Month: January 2017

Australia 3 for 265 (Smith 108*, Handscomb 82) beat Pakistan 7 for 263 (Azam 84, Sharjeel 50, Hazlewood 3-32) by 7 wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Babar Azam top scored with 84 © Cricket Australia “We’ve traditionally chased pretty well here at the WACA,” Steven Smith said after sending Pakistan in to bat. Perhaps what he meant was that he chases pretty well at the WACA. Last summer, Smith plundered 149…

England chose to bowl v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Bhuvneshwar Kumar last played ODIs for India in January 2016 © AFP The location may have changed, but England and India were welcomed to Cuttack with another batting pitch and the prospect of dew later in the evening. It was the visitors who won the toss this time and Eoin Morgan had little hesitation in deciding to chase. He felt…

Brad Hodge was given tactical information against Shane Watson from the commentary box during the game © Cricket Australia Cricket Australia’s integrity unit is looking into an incident during Wednesday’s Big Bash League game between Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers after the broadcasters, Channel Ten, passed on tactical information to Brad Hodge, the Strikers captain, during the game. The governing body said it was “disappointed” with the incident.  After his…

50 overs Pakistan 7 for 263 (Azam 84, Sharjeel 50, Hazlewood 3-32) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Babar Azam top scored with 84 © Cricket Australia Babar Azam and Sharjeel Khan both scored half-centuries to help Pakistan to a competitive total in the third ODI in Perth, but the Australians struck regularly enough to ensure their target remained a very gettable one. Azam top scored with 84 as Pakistan…

Match facts Thursday, January 20-24, 2017, ChristchurchStart time 1100 local (2200 GMT) Bangladesh’s Test line-up won’t have Mushfiqur Rahim for the first time in nearly 10 years © Getty Images Big picture Bangladesh’s tour of New Zealand just got harder, with Mushfiqur Rahim and Imrul Kayes both ruled out of the second Test in Christchurch. The pair will need time to recover from injuries. Mushfiqur’s thumb will keep him out…

Match facts Thursday, January 20-24, 2017, ChristchurchStart time 1100 local (2200 GMT) Bangladesh’s Test line-up won’t have Mushfiqur Rahim for the first time in nearly 10 years © Getty Images Big picture Bangladesh’s tour of New Zealand just got harder, with Mushfiqur Rahim and Imrul Kayes both ruled out of the second Test in Christchurch. The pair will need time to recover from injuries. Mushfiqur’s thumb will keep him out…

Mushfiqur Rahim injured his hand in the first innings in Wellington, and retired hurt in the second after a blow to the head © Getty Images While the short-ball barrage that took out Mushfiqur Rahim was the most conspicuous aspect of New Zealand’s attack in Wellington, Trent Boult has said the reverse swing they achieved at Basin Reserve was also a valuable addition to an armoury well stocked with swing…

Stafanie Taylor’s slaps through the off side turned out to be tie-breakers © Getty Images Yes, ties, plural. We’re misquoting on purpose here. Each season has one game more memorable than the rest, and January 14 was probably it. The two Sydney sides make you think of close matches, after last year’s thrilling final, but it doesn’t get any closer than two ties in the same match. Once in regulation…

Sydney – Middle-order batsman Peter Handscomb will make his limited overs debut for Australia against Pakistan in the third one-day international in Perth on Thursday. LIVE: Pakistan vs Australia 3rd ODI Live Score, stream, updates Handscomb replaces the injured Mitchell Marsh after a highly successful introduction to Test cricket in which the 25-year-old scored two centuries and two fifties in his first four appearances in the recent series against South…