Month: January 2017

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…

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 Ross Taylor went past 6000 Test runs on his way to a 103-ball 77 © Getty Images Rain brought day two to an early end after three wickets in two overs from Shakib Al Hasan had left the second Test delicately poised. Replying to Bangladesh’s 289, New Zealand…

Tea: New Zealand 192 for 4 (Nicholls 19*, Santner 5*, Kamrul 2-47) trail Bangladesh 289 by 97 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kamrul Islam Rabbi dismissed Jeet Raval and Kane Williamson in the space of two balls © AFP Half-centuries from Tom Latham and Ross Taylor led New Zealand’s response to Bangladesh’s 289 on a seesawing second day at the Hagley Oval. They came together at 47 for 2, after…

Tom Blundell made his international debut in the third T20I against Bangladesh © Getty Images Wicketkeeper Tom Blundell has been included in the New Zealand ODI squad for the Chappell-Hadlee series against Australia later this month. He replaces the injured Luke Ronchi while Ross Taylor returns to the squad in place of Jeetan Patel who was picked for the third ODI against Bangladesh. Corey Anderson, who wasn’t part of New…

Lunch: New Zealand 70 for 2 (Latham 38*, Taylor 10*, Kamrul 2-18) trail Bangladesh 289 by 219 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kamrul Islam Rabbi dismissed Jeet Raval and Kane Williamson in the space of two balls © AFP Two wickets in three balls from Kamrul Islam Rabbi kept the second Test in the balance in Christchurch as New Zealand began their reply to Bangladesh’s 289. On a pitch that…

South Africa 126 for 5 (Miller 40) beat Sri Lanka 107 for 6 (Dickwella 43, Ngidi 2-12) by runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Farhaan Behardien helped finish South Africa’s innings strongly © Associated Press There is no substitute for experience in international cricket and South Africa showed that as they claimed the T20 series lead in a shortened 10-over match at SuperSport Park. David Miller and Farhaan Behardien shared in a…

Afghanistan 75 for 0 (Shahzad 52*) beat Ireland 71 (Nabi 4-10) by ten wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Team-mates carry Nawroz Mangal on a victory lap © Peter Della Penna Afghanistan rubbished any claim that Ireland might pose a threat to the Asian side’s Associate hegemony in limited-overs cricket, bulldozing their rivals by 10 wickets in the final of the inaugural Desert T20. Ireland appeared to be in perfect symphony building…

Sri Lanka decided to bowl against South AfricaLiven scorecard and ball-by-ball details Rain caused a significant delay to the opening T20 © AFP Six new caps across both teams had to wait more than two hours as summer rainfall fell at SuperSport Park and kept the sell-out crowd waiting for home boy Farhaan Behardien’s first match in charge. He had his family in attendance to monitor if he “tossed the…

Michael Carberry © Getty Images Michael Carberry has returned to training with Hampshire as he continues his recovery from cancer. Carberry, the former England opener, missed the second half of the 2016 season after being diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in July. He had a successful operation before Christmas and is now working his way back to fitness. “Michael is doing really well and it’s great to see him back…

Ireland 211 for 6 (Wilson 65, Stirling 60) beat Scotland 113 (Coetzer 40, Cross 35, Mulder 4-16) by 98 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Gary Wilson set a strong platform for Ireland with 65 off just 29 balls © Peter Della Penna Four years ago, Ireland were the dominant force among Associates, beating virtually all comers on their voyages in the desert at back-to-back World T20 Qualifiers. But after falling on…