Afghanistan 537 for 8 dec (Stanikzai 145, Zazai 103*, Dockrell 3-160) beat Ireland 261 (Balbirnie 62, Anderson 61*, Rashid 5-99) and 104 (Nabi 6-40) by an innings and 172 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Mohammad Nabi became Afghanistan’s highest wicket-taker in the Intercontinental Cup © ICC/Helge Schutz Afghanistan allrounder Mohammad Nabi has been a thorn in the side of Ireland in each nation’s battle for Associate supremacy. On…
Panadura-Kalutara investigation delayed
The inquiry into a suspicious first-class match in January will take “two to three” more weeks, SLC has said. SLC had appointed a committee to head an inquiry into a Premier League Tournament match between Kalutara Physical Culture Club and eventual Tier B winners Panadura Sports Club, when a rival team made allegations that the result of that match had been artificially engineered. Though it was hoped that committee would…
CSA meet transformation targets, ministerial ban likely to lifted
How South Africa met their transformation targets © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Cricket South Africa is likely to have the ministerial ban on hosting or bidding for major events lifted after meeting with transformation targets this season. The sanction was placed on CSA last April by the sports minister after an annual transformation report found that they had failed to meet targets. CSA has since introduced and implemented targets, and will present…
Confident of winning the series – Hathurusingha
‘The body language and effort on the field is the biggest change I have seen in the last few matches’ © Raton Gomes/BCB Only twice – barring the 2006 series against India that was washed out – in the last 31 years has Sri Lanka not won at least one game in an ODI series at home. As the third and final game of the series comes closer, they face…
Kohli offers clarification on Australian-friendships comment
Play 02:46 Smith disappointed with BCCI, Kohli says ‘friends no more’ Virat Kohli has tweeted a clarification on his post-match comments in Dharamsala, where he had said he wouldn’t be calling the Australian players his friends “ever again”. On Thursday morning he tweeted that he was referring to only a “couple of individuals”, and that his comment had been blown out of proportion. 1/2 My answer at the post match…
Daredevils coach Dravid rues loss of de Kock to injury
Quinton de Kock was Delhi Daredevils’ top scorer in IPL 2016 with 445 runs © BCCI Delhi Daredevils coach Rahul Dravid has said missing a batsman of Quinton de Kock‘s calibre as well as the experience of JP Duminy will affect the balance and composition of the team going into tenth edition of the IPL. Duminy has cited personal reasons for pulling out while de Kock has a finger injury,…
CSA meet transformation targets, ministerial ban likely to lifted
How South Africa met their transformation targets © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Cricket South Africa is likely to have the ministerial ban on hosting or bidding for major events lifted after meeting with transformation targets this season. The sanction was placed on CSA last April by the sports minister after an annual transformation report found that they had failed to meet targets. CSA has since introduced and implemented targets, and will present…
Northants bring Taylor into coaching set-up
Play 02:44 James Taylor talks about life after retirement Northamptonshire have confirmed the signing of former England batsman James Taylor as part of their coaching team. Taylor, who was forced to retire from a playing career at 26 when he was diagnosed with a heart condition known as ARVC (Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy) at the beginning of the 2016 season, will work as a consultant throughout the club’s Royal London…
SA coach Domingo unsure of staying on past England tour
Russell Domingo’s role as head coach of South Africa is unclear despite another away series win © Getty Images Russell Domingo is still unsure of whether he will reapply for his job as South Africa’s head coach, with the 42-year-old awaiting clarity on the process as he maintains the stance he took on the topic prior to the start of the New Zealand tour. Domingo’s contract, which has been extended…
Richardson hints at ICC Olympic approval
Cricket featured in the opening ceremony at the London 2012 Olympics © Getty Images David Richardson, the ICC chief executive, has indicated that the governing body has come around to the idea of cricket becoming an Olympic sport and that it is close to making a decision on whether to apply to the IOC for involvement in the 2024 Games. The question of cricket’s inclusion at the Olympics has long…