IPL 2016

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited 238 (Misbah 85, Akmal 44, Adil 4-39) and 160 for 4 (Misbah 60*, Azhar 56) beat United Bank Limited 208 (Sharjeel 73, Bhatti 3-39, Hafeez 3-45) and 189 (Younis 98, Bilawal 8-56) by six wicketsScorecard File photo: Bilawal Bhatti ended with figures of 11 for 95 and was named Man of the Match © AFP Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited successfully defended the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy,…

[embedded content] Sussex skipper Luke Wright’s excellent form in the Big Bash League continued with a half-century leading Melbourne Stars to a second successive victory. Having smashed an unbeaten century to see off local rivals Melbourne Renegades on Saturday, this time it was Hobart Hurricanes that were on the receiving end of another fine knock from the 30-year-old. Wright struck 51 not out from 41 balls, hitting five fours and…

Ireland last participated in the Under-19 World Cup in 2012 © ICC/Getty Ireland will send a team to the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, taking the place of Australia. Cricket Ireland had indicated on Tuesday that it was likely to accept the ICC’s invitation to step in, although it now faces a challenge to arrange logistics with just three weeks until the start of the tournament. Australia withdrew from the…

File photo – Todd Astle anchored top scored with 59 and claimed 3 for 31 © Getty Images Canterbury continued their unbeaten streak in this season’s Ford Trophy with a 47-run win over Otago, that was built on an all-round performance from Todd Astle, who scored 59 and took three wickets. Choosing to bat, Canterbury were reduced to 8 for 3 inside the first seven overs, with Neil Wagner among…

Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat v AfghanistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Hamilton Masakadza will be key to Zimbabwe’s chances of posting a competitive total © Chris Whiteoak Elton Chigumbura won his fourth consecutive toss and as had been the trend of the series, chose to bat in the decider in Sharjah. He was “hoping to put more runs on the board”. Zimbabwe went with the same team that leveled the…

File photo – Todd Astle anchored top scored with 59 and claimed 3 for 31 © Getty Images Canterbury continued their unbeaten streak in this season’s Ford Trophy with a 47-run win over Otago, that was built on an all-round performance from Todd Astle, who scored 59 and took three wickets. Choosing to bat, Canterbury were reduced to 8 for 3 inside the first seven overs, with Neil Wagner among…

England 629 for 6 dec and 87 for 4 (Taylor 23*, Stokes 2*) lead South Africa 627 for 7 dec (Amla 201, Bavuma 102*, de Villiers 88, du Plessis 86, Morris 69) by 89 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Joe Root lost his off stump to Chris Morris as England floundered before lunch © Getty Images Is there any first-innings score where a Test side can feel absolutely safe these…