Month: January 2016

Australia’s Smith, Bailey chase down Indian total in 1st ODI

January 12, 2016
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Perth (Australia) – Steve Smith and George Bailey both scored centuries as Australia cruised to a five-wicket win over India in the first one-day international at the WACA ground on Tuesday. Australia captain Steve Smith leaves the field after being dismissed for 149 runs during the first one-day international against India in Perth on January 12, 2016 © AFP Greg Wood Full Scorecard: India vs Australia 1st ODI After Indian…

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'Still not convinced about DRS' – Dhoni

January 12, 2016
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George Bailey was given a reprieve by Richard Kettleborough after he gloved his first ball down the leg side © Cricket Australia/Getty Images MS Dhoni, India’s limited-overs captain and a staunch cynic in DRS matters, has offered yet another trenchant defence of his stance. Just like in the first international of their last summer in Australia, India could, if DRS was in place, have easily overturned a critical decision that…

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Spinners should have bowled better – Dhoni

January 12, 2016
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Australia’s batsmen plundered India’s specialist spinners for 129 runs in 18 overs © Cricket Australia/Getty Images On the eve of India’s first ODI in the bilateral series against Australia, MS Dhoni expressed concern that none of his batsmen might be able to offer any overs should any of his specialist bowlers have a day off. As it turned out, India failed to defend 309 on a flat Perth pitch, and…

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Hughes commits to Derbyshire

Derbyshire all-rounder Alex Hughes has signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at the 3aaa County Ground until the end of the 2017 season. The right-arm seamer appeared 24 times across all formats in 2015 and recorded his maiden first-class century against Northamptonshire. In total, the 24-year-old has made 86 appearances for Derbyshire, scoring 1,456 runs and claiming 60 wickets across three formats. Derbyshire elite performance director Graeme Welch…

January 12, 2016
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Anderson puts Tests ahead of IPL swansong

January 12, 2016
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James Anderson will commit the final years of his career to England’s Test team © AFP James Anderson has reiterated his commitment to England on the eve of the third Test in Johannesburg. Confirming that he will not be entering into the IPL auction, Anderson made it clear that, whatever overs he has left in his career, they will be bowled for his country in Test cricket. Other players may…

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India vs Australia Perth ODI: Rohit Sharma Slams Brilliant Ton to Start Tour With Bang

Rohit Sharma’s average in Australia is highest among all batsmen. © AFP Rohit Sharma showed the way for India by slamming a brilliant ton against Australia in the first ODI in Perth on Tuesday. His century came in 122 balls. (Scorecard / Blog) Rohit, who has always been criticised for not doing justice to his talent, looked sure of himself in the first of the five ODIs. The India opener…

January 12, 2016
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Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif Should Get Second Chance Like Mohammad Amir: Waqar Younis

Salman Butt scored a hundred in his first competitive match in five and half years on Sunday in the national one-day championship. © AFP Karachi: Pakistan’s national cricket coach Waqar Younis has backed an international comeback for convicted spot-fixers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, saying that they should not be treated any differently from the rehabilitated Mohammad Amir. “The way I see it if Butt and Asif perform well in…

January 12, 2016
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Shanaka sets Sri Lankan record in Colombo sixathon

Dasun Shanaka set a Sri Lankan record for most number of sixes in a T20 innings, hitting 16 of them, for Sinhalese Sports Club in a clash against Saracens Sports Club in Colombo on Tuesday. Along the way, Shanaka waltzed to 123 off 46 balls and took his team to a massive 251 for 6 in 20 overs. It proved to be 66 too many for the opponents. Shanaka, who…

January 12, 2016
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Smith and Bailey brush off India's 309

January 12, 2016
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Australia 5 for 310 (Smith 149, Bailey 112, Sran 3-55) beat India 3 for 309 (Rohit 171*, Kohli 91, Faulkner 2-60) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Australia’s chase may have panned out differently had George Bailey fallen to Barinder Sran in the fifth over © Getty Images If this is summer’s main course, then Steven Smith and George Bailey wasted no time at all tucking in. A batsmen’s battle…

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Hong Kong Player Irfan Ahmed Charged Over Fixing Approach

Irfan Ahmed has represented Hong Kong in six ODIs and eight T20 internationals. © AFP Hong Kong: Hong Kong international Irfan Ahmed has been charged and provisionally suspended for failing to report an alleged fixing approach, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said. (Read more cricket stories here) The 26-year-old all-rounder, who was slated as part of Hong Kong’s squad for the World Twenty20 championship in India in March, faces a…

January 12, 2016
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