Uttar Pradesh 159 for 7 (Dwivedi 49*, Saini 2-24) beat Delhi 158 for 6 (Chand 48, Negi 41*, Mishra 2-25) by three wickets File photo: Unmukt Chand’s 35-ball 48 went in vain for Delhi © BCCI Uttar Pradesh will face Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final after completing their eighth win on the trot, by beating Delhi by three wickets at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Chasing 159, UP…
The Pink Test between Australia and West Indies in Sydney was ruined by rain, thus the third Twenty20 international between Australia and India will go pink. © AFP The third and final match of the upcoming Twenty20 series in Sydney between India and Australia will turn pink to support the McGrath Foundation after rain washed out a large part of the annual Pink Test. (Rare Double Washout Blights Australia-West Indies…
Anusha Samaranayake has played a key role in the emergence of several Sri Lankan bowlers. (Image: http://www.srilankacricket.lk/) Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket on Monday suspended its fast bowling coach over alleged attempts at bribing players to under-perform in a Test match to ensure a surprise victory for the West Indies. Anusha Samaranayake was suspended for two months after Sri Lanka’s sports minister ordered a probe into allegations of an attempt to…
Sri Lanka all-rounder Thisara Perera will continue to play limited-overs cricket. © AFP Colombo: Sri Lanka’s all rounder Thisara Perera will retire from Test cricket, but will continue playing one-day international and Twenty20 games, officials said Monday. (Click here for latest Cricket stories) The 26-year-old sent his retirement letter to Sri Lanka Cricket confirming the end of his Test career, an official from the board said, asking not to be…
Chris Gayle needed only 12 balls to get his half-century against Adelaide Strikers, equalling the record for fastest T20 fifty set by Yuvraj Singh in 2007. Here’s how our ball-by-ball commentators described the carnage Chris Gayle hit four sixes in the opening over © Cricket Australia/Getty Images 0.1 West to Gayle, 2 runs, full and straight on middle, tucked to deep midwicket for a couple. Gayle 2 (1) 0.2 West…
Akshay Karnewar began as a right-arm offspinner, when he started playing cricket as the age of 13. © NDTV Ambidextrous bowlers are a rarity in the world of cricket. Akshay Karnewar of Vidarbha has that talent and he put that to good effect in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Twenty tournament. (Click here for latest Cricket stories) Karnewar can bowl off-spin and he can bowl left-arm spin with equal efficiency….
World T20 2016 January 18, 2016 Sidharth Monga and Nagraj Gollapudi © BCCI The tickets for the World Twenty20 are likely to go up for sale by the end of this week, with the BCCI saying it doesn’t think it is too late for the tickets to be made available. The first qualifier starts on March 8, but the Indian board is happy to have the tickets up for grabs…
Mithali Raj said Australia’s Big Bash League franchise Adelaide Strikers had approached her. © PTI Mumbai: Following the success of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL), India women’s team skipper Mithali Raj on Monday expressed her desire to see the female version of the massively popular Twenty20 extravaganza soon in the country. (Click here for latest Cricket stories) The national women’s team is scheduled to play Australia in three One-Day…
India in Australia 2015-16 January 18, 2016 ESPNcricinfo staff Jasprit Bumrah has been named as Mohammed Shami‘s replacement for the three Twenty20 Internationals in Australia starting January 26. More to follow… © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Mukul Mudgal said Delhi and District Cricket Association’s management and accounts department did not act on the issues raised by internal audit. © PTI New Delhi: Delhi High Court-appointed observer Justice (Retd) Mukul Mudgal, for the fourth India versus South Africa Test at Feroz Shah Kotla from December 3-7, has submitted a stinging report on the corruption-hit Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). (Justice Mudgal to Submit Report on Delhi…