Chris Gayle's scorcher of a century in Mirpur took Dhaka Gladiators to their second BPL final, and gave the tournament the international leverage it required. Having arrived in Bangladesh barely 12 hours before the match, he batted as a Twenty20 expert, despite a hectic travelling schedule. After the game, one could easily have forgotten that he had entertained a near full-house for 90 minutes, when...
Gambhir's chance to stake a claim
The presence of Gautam Gambhir in the three-day practice match between India A and the Australians is going to be a constant reminder of his absence from the team for the first Test in Chennai starting on February 22. Over the past few days, Gambhir has received several endorsements but from the Australian side. On Friday, Michael Clarke said he had expected Gambhir to be in the Test team. A few...
ICC admit error in Kallis dismissal
The ICC has admitted its Playing Control Team (PCT) made "an honest error" while applying the DRS to the Jacques Kallis review on the second day of the Newlands Test and that the batsman was erroneously given out. Kallis was given out after an appeal that Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore confirmed was for a bat-pad catch off Saeed Ajmal's bowling. Umpire Steve Davis upheld the appeal but the batsman immediately...
South Africa edge close game
South Africa Under-19s 241 (Coetzee 58) beat England Under-19s 229 for 9 (Overton 48, Dupavillion 3-47) by 12 runsScorecard England Under-19s fell just short in their run chase to go 2-0 down in the five-match series against South Africa. Daryn Dupavillion claimed three wickets and another display of lower-order hitting from Jamie Overton was not enough to prevent South Africa closing out the game....
Feb
15
Mathews targets improved rankings
Sri Lanka's new Test and ODI captain, Angelo Mathews, has said he aims to arrest the team's slide in the ICC rankings, and hoped to count his side among the best in the world in both formats in the next few years Mathews succeeded Mahela Jayawardene, who stepped down after the tour of Australia, after spending almost two years as vice captain in all formats. Dinesh Chandimal was named his deputy...
Parvez Rasool set to join Pune Warriors
Parvez Rasool, the Jammu and Kashmir allrounder, is set to join Pune Warriors for IPL 2013. Rasool was in the spotlight earlier this week, when he bagged seven wickets against the touring Australians. He will be the first player from Jammu and Kashmir to play in the league. The formalities are yet to be completed but the franchise is in the process of signing Rasool, a Warriors official confirmed....
Dhaka finish second after easy win
Dhaka Gladiators 168 for 6 (Shakib 59*, Dilshan 49) beat Chittagong Kings 139 for 9 (Nurul 43) by 29 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Two attacking knocks, by Shakib Al Hasan and Tillakaratne Dilshan, and a collapse - eight wickets for 37 runs - secured Dhaka Gladiators' 29-run victory over Chittagong Kings in Mirpur. The win gave the Gladiators second spot in the points table at the end...
SLC not to recognise player agents
Sri Lanka Cricket has decided not to recognise player agents and will take a harsh view of players who decline central contracts, SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga has said. Players will still be allowed to have agents represent them elsewhere, but will not be able to involve their agents in dealings with SLC. Ranatunga said he had made SLC's stance on player agents clear to new captains Angelo...
Feb
14
West Indies' best yet to come - Aguilleira
Despite beating five-time world champions Australia for the first time in an ODI, and qualifying for their maiden World Cup final, West Indies captain Merissa Aguilleira said her team hadn't produced its best performance yet. And West Indies had just defended 164 to win their last Super Six match in Mumbai, knocking out England and New Zealand. "Since we have come to this World Cup, we haven't brought...
Shehzad, Afridi lead Pak A to comfortable win
Pakistan A 189 for 6 (Shehzad 68, Afridi 45) beat Afghanistan 140 for 9 (Stanikzai 47) by 49 runsScorecard Afghanistan crumbled under the weight of Pakistan A's big total of 189, to lose by 49 runs in the Twenty20 in Lahore. Opener Ahmed Shehzad and Shahid Afridi took the contest away from Afghanistan with their attacking knocks of 68 and 45 respectively. In reply, regular wickets and slow scoring...
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