AB de Villiers and the middle order has had to bail South Africa out repeatedly in the ODIs against New Zealand © Getty Images AB de Villiers was frustrated that South Africa lacked a “spark” in the field in Hamilton but defended the team selection believing an extra spinner would not have made a difference. The opening match of the series had been played on the same ground (this was…
Sudip Chatterjee’s 85-ball 100 saw Bengal consolidate their position at the top of Group C © PTI Andhra staved off a doughty 83 from Snehal Kauthankar to snatch a three-run win against Goa off the last ball in Chennai. Batting at No. 4 in Goa’s chase of 229, Kauthankar’s 98-ball effort hauled Goa from 122 for 6 in the 36th over to 216 in the 49th over, before he was…
File photo – Varun Aaron helped Jharkhand defend a modest total after his team was all out for 125 © Associated Press Four-fors from Varun Aaron (4-20) and medium-pacer Rahul Shukla (4-32) helped Jharkhand defend a total of 125 to beat Saurashtra by 42 runs at Eden Gardens. Saurashtra’s chase lasted only 25.1 overs with all ten wickets falling to pace. Aaron prised out key wickets in the middle order,…
‘It was difficult to bat all round, two-paced, turning, slower balls gripping, it wasn’t easy’ – Martin Guptill © AFP “Decent stick I’ve got, I’ll put that one on ice until next time,” Martin Guptill said about the bat that helped him pile up his series-levelling unbeaten 180 against South Africa. It was a performance he rated as probably his best ODI innings, which would put it ahead of his…
File photo – Aditya Waghmode struck his second half-century in two days to give Baroda a comfortable win over Odisha © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Shubham Rohilla‘s maiden List-A century, a 136-ball 118, set the base for Haryana‘s 53-run win over Assam in Delhi. Rohilla and his opening partner, Nitin Saini, led a strong batting performance with a 132-run partnership for the first wicket. Saini was dismissed for an 84-ball 54, after…
Rohit Sharma scored a match-winning 70 in his last outing with the bat © Associated Press Rohit Sharma, who was out of action since November 2016 after suffering a thigh injury, is set to make a return to cricket. The 29-year old opener tweeted that he was available for Mumbai’s 50-over matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on March 4 and 8. Rohit, who last played for India in October…
John Hampshire 1941-2017 © Getty Images John Hampshire, the former Yorkshire captain and England batsman who went on to become an international umpire, has died at the age of 76 after a long illness. Hampshire, who scored a century on his Test debut, against West Indies at Lord’s in 1969, played eight Tests and three ODIs for England, but will be best remembered as an integral member of the great…
File photo – Naeem Islam’s 142 was his third successive century, and fourth overall, in this edition of the tournament © AFP North Zone put themselves six points ahead of second-placed South Zone in the Bangladesh Cricket League points table after their innings-and-85-run win over Central Zone in Sylhet. Central Zone were bowled out for 181 in their first innings, as left-arm spinner Sunzamul Islam extended his good form with…
Brendon McCullum is heading back to Middlesex © Getty Images Middlesex have re-signed Brendon McCullum for this season’s NatWest T20 Blast campaign. McCullum, who made six appearances for Middlesex last season, will re-join in early July and be available for nine of Middlesex’s South Group matches. Middlesex’s use of Lord’s for T20 is limited. Two of McCullum’s appearances this term will be home matches under the floodlights at Lord’s on…
New Zealand 280 for 3 (Guptill 180*, Taylor 67, Tahir 2-56) beat South Africa 279 for 8 (De Villiers 72*, du Plessis 67, Patel 2-57) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Martin Guptill’s 180* was the highest second innings score by a New Zealand batsman in ODIs © Getty Images Could Martin Guptill slot back into the New Zealand line-up after a month on the sidelines and make an immediate…