Month: October 2016

Jason Holder on Darren Bravo: ‘You could see the determination on his face and in his expressions, his body language was just very positive’ © Getty Images West Indies captain Jason Holder has said that the reprieves given to Azhar Ali in the first innings and the large number of extras conceded by the side were factors in their 56-run defeat to Pakistan in the first Test in Dubai. Holder…

Pakistan 579 for 3 dec (Azhar 302*, Aslam 90, Bishoo 2-125) and 123 (Aslam 44, Bishoo 8-49) beat West Indies 357 (Bravo 87, Samuels 76, Yasir 5-121) and 289 (Bravo 116, Amir 3-63) by 56 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Darren Bravo brought up his eighth Test century off 211 balls © Getty Images Pakistan’s bowlers held their nerve to seize a 56-run win over West Indies after an intense, attritional…

Dinner West Indies 357 and 232 for 6 (Bravo 102*, Holder 8*, Amir 3-52) need 114 runs to beat Pakistan 579 for 3 dec and 123Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Darren Bravo brought up his century off 211 balls © Getty Images Darren Bravo held Pakistan off with a fighting ton and put on 77 with Roston Chase for the fifth wicket to take West Indies within 160 runs of…

New Zealand Women 196 for 2 (Priest 86, Satterthwaite 81*) beat South Africa Women 194 (van Niekerk 48*, Satterthwaite 3-33, Rowe 2-27) by eight wicketsScorecard Rachel Priest and Amy Satterthwaite’s 139-run partnership studded New Zealand’s dominance as they took a 3-1 lead © Getty Images South Africa Women’s ordeal of collapses continued into the fourth ODI against New Zealand Women as they were bowled out for 194 to lose by…

West Indies 357 and 232 for 6 (Bravo 102*, Holder 8*, Amir 3-52) need 114 runs to beat Pakistan 579 for 3 dec and 123Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Darren Bravo brought up his century off 211 balls © Getty Images Darren Bravo held Pakistan off with a fighting ton and put on 77 with Roston Chase for the fifth wicket to take West Indies within 160 runs of their…

Anurag Thakur has said he sought a letter from current ICC chairman Shashank Manohar only to clarify “the position which he had taken as BCCI president” © AFP BCCI president Anurag Thakur has denied that he sought a letter from the ICC stating that adoption of the Lodha Committee’s recommendations was “tantamount” to government interference in the working of the board. While passing an interim order on October 7, the…

West Indies 357 and 154 for 4 (Bravo 46*, Chase 21*, Amir 3-34) need 192 runs to beat Pakistan 579 for 3 dec and 123Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Darren Bravo went into lunch on an unbeaten 134-ball 46 © Getty Images Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Nawaz helped Pakistan make a couple of early inroads into West Indies’ batting line-up on day five, before Darren Bravo and Roston Chase combined for…

Steve Waugh said that while nobody has approached him yet, he is willing to consider a selection role if it came up © Getty Images Steve Waugh, the former Australia captain, has indicated a willingness to consider the role of selector after it emerged that the panel’s chairman Rod Marsh will vacate his post at the end of the season. Series defeats in Sri Lanka and South Africa have renewed…

England XI 256 (Duckett 60, Tanveer 4-52) drew with BCB XI 294 (Mazid 106, Shanto 72, Ansari 4-68)Scorecard Haseeb Hameed and Ben Duckett both made half-centuries for England © Getty Images In the Chittagong twilight at the end of their second two-day warm-up game at the MA Aziz Stadium, the England players crossed the small roundabout between the ground and their hotel with a better understanding and practical experience of…