Month: April 2016

Toss: Rising Pune Supergiants chose to bat v Kings XI PunjabLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Irfan Pathan makes his debut for Rising Pune Supergiants © Associated Press MS Dhoni, the Rising Pune Supergiants captain, chose to bat first in the afternoon game against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali. With temperatures in the mid-30s at the start of the game, Dhoni preferred that his team field in cooler evening conditions, and…

Match facts Monday, April 18, 2016Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT) Sunrisers Hyderabad will be in search of answers © BCCI Big picture It is early days yet, but both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians find themselves in the wrong half of the IPL points table. Sunrisers have lost both matches till date, by sizeable margins, while Mumbai have lost two of their first three. The losers of Monday’s clash…

David Warner underlined the importance of using their available resources in the best possible way © BCCI David Warner, the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain, thinks his side hasn’t played to potential over the last two years, but hopes they will be able to overcome two successive losses and bounce back into contention this year. In 2013, they qualified for the playoffs, but drew a blank in 2014 and 2015. The biggest…

Chesney Hughes fell four short of a hundred as Derbyshire posted 242 for three against some accurate Gloucestershire bowling on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship match at the Brightside Ground, Bristol. The powerful left-hander shared a century opening stand with Ben Slater, who made 42, and had batted for four-and-three-quarter hours, facing 206 balls and hitting 16 fours, when bowled trying to force off-spinner Jack Taylor through…

Sri Lanka Cricket’s doctors will assess Lasith Malinga to determine whether the fast bowler requires surgery. © BCCI Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga has been ruled out of the IPL, after Mumbai Indians’ medical team deemed him unfit for at least another four months. The bone bruise to his left knee is also expected to keep Malinga out of Sri Lanka’s forthcoming tour of England, as well as the…

Toss: Rising Pune Supergiants chose to bat v Kings XI PunjabLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Irfan Pathan makes his debut for Rising Pune Supergiants © Associated Press MS Dhoni, the Rising Pune Supergiants captain, chose to bat first in the afternoon game against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali. With temperatures in the mid-30s at the start of the game, Dhoni preferred that his team field in cooler evening conditions, and…

In the last few years, Rangana Herath was largely picked for major limited-overs tournaments © Getty Images Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has announced his retirement from limited-overs cricket in order to focus on the remainder of his Test career. Herath informed Sri Lanka Cricket of his decision to step away from the shorter formats in the past week, and the board has since accepted his decision. “In the…

Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa have the second-best aggregate for an opening pair in the IPL © BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders opener Robin Uthappa has said the “batting chemistry” he shares with his partner Gautam Gambhir has helped their productivity in the IPL. Gambhir and Uthappa shared a 92-run opening stand in Knight Riders’ eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday. While Uthappa made a 34-ball 38, Gambhir was unbeaten…

James Anderson starts his 16th summer of county cricket when Lancashire take on Nottinghamshire on Sunday, but has vowed to emulate footballer Ryan Giggs by maintaining his best form through the twilight of his career. England’s highest Test wicket-taker is keen to prove that his recent injury niggles – a calf problem disrupted his tour of South Africa after a side strain ended his Ashes series early – are in…