Harpreet Singh leads Central Zone to victory

February 12, 2017

Harpreet Singh knocked off 62 runs in 42 balls © Associated Press Madhya Pradesh batsman Harpreet Singh‘s 42-ball 62 powered Central Zone to a comfortable six-wicket win over West Zone in the opening game at the Wankhede Stadium. They chased down 161 with 10 balls to spare. Harpreet, who his four sixes and two fours, was dismissed by Irfan Pathan in the 18th over, but his 79-run association in 7.3…

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Bangladesh given four sessions to survive

Bangladesh 388 (Mushfiqur 127, Umesh 3-84) and 0 for 0 need 459 to beat India 687 for 6 decl. and India 159 for 4 decl. (Pujara 54*)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:11 Ashwin’s race to 250 Test wickets India gave Bangladesh a minimum of 125 overs to survive to save the Hyderabad Test, 2.5 fewer than they managed to play in the first innings. It was only the second…

February 12, 2017
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India stretch lead to 458 after Mushfiqur ton

Bangladesh 388 (Mushfiqur 127, Umesh 3-84) and 0 for 0 need 459 to beat India 687 for 6 decl. and India 159 for 4 decl. (Pujara 54*)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:11 Ashwin’s race to 250 Test wickets India gave Bangladesh a minimum of 125 overs to survive to save the Hyderabad Test, 2.5 fewer than they managed to play in the first innings. It was only the second…

February 12, 2017
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Victoria thrash South Australia, extend lead atop points table

February 12, 2017

Victoria 184 (Finch 49, Sayers 4-40) and 306 (Finch 71, White 56, Sayers 4-59) beat South Australia 178 (Lehmann 92, Holland 4-26) and 188 (Head 47) by 124 runsScorecard File photo – James Pattinson took five wickets in his comeback from injury © Getty Images James Pattinson‘s three wickets in his comeback from injury helped Victoria extend their advantage at the top of the Sheffield Shield table with a comprehensive…

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Western Australia cruise to big win

February 12, 2017

Western Australia 410 (Cartwright 94, Bancroft 84) and 1 for 54 beat Tasmania 198 (Bailey 75, Green 5-24, Mackin 4-27) and 265 (Milenko 75, Bailey 44, Moody 4-45) by nine wicketsScorecard File photo – Simon Milenko struck 75 off 62 balls and took a wicket on the third day © Getty Images Western Australia completed a nine-wicket thumping of Tasmania inside three days at Bellerive Oval to notch their third…

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India take 299 lead after Mushfiqur ton

India 687 for 6 decl. and India 1 for 0 (Vijay 1*, Rahul 0*) lead Bangladesh 388 (Mushfiqur 127, Umesh 3-84) by 300 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:11 Ashwin’s race to 250 Test wickets Mushfiqur Rahim might be struggling as a captain and a wicketkeeper but as a batsman he stood between India and dominance of the Hyderabad Test. He had a hamstring issue towards stumps on day…

February 12, 2017
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Barbados finishes atop Group B after win over CCC

February 12, 2017

Jonathan Carter sweeps for a boundary during his 79 off 57 balls © WICB Media/Kerrie Eversley Barbados secured first place in Group B with a 143-run win over Combined Campuses and Colleges at Kensington Oval on Saturday evening. The Group B host side finished 7-1 in pool play with their only loss coming to Jamaica. Barbados’ opponent in the semi-final stage will be the loser of Sunday’s Leeward Islands v…

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Ronchi, Guptill return from injury for South Africa series

February 12, 2017

Martin Guptill injured his hamstring during the home T20Is against Bangladesh, and then injured it again in the first Chappell-Hadlee ODI © Getty Images Wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi has returned to New Zealand’s ODI and T20I squads for the upcoming series against South Africa after recovering from a groin injury. New Zealand named 14-man squads for the one-off T20I in Auckland on February 17 and the first two ODIs in Hamilton…

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Brilliant Rossouw-Sarfraz stand maintains Quetta's perfect record

February 11, 2017

Quetta Gladiators 160 for 3 (Rossouw 76*, Sarfraz 56*, Sohail 3-23) beat Karachi Kings 159 for 8 (Babar 50, Perera 3-34) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Rilee Rossouw top-scored with an unbeaten 76 for Quetta © AFP In a nutshell A 130-run partnership between Rilee Rossouw and Sarfraz Ahmed – the second highest in PSL history – saw Quetta Gladiators beat the Karachi Kings by seven…

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'Team has been through hell' – Jones

February 11, 2017

Islamabad United could not check Lahore Qalandars’ chase led by a confident Jason Roy half-century © PCB Islamabad United coach Dean Jones said his side has “been through hell” over the last few days after two of their players, Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif, were provisionally suspended by the PCB as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged attempts to corrupt the 2017 Pakistan Super League. Three other players –…

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