England XI 177 for 8 (Root 48, Willey 3-35, Rashid 2-33) beat MCA XI 163 for 6 (Bista 51, Vince 45) by 14 runsScorecard Joe Root hits down the ground during his 48 © Getty Images The venerable Cricket Club of India has its very own “Men’s Siesta Room”, situated on the second floor of the Brabourne Stadium pavilion, and available from the hours of 12pm to 6pm to those…
Leicestershire Foxes have further strengthened their batting line-up for this summer’s NatWest T20 Blast by signing South Africa’s Rilee Rossouw . The big-hitting 26-year-old will arrive at the Fischer County Ground, Grace Road, for the final six group matches as cover for Umar Akmal, who is due to appear in the Caribbean Premier League. Rossouw, who is currently part of the Proteas squad in India preparing for the ICC World…
Belhus Cricket Club were the last team standing as they won the ECB Indoor National Championship final yesterday, following a day of high tension and excellent cricket at Lord’s. The first semi-final at the MCC Indoor Academy brought together Belhus CC and Haverfordwest CC from Wales. Batting first, Haverfordwest were put under early pressure by opening Belhus bowler Danny Norris, who enjoyed a maiden wicket in his second over when he…
Pakistan 157 for 5 (Hafeez 70) beat Sri Lanka 142 for 9 (Thirimanne 45, Wasim 4-25) by 15 runsScorecard Mohammad Hafeez regained some form with an unbeaten 70 off 49 balls © AFP Pakistan’s top order moved into better touch in their only World T20 practice match, as Mohammad Hafeez composed 70 not out from 49 balls, to help set up a 15-run victory over Sri Lanka. New addition Ahmed…
Match facts Tuesday, March 15, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Play 03:09 Styris: India are favourites for a reason Big picture The tournament proper is upon us. Its name – Super 10s – says big billing. Its first match caters to the same. India are the heavyweights. New Zealand are the heartthrobs. Considering the World T20 began with fingers dangled at the organisers for their ticketing strategy and the…
Match facts Tuesday, March 15, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Martin Guptill will need to mind the pace of the Indian pitches first before sending balls into the sky © AFP Big picture The tournament proper is upon us. Its name – Super 10s – says big billing. Its first match caters to the same. India are the heavyweights. New Zealand are the heartthrobs. Considering the World T20 began…
Match facts Tuesday, March 15, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Martin Guptill will need to mind the pace of the Indian pitches first before sending balls into the sky © AFP Big picture The tournament proper is upon us. Its name – Super 10s – says big billing. Its first match caters to the same. India are the heavyweights. New Zealand are the heartthrobs. Considering the World T20 began…
India, going into the World T20, are the No. 1 team. They won the Asia Cup recently. © AFP Nagpur: India’s superb build-up run has made Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men favourites for an unprecedented second World T20 title. The in-form hosts, however, will have to guard against complacency when they take on a spirited New Zealand in their campaign-opener here on Tuesday. (India Should Focus on Winning World T20, Not…
Tamim Iqbal struck an unbeaten 103 against Oman in a World T20 qualifier on Sunday. © Reuters New Delhi: Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal kept his promise and struck the first century of this year’s World Twenty20 tournament to help secure a place in the main draw with a 54-run victory over Oman in their rain-hit match on Sunday. (World T20: Tamim Iqbal Stars as Bangladesh Beat Oman to Qualify For Super…
Rilee Rossouw will provide cover for Umar Akmal © AFP Leicestershire has further strengthened its plans for NatWest T20 Blast with the signing of powerful South Africa batsman Rilee Rossouw. He will play in the final six NatWest T20 Blast group games of the summer to provide cover for Umar Akmal, who is playing in the Caribbean Premier League. Rossouw’s first game will be against Derbyshire Falcons at the Fischer…