New Zealand 286 for 9 (Broom 73, Guptill 61, Stoinis 3-49) beat Australia 280 (Stoinis 146*, Santner 3-44) by six runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Kane Williamson runs out Josh Hazlewood to win the game © Getty Images Kane Williamson held his nerve, ran the last man out with a direct hit and stopped Marcus Stoinis seven runs short of pulling off the most miraculous of Australian chases in an Eden…
Play 01:52 ‘Bumrah backs himself’ – Nehra India’s most experienced bowler in the T20 squad, Ashish Nehra, has said picking up early wickets and, later on, the scalp of Ben Stokes were key to turning things around in their five-run win in the second T20 in Nagpur. England were well placed chasing a target of 145 with 42 required from five overs and seven wickets in hand but Jasprit Bumrah…
Matthew Wade pulled up with soreness in his back on the eve of the Auckland ODI © Getty Images Matthew Wade is in a race to be fit to lead Australia in the second Chappell-Hadlee ODI in Napier on Thursday after he was ruled out of the series opener due to a back complaint. Having been appointed stand-in captain, Wade was compelled to withdraw from the side after pulling up…
Toss Australia chose to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Matthew Wade was ruled out of the series opener because of a back complaint © Getty Images Australia’s stand-in captain Aaron Finch won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat in the first Chappell-Hadlee ODI match at Eden Park in Auckland. The visitors were forced into a hurried reshuffle on match morning, with Finch taking over…
Play 01:03 Root dismissal shifted momentum – Morgan Eoin Morgan has expressed “extreme frustration” with the umpiring decisions that went against England in their five-run loss in Nagpur, which levelled the series at 1-1. Morgan was particularly disappointed by Joe Root being incorrectly adjudged lbw in the last over of the chase; England needed eight runs from six balls and umpire C Shamshuddin gave the decision in India’s favour even…
India 144 for 8 (Rahul 71, Jordan 3-22) beat England 139 for 6 (Stokes 38, Nehra 3-28) by five runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Ashish Nehra claimed three wickets before Jasprit Bumrah closed out victory © AFP Jasprit Bumrah conceded just two runs and took two wickets in the final over to secure India a nerve-shredding victory in the second T20 in Nagpur and level the series at 1-1. Jos Buttler…
File photo: Duanne Olivier’s career-best match haul of 11 for 149 lifted Knights to the top of the table © Gallo Images South Africa’s newest Test cap Duanne Olivier‘s 11-wicket match haul helped Knights regain the top spot in the Sunfoil Series, with a 121-run win over Warriors in Bloemfontein. Olivier also remains the leading wicket-taker in the competition, 13 ahead of his nearest challenger, team-mate Marchant de Lange, who…
Toss England chose to bowl v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Liam Dawson came into the England side for Liam Plunkett © Getty Images England captain Eoin Morgan opted to chase again after winning the toss in Nagpur. On what Morgan described as “a really Indian wicket”, England brought in an extra spinner, in Liam Dawson, as they looked to take the T20 series with one match to play. Virat…
Matthew Wade will step in as captain in the absence of the injured Steven Smith © Getty Images Match facts Monday, January 30, 2017Start time 1100 local (2200 GMT) Big Picture After nearly six years without a standalone Chappell-Hadlee series, Australia and New Zealand are about to embark on their third in 12 months. Last February, New Zealand won at home. In December, Australia swept their own home series 3-0….
Mumbai 211 for 3 (Tare 79, Rahane 78) beat Baroda 205 for 8 (Solanki 69, Tambe 3-26) by six runsScorecard Ajinkya Rahane opened the batting for Mumbai and came away with his 31st T20 fifty © AFP Ajinkya Rahane struck 78 off 53 balls, including 11 fours and a six and Aditya Tare bettered him with 79 off 59 balls to amass 211 for 3 for Mumbai and yet they…