Sri Lanka Women 114 for 7 (Atapattu 52, Kapp 2-17, Luus 2-20) beat South Africa Women 104 for 7 (Chetty 26, Prabodhani 2-13, Kumari 2-24) by 10 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 04:52 WATCH – Highlights of Sri Lanka’s victory Sri Lanka Women captain Chamari Atapattu willed and rallied her side to a 10-run victory over South Africa Women in Bangalore, in the last league match of the Women’s World…
Sri Lanka Women 114 for 7 (Atapattu 52, Kapp 2-17, Luus 2-20) beat South Africa Women 104 for 7 (Chetty 26, Prabodhani 2-13, Kumari 2-24) by 10 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Chamari Atapattu profited from slog sweeps during her first T20 international fifty © IDI/Getty Images Sri Lanka Women captain Chamari Atapattu willed and rallied her side to a 10-run victory over South Africa Women in Bangalore, in the last…
Toss South Africa chose to bowl v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Angelo Mathews did not take the field for Sri Lanka’s final game of the World T20 © Associated Press Faf du Plessis opted to chase in South Africa’s final match of the World T20, which they will play with Dale Steyn in the XI. Steyn was not part of the team for the last two matches but…
28 March 2016 | Rob Barnett Tweet Captain Chamari Atapattu shone with bat and ball to give her Sri Lanka side a 10-run win in the dead rubber versus South Africa in Bangalore. With New Zealand and Australia having ensured progress from Group A in the ICC Women’s World Twenty20, Sri Lanka and South Africa were playing for third place in the pool. Atapattu’s 52…
India’s Virat Kohli (left) and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni walk back to the pavilion after winning their World T20 match against Australia at The Punjab Cricket Stadium Association Stadium in Mohali. © AFP Highlights Mohali: Virat Kohli was hailed as a batting genius on Monday after his brilliant innings led India to victory over Australia and sealed a semifinals berth for the hosts at World T20. (Kohli World’s Best Batsman,…
Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 82 off 51 balls to steer India into the World T20 semifinals. © AFP Highlights Mohali: Blown away by Virat Kohli’s power-packed knock that took India into the World T20 semifinals, former captain Sunil Gavaskar has said that the marauding right-hander is currently the world’s best batsman and “beyond phenomenal”. (Kohli Cools Off With Champagne After Tormenting Australia in World T20) Kohli’s unbeaten 82-run effort…
Ben Stokes – “I’d much rather be doing that last over thing than sitting there watching and hoping whoever bowled it gets us through” © Getty Images As one ubiquitous wag on social media put it, at the height of Sri Lanka’s collapse against England on Saturday, “for a man who’s only had two touches, Ben Stokes is having one hell of a game.” Not half. His solitary contribution with…
Ben Stokes – “I’d much rather be doing that last over thing than sitting there watching and hoping whoever bowled it gets us through” © Getty Images As one ubiquitous wag on social media put it, at the height of Sri Lanka’s collapse against England on Saturday, “for a man who’s only had two touches, Ben Stokes is having one hell of a game.” Not half. His solitary contribution with…
Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni put on an unbeaten 67-run stand to steer India to victory. © AFP Highlights Mohali: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hailed yet another masterclass knock of Virat Kohli, saying that the combination of his inherent aggression and gradually developed calmness is working wonders for the 27-year-old star. (Kohli Cools Off With Champagne After Tormenting Australia in World T20) Batting at the other end, Dhoni…
Zaheer took seven wickets in as many matches for Delhi Daredevils last season © BCCI Zaheer Khan has been appointed as captain of the Delhi Daredevils for the 2016 IPL season. Zaheer joined Daredevils in 2015; he played seven of the team’s 14 matches, taking seven wickets at an average of 22.28 and an economy-rate of 6.45. He described his appointment as a “huge honour”. “It is a huge honour…