14 February 2016 | David Clark Tweet AB de Villiers led from the front with a 24th one-day international century to cancel out Alex Hales’ earlier ton and guide South Africa to a five-wicket series-clinching win in Cape Town. Hales had made 112 after England were put in, but found little in the way of meaningful support as the tourists were bowled out for 236…
England Head Coach Trevor Bayliss blamed a lack of experience after England failed to win the one-day international series against South Africa after holding a 2-0 lead. AB de Villiers completed South Africa’s comeback with a century in the fifth and final match in Cape Town as the Proteas chased down a below-par 236 all out with five wickets in hand. It was the type of batting performance that has…
England women will need to chase down 196 for six to win their one-day international series against South Africa in Johannesburg. Anya Shrubsole claimed 3-35 as the Proteas were indebted to Lizelle Lee’s 74 to set a tricky target. South Africa had been in some bother at 85 for six but Lee expertly batted with the lower order to register her seventh ODI half-century. Shrubsole played a central part in…
Peshawar Zalmi 130 for 2 (Malan 60*, Hafeez 36) beat Quetta Gladiators 129 (Elliott 40, Afridi 5-7) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Shahid Afridi picked up a career-best 5 for 7 to derail Quetta’s innings © PSL Shahid Afridi picked up career-best T20 figures of 5 for 7, setting up a comprehensive eight-wicket win for Peshawar Zalmi against Quetta Gladiators in Sharjah. Afridi, who will be retiring from international…
Quetta Gladiators 130 for 2 (Malan 60*, Hafeez 36) beat Peshawar Zalmi 129 (Elliott 40, Afridi 5-7) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Shahid Afridi picked up a career-best 5 for 7 to derail Peshawar’s innings © PSL Shahid Afridi picked up career-best T20 figures of 5 for 7, setting up a comprehensive eight-wicket win for table-toppers Quetta Gladiators against Peshawar Zalmi in Sharjah. Afridi, who will be retiring from…
Kate Cross praised England women’s bowling unit after a five-wicket win in the third one-day international against South Africa sealed a series victory . Lancashire seamer Cross, who came into the team for the injured Katherine Brunt, shared an impressive new-ball spell with Anya Shrubsole and six different bowlers took wickets as the hosts were restricted to 196 for nine at the Wanderers. An early wobble left England 38 for…
MS Dhoni – “What the shortest format really does is, it narrows down the difference between the two teams. What you have to do is keep the [opposition’s] big hitters out of the game” © BCCI There is still a month to go till the World Twenty20, but no side other than India can claim to know their first XI so much in advance. In the team that beat Sri…
After two losses early in the five-match series, AB de Villiers urged his team-mates to keep believing in themselves © Getty Images If AB de Villiers was less experienced, South Africa might have lost the series to England on Sunday. If AB de Villiers was less experienced, 22 for 3 would have been a hole too deep for him to dig his team out of. If AB de Villiers was…
Trevor Bayliss was full of praise for the way Alex Hales responded from his poor Test series © Gallo Images With the highest run-scorer, Alex Hales, and the highest wicket-taker, Reece Topley, in the ODI series against South Africa – roles-reversed from the Test series where South Africa lost despite leading both tallies – England’s coach Trevor Bayliss identified fielding as main difference between the two sides. “The batting and…
England Women 198 for 5 (Knight 67*, Elwiss 61) beat South Africa Women 196 for 6 (Lees 74, Shrubsole 3-35)Scorecard Georgia Elwiss and Heather Knight scored vital fifties © Gallo Images Heather Knight and Georgia Elwiss produced a pair of composed innings to guide England to a series-clinching five-wicket victory at the Wanderers – a important points in the Women’s Championship – after their chase had been in considerable early…