England Lions 316 (Westley 97, Roland-Jones 82, Livingstone 59, Pushpakumara 4-97) and 215 (Perera 5-73, Pushpakumara 4-77) beat Sri Lanka A 167 (Weerakkody 68, Roland-Jones 4-51) and 169 (Jayasundera 64*) by 195 runsScorecard Sam Curran cleaned up Sri Lanka A’s lower order © Getty Images The Curran brothers followed their important second-innings runs by sharing six wickets as England Lions completed a comprehensive 195-run victory in the opening four-day match…
New Zealand need response to stop series running away
Match Facts February 22, 2017Start time 11.00am local (2200GMT) Trent Boult was one of the biggest New Zealand buy at the IPL auction © AFP The Big Picture Kagiso Rabada and Trent Boult are now significantly richer men after big deals at the IPL. On the flip side, players from both sides – notably Imran Tahir, Ish Sodhi and Ross Taylor – can probably count themselves unfortunate not to have…
'Tears came into my eyes' – Nabi
Play 03:31 ‘Afghanistan players weren’t bought for emotion’ Afghanistan allrounder Mohammad Nabi could hardly contain his emotions upon becoming the first player from his country to secure an IPL deal, going for his base price of INR 30 lakhs to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Nabi previously played in the Bangladesh Premier League and Pakistan Super League, but said that getting a chance to go to the IPL would be entirely different. “This…
Elliott six seals nerve-wracking one-wicket win for Lahore
Lahore Qalanders 146 for 9 (Umar Akmal 66, Elliott 26*, Raees 3-26) beat Islamabad United 145 for 8 (Shadab 42, Yamin 3-17) by one wicketScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:40 Highlights – Umar Akmal, Elliott seal one-wicket win for Lahore In a nutshell Mohammad Sami found out today exactly how Dale Steyn felt after that 2015 World Cup semi-final at Eden Park as Grant Elliott smashed Sami into the stands…
'Happiness tears came into my eyes' – Nabi
Play 03:31 ‘Afghanistan players weren’t bought for emotion’ Afghanistan allrounder Mohammad Nabi could hardly contain his emotions upon becoming the first player from his country to secure an IPL deal, going for his base price of INR 30 lakhs to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Nabi previously played in the Bangladesh Premier League and Pakistan Super League, but said that getting a chance to go to the IPL would be entirely different. “This…
'Happiest day of my life' – Nabi
Play 03:31 ‘Afghanistan players weren’t bought for emotion’ Afghanistan allrounder Mohammad Nabi could hardly contain his emotions upon becoming the first player from his country to secure an IPL deal, going for his base price of INR 30 lakhs to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Nabi previously played in the Bangladesh Premier League and Pakistan Super League, but said that getting a chance to go to the IPL would be entirely different. “This…
Stokes and Mills in shock after 'life-changing' IPL auction
Play 02:37 England players attract big bids in the auction Ben Stokes and Tymal Mills both believe that their lives have been changed overnight, after being signed for record-breaking fees by Rising Pune Supergiants and Royal Challengers Bangalore respectively during a dramatic day’s bidding at the IPL auction. Mills, who feared his career was over two years ago when he was diagnosed with a congenital back condition, has instead been…
'IPL will encourage Rabada to raise his game'
© Getty Images International cricket will remain Kagiso Rabada‘s number one priority even after he secured a massive IPL deal, which has made him an overnight millionaire. The 21-year-old fast bowler was picked up for INR 5 crore (USD 750,000 approx) by Delhi Daredevils, an amount of almost ten million Rand, which may change his life financially but will not impact his focus for South Africa, at least not if…
Franchises agree to play PSL final in Lahore
The PSL management, led by Najam Sethi, has received assurances from government and security agencies over the security arrangements for the league’s final on March 5 © PSL Owners of the five Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises have agreed that their teams will travel to Lahore should they qualify for the final, which is scheduled to be played on March 5. The decision came after a meeting on Monday in…
ECB stalwart Hollins shortlisted for MCC role
Gordon Hollins could be set to move offices at Lord’s © ESPNcricinfo Ltd The ECB could be about to lose one of the key architects of their new T20 competition more than two years before it is launched. ESPNcricinfo understands that Gordon Hollins, the ECB’s chief operating officer, has been shortlisted for the role of chief executive at MCC. Derek Brewer, the current MCC chief executive, has already announced his…