Sydney Sixers 5 for 124 (Healy 40, Shrubsole 2-17) beat Perth Scorchers 7 for 117 (Brunt 35*, Aley 4-23) by seven runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Sarah Aley’s 4 for 23 dismantled the Scorchers’ chase © Getty Images In the first WBBL final, the Sydney Sixers posted an underpar total but scrapped for their lives and took the game to the final over before losing to their crosstown rivals. This time,…
File photo – Kieran Powell struck his maiden List A century in a win over West Indies U-19 © Getty Images Leewards Island captain Kieran Powell struck his maiden List A century, finishing with 105 off 122 balls to lead his side past West Indies U-19 by 88 runs at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The achievement for Powell comes in his first full season back on the West Indies domestic…
Stuart Law takes over the West Indies coaching role on a two-year contract © Getty Images Former Australian allrounder Stuart Law has been appointed as the West Indies coach. Law takes over the position that has been lying vacant ever since the West Indies Cricket Board sacked Phil Simmons last September on disciplinary grounds. Law, the WICB said in a media release, will start his new job from February 15…
Shivnarine Chanderpaul is still going strong at 42 © WICB Lancashire have become the latest county to raid South African cricket by signing Dane Vilas, the batsman wicketkeeper, in a double Kolpak swoop which has also seen them shore up their batting strength by signing the veteran West Indian Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Vilas flew 600 miles to Johannesburg from Port Elizabeth as a late substitute in a Test against England at…
Chris Morris provides South Africa with another all-round option © AFP South Africa lost a seventh recent Test cap in Dane Vilas to a Kolpak deal on Friday, to further deplete their bench strength, but have been given a reassurance that allrounder Chris Morris is not considering joining the list. Morris played two Tests in early 2016, which would make him eligible for a deal, but as he makes his…
Jeffrey Vandersay replaces Seekkuge Prasanna in a legspinner-for-legspinner swap © AFP Sri Lanka have made three late changes to their ODI squad in South Africa, announcing the inclusions of Lahiru Kumara, Jeffrey Vandersay and Vikum Sanjaya on the eve of the first match in Port Elizabeth. They have replaced Isuru Udana, Thikshila de Silva and Seekkuge Prasanna. Fast bowlers Kumara and Sanjaya were part of the Test squad – with…
Peshawar 321 for 2 (Gauhar 145*, Iftikhar 131*) beat Karachi Whites 197 (Anwar Ali 51, Iftikhar 3-12) by 124 runsScorecard Iftikhar Ahmed, who last played for Pakistan in August 2016, followed a century with three wickets © PCB Unbeaten centuries from Gauhar Ali and Iftikhar Ahmed crushed Karachi Whites and gave Peshawar the Regional One Day Cup in Karachi. They joined hands at 45 for 2 in the 12th over…
Play 00:58 What’s missing from England’s Champions Trophy jigsaw? Alex Hales has been ruled out of England’s one-day squad for their three-ODI tour of the Caribbean in March, after suffering a broken hand during the ongoing series in India. Hales, who suffered the injury while diving for a catch during England’s 15-run defeat in the second ODI at Cuttack, has not been replaced in an otherwise unchanged 14-man squad. Ben…
Match Facts January 28, 2017Start time 10.00am local (0800GMT) Quinton de Kock is one of a host of big names to return after a short break © AFP Big Picture There has been a shift in mood for Sri Lanka’s tour over the last few days. Despite losing Angelo Mathews they impressively secured the T20 series – their first piece of silverware in South Africa – with a heart-stopping chase…
Match facts Saturday, January 2810.45am local (08.15 GMT) Play 02:24 Macpherson: Healy has been a revelation as captain Big picture Unquestionably, the two best teams of the second Women’s Big Bash League will compete in the final. The Sydney Sixers, losing finalists last year, topped the pool stages and then drubbed the Hobart Hurricanes by 103 runs at the Gabba on Wednesday. The Perth Scorchers, second in the group stage,…