IPL 2016

Dhaka – Bangladesh on Monday lifted the 10-year ban on former international cricket umpire Nadir Shah, allowing him to officiate domestic matches. Bangladeshi cricketer Abdur Razzak (rights) appeals for the dismissal of New Zealand batsman Scott Styris during a one day international (ODI) match in Dhaka on October 9, 2008 © AFP/File Farjana Khan Godhuly Shah was banned in March 2013 by the Bangladesh Cricket Board after a sting operation…

Tea New Zealand 370 and 43 for 1 (Latham 33*, Williamson 10*) trail Australia 455 for 5 (Voges 51*, Marsh 8*) lead by 92 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Neil Wagner bowled with aggression © Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images Neil Wagner’s persistent short-ball attack was rewarded with a flurry of wickets after lunch as New Zealand restricted Australia’s first-innings lead on the third afternoon of the second Test at Hagley Oval….

Australia 455 for 5 (Voges 51*, Marsh 8*) lead New Zealand 370 by 85 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Adam Voges took his average past 100 once again © Getty Images Adam Voges resumed his dominance of the batting crease, and nightwatchman Nathan Lyon hung around far longer than New Zealand would have wanted as Australia built a decent first-innings lead on the third morning of the Christchurch Test. On…

England ended their tour of South Africa with a nine-wicket defeat in Johannesburg to hand the Proteas a 2-0 Twenty20 international series victory. Chasing 172 to win following a dramatic England collapse, the hosts romped to their victory target with 32 balls remaining after a 125-run opening partnership between AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla in just 8.2 overs. De Villiers cracked six fours and the same amount of sixes…

England captain Eoin Morgan is eyeing a back-to-basics approach as the Three Lions look to recover from their series defeat against South Africa ahead of the World Twenty20. Morgan and his team were blown away by an AB de Villiers batting onslaught that was only 29-deliveries long, but which provided 71 runs towards an emphatic nine-wicket win for South Africa in the second Twenty20 international. De Villiers’ innings in Johannesburg,…

Islamabad United 176 for 3 (Sharjeel 117) beat Peshawar Zalmi 126 (Kamran 45, Khalid 4-20) by 50 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Sharjeel Khan brought up his hundred off 50 balls © PCB Sharjeel Khan scored the first hundred of the Pakistan Super League to charge Islamabad United to the final of the tournament, with a comprehensive 50-run win against Peshawar Zalmi. Sharjeel’s 50-ball hundred powered Islamabad to 176 for 3…

Sarah Taylor’s third consecutive half-century led England women to a four-wicket victory over South Africa in the deciding Twenty20 international at the Wanderers that completed a series double in Mark Robinson’s first tour as Head Coach. The wicketkeeeper-batter struck 10 fours in compiling 60 from 40 balls, passing 2,000 T20I runs in the process, as England overcame a late wobble to chase 132 with 27 balls remaining. Taylor was supported…