File photo – Harpreet Singh Bhatia hit nine fours and a six © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Harpreet Singh Bhatia continued his excellent form with 109 off 134 balls, but Madhya Pradesh fell short against Bengal in a chase of 271 in Chennai. MP were well placed at 234 for 5 in the 44th over, but they lost their last five wickets for only 22 runs. Earlier half centuries from Sudip Chatterjee…
File photo – Vinay Kumar hit six fours during his unbeaten 35 off 56 balls © BCCI Karnataka skittled Hyderabad for 108 and limped to the target with one wicket to spare in a match that saw 19 wickets fall in 73.2 overs. Vinay Kumar, playing his first match of the tournament after recuperating from injury, marked his return with a match-winning cameo of 35 off 56 balls, including six…
Sri Lanka A 201 for 0 (Gunathilaka 121*, Kusal 70*) beat England Lions 217 (Livingstone 94, Duckett 59, Siriwardana 4-40) by 119 runs (DLS method)Scorecard File photo – Danushka Gunathilaka sauntered to a hundred as Sri Lanka A went 2-0 up © Getty Images For Danushka Gunathilaka, there was the grand satisfaction of a dashing hundred to bring delight to a run-of-the-mill Dambulla day. A day that was not particularly…
South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl against New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:38 McGlashan: de Villiers could decide fate of series AB de Villiers made it five out of five with the coin in the one-day series and opted to bowl first in the decider at Eden Park. If South Africa win, they will regain the No. 1 ranking they started the series with –…
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…
LunchIndia 72 for 2 (Rahul 48*) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mitchell Starc removed Abhinav Mukund in the third over of the day © AFP Test matches are a bit like long cons, in that the future often dictates the actions taken in the present. Both India and Australia were extremely conscious of the dangers of falling behind too early in Bengaluru, where the pitch is likely to change…
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…
Tea India 168 for 5 (Rahul 79*, Lyon 3-40) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Nathan Lyon trapped Virat Kohli lbw while offering no shot to a straight ball © Associated Press First there was control, then panic and eventually wickets. India lost Cheteshwar Pujara on the stroke of lunch. Virat Kohli gave his wicket away – and then a review as well – by padding up to a straight…
South Africa 150 for 4 (Du Plessis 51*, Miller 45*, Patel 2-26) beat New Zealand 149 (de Grandhomme 32, Rabada 3-25, Tahir 2-14) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Kagiso Rabada was named Man of the Match, leading South Africa’s pace onslaught with 3 for 25 © Getty Images South Africa’s one-day side started in New Zealand as the No. 1 and they will end it there after an oscillating…
AB de Villiers: ‘Tonight was a great way to show everyone we can handle pressure, that we can cross the line in tight games with tricky totals’ © AFP While AB de Villiers admitted South Africa enjoyed getting their own back at Eden Park, he stressed there was more to the series win than just erasing bad memories. Victory in the decider has put the Champions Trophy firmly in South…