File photo – Manoj Tiwary scored 39 crucial runs after Bengal were reduced to 49 for 4 in a 61-run fifth wicket stand with Pankaj Shaw © BCCI A tight final over by Sayan Ghosh took Bengal to a five-run win against Tripura at Eden Gardens. Chasing 153, Tripura needed 11 off 12 balls after Manisankar Murasingh was dismissed after striking 27 off eight deliveries but instead they lost another…
Hashim Amla has not sensed any change in Russell Domingo or his coaching staff © AFP News that South Africa’s coach Russell Domingo will have to reapply for his job if he hopes to continue in the role after the team’s tour of England in August resulted in “a few sad hours in the changeroom” according to ODI captain AB de Villiers but fellow senior figure Hashim Amla said he…
File photo – Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak went past 450 first-class wickets in his 100th game © AFP North Zone got the better outcome from their drawn Bangladesh Cricket League game against South Zone at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium courtesy their 44-run first innings lead. North Zone declared their first innings on the third day, after amassing 492 runs for 9 in 189.3 overs. Naeem Islam was their top…
File photo – Harbhajan Singh was economical with the ball, conceding 13 in four overs, but his team could only muster 101 in a chase of 128 © AFP Jammu & Kashmir seamer Umar Nazir‘s 4 for 15 helped his side to a 26-run win over Punjab as they defended a total of 127 in Dharamsala. Nazir, along with his new-ball partner Ram Dayal (3-18), took four wickets inside four…
File photo – Ishank Jaggi’s 47 at the top of the order was in vain © Sunny Shinde Anurag Sarangi‘s 48-ball 58, and a cameo from Abhishek Yadav, who struck an unbeaten 26 off nine deliveries, helped Odisha chase down a target of 150 with three wickets to spare against Jharkhand in Kolkata. Odisha were in a promising position at 79 for 1 in the 13th over before they slumped…
File photo – Ambati Rayudu shepherded Vidarbha after an early wicket © AFP A strong showing from Vidarbha‘s top order, who led the side to 172 for 6, set the base for the side’s 23-run win over Railways in Jaipur. Having lost Faiz Fazal for 1 in the second over after being put in to bat, Jitesh Sharma (41 off 40 balls), Ambati Rayudu and Akshay Karnewar put together substantial…
Ross Taylor enjoyed a productive T20 campaign with Sussex in 2016 © Getty Images Sussex have confirmed that Ross Taylor will re-join them as an overseas player for the 2017 NatWest T20 Blast. Taylor, the former New Zealand captain, was by some distance the most productive Sussex batsman in the competition last year. He scored 394 runs, at an average of 56.28 and strike-rate of 133.10, with his highest score…
File photo – Ambati Rayudu shepherded Vidarbha after an early wicket © AFP A strong showing from Vidarbha‘s top order, who led the side to 172 for 6, set the base for the side’s 23-run win over Railways in Jaipur. Having lost Faiz Fazal for 1 in the second over, after being put in to bat, Jitesh Sharma (41 off 40 balls), Ambati Rayudu and Akshay Karnewar put together substantial…
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will launch an independent inquiry into a pivotal first-class match in which the pattern of scoring has aroused suspicions among other clubs in the league. The result of last week’s Tier B Premier League match between Panadura Sports Club and Kalutara Physical Culture Club had helped secure Panadura the Tier B title, but second-placed Sri Lanka Ports Authority has since voiced concerns about the game to…
File photo – Abhinav Mukund controlled Tamil Nadu’s chase of a modest 108 © PTI Tamil Nadu completed a comfortable nine-wicket win over Goa, who lost nine wickets for 19 runs in their innings. Goa’s implosion began in the 11th over with the run-out of the set Swapnil Asnodkar for 33. It took only six overs for their innings to crash from 88 for 1 to 107 all out, with…