Delhi Daredevils 113 for 2 (De Kock 59*, Samson 33) beat Kings XI Punjab 111 for 9 (Vohra 32, Mishra 4-11) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Amit Mishra claimed figures of 3-0-11-4 © BCCI A fine cocktail of experience and youth delivered Delhi Daredevils their first victory of the season. The old boys – legspinner Amit Mishra, featuring in his 100th IPL match, and captain Zaheer Khan – led…
Alastair Cook strides out to bat at Chelmsford wearing his old, non-compliant England helmet © Getty Images England are wary of being dragged into an unwanted power struggle with Alastair Cook ahead of the summer Test series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan after he ignored new regulations by wearing an old-style helmet that fails to conform to new safety standards. Nevertheless, Cook’s insistence that he must be the judge of…
After every round of Specsavers County Championship fixtures ecb.co.uk will be running a poll to see who you believe has produced the outstanding performance of the week. Below are the nominees from week one. Welcome to the opening Player of the Week vote. Take a peak at our first four contenders #ProperCrickethttps://t.co/23sP0sVN2D — County Championship (@CountyChamp) April 15, 2016 Keaton Jennings Opener Jennings became only the third Durham batsman to…
Toss Delhi Daredevils opt to bowl v Kings XI PunjabLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – JP Duminy, having recovered from a hamstring injury, replaced Mayank Agarwal © AFP Delhi Daredevils captain Zaheer Khan won the toss and opted to bowl on what he termed as a “slow surface” at the Feroz Shah Kotla. He explained that Daredevils’ young batting line-up would be better off, knowing the target, instead…
Rajiv Shukla, the IPL chairman, has recommended to the IPL governing council that the final of the tournament be held in Bangalore. Shukla’s suggestions were put forth after he met with the Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants franchises in Delhi, following the Bombay High Court’s ruling to move all IPL matches out of Maharashtra after April 30. If these recommendations are ratified by the governing council, then Bangalore will…
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain smashed his 24th fifty in the Indian Premier League against Royal Challengers Bangalore. © BCCI Highlights Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad, eyeing their first win of the season, would be looking to put up an improved show in their home ground where they lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders, who would also be keen to get back to winning ways in the Indian Premier League here on Saturday. (IPL…
Match facts Saturday, April 16, 2016Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT) Aaron Finch has eased into the Gujarat Lions side with successive fifties © BCCI Big Picture After crumbling in all departments against Rising Pune Supergiants, Mumbai Indians crumbled in the field against Kolkata Knight Riders. But Mitchell McClenaghan’s funky promotion and Jos Buttler’s blast ultimately helped Mumbai gun down 188 for their first points. Buttler could be unstoppable on…
Graces CC players have embarked on a four-match tour to Malta to celebrate the landmark 20th anniversary of its founding as the world’s first ever LGBT cricket club. The London-based club was founded in April 1996 to increase enjoyment of the game of cricket within the LGBT community. Originally created as a supporters group, growing interest led to the club putting out its first playing side in 1997. Graces played that…
Sachin Tendulkar said acting in movies was a different experience for him. © Reuters Highlights Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar says facing the camera for his soon-to-be-released biopic has been more challenging than standing up to the fastest bowlers in the world and scoring runs. The teaser of the film, Sachin: A Billion Dreams, was released on Thursday. (Sachin Tendulkar Reveals Journey From ‘Wild Kid’ to ‘Virtuous Hero’ in Biopic) “For so…
Cameron Bancroft failed twice and picked up a reprimand © Getty Images Cameron Bancroft‘s first experience of county cricket proved to be a galling one after he was penalised under the ECB’s discipline code for dissent on his Gloucestershire debut. Bancroft showed his displeasure after he was adjudged caught at the wicket off Essex’s pace bowler Jamie Porter for a third-ball duck – his second single-figure score of the match…