Play 01:23 Special memory with Nawroz Mangal is the final ODI win against Zimbabwe – Rashid Khan For anyone not named Sachin Tendulkar, being given an opportunity to play a so-called farewell match is rare at the Test level. At least in a bilateral series among Full Members, there is some flexibility, because, with the exception of ranking points, there are few administrative consequences for a farewell flop. Things like…
India 381 for 6 (Yuvraj 150, Dhoni 134, Woakes 4-60) beat England 366 for 8 (Morgan 102, Roy 82, Moeen 55, Root 54, Ashwin 3-65) by 15 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Yuvraj Singh struck 150 runs in 127 balls, his first hundred since the 2011 World Cup © Associated Press Remember the time chasing was hard in ODIs? A second match of this series assumed heart-stopping proportions as a flat…
Afghanistan 167 for 6 (Shenwari 35, Mangal 32, Scholtz 3-17) beat Namibia 103 (Rashid 3-4) by 64 runsScorecard Play 01:11 It was important for us to top the group – Rashid Khan The de facto home side Afghanistan sauntered past Namibia by 64 runs for their third win in three games in Group A at the Desert T20 Challenge. Afghanistan, the highest-seeded team, casually accumulated 167 for 6 in their…
Parthiv Patel’s match-winning knocks of 90 and 143 took Gujarat to a historic Ranji Trophy win © ESPNcricinfo Ltd The match-up between Parthiv Patel and Wriddhiman Saha for a Test spot didn’t appear on the horizon until a couple of months ago. After MS Dhoni had retired at the end of 2014, Saha seemed to have finally sewed up his place in the side. His credentials as arguably India’s best…
Peter Handscomb: “I understand my one-day record in domestic cricket isn’t great but to come out here and do everything the team needs was my only job today.” © Cricket Australia Three balls into his ODI debut innings, with Australia chasing 264 against Pakistan in Perth, Peter Handscomb wafted at a fuller delivery from Junaid Khan in search of his first runs. He was caught at slip and began walking…
‘I know when I haven’t performed and when I don’t do well, we tend to lose because its such a high-pressure job’ – Farhaan Behardien © AFP It has not been easy being Farhaan Behardien. Despite being among South Africa’s top domestic performers, Behardien has received scant public support when promoted to national ranks.The most criticism is a broad brushstroke claiming he is out of his depth, and his numbers…
Yuvraj Singh wound the clock back with a stylish century © Associated Press Yuvraj Singh, who spent three years out of India’s ODI side, marked his return with his career-best score – 150 off 127 balls – in his 295th ODI, against England in Cuttack. Once he reached his century – his first since the 2011 World Cup in India, where he was Man of the Tournament – Yuvraj thumped…
Match facts January 20, 2017Start time 1800 local (1600 GMT) South Africa’s T20 squad has a new look to it – just four members of their World T20 campaign have been included for the Sri Lanka series © Gallo Images/Getty Images Big Picture In a year with no World T20, it would be easy to forget the shortest format exists at international level, but South Africa and Sri Lanka are…
India 381 for 6 (Yuvraj 150, Dhoni 134, Woakes 4-60) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Yuvraj Singh struck 150 runs in 127 balls, his first hundred since the 2011 World Cup © Associated Press A career-best 150 from Yuvraj Singh and a 10th ODI century from MS Dhoni took India to 381 for 6 in the Cuttack ODI. England, who have to win the match to stay alive in…
Mayank Agarwal scored 27 runs in three games for Delhi Daredevils in the 2016 season © BCCI Batsman Mayank Agarwal was acquired by the Rising Pune Supergiants from Delhi Daredevils in the second trading window for IPL 2017, which is open from January 13 to 20. The move was the first trade of the season. Agarwal first played in the IPL with Royal Challengers Bangalore for three seasons, from 2011…