Month: February 2017

England Under-19s 226 for 9 (Bartlett 47, Pope 45, Jamwal 3-40) tied with India Under-19s 226 ( Radhakrishnan 65, Brookes 3-30)Scorecard File photo – Delray Rawlins fell for a sluggish 17 © PTI A see-saw contest, in which ball dominated bat, came down to the final ball. India Under-19s required one run with one wicket in hand. With the field in, left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White tossed the last ball up…

Coach Chandika Hathurusingha expects Soumya Sarkar to ride the confidence wave © AFP Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh captain, want his batsmen to chip in and complement those who go on to make bigger scores to help sustain momentum as their maiden Test on Indian soil progresses. In their previous two Tests, in New Zealand, only Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur managed scores of substance. In the second Test in Christchurch,…

File photo – Ayabonga Khaka took astonishing figures of 10-6-9-2 © Getty Images and Cricket Australia South Africa‘s new-ball bowlers Shabnim Ismail and Ayabonga Khaka claimed five wickets between them to dismantle Scotland for 142 and give their side a six-wicket win at Mercantile Cricket Association ground in Colombo. Ismail picked up 3 for 30 in 10 overs; Khaka’s figures were more astonishing: 10-6-9-2. Having opted to bat, Scotland were…

Virat Kohli said greater patience shown by India’s bowlers was a major factor in India’s success at home this season © AFP Virat Kohli has said that India are unlikely to make too many changes, particularly in their batting line-up, as the think-tank looks to back players and give them confidence. The India captain has also said that youngsters who have performed will be groomed further as the team looks…

Lungi Ngidi injured his hip during the third T20 against Sri Lanka © Associated Press Twenty-year old quick Lungi Ngidi has not recovered from the hip injury he sustained during the third T20 against Sri Lanka in Cape Town two weeks ago and will not travel with South Africa’s limited-overs squad to New Zealand. David Miller, who is sitting out the rest of the ongoing series against Sri Lanka after…

ICC news February 8, 2017 The long-awaited Test championship seems a step closer to reality with the ICC’s chief executives committee approving a 9-3 format that will allow icon series such as the Ashes to carry on in their traditional form Since Shashank Manohar’s appointment as ICC chairman in May 2016, the governing body has mulled three different concepts for a championship © Getty Images Scheduling symmetry and a gentler…

Hamish Marshall’s 108 ensured Wellington finished top of the league table © Getty Images Central Districts confirmed a third-place finish to the league stage of the Ford Trophy after beating Auckland by seven wickets at Pukekura Park. Auckland crashed out, collapsing spectacularly to hand Central Districts the advantage. Having chosen to bat, Auckland were well placed to gun for a big total when they were 203 for 3 in the…

Ravi Bopara was the PSL’s second-highest run-getter and joint fifth-highest wicket-taker last season © PCB Inaugural season results Karachi finished the 2016 campaign with the worst win-loss record of all teams. They did the double over the equally abject Lahore Qalandars, but lost all their matches against every other team. The excessively forgiving format meant they went through to the last four despite only two wins in eight, edging Lahore…

File photo – Canada’s Nitish Kumar was named Man of the Match after leading ICC Americas to their first win © Peter Della Penna ICC Americas registered their first win since entering the Regional Super50 competition in 2016, beating Combined Campuses and Colleges by 72 runs on Duckworth-Lewis Method at Windward Park. It ended a streak of ten losses – five matches in 2016 and their first five matches in…