Pakistan’s Imad Wasim (right) and Shahid Afridi celebrate the wicket of New Zealand’s Martin Guptill in the first Twenty20 at Eden Park in Auckland on January 15, 2016 © AFP Michael Bradley Pakistan beat New Zealand by 16 runs in the opening Twenty20 international at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday. The visitors made 171-8 and New Zealand were all out on the final ball of their innings for 155….
Pakistan 171 for 8 (Hafeez 61, Milne 4-37) beat New Zealand 155 (Williamson 70, Munro 56) by 16 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details The dangerous Martin Guptill was run out for 2 © Getty Images New Zealand threatened Pakistan’s 171 for 8 through fifties from Colin Munro and Kane Williamson, but the many strands of the visitors’ varied attack came together to truss up the hosts, 16 runs short of their…
Mohammad Yousuf played 90 Tests and 288 ODIs for Pakistan. © AFP Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf is sticking to his stance of not giving his retirement from international cricket in writing to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to get a NOC to play in the Masters Cricket League later this month. (Pakistan Cricketers Retire En Masse to Get NOC For Masters Champions League) The PCB has announced a…
Wellington – Mohammad Hafeez led Pakistan to 171-8 after they were sent into bat by New Zealand in the opening Twenty20 at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday. Pakistan went straight into the international with no warm-up games and were run shy for the first few overs, reaching 77 for two after 10. They were again hesitant at the tail when the last four overs only produced 37 runs. But…
Baroda 168 for 4 (Pandya 86*) beat Vidarbha 162 for 5 (Satish 54, Wankhede 40) by six wicketsScorecard File photo – Hardik Pandya followed up his blistering knock against Delhi with a match-winning effort for Baroda © BCCI Allrounder Hardik Pandya slammed eight sixes in his unbeaten 86 as he guided Baroda to a six-wicket win over Vidarbha in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League match in Mumbai. Baroda,…
Ishant Sharma’s last ODI for India was against Australia in Sydney in January 2015. © AFP Brisbane: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the second cricket one-dayer against Australia in Brisbane on Friday. India made one change from the previous ODI in Perth with Ishant Sharma replacing Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the playing XI. Steven Smith’s side went in with three changes as David…
John Hastings returned with figures of 1/46 in eight overs from the Brisbane ODI. © AFP Sydney: Australian pacer John Hastings has been retained in the squad for the third match of the ODI Series against India, set to take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday. (In Record Chase, Australia Thrash India to Take 2-0 Lead; Rohit Sharma Century Goes in Vain Again) Hastings steps in for…
Neil Wagner’s pace and aggression will strengthen Lancashire’s Championship challenge © AFP Lancashire have signed Neil Wagner as their overseas player for the majority of their 2016 first-class season. Wagner, the New Zealand left-arm seamer, will be available from the start of the County Championship season and will feature primarily in that competition. He will be available until at least the end of July and could be available for the…
Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Shuvagata Hom was handed a T20I debut © AFP Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura decided to bat in the first T20 against Bangladesh at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna. The venue was hurriedly prepared after a last-minute shift from Sylhet, and the pitch is expected to turn. Bangladesh handed debuts to Shuvagata Hom and Nurul…
Aaron Finch was involved in a 145-run partnership with Shaun Marsh in the Brisbane ODI. © AFP Sydney: Australia might have made batting look the easiest thing in the world with two 300-plus chases against India but opener Aaron Finch on Friday complimented his inexperienced bowlers for putting up a decent show. (In Record Chase, Australia Thrash India to Take 2-0 Lead; Rohit Sharma Century Goes in Vain Again) The…