Month: April 2017

Mitchell McClenaghan has proved his fitness with steady performances for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2017 © BCCI Fast bowlers Mitchell McClenaghan and Adam Milne, and allrounder Corey Anderson have been recalled to New Zealand’s ODI squad for the 2017 Champions Trophy, after proving their fitness in the ongoing Indian Premier League. Milne has played two matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2017 so far, bowling his full quota of…

Tea Pakistan 125 for 2 (Babar 47*, Younis 22*) trail by West Indies 286 (Chase 63, Holder 57*, Dowrich 56, Amir 6-44) 161 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jason Holder removed Ahmed Shehzad lbw © AFP It wouldn’t be Younis Khan if it was going to come easily. Perhaps a reflection as much of the tortured genius he gives off the impression of being, Pakistan’s most prolific run-scorer went in…

Virat Kohli’s wicket in the first over was the first domino to fall in a record low innings by Royal Challengers Bangalore © BCCI Virat Kohli has been part of many historic feats, but all those have given him a lot of joy. The latest one, registered on Sunday evening, was one he said he wants to forget quickly. Four years to the day after registering the highest total in…

Lunch Pakistan 59 for 2 (Babar 12*, Younis 0*) trail by West Indies 286 (Chase 63, Holder 57*, Dowrich 56, Amir 6-44) 227 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Shannon Gabriel was Mohammad Amir’s sixth wicket © AFP In an evenly-contested morning session, after the rain relented in Jamaica and the outfield dried, Pakistan moved cautiously to 59 for 2 against some accurate bowling after West Indies’ first innings had been…

Lancashire 109 and 423 for 7 (Livingstone 168, Davies 130) lead Somerset 278 by 254 runsScorecard Liam Livingstone is the talk of the season © Getty Images Selectors searching for reasons why Liam Livingstone should represent his country in next month’s one-day internationals against Ireland did not have to ransack videos for their buttressing arguments this chilly, sunlit Sunday at Emirates Old Trafford. There was the mid-morning leg side swat…

Warwickshire 332 and 162 for 4 (Bell 68*, Westwood 62) lead Surrey 437 (Sangakkara 105, Sibley 56) by 57 runsScorecard Ian Bell dug deep in what could turn out to be a significant innings © Getty Images Ian Bell‘s highest first-class score for more than a year has kept Warwickshire’s heads above water in their Championship match against Surrey. When Bell came to the wicket in Warwickshire’s second innings, they…

Warwickshire 332 and 162 for 4 (Bell 68*, Westwood 62) lead Surrey 437 (Sangakkara 105, Sibley 56) by 57 runsScorecard Ian Bell dug deep in what could turn out to be a significant innings © Getty Images Ian Bell‘s highest first-class score for more than a year has kept Warwickshire’s heads above water in their Championship match against Surrey. When Bell came to the wicket in Warwickshire’s second innings, they…

Yorkshire 231 (Ballance 108, Berg 4-62) and 178 for 3 (Ballance 78*, Lees 70) trail Hampshire 455 by 46 runsScorecard Gary Ballance sweeps during his first-innings century © PA Photos Not for the first time, it was quite a day for Gary Ballance as Yorkshire captain. A century brought up by lunch was Yorkshire’s sole resistance of note before lunch and, as they addressed an inevitable follow-on, he provided hope…

Essex 295 (Lawrence 75, Wheater 64, Finn 4-51) and 19 for 0 need a further 433 to beat Middlesex 507 for 7 dec and 239 for 3 dec (Robson 77, Gubbins 64, Eskinazi 62)Scorecard File photo – Steven Finn claimed an impressive four-wicket haul © Getty Images If it is the start of the English season, it must be time to talk about Steven Finn. Every summer it is a…

Leicestershire 420 and 200 for 3 (Eckerlsey 70*) lead Glamorgan 426 (Ingram 137, Selman 117, Raine 4-105) by 194 runsScorecard File photo – Ned Eckersley added another half-century © Getty Images An unbeaten 70 from Ned Eckersley, his third half-century in his last four innings, means Leicestershire’s acting captain could have a difficult decision to make on the fourth day of the Championship match against Glamorgan at the Fischer County…