Virat Kohli (left) and Ajinkya Rahane sweat it out in a training session in Perth ahead of India’s first tour match on Friday. © BCCI The Indian summer has most foreigners on their knees when they visit the country. However, this time it was the Indian cricket team which was on the receiving end as it toiled hard to get in shape for the upcoming limited overs series starting in…
A century opening stand between Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson laid the foundations for New Zealand’s three-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 international at Mount Maunganui. Guptill picked up where he left off in the one-day international series by smashing 58 off 34 deliveries, while Williamson compiled a 42-ball 53 in New Zealand’s imposing 182 for four. The Black Caps looked set to enjoy a comfortable win after leaving Sri…
Australia 2 for 176 (Warner 122*) drew with West Indies 330 (K Brathwaite 85, C Brathwaite 69, Ramdin 62, O’Keefe 3-63, Lyon 3-120)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details David Warner struck the fastest Test hundred ever recorded at the SCG © Getty Images After two days of constant rain in Sydney, David Warner produced a torrent of runs on the fifth day to entertain the faithful with the quickest Test century ever…
New Zealand 182 for 4 (Guptill 58, Williamson 53) beat Sri Lanka 179 for 9 (Gunathilaka 46, Siriwardana 42, Boult 3-21) by three runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Trent Boult’s economical 3 for 21 put the brakes on Sri Lanka’s chase © Getty Images With overs from their frontline bowlers exhausted, New Zealand were forced to turn to Grant Elliott’s gentle seamers to defend 13 runs from the last over in…
Mohammad Amir had served three months in jail for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing case © AFP Fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been granted a visa by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) on Thursday and will travel with the Pakistan side for the limited-overs tour of New Zealand, which starts from January 15. Amir, who has been picked in the ODI and T20 squads for the tour, will travel to…
Tea Australia 1 for 126 (Warner 90*, M Marsh 10*) trail West Indies 330 (K Brathwaite 85, C Brathwaite 69, Ramdin 62, O’Keefe 3-63, Lyon 3-120) by 204 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details David Warner raced to 90 not out from 72 balls at tea © Getty Images David Warner appeared set to light up the dreary Sydney Test with a hundred in a session on the final day, but…
Chris Gayle was fined $ 10,000 for his controversial remarks in an interview with Ten Sports presenter Mel McLaughlin © Cricket Australia Chris Gayle‘s management have retained the services of a “leading Australian media lawyer” with the intention of “immediately” launching defamation action against Fairfax Media over allegations that he indecently exposed himself to a woman in Sydney during the World Cup last year. The allegation arose following Gayle’s widely…
Mohammad Amir had served three months in jail for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing case © AFP Fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been granted a visa by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) on Thursday and will travel with the Pakistan side for the limited-overs tour of New Zealand, which starts from January 15. The PCB had earlier sought legal advice on whether Amir could get a visa as the bowler…
Lunch West Indies 330 (K Brathwaite 85, C Brathwaite 69, Ramdin 62, O’Keefe 3-63, Lyon 3-120) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Denesh Ramdin completed his half-century when play finally resumed on the fifth day © Getty Images Play finally resumed on the fifth morning at the SCG after almost three full days were lost to rain, but any chance of a result being manufactured disappeared after West Indies batted…
Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:03 Sri Lanka seek revenge in T20s Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal won the toss and chose to bowl first on a dry Mount Maunganui track, simply citing a preference to chase. He expected the pitch to take turn, but did not think it would change in character over the 40 overs. Kane Williamson said he…