Play 00:24 Henriques’ batting under pressure was great – Finch Sixteen off the last over would be a daunting enough challenge for any batsman in a Twenty20 chase. Sixteen an over for the final three overs is something else entirely. And yet Australia’s captain, Aaron Finch, said he felt that while Asela Gunaratne remained at the crease, Sri Lanka still had a chance of achieving their goal, an assessment that…
Afghanistan 238 for 9 (Shahzad 64, Rahmat 53, Chatara 3-63) beat Zimbabwe 184 (Mire 54, Rashid 3-25, Nabi 3-38) by 54 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball updates File photo – Rashid Khan took three crucial wickets for Afghanistan in his 7.1 overs and conceded less than 3.5 runs per over © Peter Della Penna/ESPNcricinfo Ltd Afghanistan went 2-0 up against Zimbabwe in the five-match ODI series after their spinners Rashid Khan and…
Asela Gunaratne struck three consecutive sixes in the penultimate over as Sri Lanka clinched a memorable series win © AFP A partisan Melbourne crowd played its part in Sri Lanka’s exquisite series victory, Asela Gunaratne said after his unbeaten knock of 84 from 46 balls in only his sixth T20 international propelled Sri Lanka to their 174 target in Geelong. Partisan because although the first two T20s were ostensibly away…
Neither Rajiv Shukla nor Anirudh Chaudhry will be at the tenth IPL auction © PTI The Committee of Administrators has barred disqualified BCCI and state association office bearers who are part of the IPL governing council from attending the IPL auction. The tenth IPL auction is set to take place in Bangalore on February 20. The Committee of Administrators was appointed by the Supreme Court to oversee the implementation of…
Kevin Pietersen had scores of 3, 0 and 0 in his first few innings in the 2017 PSL before his blitz on Saturday © PCB Kevin Pietersen said he was unperturbed by a string of low scores at the start of the 2017 PSL, but was pleased that when he did strike big – with an unbeaten 42-ball 88 – it came in a winning cause. With his knock, Quetta…
File photo – Ekta Bisht led India’s demolition job with career-best figures of 5 for 8 © West Indies Cricket Board Pakistan Women qualified for the upcoming Women’s World Cup in England despite being demolished by India Women by seven wickets at Colombo’s P Sara Oval. Ekta Bisht‘s career-best returns of 5 for 8 in 10 overs toppled Pakistan for 67. India required just 22.3 overs to chase down the…
Play 00:51 Quick facts – MS Dhoni as IPL captain Rising Pune Supergiants have replaced MS Dhoni with Steven Smith as captain for the tenth season of the IPL, which starts on April 5. The switch emerged on the eve of the IPL player auction, in Bangalore on February 20, less than two months after Dhoni resigned as India’s ODI and T20I captain ahead of the recent home series against…
Sri Lanka A 167 and 41 for 2 (Jayasundera 18*, Silva 7*) need a further 324 to beat England Lions 316 and 215 (Dilruwan 5-73, Pushpakumara 4-77)Scorecard File photo – Tom Curran played a role with bat and ball © Getty Images England Lions set an imposing target and then took two early wickets on a rain-interrupted third day of the first unofficial Test with Sri Lanka A. Having recovered…
Kevin Pietersen had scores of 3, 0 and 0 in his first few innings in the 2017 PSL before his blitz on Saturday © PCB Kevin Pietersen said he was unperturbed by a string of low scores at the start of the 2017 PSL, but was pleased that when he did strike big – with an unbeaten 42-ball 88 – it came in a winning cause. With his knock, Quetta…
AB de Villiers: ‘I felt they were the toughest conditions I’ve ever played in’ © Getty Images While AB de Villiers graded the conditions at Seddon Park as a “0 out of 10” as far as Champions Trophy preparation goes, he gave the match itself full marks for demanding a fight from South Africa ahead of the major tournament. After cruising past Sri Lanka 5-0 at home, South Africa were…