West Indies 72 for 3 (Powell 29*, Chase 23*) v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mohammad Amir cleverly worked over Kraigg Brathwaite © AFP The sun may have been blazing down, but that didn’t mean the rules of Test cricket would suddenly cease to apply. West Indies found out in the first session at Bridgetown, tottering to 72 for 3 at lunch. A bowler whose seam is as upright and…
Play 01:21 ‘Didn’t assess the conditions well enough’ – Dravid The Delhi Daredevils batsmen were at a loss for ideas out on the field in Mohali and their mentor Rahul Dravid was at a loss for words in the press conference. His team was bowled out for 67 – their lowest total in IPL – and Kings XI Punjab beat them with 10 wickets and 73 balls to spare. “Really…
Toss Kolkata Knight Riders chose to bowl v Sunrisers HyderabadLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:08 Hogg: No. 3 the perfect slot for Uthappa Kolkata Knight Riders elected to chase despite a slightly dry surface in Hyderabad. There had been some drizzle in the lead-up to the toss, which might have played a part in their decision. When asked if his side had made any changes, the captain of the…
Toss West Indies chose to bat v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Eighteen-year-old legspinner Shadab Khan replaced Wahab Riaz © AFP West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test against Pakistan. In sunny conditions in Bridgetown that looked ideal for batting, captain Jason Holder made what looked a straightforward decision. “We need to take our chances, and remember that the series is very much…
Kings XI Punjab 68 for 0 (Guptill 50*) beat Delhi Daredevils 67 (Sandeep 4-20) by 10 wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Sandeep Sharma struck in his first over and just kept going © BCCI Sixty-seven all out. That is worst total in the first innings of an IPL match and the unqualified worst for the Delhi Daredevils in 10 years of franchise cricket. The bottom-placed team in 2017 burrowed further underground…
Kings XI Punjab 68 for 0 (Guptill 50*) beat Delhi Daredevils 67 (Sandeep 4-20) by 10 wicketsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sandeep Sharma struck in his first over and just kept going © BCCI Sixty-seven all out. That is worst total in the first innings of an IPL match and the unqualified worst for the Delhi Daredevils in 10 years of franchise cricket. The bottom-placed team in 2017 burrowed underground…
Andrew Tye had to be stretched off the field in the match against Mumbai Indians after landing badly while fielding © BCCI A dislocated shoulder has ruled Gujarat Lions fast bowler Andrew Tye out of the remainder of IPL 2017. The Australian quick suffered the injury during his side’s match against Mumbai Indians in Rajkot on Saturday, while diving to stop the ball near the boundary and had to be…
File photo – Taijul Islam’s returns of 4 for 37 set the base for Mohammedan Sporting Club’s dominant victory © Associated Press Tanbir Hayder steered Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to a hard-fought three-wicket win over Partex Sporting Club at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium, helping them chase down 202 from a position of 153 for 6 in the 34th over. Tanbir just struck one boundary in his 61-ball stay, and added…
Allan Donald has coached the bowlers of South Africa and Australia in the past © BCCI Sri Lanka have appointed Allan Donald as a consultant fast bowling coach for the Champions Trophy to be played in England in June. Donald was due to join Kent this summer as assistant coach but his arrival had been delayed because of work-permit issues and the county has agreed to release him for a…
Toss Kings XI Punjab chose to bowl v Delhi DaredevilsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:30 Kings XI’s slump in the slog overs A hamstring niggle that Zaheer Khan had picked up in his last match took him out of the XI, and fast-forwarded Karun Nair into the time he captains a top-flight T20 side. The 25-year old batsman has led Karnataka in two Ranji Trophy matches before and has…