Between innings during their opening match of the Asia Cup, Sri Lanka felt they had fallen short of a winning total against Pakistan. Lahiru Thirimanne had scored a century and added 161 with Kumar Sangakkara for the second wicket. With that in mind, Sri Lanka should have scored "at least 325", according to their captain Angelo Mathews. "I actually think that we were 25-30 runs short, to be honest,"...
Malinga beats Murali to 250 ODI wickets
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Root hits ton but Corbin makes England work
England XI 290 for 8 (Root 104*, Stokes 58) beat UWI Vice Chancellor's XI 261 for 7 (Corbin 105, Tredwell 3-39) by 29 runsScorecard Joe Root warmed up for the one-day series against West Indies with an unbeaten 104 but England were given a scare by Kyle Corbin, who struck a powerful century, before they wrapped up a 29-run win at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. After compiling 290 for 8 on...
'Batsmen should have finished better' - Misbah
Pakistan's 12-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the opening match of the Asia Cup meant they hadn't managed to chase a 250-plus target successfully since February 2011. Asked what the issue was, their captain Misbah-ul-Haq said they had no problem constructing chases, but simply lacked finishing. "I think there is no problem," he said. "We just chased even in the Test match [against Sri Lanka in Sharjah,...
Feb
02
Gillespie rules out England job
Jason Gillespie, the former Australia fast bowler and popular coach of Yorkshire, has ruled himself out of the running for an England coaching job following the resignation of Andy Flower. It took only a matter of hours following the news of Flower's exit for Gillespie to be mentioned as a strong possible contender for the role of managing England. His positive effect on the Yorkshire dressing room...
Vinay defends defensive tactics
At times during the second session on the fourth day, it seemed as if Maharashtra, and not Karnataka, were the team with the 210-run first-innings lead. Someone would bowl - it didn't matter who it was, specialist or part-timer - and the batsman - it didn't matter if it was Kedar Jadhav or Ankit Bawne - would stroll down the pitch and work the ball either side of the pitch for a walked single to a...
Another ton for Jadhav but Karnataka still on course
Maharashtra 305 and 272 for 6 (Jadhav 112, Bawne 61, Vinay 4-84) lead Karnataka 515 (Rahul 131, Satish 117, Fallah 3-74) by 62 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Before he walked in to bat on Saturday, Kedar Jadhav had made scores of 51, 120*, 40 and 37 in his four previous innings. Across those four innings, he had scored 66.94% of his runs in fours and sixes. On Saturday, Karnataka had...
Leeward Islands suffer humiliating loss
Combined Campuses and Colleges 240 (Alleyne 54, Martin 3-33) beat Leeward Islands 80 (Baker 31*, Mayers 4-15) by 160 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details The dark clouds and rain that loomed ominously over Queen's Park Oval and caused a delayed start to the match were a portent of things to come for the Leeward Islands, who crashed to a historic 160-run defeat at the hands of Combined Campuses...
Feb
01
Pakistan government withdraws petition against Zaka Ashraf
The Pakistan Cricket Board's legal tussle with the state government came to a conclusion after the government withdrew its petition against Zaka Ashraf's return as PCB chairman from the Supreme Court. The Ministry of Inter-Provincial Co-ordination (IPC) had earlier challenged the verdict of the Islamabad High Court which re-instated Ashraf as PCB chairman in January. In its appeal, the IPC had argued...
Parnell ready for Test cricket again, says coach
A tweak to his delivery stride, regular first-class game time, and a bit of growing up has put Wayne Parnell in prime position to occupy South Africa's No.7 Test spot, according to his franchise coach Piet Botha. Parnell is one of two all-rounders in the squad to face Australia, and Botha believes Parnell's pace could give him the edge over Ryan McLaren. "He is definitely ready for Test cricket again....
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