Tea South Africa 174 for 2 (Duminy 46*, Amla 18*, Lakmal 2-35) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:41 Moonda: A good start is important for Elgar, Cook Two quick wickets from Suranga Lakmal pegged South Africa back after a century stand from their openers before an exhibition of driving from JP Duminy led their recovery to a comfortable 176 for 2 at tea in Port Elizabeth. Duminy…
Quiney, Maxwell bash subdues Hurricanes
Melbourne Stars 3 for 191 (Quiney 75, Maxwell 58*) beat Hobart Hurricanes 4 for 188 (Paine 91, Bailey 74*) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Glenn Maxwell made a polished unbeaten half-century © Getty Images The Melbourne Stars delivered a statement in their opening match of the tournament with a clinical nine-wicket win over the Hobart Hurricanes in Hobart. The Stars made the Hurricanes impressive total of 4 for 188…
Quiney, Maxwell bash subside Hurricanes
Melbourne Stars 3 for 191 (Quiney 75, Maxwell 58*) beat Hobart Hurricanes 4 for 188 (Paine 91, Bailey 74*) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Glenn Maxwell made a polished unbeaten half-century © Getty Images The Melbourne Stars delivered a statement in their opening match of the tournament with a clinical nine-wicket win over the Hobart Hurricanes in Hobart. The Stars made the Hurricanes impressive total of 4 for 188…
Worker and Jayawardene fashion Central Districts win
File photo – Mahela Jayawardene hit a 21-ball 40 to lead Central Districts’ chase against Wellington © Getty Images Central Districts‘ strong bowling performance followed up with a relatively hiccup-free chase meant they beat Wellington by six wickets at the Basin Reserve. George Worker finished with 3 for 26 – and was one of Wellington’s five wicket-taking bowlers – as they bowled Wellington out for 133 before achieving the target…
Cook, Elgar solid in wicketless first session
Lunch South Africa 92 for 0 (Cook 52*, Elgar 39*) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dean Elgar faced only 71 balls to Stephen Cook’s 104 in the first session © AFP Stephen Cook and Dean Elgar batted through a wicketless first session in Port Elizabeth as South Africa made a solid start to their Test series against Sri Lanka. Cook went to lunch on 52, while Elgar –…
Vitori suspended from bowling for 12 months
Brian Vitori played only one international match since he was reported for a suspect action the first time, and he was reported again in that match © AFP Zimbabwe fast bowler Brian Vitori has been suspended from bowling in international cricket for 12 months, after his action for some deliveries was once again found to be illegal. He was hit with a suspension by the ICC because it was the…
Mashrafe points finger at 'lethargic' fielding
Five of Bangladesh’s six bowlers went at over six per over © AFP Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza described his team’s fielding as “lethargic” after their 77-run loss to New Zealand in the first ODI in Christchurch. New Zealand’s innings included three dropped catches but what stood out even more was the Bangladesh fielders’ lack of intensity in running towards the ball, coupled with misfields throughout the game. New Zealand ran…
Brian Vitori suspended from bowling for 12 months
Zimbabwe fast bowler Brian Vitori has been suspended from bowling in international cricket for 12 months, after his action for some deliveries was once again found to be illegal. He was hit with a suspension because it was the second time in the space of two years that his action was deemed illegal. More to follow … © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Comfortable with Sohail's selection – Arthur
In New Zealand, Sohail Khan took seven first-innings wickets but failed to take any in the second over the two Tests © Getty Images Pakistan are “comfortable” with their selection of Sohail Khan for the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, despite Mickey Arthur’s comments during the first Test in Brisbane that he had doubts about the bowler’s endurance levels. Pakistan made one change to their XI from Brisbane, picking…
'Comfortable with Sohail's selection' – Arthur
In New Zealand, Sohail Khan took seven first-innings wickets but failed to take any in the second over the two Tests © Getty Images Pakistan are “comfortable” with their selection of Sohail Khan for the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, despite Mickey Arthur’s comments during the first Test in Brisbane that he had doubts about the bowler’s endurance levels. Pakistan made one change to their XI from Brisbane, picking…