Month: March 2016

England 153 for 7 (Edwards 60, Jahanara 3-32) beat Bangladesh 117 for 6 (Nigar 35, Shrubsole 2-27) by 36 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Charlotte Edwards led the way for England with 60 © International Cricket Council Charlotte Edwards‘ first T20I fifty in 18 months set up England’s 36-run win over Bangladesh in Bangalore. She struck 60 off 51 balls with seven fours before the England bowlers restricted Bangladesh to 117…

Meg Lanning felt the key to tackling spin would be to play the ball with the turn, and as late as possible © Getty Images Nagpur is baking. Nagpur is dry, literally. Water crisis has been prevalent here for a number of years. While it is highly unlikely that water shortage has affected pitch preparation, the surfaces here have been anything but batsmen-friendly in recent times. All of this has…

The court might decide to approach the Lodha Committee to review ‘very limited points’ © Getty Images The BCCI is likely to face further chin music on Friday from the two-judge bench of the Supreme Court hearing the case relating to how the Indian board plans to implement the various recommendations proposed by the Lodha Committee in January. At the last hearing, held on March 3, the bench comprising Chief…

Dharamsala (India) – Australia begin their latest quest Friday to clinch the elusive crown of World Twenty20 champions against a New Zealand side who are on a high after their stunning victory over tournament hosts India. Australia’s Shane Watson plays a shot during a warm-up match for the World T20 tournament between Australia and West Indies at Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in Kolkata on March 13, 2016 © AFP/File Dibyangshu…

Mumbai – Chris Gayle smashed a century and Shahid Afridi rediscovered his boom with the bat as the veteran destroyers powered the West Indies and Pakistan to victories at the World Twenty20 Wednesday. West Indies Chris Gayle plays a shot during the World T20 cricket tournament match between England and West Indies at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on March 16, 2016 © AFP Indranil Mukherjee Gayle struck 11…

Kolkata – Afghanistan will try to exploit the disarray in the ranks of holders Sri Lanka in their World Twenty20 opener in Kolkata on Thursday, with their destructive opener Mohammad Shahzad looking to extend his trail of carnage. “From the outside no one is really giving us a chance and that’s a good thing,” said the Sri Lanka’s new T20 cricket captain Angelo Mathews © AFP/File Punit Paranjpe A victory…

Match facts Friday, March 18, 2016Start time 1500 local (0930 GMT) Mitchell Santner’s all-round abilities give New Zealand another dependable weapon © AFP Big picture Six years ago, Australia and New Zealand played a highly entertaining T20 match at Lancaster Park in Christchurch. Brendon McCullum blasted a 56-ball 116 and scooped audaciously off Shaun Tait, New Zealand racked up 214, Australia matched them in the chase, and Tim Southee kept…