Kraigg Brathwaite scored his maiden List A century, ending with 101 off 146 balls © WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks LaTouche Photo Kraigg Brathwaite‘s 101 off 146 balls helped hosts Barbados off to a winning start in the 2017 WICB Regional Super50 as they trounced Guyana by 145 runs at Kensington Oval. Brathwaite’s maiden List A hundred in his 31st match anchored the Barbados innings as they eventually finished on…
Joe Mennie made his Test debut earlier in the summer © Getty Images Australian fast bowler Joe Mennie has been admitted to hospital with a bleed on the brain after being struck on the head by a ball while he was bowling at Sydney Sixers training on Monday. “After being struck on the head by a ball at training on Monday, Joe was transported to a hospital in Brisbane where…
Wriddhiman Saha made 205 runs in four innings, including a maiden Test century in the Caribbean © AFP MSK Prasad, India’s chairman of selectors, has said Wriddhiman’s Saha’s glovework puts him above Parthiv Patel as the first-choice wicketkeeper in Tests. Saha had a breakout tour of the Carribean last year, scoring 205 runs in four innings, including a maiden Test hundred. He backed it up with a pair of half-centuries…
Upul Tharanga led Sri Lanka to a tri-series title win in Zimbabwe in his first assignment as ODI captain © AFP With an injured Angelo Mathews returning home, Upul Tharanga has been named stand-in captain for the five-match ODI series against South Africa, ahead of Dinesh Chandimal, who will lead the side in the series-deciding third T20I on Wednesday. Seam-bowling allrounder Lahiru Madushanka and wicketkeeper-batsman Sandun Weerakkody received their maiden…
Angelo Mathews: “Let everyone blame me, it’s fine. I can take it but let’s not blame the other players.” © AFP Angelo Mathews, who is nominally in charge of Sri Lanka until after the 2019 World Cup, has said that he would have no protests if he was sacked from the captaincy following his side’s horrendous Test showing on their tour of South Africa. Sri Lanka lost all three Tests…
Moeen Ali will miss the PSL to travel to Mecca © Getty Images Moeen Ali has opted out of participating in the second season of the Pakistan Super League and will instead join members of his family on a pilgrimage to Mecca. Moeen, who is currently in India with England’s limited-overs squad, was named yesterday as a replacement for Carlos Brathwaite in the Quetta Gladiators squad. He had been negotiating…
The BCCI had banned Sreesanth from all official cricketing activities in 2013 © Associated Press India fast bowler Sreesanth had been trying to play league cricket in Scotland this year but the BCCI, which had imposed a life ban on him following his alleged involvement in the IPL spot-fixing scandal of 2013, has refused to give him the necessary permission. Sreesanth had been hoping to play for Glenrothes CC and…
Mitchell Johnson’s fierce spell propelled Scorchers into the final © Getty Images Mitchell Johnson has mellowed and is unmoustachioed these days, but the menace remains. That much was clear at the Waca as he blasted Perth Scorchers into their fifth BBL final in the competition’s six seasons. After claiming an astonishing 3 for 3 in his four-over new-ball spell, there was no way back for Melbourne Stars. Johnson is no…
File photo – Muhammad Usman top-scored with 45 as UAE defeated Scotland in their opening game of the tri-series © Peter Della Penna A 62-run stand for the fifth wicket between Muhammad Usman and debutant Adnan Mufti helped a new-look UAE side – fielding as many as five debutants – overcome a top-order collapse and defeat Scotland by four wickets in Dubai. The visitors put on 50 for the opening…
Peshawar 303 for 5 (Israrullah 153*, Sami 2-51, Hasan 2-72) beat Karachi Blues 280 (Manzoor 87, Jaahid 53*, Wali 3-32) by 23 runsScorecard File photo – Israrullah hit his third List A hundred © PCB Opener Israrullah‘s unbeaten 153 off 148 balls helped Peshawar to a narrow win over Karachi Blues and put his team in the final of the Regional One-day Cup against Karachi Whites. Israrullah struck 12 fours…