South Africa’s AB de Villiers (right) celebrates with David Wiese (centre) after completing his century during fifth and final ODI. © AFP Cape Town: South African captain AB de Villiers hit a century and took his side to a series victory in the fifth and final one-day international against England at Newlands on Sunday. (Scorecard) De Villiers made an unbeaten 101 as South Africa chased down a target of 237…
Australia moved a step closer to reclaiming the number one Test ranking on the back of Adam Voges’ second Test double century of the southern summer. Voges struck 239 before Australia’s bowlers dutifully prised out four New Zealand wickets to ensure they were in total command after three days of the first Test in Wellington. The Black Caps have been behind the eight-ball since their first-morning collapse and their hopes…
Sri Lanka were given a wake-up call ahead of their World T20 title defence as they were ripped out for 82 and crashed to a nine-wicket defeat in the series-deciding Twenty20 international against India at Visakhapatnam. The tourists meekly surrendered any hope of winning the three-game series, or grabbing the chance to replace India at the top of the Twenty20 rankings that a win would have supplied, once they lost…
Adam Voges was Australia’s last man to fall (finally), but not before he had added 614 runs from the last time he was dismissed in a Test © AFP When Adam Voges drove a return catch to Mark Craig on the third day at the Basin Reserve, he was out for 239. In another way, he was out for 614, for that was the amount of runs Voges had scored…
14 February 2016 | Matt Somerford Tweet The O’Brien brothers steered Ireland to a 34-run run win in the first Twenty20 international against United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi. Niall and Kevin O’Brien shared a 55-run stand, after coming in at 19 for four, which proved critical in a low-scoring contest in which Ireland eked out 134 for eight. Kevin O’Brien then too 3-14 as…
Toss South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details JP Duminy lost his place in the South Africa side to Rilee Rossouw © Getty Images South Africa have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the deciding ODI of the series against England in Cape Town. Rain fell in the morning and with conditions still somewhat overcast and the pitch under…
Mahendra SIngh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl first. © BCCI Visakhapatnam: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat first in the series deciding third and final Twenty20 International in Visakhapatnam. (Scorecard | Blog) India have fielded an unchanged side while Sri Lanka have made three changes to their playing eleven. Sri Lanka have replaced Danushka Gunathilaka, injured Chamara Kapugedera and…
Naman Ojha made a gritty 79 off 182 balls, which included 11 boundaries. © AFP Cuttack: Mumbai held a slight edge reducing Madhya Pradesh to 197 for five in their Ranji Trophy cricket semi-final after being bowled out for 371 in their first innings in Cuttack. (Pujara’s Ton Gives Saurashtra Upper Hand Against Assam in Ranji Semis) At stumps on the second day of the match at the DRIEMS Ground,…
India are the only team that did not lose a single match en-route to the final of the 2016 Under-19 World Cup. Their dominant display makes them the favorites to clinch the crown for the fourth time but the West Indies will be determined to secure their maiden Under-19 World Cup. Catch all the live cricket scores and updates (NEWS | PHOTOS) Good Morning from the final of #U19CWC where…
Cheteshwar Pujara in his knock hit 15 boundaries and one six. © AFP Vadodara: Cheteshwar Pujara remained unbeaten on 116 to hand Saurashtra the all-important first innings lead in a semi-final encounter of the Ranji Trophy tournament in Vadodara. (Read More in Cricket) At stumps on the second day, Saurashtra made 254 for five in 82 overs in reply to Assam’s 234 all out. Pujara was highlight of Saurashtra’s innings…