Gambhir show? By Vishal Dikshit Where they finished last seasonAfter losing (3) more matches than they won (2), Delhi finished fourth in group B behind Uttar Pradesh, Baroda and Karnataka. Despite enforcing a follow-on against Vidarbha in their last match of the season, Delhi fell three wickets short of a quarter-final berth. Big PictureSince winning the title in 2007-08,...
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South Africa sense swift finish
South Africa are one wicket away from wrapping up the second Test swiftly according to AB de Villiers. Despite Pakistan being only four wickets down at the end of the third day, de Villiers said one more scalp would open them up. "With the new ball around the corner we just need to be patient tomorrow. We feel if we get one more and then we have the wicketkeeper in there, we can run through them,"...
Hafeez agrees to BBL contract with Renegades
Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan allrounder, has agreed to a Big Bash League contract with the Melbourne Renegades. He will miss the first two games of the tournament due to international commitments with Pakistan in the UAE. This will be the first time he will play in the Australian T20 league, which begins on December 20. "I have agreed [to] a deal with Melbourne Renegades," Hafeez told ESPNcricinfo....
West Indies tour game set to be shifted from Cuttack
Incessant rains are likely to deal a double-blow to cricket fans in Cuttack: the fifth ODI between India and Australia is set to be washed out, and now the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) is likely to lose out on hosting West Indies' three-day tour game, starting from October 31. It is understood that OCA secretary Asirbad Behera and president Ranjib Biswal have already communicated their association's...
Tough task for defending champions
Mumbai: Likely to face a challenging season By Nagraj Gollapudi Where they finishedAs Ranji Trophy champions. However Mumbai's journey was not a smooth one: they could muster only two outright victories in eleven matches. Big PictureUntil Zaheer Khan delivered an inspired match-winning, and season-turning, spell against Madhya Pradesh in the penultimate group match, Mumbai's ride last season...
Oct
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CCS demoted after arriving late to match
Cricket Coaching School has been demoted from the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League for arriving late for their match against Brothers Union on October 8 . They will play First Division Cricket League next season, and all points scored against them or by them will be removed from consideration as had happened last season when Surjo Tarun were relegated for a similar reason. They were reportedly...
Kenya to play seven Twenty20s against Sri Lanka A
Kenya will play seven Twenty20s against Sri Lanka A in Colombo ahead of the World Twenty20 Qualifiers in Dubai. The series, which begins on Sunday after being organised at short notice, will also serve as match practice for several Sri Lanka players, ahead of New Zealand's limited-overs tour of the country. Sri Lanka Twenty20 captain Dinesh Chandimal will lead the A team, as he did on New Zealand...
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