IPL 2016

New Zealand 280 for 8 (Nicholls 82, Santner 48, Henry 48, Amir 3-28, Anwar Ali 3-66) v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details New Zealand’s 280 was built on Henry Nicholls’ measured 82 © Getty Images Pakistan’s pace quartet blasted New Zealand’s top order out, reducing them to 99 for 6 within 23 overs, but the hosts bided some time, then blasted right back in the final ten overs. Their eventual…

Moeen Ali is confident England can still emerge from the fourth Test with a positive result despite seeing South Africa take full control on day three at Centurion. The hosts will take a 175-run lead into the penultimate day after dismissing England for 342 and then closing on 42 for one. That leaves the tourists with an uphill battle on a surface that is offering plenty of variable bounce and…

Khawaja and Burns were omitted as Australia did not want to tinker with a settled batting line-up © Getty Images Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns will enter Australia’s tilt for the No.1 Test ranking without a single warm-up innings on New Zealand soil, after the national selectors resisted temptation to significantly alter the ODI squad. The only concession to the two Tests in Wellington and Christchurch was the omission of…

There will be spring in the steps of New Zealand when it takes on Pakistan in the first One-Day International of the five-match series at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Monday (January 25). Latham will be expected to step up in McCullum’s absence as he partners with Guptill at the top – AFP Also Read: Pakistan’s cricket skipper buries hatchet with Amir New Zealand’s confidence stems from the way…

Wellington – The rehabilitation of Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir takes another step forward Monday with one-day captain Azhar Ali welcoming him into the side for the series against New Zealand. Pakistani cricket one-day captain Azhar Ali initially refused to play alongside Mohammad Amir who is making his return to the international scene after a prison term and five-year ban for spot-fixing © AFP/File Arif Ali Ali, who takes over the…

Knights 270 (Biljon 96, Coetsee 44, Walters 3-42. Magala 3-52) and 212 for 6 (Second 65, Rossouw 43, Coetsee 40) beat Warriors 252 (Ingram 89, Price 62, Siboto 6-54) and 226 (Vallie 105, Ackermann 68, van Schalkwyk 4-44)Scorecard File photo: Alviro Petersen scored 203, nearly 70% of Lions’ total score of 298 in the first innings © AFP Knights have secured their third victory of the season – par with…

Knights 270 (Biljon 96, Coetsee 44, Walters 3-42. Magala 3-52) and 212 for 6 (Second 65, Rossouw 43, Coetsee 40) beat Warriors 252 (Ingram 89, Price 62, Siboto 6-54) and 226 (Vallie 105, Ackermann 68, van Schalkwyk 4-44)Scorecard File photo: Alviro Petersen scored 203, nearly 70% of Lions’ total score of 298 in the first innings © AFP Knights have secured their third victory of the season – par with…