Toss: Delhi Daredevils chose to bowl v Mumbai IndiansLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kagiso Rabada makes his IPL debut © Getty Images Zaheer Khan, the Delhi Daredevils captain, won the toss at the Wankhede Stadium and made Mumbai Indians bat first for the first time since their first game of the tournament. Mumbai lost that match, to Rising Pune Supergiants, and have won four out of four since then, chasing…
Rising Pune Supergiant chose to bowl v Sunrisers HyderabadLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:46 ‘Rising Pune need Tiwary up the order’ The Australia captain and vice-captain walked out for the toss at a venue they must both hold close to their hearts after their historic Test win earlier in the year. Steven Smith won the toss for Rising Pune Supergiant, and expectedly chose to field at a ground where…
Younis Khan on the possibility of continuing to play for Pakistan: “It all depends on if my team needs me. If they request me or people want me then why not?” © Getty Images Pakistan may not have to suffer the double whammy of Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan exiting at the same time if they do not want to. The latter is open to the idea of extending his international…
Sidra Nawaz has been included in the Pakistan team after recovering from a leg injury © Getty Images Pakistan women have recalled Marina Iqbal and Kainat Imtiaz and included uncapped Waheeda Akhtar in their 15-member squad for the ICC Women’s World Cup, which begins in June in England. Wicketkeeper Sidra Nawaz, who had missed the ICC World Cup Qualifier in Sri Lanka earlier this year due to a leg injury,…
Play 01:33 Our bowlers did a fantastic job – Kotak At Eden Gardens for their match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday, captain Suresh Raina told his team that it was time for Gujarat Lions to ‘restart’, with his side floundering at eighth place on the table. He did exactly that, leading the way with a 46-ball 84 which gave his side a four-wicket victory and helped him become India’s…
West Indies 244 for 7 (Holder 30*, Bishoo 23*) v PakistanScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:26 If we get 350-plus, we will be happy – Chase West Indies’ middle and lower order came to their rescue in a big way as they recovered from a precarious 71 for 5 to end the opening day in Jamaica on 244 for 7. Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich added 118 for the sixth…
Somerset 153 for 8 (Elgar 66*, McLaren 4-46) lead Lancashire 109 (Livingstone 68, C Overton 5-47) by 44 runsScorecard Liam Livingstone carried the fight for Lancashire, scoring almost two thirds of his side’s runs © Getty Images Recollections of a grey and rather heavy Manchester day on which 18 wickets fell should, one would think, be dominated by the exploits of bowlers. To be specific, we should laud the achievement…
Match facts Mumbai Indians v Delhi DaredevilsMumbai, April 22, 2017Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT) Play 02:52 Hogg: Daredevils must bring Anderson and Nadeem back Head to head Last season: Both teams won their respective home games – Daredevils by ten runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla and Mumbai by a thumping 80-run margin in Visakhapatnam, their second home. Overall: It’s a stalemate with both teams having met 18 times…
Hampshire 281 for 4 (Vince 143*, Coad 3-49) v YorkshireScorecard James Vince starts the 2017 season down the England pecking order © Getty Images They gathered at the Ageas Bowl under layers in stands and behind laptops in the press box to watch Yorkshire and England’s Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow. They left talking about Hampshire’s James Vince. Were this a gig, you could lay claim to seeing one of…
Warwickshire 292 for 6 (Westwood 153, T Curran 3-90) v SurreyScorecard Ian Westwood acknowledges his hundred © Getty Images Ian Westwood is, in many ways, an unlikely saviour. Fifteen years into a first-class career in which he averages in the low 30s, he has endured prolonged periods out of the side, is out of contract at the end of the season and has prepared for life after cricket by starting…