Month: January 2017

File photo – Keshav Maharaj claimed figures of 6 for 86, helping Dolphins to a 72-run first-innings lead © AFP Keshav Maharaj and Khaya Zondo‘s dominating first-innings performances against Lions helped the Dolphins consolidate their lead at the top of the table in the Sunfoil Series. Zondo struck his seventh first-class century, an unbeaten 290-ball 141 that included 21 fours, to lift Dolphins to 339 in the first innings after…

Hardik Pandya and Kedar Jadhav kept India’s chase alive going into the last five overs © Associated Press Virat Kohli, the Indian captain, has said attaining players like Kedar Jadhav and Hardik Pandya were the biggest gains from the 2-1 series win against England. India were carrying an unsettled middle order without Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu, and had recalled Yuvraj Singh for ODIs after three years. “Very pleased to…

Rahul Johri will continue to look after the functioning of the BCCI under the supervision of the committee, once it is appointed © Sajjad Hussain/AFP The Supreme Court has directed that BCCI chief executive Rahul Johri will be the caretaker head of the board until the committee of administrators is appointed by the court, which is likely at the next hearing on January 24. The Supreme Court’s latest directive is…

Rahul Johri will continue to look after the functioning of the BCCI under the supervision of the committee, once it is appointed © Sajjad Hussain/AFP The Supreme Court has directed that BCCI chief executive Rahul Johri will be the caretaker head of the board until the committee of administrators is appointed by the court, which is likely at the next hearing on January 24. The Supreme Court’s latest directive is…

AB de Villiers has been out of action since injuring his elbow at the Caribbean Premier League © CPL/Sportsfile In his 239th List A match, AB de Villiers was at the ground 20 minutes before any of his team-mates and was already warming up when they got there. Even though he had been doing this kind of thing for more than 12 years de Villiers was, as he said in…

Parthiv Patel in conversation with match referee Chinmaya Sharma soon after his dismissal © Prakash Parsekar There was controversy surrounding two umpiring decisions made by Virender Sharma during Gujarat’s second innings on the third day of the Irani Cup at the Brabourne Stadium. First, in the 48th over, Gujarat captain Parthiv Patel was adjudged caught at short leg – a fine, diving effort from Akhil Herwadkar – after the ball…

England 321 for 8 (Roy 65, Stokes 57*, Bairstow 56, Pandya 3-49) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jonny Bairstow struck a brisk 56 to guide England’s innings © AFP England’s batsmen produced another tapestry of well-paced cameos in the third ODI against India at Kolkata, as they passed 300 for the third time in as many matches without ever quite touching the heights of destruction that their counterparts have…

Sri Lanka 119 for 7 (Mathews 54*, Ngidi 4-16) beat South Africa113 (Sandakan 4-23, Udara 3-13) by three wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Angelo Mathews held Sri Lanka’s chase together with an unbeaten 54 © AFP It has taken almost a month but Sri Lanka were finally made to feel welcome in South Africa on an unusually cracked, dry Wanderers surface and they made themselves completely at home. They earned their…

File photo – AB de Villiers last played competitive cricket in July 2016 © AFP In his first innings since July 2016, AB de Villiers helped himself to an unbeaten 134 off 103 for Northerns in the CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge. The knock comes as he prepares for a likely South Africa return in the third T20I against Sri Lanka in Cape Town. At the end of a week where…