IPL 2016

England restrict WI to 225 on slow pitch

March 5, 2017
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Innings break West Indies 225 (Mohammed 50, Plunkett 3-32) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jason Mohammed cuts during his hard-earned half-century © AFP A desperately slow pitch and a disciplined bowling performance from England restricted West Indies to just 225 in the first innings of the second ODI in Antigua. West Indies, bowled out with 13 deliveries of their allocation unused, mustered only 15 fours in their entire innings…

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England restrict WI to 225 on slow pitch

March 5, 2017
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Innings break West Indies 225 (Mohammed 50, Plunkett 3-32) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jason Mohammed cuts during his hard-earned half-century © AFP A desperately slow pitch and a disciplined bowling performance from England restricted West Indies to just 225 in the first innings of the second ODI in Antigua. West Indies, bowled out with 13 deliveries of their allocation unused, mustered only 15 fours in their entire innings…

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Grinning Renshaw sets dogged example

Play 02:23 ‘I don’t try and say too much’ – Renshaw Australia’s day two plan was simple: bat all day and wear down an Indian bowling attack trundling through an 11th Test match of the season. But the execution of this plan was made difficult by an untrustworthy Bengaluru pitch, and a snarling, desperate home side, intent on getting in the Australians’ faces, and in turn, their wickets. What played…

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Bangladesh aiming to stay competitive for longer periods

March 5, 2017
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Tamim Iqbal said that achieving small targets would make a difference © Associated Press Bangladesh’s players have often stressed on the need to do well in the first hour of a session. But they have understood, and justifiably so, that far too many times they have given it their all in the first hour only to fizzle out in the second. In their last three Tests in New Zealand and…

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South Africa keep new-ball options open

Play 01:32 ‘Credit has got to go to the bowlers’ – de Villiers South Africa will not anoint a permanent ODI new-ball partner to Kagiso Rabada, who is himself not always guaranteed to open the bowling, and will aim for a more flexible approach at the Champions Trophy, according to captain AB de Villiers. That marks a departure from the thinking of six months ago, when Rabada and Kyle Abbott…

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De Villiers and Guptill take their leave of absence

March 5, 2017
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AB de Villiers was in top form during the one-day series but New Zealand won’t have to worry about him the Tests © Getty Images In a one-day series dominated by bowlers, two batsmen in particular stood out. AB de Villiers led the run scoring and Martin Guptill recovered from a hamstring injury to play perhaps his best innings. But neither of them will feature in the upcoming three-Test series…

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South Africa keep new-ball options open

Play 01:32 ‘Credit has got to go to the bowlers’ – de Villiers South Africa will not anoint a permanent ODI new-ball partner to Kagiso Rabada, who is himself not always guaranteed to open the bowling, and will aim for a more flexible approach at the Champions Trophy, according to captain AB de Villiers. That marks a departure from the thinking of six months ago, when Rabada and Kyle Abbott…

March 5, 2017
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South Africa keep new-ball options open

Play 01:32 ‘Credit has got to go to the bowlers’ – de Villiers South Africa will not anoint a permanent ODI new-ball partner to Kagiso Rabada, who is himself not always guaranteed to open the bowling, and will aim for a more flexible approach at the Champions Trophy, according to captain AB de Villiers. That marks a departure from the thinking of six months ago, when Rabada and Kyle Abbott…

March 5, 2017
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De Villiers and Guptill take their leave of absence

March 5, 2017
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AB de Villiers was in top form during the one-day series but New Zealand won’t have to worry about him the Tests © Getty Images In a one-day series dominated by bowlers, two batsmen in particular stood out. AB de Villiers led the run scoring and Martin Guptill recovered from a hamstring injury to play perhaps his best innings. But neither of them will feature in the upcoming three-Test series…

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India fight, but Australia eye lead

March 5, 2017
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Tea Australia 163 for 5 (S Marsh 38*) trail India 189 by 26 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Matt Renshaw and Shaun Marsh put on the longest partnership of the match – 52 runs from 25.1 overs © Associated Press Shaun Marsh batted through the second session on day two in Bengaluru, where Australia went to tea within sight of a lead on a difficult, cracking pitch. India picked up…

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