A combined bowling performance helped Southern Rocks defend a meagre 140 against Matabeleland Tuskers in the opening day of Zimbabwe's domestic season, in Masvingo. The Tuskers failed to put on decent partnerships and were struggling at one stage at 70 for 5, dented by strikes by Tinashe Panyangara and Trevor Garwe. A 42-run stand for the sixth wicket between Tawanda Mupariwa and Bradley Staddon helped...
Big wins for Peshawar, Karachi Whites
Group I An all-round performance from Azam Khan gave Peshawar their first win of the tournament when they beat Karachi Blues by 118 runs at home. Peshawar were reeling at 118 for 9 after being asked to bat but Azam, at No. 10, first top-scored with 69 to take them to 213 and then took four wickets to restrict Karachi to 115. Peshawar's second innings was led by a 49 from Jibran Khan as they were...
Pakistan U-19s restrict UAE U-19s to claim opening win
Pakistan Under-19s 253 for 7 (Imam-ul-Haq 60, Aslam 56) beat UAE Under-19s 227 for 8 (Vijayakumar 51) by 26 runsScorecard Pakistan Under-19s pulled of a 26-run win against UAE Under-19s in the opening game of the youth tri-series, which also involved England Under-19s, in the UAE. Pakistan's win was built around a solid team performance, with all their top order making contributions. No one could...
England lose openers after Clarke declares
Lunch England 172 and 2 for 65 (Root 29*, Pietersen 18*) need another 466 runs to beat Australia 9 for 570 dec and 3 for 132 decLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details England awoke to headlines proclaiming that they were so spooked by Mitchell Johnson that another 5-0 whitewash could be on the cards. It was time for a captain to stand up and be counted. Alastair Cook did just that - and it all...
Dec
07
Smith's ODI career seemingly on the wane
Form and injury have combined to give Graeme Smith a forgettable time of late in the one-day game, and it looks like it will be a long road back for him in ODI cricket should he choose to keep at it Cullinan: Smith certainly under pressure in ODIs Graeme Smith's ODI career could be over. The Test captain was left out of South Africa's starting XI for the first match against India in Johannesburg...
England lose three in tough session
Lunch England 4 for 116 (Carberry 60, Bell 29*, Stokes 0*) trail Australia 9 for 570 dec by 454 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Irresponsible, certainly. Inexcusable? Well, the charge was understandable. Kevin Pietersen's dismissal on the third morning of the Adelaide Test heaped more troubles on an England side bedevilled by problems in the Ashes series. By lunch, with three more...
Mumbai pay for going on the defensive
Mumbai have been guilty of being too cautious in the field previously, and on Friday against Jharkhand that tendency cost themJharkhand had collapsed from 144 for 4 to 180 for 8. Despite their four-man attack, excluding Abhishek Nayar, having a collective experience of 25 first-class games, Mumbai had justified their decision to bowl. You would expect the defending champions to fire out the last two...
NZ inch closer, but rain arrives
Tea New Zealand 609 for 9 dec and 79 for 4 (Anderson 20*, Taylor 16*, Shillingford 4-16) need 33 to win v West Indies 213 and 507 (Bravo 218, Sammy 80, Wagner 3-112)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details A devastating opening spell from Shane Shillingford raised hopes of a surprise West Indies win in Dunedin, but Ross Taylor and Corey Anderson calmed New Zealand's nerves with an unbeaten 35-run...
Dec
06
Clarke continues Adelaide love affair
Australia 389 for 5 (Clarke 109*, Haddin 57*) v EnglandScorecard Michael Clarke continued his love affair with the Adelaide Oval with an unflustered, unbeaten century as England's Ashes challenge wilted in the face of Australian adventure on the second morning of the second Test. Virtually everything that could go wrong for England did as Clarke and Brad Haddin batted through the morning session...
No point blaming schedule - Dhoni
India captain MS Dhoni has called for his new-ball bowlers to step up after his side was thrashed by 141 runs in the first ODI in Johannesburg. The visitors were typically underprepared, having spent only two-and-a-half days in South Africa before going into the match, but Dhoni said the schedule couldn't be helped. "It is difficult [to play without warm-up games]," Dhoni said, "but at the same time,...
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