Mascarenhas on Adam Voges: “It’s pretty amazing; he’s in a rich vein of form and he’s just not getting out at the moment.” © Getty Images “Tough” was the word used most by New Zealand bowling coach Dimitri Mascarenhas after a day of toil in the field. It described the batting-friendly pitch, the task facing New Zealand’s bowlers, the incorrect no-ball call that gave Adam Voges a second life, the…
Pakistan Super League has taken zero-tolerance policy against fixing. (Image for representational purpose only) © AFP Karachi: The head of Pakistan Super League’s anti-corruption and security vigilance unit has warned players, team officials and franchise owners of life ban if found guilty of spot fixing or involvement in any other form of corruption during the tournament. (Pakistan Cricket Board Relying on Twenty20 Super League to Boost Revenue) According to Colonel…
The West Indies U-19 squad have players like Shamar Springer, Shimron Hetmyer and Gidron Pope who have lit up the 2016 Uunder-19 World Cup tournament with their exploits © ICC The West Indies will hope to rekindle memories of their former glory in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Sunday as they take on modern-day giants of the game India in the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup final. (Under-19 World Cup:…
Waqar Younis is Pakistan’s young team for the World Twenty20 will do well against India. © Getty Images Karachi: Pakistan’s head coach Waqar Younis is confident that his new-look team would be able to break the jinx of not winning against India in major ICC events when they lock horns in the upcoming World Twenty20, which begins right after the Asia Cup T20. (Ahmed Shehzad Dropped From Pakistan Squad For…
Jaydev Unadkat picked up three wickets on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final between Saurashtra and Assam. © AFP Amit Verma’s patient unbeaten 74 guided Assam to 193/7 against Saurashtra on the opening day of the semifinal of the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament in Vadodara on Saturday. (Shreyas Iyer 90 Helps Mumbai To 327/7 Against Madhya Pradesh) Asked to bat, Assam were in a spot of bother as…
Australia 463 for 6 (Voges 176*, Khawaja 140, Smith 71) lead New Zealand 183 by 280 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Usman Khawaja barely looked in any trouble while making his first overseas Test century © Getty Images It was New Zealand’s acute misfortune to be confronted by two of Test cricket’s most prolific batsmen of the moment at a time when the Basin Reserve had flattened out from the early…
Australia 330 for 5 (Khawaja 140, Voges 91*, Smith 71) lead New Zealand 183 by 147 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Usman Khawaja barely looked in any trouble while making his first overseas Test century © Getty Images Usman Khawaja‘s imperious fourth Test hundred in as many first innings and Adam Voges‘ calm supporting hand helped Australia take command of the Basin Reserve and stretch their first innings lead over New…
Australia 238 for 3 (Khawaja 115*, Smith 71, Voges 40*) lead New Zealand 183 by 55 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Usman Khawaja barely looked in any trouble while making his first overseas Test century © Getty Images Usman Khawaja glided imperiously to his fourth Test hundred in as many first innings as Australia took command of the Basin Reserve and began stretching their lead over New Zealand. Helped along by…
Joe Root struck a century in a losing cause for the second successive match as Chris Morris’ brutal maiden one-day international fifty helped South Africa edge to a one-wicket victory at the Wanderers that set up a series decider on Valentine’s Day in Cape Town. The Yorkshireman held England’s innings together with 109 from 124 balls, adding 95 in 100 deliveries with Chris Woakes, after a middle-order collapse of five…
[embedded content] England skipper Eoin Morgan believes the nail-biting one-day international defeat to South Africa at the Wanderers will prove to be a vital learning curve for his young squad. The tourists were edged out by one wicket in Johannesburg after Chris Morris blasted 62 off 38 balls at the death to help the Proteas chase 263 and level the five-match series up at 2-2. England were in control by…