Month: February 2016

Jos Buttler’s talents could be best exploited in a streamlined competition based around school holidays © Getty Images A city-based T20 competition could be back on the agenda in England and Wales after a group of county chief executives called upon their colleagues to embrace more radical change. It had been presumed that the meeting of the county chief executives at Trent Bridge on Thursday would simply wave through a…

Mahmudullah followed up a key 36 not out with two wickets to ensure Bangladesh defended 133 © Associated Press With seven balls remaining in the Bangladesh innings, the hosts sat precariously on 115 for 7. Mohammad Naveed just claimed Mashrafe Mortaza for a duck four balls earlier and had figures of 2 for 11. With one ball to go in a superb spell, a final dot ball to Mahmudullah would…

Saurashtra coach Sitanshu Kotak was disappointed with the performance of his batsmen, but said the conditions would have challenged any top-quality batter. © PTI There’s a reason why orthodox fields work. They both demand and reward a good line and length. Repeatedly, however, teams deviate from that template while bowling to a top-order batsman marshalling the tail. Repeatedly, teams suffer, just like Saurashtra did on the third day of the…

File photo: It was not the first time Siddhesh Lad (right) rescued Mumbai with a late partnership © PTI Lad is a very popular surname within Mumbai’s cricketing circles. Dinesh Lad discovered his passion for coaching by accident, when a friend invited him to train a few youngsters at his academy 25 years ago. Since then, he has mentored young batsmen from the city, the most famous among them being…

Steven Finn’s injury-hit winter has continued © AFP Steven Finn has been ruled out of the World T20 in India with a calf strain and Liam Plunkett named as his replacement. More to follow © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo

Bangladesh 133 for 8 (Mithun 47, Mahmudullah 36, Naveed 2-12) beat UAE 82 (Usman 30, Mustafizue 2-13, Mashrafe 2-12) by 51 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mahmudullah’s crucial 36 lifted a struggling Bangladesh innings in the death overs. © AFP Like Sri Lanka on Thursday, Bangladesh were given a scare by UAE before their efficient bowling attack led the hosts to an easy win in Mirpur. Mahmudullah’s last-gasp effort with the…

Australia are the holders of the Women’s World T20 © Getty Images Two female umpires will officiate at the Women’s World T20 for the first time in the tournament’s history next month, after Kathy Cross and Claire Polosak were named in a 31-person list of officials for the concurrent men’s and women’s events in India. Cross, from New Zealand, has prior experience of an ICC event, having officiated at three…

Saurashtra coach Sitanshu Kotak was disappointed with the performance of his batsmen, but said the conditions would have challenged any top-quality batter. © PTI There’s a reason why orthodox fields work. They both demand and reward a good line and length. Repeatedly, however, teams deviate from that template while bowling to a top-order batsman marshalling the tail. Repeatedly, teams suffer, just like Saurashtra did on the third day of the…