Month: February 2017

Angelo Mathews had rolled his ankle while trying to complete a run during the T20 series against South Africa © Associated Press Angelo Mathews’ hamstring injury will keep him out of the forthcoming T20 series in Australia, Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed. A stand-in captain is expected to be named on Tuesday, when the selectors decide on the squad. Mathews has been in Sri Lanka since he sustained the injury…

SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala © Getty Images SLC was compelled to vote against the ICC’s proposed financial model because of procedural problems with how the new structure was presented to the ICC board, according to the Sri Lanka board’s president, Thilanga Sumathipala. The BCCI and SLC were the only boards to vote against the new draft constitution, which effectively represents a partial rollback of the Big Three’s governance and financial…

Shakib Al Hasan plays the pivotal role for his team both with bat and ball © AFP Shakib Al Hasan isn’t thinking about the impending spin battle with R Ashwin. What he is focused on instead is how best he can contribute to Bangladesh’s cause. The visitors have reiterated that their prime focus on this short tour is to do well as a team, with the batsmen and bowlers pitching…

File photo – Shreevats Goswami hit nine fours and two sixes in his 53-ball 81 © AFP East Zone Opener Shreevats Goswami‘s 53-ball 81 helped Bengal chase down 178 with five wickets to spare against Jharkhand in Kolkata. Goswami was the common factor in two half-century stands – 73 for the second wicket with Abhishek Raman, and 71 for the fourth wicket with Pramod Chandila – and he brought Bengal…

AB de Villiers has said he’s excited about playing in a home T20 tournament that could match up to the IPL © BCCI AB de Villiers has become the first big-name player to throw his weight behind South Africa’s new T20 competition, which is set to launch in the 2017-18 summer. The tournament will comprise of eight privately-owned franchises and will aim to attract high-profile internationals in a model similar…

AB de Villiers has said he’s excited about playing in a home T20 tournament that could match up to the IPL © BCCI AB de Villiers has become the first big-name player to throw his weight behind South Africa’s new T20 competition, which is set to launch in the 2017-18 summer. The tournament will comprise of eight privately-owned franchises and will aim to attract high-profile internationals in a model similar…

New Zealand 281 for 9 (Taylor 107, Brownlie 63, Faulkner 3-59, Starc 3-63) beat Australia 257 (Finch 56, Head 53, Boult 6-33) by 24 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Ross Taylor was fluent throughout his innings of 101 balls, striking 13 fours © Getty Images This was some sort of day for New Zealand. Ross Taylor equalled Nathan Astle’s record for the most ODI hundreds for New Zealand. Trent Boult completed…

New Zealand 281 for 9 (Taylor 107, Brownlie 63, Faulkner 3-59, Starc 3-63) beat Australia 257 (Finch 56, Head 53, Boult 6-33) by 24 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Ross Taylor was fluent throughout his innings of 101 balls, striking 13 fours © Getty Images This was some sort of day for New Zealand. Ross Taylor equalled Nathan Astle’s record for the most ODI hundreds for New Zealand. Trent Boult completed…