Yasir Shah’s four wickets late on day four helped Pakistan gallop towards a win © AFP If you had glanced at the weather forecast for Kingston last Friday, you might have been forgiven for wondering if the city had any business hosting a Test match. There was rain expected across all five days, with dry spells in between. When Misbah-ul-Haq looked at it, he knew there was only one plausible…
Pakistan 407 (Misbah 99, Babar 72, Younis 58, Joseph 3-71, Gabriel 3-92) and 36 for 3 beat West Indies 286 (Chase 63, Holder 57*, Dowrich 56, Amir 6-44) and 152 (Powell 49, Yasir 6-63) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Yasir Shah’s nine five-for hastened West Indies’ collapse © AFP Pakistan took a giant stride towards winning their first-ever Test series in the Caribbean, after an efficient bowling performance helped…
Lunch Pakistan 407 (Misbah 99, Joseph 3-71) and 13 for 2 need 19 more to beat West Indies 286 and 152 (Powell 49, Yasir 6-63)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Yasir Shah’s nine five-for hastened West Indies’ collapse © AFP Pakistan, emboldened by pushing West Indies to a tight corner last evening, spent a session closing in. They picked up six wickets for 59 to leave their batsmen a target of…
Match facts Rising Pune Supergiant v Kolkata Knight RidersPune, April 26, 2017Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT) Nathan Coulter-Nile has been rested in an endeavor to keep him fresh for the entire IPL © BCCI Head to head Overall and last season Kolkata Knight Riders chased 66 (D/L adjusted target) and 161 to win both at home and away against Rising Pune Supergiant in 2016. In the news Knight Riders…
Play 02:09 ‘Expect USA to go to Uganda and do very well’ – Casson In a bid to reverse the curse of Division Three, the USA team’s preparations for their upcoming tournament in Uganda have been kicked up a notch with the help of several Australian coaches, including New South Wales assistant Beau Casson. It is a boost that USA players hope will finally get them over the hump and…
Edgbaston could host cricket in the 2022 Commonwealth Games if Birmingham secured hosting rights © Getty Images Men’s cricket could return to the Commonwealth Games as early as 2022 if Birmingham is chosen as host city. ESPNcricinfo understands that the city has been invited to bid for the Games by the UK government after Durban, which was originally scheduled to be the host city, was obliged to withdraw due to…
Former captain Azhar Ali was recalled into Pakistan’s 15-member squad © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Umar Akmal and Azhar Ali have been recalled by Pakistan for the squad that will travel for the Champions Trophy in England. This after the pair were dropped following Pakistan’s 4-1 defeat in the ODI series in Australia in January, and did not feature in the limited-overs series against West Indies earlier this month. The development marks…
Nazmul Hassan: ‘Full Membership status of the ten current Test nations must not be compromised under any circumstances’ © AFP Bangladesh is opposed to any changes in the ICC constitution that compromise a board’s Full Membership, considering that status to be “irrevocable”. BCB president Nazmul Hassan made that position clear in an official response to the ICC’s proposed governance changes. While other boards also expressed reservations on aspects of the…
Shannon Gabriel claimed 3 for 92 in Pakistan’s first innings © AFP Shannon Gabriel, the West Indies fast bowler, has been fined 50% of his match fee and handed three demerit points after an incident involving Sarfraz Ahmed on the fourth day in Kingston. At the end of the 103rd over of Pakistan’s first innings, Gabriel’s 22nd, he deliberately made contact with Sarfraz at the non-striker’s end when collecting his…
ICC chairman Shashank Manohar is at the centre of the crucial meetings in Dubai this week © AFP The BCCI has revealed its hand ahead of crucial negotiations on cricket’s new financial model. The Indian board, unhappy with its projected share of $290 million in the model under consideration, has told ICC Full Members that it wants $570 million – the same revenue it would have received from the ICC…