Peter Nevill took time to check on Adam Zampa and his bleeding nose before walking off © Cricket Australia/Getty Images The BBL prides itself on innovation, but who would have thought it could conjure up a new way of getting out? Somehow, however, it’s done just that, as Adam Zampa ran out Peter Nevill in extraordinary fashion in the Melbourne derby at Docklands Stadium. Zampa bowled the second ball of…
India in Australia 2015-16 January 9, 2016 ESPNcricinfo staff Mohammed Shami will be out of action for four to six weeks © AFP India fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the Australia tour with a hamstring injury, the BCCI medical team has confirmed. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was named replacement who is expected to join the team on Sunday More to follow… © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source:…
Cheteshwar Pujara made 54 off 52 balls but it was not enough for Saurashtra. © AFP Jharkhand reached the knockout stage after producing a disciplined all-round performance to comfortably beat Saurashtra by seven wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy . Opting to bowl, Jharkhand restricted Saurashtra to 128 for five in the stipulated 20 overs at Nehru Stadium, before overhauling the target with three balls to spare, reaching 132…
Left-arm pacer Barinder Sran has impressed in both the warm-up games against Western Australia XI. © AFP Perth: India’s bowling coach Bharat Arun said rookie Barinder Sran, being a left-armer, gives the team “added advantage”, indicating that the youngster may be blooded into the side for opening ODI against Australia. (Dominant India Register 64-Run Win Over Western Australia) “He is a bowler with a lot of potential. He has been…
Yuvraj Singh’s blazing fifty was upstaged by Sanju Samson as Punjab lost to Kerala in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. © AFP Sanju Samson smashed 72 off 56 balls as Kerala completed a five wicket win over Punjab to cruise into the quarterfinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. (Syed Mushtaq Ali News) Yuvraj Singh (54 off 44) took Punjab to 135 for 7 before Samson stole the show…
Sourav Ganguly said Eden Gardens will have a new electronic scoreboard by February 15. © PTI Kolkata: The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly’s differences with some of the other office-bearers came out in the open when the former India captain spoke how misinformation was being spread by a section about Eden Gardens’ branding coming under the ambit of ambush marketing. (New CAB Chief Sourav Ganguly Promises to…
Melbourne Renegades Women 139 for 8 (Priest 57, van Niekerk 29) beat Sydney Thunder Women 103 (Blackwell 45, Strano 3-20, Molineux 3-18) by 36 runsScorecard Molly Strano picked up 3 for 20 © Cricket Australia/Getty Images The early throes of the Women’s Big Bash League have delighted and drawn smiles for many reasons. The cricket has been impressive, a meeting of the world’s finest female cricketing minds, and the crowds…
Irfan Pathan continued to contribute at vital times as he helped Baroda register victory over Andhra Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. © AFP Irfan Pathan continued to shine in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 competition as he helped Baroda enter the knockouts. Delhi held off Goa in a low-scoring thriller to reach the knock-outs stages while Himachal Pradesh kept their chances alive. Cheteshwar Pujara continued his aggressive form…
Canterbury 245 for 4 (Fulton 65, Henry Nicholls 56) beat Auckland 243 for 7 (B Cachopa 107, Grobbelaar 45*, Astle 3-44) by six wicketsScorecard File photo – Peter Fulton’s 55-ball 65 helped Canterbury chase down the target in 37.4 overs © Getty Images Fifties from Peter Fulton and Henry Nicholls stretched Canterbury’s unbeaten run in this season’s Ford Trophy to five, as they collected a six-wicket victory against Auckland. Chasing…
Match facts January 10, 2016Start time 1500 local (0200 GMT) For Sri Lanka it is a case of lose the game, then lose the series and the No. 1 T20 ranking too © Getty Images Big Picture New Zealand have usually outclassed Sri Lanka with ease across two southern summers, but even in the matches that the visitors have dominated, New Zealand have still found the means to prevail. Sri…