Month: September 2017

Pandya leads India to series win and No. 1 ranking

September 24, 2017
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India 294 for 5 (Pandya 78, Rohit 71, Rahane 70, Cummins 2-54) beat Australia 293 for 6 (Finch 124, Smith 63, Bumrah 2-52, Kuldeep 2-75) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details © BCCI Between January 2013 and the start of this series, India-Australia ODIs had produced an average first-innings score of 321. The first two ODIs bucked that high-scoring trend, with India defending 281 and then 252, but a belter…

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Rawalpindi CC down Asian Tigers

Rawalpindi CC clinch victory against Asian Tigers (14:30) An excellent all-round performance from Rawalpindi saw them dominate the Asian Tigers (14:30) 10:17 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff There seems to be a trend that the team batting first is always in control of the match, which begs to make me question – would the result have been different if the teams had been swapped? Yesterday was no different, Rawalpindi while batting…

September 24, 2017
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Moeen's 53-ball century leads England charge

September 24, 2017
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Moeen Ali swings into the leg side © AFP Innings break England 369 for 9 (Moeen 102, Root 84, Stokes 73, Cummins 3-82)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Moeen Ali produced one of the most breathtaking batting assaults in international history, as a keenly contested innings was torn limb from limb in England’s final six overs of the third ODI at Bristol. As if crashing his way to a 53-ball fifty…

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New American governing body branded as USA cricket

September 24, 2017
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USA celebrates after regaining the Auty Cup for the first time in 26 years © Peter Della Penna In one of the first tangible representations of progress in the reformation of American cricket governance in the wake of USACA’s expulsion at the ICC annual conference in June, ICC Americas has announced that the new governing body being formed to replace USACA will be known as USA Cricket. A new logo…

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Hameed undergoes surgery after finger injury

England’s Ashes batting battle (1:13) Take a look at the leading candidates to fill the gaps in England’s batting line-up in Australia (1:13) 9:12 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Lancashire and England opener Haseeb Hameed has undergone surgery on a fractured finger sustained during the Championship fixture at Lord’s earlier this week. Hameed was injured on Thursday while batting in Lancashire’s second innings against Middlesex. He left the field after being…

September 24, 2017
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Iyer ton, Pant fifty wrest control for India A

3:00 AM ET New Zealand A 147 and 64 for 2 (Worker 28*, Young 11*) trail India A 320 (Iyer 108, Pant 67, Samarth 54, Sodhi 5-94) by 109 runs Shreyas Iyer soaks in the applause after reaching his century PTI With the national selectors trying out different options at No. 4 in the one-day set-up, Shreyas Iyer continued to present his case across formats. A month after hitting an unbeaten…

September 24, 2017
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Australia restricted to 293 despite Finch's 124

September 24, 2017
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50 overs: Australia 293 for 6 (Finch 124, Smith 63, Bumrah 2-52, Kuldeep 2-75) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details © BCCI Between January 2013 and the start of this series, India-Australia ODIs had produced an average first-innings score of 321. The first two ODIs bucked that high-scoring trend, with India defending 281 and then 252, but a belter of a pitch in Indore seemed set to catalyse a return…

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West Indies bowl first as Gayle returns to the fray

September 24, 2017
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Chris Gayle returned after missing the second ODI © Getty Images Toss West Indies chose to bowl v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details West Indies won the toss and chose to field first on an overcast but dry day at Bristol, as they looked to take early advantage of a green-tinged wicket in the third ODI and battle back from 1-0 down. They will have to do so without the…

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Australia bat, pick Finch and Handscomb

Australia chose to bat v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:19 Having won his first toss of the series, Australia captain Steven Smith decided to give his strengthened batting line-up the chance to set a target on a seemingly flat surface at the Holkar Stadium. Virat Kohli was happy for India to be chasing, and expected the pitch to get even better to bat on in the evening. Australia…

September 24, 2017
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Pakistani Leg Spinner Bowling Like Shane Warne – Pakistan Cup 2017

Mohammad Irfan is a leg spinner from Pakistan domestic cricket and he has been a fantastic bowler as well. Irfan as per some of the cricket experts is pretty much likely to be a strong contestant if Yasir Shah is not available. Irfan is definitely the bowler one can rely upon. Irfan has done well in the domestic cricket for multiple teams. He has been around for a long time…

September 24, 2017
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