IPL 2016

It is understood Lasith Malinga has reservations about remaining captain when he cannot guarantee his availability for Sri Lanka’s full World T20 campaign © Associated Press Concerns over the slow recovery of Lasith Malinga‘s knee injury have grown stronger ahead of the World T20 – the paceman now in doubt for Sri Lanka’s first match on March 17. As a result, Malinga is understood to be considering stepping down from…

New South Wales 271 and 3 for 150 (Hughes 100*, Bird 3-47) beat Tasmania 242 and 177 (Gulbis 62, Copeland 7-58) by 7 wicketsScorecard File photo – Trent Copeland finished with 7 for 58 in the second innings © Getty Images Former Test paceman Trent Copeland destroyed Tasmania with a seven-wicket haul before opener Daniel Hughes scored an unbeaten century to deliver victory to New South Wales inside three days…

MS Dhoni: ‘For Shami to replace [someone in the XI for the World T20], it would be Ashish. Ashish is the only slot’ © Associated Press MS Dhoni has said it was very important for India to not trip up in the final of the Asia Cup to hold the critics at bay, and to keep the team’s momentum intact leading up to the World T20. The unit is a…

India 122 for 2 (Dhawan 60, Kohli 41*) beat Bangladesh 120 for 5 (Mahmudullah 33*, Bumrah 1-13) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details A second-wicket stand of 94 between Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli helped India cross the line with seven balls to spare © Associated Press A thunderstorm and a Mahmudullah squall came in India’s way, but a calm chase from Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli helped India make…

India 122 for 2 (Dhawan 60, Kohli 41*) beat Bangladesh 120 for 5 (Mahmudullah 33*, Bumrah 1-13) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details A second-wicket stand of 94 between Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli helped India cross the line with seven balls to spare © Associated Press A thunderstorm and a Mahmudullah squall came in India’s way, but stable batting gave them an eight-wicket win and a sixth Asia Cup…

Toss India opt to bowl v Bangladesh Heavy rain delayed the start of the Asia Cup final by two hours © AFP India’s captain MS Dhoni opted to bowl after heavy rain reduced the Asia Cup final between Bangladesh and India to a 15-overs per side match. Play was rescheduled to 9:30pm local time, exactly two hours after the scheduled start. Harbhajan Singh, Pawan Negi and Bhuvneshwar Kumar made way…

David Warner showed his versatility after the move down the order © Associated Press David Warner is excited with his new role in the middle order of Australia’s T20 side which has been handed to him ahead of the World T20 in India. Before this series against South Africa he had only ever opened in T20Is, but after batting at No. 3 in the opening match in Durban he compiled…