IPL 2016

Thisara Perera celebrates after dismissing Yuvraj Singh on Friday. © BCCI Thisara Perera stole the show in the second Twenty20 International against India by becoming the first Sri Lankan bowler to take a hat-trick in Twenty20 Internationals. He is now the fourth bowler to take a hat-trick in this format. (Scorecard | Highlights) Bowling the 19th over, Perera, who had figures of 2-0-26-0 before the start of the over, was…

This image was tweeted by @ECB_cricket. © Twitter London: A cricket team was bowled out for nought in just 20 balls to lose a game by 120 runs, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) reported Thursday. (Click here for latest Cricket stories) The rare result came during the Kent regional finals of the ECB’s national six-a-side championship when the Bapchild team failed to trouble the scorers in an indoor…

Shikhar Dhawan reached 50-run mark against Sri Lanka in just 22 balls. © BCCI Shikhar Dhawan’s poor form as India opener, of late, led to a growing din of critics against the Delhi lad. The 30-year-old left-hander gave an apt answer to all those allegations by scoring a quickfire half-century in the second Twenty20 against Sri Lanka, which was also his first in Twenty20 Internationals. (Scorecard | Highlights) Dhawan reached…

AB de Villiers has already turned down an approach to play in Australia’s Big Bash League later this year as it clashes with a scheduled home series vs Sri Lanka. © AFP Bridgetown: South Africa’s Test and one-day international skipper AB de Villiers insisted Thursday that he remains committed to the national team as he signed up for the Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament. The 31-year-old has faced speculation over…

Shane Warne slammed Steve Waugh during filming for ‘I’m A Celebrity’ show and told his campmates there were “a lot of reasons” he didn’t like the former Australia captain. © AFP Sydney: Steve Waugh Friday hit back at Shane Warne after he reignited a long-running feud between two of Australia’s greatest players, saying he was doing his job as captain when he dropped the leg-spinner in 1999. (Warne to Close…