India avoid Under-19 Asia Cup disaster, but not heartbreak

December 3, 2016

Himanshu Rana is one of seven newly included players in India’s squad for the Under-19 Asia Cup © PTI Oversight of an important email from the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) left India on the verge of embarrassment in the lead-up to the Under-19 Asia Cup. The cost of the error is not insignificant: it has broken the hearts of seven young cricketers born between November 1997 and November 1998. On…

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India avoid Under-19 Asia Cup embarrassment

December 3, 2016

Himanshu Rana is one of seven newly included players in India’s squad for the Under-19 Asia Cup © PTI Oversight of an important email from the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) left India on the verge of embarrassment in the lead-up to the Under-19 Asia Cup. The cost of the error is not insignificant: it has broken the hearts of seven young cricketers born between November 1997 and November 1998. On…

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Rangpur beat Barisal to end four-game losing streak

December 3, 2016

Rangpur Riders 154 for 5 (Shahzad 48, Mithun 38, Perera 2-26) beat Barisal Bulls 125 (Malan 30, Dawson 2-11, Gazi 2-12) by 29 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Thisara Perera’s all-round performance wasn’t enough to move Barisal off the bottom of the table. They finished the season with eight losses © Bangladesh Cricket Board Six Rangpur Riders bowlers were among the wickets as they strangled Barisal Bulls’ batting…

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Tendulkar suggests Ranji games can be played on two different pitches

December 3, 2016

Sachin Tendulkar believes that the use of a green top in the first innings and a turner in the second will nullify the toss factor © PTI Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has suggested that every Ranji Trophy game should be played on two different pitches to prepare a better Test team for overseas assignments. He also suggested bilateral Test series could be made engaging, by having back-to-back home-and-away rubbers…

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Tendulkar suggests Ranji can be played on two different pitches

December 3, 2016

Sachin Tendulkar believes that the use of a green top in the first innings and a turner in the second will nullify the toss factor © Getty Images Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has suggested that every Ranji Trophy game should be played on two different pitches to prepare a better Test team for overseas assignments. He also suggested bilateral Test series could be made engaging, by having back-to-back home-and-away…

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Farrell, Healy steer NSW to 18th National Cricket League title

December 3, 2016

New South Wales women 1 for 123 (Healy 56*, Blackwell 36*) beat Queensland women 119 (Barsby 30, Farrell 3-20, Smith 2-6)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details New South Wales regained the WNCL title after falling short in the final last year © Getty Images New South Wales women defeated Queensland women by nine wickets in the final of the Women’s National Cricket League in Brisbane to put behind last year’s runner-up finish…

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Bowlers, Healy steer NSW to 18th National Cricket League title

December 3, 2016

New South Wales Women 1 for 123 (Healy 56*, Blackwell 36*) beat Queensland Women 119 (Barsby 30, Farrell 3-20, Smith 2-6)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details New South Wales regained the WNCL title after falling short in the final last year © Getty Images New South Wales Women decimated Queensland Women by nine wickets in the final of the Women’s National Cricket League in Brisbane to put behind last year’s runner-up finish…

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Williamson impressed by Ferguson's 'messages' in the nets

Play 01:57 ‘We can beat anybody’ – Williamson On the eve of the first match of New Zealand’s Chappell-Hadlee Trophy defence, captain Kane Williamson would not divulge whether express bowler Lockie Ferguson would be unleashed on the Australians. The series begins at the SCG on Sunday and Williamson said New Zealand wanted to wait until the day of the match to assess the pitch and decide whether Ferguson would make…

December 3, 2016
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Old rivals clash again with renewed vigour

Match facts December 4, 2016Start time 1420 local (0320 GMT) Play 01:57 ‘We can beat anybody’ – Williamson Big Picture In 2004, the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy was struck. In 2010, it was struck off. Not officially, of course, but the idea of an annual one-day series between Australia and New Zealand was quietly forgotten. It was as if these neighbours, until then welcoming each other with open arms, had fallen out…

December 3, 2016
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BCCI to review Ranji matches rescheduling decision

December 3, 2016

The two matches abandoned in Delhi due to smog and pollution were rescheduled to be played from December 15 to 18 © Hindustan Times via Getty Images The BCCI’s senior tournament committee will review the decision to reschedule the two Ranji Trophy league matches that had earlier been abandoned in Delhi due to smog and pollution. BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke took the decision during the board’s Full Members’ meeting in…

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