Wriddhiman Saha has been out of action since straining his left thigh during the second Test against England © Associated Press India Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who has been out of action since straining his left thigh during the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam, is set to make a first-class return in the Irani Cup. Saha has been named in the Rest of India side that will take on…
‘The returning officer should answer my questions, but he is not present. I will go for a legal case’ – Mohammad Azharuddin © AFP Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has been disqualified from contesting for the post of HCA president after his nomination papers were rejected by returning officer K Rajiv Reddy on Saturday. An uncertainty over whether Azharuddin’s life ban imposed by the BCCI had been lifted and if…
South Africa women 223 (Lee 70, Steyn 66, Tul Kubra 4-56) beat Bangladesh women 206 for 8 (Sharmin Akhter 74, Rumana Ahmed 68) by 17 runsScorecard Lizelle Lee hit 13 fours in her 57-ball 70 © Milton Ahmed Half-centuries from Lizelle Lee and Andrie Steyn laid the platform for South Africa women’s 17-run win against Bangladesh women in Cox’s Bazar. Lee hammered 70 off 57 balls, and added 115 for…
‘The returning officer should answer my questions, but he is not present. I will go for a legal case’ – Mohammad Azharuddin © AFP Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has been disqualified from contesting for the post of HCA president after his nomination papers were rejected by returning officer K Rajiv Reddy on Saturday. An uncertainty over whether Azharuddin’s life ban imposed by the BCCI had been lifted and if…
Sydney Thunder 2 for 100 (Patterson 38*) beat Sydney Sixers 9 for 99 (Fawad 4-14, Brathwaite 3-21) by eight wicketsScorecard Fawad Ahmed and Carlos Brathwaite claimed seven wickets between them © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Can the Sydney Thunder qualify for the finals? Can they? Ten days ago, the champions had lost their first four games, and were staring down the barrel of elimination from the competition. Then Eoin…
Virat Kohli hopes Yuvraj Singh’s presence will free up MS Dhoni to play the big shots © AFP Virat Kohli, India’s new limited-overs captain, has said Yuvraj Singh was included in the squads for the ODI and T20I series against England to reduce the burden on MS Dhoni in an inexperienced middle order ahead of the Champions Trophy in June. Kohli also said Ambati Rayudu, who made a century for…
Match facts January 15, 2017Start time 1420 local (0320 GMT) David Warner made 156 in his last ODI innings at the MCG © Cricket Australia Big picture Barely an hour into the first ODI at the Gabba on Friday, Pakistan looked well placed to secure their first win over Australia in Australia in any format since 2005. In the 17th over, the hosts had stumbled to 5 for 78 –…
Gujarat 328 (Parthiv 90, Juneja 77, Thakur 4-84) and 313 for 5 (Parthiv 143, Juneja 54) beat Mumbai 228 (Shaw 71, Suryakumar 57) and 411 (Nayar 91, Iyer 82, Tare 69, Gaja 6-121) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Parthiv Patel’s 143 was his 25th first-class hundred © ESPNcricinfo Ltd In December 2015, Parthiv Patel struck his maiden List A century to steer Gujarat to their first domestic 50-over championship…
Innings break Sri Lanka 131 (Philander 3-28, Rabada 3-44) trail South Africa 426 by 295 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kagiso Rabada claimed the key wicket of Angelo Mathews thanks to a brilliant catch from Quinton de Kock © AFP South Africa advanced determinedly towards a 3-0 whitewash of Sri Lanka by taking just 17 overs to dismiss the opposition on the third morning. The six wickets were shared between…
Sydney Sixers 138 for 6 (Gardner 54) tied with Sydney Thunder 138 for 6 (Taylor 68)Super Over Sydney Sixers 8 for 3 tied with Sydney Thunder 8 for 1 but won on boundary countScorecard Stafanie Taylor struck her first fifty of the season © Getty Images In the end, not even a Super Over could separate the Sydney Smash. Having elected to bat, the Sydney Sixers made 138. In reply,…