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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SA overcome hiccups to seal series, regain No. 1 spot

March 4, 2017

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…

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SA overcome hiccups to seal series, regain No. 1 spot

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 Play 01:35 ‘No foothold for New Zealand after Guptill wicket’ South Africa’s one-day side started in New Zealand as the No. 1 and they will end it there after an oscillating series went their way at a ground that now holds…

March 4, 2017
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SA overcome hiccups to seal series, regain No. 1 spot

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 Play 01:35 ‘No foothold for New Zealand after Guptill wicket’ South Africa’s one-day side started in New Zealand as the No. 1 and they will end it there after an oscillating series went their way at a ground that now holds…

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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Issues raised over organisation of Bangladesh Test

March 4, 2017

Bangladesh played their first ever Test in India this February © AFP The absence of transparent tender processes, the large number of complimentary tickets distributed, the presence of ineligible office bearers, and problems with vendor contracts were among the issues highlighted by the BCCI observer Ratnakar Shetty against the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), which hosted the one-off India-Bangladesh Test in February. The HCA had conducted elections on January 17 after…

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Issues raised over organisation of Bangladesh Test

March 4, 2017

Bangladesh played their first ever Test in India this February © AFP The absence of transparent tender processes, the large number of complimentary tickets distributed, the presence of ineligible office bearers, and problems with vendor contracts were among the issues highlighted by the BCCI observer Ratnakar Shetty against the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), which hosted the one-off India-Bangladesh Test in February. The HCA had conducted elections on January 17 after…

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Lyon reaps reward from India's suffocation

Play 01:35 I studied a lot of Ashwin – Lyon Alongside Nathan Lyon‘s extraordinary 8 for 50, another figure stood out on a day when Australia took a giant leap towards retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. It was 18 – the number of boundaries struck by India’s batsmen in their first innings or, more pointedly, the number Australia restricted them to striking. Lyon could certainly see the correlation between his success…

March 4, 2017
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Issues raised over organisation of Bangladesh Test

March 4, 2017

Bangladesh played their first ever Test in India this February © AFP The absence of transparent tender processes, the large number of complimentary tickets distributed, the presence of ineligible office bearers, and problems with vendor contracts were among the issues highlighted by the BCCI observer Ratnakar Shetty against the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), which hosted the one-off India-Bangladesh Test in February. The HCA had conducted elections on January 17 after…

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