Afghanistan 292 for 7 (Rahmat 78, Noor Ali Zadran 51, Kevin O’Brien 3-47) beat Ireland 262 (Porterfield 119, Stirling 68, Rashid 4-48, Dawlat Zadran 4-53) by 30 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Rashid Khan’s four wickets gave Afghanistan a come-from-behind win in the first ODI © Peter Della Penna It was a collapse of some proportion. Ireland, who had looked dominant for a considerable portion of the match,…
Duckett and Vince show form in North-South warm-ups
Ben Duckett made 137 from 92 balls to warm up for the North v South series © Getty Images Ben Duckett and James Vince warmed up for the North-South Series with fluent centuries on a high-scoring day at the ICC Academy in Dubai. Duckett cracked 137 from 92 balls, with three sixes and 22 fours, as the North piled up 416 for 6 against a full-strength but rusty Worcestershire attack…
Tough Bengal, clinical Jharkhand through to semi-final
File photo – Shreevats Goswami’s 74 at the top helped Bengal overcome a target of 319 with one ball to spare © AFP With three needed off three balls, and a spot in the Vijay Hazare semi-final up for grabs, Aamir Gani pulled off a delightful inside-out cover drive for four to ensure Bengal chased down their target of 319 in style. Gani’s cameo followed sturdy contributions from the top…
Manohar resigns as ICC chairman
Play 04:55 Ugra: Expect an unsettling environment in the ICC now Shashank Manohar has resigned from his post as ICC chairman after eight months in office, citing personal reasons. In a letter addressed to ICC chief executive David Richardson, Manohar said: “I have tried to do my best and have tried to be fair and impartial in deciding matters in the functioning of the Board and in matters related to…
The lowdown on Shashank Manohar
Shashank Manohar was the first independent chairman of the ICC © AFP Who is Shashank Manohar?He’s a 59-year old lawyer from Nagpur who has been involved in cricket administration since 1996. He has been BCCI president twice and became ICC chairman in November 2015 by virtue of taking over as president of the BCCI. He then became the independent ICC chairman in May 2016, but resigned on March 15, 2017…
Kamran Akmal returns to Pakistan ODI and T20I squads
Play 00:48 Kamran Akmal bound for the Caribbean Kamran Akmal has been recalled to the national team after three years while Ahmed Shehzad, who had been overlooked for a year, made a return to the T20I and ODI sides for Pakistan’s tour to the West Indies. Azhar Ali, who had been captain of the 50-over side as recently as January, has been dropped. The selection committee, headed by Inzamam-ul-Haq, also…
Ronchi replaces Sharjeel at Leicestershire
Luke Ronchi appeared in last season’s NatWest Blast for Birmingham Bears © Getty Images Leicestershire have signed New Zealand’s Luke Ronchi as a replacement overseas player for Sharjeel Khan, who was last month charged with corruption by the PCB Pakistan opener Sharjeel had been due to appear for Leicestershire in this year’s NatWest T20 Blast before he was provisionally suspended during the PSL for alleged breaches of the PCB’s anti-corruption…
Tough Bengal, clinical Jharkhand through to semi-final
File photo – Shreevats Goswami’s 74 at the top helped Bengal overcome a target of 319 with one ball to spare © AFP With three needed off three balls, and a spot in the Vijay Hazare semi-final up for grabs, Aamir Gani pulled off a delightful inside-out cover drive for four to ensure Bengal chased down their target of 319 in style. Gani’s cameo followed sturdy contributions from the top…
India, Bangladesh, SL to play tri-series in 2018
The three-nation tournament will celebrate Sri Lanka’s 70th year of independence and the 70th anniversary of Sri Lanka cricket © AFP India and Bangladesh will play in a ‘Nidahas Trophy’ triangular series in Sri Lanka in March next year but, as per Sri Lanka Cricket, it is not yet clear if the matches will be T20Is or ODIs. “The [SLC] technical committee and cricket committee is looking into it, but…
Smith says Kohli comments 'completely wrong'
Play 03:02 ‘Saying we do it consistently, that’s complete rubbish’ Steven Smith has challenged Virat Kohli‘s suggestion that Australia broke DRS protocols repeatedly in the second Test in Bengaluru, describing some of Kohli’s post-match statements as “disappointing” and “completely wrong”. Kohli, speaking ahead of the third Test in Ranchi, stood by his claims while remaining elusive about what those claims actually constituted. After the Test, the BCCI made a complaint…