Toss India chose to bowl v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:00 Raja: Pakistan have forgotten how to beat India Everyone wanted to be at the India-Pakistan game. Even the rain. The Eden Gardens, for all its history, is not best equipped to handle wet weather. But they had brought in new covers and an extra super sopper which prevented the water from seeping into the turf. So an…
Like against Afghanistan in their World T20 opener, Graham Ford hopes that the Sri Lanka can bat around one senior batsman © AFP Chris Gayle might be the world’s most-feared T20 batsman. He has scored more World T20 runs than anyone else still playing. But in their four most recent games against him, Sri Lanka have felt they cracked Gayle – his scores in those matches: 5,2,3 and 3. Sri…
Play 03:34 Chappell: Root has a good cricketing brain Saturday morning in Mumbai, and Eoin Morgan looked like a man whose adrenaline had finally worn off as he slumped into a suite overlooking the seafront of Marine Drive, and set about recounting the tale of a sensational contest. The late-night nature of the T20 itinerary, coupled with the visceral buzz of taking part in a contest of such magnitude, meant…
Pakistan 77 for 6 (Ameen 26, Gayakwad 1-11) beat India 96 for 7 (Krishnamurthy 24, Amin 1-9, Iqbal 1-13) by two runs (D/L method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sidra Ameen’s run-a-ball 26 eventually swung a tight contest Pakistan’s way © ICC/Getty Pakistan Women nearly saw victory slip away as they made a mess of a straightforward chase of 97 against India Women, but good deeds upfront with the bat and a…
West Indies’ batsmen are in fine form, while Sri Lanka’s seem just a bit vulnerable © Associated Press Match facts Sunday, March 20, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Big Picture Sri Lanka have been happy to fly under the radar. As a matter of fact, they are the defending champions, but they cling to the underdog tag like it’s a life vest. Just as well, because they are heading…
Joe Root scored a 44-ball 83 for England against South Africa in a World T20 match on Friday. © AFP Mumbai: Joe Root, chief architect of England’s record run chase against South Africa, feels it wasn’t a complete performance from the English team but said the two-wicket win in the ICC World T20 match will give them a massive confidence boost. (World Twenty20: Sensational Joe Root Helps England Win in…
Virat Kohli’s fifty was studded with seven fours and a six. © AFP Kolkata: Man of the match Virat Kohli on Saturday said that it is the challenge of playing on tough pitches like the one at Eden Gardens brings the best out of him. “It was a challenging wicket, that’s what you want as a cricketer — new challenges to play. Last game, I was very disappointed to have…
The suspended pair may be allowed to play in Bangladesh’s domestic league pending the BCB’s permission © AFP Bangladesh left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny and pacer Taskin Ahmed have been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect after an independent assessment found their bowling actions to be illegal. Both bowlers underwent assessments in Chennai last week. Sunny and Taskin were reported for suspect actions during the World T20 match…
Match facts Sunday, March 20, 2016Start time 1500 local (0930 GMT) AB de Villiers will be desperate to get among the runs at a stadium where he has fond memories © Getty Images Big Picture This was the game South Africa glossed over when the fixtures were announced. They were focused on the three former champions they would be facing and not on Qualifier 1-B. But then they did not…
Islamabad – As Pakistan take on arch-rivals India in a high voltage World Twenty20 game on Saturday in Kolkata, they will miss two of their key attractions: cricket ‘uncles’ Abdul Jalil and Muhammad Zaman. Pakistani cricket fan Abdul Jalil waves a national flag in front of the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on March 6, 2009 © AFP/File Arif Ali The two die-hard cricket fans, prominent because of their facial…