Month: December 2016

Pakistan 7 for 433 (Azhar 196*, Sohail 65*) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Azhar Ali was marching towards his second double-hundred of the year © Getty Images An imperious Azhar Ali and destructive Sohail Khan sent the Australians scurrying with an unbeaten eighth-wicket stand of 116 to catapult Pakistan well past 400 on the third morning of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. While rain has cut significantly…

Dhananjaya de Silva looked Sri Lanka’s most solid batsman, coming in at No. 7 © AFP Although Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Perera and Kusal Mendis were all dismissed playing expansive strokes against the new ball, Dinesh Chandimal said there had not been a concerted plan to be aggressive – it just happened that way. The first three dismissals, in particular, caused consternation, after Sri Lanka began their innings what was still…

Ashley Giles helped Lancashire win the Natwest T20 Blast in his first year © PA Photos Warwickshire have completed the signing of Ashley Giles as their new director of cricket. Giles, a former Warwickshire player and coach, had been the club’s first choice for the position long before they sacked Dougie Brown in October. Giles was contracted to Lancashire until the end of 2017, however, and it is understood that…

Sydney Sixers 4 for 132 (Billings 40, Botha 30*) beat Perth Scorchers 8 for 130 (Mitchell Marsh 31*, Whiteman 28) by six wicketsScorecard Johan Botha left his mark with both bat and ball © Getty Images The Sydney Sixers produced a sublime spin bowling display and a composed run chase to dispatch the Perth Scorchers by six wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The Sixers restricted Scorchers, who elected to…

Lunch: Sri Lanka 37 for 3 (Silva 12*, Mathews 5*, Abbott 2-13) trail South Africa 286 (Duminy 63, Cook 59, Lakmal 5-63) by 249 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Suranga Lakmal (left) took his maiden five-wicket haul in his 32nd Test © Getty Images Seven wickets fell on a seamers’ morning in Port Elizabeth as South Africa hit back strongly after being bowled out for 286 in the first Test…

Rain forced the players to withdraw twice on the second day at the MCG © AFP Pakistan endured a day of frustration at the MCG, as light but persistent rain twice prevented them from pressing on with the game just when they seemed perfectly placed to do so. Only 50.3 overs were possible on a day that first featured a three-hour break in play, from just before lunch, and then…

Innings: South Africa 286 (Duminy 63, Cook 59, Lakmal 5-63) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Suranga Lakmal (left) took his maiden five-wicket haul in his 32nd Test © Getty Images Suranga Lakmal wrapped up his maiden Test-match five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka wrapped up South Africa’s innings in 8.5 overs on the second morning. Resuming on 267 for 6, South Africa were bowled out for 286, Nuwan Pradeep…

James Sutherland: ‘I think it’s a long haul in terms of detail we need to go through, but I think the facts of the matter are that both organisations have a lot more in common than they have not’ © Getty Images James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive, has made the first conciliatory noises since player pay talks with the Australian Cricketers Association broke down last week, stating the…

Mumbai 294 (Lad 110, Tare 73, Nayar 59, Milind 5-80, Siraj 4-64) and 217 (Tare 57, Siraj 5-52) beat Hyderabad 280 (Agarwal 82, Badrinath 56, Nayar 4-60) and 201 (Anirudh 84*, Nayar 5-40, Gohil 5-64) by 30 runsScorecard File photo – Abhishek Nayar starred in Mumbai’s quarter-final triumph with his career-best match haul and a half-century © Fotocorp Abhishek Nayar took the three wickets that Hyderabad had standing at the…