IPL 2016

Stephen Cook impressed for South Africa A in their warm-up match against England © Getty Images Of all the things on Stephen Cook‘s mind over the last few weeks, having gas in the tank was not one of them. Cook is a batsman who concerns himself with making runs and leading the Lions. At least, that’s what he did until this morning, when he was given instructions to worry about…

“I wish that those in the Bangladesh team have books written about them too,” said Mashrafe Mortaza © Associated Press Mashrafe Mortaza thinks his Bangladesh teammates deserve more of the limelight after a successful 2015 in international cricket. To add to that, they have started 2016 with two successive wins over Zimbabwe in the T20Is despite a few key players being injured. “It is really inspiring to have a book…

Wellington – New Zealand have weighed up the impact of their record win over Pakistan in Sunday’s Twenty20 and concluded the benefits far outweigh the downside. ew Zealand’s Martin Guptill (front L) and Kane Williamson (front R) celebrate winning the second Twenty20 cricket match against Pakistan at Seddon Park in Hamilton, New Zealand, on January 17, 2016 © AFP Michael Bradley Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson’s unbroken 171-run stand to…

Adelaide Strikers 5 for 170 (Ludeman 49, Dean 48, Doherty 2-30) beat Melbourne Renegades 143 (Gayle 56, Head 3-16) by 27 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Chris Gayle’s 12-ball half-century was the lone bright spark for Melbourne Renegades as their BBL campaign came to a grinding halt © Getty Images Melbourne Renegades needed to chase down Adelaide Strikers’ 170 in 16 overs to set up a rematch in a Big Bash…

Baroda 153 for 9 (Hooda 53, Tambe 3-26) beat Mumbai 151 for 5 (Suryakumar 57*, Bhatt 2-25) by one wicketScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo: Deepak Hooda’s 35-ball 53 kept Baroda’s chase on track until the 17th over © ICC Baroda survived three wickets in the penultimate over of their chase and managed to knock Mumbai out with a slender one-wicket win to book a final berth. Baroda’s pursuit of…

Liam Plunkett impressed during England’s T20 series win in the UAE © Getty Images Liam Plunkett has been called into England’s limited-overs squad in South Africa after the ECB confirmed that Steven Finn‘s side strain has ended his tour. Plunkett, currently with the England Lions in the UAE, was unfortunate to miss out on selection originally. He bowled with impressive pace and hostility in the two T20s he appeared in…

Adelaide Strikers 5 for 170 (Ludeman 49, Dean 48, Doherty 2-30) beat Melbourne Renegades 143 (Gayle 56, Head 3-16) by 27 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Chris Gayle’s 12-ball half-century was the lone bright spark for Melbourne Renegades as their BBL campaign came to a grinding halt © Getty Images Melbourne Renegades needed to chase down Adelaide Strikers’ 170 in 16 overs to set up a rematch in a Big Bash…

Shane Watson has returned to Australia’s T20 reckoning – but won’t be signing for Hampshire © Cricket Australia Shane Watson‘s mooted return to Hampshire will not happen in 2016, the Australian allrounder has confirmed to ESPNcricinfo. Watson held preliminary talks to join the county for the Natwest T20 Blast and Royal London Cup after his retirement from Test cricket following Australia’s 2015 Ashes defeat, but the move has not progressed…