Shahid Afridi is ready for another chapter in his stellar career, after the Pakistan international was announced as a Hampshire player for the 2016 NatWest T20 Blast season. The 35-year-old will be available for the entire T20 Blast campaign, and is sure to thrill crowds in his usual swashbuckling style. Here ecb.co.uk charts the all-rounder’s best career moments to date. 1. A dazzling debut In October 1996, a 16-year-old Afridi…
India 166 for 6 (Rohit 83, Pandya 31, Al-Amin 3-37) beat Bangladesh 121 for 7 (Sabbir 44, Nehra 3-23) by 45 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Rohit Sharma’s counterattacking fifty lifted India to a competitive total © AFP/Getty Images Rohit Sharma is a one-day nerd. He takes his time at the start, gets accustomed to conditions and cashes in only once he is set. India were sent in on a noticeably…
West Indies Women 214 for 7 (Matthews 56, Cooper 55*, van Niekerk 2-25) beat South Africa Women 198 (Kapp 69*, Dottin 5-34) by 16 runsScorecard File photo: Hayley Matthews scored 56 off 68 balls, with eight fours © Cricket Australia Fifties from Hayley Matthews and Britney Cooper, followed by a five-wicket haul from fast bowler Deandra Dottin set up West Indies Women’s 16-run win against South Africa Women in East…
Lasith Malinga has not played a competitive game since November © AFP Match facts Thursday, February 25, 2016Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT) Big Picture After the 2-1 loss to India in their previous assignment, Sri Lanka have a chance to ease their way into the Asia Cup by taking on the UAE in their first match. The return of the captain Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Rangana Herath and Nuwan…
Toss: Bangladesh opt to bowl v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details MS Dhoni was ruled fit to play in the Asia Cup opener, after an onset of back spasms during training in Fatullah on Monday © PTI Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza, who is part of a four-man pace attack, won the toss and opted to bowl on a noticeably green pitch in the Asia Cup opener in Mirpur. It had…
Australia regained top spot in the International Cricket Council Test rankings after completing a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand to wrap a a 2-0 series sweep at Christchurch. Steve Smith, who recorded his 16th Test fifty, and Adam Voges steered the tourists to their target of 201 shortly after lunch on the final day to replace India in the Test rankings – the first time since 2014. New Zealand skipper…
Alex Gidman reached England Lions level during his days with Gloucestershire © Getty Images Alex Gidman, the former Gloucestershire captain who moved to Worcestershire in 2015, has been forced to retire at the age of 34 due to a finger injury he suffered in the latter stages of his first season at New Road. After picking up the injury in the penultimate week of the season, ahead of a match…
Saurashtra 192 for 8 (Vasavada 77, Mankad 55*, Kulkarni 4-30, Thakur 2-59) v MumbaiScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Dhawal Kulkarni marked his return from injury with four wickets that rattled Saurashtra © BCCI Saurashtra’s batting effort followed a similar script to their showing in the final against Mumbai three seasons ago, for most parts of the day. A combination of stage fright and lack of application on a…
Brendon McCullum retired from international cricket after New Zealand lost the second Test to Australia by seven wickets. © AFP New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum insisted the time was right to quit international cricket despite smashing the fastest Test century just days earlier. (Australia Win Christchurch Test To Win Series 2-0) It was not the way the 34-year-old wanted to retire, as Australia completed a 2-0 series sweep by winning…
Former Nottinghamshire bowler and Australia international Ben Hilfenhaus has announced his retirement from first class cricket. The 32-year-old, who has confirmed he will continue to play Twenty20, claimed health reasons were behind the decision, announced at a press conference on Wednesday. Hilfenhaus, quoted by Cricket Tasmania, said: “I feel like I have been blessed and honoured to represent Tasmania and Australia. It was a childhood dream and I’m very grateful.” The…