Windward Islands, Trinidad & Tobago score easy victories

Play 04:24 Highlights – Windwards cruise past Kent by six wickets Windward Islands recorded a comfortable six-wicket win over Kent at Coolidge in their final match of the Regional Super50. Kavem Hodge, who had spent most of the tournament batting at No. 6 for Windwards, struck his maiden List A fifty after being promoted to open the batting to chase Kent’s 205. Hodge got the Windwards chase going in the…

February 11, 2017
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Morgan eases Peshawar to win after Karachi implodes

February 10, 2017

Peshawar Zalmi 119 for 3 (Morgan 80*, Imad 1-13) beat Karachi Kings 118 for 7 (Malik 44, Hafeez 2-7) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Darren Sammy’s one-handed catch and mock team selfie set the tone for Peshawar’s win © PCB/PSL In a nutshell Peshawar Zalmi survived a spell of fierce new-ball fast bowling from Mohammad Amir as they beat Karachi Kings by seven wickets. It was England’s limited overs…

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Amla, de Kock tons lead SA to 5-0 and No. 1

February 10, 2017

South Africa 384 for 6 (Amla 154, de Kock 109) beat Sri Lanka 296 for 8 (Gunaratne 114*, Pathirana 56, Morris 4-31) by 88 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Hashim Amla went on to his 50th international hundred © Associated Press South Africa rode a roaring 187-run first-wicket stand and two effortless centuries from their openers to a monumental 384 for 6 and, eventually, the No. 1 ODI ranking. Their reward…

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Flintoff denounces plans for new T20 teams

February 10, 2017

Andrew Flintoff gets involved with the fans during the NatWest Blast © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Andrew Flintoff has urged the ECB to resist the introduction of new teams into the domestic T20 tournament and rely instead on a restructured tournament involving the current 18 first-class counties. Flintoff, the former England captain, believes some supporters will be “alienated” by new team identities, especially if they named after cities, and warns that…

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Rossouw, spinners grind out tense win for Quetta

February 10, 2017

Quetta Gladiators 136 for 9 (Roussow 60, Irfan 3-26, Narine 2-16) beat Lahore Qalandars 128 (Roy 27, Elliott 26, Hasan 2-10, Nawaz 2-19) by eight runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details The Lahore Qalandars lost their grip after a strong start to tumble to a loss in their opening game © PCB In a nutshell Lahore Qalandars lost a game that they seemed to have a grip on for the first 25…

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Amla, de Kock tons lead SA to 384-6

February 10, 2017

Innings break South Africa 384 for 6 (Amla 154, de Kock 109) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Hashim Amla went on to his 50th international hundred © Associated Press Hasim Amla made 154 after his opening partner Quinton de Kock scored a rapid century as South Africa racked up a commanding 384 for 6 in the fifth and final ODI at Centurion. De Kock’s 12th ODI ton paved…

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Sharjeel, Latif provisionally suspended by PCB

Pakistan Super League 2017 February 10, 2017 ESPNcricinfo staff Islamabad United players Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif have been provisionally suspended under the PCB’s Anti-Corruption Code as part of an ongoing investigation into an organisation’s alleged attempts to corrupt the ongoing Pakistan Super League. The PCB’s investigation is being backed by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit. More to follow… © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo

February 10, 2017
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Team management's backing is a motivator – Saha

February 10, 2017

Wriddhiman Saha: “After an injury break when one makes a comeback, if you are clearly told that as and when you recover you will be back in the team, the individual gets more motivated.” © AFP Wriddhiman Saha waited for years and years to get a decent run in the India Test team. After MS Dhoni’s retirement from Tests, Saha made sure India didn’t miss the legendary wicketkeeper, scoring a…

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ECB hope new All Stars initiative can arrest cricket's decline among children

February 10, 2017

The Milo Cricket scheme in Australia is the basis of the All Stars approach © Cricket Australia/Getty Images The ECB are to launch an ambitious project designed to attract a new generation of supporters to the game. With evidence suggesting the sport has slipped to something approaching irrelevance in the eyes of children (research suggest pictures of wrestlers are more recognisable to children than England’s captains and that only 2…

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Debutant Green's five-for limits Tasmania to 198

February 10, 2017

Western Australia 1 for 149 (Wells 78, Bancroft 58) trail Tasmania 198 (Bailey 75, Green 5-24, Mackin 4-57) by 49 runsScorecard File photo – Jonathan Wells’ 78 included 68 runs scored off boundaries © Getty Images Western Australia dominated Tasmania on day one of the Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Winning the toss to have first use of a fresh pitch with the experimental Dukes ball, the…

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