Baroda 62 for 0 (Mistry 33*, Wakaskar 24*) trail Services 191 (Swain 62, Munaf 4-38, Yusuf 3-19) by 129 runsScorecard Munaf Patel and Yusuf Pathan shared seven wickets between them to give Baroda the advantage on the first day against Services in Vadodara. While Munaf removed the top-order batsmen, Yusuf took three from the middle and lower order to restrict Services to 191. Put in to bat, Services...
Nehra six-for decimates Vidarbha for 88
Delhi 96 for 2 (Gambhir 49) lead Vidarbha 88 (Nehra 6-16) by eight runsScorecard Ashish Nehra turned the clock back with some incisive swing bowling as his six-wicket haul decimated Vidarbha on a proverbial green-top at the Roshanara Club ground in Delhi. Nehra, who finished with figures of 6 for 16 - his 14th five-for in first-class cricket - took a wicket in each of his first six overs, running...
Bowlers take Sialkot to innings win
Group I Hasan Ali took nine wickets in the match to help Sialkot demolish Bahawalpur by an innings and 19 runs inside of two days at Bahawal Stadium. Sialkot won the toss and put Bahawalpur in to bat, which proved an inspired decision as Hasan and Waqas Ahmed tore into their line-up, claiming nine wickets between them, as Bahawalpur were bowled out for 39 in 19 overs. No batsmen went past 8 as Hasan...
Bangladesh's weak T20 bowling worries Mushfiqur
Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh captain, expressed concern over the failure of his bowlers to defend scores of 171 and 188 in the Twenty20 Challenge Series against Bangladesh A. Mushfiqur captained a side that lost all three games against Bangladesh A, including the final T20 on Saturday. The poor bowling by the senior side is an extension of a trend where they managed to restrict international teams...
Dec
14
Bowlers set up big win for England
England Under-19s 97 for 3 (Tattersall 42*) beat United Arab Emirates Under-19s 94 (Chopra 46, Jones 3-19) by seven wicketsScorecard A comprehensive bowling performance from England Under-19s, led by legspinner Rob Jones, set up a seven-wicket win over United Arab Emirates Under-19s in Sharjah, keeping them in top spot, but tied on four points with Pakistan who still have a game in hand. England...
South Africa's ODI drought 'not ideal'
When South Africa next play ODI cricket, the country could have a new president, another IPL season will be complete, and winter will be on its way out. Their next 50-over assignment, according to the FTP, is in July - seven months away. With the focus on Test and Twenty20 cricket, ahead of the 2014 World T20, there is a danger that the gains AB de Villiers' ODI side has made over the last six weeks...
Zimbabwe players strike over non-payment of dues
Zimbabwe's players have gone on strike following delays in the payment of their salaries. ESPNcricinfo has confirmed that cricketers on national and domestic contracts will not participate in the ongoing domestic season until they are paid their dues. It was learnt that players on national contract had not received payments for the last four months, while dues to players on domestic contracts had...
Time for Fletcher to make visible impact
Duncan Flethcer hardly interacts with anyone except his bosses and the players, and the players have always been full of praise for him without being able to articulate how exactly he helpsEnigma is a word loosely used in sport analysis. Duncan Fletcher, the India coach, though, is one man on whom the word enigma won't be wasted. Fletcher the England coach was ruthless, result-oriented, modern, even...
Dec
12
Gibbs sees a bit of himself in fearless de Kock
On a day when Quinton de Kock joined elite company with a third successive century, one of those who had managed the feat before him, Herschelle Gibbs, applauded the young batsman for his carefree method of playWhen Quinton de Kock was on 99, he decided he was in a hurry. He charged down the track to Mohammad Shami and swung hard. Luckily for him, it didn't take the edge but ended up being mistimed...
De Kock laughs off Ishant's 'lucky' remark
There were a few sniggers in the pressroom when India fast bowler Ishant Sharma said that Quinton de Kock, who scored three consecutive hundreds in the ODI series, had "been quite lucky." When asked if India were sick and tired at the sight of de Kock at the wicket, and if they were relieved he was not part of the Test squad, Ishant said: "I think he has been quite lucky. I can say that. Because...
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