IPL 2016

Teenaged Indonesia offspinner Rohmalia created a new world record for best bowling figures in women’s T20I cricket on Wednesday, when she returned 7 for 0 against Mongolia in their fifth T20I in Bali. That she achieved the feat on her international debut made it all the more special. Rohmalia topped the record previously held by Netherlands seamer Frederique Overdijk, who had taken 7 for 3 against France in a T20…

Delhi Capitals have signed Afghanistan allrounder Gulbadin Naib as a replacement for the injured Mitchell Marsh for the rest of the IPL season. This will be Naib’s maiden stint in the IPL after he was brought in for his reserve price of INR 50 lakh. Marsh played four games for DC before he was ruled out of IPL 2024 with a hamstring injury. Marsh had gone back to Perth from…

Match details Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR; 2nd place) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS; 9th place)Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 7:30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture – Best bowling side at batters’ paradise Punjab Kings (PBKS) have many issues to solve, but despite IPL 2024 being dominated by batters, bowling is not one of them. PBKS are the only side not to concede 200 or more in an innings yet – 199, twice, is…

Abhay Sharma has been appointed the head coach for the Uganda men’s cricket team. His first assignment will be during the country’s campaign at the T20 World Cup in June, Uganda’s first appearance at a senior men’s World Cup in any format. “We selected Abhay Sharma for his strong leadership qualities and impressive track record of success at professional and international levels,” Uganda Cricket Association (UCA) secretary Jackson Kavuma said…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reconstituted its national women’s selection committee, expanding it to seven members. The decision was taken by PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, and comes in the wake of Pakistan’s 3-0 ODI series loss to West Indies at home earlier this week. According to a PCB release on Thursday, the retained members from the previous selection committee include former Pakistan internationals Asmavia Iqbal and Marina Iqbal. Joining…

Former Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof has called time on a storied 17-year international cricket career with immediate effect. One of the most prominent names in women’s cricket, Maroof finishes as Pakistan’s leading run-scorer in both the ODI and T20I formats. She scored 3369 runs in 136 ODIs at an average of 29.55, which included 21 half-centuries and a best score of 99. In T20Is, she had 2893 runs in 140…

Guy Whittall, the former Zimbabwe allrounder, was injured by a leopard earlier this week and required surgery to wounds sustained on his head and his hand. The 51-year-old is said to be in stable condition. Whittal, who played 46 Tests and 147 ODIs for Zimbabwe between 1993 and 2003, now runs a safari business with his family in Humani. According to a post by his wife, Hannah Whittal, on Facebook,…

Delhi Capitals 224 for 4 (Pant 88*, Axar 66, Warrier 3-15) beat Gujarat Titans 220 for 8 (Sai Sudharsan 65, Miller 55, Salam 3-44) by four runs In a thrilling finish at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Rashid Khan nearly took Gujarat Titans home in pursuit of 225 against Delhi Capitals. But Mukesh Kumar held his nerve to defend 19 off the last over as Delhi Capitals completed a thrilling four-run…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have lost seven of their eight IPL 2024 matches so far, including their last six, and are at the bottom of the points table. Remarkable as it may sound, though, they are not out of the playoffs race yet. In fact, they can still make without even bothering about net run rates. How can RCB make the top four?For a moment, however unlikely it might seem, let’s…

Northern Diamonds 275 for 9 (Armitage 103, Glen 53*, Wellington 3-30) beat Western Storm 265 (Glen 3-42, P Turner 3-46) by 10 runs A fabulous 103 from new England star Hollie Armitage led Northern Diamonds to a come-from-behind 10-run victory over Western Storm in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy at Headingley. Inserted, the Diamonds slipped to 89 for 5 in the 21st over before captain Armitage led the fightback to…