Sabbir Rahman smashed three sixes in his unbeaten innings of 43 to help Bangladesh post 167-3. © AFP Khulna: Bangladesh crushed Zimbabwe by 42 runs as Sabbir Rahman starred with both bat and ball on Sunday in the second Twenty20 international to give the hosts a 2-0 lead in the four-match series. (Khulna T20I: Bangladesh Beat Zimbabwe by Four Wickets) Sabbir made an unbeaten 43 and then took 3-11 to…
50 overs India 6 for 295 (Kohli 117, S Dhawan 68, Rahane 50, Hastings 4-58) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Virat Kohli’s 117 was the key for India © Getty Images In Perth 309 was insufficient, and in Brisbane 308 was not enough. What can India’s bowlers do to defend 295 at the MCG? That is the task facing them to keep the series alive after a century from…
Toss Pakistan chose to bat v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details New Zealand made two changes to the XI that lost the first T20 in Auckland © Getty Images Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bat in the second T20 in Hamilton. Shahid Afridi said he expected the surface to be good for batting. Kane Williamson said he would have chosen to bat first also. New Zealand…
Sabbir Rahman starred with bat and ball as Bangladesh won the second T20 International against Zimbabwe in Khulna by 42 runs. Having hit an unbeaten 43 with the bat, Sabbir then took 3-11 with his leg-spin to give the hosts a 2-0 lead in the four-match series. After skipper Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and elected to bat, Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar made an impressive start with an opening…
Auckland kept Wellington at the bottom of the points table, beating them by seven wickets at Basin Reserve. Wellington, having won only one game in six before this, chose to bat but could not bat out their 50. They were bowled out in 49.1 overs; only few of their batsmen got into double digits, and those who did could kick on to big scores. The top scorer was opener Michael…
Most of the focus in Friday’s first Twenty20 International between New Zealand and Pakistan in Auckland was on one man, Mohammad Amir, the 23-year old pacer, who made his international return more than five years after being blighted by his involvement in the spot-fixing scandal in 2010. While Amir’s comeback game was a decent one – he returned 1 for 31 in four overs – it was Shahid Afridi, the…
Toss Australia chose to field v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 04:26 Chappell: Don’t see India winning while chasing either Steven Smith won the toss and chose not to change a winning formula, sending India in to bat in the third ODI at the MCG. Australia have won the first two matches by chasing and Smith said on a pitch that looked dry and would get better under lights,…
Stuart Broad treated a 28,000 sell-out Wanderers crowd to a sensational spell of fast bowling to inspire England to a seven-wicket victory inside three days that completed a Test series triumph over a shellshocked South Africa in Johannesburg. The 29-year-old, well renowned for delivering game-changing spells during his international career, took five wickets for just one run in 31 balls in 49 breathtaking minutes before returning to wrap up the Proteas’…
Stuart Broad offered a modest assessment of his latest match-winning spell as he fired England to a series win against South Africa in Johannesburg. Broad scythed through the Proteas batting on the third afternoon at the Wanderers – at one point taking five wickets for just one run in 31 balls – in front of a gobsmacked 28,000 sell-out crowd. It was just another devastating burst in an already long…
Alastair Cook revealed his pride to captain the current England team after they secured a memorable series triumph over South Africa on the back of a stunning Stuart Broad spell. Broad ripped through the Proteas order on the third afternoon at the Wanderers – at one point taking five wickets for a single run in 31 balls – as England powered towards a seven-wicket win. Few could have expected such…