Match facts January 12, 2015Start time 1120 local (0320 GMT) Virat Kohli has an outstanding Test record in Australia, but only averages 15.83 against them in ODIs in their own backyard © Hindustan Times Big Picture The last time Australia and India met in an international match, the stakes were enormous. A place in the World Cup final was the prize. Steven Smith’s 105 at the SCG set up an…
‘[Mohammad Amir] has done his time and been cleared to play. So we’ll just get on and play against him’ – Dimitri Mascarenhas © AFP New Zealand have no qualms about playing Mohammad Amir in the T20 series that begins on Friday, bowling coach Dimitri Mascarenhas has said. The series marks Amir’s return to international cricket following a five-year ban for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal. Amir has…
Todd Astle hasn’t played for New Zealand since making his Test debut in November 2012 © Associated Press Legspinning allrounder Todd Astle has been given a call up into New Zealand’s Twenty20 side for the three-match series against Pakistan beginning on Friday in Auckland. Astle, 29, made his international debut more than three years ago in the second Test at Sri Lanka in November 2012 but has yet to play…
Afghanistan 215 for 6 (Shahzad 118*) beat Zimbabwe 134 (Masakadza 63, Moor 35, Hamza 2-15) by 81 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mohammad Shahzad’s 118 became the highest individual score from an Associate nation and fourth overall © Chris Whiteoak Mohammad Shahzad displayed trademark brute force and incredulous timing in his record-breaking ton to lead Afghanistan to a comfortable 81-run win against Zimbabwe in the second T20I in Sharjah. The victory…
England in South Africa 2015-16 January 10, 2016 The Wanderers has a history of producing result-orientated Test cricket and for England there is the tantalising prospect of being able to secure a series victory Play 00:44 Butcher: ‘South Africa will back themselves to come back’ After their short break following the second Test in Cape Town, England’s players will return to the day job on Monday as they begin preparations…
Cape Cobras 570 for 4 (Duminy 260*, Vilas 216*) drew with Lions 252 (Cook 118, Peterson 5-62) and 287 for 9 (Pretorius 101, Peterson 4-88)Scorecard File photo: Robin Peterson’s nine wickets nearly scripted a win for Cape Cobras © Getty Images Career-best scores from Test discards JP Duminy (260*) and Dane Vilas (216*) were not enough for Cape Cobras to secure their first win of the Sunfoil Series, after Lions…
New Zealand Under-19 173 for 6 (Leopard 50*, Nair 3-30) beat Australia Under-19 169 (Page, ter Braak 3-23) by four wicketsScorecard Christian Leopard raced to an unbeaten half-century to lead New Zealand Under-19s to a six-wicket victory over Australia Under-19s in a tri-nation one-day tournament in Dubai. In a low-scoring game, he came in at No. 8 and struck 50 off 42 balls with six fours and three sixes to…
Toss Zimbabwe chose to bowl v AfghanistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Hamilton Masakadza’s experience at the top of the order will be crucial to a competitive total once again © Chris Whiteoak Elton Chigumbura won the toss and chose to bowl against Afghanistan in the second T20I in Sharjah. This is the first instance of a captain opting to field in both the ODI and T20 series’. Asghar Stanikzai said…
Robert Croft (right) will be one of the frontrunners to replace Toby Radford as Glamorgan coach © Getty Images Robert Croft has been appointed as a spin bowling consultant to the England ODI side. He played 21 Test and 50 ODIs during his England career and will spend 12 days with the limited-overs team in South Africa. A vastly experienced offspinner, Croft represented Glamorgan for 23 years and, even into…
Vusi Sibanda last played for Zimbabwe in July 2015 © Associated Press Batsman Vusi Sibanda and left-arm seamer Brian Vitori return to the Zimbabwe squad for the four T20Is against Bangladesh starting on January 15. Sean Williams, who was ruled out of Zimbabwe’s ongoing Twenty20 series against Afghanistan with a groin injury, is also part of the 16-man side. Tinashe Panyangara and Craig Ervine were notable exceptions, although reports suggested…