Matthew Wade has been Australia’s wicketkeeper in T20 and ODIs since the retirement of Brad Haddin last year but appears to have paid the price for loss of form with the gloves and bat. © AFP Melbourne: Steve Smith has taken over from Aaron Finch who is struggling to recover from a hamstring injury and will now captain Australia in all three formats. Meanwhile, wicketkeeper Mathew Wade and Nathan Lyon…
Afghanistan Under-19s eased to an eight-wicket win against New Zealand Under-19s in Cox’s Bazar, to move to the ninth-place playoff final. New Zealand were reduced to 35 for 6 by the 19th over, after opting to bat. Useful contributions, however, from Josh Clarkson (25), Aniket Parikh (48) and Nathan Smith (23) took New Zealand to 135, before they were bowled out in the 45th over. Rashid Khan took three wickets…
Ahmed Shehzad looked certain to be axed from the national squad but has put himself back in to contention after hitting form in Pakistan Super League. © AFP Karachi: Pakistan cricket team selectors have delayed announcement of the national squad for the Asia Twenty20 and the World Twenty20. This decision comes after some sterling performances in the ongoing Pakistan Super League in Dubai. (PCB Takes up India Series Cancellation With…
Sri Lanka benefited from winning the toss as they stuck India in and dismissed them for just 101 en route to a five-wicket win in the first of three Twenty20 internationals. The tourists opted to field first in Pune and three wickets each from Kasun Rajitha and Dasun Shanaka helped skittle India in the penultimate over. Sri Lanka lost five wickets in their chase, but Dinesh Chandimal struck a run-a-ball 35…
The MCA Stadium in Pune hosted the first India-Sri Lanka Twenty20. © BCCI Pune: The Maharashtra Cricket Association is set to earn in excess of Rs 7 crore by hosting the first Twenty20 International between India and Sri Lanka at their stadium here on Tuesday, according to its president Ajay Shirke. (Read more cricket stories here) “We are getting Rs 5 crore from gate money and Rs 2.1 crore through…
Dasun Shanaka picked up 3/16 while Kasun Rajitha picked up 3/29 as India were bowled out for 101. © BCCI Pune: India’s winning sequence in T20 internationals came to an embarrassing end tonight after a heavily depleted Sri Lanka pulled off an upset five-wicket victory to take 1-0 lead in the three-match series. (Scorecard | Highlights) Put into bat on a lively track, which had fair amount of bounce and…
Ireland failed to mark Gary Wilson’s 200th appearance for his country with a victory as they were beaten by 11 runs by Papua New Guinea in Townsville. Wilson, joining Kevin O’Brien, Andrew White, Kyle McCallan and Will Porterfield in the 200-club, was made captain of a much-changed side that had already taken a 2-0 unassailable lead in the Twenty20 series. The Surrey gloveman made 15 from 16 balls, the second…
David Miller was Kings XI Punjab’s most successful batsman in IPL 2015 © BCCI Kings XI Punjab have named South Africa batsman David Miller captain for IPL 2016. Last year the team was captained by Australia’s George Bailey, but the franchise had not retained Bailey this season. Sanjay Bangar, Kings XI’s coach, said Miller had the right temperament to lead. “I have watched David grow as a player. He has…
Papua New Guinea 116 for 8 (Bau 25, Murtagh 3-23) beat Ireland 105 (Niall 27, Soper 3-13) by 11 runsScorecard Chad Soper’s 3 for 13 helped PNG defend 116 by 11 runs © ICC/Getty Papua New Guinea completed a consolation win in the third T20 against Ireland in Townsville, after successfully defending a score of 116 by bowling Ireland out for 105 in the last over. After batting first, PNG…
Rod Marsh on Peter Nevill: “I think we needed the best wicketkeeper for India.” © Associated Press “I don’t work from drawings and colour sketches into a final painting. Painting, I think, today – the more immediate, the more direct – the greater the possibilities of … making a statement.” Jackson Pollock said this in 1950 of his art, which confounded the opinion makers of the day by abandoning the…