Month: April 2016

Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2016, Delhi April 23, 2016 The Report by Sirish Raghavan Delhi Daredevils 164 for 4 (Samson 60, Duminy 49*, McClenaghan 2-31) beat Mumbai Indians 154 for 7 (Rohit 65, K Pandya 36, Mishra 2-24) by 10 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Amit Mishra led an impressive bowling effort from the Delhi Daredevils © BCCI Delhi Daredevils beat Mumbai Indians by 10 runs as their bowlers…

Amit Mishra led an impressive bowling effort from the Delhi Daredevils © BCCI Delhi Daredevils beat Mumbai Indians by 10 runs as their bowlers expertly defused Mumbai’s chase through a combination of wily legspin in the middle overs and well-executed death bowling at the end. Amit Mishra’s googly remained a mystery to opposition batsmen, accounting for both Ambati Rayudu and Jos Buttler. He frequently deceived the other batsmen too, who…

Gazi Group’s head coach Mohammad Salahuddin: “They (Moinul Islam and Mustafizur Rahman) can continue playing until the board tells us anything” © Bangladesh Cricket Board The bowling actions of four bowlers have been reported for suspect actions after the first day of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. Left-arm spinner Moinul Islam and offspinner Mustafizur Rahman of Gazi Group Cricketers, Abahani’s left-arm spinner Amit Kumar, and Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club’s…

‘I was not 100% certain of being fit to play in all three formats, that’s why I decided to stick to Test cricket – Rangana Herath © AFP Rangana Herath, who retired from limited-overs cricket on April 17, wants to finish his 17-year international career by becoming the third Sri Lankan bowler to take 300 Test wickets. “I have not set any goals for myself. Whenever I have played for…

Stronger displays for West Indies in the World Twenty20 and the IPL have raised speculation about Chris Gayle’s return to the Big Bash League © Getty Images Chris Gayle remains unlikely to reappear in the Big Bash League next summer despite an apparent climbdown from the Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland when discussing the board’s capacity to bar the West Indian opener from returning. Sutherland had been an outspoken…

Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2016, Delhi April 23, 2016 The Report by Sirish Raghavan Toss Mumbai Indians chose to bowl v Delhi DaredevilsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details South African legspinner Imran Tahir was brought in for West Indies allrounder Carlos Brathwaite © Delhi Daredevils Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field on a hot afternoon at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla. While Mumbai are…

Craig Younr is making a second attempt to break into county cricket © Getty Images Ireland’s seam bowler Craig Young has joined Hampshire on a short-term loan deal in their first response to a crippling early-season injury crisis. Young, 26, will get an outing in Hampshire’s Second XI Championship match against Somerset at the Ageas Bowl, starting on Monday, in the hope of forcing himself into contention for the home…

Craig Younr is making a second attempt to break into county cricket © Getty Images Ireland’s seam bowler Craig Young has joined Hampshire on a short-term loan deal in their first response to a crippling early-season injury crisis. Young, 26, will get an outing in Hampshire’s Second XI Championship match against Somerset at the Ageas Bowl, starting on Monday, in the hope of forcing himself into contention for the home…

Tony Munro, wearing the orange cap, was admitted to a hospital in Sydney for a stroke last week and never recovered © Tony Munro/ Facebook Tony Munro, who covered Associate and Affiliate cricket for more than a decade with ESPNcricinfo, died on Saturday morning in Australia at the age of 52. He was admitted to a Sydney hospital on April 15 after suffering a stroke and never recovered, according to…

Arun Lal, who is in recovery after a fight against cancer, hopes to be back commentating in two months’ time © AFP Arun Lal, the 60-year old former India opener, is in recovery after battling jaw cancer and is hopeful of a return to the commentary box in “two months.” Lal’s cancer, which he described as “rare and dangerous,” was identified in January and he had to undergo intensive treatment,…