Month: February 2016

CSA are keen for their international stars, such as AB de Villiers, to be able to play in the Ram Slam © Getty Images Cricket South Africa has altered the schedule for Sri Lanka’s 2016-17 tour to ensure that their international players will be able to appear in the Ram Slam T20 competition during early December. The tour will still include three Tests, five ODIs and three T20s, but the…

Toss: Oman chose to bowl v United Arab EmiratesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details A win for UAE will put them through to the main competition © AFP Oman’s captain Sultan Ahmed won the toss and chose to field in a must-win encounter against United Arab Emirates in Dhaka. Entering the last match of the qualifying group, three teams are vying for one spot in the main competition. UAE seal their…

Afghanistan 178 for 7 (Najibullah 60*, Stanikzai 49, Aizaz 3-38) beat Hong Kong 112 (Rath 41, Nabi 4-17) by 66 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Najibullah Zadran smashed two sixes in the penultimate over of Afghanistan’s innings © AFP Career-best T20I performances from Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi ensured that Afghanistan stayed in the hunt for the main draw of the Asia Cup, but only briefly as UAE…

The BCB’s 2016 list of contracted players includes Mustafizur Rahman but not Rubel Hossain © BCB Rubel Hossain, who was a key member of Bangadesh’s pace attack during the 2015 World Cup, has been left out of the BCB’s list of contracted players for 2016. Rubel has been troubled by injuries in recent months, and has not played for Bangladesh in any format since August 2015. Apart from Rubel, the…

Match facts February 23, 2016
Start time 2000 local (1600 GMT) Islamabad United have relied a lot on their top order © Chris Whiteoak Big Picture Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators. Buddha-esque Misbah-ul-Haq v restless Sarfraz Ahmed. Eccentric Dean Jones v street-smart Moin Khan. Strategic Wasim Akram against emotional Viv Richards. Powerful Andre Russell against an equally powerful Kevin Pietersen. Ever-confident Ahmed Shehzad v only PSL centurion Sharjeel Khan. The above…

Sharad Pawar, who is well over 70, will not be allowed to continue as the MCA’s incumbent president should the Lodha recommendations be accepted in their present form © AFP The Mumbai Cricket Association has decided to file an intervention application before the Supreme Court to highlight the “difficulties and inconsistencies” in the Lodha Committee’s report, making it potentially the first member unit of the BCCI to seek clarity on…

Nadir Shah (third from right) umpired in the USA in 2014, while his ten-year ban was still in place The BCB has lifted the 10-year ban it had imposed on umpire Nadir Shah in March 2013. Shah had been banned on charges of corruption alleged during a TV sting operation. The decision to revoke the ban was made unanimously by board members during a meeting on Monday. Shah is now…

Toss: Oman chose to bowl v United Arab EmiratesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details A win for UAE will put them through to the main competition © AFP Oman’s captain Sultan Ahmed won the toss and chose to field in a must-win encounter against United Arab Emirates in Dhaka. Entering the last match of the qualifying group, three teams are vying for one spot in the main competition. UAE seal their…

Afghanistan 178 for 7 (Najibullah 60*, Stanikzai 49, Aizaz 3-38) beat Hong Kong 112 (Rath 41, Nabi 4-17) by 66 runsScorecard File photo – Najibullah Zadran smashed three sixes in the penultimate over of Afghanistan’s innings © AFP Career-best T20I performances from Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi ensured that Afghanistan stayed in the hunt for the main draw of the Asia Cup, beginning Wednesday. Najibullah muscled 60 off 35 balls…