Jan
05

Maqbool hands Abbottabad innings defeat

Karachi Whites 459 for 3 dec (Latif 155, Mohtashim Ali 103, Saeed Nasir 80*) beat Abbottabad 146 (Maqbool 6-60) and 168 (Maqbool 7-59) by an innings and 145 runsScorecard With Atif Maqbool's 13-wicket haul, Karachi Whites handed Abbottabad a crushing defeat by an innings and 145 runs in Karachi. Trailing by 313 in the first innings, Abbottabad lost all their wickets for 168 in the second innings,...
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South Africa have matured as a team - Smith

The differences between South Africa and New Zealand were far greater than the ability of one attack to take 20 wickets and the struggle of the other to do half of that or that one batting line-up could score over 300 and the other just over that in both innings combined. According to Graeme Smith what really separates top sides from those in the tier below is whether they can know their game and...
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Chilly welcome for Giles in India

Ashley Giles knows he will be in for a few surprises as he takes over the coaching of England's one-day sides, but he could have been forgiven if he was caught cold in his opening practice in Delhi. India's capital is experiencing some of its most-bone chilling temperatures on record and it was 5C at best when he supervised his first session in light fog ahead of a warm-up match against India A in...
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Wade ton gives Australia control

Lunch Sri Lanka 294 and 18 for 0 (Karunaratne 17*, Dilshan 0*) trail Australia 432 for 9 dec (Wade 102, Hughes 87, Herath 4-95) by 120 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details The third day of the SCG Test was a memorable one for Matthew Wade, who struck his second Test century in front of a raucous crowd that engulfed the venue in a sea of pink on Jane McGrath day. Wade built a solid stand...
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Jan
04

Bowlers set up big win for Karachi Blues

Karachi Blues 252 (Akbar 95, Waqar 5-56) and 10 for 0 beat Peshawar 166 (Tariq 4-43, Tanvir 3-83) and 95 (Tanvir 5-47, Tabish 5-48) by 10 wicketsScorecard Karachi Blues skittled Peshawar in the second innings within 22 overs to complete a 10-wicket win and take the top position in Group I with 12 points. After taking an 86-run lead in the first innings, Karachi fast bowlers Tanvir Ahmed and Tabish...
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Dhoni rues top-order failure

Entire team to be blamed: Dhoni India had their second successive top-order batting collapse but unlike the first ODI in Chennai, where their lower order came to the rescue, Pakistan's bowlers didn't give the hosts a second chance and completed a big win to take the series. MS Dhoni rued the failure of his batsmen after the bowlers had brought India back into the match. Pakistan had appeared...
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Kallis reopens death penalty debate

Jacques Kallis has called for a debate on the restoration of the death penalty in South Africa after the murder of a former first-class cricketer with strong links to the team. John Commins, the uncle of a former Test player with the same name, and father of a players' agent, was killed on Wednesday night. Flags at Newlands were flown at half-mast on the second day of the Test match against New Zealand...
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Warner and Hughes steer Australia

Lunch Australia 1 for 127 (Warner 68*, Hughes 50*) trail Sri Lanka 294 by 167 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details David Warner and Phillip Hughes gave Australia a strong start as they replied to Sri Lanka's 294 on the second day at the SCG. At lunch, Australia had reached 1 for 127 and Warner was well set on 68, while Hughes had also looked good for his 50, and the only success Sri Lanka...
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Jan
03

Murali spins Renegades back to the top

Melbourne Renegades 6 for 155 (Cooper 59, Rohrer 35) beat Adelaide Strikers 107 (Murali 3-18, Samuels 3-16) by 48 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Muttiah Muralitharan ripped through the Adelaide Strikers to send the Melbourne Renegades back to the top of the Big Bash ladder with a crushing 48-run win at Etihad Stadium. Murali was virtually unplayable as he skittled the visitors' middle...
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Kolkata offers more hope for India

Match facts January 3, 2012Start time 1200 (0630 GMT) Big Picture India are again left needing to come from behind, third time in their last four series. A superb display of swing bowling by Junaid Khan crippled India's batting line-up on an overcast Chennai morning before MS Dhoni rescued his team with a fighting century. Such a procession of batsmen to the pavilion appears unlikely in Kolkata,...
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