Month: July 2017

Innings Zimbabwe 155 (Masakadza 41, Sandakan 4-52, Hasaranga 3-15) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Lakshan Sandakan was wise to the efforts of the Zimbabwe batsmen in their use of premeditated shots and kept them in check by switching his lines © AFP Two days after Sri Lanka’s spinners were collectively crashed around the Galle Stadium at more than seven runs an over, a new look spin attack took…

Usman Khawaja, Clea Smith, Alistair Nicholson and Shane Watson attend a press briefing after the Australian Cricketers Association’s executive meeting © Getty Images 1. Statement in support of cricketPlayers resolved first and foremost to express their highest respect for the game of cricket and its fans, and for the great honour of being a professional cricketer in Australia. Players expressed their desire to be on the field playing the game…

Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Wanidu Hasaranga, a legspinning allrounder, made his international debut at the age of 19 © AFP Angelo Mathews won the toss and chose to bowl first in Galle, citing a preference to chase in case afternoon rains force a Duckworth-Lewis-Stern result. Though his team won the first match chasing, Graeme Cremer said he would have batted first anyway,…

Lasith Malinga has been advised 48 hours of rest © AFP Sri Lanka will be without Lasith Malinga in the second ODI against Zimbabwe, and are also likely to miss Kusal Mendis, with both players having contracted viral influenza after the first game. SLC also said that left-arm wristspinner Lakshan Sandakan had missed the first ODI due to the same illness, but has come back into contention for the second….

Lasith Malinga has been advised 48 hours of rest © AFP Sri Lanka will be without Lasith Malinga in the second ODI against Zimbabwe, and are also likely to miss Kusal Mendis, with both players having contracted viral influenza after the first ODI. Sri Lanka Cricket also said that left-arm wristspinner Lakshan Sandakan had missed the first ODI due to the same illness, but has come back into contention for…

South Africa 382 for 4 decl (Amla 91, Bavuma 85) drew against England Lions 266 for 4 decl (Westley 106, Ballance 56) Scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Kagiso Rabada went wicketless on the final day © Getty Images South Africa’s attack got overs in the legs but not many wickets in the column in their final competitive outing ahead of the four-Test series against England, which starts at…

Nottinghamshire 298 for 6 (Hales 187*, Read 58) beat Surrey 297 for 9 (Stoneman 144*, Patel 3-51) by four wicketsScorecard Alex Hales’ 187 not out was the highest-ever List A score at Lord’s © Getty Images Alex Hales smashed the highest score in a one-day final at Lord’s as Nottinghamshire successfully hunted down a target of 298 to leave Surrey defeated at the last for the third successive year in…

‘We knew that if someone batted a long time and made a hundred, it would put us in a good position to be able to chase’ © AFP After scoring his maiden ODI ton, a Man-of-the-Match effort in a record chase, Solomon Mire said he was hopeful the result would encourage more people in Zimbabwe to support the team. “The win just allows [sic] hope for the fans and the…