Month: February 2016

North Island 127 for 4 (Worker 53, Henry 3-22) beat South Island 126 (Brownlie 29, Sodhi 4-24) by six wicketsScorecard Mitchell McClenaghan returned after undergoing surgery for the facial fracture he suffered above his left eye © Getty Images North Island breezed to victory in the Island of Origin T20, bowling out South Island for 126 and then chasing the target down with six wickets and seven overs to spare….

Dhaka- India overcame a fiery opening spell from Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir to pummel their bitter rivals by five wickets in a key Asia Cup Twenty20 match in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Saturday. India’s Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Asia Cup Twenty20 match against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, on February 27, 2016 © AFP Munir Uz Zaman Full Scorecard: India vs Pakistan…

New Zealand Women 114 for 6 (Bates 33, McGlashan 22, Satterthwaite 22) beat Australia Women 113 for 7 (Lanning 30, Kasperek 4-7) by four wicketsScorecard Leigh Kasperek cut through Australia’s middle order © Getty Images Offspinner Leigh Kasperek‘s outstanding bowling performance of 3-0-7-4 set up an easy win for New Zealand Women over Australia Women in the first T20 at the Basin Reserve. Australia were at a comfortable 54 for…

Tasmania 8 for 566 dec (Dunk 190, Doolan 119, Bailey 107) beat Victoria 165 (Tremain 28, Webster 3-18, Kingston 3-40) and 265 (White 106, Boland 51, Gulbis 4-45) by and innings and 136 runsScorecard File photo – Tasmania’s huge win was built on Ben Dunk’s 190 © Getty Images Tasmania wrapped up a dominant victory over Victoria to keep them from sealing a home Sheffield Shield final berth with two…

New South Wales 211 (Carters 54, Hughes 32, Mennie 4-52, Worrall 4-48) and 5 for 267 (Rohrer 109*, Copeland 49*) beat South Australia 298 (Lehmann 122, Weatherald 58, Maddinson 2-10) and 177 (Head 44, Raphael 34, Copeland 5-62) by five wicketsScorecard Trent Copeland and Ben Rohrer’s 120-run partnership sealed New South Wales’ chase © Getty Images Ben Rohrer‘s brave century and a vital supporting hand from Trent Copeland lifted New…

West Indies Women 232 (Taylor 79, Dottin 61, Luus 3-34) beat South Africa Women 175 (Chetty 51, Matthews 2-18) by 57 runsScorecard File photo: West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor top-scored for her side with 79 off 83 balls © WICB Media/Randy Brooks West Indies Women narrowed the gap down to four points between themselves and first-place Australia in the ICC Women’s Championship points table after a 57-run win over South…

MS Dhoni has had a good view of the carnage through a series of low-scoring innings in Mirpur © Associated Press India captain MS Dhoni said that the pitches in Mirpur during the Asia Cup haven’t been conducive for T20s but such conditions are helping his team’s batsmen to play with more circumspection. His bowlers hit his preferred lengths to knock over Pakistan for just 83 but in response lost…

India 85 for 5 (Kohli 49, Amir 3-18) beat Pakistan 83 (Pandya 3-8, Jadeja 2-11) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details India’s pacers did most of the damage early on to set up the win © Associated Press There is a bar for international batsmen and with Pakistan it is never quite certain which way they will push it. There is never a shortage of spectacle when they play and…

India 85 for 5 (Kohli 49, Amir 3-18) beat Pakistan 83 (Pandya 3-8, Jadeja 2-11) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details India’s pacers did a lot of damage early on © Associated Press There is a bar for international batsmen and with Pakistan it is never quite certain which way they will push it. Whatever happens, there is never a shortage of spectacle and that box was at least ticked…