The 2016 Indian Premier League auction will have several top names going under the hammer. Eight franchises, including two new ones – Gujarat Lions and Rising Pune Supergiants, would be eager to go all the way to set their house in order ahead of the big battle. Catch all live updates here. (List Of Players Sold and Unsold in IPL Auction) 12:55 hrs IST: Another list of all-rounders are up…
06 February 2016 | Matt Somerford Tweet Luke Wright and Kevin Pietersen led Quetta Gladiators to their second successive eight-wicket win to start the Pakistan Super League. Sussex skipper Wright was the star turn in the Gladiators’ opening win over Islamabad United, when he struck an unbeaten 86, and followed it today with 47 from 39 balls against Karachi Kings. Pietersen picked up from where…
Toss South Africa won the toss and chose to bat v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Chris Morris was one of two players left out from Bloemfontein © Getty Images Chris Morris might have been sold for a million dollars at the IPL auction but his fate in Port Elizabeth was less pleasing as South Africa dropped both him and his fellow pace bowler Marchant de Lange for the second…
Ireland 97 for 5 (Wilson 45, Vanua 3-26) beat Papua New Guinea 92 for 9 (O’Brien 2-10, Young 2-15, McBrine 2-17) by five wicketsScorecard File photo: Gary Wilson stroked a 33-ball 45 to lead Ireland’s small chase © ICC/Sportsfile Fourteen wickets fell and only 189 runs were scored in Townsville, with Ireland powering past Papua New Guinea by five wickets. PNG, after being inserted, lost wickets right from the off…
The biggest surprise of round one of bidding at the IPL auction was the in-form New Zealand opener Martin Guptill going unsold © Getty Images Australia allrounder Shane Watson was the IPL 2016 auction’s first million-dollar man, going to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 9.5 crore* after bidding for him began at Rs 2 crore. Yuvraj Singh was the second but the Rs 7 crore Sunrisers bid for him was…
Assam 323 (Syed Mohammad 121, Das 46, Kaul 4-99) and 101 (Arup 31, Sran 5-43, Kaul 4-25) beat Punjab 137 (Sidhana 80, Arup 3-41) and 236 (Gurkeerat 64, Arup 8-83) by 51 runsScorecard File photo: Arup Das (second from left) returned match figures of 11 for 124 © PTI Assam needed just 20 balls on the fourth day to take the final two wickets to put them in the semi-finals…
Queensland 6 for 474 dec and 8 for 258 dec beat South Australia 315 and 244 (Mennie 43, Swepson 3-110) by 173 runsScorecard James Hopes was typically effective and collected 2 for 20 from 13 overs (file photo) © Getty Images Queensland’s bowlers picked up 10 wickets on a good batting pitch on the final day at Adelaide Oval to secure a 173-run victory over South Australia. Set an unlikely…
New Zealand 281 for 9 (Williamson 60, Santner 45*, Hazlewood 3-61) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kane Williamson pulls en route to his 60 © Getty Images New Zealand tallied 281 for 9 in Wellington despite a much improved Australian bowling and fielding effort in a match the visitors must win to keep the Chappell-Hadlee series alive. Kane Williamson made a smooth 60 but it was a late-innings partnership…
Kevin Pietersen was the first player to be auctioned at the 2016 IPL auction in Bangalore on Saturday, and he was bought by Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs 3.5* crore after a bidding war with the other new team in the tournament, Gujarat Lions. His base price was Rs 2 crore. The two teams also faced off for West Indies opener, Dwayne Smith, who was eventually secured by Lions for…
Sold players Kevin Pietersen (Base price INR 20000000) – sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 35000000 Dwayne Smith (Base price INR 5000000) – sold to Gujarat Lions INR 23000000 Unsold players © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo