Dipendra Singh Airee‘s throw from the deep-extra cover boundary struck the stumps on the full, running Dale Phillips out and ending New Zealand’s chase against Nepal. In the previous over, Airee had swung the match for Nepal, dismissing Nigel Smith and Talor Scott. Near the boundary line, where the reserves were standing, Nepal manager Sudeep Sharma was ecstatic. Sudeep was elated that Airee, Nepal’s finisher with the bat and ball,…
Pakistan A 182 for 4 (Asif Zakir 68*) beat England Lions 181 (Malan 56) by six wicketsScorecard Dawid Malan’s impressive form continued but England’s batting slumped © Chris Whiteoak Pakistan A set up a series decider against England Lions with a six-wicket victory in the fourth one-dayer in Dubai. They cut off a promising England start to dismiss them for 181 then survived a batting wobble of their own to…
Ryan Campbell retired from domestic cricket in Australia in 2006. © Getty Images Hong Kong have included 43-year-old former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Campbell in their squad for the upcoming World Twenty20, which starts from March 8 in India. Campbell, who has a Hong Kong-Chinese lineage, played two ODIs for Australia in 2002 and has been a part of Hong Kong’s domestic set-up since 2012. He is also the national team’s…
India and Pakistan will be playing each other for the first time since the 2015 ICC World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. © AFP The explosive India versus Pakistan Asia Cup match will be played in Mirpur on February 27. This will be the first time the traditional rivals will be playing each other after the 2015 ICC World Cup Down Under. This edition of the Asia Cup in…
Trent Boult inspects the outfield as persistent rain washed out the Napier ODI against Pakistan without a ball being bowled © AFP Rain washed out the second one-day international between New Zealand and Pakistan in Napier on Thursday. (Latest Cricket News) Umpires Bruce Oxenford and Billy Bowden waited more than four hours for the weather to clear. Three inspections took place between 04:30 PM local time till 6:30 PM local…
Hasan Mohsin exploited the early morning moisture to pick up three wickets and set up Pakistan’s easy win in their tournament opener © ICC Hasan Mohsin, the Pakistan Under-19 pacer who claimed 3 for 24 in his team’s easy win in the tournament opener over Afghanistan Under-19, can be mistaken for pace spearhead. Truth be told, he’s far from being one. Interestingly, the batting allrounder wasn’t even a pace bowler…
[embedded content] James Anderson and a group of primary school student might have just come up with future innovations for the game of cricket. If you ever wanted confetti to be sprayed everywhere instead of the bails flying or the prospect of a Gladiator-style ‘blocker’ preventing run-making then the young students who met Anderson, as part of a new advert with England and Wales Cricket Board partner Toyota, have it…
A die-hard Virat Kohli fan from Pakistan hoisted the Indian flag on Republic Day during the Australia Twenty20 cricket match in Adelaide. © Getty Images A Pakistani die-hard fan of Indian batsman Virat Kohli is facing up to 10 years imprisonment after being arrested for hoisting the Indian tri-colour atop his home in Punjab Province which he had done to show his love for the cricketer. (Virat Kohli Fan in…
Steven Smith could score only 21 in the first Twenty20 against India in Adelaide. © AFP Melbourne: Steven Smith, hitting back at Virat Kohli for a send-off following his dismissal during the first Twenty20, said the chatter-box gesture by the ’emotional’ Indian was not required at all. (Steven Smith Dismissal Triggers Debate on Channel Nine’s Live Mike Chat) Smith lost his wicket soon after a live chat with TV Commentators,…
Mohammad Amir was taunted and abused by spectators during the third Twenty20 international against New Zealand in Wellington. © AFP New Zealand Cricket has apologised to the touring Pakistan team after a ground announcer taunted paceman Mohammad Amir by playing a cash register sound during a Twenty20 match. (New Zealand Stadium Announcer Admonished for Taunting Mohammad Amir) The announcer has been censured and told it was “inappropriate and disrespectful” to…