Month: November 2016

Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Zimbabwe could benefit from Hamilton Masakadza’s experience in a must-win game © AFP Zimbabwe opted to bat in a must-win game against West Indies in Bulawayo. Though overhead conditions were overcast, the pitch was expected to be another good one for batting, with just a light covering of dry grass. Both teams made changes from their previous matches…

Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Zimbabwe could benefit from Hamilton Masakadza’s experience in a must-win game © AFP Zimbabwe opted to bat in a must-win game against West Indies in Bulawayo. Though overhead conditions were overcast, the pitch was expected to be another good one for batting, with just a light covering of dry grass. Both teams made changes from their previous matches…

File photo – South African batsman Chad Bowes scored a career-best 155 to help Canterbury set Auckland 361 to win © Getty Images Medium-pacers Kyle Jamieson and Ed Nuttall shared 16 wickets between them to lead Canterbury to a narrow 10-run win over Auckland in Rangiora. Auckland captain Rob Nicol had put Canterbury in on the first day, and his seamers took nine wickets in bowling them out for 245….

The Oval has attracted large crowds for domestic T20 © Getty Images Surrey have introduced a ballot to cope with demand for their NatWest T20 Blast match against Middlesex at The Oval. The match has sold out for the last three seasons so, in an attempt to meet demand and gain data from the largest possible audience, the club have now decided to treat the game as they would an…

Tea Australia 2 for 109 (Khawaja 58*, Smith 23*) trail South Africa 9 for 259 dec by 150 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Usman Khawaja brought up another half-century © Getty Images Kyle Abbott made two breakthroughs early on the second day in Adelaide before Usman Khawaja and Steven Smith steadied Australia’s innings with a half-century partnership. At the tea break, Australia had moved from their overnight score of 0…

Jeet Raval remained not out on 35 after being dropped in the first over © Getty Images The hosts took the “wind out of Pakistan’s sails” in the 21 overs on day one, said New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan, though he remained wary of what could continue to be a tough pitch. New Zealand had moved to 77 for 2 in Hamilton after being asked to bat on a…

New Zealand 77 for 2 (Raval 35*, Taylor 29*) v PakistanScorecard and ball-by-ball details The cut featured prominently among Ross Taylor’s six fours © Getty Images Persistent rain ruled out any chance of play in the second and third sessions after Pakistan, having chosen an all-seam attack on a green pitch, picked up two New Zealand wickets after winning the toss. New Zealand batted positively, going after anything marginally loose,…