Month: July 2017

Sri Lanka 300 for 6 (Dickwella 116, Gunathilaka 87, Waller 2-44) v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella added 209 in 35.2 overs © AFP Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka became the first pair in ODI history to put together two back-to-back double-century partnerships as Sri Lanka ran Zimbabwe ragged. They posted 300 for 6 in the fourth ODI in Hambantota after Angelo Mathews decided to…

Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sri Lanka did not make any changes to their batting line-up © AFP Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews opted to bat, chasing a series win in the fourth ODI against Zimbabwe. The hosts made a forced change, handing a debut to 19-year-old fast bowler Asitha Fernando in place of Nuwan Pradeep, who had left the field with a…

South Africa pace bowler Kagiso Rabada was suspended to play from the second Test against England due to use of inappropriate language towards England batsman Ben Stokes after he was dismissed in the first innings during the Lord’s Test. South Africa suffered a big blow on Friday when fast bowler Kagiso Rabada was suspended to play from the second Test against England due to use of “inappropriate language” towards England…

Australia’s 2015 World Cup winning Michael Clarke is expected to be candidate for the Head Coach Job of Multan Sultans franchise for Pakistan Super League (PSL) third edition. According to media reports, the former skipper of the Aussies, who retired from the game in 2017, has been pursued for the head coach role. However, at this moment there is no official reply from the 36-year-old. Earlier, the PSL announced the…

Pakistan legend Shahid Afridi is set to play for Hampshire in the opening round of the Natwest T20 Blast against Glamorgan in Cardiff on Friday night. Shahid Afridi, whose last competitive match was for Peshawar Zalmi in the 2017 edition of the Pakistan Super League played in the UAE in March, has re-signed for Hampshire once again this season for eight weeks of twenty over cricket. The 37-year-old all-rounder turned…

Birmingham 153 for 2 (Bell 75*, Hain 47) beat Worcestershire 152 for 9 (Cox 43, Whiteley 40, Clarke 3-20) by eight wicketsScorecard Ian Bell led Warwickshire;s successful chase © Getty Images Ian Bell returned after injury with a 39-ball half century to lead Birmingham Bears to a crushing eight-wicket victory over local rivals Worcestershire Rapids in their opening NatWest T20 Blast encounter at a packed New Road. Bell had missed…

Surrey 188 for 8 (Sibley 61, Finch 56) beat Essex 186 for 6 (Bopara 75, T Curran 3-28) by two runsScorecard Tom Curran delivered a matchwinning final over [file picture] © Getty Images Tom Curran kept his head in the final over to carry Surrey to a sensational two-run victory in the opening NatWest T20 Blast game of the season at Chelmsford. With Essex requiring 10 off the last six…

Hampshire 167 for 5 (McManus 59) beat Glamorgan 145 for 9 (Wagg 50, Afridi 4-20, Topley 3-23) by 22 runsScorecard The old maestro Shahid Afridi finished with four wickets [file picture] © BCB A partnership of 95 between Lewis McManus and George Bailey, and a spell of 4 for 20 in four overs by leg-spinner Shahid Afridi were enough to give Hampshire the perfect start to their T20 Blast campaign,…

It is understood both Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have agreed to visit India this winter and the sources from the both boards say the matches will be bilateral The prospect of a long phase of emptiness is staring in the face of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). That is, however, in hypothetical sense – what if the pay dispute in Australia…

Derbyshire 180 for 3 (Reece 75*) beat Northants 179 for 6 (Duckett 69, Viljoen 3-28) by seven wicketsScorecard John Wright began with a win [file picture] © Getty Images Luis Reece‘s 75 from 51 balls saw Derbyshire upset champions Northamptonshire on the opening night of the NatWest T20 Blast with a rampant seven-wicket win at Wantage Road. Reece steered Derbyshire’s chase of 180 as they won in the final over…