Sydney Sixers 4 for 150 (Lumb 54) beat Adelaide Strikers 7 for 149 (Shakib 46, Reardon 43, Hazlewood 3-16) by six wicketsScorecard Lumb leads Sixers to victory over Strikers A valuable half-century by Michael Lumb and some late hitting from Marcus North helped the Sydney Sixers ascend to second on the BBL table at the expense of the Adelaide Strikers. A lacklustre batting display and...
FAQs: The Rajasthan Cricket Association election case
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving former BCCI treasurer Kishore Rungta on January 6, during the course of which the results of the Rajasthan Cricket Association elections, which were held on December 19, may be announced. The matter assumes significance because the BCCI has impleaded itself in the Rungta case, since it has challenged Lalit Modi standing for the RCA elections....
Woakes added to one-day squad
Chris Woakes has been added to the England limited-overs squad for the series against Australia. Woakes, the 24-year-old Warwickshire all-rounder, has recently returned from a stint representing Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash, but was left out of the original limited-overs squads and named as captain of the Lions squad to tour Sri Lanka from the end of January. He played the last of his 13 ODIs...
The Ashes fractions, and the successors to Kallis and Tendulkar
The year just gone by has been one of surprises and swings of fortune Sambit Bal January 6, 2014 Graeme Swann's retirement leaves a gaping hole in England's armour © Getty Images About 20 minutes before tea on the third day of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba, a man hollered from high in the member's stand behind the sightscreen: "Cookeeey, give Bailey a single now, will ya."...
Jan
05
One stride forward, three back
West Indies were mostly sloppy and lacked the resilient spirit that had come to define their cricket in 2012 Garth Wattley January 5, 2014 Shane Shillingford was outstanding through 2013 and his suspension for an illegal bowling action was a body blow to West Indies cricket © WICB Media/Randy Brooks Photo In 2012, West Indies were a team showing signs of improvement. Their efforts...
Pakistan take top-order pluses from draw
In the second innings in Abu Dhabi, albeit on a tame pitch, Mohammad Hafeez brought his ODI form into Tests and Ahmed Shehzad scored a half-century on debut - signs that have pleased Pakistan and Misbah-ul-HaqPakistan enjoyed positives in the shape of their top-order's form, despite flittering away their first-innings advantage in what turned out to be a tame draw in Abu Dhabi. The contest might not...
What did you think of 2013 in cricket?
As fans, you drive the game. So as another year of cricket with its sagas, crises, triumphs and losses has come to a close, we want to know what you thought about it all During the second Test in Dubai between Pakistan and South Africa, cameras caught Faf du Plessis rubbing the ball on the zipper of his trousers. He pleaded guilty to the charge of ball-tampering and the ICC decided to ban...
Rogers ton gives Australia huge lead
Innings end Australia 326 and 276 (Rogers 119, Borthwick 3-33) lead England 155 by 447 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Australia have set England 448 for victory at the SCG, where Chris Rogers scored his third Test century as the Australians cruised to 276 in their second innings. The last three wickets fell within 20 minutes of the resumption of play after lunch as the tail-enders...
Jan
04
From shambolic to superstars
Whitewashed in India, badly beaten in England and then lo and behold - a transformation and the return of the urn. Australia won't forget 2013 for a long time Brydon Coverdale January 4, 2014 Steven Smith and Mitchell Johnson redeemed Australia in 2013 © Getty Images For Australia, 2013 started with Mickey Arthur the coach, Shane Watson the vice-captain, Michael Clarke a selector,...
Sri Lanka fans have reasons to smile
If Sri Lanka's young cricketers can build on Friday's gains, perhaps in years to come fans will look upon this match not simply as Angelo Mathews' coming of age, but as the turn of an eraIt hasn't been an easy few years for fans of Sri Lanka's cricket. Major finals losses have left four deep gashes on the nation's psyche. Mention the last World Cup or World T20 in Colombo or Kandy, and you begin to...
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