Month: March 2016

Tamil Union win first-class title after 65 years

March 6, 2016
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File photo – Dhananjaya de Silva scored 868 runs at an average of 54.25 and also picked up 34 wickets at 14.23 in the tournament © AFP Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club have won Sri Lanka’s top first-class competition for the first time since the 1950-51 season, after finishing the Super Eights with four outright wins. Their six-wicket victory against second-placed Galle Cricket Club, in the final round of…

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Mohammad Amir's Video Used By International Cricket Council to Warn Players About Corruption

Mohammad Amir’s (left) performance in the ongoing Asia Cup has been lauded by all. He is part of Pakistan’s world Twenty20 squad. © AP Mumbai: A video featuring Mohammad Amir, Pakistan’s spot-fixing tainted pacer, is being used by the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) to educate players about the consequences of indulging in corrupt practices. (Virat Kohli-Mohammad Amir Duel As Exciting as Mine With Sachin Tendulkar: Shoaib Akhtar)…

March 6, 2016
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De Lange's 11-for leads Titans to crushing win

March 6, 2016
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Titans 277 (Elgar 79, Kuhn 45, Oliver 5-53) and 368 for 2 dec (Kuhn 151*, de Bruyn 150*) beat Knights 122 (de Lange 4-34, Richards 4-41) and 164 (Erlank 52, de Lange 7-76) by 359 runsScorecard File photo – Marchant de Lange returned match figures of 11 for 110 © Getty Images Marchant de Lange produced career-best figures to help Titans stretch their lead at the top of the points…

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Maxwell and Warner stun Proteas

Glenn Maxwell and David Warner smashed the form book out of the window and Australia to a series-levelling victory in a thrilling T20 International against South Africa in Johannesburg. South Africa had won their last five completed T20 matches, while the tourists came into the game having lost five on the bounce. There looked little prospect of an upset when Faf du Plessis’ 79 guided the Proteas to 204 for…

March 6, 2016
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International Cricket Council Anti-Corruption Chief Hopes for Clean World Twenty20

Models take a selfie next to the World Twenty20 trophies. © Reuters Mumbai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has put in place checks and balances to eliminate corruption during the upcoming World T20 Championship starting in two days’ time in the country, said the world governing body’s Anti-Corruption Unit’s chairman, Sir Ronnie Flanagan, on Sunday. (Click here for latest Cricket stories) Saying that like in the past major ICC events,…

March 6, 2016
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India beat Bangladesh to claim Asia Cup

Shikhar Dhawan’s half-century and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s barn-storming finish guided India to Asia Cup success via an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in a rain-shortened final. Sabbir Rahman made an unbeaten 32 and Mahmudullah thrashed a quick 33 not out as Bangladesh posted 120 for five in a match reduced to 15 overs a side. Openers Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal put on 27 in four overs and Shakib Al Hasan…

March 6, 2016
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India vs Bangladesh – Live Cricket Score, Asia Cup T20 Final, 2016: Rain Stops In Mirpur, No Overs Might Be Lost

Heavy rain lashed Mirpur in the Asia Cup final between Bangladesh and India. Will the rain relent before the cut-off time? Catch all the live cricket score and live updates of the match here. (Live Scorecard | News | Photos | Videos | World Twenty20) 19:46 hrs IST: Most of the covers have been removed. The umpires will have a look at 20:00 hrs IST and after that, there will…

March 6, 2016
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Myburgh shines before rain intervenes

March 6, 2016
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06 March 2016 | David Clark    Tweet                 Scotland were frustrated by the weather as just 15 overs were possible in their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up against the Netherlands. Stephan Myburgh’s half-century guided the Dutch to 133 for three before the rain arrived in Mohali, with Ben Cooper left stranded on 49 from 38 deliveries. Safyaan Sharif took 2-30 for the Scots, while Josh Davey ousted…

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Brooks expects Willey to be big hit at Headingley

March 5, 2016
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Jack Brooks has no doubt the arrival of old mate David Willey will significantly boost Yorkshire’s hopes of ending their limited-overs silverware drought this season. The White Rose have claimed two consecutive County Championship titles, the first in 2014 ending a 13-year wait, but have not won a trophy in white-ball cricket since 2002. The Vikings have reached one final since then, in the 2012 Friends Life t20 when they…

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Pakistan delegation to assess security arrangements in India

March 5, 2016
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The Pakistan men’s and women’s team are scheduled to depart for India next week, but will wait for a security clearance before doing so © AFP The Pakistan government has constituted a three-member security delegation, headed by a senior director of the Federal Investigation Agency, to assess the security arrangements for the Pakistan team in India for the upcoming World T20. The security team will leave for India on Monday…

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