Month: March 2016

The performances of Adil Rashid will be vital to England’s chances of winning the ICC World Twenty20, according to former spinner Graeme Swann. The Yorkshire leg-spinner has provided England’s limited-overs attack with another dimension since making an eye-catching return to international cricket over the last 12 months. He enters the tournament, which starts for England against West Indies in Mumbai today, in high spirits following two impressive warm-up displays which…

West Indies Women 103 for 8 (Taylor 40, Amin 4-16) beat Pakistan Women 99 for 5 (Maroof 22, Mohammed 3-25) by four runsScorecard Merissa Aguilleira top-scored with 40 to take West Indies Women to 103 © IDI/Getty Images A three-wicket haul from offspinner Anisa Mohammed guided West Indies Women to a narrow four-run victory against Pakistan Women in Chennai. Chasing a seemingly small target of 104, Pakistan were dealt a…

Mashrafe Mortaza admitted his bowlers could not stick to their plans against the early charge from Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez © AFP His team had impressed on seaming tracks in the Asia Cup, but Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said his side needed to adjust better to flat surfaces, following the 55-run loss to Pakistan in a World T20 match in Kolkata. Bangladesh had conceded 201 for 5 against a…

‘You can go for 80 runs in 3.5 overs, but when a team needs four runs to win off the last ball, and you’ve got that ball in your hand, that’s all that matters’ – Dale Steyn © Gallo Images As is always the case at major tournaments, South Africa’s mindset will be under the microscope at this World T20, and the shortest format could prove to be their toughest…

Kolkata – Proud captain Shahid Afridi said he had been determined to lead by example Wednesday after starring in Pakistan’s demolition of Bangladesh, drawing a line under his side’s troubled World Twenty20 build-up. The big-hitting Afridi, accused in some quarters of being a “traitor” ahead of his team’s World T20 opener, silenced his critics with a devastating blitz with the bat before taking two key wickets in a 55-run victory…

India were spun out for 79 by New Zealand on a raging turner in Nagpur © Associated Press “Yeah look gosh I am not sure I have seen a wicket turn as much as it did last night. That was incredible. Obviously in the New Zealand innings the ball turned quite a bit but when New Zealand were bowling, goodness me the ball turned hell of a lot. Indian players…

‘We have achieved what other nations couldn’t do in 30-40 years’ – Asghar Stanikzai © International Cricket Council Asghar Stanikzai, the Afghanistan captain, has joined the chorus of Associate voices calling for more opportunities to play against Full Members. Speaking to the media on the eve of his team’s World T20 clash with Sri Lanka, Stanikzai said the level of talent in Afghanistan was evident from their remarkable climb up…