Month: February 2017

New Zealand v Australia abandoned without tossScorecard Play wasn’t possible despite little rain after scheduled start of play © Getty Images A substantial McLean Park crowd was left damp and irritated after the second Chappell-Hadlee ODI between New Zealand and Australia was abandoned without a ball bowled due to damp patches on the outfield. It was Napier’s second successive abandoned ODI. Rain that had lasted most of the morning delayed…

Roston Chase hit eight fours and a six in his knock of 76 © WICB Media/Kerrie Eversley Jamaica climbed from fourth place to second place on the Group B table with a 67-run win (Duckworth-Lewis method) in a rain-affected match against ICC Americas on Wednesday. With the game reduced to 46 overs a side, Jamaica recovered from a shaky 53 for 3 to post 251 for 5, after fifties from…

David Warner and the Hyderabad Sunrisers will be looking to defend their IPL 2016 title © AFP The IPL 2017 player auction is likely to take place in the third week of February following a delay from the originally proposed date of February 4. Although the BCCI has not issued a final date yet, franchises understand it would be anyhwere between February 20 and 25. Last November the IPL Governing…

South Africa 307 for 6 (Miller 117*, du Plessis 105) beat Sri Lanka 186 (Chandimal 36)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Faf du Plessis made his seventh ODI hundred © AFP Faf du Plessis‘ velvet-smooth 105, and David Miller‘s mature, unbeaten 117 – replete with finishing fireworks – sent South Africa to an imposing 307 that Sri Lanka would always struggle to chase, and in the end, fell a whopping 121 runs…

Yuzvendra Chahal triggered a collapse of 8 for 8 © Associated Press Yuzvendra Chahal returned the stunning figures of 6 for 25 in four overs – the best by an Indian bowler in T20 history, and the third best overall – as England’s batsmen capitulated in woeful fashion at the end of a long and fruitless tour. In a remarkable finale, India claimed eight wickets for eight runs in 19…

South Africa 307 for 6 (Miller 117*, du Plessis 105) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Faf du Plessis made his seventh ODI hundred © AFP A velvet-smooth 105 from Faf du Plessis, and a mature unbeaten 117 – replete with finishing fireworks – from David Miller, sent South Africa to an imposing 307 for 5 at Durban. Sri Lanka had had the hosts at 108 for 4, but…

‘We want to tell world cricket what we can do in India, I don’t think about how many years later we are playing’ © Associated Press Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has brushed aside the portrayal of their maiden Test in India next week as a “historic” one, saying that he feels it is more important to treat the game as an opportunity to show Bangladesh’s measure in world cricket. He…

Mustafizur returned to competitive cricket in the limited-over series against New Zealand in December after a five-month injury break © BCB Mustafizur Rahman‘s opinion was taken into consideration while deciding to omit him from the squad for the one-off Test against India, according to Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha. Captain Mushfiqur Rahim also agreed leaving the fast bowler out was a “wise decision” when he not 100% fit to return to…