Sri Lanka 299 for 6 (Amla 103, du Plessis 75, Pradeep 2-54) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Hashim Amla became the quickest to 25 ODI tons © Getty Images A velvet 103 off 115 balls from Hashim Amla, and an efficient 75 off 70 from Faf du Plessis formed the basis of South Africa’s 299 for 6. It perhaps reads like a par score in the context of…
Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club 264 for 6 (Nafees 70, Ayub 50, Sajedul 2-35) beat Mohammedan Sporting Club 167 (Bipul 48, Sharifullah 3-32) by 97 runsScorecard File photo – Shahriar Nafees set up Prime Doleshwar’s win with a solid half-century at the top of the order © BCB Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club kept themselves in contention for the 2017 Dhaka Premier League title with a 97-run win over Mohammedan Sporting Club…
Match facts June 4, 2017Start time 10.30am local (0930 GMT) Expect the crowd to create an electric atmosphere at Edgbaston © AFP Big picture Somewhere between what many see as a war and players say is just another game, somewhere between a classic and a dud, somewhere between a match becoming massive organically and the ICC planning draws to make sure this cash cow is flogged at every world event, lies…
Toss: Sri Lanka chose to bowl v South AfricaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details South Africa picked Morne Morkel as one of their four seamers, and left out Andile Phehlukwayo © Getty Images Upul Tharanga, Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain, opted to bowl against South Africa under cloudy skies at the Oval. Tharanga – leading in place of the injured Angelo Mathews – hoped there would be some swing in the air,…
Lalit Modi’s supporters celebrate after he is named Rajasthan Cricket Association president in Jaipur on May 6, 2014 Congress leader CP Joshi has pipped Ruchir Modi, son of former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, to become president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA). The RCA elections were held on May 29 but results were declared today as per the orders of the High Court. Joshi won with a 19-14 margin. The…
West Indies 114 for 4 (Samuels 35, Shapoor 2-30) beat Afghanistan 110 (Rashid 33, Hamza 21, Narine 3-11) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Sunil Narine claimed 3 for 11 © AFP A hare-brained approach with the bat ended Afghanistan’s record 11-match winning streak and sent them tumbling to a six-wicket loss in the series opener against West Indies at Warner Park. After choosing to bat first on a slightly…
Toss Afghanistan chose to bat v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kieron Pollard, who had won the IPL with Mumbai Indians last month, was down with a flu © BCCI Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first against West Indies at Warner Park in a bid to extend their winning streak in T20 cricket to 12 matches. They went in with three spinners in legspinner Rashid Khan…
Champions Trophy 2017 June 2, 2017 Chris Woakes might not have his name in bright lights like some of his country’s superstars, but his true value may be realized as England pursues its maiden global ODI trophy without him Chris Woakes value may be underscored more by his absence over the coming days © Getty Images Like a safety harness or parachute, there are some things you appreciate more in…
Yorkshire 93 for 2 (Lyth 40*) trail Lancashire 123 (Coad 6-25, Sidebottom 3-30) by 30 runsScorecard Ben Coad rocked Lancashire with four wickets in 18 balls © Getty Images The first day of the Roses match began late, ended early and saw 216 runs scored, most of which had to be chiselled like flakes of granite from the rock face of the Yorkshire attack. A few followers of county cricket…
Derbyshire 52 for 2 trail Nottinghamshire 229 (Mullaney 76, Palladino 4-44) by 177 runsScorecard Tony Palladino picked up four wickets but an unusual signing also caught the eye © Getty Images The vision of a prosperous future that Derbyshire were eager to embrace after Kim Barnett’s dismantling and reconstruction of a failed coaching model over the winter is still more than a little blurred but this was one day, at…