Suresh Raina was single-handedly making a mockery of a 227-run target before his run-out in the seventh over paved the way for a 24-run Kings XI Punjab victory. No bowler was spared during his 25-ball 87, but Parvinder Awana came in for special treatment, conceding 33 runs off his second over. This is the excerpt from ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary. 5.1 Awana to Raina, SIX, six more, everything...
Seehwag ball, hit ball
Big game. Doesn't get bigger than this. Except when it does, on Sunday evening. But that's not going to stop Ravi Shastri from bellowing into your living rooms when it's toss time. What do you call it when the Kings take on the Kings? The league games between these two teams had all been about one man. What was it going to be about today? According to Chennai fans, it wasn't going...
Dhoni criticises 'irresponsible' seniors
The second qualifier was the third occasion that Chennai Super Kings had conceded over 200 runs to Kings XI Punjab this season. They lost each time. A refreshingly familiar century from Virender Sehwag set up a target of 227, but it looked in considerable danger as Suresh Raina produced a breathtaking 25-ball 87. The highest successful chase in T20 history was in Super Kings' grasp as they became...
ECB forced to apologise to Pietersen
The ECB and its managing director, Paul Downton, have been forced to apologise to Kevin Pietersen for making comments in a radio interview last week about Pietersen's attitude during the Sydney Test that were "in breach of the settlement agreement" between the two parties drawn up after his sacking. Speaking to the BBC's Test Match Special programme during the first one-day international at The Oval,...
May
30
Pujara looks to make one-day mark
Cheteshwar Pujara, the India batsman, already has six Test centuries but his limited-overs appearances have been limited to a couple of ODIs against Zimbabwe last year. He has been a part of one-day squads in recent series but has been confined to the bench, and he even took to working on his bowling a couple of months ago to try to increase his ODI utility. He is likely to add to those two ODI caps...
Fifth day at Derby hampered by rain
Derbyshire v Northamptonshire Match abandonedScorecard Such has been the unrelenting nature of the rain over the past 72 hours, a combination of a sharp breeze and the dogged efforts of the ground staff were inexorable in preventing Derbyshire's Natwest T20 Blast fixture against Northamptonshire from becoming the latest victim of this grim week of weather. It was the fifth consecutive day at Derby...
Pringle dash not enough for Durham
Lancashire 133 for 6 (Brown 66) beat Durham 132 for 7 (McLoed 45, Khan 3-21) by one runScorecard Ryan Pringe made a late charge but fell one short as Lancashire secured the narrowest of victories, holding on to defeat Durham by a single run at Chester-le-Street. Pringle took strike with 21 needed in 10 balls and found the boundary twice to leave four needed from the final delivery, but he could...
Cairns takes aim at accusers
Chris Cairns has taken aim at his accusers and again claimed he was innocent of match-fixing allegations made against him. Cairns was interviewed by the Metropolitan Police, the ECB and the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit in London this week, and after arriving back in Auckland on Friday he read a prepared statement to the waiting media. As part of the statement, Cairns said two former New Zealand players...
May
29
Mathews at loss to explain collapse
In his relatively young career as an international cricketer, Angelo Mathews has been party to several appalling batting collapses. Perhaps the most traumatic was Sri Lanka's second-innings capitulation in the Cardiff Test in 2011, when on a flat pitch, needing to survive less than two sessions for a draw, the team succumbed to 82 all out. Eight months later, Sri Lanka suffered their worst ODI ignominy,...
O'Brien, Buck deny Glamorgan
Leicestershire 109 (Allenby 3-20) and 204 for 8 (Robson 81, Hogan 3-21) drew with Glamorgan 350 for 8 dec. (Rudolph 88)Scorecard Leicestershire were bailed out by the rain in Cardiff as Glamorgan's victory charge was aborted. A collapse of 5 for 9 left the visitors staring at defeat but a combination of weather and some late resistance rescued a draw. Resuming on 168 for 3 - 73 runs from making...
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