IPL 2016

Aaron Finch was one of three batsman who fell to Imran Tahir © Associated Press Australia’s loss in the first T20 against South Africa in Durban has again raised the issue of how they handle spin in the shortest format, with legspinner Imran Tahir having turned the game with his 3 for 21 from four overs. Tahir was introduced in the eighth over and his first ball, a full toss,…

Ryan Sidebottom has recalled the moment he joined team-mate Graeme Swann for a brief chat in the Kensington Oval toilets to settle his nerves during England’s run-chase in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 final. Paul Collingwood’s side were cruising to victory in their pursuit of 148 to beat Australia and end a 35-year wait for an ICC limited-overs trophy following a 111-run stand between Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen. But the…

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…