Group B Angelo Perera's 244 and Jehan Mubarak's 164 helped Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC) beat Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club by an innings and 39 runs at the NCC ground. Mubarak and Perera were involved in a mammoth stand of 405, which was the highest partnership for the fourth wicket in a first-class match on Sri Lankan soil. They came together when NCC were 81 for 3 in response to Air Force's...
Concerns over Marsh and Faulkner
Australia have further injury worries ahead of the tour of South Africa after both Shaun Marsh and James Faulkner picked up problems during the final one-day international against England in Adelaide. Marsh, a surprise inclusion for the South Africa tour, left the field in the 36th over of England's chase and has had a scan on his calf while Faulkner underwent scans on his knee on Monday after not...
Captains uncertain over Bopara stumping
Both Alastair Cook and Michael Clarke admitted to confusion about the pivotal stumping of Ravi Bopara during England's run chase. With England requiring nine runs from nine balls and two wickets still standing, Bopara was given out by the third umpire, after lengthy deliberation, as a delivery from Clint McKay rebounded off keeper Matthew Wade's gloves down on to the stumps, eventually dislodging...
Machan sets up Scotland win
Scotland kept themselves in touch near the top of the Super Six table with a 21-run victory over Namibia who remain at the bottom. The match was halted after 12 overs of Namibia's chase on Sunday due to rain after Scotland had posted 279 for 9 They had made brisk progress through Matt Machan and captain Preston Mommsen as the pair took their third-wicket stand to 82 in 15 overs. Machan was on course...
Jan
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A Test series before a testing future
Two weeks ago, the biggest question in Bangladesh cricket was whether Shamsur Rahman could become only the second batsman from the country to score a first-class triple hundred. When he failed to do so, everyone wondered if his 267 would earn him a Test call-up. All of that is now a distant memory, after a leaked document has reopened age-old questions about Bangladesh cricket's future. To consider...
Shakib wants sporting Mirpur pitch
Shakib Al Hasan wants a sporting pitch at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in the first Test against Sri Lanka. He said Bangladesh are now capable of handling such conditions, and not just playing on featherbeds. The home side has never won a Test match in Mirpur. They have lost eight times and drawn twice, both against New Zealand. The pitch has tended to be on the slower side over the last three...
Yuvraj and Anjum Chopra get Padma Shri
Yuvraj Singh and former India women's captain Anjum Chopra have been awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, for their services to cricket. The two cricketers were among seven sportspersons named in the awards list announced on the eve of the country's Republic Day. "Feeling happy n honoured to join the illustrious list of Padamshree awardees this year," Yuvraj tweeted. "My...
Safe Mathews could be more creative
If a man does not risk much in life, he cannot complain if his rewards are also feeble. As Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews prepares his men for a new Test series less than a week after their last one concluded, he will perhaps have had a moment to contemplate this truth. In Sharjah, his team had striven for safety above all else and found on day five they could not have travelled a more hazardous...
Jan
25
All-round Pakistan Women claim T20 title
Pakistan Women 72 for 3 (Javeria 38) beat South Africa Women 68 for 9 (Kapp 40, Iqbal 2-14) by seven wicketsScorecard Pakistan Women capitalised on a poor batting display by South Africa Women to win the final of the PCB Qatar Women's 20-Over Tri-series by seven wickets in Doha on Friday. South Africa were put in to bat and their innings had a poor start as pacer Asmavia Iqbal dismissed opener Lizelle...
Northants confirm three for IPL auction
This year's IPL auction takes on increased significance for English cricket and Northamptonshire are the latest county to confirm they will have a vested interest on February 12. The ECB has opened up a bigger window for their centrally contracted players and many counties have also relaxed their stance on IPL participation, despite the prospect of losing players for nearly half of the County Championship...
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