Madhya Pradesh 348 (Shrivastava 65, Naman 64, Veer Pratap 5-76) and 338 for 5 (Patidar 137, Bundela 72, Naman 52) lead Bengal 121 (Easwaran 48, Ishwar 4-45, Datey 3-30, Sakure 3-38) by 565 runsScorecard Naman Ojha struck his second half-century in the match © PTI Rajat Patidar‘s third century in only his fifth match was the centerpiece of Madhya Pradesh’s batathon that has all but shunted Bengal out of the…
Scotland 140 for 5 (Machan 43, Berrington 42) beat Netherlands 103 (Cooper 32, Watt 5-27) by 37 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mark Watt was taken for 15 runs in his first over but came back to take five wickets © IDI/Getty Images Scotland left-arm spinner Mark Watt‘s maiden T20 five-for bundled Netherlands out for 103, setting up a 37-run win for his side in Dubai. After the first-ball loss of…
Mehedi Hasan – “Zakir told me that we will just play on singles, rotate the strike. We won’t go for fours or sixes. His words worked quite well for us” © ICC When Bangladesh Under-19’s captain Mehedi Hasan and wicketkeeper-batsman Zakir Hasan came together in the 29th over against Nepal Under-19, it was amidst much tension in Mirpur. The home side were 98 for 4 chasing 212 with a place…
Madhya Pradesh 348 (Shrivastava 65, Ojha 64, Veer Pratap 5-76) & 338 for 5 (Patidar 137, Bundela 72, Naman 52) lead Bengal 121 (Easwaran 48, Ishwar 4-45, Datey 3-30, Sakure 3-38) by 565 runsScorecard Naman Ojha struck his second half-century in the match © PTI Rajat Patidar‘s third century in only his fifth match was the centerpiece of Madhya Pradesh’s batathon that has all but shunted Bengal out of the…
The Feroz Shah Kotla is slated to host several World Twenty20 matches, including a semifinal. © AFP New Delhi: There was some positive news for the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) as they got ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) from the central government’s Land and Development Office (L&DO) on Thursday. (ICC World Twenty20: Feroz Shah Kotla in Danger of Not Hosting Matches) Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in…
Ashish Nehra, Yuvraj Singh, Kevin Pietersen and Shane Watson will be the marquee buys in the 2016 IPL Auction. © NDTV Indian Premier League veterans Yuvraj Singh, Shane Watson and Kevin Pietersen will lead a galaxy of Twenty20 specialists as eight teams pick their squads for the 2016 edition of the tournament that will be played between April 9 and May 29. (IPL Auction: Yuvraj Singh, Kevin Pietersen in Rs.2…
BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur has said that it is justified for the board to take the time that it has in responding to the Lodha panel recommendations © PTI The Supreme Court of India’s ruling on Thursday might have suggested its annoyance with a perceived lack of seriousness on the BCCI’s part in implementing the Lodha committee recommendations, but Anurag Thakur, the BCCI secretary, has insisted the board is following…
Ravichandran Ashwin is Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led India’s spin spearhead. © Reuters Gurgaon: Ravichandran Ashwin believes India, which has recorded a historic Twenty20 series win in the recently-concluded tour to Australia, will need to adjust to the home conditions quickly if they desire to win the ICC World Twenty20 for a second time. (2016 World Twenty20: Pawan Negi, Mohammed Shami Included in India Squad, Mahendra Singh Dhoni to Lead) “Now we…
Saurashtra 375 (Jogiyani 130, Jackson 122, Yadav 5-81) beat Vidarbha 151 (Unadkat 5-70) and 139 (Jaffer 48, Unadkar 4-35) by an innings and 85 runsScorecard Jaydev Unadkat’s nine-wicket haul helped Saurashtra wrap up a one-sided contest inside three days in Valsad © Getty Images Saurashtra thrashed Vidarbha by an innings and 85 runs to book their place in the Ranji Trophy semifinal for the first time in three seasons. Jaydev…
Play 03:45 WATCH – Bangladesh survive Nepal scare A splendid 113-run fifth-wicket stand between captain Mehedi Hasan and Zakir Hasan steered Bangladesh Under-19s to the semi-finals after completing a six-wicket win against Nepal Under-19s in Dhaka. The pressure steadily built on the pair after Joyraz Sheikh was dismissed for a patient 38. However, they found the boundary, rotated the strike and compiled fifties in the process as Bangladesh reached the…