Month: February 2016

Tasmania 5 for 506 (Dunk 190, Doolan 119, Bailey 103*) lead Victoria 165 by 341 runsScorecard File photo – Ben Dunk raised his fourth century of the season © Getty Images Ben Dunk, Alex Doolan and George Bailey all peeled off centuries as Tasmania maintained their domination of the Sheffield Shield frontrunners Victoria on day two in Hobart. The Bushrangers captain and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade was reduced to bringing himself…

South Australia 298 and 1 for 64 (Raphael 24*, Weatherald 23) lead New South Wales 211 (Carters 54, Nair 37, Worrall 4-48, Mennie 4-52) by 151 runsScorecard Joe Mennie’s four-wicket haul helped set up South Australia’s victory push © Getty Images South Australia forged a strong position from which to push for victory over New South Wales after two days of the Sheffield Shield match at Coffs Harbour. The South…

Dhaka – Lasith Malinga and Nuwan Kulasekara shared seven wickets between them to save the blushes of Sri Lanka as they defeated the UAE by 14 runs in their first match of the Asia Cup in Dhaka on Thursday. Sri Lanka cricketer Nuwan Kulasekara (2nd R) celebrates after the dismissal of the United Arab Emirates cricketer Muhammad Usman during the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket…

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq has hailed the recently concluded Pakistan Super League (PSL) as a success for the country that will help the team reverse its slide in the game’s shortest format. Misbah ul Haq team Islamabad United won the inaugural edition of Pakistan Super League – PCB The 41-year-old veteran struck the winning runs for Islamabad United late on Tuesday, beating Quetta Gladiators by six wickets to…

Sydney – Senior paceman Peter Siddle faces a lengthy period out of the game with a stress fracture in his back, Cricket Australia said Thursday. Australian paceman Peter Siddle, 31, was forced out of this week’s second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch after back trouble © AFP/File Marty Melville Siddle, 31, was forced out of this week’s second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch after back trouble and was…

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the playing schedule and team names for the six hosts that will compete in the inaugural Women’s Cricket Super League.  This summer, 90 of the most talented female players from England and across the world will come together to play for one of the following six teams: Team Name Host Details Lancashire Thunder Lancashire Cricket Board with partners Loughborough Lightning Loughborough…

“This is the end of my career so I want to do something for the team. I want to give my best in the last few years or maybe few months.” – Lasith Malinga © BCB Two wickets in his first over and two more in his second spell was how Lasith Malinga marked his comeback into competitive cricket after more than three months. Figures of 4 for 26 helped…

Shaharyar Khan, the PCB chairman, has been given clearance for Pakistan to travel to India © AFP Pakistan have received government clearance to travel to India and participate in the World Twenty20, bringing to an end a period of uncertainty about their involvement in the tournament. The trip will involve Pakistan’s first matches on Indian soil in more than three years, and comes after the Pakistan Cricket Board had raised…

Sri Lanka 129 for 8 (Chandimal 50, Javed 3-25) beat UAE 115 for 9 (Patil 37, Malinga 4-26) by 14 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Playing his first match since November 2015, Lasith Malinga found the blockhole straightaway © AFP At the innings break, UAE would have had hopes of a fourth straight win in the tournament, having restricted Sri Lanka to 129 for 8. Those hopes, however, were snuffed out…

Prerak Mankand with the bat and Hardik Rathod with the ball have kept Saurashtra alive despite Mumbai dominating major parts of the first two days of the final © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Think of Saurashtra’s bowling and Ravindra Jadeja comes to mind immediately. Scratch the surface, and then there’s Jaydev Unadkat. Eye-catching moments with the ball have been far and few if you look beyond these two. But on Thursday, there…