Jamaica 434 for 4 (Walton 117, Blackwood 108*, Powell 95, Taylor 88) beat Trinidad & Tobago 142 (Mohammed 62*, Powell 5-36, Taylor 3-27) by 292 runsScorecard Play 03:37 Highlights – Jamaica surge into final Jamaica piled up 434, the highest total in the Regional Super50 competition, to knock out defending champions Trinidad & Tobago and enter the final. Their 292-run win included centuries from Chadwick Walton and Jermaine Blackwood but…
Islamabad United 149 for 5 (Billings 78*, Nawaz 2-18) beat Quetta Gladiators 148 for 6 (Shafiq 45, Sami 2-18) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Sam Billings struck eight fours and three sixes during his career-best 78 not out © Cricket Australia/Getty Images In a nutshellA blistering 78-run knock from Islamabad United opener Sam Billings neutralised Quetta Gladiators’ impressive spinners Mohammad Nawaz and Hasan Khan and ensured…
Ben Stokes (left) will not automatically step in as captain in Joe Root’s absence © Getty Images Ben Stokes will not necessarily be promoted to lead England’s Test side if Joe Root is obliged to miss a game. Root and Stokes were both appointed last week following the resignation of Alastair Cook. But while describing Stokes as “the perfect man” for the role of vice-captain to Root, Andrew Strauss, the…
Play 01:22 Butcher: Captain Root can reach next level Like many before him, Joe Root was plunged into muck the moment he took the England captaincy. Unlike his predecessors, Root’s issues were much more tangible and resolvable. He was changing his new son’s nappy when he took the call from Andrew Strauss offering him the job. Others inheriting the role would have loved such easily solved problems. For Root inherits…
Islamabad United 149 for 5 (Billings 78*, Nawaz 2-18) beat Quetta Gladiators 148 for 6 (Shafiq 45, Sami 2-18) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Sam Billings struck eight fours and three sixes during his career-best 78 not out © Cricket Australia/Getty Images In a nutshellA blistering 78-run knock from Islamabad United opener Sam Billings neutralised Quetta Gladiators’ impressive spinners Mohammad Nawaz and Hasan Khan to ensure…
Morne Morkel has not played international cricket since June 2016 © Getty Images Morne Morkel, who is attempting to make a comeback from a back injury, has revealed he was told he would never be able to play cricket again. “No one was 100% sure of what was going on with my back and to be honest there was a time when I was in doubt about my future‚” Morkel…
Indore hosted its first Test in October last year © Hindustan Times Indore, which last hosted an IPL match in 2011, returns as one of the 10 venues for IPL 2017, which starts on April 5 when defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad host Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad. Indore hosted its first Test in October 2016, more than 10 years after its first ODI in 2006. Indore hosted two IPL games…
Yusuf Pathan had said earlier this week that the BCCI had given him a no-objection certificate to take part in the tournament © BCCI Yusuf Pathan will not play in the Hong Kong Twenty20 League as earlier reported. Earlier this week Yusuf said he had received a no-objection certificate from the BCCI to play for Kowloon Cantons in the second edition of the tournament. However, the BCCI has now said…
Yusuf Pathan had said earlier this week that the BCCI had given him a no-objection certificate to take part in the tournament © BCCI Yusuf Pathan will not play in the Hong Kong Twenty20 League as earlier reported. Earlier this week Yusuf said he had received a no-objection certificate from the BCCI to play for Kowloon Cantons in the second edition of the tournament. However, the BCCI has now said…
File photo – Mithali Raj struck an 85-ball 64 that included 10 fours © International Cricket Council India began the Super Sixes stage of the Women’s World Cup Qualifier with a comfortable 49-run win against South Africa in Colombo. Mithali Raj and Mona Meshram struck fifties to propel India’s score to 205. In reply, South Africa were bowled out for 156 as fast bowler Shikha Pandey and left-arm spinner Ekta…