Play 02:08 Bishop: Exceptional partnership by Hope, Ottley Defending champions Trinidad & Tobago made it two from two to start the 2016 Nagico Super50 with a nine-wicket trouncing of Barbados at Port-of-Spain on Saturday. Kyle Hope and Kjorn Ottley each finished unbeaten with 70 and 80 respectively in a 162-run second-wicket stand to blow past a Barbados first innings total of 161 with 14.1 overs to spare. Barbados found themselves…
Sir Ian Botham is confident that Ben Stokes is a better player than he was at the same age. Stokes might have a long path to travel if he is to match Botham’s decorated career in terms of statistics, but already the 24-year-old has proved he has the same headline-grabbing talent. That was spectacularly proved when he smashed Botham’s 33-year record for the fastest double-century by an England batsman during…
England pacemen Stuart Broad and Steven Finn have joined the fight against rhino poaching after visiting the Shamwari Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre this week. The loss of rhino is one of the most significant conservation issues facing South Africa and the England duo were given a rare opportunity to see first hand the steps being made to save the animal’s population. Broad and Finn met representatives from Investec Rhino Lifeline at…
Chris Woakes believes England are well placed to beat South Africa and begin 2016 with the notable scalp of the world’s top-ranked Test team in their own backyard. England have controlled the majority of the first two Tests, highlighted by a thumping 241-run win in Durban, and head to Johannesburg tomorrow knowing they can wrap up the series when the third Test starts on Thursday. There are signs, however, that…
Umar Akmal will not be available for the first T20 against New Zealand on January 15 © AFP Umar Akmal has been slapped with a one-match ban for breaching the PCB’s code of conduct, which means he will be unavailable when Pakistan take on New Zealand in the first T20 on January 15. It is learnt that Akmal did not adhere to proper clothing guidelines during the Quaid-e-Azam final earlier…
Indians 249 (Rohit 67, Pandey 58, Porter 5-37) beat Western Australia XI 185 (Morgan 50, Carder 45, R Dhawan 2-28, Ashwin 2-32) by 64 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Rohit Sharma top-scored for the Indians with 67 © AFP The Indians needed a pair of half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and Manish Pandey to patch up an underwhelming batting performance, but their bowlers had little trouble defending 249 against Western Australia XI…
Knights 76 (Mbhalati 5-29, Wiese 3-16) and 255 for 5 (Rossouw 97, Hendricks 69, de Lange 3-64) beat Titans 141 (Olivier 5-42) and 187 (Adams 69, Budaza 3-26, Olivier 3-39) by five wicketsScorecard File photo: Rilee Rossouw starred with an 89-ball 97 to help Knights chase down 253 with ease © Getty Images Knights chased down a target of 253 in just over 50 overs against table-toppers Titans on the…
Gulbadin Naib’s big-hitting ability has given Afghanistan a healthy edge © Chris Whiteoak Match facts Sunday, January 10, 2016Start time 2000 local (1600GMT) Big picture Chaos in T20 cricket is always a spectacle, like the last over in a tense chase dragging on for nine balls, including two free hits, two big hits and two massive wickets. Whilst the fans may throng into the stadium hoping for a repeat, Afghanistan…
Dale Steyn (left) and Vernon Philander have spent much of their time recently on the sidelines © Hindustan Times If Dale Steyn is fit, he will play and that’s all there is to it. He is guaranteed his place in the South African Test XI on reputation and rightly so. He is 15 wickets away from overtaking Shaun Pollock as the country’s highest wicket-taker, has an average a shave over…
Melbourne Stars 2 for 156 (Pietersen 67*, Handscomb 39*) beat Melbourne Renegades 6 for 155 (Bravo 59*, Stoinis 3-11) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Kevin Pietersen scored his second fifty in this edition of the BBL © Cricket Australia/Getty Images A week (that feels like a lifetime) ago, Chris Gayle was a columnist for Fairfax Media. In his final column – he has since filed a defamation case against…