Month: December 2016

Innings New Zealand 251 (Broom 109, Mashrafe 3-49) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mashrafe Mortaza picked up a wicket in the first over © Getty Images Bangladesh’s bowlers bounced back from the Christchurch mauling, giving themselves a fair chance to level the series. New Zealand’s 251 is the first time Bangladesh conceded less than 318 bowling first in the country. Only Neil Broom, having returned to the ODI side…

Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mustafizur Rahman has been rested soon after making a comeback from a shoulder surgery on Boxing Day © AFP Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh captain, opted to field in the second ODI against New Zealand in Nelson. He said the history at Saxton Oval, where five out of six teams have won chasing, prompted him to make the decision….

© AFP Stephen Cook has had bigger innings under more pressure than he did at St George’s Park on Wednesday but there may not be a knock more significant in the context of his career. After a century in Adelaide in South Africa’s previous Test and a fifty in the first innings, Cook wanted to show consistency, especially as an answer to the questions over who will face the chop…

Dougie Brown is a strong contender for the vacanat Netherlands role © PA Photos Dougie Brown has emerged as a front-runner for the Netherlands coaching role. Brown, the former England and Scotland all-rounder, was sacked as Warwickshire’s director of cricket at the end of the 2016 season despite the club lifting the Royal London One-Day Cup. After protracted discussions with Lancashire over compensation, Ashley Giles returned to Warwickshire in the…

Dougie Brown is a strong contender for the vacanat Netherlands role © PA Photos Dougie Brown has emerged as a front-runner for the Netherlands coaching role. Brown, the former England and Scotland all-rounder, was sacked as Warwickshire’s director of cricket at the end of the 2016 season despite the club lifting the Royal London One-Day Cup. After protracted discussions with Lancashire over compensation, Ashley Giles returned to Warwickshire in the…

Mumbai’s title defence has been hit by several injuries, including one to their pace spearhead Dhawal Kulkarni © PTI Mumbai, the defending Ranji Trophy champions, have called up 17-year old Prithvi Shaw to their squad for the semi-final clash against Tamil Nadu in Rajkot on New Year’s day. Shaw replaced 27-year-old, left-handed batsman Kevin Almeida in the only change from the team that defeated Hyderabad by 30 runs in the…

Brisbane Heat 7 for 160 (Lynn 85*, Ahmed 2-19) beat Sydney Thunder 7 for 157 (Morgan 52, Badree 2-20) by three wicketsScorecard Pat Cummins attempts to run out Chris Lynn © Getty Images A stunning innings from Chris Lynn single-handedly dragged Brisbane Heat over the line against Sydney Thunder. The Heat needed 75 runs from 36 balls with just four wickets in hand. But Lynn and Jack Wildermuth (29 from…

Lunch South Africa 286 and 39 for 0 (Elgar 26*, Cook 12*) lead Sri Lanka 205 (De Silva 43, Philander 5-45) by 120 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Vernon Philander picked up his 11th five-wicket haul in Test matches © AFP Bad light and impending rain forced an early lunch on day three after South Africa took control of the first Test at St George’s Park. It only took them…

The original inquest into the death of cricket writer Peter Roebuck had taken place without any representative of him or his family present © Getty Images South Africa’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Western Province, has begun reviewing the findings of the original closed inquest into the death of Peter Roebuck, raising the prospects of the incident being re-examined. The original inquest had taken place without any representatives of the…