Toss England chose to bat v South AfricaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:38 ‘The water was red with blood’ Joe Root gained his first slice of luck as England’s Test captain, winning the toss on a pristine morning at Lord’s and choosing to bat. The pitch, which had been cut first thing but retained a green tinge, may be fresh early on but appeared also to promise runs on…
Zimbabwe 310 for 8 (Masakadza 111, Musakanda 48, Hasaranga 2-44) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Hamilton Masadkaza hit his first century in ODIs since January 2016 © AFP A rollicking century from Hamilton Masakadza, and a rapid finish from the likes of Sikandar Raza and Peter Moor propelled Zimbabwe to a commanding 310 for 8 in Hambantota. The surface offered little for Sri Lanka’s spinners or quicks, but…
Amelia Kerr’s leg spin sniped out Meg Lanning and Elyse Villani in New Zealand’s previous match, against Australia © International Cricket Council With one win, one loss, and one washed-out match, New Zealand are tottering at fifth place on the points table. They are coming off a narrow five-wicket loss to Australia, which went down to the penultimate over, but will take heart from the resistance offered by their bowlers…
Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Tarisai Musakanda replaced Ryan Burl, one of two changes in Zimbabwe’s XI © AFP Angelo Mathews won the toss and chose to bowl first expecting early assistance from the Hambantota surface, but Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer was pleased his team would be defending a score, as he felt the pitch would deteriorate as the day…
Australia A’s squad, led by Usman Khawaja, resolved not to tour if there was no progress in MoU talks © Getty Images Australia’s players have chosen to withdraw from the Australia A tour of South Africa after there was no material progress made in pay talks between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers Association this week. The decision was reached by the Australia A squad – lead by Usman Khawaja…
Australia’s spin magician Shane Warne has confirmed that second edition of Cricket All Stars exhibition twenty20 three matches series will be played in September/October 2017. A total of 25 former cricketers have confirmed their availability for 2017 Cricket All Stars T20 series. There is no Indian player was mentioned in Warne’s released list on his official facebook page. The inaugural edition of cricket all stars was played in 2015 between…
Great news for Afridi, Misbah Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced Rs.10 million prize money for former Misbah, Younis & Shahid Afridi. The announcement came during the ceremony held in honour of Pakistan cricket team, to celebrate their historic win in the recently concluded ICC Champions Trophy. The Green Shirts went on to beat arch-rivals India in the finals by 180 runs. Pakistan former Test skipper, Misbah ul Haq along with…
Trinbago Knight Riders is a professional T20 cricket team that competes in Caribbean Premier League. Previously team was known as Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel from 2013 to 2015 but in 2016 team owner Mr. Shah Rukh Khan and company re-brand the franchise to Trinbago Knight Riders. Team won 2015 season of CPLT20 championship Trinbago Knight Riders Performance Year WiseYear Result/Place2013 Semi-Final (4th Place)2014 Semi-Final (4th Place)2015 Winner (1st Place)2016…
St. Lucia Stars is one of the six participating teams in the Hero Caribbean Premier League. Team was formerly known as “St. Lucia Zouks“. St. Lucia Stars will be playing their first CPLT20 season in 2017 under Darren Sammy’s leadership. Darren Sammy stadium to host home matches for Stars in the competition. St Lucia Stars Performance Year WiseYear Result/Place2013 Group Stage (6th Place)2014 Group Stage (5th Place)2015 Group Stage (5th…
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots are one of the youngest franchises of the Caribbean Premiere League. The franchise came into picture in the year 2015 and was the replacement of the team from Antigua. The new franchise is based out of Saint Kitts and Nevis and plays its home matches in the Warner Park, Basseterre located in Saint Kitts. The team till date has not had a good season in…