Ricky Ponting: “Rohit just couldn’t get going in the middle stages of the innings. From the sidelines it felt like he was a bit deprived of the strike as well” © AFP Mumbai Indians coach Ricky Ponting said that his side’s inability to maintain momentum in the middle overs of a 165-run chase against Delhi Daredevils was one of the main factors for their 10-run loss in Delhi. Mumbai were…
Kevin Pietersen will no longer take part in the remainder of the IPL season © BCCI In a blow to Rising Pune Supergiants’ unimpressive season so far, their batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL season. Pietersen, who had injured his right calf against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday, announced he would not take further part in the tournament via his Instagram account. Pietersen…
Match facts Sunday, April 24, 2016Start time 1600 local (1030 GMT) Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers have added three 100-plus partnerships in four games © BCCI Big picture Royal Challengers Bangalore will have more than one reason to be happy with their 13-run win over Rising Pune Supergiants on Friday. They successfully defended a total for the second time this season and their replacement player – South African chinaman…
This summer, Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari will be blogging exclusively for ecb.co.uk. In his first instalment, the spinner discusses the injury which cruelly ruined his England call-up over the winter, studying for his Masters, and returning to action with Surrey. It has been an exciting week for me as I prepare for my first game of the season against Somerset at the Oval. Seven months have now passed since a…
This summer, Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari will be blogging exclusively for ecb.co.uk. In his first instalment, the spinner discusses the injury which cruelly ruined his England call-up over the winter, studying for his Masters, and returning to action with Surrey. It has been an exciting week for me as I prepare for my first game of the season against Somerset at the Oval. Seven months have now passed since a…
Sunrisers Hyderabad 146 for 5 (Warner 59, Dhawan 45) beat Kings XI Punjab 143 for 6 (Marsh 40, Axar 36*, Mustafizur 2-9) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mustafizur Rahman produced the most economical figures of the season to restrict Kings XI to 143 © BCCI Mustafizur Rahman and David Warner produced clinical performances to pave the way for Sunrisers Hyderabad’s thumping five-wicket win against Kings XI Punjab in Hyderabad….
Match facts Sunday, April 24, 2016Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT) Play 03:47 Cullinan: Opportunity for KKR to show their batting depth Big picture Kolkata Knight Riders can chase. They can also become the first team to notch four wins in IPL 2016. A four-day break between travels was spent by mixing work with fun. On Friday evening, the squad attended a special screening of their co-owner Shah Rukh Khan’s…
The third round of Specsavers County Championship fixtures start on Sunday, with three matches in Division One and four in Division Two. Here, ecb.co.uk takes a look at the team news. Runs are coming thick & fast at the start of the Specsavers @CountyChamp – it’s good news for @englandcricket fans pic.twitter.com/OHvKwbFLzk — County Championship (@CountyChamp) April 22, 2016 Division One Durham v Middlesex Ben Stokes is available for Durham’s…
Younis Khan was alleged to have threatened an umpire © Associated Press Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has refused to face a disciplinary hearing which has fined 50% of his match fee in his absence for breaching level 2 of the PCB domestic code of conduct during the ongoing Pakistan Cup in Faisalabad. ESPNcricinfo understands that Younis’ alleged misdemeanours included questioning an umpiring decision, showing dissent and threatening an umpire.Younis, captain…
Toss Sunrisers Hyderabad chose to bowl against Kings XI PunjabLive scorecard and ball-byball-details Rishi Dhawan’s inclusion was one of two changes made by Kings XI Punjab © BCCI Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won his fourth consecutive toss and chose to bowl against Kings XI Punjab in Hyderabad. Sunrisers, who have two wins and two losses in four games, made no changes to the side that beat Gujarat Lions in…