Shane Watson could score only 1 in the Melbourne Twenty20 against India. © AFP Melbourne: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson on Friday rued the failure of his side to negotiate Indian spinners when the ball was not turning much and attributed it as the reason of their 27-run loss in the second T20 International here. (All-Round India Win Maiden Twenty20 Series Versus Australia in Melbourne) “There’s no excuses or reasons why…
Virat Kohli scored 59 off just 33 balls in the second Twenty20 game against Australia in Melbourne. © AP Praising Virat Kohli’s sublime form, former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar said that India’s ace batsman can bat even at midnight without switching on the lights and still score runs. (Scorecard) A rampaging Kohli continued to torment the Australians, hitting another quick-fire half-century in India’s second win in the Twenty20 series. (All-Round…
India go into the second Twenty20 International against Australia, in Melbourne on Friday, on a confident note. After 1-4 drubbing in the just-concluded ODI series, the Men in Blue have a brilliant opportunity to turn the tide in the Twenty20s. Catch all live cricket scores and updates here. (SCHEDULE | NEWS) India’s all-round show in Adelaide had impressed skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. © AFP In the first Twenty20 international in…
Aaron Finch’s, Australia Twenty20 captain, hamstring injury may keep him out for a lengthy duration. © AFP Australia captain Aaron Finch will miss the third and final Twenty20 International of the series against India in Sydney on Sunday because of an injury to his left hamstring. Finch will be replaced in the squad by Queensland and Sydney Thunder batsman Usman Khawaja. (All-Round India Win Maiden Twenty20 Series Versus Australia in…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s India won their first-ever bilateral Twenty20 series in Australia.series © AFP Melbourne: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he is happy with the manner his bowlers have executed their plans in the three-match Twenty20 International series against Australia so far. India today beat Australia by 27 runs in the second T20 to take the unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. “As a captain, I feel more…
England Visually Impaired (VI) returned to winning ways as they defeated Australia in the fifth and final ODI of the Lord’s Taverners International Blind Cricket Series. The result left England 4-1 up overall in the series. After a delayed start due to inclement weather, England captain Matt Dean won the toss and sent Australia in to bat. The visitors showed two changes to the XI that ran out in…
Toss: Australia chose to bowl v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details John Hastings is one of three T20I debutants in Australia’s line-up © Getty Images Australia’s captain Aaron Finch has sent india in to bat in the second Twenty20 match of the series at the MCG. The hosts are without David Warner and Steven Smith, who are both departing on Saturday for the looming tour of New Zealand, while Travis…
Fiji Under-19 suffered another massive defeat in their second match of the World Cup, losing by seven wickets to Zimbabwe Under-19 in Chittagong, two days after a 299-run thrashing against England. This time Fiji batted first and were shot out for 81 in 27.4 overs, with only three batsmen making double-figure scores and no one getting past 20. Offspinner Wesley Madhevere began his tournament with figures of 5 for 24,…
Dimitri Mascarenhas had replaced Shane Bond as New Zealand bowling coach in March last year. © AFP Wellington: Former England international Dimitri Mascarenhas is stepping down as bowling coach of the new Zealand cricket team. Mascarenhas, who replaced Shane Bond in the role last March, on Friday said he will leave at the end of the season to spend more time with his family. Head coach Mike Hesson said he…
India clinched their Twenty20 series against Australia with a 27-run win that could have further ramifications for the hosts after skipper Aaron Finch suffered a serious-looking hamstring injury. Half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and man of the match Virat Kohli inspired India to 184 for three and, for the second successive match, Australia’s chase floundered on the back of a rush of wickets. Finch had provided Australia’s best hope as he crashed…