Month: March 2016

Liam Dawson could be kicking out in celebration in Delhi © PA Photos Liam Dawson, the Hampshire slow left-armer, could make his international debut against Afghanistan on Wednesday after Eoin Morgan admitted England were considering the option of three spinners in a vital Group 1 clash in Delhi England would take a significant stride towards the World T20 semi-finals if they avoid an upset tomorrow. Their frontline spin pairing, Moeen…

Ashish Nehra is “loving” being back in India colours © BCCI He arrived in Colombo, at the Asian Test Championship in February 1999, a slippery, 19-year-old left-armer with a wispy pencil moustache. Four years later, in Durban, he bowled with a swollen ankle and picked up 6 for 23 against England at the World Cup. Eight years after that, he played another World Cup, bowled a match-winning spell in the…

England’s tournament-reviving win over South Africa was bordering on unfathomable. Set a whopping 230 for victory, Eoin Morgan’s side required the highest run chase in World T20 history, the second highest run chase ever in T20i cricket and 40 more than their previous best to avoid an ignominious early exit. Powerful, accurate Jason Roy set the tone with a blistering start – England had 50 up in 17 balls –…

Yasir Arafat’s experience includes a stint in the Big Bash League © Cricket Australia Somerset have signed Yasir Arafat on a season-long loan deal from Hampshire as a non-overseas player. Arafat, 34, returns to the county where he became a firm favourite with Somerset fans in 2013. He will also be available for all white ball cricket this season, although it remains to be seen if Somerset will also make…

Mohali (India) – A resurgent New Zealand will be eyeing a semi-final berth when they take on a deflated Pakistan in a World Twenty20 group match in Mohali Tuesday. Shahid Afridi’s Pakistan are desperate for a win against New Zealand to keep their World Twenty20 hopes alive © AFP/File Prakash Singh Live Score: Pakistan vs New Zealand in World T20 2016 Smarting after a six-wicket defeat to arch-rivals India, Shahid…

The Delhi High Court reiterated the RP Mehra Block will not be open for public use without a completion certificate © BCCI The Delhi High Court has refused to permit the contentious RP Mehra Block of the Feroz Shah Kotla ground to be used for the first semi-finals of the World Twenty20, on March 30. This puts a question mark over the match venue, and officials of the Delhi &…