Black Caps hold their nerve

March 18, 2016

New Zealand pipped Australia by eight runs in a World Twenty20 thriller in Dharamsala. Chasing 143 to win their tournament opener, Australia were in contention thanks to 38 from Usman Khawaja, Glenn Maxwell’s 22 and 24 by Mitchell Marsh. But from 100 for four with five overs to go, regular wickets fell as Steven Smith’s side finished agonisingly short in another pulsating limited-overs contest between the teams like last year’s…

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McClenaghan leads NZ to second victory

March 18, 2016

New Zealand 142 for 8 (Guptill 39, Elliott 27, Faulkner 2-18) beat Australia 134 for 9 (Khawaja 38, Marsh 24, McClenaghan 3-17) by eight runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mitchell McClenaghan held his nerve to pick up two wickets and concede just three runs in the penultimate over of Australia’s chase © Getty Images New Zealand’s Midas touch at this World Twenty20 continued in Dharamsala, where they took their tournament record…

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India vs Pakistan World T20: Hosts Look For Turnaround Against Arch-Rivals

India had lost their opening game against New Zealand by 47 runs in the World T20. © AFP Kolkata: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s India will be looking to bounce back from their shock opening defeat when they take on a resurgent Pakistan in Saturday’s World Twenty20 blockbuster in Kolkata. (World T20: Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi Help New Zealand Stun India by 47 Runs) Red-hot favourites India were stunned by an unfancied…

March 18, 2016
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Goodwin returns as Sussex batting coach

March 18, 2016

Murray Goodwin receives a standing ovation at Hove after his last Sussex innings © Getty Images Sussex appointed their former batsman Murray Goodwin as their new batting coach. Goodwin, 43, spent 12 seasons with the club as a player and was an integral part of the side that won three Championship titles and five limited-over trophies between 2003 and 2009. Goodwin, who was confirmed as a vice-president of Sussex in…

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Injured Sri Lanka bowler Malinga to fly home

March 18, 2016

Colombo – Injured Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga will fly back home from the World Twenty20 in India without having played a single match, the country’s cricket board said Friday. Former Sri Lankan bowler Lasith Malinga gave up Test cricket in 2010 © AFP Lakruwan Wanniarachchi Malinga’s departure is the latest setback for the maverick bowler, having been dropped as skipper after the team’s recent disastrous Asia Cup showing in…

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India vs Pakistan: Clash of the Titans Ahead of T20 World Cup Blockbuster at Eden Gardens

Sunil Gavaskar faces off with Javed Miandad again, off the cricket field ahead of India-Pakistan World T20 game. © AFP Pakistan will search for their first win against India in an ICC World Cup event when the arch-rivals clash in a T20 World Cup match at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on Saturday. Both India and Pakistan have won the T20 World Cup once before but no team has ever won at…

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Goodwin handed Sussex role

March 18, 2016

Former Sussex batsman Murray Goodwin has been appointed as the club’s new batting coach for 2016. The 43-year-old ex-Zimbabwe international, who retired in 2014 after a spell with Glamorgan, needs no introduction to Sussex supporters, having spent 12 seasons with the county as a player. He was a key part of the Sussex team that won the County Championship in 2003, 2006, and 2007, the C&G Trophy in 2006, and…

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World Twenty20: Sensational Joe Root Helps England Win in Record Chase Against South Africa

Joe root’s 83 helped England achieve the highest chase in World Twenty20s in an epic clash against South Africa in Mumbai. © AFP Joe Root scored 83 as England sensationally chased down a target of 230 to stun South Africa by two wickets in the World Twenty20 in Mumbai on Friday. (Highlights) The classy batsman hit six fours and four sixes in his 44-ball knock as England finished on 230-8…

March 18, 2016
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Ferguson keeps Auckland on top with slim win

March 18, 2016

File photo – Daniel Flynn’s 158 set up Northern Districts’ 115-run win © Getty Images Seamer Lachie Ferguson‘s figures of 5 for 68 in Otago‘s second innings to stretch his match haul to eight wickets as Auckland claimed a narrow 10-run win in Dunedin. Chasing 218, Otago were bowled out for 207 in 49.3 overs and to add their woes offspinner Mark Craig was struck flush on the hand by…

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Shaw joins Glamorgan coaching set-up

Glamorgan have added ex-player Adrian Shaw to their coaching staff. Shaw, a County Championship winner with the Welsh county in 1997, will work with Glamorgan’s first team, second XI and academy squad. Glamorgan chief executive Hugh Morris said: “Adrian has been working with the players on our development programme since September and his infectious attitude and approach has been a positive influence. “Following Robert Croft’s appointment as head coach last…

March 18, 2016
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