Cobras sign up Bavuma for 2017-18 season

May 2, 2017

Temba Bavuma hails from the Western Cape but has so far spent his entire professional career in Johannesburg © Gallo Images Temba Bavuma will return to Newlands, the scene of his historic maiden Test century, to play his domestic cricket for the 2017-18 season. Bavuma, who is originally from the Western Cape, has spent his entire professional career in Johannesburg but has decided to change franchises ahead of the upcoming…

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BCB bans Tasnim, Sujon for 10 years

May 2, 2017

The BCB has scratched Fear Fighters Sporting Club and Lalmatia Club from the Dhaka league for ‘tarnishing the image of Bangladesh cricket’ © The Daily Star/Firoz Ahmed The BCB has punished two clubs and its players, captains and managers, and umpires, for “tarnishing the image of Bangladesh cricket” in their role in two controversial lower-tier league matches held last month. The board had formed a special committee to look into…

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England, Pakistan climb T20I rankings

May 2, 2017

Consecutive series wins against West Indies in the last 12 months have helped Pakistan rise in the annual T20I rankings update © AFP England and Pakistan were the biggest gainers in the ICC’s annual T20I rankings update, climbing to second and third place respectively. New Zealand, meanwhile, held on to top spot despite losing two points, while India and South Africa slipped down the table. England gained seven points and…

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Injured van Niekerk out of upcoming quadrangular series

May 2, 2017

Dane van Niekerk is expected to recover in time for the Women’s World Cup in June © Getty Images Dane van Niekerk, the South Africa women’s captain, will miss the upcoming quadrangular series featuring India, Ireland and Zimbabwe and will be out of action for up to six weeks with a foot injury. South Africa will name an interim captain soon but will not add a replacement in the squad….

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No-balls a sign of ill-discipline – Estwick

Play 02:02 We were sloppy between lunch and tea – Estwick Twice during the second session in Bridgetown on Monday, West Indies were denied the wicket of Ahmed Shehzad on account of a bowler overstepping. In the first instance, Shannon Gabriel struck Shehzad plumb in front of the stumps, only for a review to show it was a no-ball. Shehzad was on 21 at the time and that delivery was…

May 2, 2017
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Stokes a perfect fit for our team – Smith

Play 02:01 ‘We’ve gelled together as a team’ – Smith Ben Stokes has won three Man-of-the-Match awards in eight matches in IPL 2017, each performance leading to a Rising Pune Supergiant victory. His most recent award was also his first for a batting performance – an unbeaten 63-ball 103, that saw Rising Pune recover from 10 for 3 to chase down 162 with five wickets to spare. It is numbers…

May 2, 2017
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Murtagh ready to embrace home from home at Lord's

Play 03:41 ‘If I bowl to him, it’s another wicket’ Ireland may have been waiting a decade for an invite to play England in England, and on the sport’s grandest stage of all, but their cricketers could be forgiven for feeling a touch over-familiar with their surroundings as they walk through the Long Room at Lord’s for the second ODI of an historic maiden series. After all, Tim Murtagh, Ireland’s…

May 1, 2017
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Pakistan hold edge after Azhar Ali fifty

May 1, 2017

Pakistan 172 for 3 (Azhar 81*, Shehzad 70) trail West Indies 312 (Chase 131, Holder 58, Abbas 4-56, Amir 3-65) by 140 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ahmed Shehzad enjoyed three lives. He was dropped on three, lbw to a no-ball on 21 and stumped off another no-ball on 32 © AFP There was no knockout punch today, more gradual asphyxiation. As genuine moments of excitement and drama came few…

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Pakistan perk up with Azhar half-century

May 1, 2017

Pakistan 106 for 0 (Azhar 54*, Shehzad 40*) trail West Indies 312 (Chase 131, Holder 58, Abbas 4-56, Amir 3-65) by 206 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ahmed Shehzad enjoyed three lives. He was dropped on three, lbw to a no-ball on 21 and stumped off another no-ball on 32 © AFP It was a session that Pakistan undoubtedly won, but, at the same time as Ben Stokes was busy…

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Stokes century scripts stunning Pune win

May 1, 2017

Rising Pune Supergiant 167 for 5 (Stokes 103*, Dhoni 26, Thampi 2-35, Sangwan 2-38) beat Gujarat Lions 161 (McCullum 45, Karthik 29, Tahir 3-27, Unadkat 3-29) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Ben Stokes hit seven fours and six sixes in an unbeaten 63-ball 103 © BCCI A maiden T20 hundred from Ben Stokes moved Rising Pune Supergiant to their sixth win of the season in a seesawing contest against…

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