Arafat Sunny last played for Bangladesh in March 2016 © AFP Bangladesh spinner Arafat Sunny is in police custody after a complaint was filed against him under the country’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act at Mohammadpur Police Station on January 5. “He [Sunny] is in custody and the police are supposed to take him to court today,” BCB’s media committee chairman Jalal Yunus told ESPNcricinfo on Sunday, January 22….
File photo – Dean Brownlie gave Northern Districts a strong start but fell for 47 © Getty Images A 33-ball partnership of 64 runs for the eighth wicket between Josh Clarkson and Seth Rance led Central Districts to a two-wicket win over Northern Districts after five rain interruptions at Hamilton’s Seddon Park. Central Districts faced a revised target of 200 runs in 33 overs after Daryl Mitchell‘s unbeaten knock of…
India won the toss and chose to bowl first against EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:45 Disappointed to be getting out for 70 or 80 – Roy Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to bowl first at Eden Gardens, as England’s hopes of securing a consolation victory in their three-match ODI series were dented by the prospect of defending another total against India’s turbo-charged batsmen. “We haven’t played…
50 overs Australia 6 for 353 (Warner 130, Maxwell 78, Head 51, Hasan 5-52) v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details David Warner celebrated his 12th ODI century © Cricket Australia/Getty Images David Warner’s eighth ODI hundred in 12 months set Australia on the path to a hefty total at the SCG, where Pakistan will need the highest successful ODI chase on Australian soil in order to keep the series alive….
China is a country the ICC is keen to expand cricket in © Andy Campbell/UTPMEDIA On Sunday the ICC’s five regional development managers and their staff will converge at headquarters in Dubai to begin work on a long-term plan with lofty ambitions: for cricket to eventually become the world’s favourite sport. More relevant in the short term, it will be the first time they meet under the man expected to…
Matthew Hayden, Ken Wilson (nephew of Betty Wilson) and David Boon at the announcement of the 2017 inductees © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Two of Australia’s finest modern top-order batsmen, Matthew Hayden and David Boon, and legendary women’s allrounder Betty Wilson will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame on Monday. Boon played 107 Tests from 1984 to 1996 and scored 7422 runs at 43.65, mostly as an opener…
New Zealand 260 for 7 (Taylor 77, Latham 68, Nicholls 56*, Shakib 3-32) trail Bangladesh 289 by 29 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Steady rain kept the square and the bowlers’ run-ups under covers right through the third day © AFP Persistent rain ruled out any chance of play on the third day of the second Test at Hagley Oval. Having begun at around 6am, the rain never really let up…
Toss Australia chose to bat v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Adam Zampa was named in the XI for the first time in the series (file photo) © Associated Press Steven Smith won the toss and Australia will bat first as they aim to wrap up a series victory against Pakistan in the fourth ODI at the SCG. Australia enter the match with a 2-1 in the five-game campaign, meaning…
PERTH: Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali has been declared fit and will lead the team in the fourth ODI against Australia in Sydney. LIVE: Pakistan vs Australia 4th ODI Live Score, stream, updates Azhar suffered a hamstring injury in the opening ODI in Brisbane and had to miss the second ODI at MCG. In his absence, veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez captained the side and top-scored to help Pakistan record their first…
Play 01:45 Disappointed to be getting out for 70 or 80 – Roy Jason Roy is the propeller England have come to rely on to speed their ship of batting prowess, which has been travelling at an unprecedented rate of knots in recent times. He has led the way in several 300-plus scores, tall chases, England’s World T20 runners-up campaign and quickly added two half-centuries in the ODI series against…