Match facts Thursday, November 21, 2013Start time 1900 local (1330 GMT) Big Picture Fans who have followed this series so far may want to sit down before reading the following sentence: rain is not expected to affect the second Twenty20. By even Sri Lankan monsoon standards, New Zealand's tour has been a miserably soggy one. Fewer than half the scheduled overs have been played, and two of...
TN batsmen face UP bowling test
Meerut may have a reputation as a crowded industrial place, but the sprawling Victoria Park adds a much-needed expanse of green to the town. It houses the Bhamashah Stadium, which is surrounded by more open spaces for Meerut's young cricketers to train in, much like the city's two most famous cricketers, Praveen Kumar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, did over the past few years. Several knots of cricketers...
Leadership curbing Chandimal's spirit
While Dinesh Chandimal has shown the aptitude to captain Sri Lanka, he seems to be shackled by it, and this has badly affected in his limited-overs batting of lateWhen Sri Lanka appointed Tillakaratne Dilshan captain in 2011, he rushed back mid-IPL to accept the post. The man that appeared before the press shortly after was unlike any Dilshan that had been seen before. The designer beard had been...
Broad silences early boos
Lunch Australia 71 for 2 (Warner 42*, Clarke 0*) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Stuart Broad received the hostile welcome he knew was inevitable at the Gabba but, at lunch on the first morning of the Ashes series, he left the field with an air of satisfaction. He carried England's challenge with wickets at both ends of the session, Chris Rogers in his second over and Shane Watson...
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Injured Neesham out of final T20
New Zealand allrounder James Neesham has been ruled out of the second T20 against Sri Lanka to be held on November 21 in Pallekele. The injury that ruled him out was a result of a sprain he sustained on the little finger of his left hand in the third ODI in Dambulla. Neesham had injured the finger while fielding a return hit by Nuwan Kulasekara off his own bowling. The following day, an x-ray revealed...
RCA poll glitch stalls Modi comeback
Lalit Modi's plan of returning as a cricket administrator in India, via the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections, has been put on hold because of confusion over the election dates. The association is split into two factions, each of which has announced an election date, and the dispute over who controls the RCA is now being contested in various courts across Rajasthan. Modi had been banned...
Batsmen set for easier ride
It does not have the cult following of the English county circuit or the scale and speed of the Indian system but South Africa's first-class competition is a competitive breeding ground that continues to supply the No. 1 Test team with players ready to make the step up. Last summer was a bowler's tournament. The top three wicket-takers claimed 134 scalps between them, the most in the last four seasons,...
Australia all talk, but can they back it up?
Match facts November 21-25, Gabba, BrisbaneStart time 1000 (0000 GMT) Big Picture Three months ago - is that all? - England stood on a dais at The Oval and were presented with the Ashes urn amid fading light and fireworks. Under normal circumstances, they would have had 18 months to revel in their success before defending the prize, but 2013 is anything but a typical Ashes year. The presence...
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New Zealand bank on familiarity with Pallekele
New Zealand acting captain Kyle Mills has banked on his side's batting form, and their experience in Pallekele ahead of New Zealand's first T20 against Sri Lanka. New Zealand have been the most frequent international visitors to the venue, having played four ODIs and six T20s there since the stadium debuted in 2010. They have never beaten Sri Lanka in any format in Pallekele, but Mills suggested...
Victoria appeal Wade suspension
Victoria will appeal the suspension of captain Matthew Wade after he was banned for one Sheffield Shield match and fined half of his match fee for pitch tampering. Wade was reported by the umpires during last week's Shield match against Tasmania in Hobart, where he was alleged to have altered the state of the pitch while scoring 119 in his side's first innings. Wade denied the charge of unfair play...
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