Match facts Sunday, March 6, 2016Start time 14.30 local (12.30GMT) If South Africa want to give Dale Steyn reasonable game time before the World T20, they’ll have to play him in Johannesburg © Getty Images Big Picture It has reached the stage where South Africa want to time to speed up. They are on a hot streak that they will want to keep burning into the World T20 but may…
David Miller celebrates after reaching his half-century against Australia. © AFP Durban: David Miller hit an unbeaten half-century as South Africa beat Australia by three wickets in the first Twenty20 international at Kingsmead on Friday. (Scorecard) Miller hit 53 not out off 35 balls to enable South Africa to overhaul Australia’s total of 157 for nine with four balls to spare. The hosts were in trouble at 95 for six…
05 March 2016 | Callum Dent Tweet Skipper Hamilton Masakadza smashed an unbeaten 68 to lead Zimbabwe to a six-wicket victory over Ireland in an ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match in Dharamsala. The opening batsman’s 49-ball knock, which contained three fours and half-a-dozen maximums, helped his side reach their victory target of 156 with 13 balls to spare. Masakadza shared an opening stand of 46…
Shahid Afridi position in the team has been questioned by the legendary Javed Miandad. © AP Karachi: Former Pakistan captain and fast bowling great, Wasim Akram slammed the formation of an inquiry committee by the cricket board to probe into the team’s poor show in the Asia Cup in Bangladesh. (Shahid Afridi Says Pakistan Should Have Self Belief to Win Matches) “I don’t understand the purpose of announcing a probe…
Indian team is scheduled to play Pakistan in Dharamsala on March 19 in a World Twenty20 match. © BCCI Dharamsala: Demanding that the Pakistan cricket team should not not be allowed to play in the World Twenty20 match against India here on March 19, the Anti-Terrorist Front on Friday threatened that it would dig the pitch to protest the holding of the match at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium….
Victoria 1 for 27 (George 1-6) trail Queensland 190 (Heazlett 45, Boland 4-44) by 163 runsScorecard Scott Boland led Victoria’s fine bowling effort with figures of 4 for 44 © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Victoria steadied in their quest to secure top spot on the Sheffield Shield table and a “home” final by rolling out Queensland cheaply on day one of the match at the Gabba. Having bowled out…
India and Pakistan will clash in Dharamsala in a group match of ICC World Twenty20. © AFP Karachi: Pakistan said Saturday it would send a security team to India next week to survey the situation on the ground before the country’s cricket squad travels to play against their arch-rival during an upcoming India-Pakistan World T20 tie. (World Twenty20: Pakistan to Assess Security Measures in India Before Agreeing to Play) The…
Lendl Simmons misses out because of a back injury. © AFP Dubai: Injured batsman Lendl Simmons has become the latest West Indies player to pull out of the upcoming World Twenty20, the West Indies Cricket Board announced on Saturday. (Read more from World Twenty20) The 31-year-old right-hander, who is a top order batsman, has a back problem and a replacement player will be named in the coming days. The withdrawal…
New South Wales 4 for 26 (Patterson 13*, Bird 3-13) trail Tasmania 242 (Webster 73, McDermott 59, Conway 5-45) by 216 runsScorecard File photo – Jackson Bird cut through New South Wales’ top order after Tasmania were bowled out for 242 © Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images Tasmania maintained their late season surge by reducing New South Wales to 4 for 26 in reply to 242 after day one of the Sheffield…
India won their first match in the 2016 Asia Cup against Bangladesh but in the recent ODI series, Bangladesh defeated them 2-1. © AP India are on a roll. They have nine out of their last 10 Twenty20 matches and in the 2016 Asia Cup, they are the only team who remained undefeated. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men look invincible ahead of their clash in the final on Sunday. (Asia Cup:…