Play 02:56 I am very proud of my career for Afghanistan – Mangal Former Afghanistan captain Nawroz Mangal spoke of his pride at signing off on his international career with a victory in the final of the inaugural Desert T20 Challenge in Dubai on Friday. Mangal, who captained his country during their astounding rise from Division Five of the World Cricket League in 2008 through to their present place in…
Match facts January 22, 2017Start time 1420 local (0320 GMT) Adam Zampa doesn’t want Steven Smith’s headband to be his chief contribution of the series © Getty Images Big picture On a weekend when Cricket Australia are toasting the members of Allan Border’s 1987 World Cup winning squad, their cricketing descendants can complete a somewhat more modest achievement by sealing the ODI series against Pakistan. Resolve to get the job…
Match facts Sunday, January 22, 2017Start time 1330 local (0800 GMT) Play 01:45 Disappointed to be getting out for 70 or 80 – Roy Big picture In the end, the British invasion never quite occurred. England came, they soared, they were conquered. India don’t need to take any lessons from Eoin Morgan‘s young bucks, certainly in their own conditions, and were more clinical in the first two matches to seal…
Sydney Sixers 160 for 7 (Hughes 34, Abbott 33*, Botha 25, Boland 3-37) beat Melbourne Stars 156 for 8 (Wright 62, Pietersen 39, Dwarshuis 3-25) by three wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Sean Abbott absorbed the pressure and took Sydney Sixers home with an unbeaten 33 off 17 balls © Cricket Australia/Getty Images In a season where they have been brilliant or dire, Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Stars by three wickets…
Rest of India 206 for 9 (Pujara 86, Gaja 3-46, Hardik Patel 3-73) trail Gujarat 358 (Gandhi 169, Kaul 5-86, Pankaj 4-104) by 152 runsScorecard File photo – Cheteshwar Pujara helped form a solid platform but the rest of his team collapsed around him on the second day © AFP Gujarat’s unrelenting discipline with the ball was only matched by Rest of India’s flaccid batting, as they slumped to 206…
Match facts January 22, 2017Start time 1430 local (1230 GMT) Theunis de Bruyn was one of five debutants for South Africa in the rain-hit first T20I match in Centurion © Gallo Images Big picture A week ago, Sri Lanka were humiliated in Johannesburg, where they lost 16 wickets and succumbed to their biggest defeat of the three-Test series. It may be too soon for them to return but they will…
Smriti Mandhana became the second Indian to play in the Women’s Big Bash League when she signed up for Brisbane Heat © Getty Images Allrounder Mona Meshram has replaced the injured Smriti Mandhana in India’s 14-member squad for the Women’s World Cup qualifiers, which begin in Colombo from February 7. Mandhana, who represented Brisbane Heat in the Women’s Big Bash League, had hurt her knee during a match against Melbourne…
Tom Latham was floored by a short ball during his half-century on the second day © Getty Images Like the first Test in Wellington last week, the second Test in Christchurch could boil down to a second-innings shootout if New Zealand don’t get too far ahead of Bangladesh in the first innings. New Zealand were reduced to 260 for 7 on the second day at Hagley Oval, trailing Bangladesh by…
Lungi Ngidi took two wickets in four balls in his first match of international cricket © Associated Press When Lungi Ngidi was 18 years old and in his first season as a professional cricketer, he was part of a Titans’ T20 team that played in the final of the franchise competition. He only bowled one over in the match but removed the opposition’s most high-profile batsman: Kevin Pietersen, who top-edged…
Perth Scorchers 3 for 135 (Marsh 57) beat Hobart Hurricanes 6 for 134 (Short 36, Johnson 2-15, Bresnan 2-20) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Shaun Marsh hit a hat-trick of fours in the seventh over of the chase off Jake Reed © Cricket Australia/Getty Images At this stage of T20 tournaments, the equation is rarely simple. That was the case here; having been invited to bat, Hobart Hurricanes needed…