With the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 on the horizon, England head to India seeking to become the first team to win two sprint-format titles. In the lead-up to the tournament, ecb.co.uk takes a look back at England’s 2010 triumph in the West Indies. Group D England v West Indies – lost by eight wickets (D/L) Following their successful tour of Bangladesh, England set down a marker ahead of the tournament,…
Andre Russell could face suspension © Getty Images West Indies allrounder Andre Russell has committed an “anti-doping whereabouts” violation, according to the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), and could face a lengthy ban from cricket. Russell, who is part of the West Indies squad for the upcoming World T20, has reportedly missed three such tests in a 12-month period, which equates to a failed test under doping laws. “We received notification…
“I wanted him to hit the winning runs. In the dressing room he said that this meant a lot for him.” – Mashrafe Mortaza on Mahmudullah © Associated Press The 18th over had just begun with Bangladesh needing 26 runs to win. The captain Mashrafe Mortaza, wearing his pads, thigh-guard and gloves with the bat in hand, was pacing around the viewing area of the Shere Bangla National Stadium. The…
Central Broward Regional Park will play host to two CPL matches under floodlights © Peter Della Penna The first six Caribbean Premier League matches to be played on US soil will include two games under floodlights at the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida as well as two weekend doubleheaders to round out the league phase of the tournament, from July 28 to 31. The CPL organizers announced plans…
The BCCI has reservations on recommendations like ‘one state, one vote’, the age cap on office bearers and officials and a limit on the tenure of elected office-bearers © AFP The BCCI has expressed strong reservations against the exhaustive recommendations proposed by the Lodha committee and the Indian board will present its views before the Supreme Court during a hearing on Thursday. In a 55-page counter-affidavit submitted in the court…
Bangladesh 131 for 5 (Soumya 48, Mahmudullah 22*, Amir 2-26) beat Pakistan 129 for 7 (Sarfraz 58*, Al-Amin 3-25) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Those who watch cricket regularly will tell you that in a tight contest, the winning side will always show some signs of their impending triumph. Mahmudullah’s upright blast over extra cover at the start of the 17th over can only be described as the shot…
Mohammad Asif made a return to competitive cricket after his suspension by playing the National One Day Cup in January © AFP Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif, who completed a five-year suspension for spot-fixing in September last year, will captain the Sialkot Region team in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy grade-2 tournament, which starts from Saturday in Bahawalpur. Asif’s contract with the grade-1 side, Water and Power Development Authority [WAPDA], is unaffected…
Will Pawan Negi be handed an international debut? © BCCI Match facts Thursday, March 3, 2015Start time 1930 (1330 GMT) Big picture This is the deadest of rubbers. India are through to the Asia Cup final. UAE have no chance of joining them. What’s more, the result of this match, no matter which way it turns out, won’t even matter to the other teams in their bid for the trophy…
02 March 2016 | Callum Dent Tweet Left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman will become the first Bangladesh international to represent Sussex after signing for the Sharks’ limited-overs competitions this summer. The 20-year-old becomes Sussex’s second overseas player for the NatWest T20 Blast, after the capture of New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor, and is available for the duration of the campaign following his stint with Indian Premier…
Opening batsman Sam Robson has provided Middlesex with a boost ahead of the new county season by signing a three-year contract extension. The 26-year-old, who played seven Tests for England in 2014, will now stay at Lord’s until at least the end of the 2018 season. Having made his first-class debut for the county in 2009, Robson has racked up 6,325 first-class runs at an average of 37.87 in 101…