Month: January 2016

A solid 82 by Henry Nicholls followed by a ninth-wicket batting blitz carried New Zealand to a convincing 70-run victory in the opening one-day international against Pakistan in Wellington on Monday. In reply to New Zealand’s 280-8, Pakistan were skittled out for 210 with four overs remaining.Nicholls apart, New Zealand’s recognised run-makers struggled against a fired-up Pakistan attack, with the other six batsmen in the top seven contributing just 47…

England 342 and 52 for 3 (Root 19*, Taylor 19*) need 330 more runs to beat South Africa 475 and 248 for 5 (Amla 96, Bavuma 78, Anderson 3-47)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details South Africa made significant inroads late on the fourth day © Getty Images South Africa will be confident that a first Test win in 10 attempts will fall their way on the final day of the fourth Test…

James Vince hit his first one-day century for England Lions but it was not enough to prevent Pakistan A recording their first victory of the 50-over series in Dubai today. Vince, who has been in fine form since the Lions returned to the United Arab Emirates earlier this month, stroked 102 from 118 balls to lead the pursuit of a taxing target of 289. But his dismissal, run out by…

25 January 2016 | David Clark    Tweet                 Joe Root and James Taylor offered a glimmer of hope to England as they battled to save the fourth and final Test at Centurion. The tourists lost three quick wickets in pursuit of 382 after South Africa declared on 248 for five, with a rain delay hastening AB de Villiers’ decision. Root survived a missed stumping and a…

Highlights of the men’s and women’s World Twenty20 tournaments will be available on ESPN © Getty Images ESPNcricinfo’s unrivalled coverage of international cricket will be enhanced for users in the British Isles over the next four years, following the securing of digital highlights rights for all ICC events in the 2016-19 period. The agreement, covering the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, will allow ESPN to show in-progress, pre-match and…

Pakistan A 288 for 5 (Manzoor 113, Fakhar 51) beat England Lions 271 (Vince 102, Billings 51, Nawaz 3-57) by 17 runsScorecard Khurram Manzoor was the star for Pakistan A with 113 © Chris Whiteoak Pakistan A kept the series against England Lions alive, securing a 17-run victory in Dubai with a late surge in the field after England had appeared on track. Khurram Manzoor‘s 113 anchored Pakistan A’s total…

England Under-19s suffered a heavy defeat in their last World Cup warm-up match against hosts Bangladesh despite a big all-round contribution from captain Brad Taylor. The Hampshire off-spinner was the pick of the England attack after Bangladesh had won the toss and chosen to bat in Chittagong, earning 2-25 from his 10 overs. He then top-scored with 41 from 52 balls but by the time Taylor came in the damage…

Tea South Africa 475 and 223 for 4 (Amla 96*, Bavuma 63*) lead England 342 by 254 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details James Anderson dismissed AB de Villiers for his third duck in a row © Getty Images Hashim Amla, four runs short of his second hundred in the match, and Temba Bavuma, playing neatly in his wake to reach an equally level-headed half-century, guided South Africa with great deliberation…

The Lions’ CEO Greg Fredericks said the NOC was denied to Alviro Petersen as the franchise felt he was central to their plans during the upcoming fixtures © AFP Three South African players will attempt to play in the inaugural Masters Champions League without signed NOCs from their national body, Cricket South Africa, after they were refused release. Richard Levi, Rory Kleinveldt and Robin Peterson have all been denied NOCs…