Month: July 2017

Sri Lanka 346 (Tharanga 71, Chandimal 55, Cremer 5-125) and 391 for 6 (Dickwella 81, Gunaratne 80*, Cremer 4-150) beat Zimbabwe 356 (Ervine 160, Herath 5-116) and 377 (Raza 127, Waller 68, Herath 6-133) by four wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Niroshan Dickwella and Asela Gunaratne cracked fifties to subdue Zimbabwe © AFP A lively 121-run stand for the sixth wicket between Asela Gunaratne and Niroshan Dickwella was the centerpiece of…

Sri Lanka 346 (Tharanga 71, Chandimal 55, Cremer 5-125) and 391 for 6 (Dickwella 81, Gunaratne 80*, Cremer 4-150) beat Zimbabwe 356 (Ervine 160, Herath 5-116) and 377 (Raza 127, Waller 68, Herath 6-133) by four wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Niroshan Dickwella and Asela Gunaratne cracked fifties to subdue Zimbabwe © AFP A lively 121-run stand for the sixth wicket between Asela Gunaratne and Niroshan Dickwella was the centerpiece of…

Sri Lanka 346 (Tharanga 71, Chandimal 55, Cremer 5-125) and 391 for 6 (Dickwella 81, Gunaratne 80*, Cremer 4-150) beat Zimbabwe 356 (Ervine 160, Herath 5-116) and 377 (Raza 127, Waller 68, Herath 6-133) by four wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Niroshan Dickwella and Asela Gunaratne cracked fifties to subdue Zimbabwe © AFP A lively 121-run stand for the sixth wicket between Asela Gunaratne and Niroshan Dickwella was the centerpiece of…

The patience of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) is finally beginning to wear thin. Nearly six months since it was appointed, the CoA has tried its best to persuade the BCCI and its members – the state associations – to adopt the new constitution as recommended by the Lodha Committee. In a frank interview, Vinod Rai, the CoA chairman, tells ESPNcricinfo that, as far as he is concerned,…

Lunch Sri Lanka 346 and 270 for 5 (Mendis 66, Dickwella 56*, Cremer 4-98) need another 118 runs to beat Zimbabwe 356 and 377Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Niroshan Dickwella swept his way to a third Test fifty © AFP Graeme Cremer dismissed both Sri Lanka’s overnight batsmen inside the first hour of play on day five, but a poor decision from the third umpire, and a 67-run stand between…

Given six months to implement the Lodha Committee recommendations by the Supreme Court exactly one year ago, the BCCI has been dragging its feet over the new constitution and reforms. The following is a status report of 10 major recommendations culled from the Lodha Committee report. The appointment of Rahul Johri as CEO was one of the steps the BCCI took towards inducting a professional management, but the powers given…

PCB to investigate the involvement of Akmal and Sami in the spot-fixing In the last few years, Pakistan cricket has been constantly hit by the claims of spot-fixing. In order to overcome it completely, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has even come up with the zero toleration policy against the fixers but the things don’t seem to improve a bit. According to reports, the cricket board is now all set to…

Bharat Arun (right) worked with India’s bowlers during Ravi Shastri’s stint as team director © AFP India’s new head coach Ravi Shastri has recommended to the BCCI that Bharat Arun be appointed the bowling coach. Arun, Shastri’s team-mate from Under-19 and India days, served in the same capacity during the latter’s tenure as India team director. ESPNcricinfo understands that Shastri put forth Arun’s name in his meeting with BCCI chief…