IPL 2016

Chris Gayle had an awkward interview with Channel Ten’s Mel McLaughlin © Getty Images Chris Gayle‘s BBL paymasters, the Melbourne Renegades, are under pressure to discipline their highest profile player after what the Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland called “borderline harassment” of the Ten Network presenter Mel McLaughlin during last night’s match in Hobart. Cricket Australia and Renegades officials were in dialogue throughout the afternoon, and Sutherland said he…

Toss New Zealand 294 for 5 (Guptill 102, Williamson 61, Taylor 61) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Martin Guptill brought up his tenth ODI hundred in the company of Ross Taylor, who made 61 © Getty Images Martin Guptill struck his most measured, but most substantial innings in a rich series, and Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor contributed 61 apiece, as New Zealand made a competitive 294 for…

Hashim Amla batted through the third day in Cape Town as the South Africa captain took the lead role in repelling England’s quest for an unassailable series lead. England managed just one wicket on a day of hard graft as dropped catches loomed as costly to their hopes of going 2-0 ahead in the four-match series. Steven Finn deservedly earned the one reward of the day, when AB de Villiers…

Steven Finn said England’s bowlers could do no more as they were limited to just one wicket on the third day of the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town. The 26-year-old made the only breakthrough today, having AB de Villiers caught by James Anderson at midwicket 12 runs short of a century, as the Proteas’ batsmen held firm. Skipper Hashim Amla led from the front with an unbeaten 157, having…

Zimbabwe 226 (Chibhabha 53, Moor 52, Rashid Khan 3-43, Hamza 2-31) v Afghanistan 161 (Shahzad 45, Shahidi 31. Chibhabha 4-25, Cremer 2-38) by 65 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Chamu Chibhabha’s four wickets, including that of the in-form Mohammad Shahzad, pulled the plug on Afghanistan’s chase © Chris Whiteoak Zimbabwe were defending 30 less than a total that was single-handedly gunned down by Mohammad Shahzad last week. On Monday, Shahzad was…

United Bank Limited 208 and 17 for 1 trail Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited 238 (Misbah 85, Akmal 44, Adil 4-39) by 13 runsScorecard File photo: Misbah-ul-Haq stroked his third consecutive first-class fifty © Getty Images Misbah-ul-Haq‘s third consecutive half-century and 88th in first-class cricket proved crucial, as Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited collected a 30-run lead against United Bank Limited in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final in Karachi. SNGPL, who…

Chris Gayle had an awkward interview with Channel Ten’s Mel McLaughlin © Getty Images Melbourne Renegades batsman Chris Gayle has come in for strong criticism for his comments towards a television presenter in an interview during his side’s victory over Hobart Hurricanes at Bellerive Oval, with Anthony Everard, the head of the BBL, promising action against the batsman. Channel Ten, the broadcaster, also confirmed that Gayle would not be involved…