New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl first against EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:48 ‘2015 was men vs boys’ – Morgan “A little bit of weather around,” said New Zealand’s captain Kane Williamson. He could have been talking about the opening week of the Champions Trophy, but he was just talking about Cardiff where the wind was blustery and heavy showers were forecast. Unsurprisingly, after winning…
Samuels' 89* completes West Indies sweep
Toss: Afghanistan chose to bat v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Shapoor Zadran replaced Dawlat Zadran in Afghanistan’s pace attack © Getty Images For the third time in the three-match T20I series, the team winning the toss – Afghanistan in this case – chose to bat first. Afghanistan made two changes, bringing in the top-order batsman Javed Ahmadi for batting allrounder Samiullah Shenwari, and replacing Dawlat Zadran with Shapoor…
Smith says it's win or bust for Australia against England
Play 01:35 ‘Equation is pretty simple for us now’ – Smith “I guess we’ve just got to beat England.” That was Steven Smith‘s matter-of-fact conclusion after Australia were denied an almost-certain victory over Bangladesh at The Oval by the English weather. Having been saved from a potential defeat to New Zealand at Edgbaston in their previous match, Australia were left with two points from two games – but with destiny…
Afghanistan bat, Shapoor replaces Dawlat
Toss: Afghanistan chose to bat v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Shapoor Zadran replaced Dawlat Zadran in Afghanistan’s pace attack © Getty Images For the third time in the three-match T20I series, the team winning the toss – Afghanistan in this case – chose to bat first. Afghanistan made two changes, bringing in the top-order batsman Javed Ahmadi for batting allrounder Samiullah Shenwari, and replacing Dawlat Zadran with Shapoor…
New Zealand face up to the beasts they unleashed
Play 01:48 ‘2015 was men vs boys’ – Morgan As lakes formed on the Cardiff outfield, it felt more like January than June. At one point a duck made itself at home on the edge of the covers. The weather is threatening to have a decisive say in the group stages of the Champions Trophy. It is a case of crossing fingers and hoping there is enough cricket between the…
So close, but rain denies Australia victory
44.3 overs Bangladesh 182 (Tamim 95, Starc 4-29) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mitchell Starc wiped out the tail after dismissing Tamim Iqbal © Getty Images Australia seized the initiative in their key Champions Trophy game, bowling out Bangladesh for just 182 in 44.3 overs. Tamim Iqbal‘s 95 was the only solace for Bangladesh with the opener falling just short of scoring back-to-back hundreds for the second time in…
Northants win in rain with a ball to spare
Northants 338 (Holden 124, Cobb 96, Rossington 65, Coughlin 5-49) and 44 for 1 require a further 161 runs to beat Durham 166 and 376 (Steel 128, Collingwood 54, Azharullah 5-72)Scorecard Alex Wakely did the job for Northants © Getty Images Skipper Alex Wakely led the way with 83 as Northamptonshire defied the elements and sealed a dramatic two-wicket win with one ball left in the Specsavers County Championship match…
Derbyshire 26 short of first win for two years – then comes Nottingham rain
Derbyshire 363 (Godleman 121, Madsen 56) and 190 for 5 (Madsen 61) drew with Nottinghamshire 229 (Mullaney 76, Palladino 4-44) and 349 (Patel 82, Mullaney 62, Taylor 4-67, Mendis 4-96)Scorecard Billy Godleman, Derbyshire’s captain, came close to breaking the winless run © Getty Images Derbyshire’s long wait for a win in the Championship continues after they were denied victory over Division Two leaders Nottinghamshire in the most frustrating circumstances. Chasing…
Wahab ruled out of Champions Trophy with ankle injury
Wahab Riaz sustained the injury in his followthrough in the game against India © AFP Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz will take no further part in the Champions Trophy, after injuring his ankle while bowling against India on Sunday. A scan confirmed a “deltoid ligament complex”, and Wahab will need two weeks to recover. Wahab, who returned the most expensive figures in the Champions Trophy with 87 off 8.1 wicketless…
Abell draws value from another Lord's yawn fest
Somerset 443 for 9 dec (Elgar 158, Gregory 137) and 161 for 3 dec (Abell 71*) drew with Middlesex 358 (Voges 86 ret hurt, Stirling 52, Gregory 3-59)Scorecard Tom Abell found most value in a dead final day © Getty Images The top two first division sides of 2016 continue to search for their opening wins of this season’s Specsavers County Championship campaign after Middlesex and Somerset settled on a…