England restrict WI to 225 on slow pitch

March 5, 2017

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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Cook and Phehlukwayo among new South Africa contracts

March 4, 2017

Andile Phehlukwayo is one of the newly contracted players © AFP CSA has added three players to their usual 18-member men’s contract list, bringing the total number of new deals to five for the 2017-18 season. Stephen Cook, Keshav Maharaj, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo and Tabraiz Shamsi were all awarded deals with Kyle Abbott and Rilee Rossouw, who both signed Kolpak agreements with Hampshire the only two players from the…

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India bat; Mukund and Nair in, Vijay out

March 4, 2017

India have won the toss and chose to bat v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo: Abhinav Mukund was playing his first Test since 2011 © PTI After totalling a mere 212 runs in Pune, India took up the insurance of an extra batsman with the trophy on the line in Bengaluru. Abhinav Mukund, who last played Test cricket in 2011, has come in as opener for an injured…

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Cook and Phehlukwayo among new South Africa contracts

March 4, 2017

Andile Phehlukwayo is one of the newly contracted players © AFP CSA has added three players to their usual 18-member men’s contract list, bringing the total number of new deals to five for the 2017-18 season. Stephen Cook, Keshav Maharaj, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo and Tabraiz Shamsi were all awarded deals with Kyle Abbott and Rilee Rossouw, who both signed Kolpak agreements with Hampshire the only two players from the…

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South Africa dismiss New Zealand for 149

Innings New Zealand 149 (de Grandhomme 32, Rabada 3-25, Tahir 2-14) v South AfricaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:38 McGlashan: de Villiers could decide fate of series South Africa produced a performance of sustained hostility with the ball and intensity in the ground-fielding as they dismantled New Zealand for 149 in the deciding ODI at Eden Park. There was no let-up from South Africa’s attack, beginning with Kagiso Rabada’s…

March 4, 2017
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Afridi ruled out of PSL final with finger injury

March 4, 2017

Shahid Afridi had announced earlier in the PSL that he will not be playing any more international cricket © PSL Peshawar Zalmi’s Shahid Afridi sustained a deep cut on his right index finger, which has ruled him out of Sunday’s Pakistan Super League final in Lahore. He picked up the injury while attempting a catch at cover off Kieron Pollard during the third playoff against Karachi Kings on Friday. The…

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Lahore prepares for PSL final amid high security

March 4, 2017

The Gaddafi Stadium will host the final of the second season of the PSL on March 5 © AFP Over the last fortnight the security presence in Lahore has increased significantly, after a spate of bombings rocked Pakistan’s second largest city and other parts of the country too in February. The Gaddafi Stadium, situated in the Nishtar sports complex, has been off limits to the general public over the last…

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Cook and Phehlukwayo among new South Africa contracts

March 4, 2017

Andile Phehlukwayo is one of the newly contracted players © AFP CSA has added three players to their usual 18-member men’s contract list, bringing the total number of new deals to five for the 2017-18 season. Stephen Cook, Keshav Maharaj, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo and Tabraiz Shamsi were all awarded deals with Kyle Abbott and Rilee Rossouw, who both signed Kolpak agreements with Hampshire the only two players from the…

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Cook and Phehlukwayo among new South Africa contracts

March 4, 2017

Andile Phehlukwayo is one of the newly contracted players © AFP CSA has added three players to their usual 18-member men’s contract list, bringing the total number of new deals to five for the 2017-18 season. Stephen Cook, Keshav Maharaj, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo and Tabraiz Shamsi were all awarded deals with Kyle Abbott and Rilee Rossouw, who both signed Kolpak agreements with Hampshire the only two players from the…

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Cook and Phehlukwayo among new South Africa contracts

March 4, 2017

Andile Phehlukwayo is one of the newly contracted players © AFP CSA has added three players to their usual 18-member men’s contract list, bringing the total number of new deals to five for the 2017-18 season. Stephen Cook, Keshav Maharaj, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo and Tabraiz Shamsi were all awarded deals with Kyle Abbott and Rilee Rossouw, who both signed Kolpak agreements with Hampshire the only two players from the…

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