Month: February 2017

Lahore Qalandars 179 for 8 (Zaman 56, Rizwan 29, Amir 2-30) beat Karachi Kings 172 for 8 (Sangakkara 65, Malik 39, Tanvir 2-30) by seven runsScorecard File photo – Kumar Sangakkara scored a 45-ball 65 but couldn’t take his team home in their chase © Daily Star In a nutshell A top-heavy batting performance from Lahore Qalandars fought off Kumar Sangakkara in his best form since international retirement to seal…

Joshua Little, left, is one of Ireland’s recent academy graduates © Peter Della Penna Cricket Ireland has appointed Peter Johnston to run its National Academy. Johnston’s promotion from within comes after two previous appointees – Chris Adams and Toby Radford – pulled out at short notice. Johnston was previously Ireland’s assistant coach and performance analyst. He has an ECB Level Four coaching qualification and has worked for Cricket Ireland for…

Afghanistan 215 (Stanikzai 50, Cremer 3-46) beat Zimbabwe 99 for 4 (Ervine 38*, Naib 1-12) by 12 runs (D/L method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball updates File photo – Graeme Cremer’s three wickets and Craig Ervine’s unbeaten 38 were in vain © AFP A Zimbabwe wicket two balls before rain descended upon Harare helped Afghanistan complete a 12-run win courtesy Duckworth-Lewis. The hosts were ahead by a solitary run according to the D/L…

Afghanistan 215 (Stanikzai 50, Cremer 3-46) beat Zimbabwe 99 for 4 (Ervine 38*, Naib 1-12) by 12 runs (D/L method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball updates File photo – Graeme Cremer’s three wickets and Craig Ervine’s unbeaten 38 were in vain © AFP A Zimbabwe wicket one ball before rain descended upon Harare helped Afghanistan complete a 12-run win courtesy Duckworth-Lewis. The hosts were ahead by a solitary run according to the D/L…

Afghanistan 215 (Stanikzai 50, Cremer 3-46) beat Zimbabwe 99 for 4 (Ervine 38*, Naib 1-12) by 12 runs (D/L method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball updates File photo – Graeme Cremer’s three wickets and Craig Ervine’s unbeaten 38 were in vain © AFP A Zimbabwe wicket one ball before rain descended upon Harare helped Afghanistan complete a 12-run win courtesy Duckworth-Lewis. The hosts were ahead by a solitary run according to the D/L…

Women’s cricket is set to be a part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban © Getty Images Men’s cricket could return to the Commonwealth Games in 2026 if Birmingham wins the bid to be the host city. While women’s cricket will feature in the 2022 Games in Durban, men’s cricket has appeared only once. On that occasion, in Malaysia in 1998, the format was 50 overs per side (South…

Women’s cricket is set to be a part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban © Getty Images Men’s cricket could return to the Commonwealth Games in 2026 if Birmingham wins the bid to be the host city. While women’s cricket will feature in the 2022 Games in Durban, men’s cricket has appeared only once. On that occasion, in Malaysia in 1998, the format was 50 overs per side (South…

Manoj Tiwary’s 43-ball 75 included five sixes and five fours © ESPNcricinfo Manoj Tiwary and Virat Singh’s unbroken 149-run partnership for the third wicket steered East Zone to an emphatic eight-wicket win against North Zone in Mumbai. Put in to bat, North Zone’s top three amassed 85 run in 11.1 overs, with Shikhar Dhawan, Gautam Gambhir, and Unmukt Chand registering identical scores of 20. Yuvraj Singh top scored with a…

West Indies can throw the ball to Marlon Samuels to have a bowl once again © Cricket Australia/Getty Images West Indies allrounder Marlon Samuels has been cleared to resume bowling in international cricket by the ICC. Samuels was banned from bowling at the international level for 12 months in December 2015, after his action was found to be illegal for a second time in 24 months. The offspinner’s action could…

India Under-19s 431 for 8 dec (Ferrario 117, Goswami 66) and 189 for 8 (Lokeshwar 92*, Brookes 3-56) drew with England Under-19s 501 for 5 dec (Bartlett 179, Holden 170) and 167 (Bartlett 68, Joseph 6-62)Scorecard File photo – Max Holden’s 170 led England to a big total in the first innings © Getty Images An unbeaten 92 from wicketkeeper-batsman Suresh Lokeshwar helped India hang on to a draw against…