Month: November 2016

New Zealand women 223 for 5 (Satterthwaite 123, Sadia Yousuf 3-49) beat Pakistan women 220 (Zafar 50, Javeria Khan 50, Newton 5-31, Kerr 4-42)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Amy Satterthwaite opened the innings and scored 123 off 99 balls © IDI/Getty Images Amy Satterthwaite led New Zealand women – as captain, and with the bat – to a win in the last match of the ODI series against…

Pakistan 133 and 129 for 7 (Azhar 31, Azam 29, Boult 3-18, Wagner 2-21) lead New Zealand 200 (Raval 55, Nicholls 30, Rahat 4-62, Amir 3-43, Sohail 3-78) by 62 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Trent Boult picked up three wickets in a burst of skillful swing bowling after lunch © AFP Test cricket is as much about execution of tactics as much as it is about planning. It allows…

File photo – Wayne Parnell made a splash with the bat for Cape Cobras on return from injury © AFP / Getty Images The Cobras earned their first victory of the season after defending 163 against the Warriors. The franchise have lost three out of five first-class matches and their first two T20 matches as they continue to battle player concerns over the capability of coach Paul Adams. But Adam…

Pakistan 133 and 50 for 1 (Azam 23*, Azhar 19*) trail New Zealand 200 (Raval 55, Nicholls 30, Rahat 3-62, Amir 3-43, Sohail 3-78) by 22 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Pakistan picked up seven wickets for 96 before lunch © AFP Unlike the previous four sessions, the post-lunch passage on Saturday didn’t produce runs or wickets by the truckloads. Yet, nearly every ball was an event on a surface…

Pakistan 133 and 6 for 0 trail New Zealand 200 (Raval 55, Nicholls 30, Rahat 3-62, Amir 3-43, Sohail 3-78) by 61 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sohail Khan troubled New Zealand’s batsmen with late away movement © AFP On a Hagley Oval surface which experts felt had quickened, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali gave Pakistan a lifeline by restricting New Zealand’s lead to just 67. The hosts were bowled out…

Rangpur Riders 126 for 1 (Shahzad 51*, Mithun 45*) beat Comilla Victorians 122 for 5 (Samuels 52, Rubel 2-27) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Marlon Samuels was sedate in his partnership with Ahmed Shehzad before going on to play his shots © Raton Gomes/BCB Rangpur Riders continued their fine run in this year’s BPL, crushing Comilla Victorians by nine wickets. While Rangpur rejoiced and took their points tally to…

Mahela Jayawardene has played in a number of T20 leagues around the world following his retirement from international cricket © Peter Della Penna Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has been appointed head coach of the Mumbai Indians franchise. Jayawardene will replace former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, whose two-year contract in the role will expire soon. Jayawardene’s contract is reportedly for more than one year, but the franchise did not…

Mahela Jayawardene has played in a number of T20 leagues around the world following his retirement from international cricket © Peter Della Penna Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has been appointed head coach of the Mumbai Indians franchise for IPL 2017. Jayawardene will replace former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, whose two-year contract in the role will expire soon. “Mahela Jayawardene’s appointment has come in the wake of Ricky Ponting…

The results of the scan on Stuart Broad’s right foot is unlikely to be known before Saturday © AFP England fast bowler Stuart Broad is to have a scan on his right foot after feeling more pain during the second day’s play in Visakhapatnam. Broad left the field on the first day complaining of discomfort in both his wrist and foot. While the wrist issue was simply a cut that…