Play 01:46 ‘We should all back our boys’ – Waqar Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has said that his players have to motivate themselves as a special committee is formed back home to monitor Pakistan’s performance and examine the selection process for the upcoming World Twenty20, following their early exit from the Asia Cup in Bangladesh. Waqar has urged the country to rally behind his team ahead of their World T20…
South Africa 158 for 7 (Miller 53*, du Plessis 40, Coulter-Nile 3-29) beat Australia 157 for 9 (Finch 40, Tahir 3-21) by three wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Imran Tahir continued his impressive form with three wickets © Gallo Images David Miller struck his first international fifty since February last year and his career-best T20I score to guide South Africa to the highest successful chase at Kingsmead and a lead in…
Pakistan 151 for 4 (Umar Akmal 48, Sarfraz 38) beat Sri Lanka 150 for 4 (Dilshan 75*, Chandimal 58, Irfan 2-18) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Tillakaratne Dilshan dominated the first half of the match scoring 50% of Sri Lanka’s total © AFP The first ball of the match, Mohammad Amir struck Dinesh Chandimal’s pads with a late and quick inswinger, raising hopes of a contest. It panned out,…
Tom Fell will miss the start of the season to undergo chemotherapy © Getty Images Tom Fell, the Worcestershire batsman, is to undergo a course of chemotherapy and will miss the start of the season. Fell had surgery last year after being diagnosed with testicular cancer but, despite initially being cleared to play grade cricket in Australia, a scan subsequently detected the disease in his lymph nodes. Although Fell had…
South Africa Women 125 for 6 (Lee 35, Anisa 2-23) beat West Indies Women 114 for 6 (Dottin 40, Ismail 3-12) by 11 runsScorecard File photo: Shabnim Ismail picked up three wickets to bowl South Africa to their first T20I win against West Indies © Getty Images Shabnim Ismail‘s three wickets in seven balls and Dane van Niekerk‘s two in an over helped South Africa Women defend 125, which seemed…
Australia won the toss and chose to bat v South AfricaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dale Steyn will have to wait a little longer for his comeback © Gallo Images Dale Steyn‘s much-anticipated comeback will have to wait after he was left out of South Africa’s XI for their opener against Australia. Despite a return to fitness and almost two months out of the game, Steyn was overlooked as South…
Suriname beat Vanuatu in a semi-final of the WCL Division 6 in September 2015. © ICC/Nick Wood Suriname’s withdrawal from the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 due to violations of player-eligibility guidelines was the culmination of a five-month investigation sparked by documents submitted by Vanuatu Cricket Association president Mark Stafford. According to an ICC statement announcing Suriname’s withdrawal from Division 5, disciplinary charges were brought against the Surinaamse Cricket…
Worcestershire batsman Tom Fell is targeting a return to cricket this summer despite suffering a set-back in his battle with cancer. The 22-year-old was the county’s leading run-scorer in last season’s County Championship, but was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the end of the campaign and underwent surgery in October. Fell was then given the green light to travel to Australia and play grade cricket in Perth from December, but…
File photo – Nazmul Hossain Shanto’s century helped North Zone to a draw © ICC Central Zone consolidated their top spot after gaining ten points from the drawn encounter against East Zone at Cox’s Bazar. Central rode on Raqibul Hasan‘s double-century to post 588 before the declaration came in the first innings. This was Raqibul’s first 200-plus score in first-class cricket since his 313 in the National Cricket League nine…
Toss Pakistan chose to bowl v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Wahab Riaz came in along with Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Nawaz © Getty Images Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi decided to field in the dead rubber against Sri Lanka who are being led by Dinesh Chandimal, their third captain in the tournament, after Angelo Mathews’ calf strain forced him to sit out. Afridi said they were bowling to avoid…